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Posted: **Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:26 pm**

Hello, so Dr. Lavelle has so many resources, which is great. However, it is impossible to attend everything. Does anyone have any recommendations for which office hours to go to? Like are the step up sessions most beneficial, or..? What do you recommend because I would like to spend my time in the best one. Thank you in advance!

Posted: **Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:24 pm**

I personally prefer to go to the workshop sessions that are 2 hours long since they tend to go over all the material of the past week very in depth and you get to do plenty of practice problems which are similar to the tests. However, if you go to Lyndon's Workshop 7-9 on Mondays you should get there like 20 minutes early since it gets ridiculously packed.

Posted: **Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:47 pm**

Lyndon's review sessions are good!

Posted: **Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:08 pm**

I personally enjoy attending the drop in sessions. Often my questions go unanswered in large workshops, so I like talking to people one-on-one. From my experience, drop in sessions have generally been a pretty good way to do that.

Posted: **Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:09 pm**

what TA or drop in sessions or workshops do you guys like attending?? Which one do you guys think is more helpful?

Posted: **Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:25 pm**

Karen's sessions are helpful too! She goes over concepts and has a worksheet

Posted: **Mon Mar 04, 2019 1:03 am**

If you look up the worksheets that the TA Joyce posts on chem community, they are really helpful. Lyndon's review sessions are also very helpful.

Posted: **Mon Mar 04, 2019 1:22 am**

I like to go to office hours and workshops. I prefer Lyndon's workshops but it's usually full by 6:15.

Posted: **Mon Mar 04, 2019 3:44 am**

Lyndon's and Karen's sessions are the best in my opinion!

Posted: **Mon Mar 04, 2019 7:56 am**

It honestly depends on how you prefer to study. If you like going going through problems and solving them step by step, then the STEP UP sessions would be beneficial. However if you’re like me, where you’re confused about certain topics and would rather do problems on your own then ask questions, the drop in sessions or the TAs OH are good. I personally find it easier to look through problems on my own first and go through the concepts since STEP UP doesn’t go through concepts, just problem solving

Posted: **Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:12 am**

If you need to improve your problem solving skills, I think the step up and workshop sessions are great for that. If you are unable to make it to some of the sessions, you can also find some of the worksheets with practice problems and solutions on chemistry community. Also, some TAs post their powerpoint slides or worksheets that they use during discussion, so those are helpful as well if you need to learn the content and do more practice.

Posted: **Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:24 am**

Lyndon's Reviews are really helpful for me. It is also extremely beneficial to do all the homework problems and read through the textbook for clarification. Another thing that helps me is studying with friends. You can test each other and figure things out together!

Posted: **Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:33 am**

Hi! Personally I go to the review sessions (I found Lyndon's midterm review session extremely helpful) and do the step-up session worksheets that are posted on Chemistry Community. There's a lot of resources like maths advice on Dr. Lavelle's website so they're good for clarifying things we don't cover in class. I find the best way to learn is doing the homework problems though!

Posted: **Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:37 am**

Try doing all of the homework practice questions. I found doing this to be very helpful. By doing this, you can gauge your strengths and weaknesses and subsequently attend office hours or workshops to clarify any questions you may have.

Posted: **Mon Mar 04, 2019 1:10 pm**

I like Lyndons then I like the step up sessions because they are very helpful and allow us to learn things all over again.

Posted: **Mon Mar 04, 2019 4:50 pm**

I think the drop in sessions are the best because you can come and go as you please.

Posted: **Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:22 pm**

My favorite way to study is by using The Organic Chemistry Tutor on Youtube! His videos with practice problems somehow always follow Dr. Lavelle's outlines perfectly, and Youtube is perfect for studying in the sense that explanations are clear if you are using a good channel to study and for the pause/play capabilities.

Posted: **Tue Mar 05, 2019 9:58 am**

I like Lyndon's and Karen's because they have worksheets you can practice.

Posted: **Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:55 am**

Lyndon and Karen's workshops are great!

Posted: **Tue Mar 05, 2019 1:09 pm**

attending study sessions are super helpful. and if you find a specific topic difficult, i recommend searching it on youtube and watching a video where they do practice problems

Posted: **Tue Mar 05, 2019 1:19 pm**

The study sessions are great, you'd probably find value in any of the ones you attend but I wouldn't rely solely on review sessions. You should also do homework problems and read the book to fully understand what is going on in class.

Posted: **Tue Mar 05, 2019 1:31 pm**

sometimes even just doing the more of the tricky questions really helps too

Posted: **Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:14 pm**

If you are in AAP or are looking to get into AAP, I recommend their PLF sessions and a lot of YouTube videos revolving the topics covered on the syllabus helps a lot. I also would recommend doing the worksheets that flow around Chem Comm. from Karen or other UAs. Best of luck!

