Advice for study

[Ke Huang 2G]

Does anyone have any advice for study?

[Hayden Lee 1C]

There are several things that I do to study, but I have found that reading the text is incredibly impactful for understanding the material. I love Lavelle's lectures and Sapling is helpful for practice, but reading the text and completing the assigned problems from the book helps me like nothing else.

[AHUNT_1A]

There are a ton of helpful options group engaging and individually, group wise there are PLF sessions, UA sessions, office hours, and workshops. Individually you can watch you tube videos or khan academy. As well as completing the assigned textbook problems, continuing to practice homework problems and try working on the material until it is understood 100%.

[Vivian Chang 3L]

Hi! What really helped me last quarter in Chem 14A was doing the textbook problems until I could do every problem correctly, attending UA sessions, and reviewing lecture notes carefully.

[Sarah_Hoffman_2H]

For me personally I found attending UA Workshops to be much more beneficial than reading the textbook. In every workshop, you are exposed to handpicked difficult problems from previous exams, and the UAs have a good understanding of what exactly will be included on the midterms and finals.

[Brittney Nguyen 2L]

Hi!

My two must-do study techniques are doing all of the practice problems that Dr. Lavelle assigned and going to UA Workshops. Like, I cannot emphasize how good the UA Workshops are. They give you difficult problems similar to ones that have shown up on past exams so you're practically ready for anything. Dr. Lavelle says that a lot of the test questions are similar to the practice problems in the textbook, so it never hurts to do the homework.

Good luck!

[magalysantos_1F]

Definitely do the practice problems from the textbook, especially on your own completely as a trial run, and then look through the answer key provided to see what are your common mistakes. Skim through the textbook too, as there are a few key concepts and vocab not always mentioned in lecture. Review the practice problems close to the midterms too!

[Aaina 2D]

Hi! I would definitely attend some UA sessions if you can. I find the worksheets they give really helpful. I would also suggest doing textbook problems as we go through each unit, as it gives you good practice.

[John Pham 3L]

For me, I usually go through all the assigned textbook problems and try to go to around 2-3 UA sessions each week.
Usually, the UA's have some past midterm and final on their worksheets so those are good practice for the actual exams.

[Cooper Kinne 2E]

a lot of the test questions come directly from the textbook problems, so I definitely recommend focusing on those as practice.

[Megan Verschuur 1C]

My strategy is that after watching the posted lecture, I attempt to do as many homework problems that I can (or have time for haha). I use the solution manual to check my answers and if they don't line up I spend extra time searching for what I did wrong in order to learn from my mistakes! I also suggest the workshops, I am new to Dr. Lavelle's class and I have only been to one workshop so far but it helped me identify what topics I needed to study more!

[Will Pham 1J]

The workshop sessions are so helpful, they definitely helped my grade a ton in chem 14A. I would highly reccomend going to those whenever you can and also just searching concepts on youtube if you don't get them.

[Connie Liang 3L]

I really like to make notes on the margins of HW questions I got wrong to make sure I understand why I got it wrong and to not repeat the same mistake again. Doing it in a different color really helps. Before tests, I'll go back and review the notes I made. Hope that's helpful!

[Jaclyn Dang 3B]

watch all the lectures, read the textbook and do practice problems

[Chloe Shamtob 2H]

Last quarter I attended all the lectures and took notes. I also would continually look back at those notes as I was doing textbook problems. Attending UA workshops also helped me a lot. I would recommend redoing all the assigned textbook problems the week of the midterm as a refresher.

[Emily_Stenzler_2H]

Study stuff you are struggling with first! Prioritize harder concepts. In order to truly check mastery, do tons of textbook problems. Once you can do a handful all right on your own, you can be pretty confident that you have the concept down.

[Seraphina Joseph 1C]

I think the textbook problems help me the most.

[Moura Girgis 1F]

I like to play jazz music while im studying in order to get rid of any distractions in the house.

[Arti_Patel_3H]

I recommend forming a study group in order to keep each other accountable!

[Joanne Yuh 3I]

I recommend you do the textbook problems because they are good extra practice. Also, I don't think you need to read the textbook but you should look at the textbook if you are confused about a specific topic because the textbook gives detailed explanations and examples.

[Orla Lynagh-Shannon 1F]

I love taking handwritten notes and making study sheets before the midterms/final to narrow it down to the hardest topics.

[Hasan Mirza 3F]

Practicing with the textbook problems and going to the zoom resources are good places to start.

[Claudia_Danysh_2B]

Hey! What has really helped me a lot is watching Lavelle's lecture and rewriting the notes in my own format so that I processed it when I watched lecture and then reaffirmed the information in my brain through my notes after watching. It also helps a lot to go over your notes at the end of each week and go over any areas that you are iffy on by reading the textbook! Good luck! :)

[Kiana Javier 3G]

I have a lot of friends that took this class before me, and they all said the most helpful thing to do was study with other students in this class. I know its hard when we're all online, but I would suggest trying to connect with someone in your discussion!

[Victoria_Sauceda_1B]

try not procrastinate and find ways to learn the formulas. Maybe quizlets or even rewatching the lecture

[Siwa Hwang 3G]

I find solving textbook problems or any sorts of practice questions on youtube helpful !

[Kristine_Aramyan_3K]

i would suggest working out the homework problems as well as extra practice problems, take notes on anything you're confused about

[Kaleb Tuliau 3E]

Hi! I have a lot of notes, but not sure if the structure of the exam will be more practical problems or conceptual

[Joel Meza 3I]

I highly recommend attending the various review sessions (UA, review, etc) and also working on the textbook problems as those were the most similar to the questions we had on the exams in 14A.

[Jalyn 3G]

I find completing all of the textbook problems to be the most helpful for me. Attending UA sessions are also really nice, especially if you have questions/confusion.

[Simran Bains 2C]

I have been setting aside about 2 hours every day in order to study for chem, I feel like that is the best approach so you don't have to cram as much before the midterm or final. Reading the textbook really helps too.

[Kristine_Aramyan_3K]

take some time to set aside and review notes. work out as many chem problems as you can throughout the week. even if it's for 2-3 hrs a day.