Studying for Chem 1220 and "How to learn/study" meeting

[robert zellmer]

I will cover much of the following tomorrow, Tue, June 4, at
9:30 AM in 130 CBEC in the voluntary recitation.

I suggest you look at my home page for two important links:

*Studying Methods - 1220* 
<https://www.asc.ohio-state.edu/zellmer.1/studying/studying_1220.txt>

and

*Some Ways College and High School are Different* 
<https://www.asc.ohio-state.edu/zellmer.1/studying/college_highsc.pdf>

Both will be very helpful.  This class moves quickly and is very
different than most high school classes and even those you may
have had so far in college, including 1210. Studying for this class
is different  than what you may have had to do for most of your other
classes.  Please read the material in the above links and pay close
attention to what is stated there and in my original e-mail. Due to
the speed of the class and the material we cover you may actually
have to put in *24-30 hours *outside of class for the lecture material
(reading and analyzing the book, doing example problems, end-of-chapter
problems, on-line homework, reviewing for quizzes and exams).
Also, don't forget you will need to spend *6-8 hours *for lab prep and
reports.  Then there's the time spent in lecture and lab (> *11 hrs*).
That's a total of about *41-50 hours per week *just for this one course
during the summer.  Yes, that's a lot of time and a big commitment.

Most of you who took a high school chemistry class saw most of the
material in Chem 1210 before.  That will likely not be the case for
the material in 1220.  Even for those who took AP chemistry those
AP courses are not all equivalent, depending on where you went to
high school.  Plus, we generally expect a deeper understanding of the
material and of concepts, which sometimes are not covered in high
school classes, including AP courses.  Plus, if you did take an AP
chem course don't sit back and think all is well and you don't have to
study.  If the course was 2 years or more ago you may not remember
everything as well as you think.

Also, do you want to get some guidance on how to study?
I have the link above but sometimes it's better to hear things
and get some specifics.  Many years ago I waited until after the
first exam.  I now do this at the start of the semester since it
can make a big difference for many people.  Even if you did
well in high school chemistry or 1210, this course is very different
in terms of the depth of understanding expected. Students often
tell me afterwards it helps them in terms of time management
and overall reduces the time they have to spend. Some students
will spend an extraordinary amount of time and still not do well
because they aren't working efficiently.

It's certainly up to you whether or not to come tomorrow.  I will be
there.  This will take about 1 hour and then we'll spend about 1
hour reviewing some 1210 material.

Dr. Zellmer
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