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Sample Organic Chemistry Preview Calendar

June 30, 2015 By Leah4sci 17 Comments

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Organic Chemistry is one of the more difficult undergrad courses you’ll face. Notorious for it’s low class averages and high withdrawal rates, this course can impact your GPA negatively if you are not prepared. With your Orgo 1 or 2 course just around the corner, don’t risk starting the semester unprepared. Don’t put yourself in a […]

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Orgo Oxidation Reduction Reactions Study Guide Cheat Sheet

February 8, 2020 By Leah4sci 15 Comments

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Oxidation and reduction reactions in organic chemistry can get very confusing very quickly due to the sheer volume of reaction types and chemical reagents involved. To help you keep track of these reactions and reagents I’ve put together the Oxidation/Reduction Study Guide Cheat Sheet Below. This guide is the result of hours of work, so […]

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Alkene Reaction Practice Problem Set

April 5, 2019 By Leah4sci 42 Comments

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Alkene reactions are the foundation for all future organic chemistry reactions and mechanisms. To help you build that solid foundation I’ve put together this short quiz testing your knowledge of reactions, reagents, products and additional molecule concepts. These questions range from medium to tricky and should be completed AFTER you’ve studied my Alkene reaction video series since […]

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Organic Chemistry or Art Class?

September 7, 2021 By Leah4sci 2 Comments

Drawing organic compounds feels like art class

Wait, they never told me I needed art skills to draw organic molecules! You knew this was going to be a difficult class, and you were ready for it. You prepared to learn about atoms and electrons, reactions and mechanisms. Oh, the mechanisms! You start with Skeletal Structures, Then you get to Newman Projections, And […]

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Recommended Organic Chemistry Books

October 12, 2012 By Leah4sci 1 Comment

Organic Chemistry is a subject mastered through studying and practice, practice, practice. But how do you know what to practice? Homework problems assigned by your professor  Do additional homework problems not assigned. If you look through the back of your textbook you will realize that many of the practice problems are VERY SIMILAR. Therefore, if […]

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Periodic Table and Trends Quiz

August 18, 2012 By Leah4sci 9 Comments

This quiz is designed to test the material you have learned in the Periodic Table and Trends Tutorial If you haven’t seen the tutorial video watch it HERE and then return to this quiz   [mtouchquiz 3]

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Periodic Table Printable

September 7, 2012 By Leah4sci 1 Comment

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Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Reference Table Print this periodic table and store it your book/notes to keep as a handy and colorful reference. My graphic artist went all out to help your course be just a little less boring! Enjoy! PDF: Click on the Periodic table below to open as a PDF; then hit Print in […]

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Why Organic Chemistry is So Darn Difficult

November 12, 2012 By Leah4sci 70 Comments

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If you ask any student who has completed their science, chemistry, or pre-med requirements which course they found to be the most difficult, the answer will be almost unanimously: organic chemistry. Why Is Organic Chemistry So Darn Difficult? Organic chemistry is the most dreaded of all science classes. It has the highest failure rate, lowest […]

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Organic Chemistry Functional Groups Cheat Sheet

January 27, 2014 By Leah4sci 62 Comments

Organic Chemistry Functional Groups Cheat Sheet

There are so many functional groups in organic chemistry that it’s hard to keep track of them all. That’s why I’ve created this quick functional group cheat sheet to remind you of the group name/appearance. I put a lot of work into this to help you study, so please don’t keep it to yourself. Click […]

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Electron Configuration Tutorial Part 2

August 23, 2012 By Leah4sci 12 Comments

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Intro to Orgo Series: Video 5 This tutorial video is designed to help new and incoming organic chemistry students build a solid foundation for organic chemistry. This video has additional examples of finding the electron configuration of larger atoms and the shortcut version using the noble gas kernel. Video 4 (Electron Configuration Part 1) showed […]

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