Posted: **Thu Mar 07, 2019 6:17 am**

Is there any way to get access to the worksheets distributed at these sessions if we missed this week?

Posted: **Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:46 am**

One thing I do is that I go on the Syllabus and it lists practice problems for each topic. So i go over those and try to understand them conceptually.

Posted: **Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:49 am**

I usually attend Lyndon's review sessions on Mondays. He provides great insight and detail on all the topics we are currently learning and his worksheets are very helpful as well. Moreover, I normally do all the practice problems on the outlines Dr.Lavelle has on his class website. Those are really helpful when it comes to understanding the material on a conceptual level.

Posted: **Thu Mar 07, 2019 2:49 pm**

I definitely recommend attending step-up sessions if you are completely lost and don't know where to start and need some momentum. Workshops are really good if you already have a basic handle on everything.

Posted: **Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:33 pm**

Sometimes there are worksheets with the answer keys posted here on chemistry community. Those can be helpful if you can't make it to the workshops

Posted: **Sun Mar 10, 2019 12:50 pm**

Lyndon and Karen's workshops are usually the most helpful for me.

Posted: **Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:45 pm**

Personally, I use the review sessions to solidify my understanding of the material but for the concepts that are more difficult to grasp in lecture, I usually take notes from the book. I like the way the book explains concepts in depth. Although we aren't tested on what the concepts actually are it helps to have a good foundation of them when you carry out calculations because it makes more sense as to why you're doing it the way you should versus memorizing a bunch of equations and hope you pick the right one

Posted: **Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:48 pm**

Does anyone have notes from Lyndon's review session today that they are willing to share?

Posted: **Thu Oct 03, 2019 9:52 pm**

I went to 2 Step Up sessions for the first time today and they were very helpful! I would definitely recommend going. We went over some of the most challenging homework questions and in one of them a worksheet was provided.

Posted: **Sun Feb 02, 2020 3:02 pm**

I'd probably say the drop-in sections are better if you have specific questions about the material, but if it's more than you want a review of an entire topic, the 2-hour workshops have been good in my opinion.

Posted: **Sun Feb 09, 2020 11:20 pm**

I really like going to Lyndon's workshops on Mondays, but to study I also rewrite my notes the day of the lecture (mainly because I have bad handwriting haha but it really helps), and doing the problems from the textbook! Also! study buddies are super helpful, even if it's just to help you stay focused, only because I'm the type that gets sidetracked easily. It's easier to work hard when you know everyone else works hard too. Let's all pass together :999

Posted: **Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:53 pm**

I end up doing the readings from the book and I make sure to do the example problems as I go along to make sure I have grasp the subject. The practice problems are helpful and the evening step up sessions are helpful if you need extra guidance on certain problems.

Posted: **Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:06 pm**

Lyndron Bui and Michael Zalgari's sessions are helpful!

Posted: **Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:51 pm**

Honestly just doing all the homework problems will probably give you the best grasp of what will be expected from you on the test.

Posted: **Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:50 pm**

I think you should definitely go to Lyndon's review sessions, catch up using only study tools like Khan Academy and just doing as many example problems as you can.Thats all I do and I've always done pretty well above the curve in this class

Posted: **Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:23 am**

Ok so none of the replies mentioned the organic chemistry tutor! He’s really good and I find him better than khan academy but you won’t always find all the topics you need but he’ll provide the best and easiest explanations to the topics you search. Watch his videos if you need the basics to be explained

Posted: **Mon Mar 02, 2020 7:32 am**

personally, lyndon's reviews are great for me.

Posted: **Mon Mar 02, 2020 10:15 am**

I personally find that taking practice tests (like Lyndon's) helps a lot with the application of these concepts, so doing problems off of the topic outlines would definitely be helpful.

Posted: **Mon Mar 02, 2020 10:42 am**

I think that Lyndon's review sessions and office hours are good resources!

Posted: **Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:25 am**

Who is Lyndon? Is he still a TA?

Posted: **Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:09 pm**

Lyndon's review sessions are always super helpful. Do his packet before attending the session. Other than that, probably do a lot of practice problems from the homeworks and make sure you know how to do everything.

Posted: **Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:38 pm**

I generally attend TA's review sessions talking about outlines that contain concepts not sound familiar to me to get a big picture of what I need to know. And Lyndon's review session is outstandingly helpful, in which he would help us go through potential tricky questions. Professor Lavelle's lecture notes are important too, because they imply some subtle but important details that could appear in exams. Finally, the textbook problems listed in the outlines are great practices and ways to check blindspots of concepts.

