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Optional Books for good sucess
08-31-2010 at 04:58 PM
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Optional Books for good sucess
hello everyone,
Let's say i really want to get a 12 in chemistry 1a03, then would getting the optional books to study them improve my chances.
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hello everyone,
Let's say i really want to get a 12 in chemistry 1a03, then would getting the optional books to study them improve my chances.
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The textbook! Quality what matters. Just don't be afraid of asking questions if you don't understand anything. Trust me, I had optional guide, which confused you even more. Just read the assigned lessons and understand what you doing. Also, practice the assigned questions in the book and posted sample tests. Try to do quizzes by yourself and don't copy off someone else. If you're stuck somewhere. In thode library there are TA office hours everyday. Good luck
Easier said than done though!
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The textbook! Quality what matters. Just don't be afraid of asking questions if you don't understand anything. Trust me, I had optional guide, which confused you even more. Just read the assigned lessons and understand what you doing. Also, practice the assigned questions in the book and posted sample tests. Try to do quizzes by yourself and don't copy off someone else. If you're stuck somewhere. In thode library there are TA office hours everyday. Good luck
Easier said than done though!
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There are also Professor Office Hours incase you want them to explain something instead of the TAs.
There are tons of resources available to you and, in my opinion, TAs and Professors are much much better than any book. Interaction is what makes them better.
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so then what are the circumstances in which you'd encourage the buying of the optional textbooks.
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so then what are the circumstances in which you'd encourage the buying of the optional textbooks.
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If all of the above (which are free by the way) fail to help you. Buying optional books should be your last resort, especially when there are so many supplementary learning opportunities that are available to you.
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08-31-2010 at 05:47 PM
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If a 12 is good success, wtf is great success?
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Mathematically it makes about as much sense as (pineapple)$$*cucumbe r*.
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08-31-2010 at 06:29 PM
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so then what are the circumstances in which you'd encourage the buying of the optional textbooks.
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I'd pretty much never advise buying an optional textbook. There are so many other options--prof/TA office hours, help centre, friends, your actual textbook, google/wikipedia. If you've actually exhausted all of these resources, then there is likely a book at the library that can help you--they might even have the optional textbook there, so you don't have to spend money on it. More than likely, though, you won't exhaust all of the resources available to you, especially for first-year chem--there is so much help available! |
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ohhh n dont get discouraged bc i know im the pemismist on here but it is do-able there were 9 kids out of the 1200 or w/e who got a 12 in chem
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08-31-2010 at 07:01 PM
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Lol, there's way more than 9 kids who got a 12. It's definitely possible and easier than some other courses, ie bio 1a03 with jacobs.
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