Posted: **Sat Mar 07, 2020 10:44 pm**

I find myself very lost at times and started going to the step up sessions, which I have found pretty helpful. Before then I would just go to my PLF but the step up sessions have given me a nice boost in my understanding

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 1:10 pm**

I personally recommend the online sapling learning problems. The review sessions are great but I've noticed the sapling learning problems are more in line with the test material and you can work at your own pace. Also the site provides very in depth explanations about each problem which I find very helpful.

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 2:01 pm**

Also, If your schedule does not align with any review sessions, reading the assigned chapters in the book helps a lot. I know it takes quite a long time; you don't have to read everything, just what you need help on. OFten the book explains concepts very clearly and gives step by step problems.

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 6:35 pm**

I think it's always good to find a friend who can attend different review sessions than you and then compare notes.

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:34 pm**

A lot of people are saying Karen has good review session but I don't see her name or where and when her sessions are on the peer learning sessions link. Does anyone know where and when her review sessions are?

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:38 pm**

I read the textbook and take notes, then do sapling problems, and then do the textbook problems listed on the syllabus.

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:44 pm**

I do all the textbook problems

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:09 pm**

Lyndon's review sessions (especially for the midterm and final) and the textbook problems are the most helpful.

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:36 pm**

review the notes and try to do all of the homework/textbook problems

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:38 pm**

Lyndon's reviews!!

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:09 pm**

chari_maya 3B wrote:Lyndon's reviews!!

Is his worksheet available now?

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:11 pm**

you should try to go to the peer learning sessions in young during the day! you can usually fit them in in between classes and there are never that many people.

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:11 pm**

Hannah's peer learning sessions in young are great!

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:21 pm**

I really like Bozeman science videos or khan academy as well as doing every practice problem and reading through the examples in the book.

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:50 pm**

Khan Academy and The Organic Chemistry Tutor on Youtube are both really helpful to me.

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:53 pm**

I like going through the homework problems to practice doing problems and going through the worksheets from discussion. I like to attend the review sessions that go over the topics I am not understanding or have questions about. Drop-in sessions or office hours would be a good resource if you had specific questions. Or if you're not able to attend some of the review sessions Khan Academy can be really helpful since they have videos and practice problems.

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:04 pm**

For me, the step-up sessions and the drop-in sessions are the most beneficial.

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:12 pm**

The best way to study in my opinion is to do all the homework problems. In regards to review sessions, I would go to the final review sessions only for the topics that you need. I would also go to Lyndon's workshop on Monday because he goes through the topics in depth and give good practice problems.

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:20 pm**

Is there a way for me to get one-on-one help sometime this week? I'm still shaky on thermodynamics.

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:23 pm**

I usually do all the homework problems and before every lecture or review session, I will watch a video related to what I'm going to be learning about to refresh my memory if it has been a while since going over that topic. I tend to learn things really well auditorily so videos are helpful for me.

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:28 pm**

I personally go to Lyndon's Workshop on Mondays from 6-8 and Kate's Step-Up/Workshop on Thursdays from 6-8. They're really thorough and good at explaining confusing concepts.

Posted: **Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:40 pm**

I think going over some of the questions other students have asked on Chem Community is helpful in ensuring you understand every aspect of the topics and maybe help pick up on concepts you missed!

Posted: **Mon Mar 09, 2020 2:09 pm**

KatrinaPho_2I wrote:If you look up the worksheets that the TA Joyce posts on chem community, they are really helpful. Lyndon's review sessions are also very helpful.

how do you look up the worksheets?

Posted: **Mon Mar 09, 2020 2:20 pm**

I think the homework problems are the best way to prepare.

Posted: **Mon Mar 09, 2020 3:55 pm**

Does anyone have a particular website/youtube channel/study site(something like quizlet or study blue) they want to plug?

Posted: **Mon Mar 09, 2020 8:24 pm**

you should go through topics on your own and maybe to optimize your time to attend the workshops of topics you don't understand that much and the ones you do skip out unless you have the time. Also, on Thursday from 6-9pm they are covering all topics I think so that should be good.

Posted: **Mon Mar 09, 2020 9:58 pm**

I've been doing a lot of independent studying through khan using the outlines given by Lavelle in order to guide my research.

Posted: **Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:01 pm**

for me, lyndon's review sessions are the best and most beneficial

Posted: **Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:03 am**

I like doing all the homework problems in the textbook because Lavelle loves putting problems like those on the test. I also like to review past midterms and exams.

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