<p>Hey guys, Im not doing so great in AP chemistry right now, I jus got a 36 on the exam on chapter 4, Im really depressed right now. The material jus confuses me, I just got the Zumdahl Study guide and solutions manual. Will this help, or would you reccoment studying with a friend. Also, would switching into Biology AP which people say is a joke in my school, be better? Taking AP Chem would ruin my junior year average, so which one is worth it? Thanxx</p>
<p>it really depends on your intended major in college, but most sciences/engineering will require chemistry, so if that's what you are going for, better to stick with it and learn it now I suppose.
What's on Chapter 4 that could be so hard anyways?</p>
<p>I used the Zumdahl book. I didn't have the solutions manual and I didn't come close to getting every homework problem right. But if you read the text and go to extra-help sessions, you should be able to understand it. Was chapter 4 stoichiometry because I did poorly on that section too.</p>
<p>The solutions manual can be confusing occasionally, but I think it's good to have. Chapter four was solutions stoichiometry (right?), which I managed to get a 95 amazingly...ack! chapter 5/6 test tomorow...</p>
<p>yea it was stichometry, I am most probably going to switch into bio ap. any advice for that class?</p>
<p>I'm taking AP bio right now too, I think it is actually a lot easier than chem if you are able to memorize and compartmentalize a lot of information in your head. Keep really good notes and go over them often. I think bio may just be easy at my school, and I'm a little concerned because were only on chapter 8/50 in textbook, and we have to be done by AP test time, obviously.</p>
<p>how are you able to switch into ap bio 2 months intothe year??</p>
<p>for our school you can before 1st quarter is over, our school started sept, 5. so we got some time, im pretty sure</p>
<p>It's also a lot easier switching into bio than switching into chemistry.</p>
<p>i had a LOT of problems in Chem AP because of a teacher that rarely actually teached, so I got bad scores (50s on almost all) on tests too. I stuck it out, though and got an 89 as a final grade. Tests may not be your strong point, but work hard on labs and homework. If your grades don't get better, go for extra help and don't take the AP exam. I didn't take the AP exam and opted to take General Chem in college. Now I am in the top 5% of the class, with a 95 on the first test. The average grade in the class was 61. Most people need to take chem twice to fully understand everything, so don't feel depressed. I felt depressed too last year, but now people are coming to my dorm room to ask me chem questions or asking me to help them on homework or studying.</p>
<p>Study hard but don't beat yourself up if you get another bad grade...or another. Ask your teacher for extra credit opportunities and take advantage of the extra credit. Even if you don't fully understand the class this year, you will be lightyears ahead once you get into a college chem class. Also, do not be afraid to ask your teacher for extra help. I was tutoring a kid in physics at the same time that I was being tutored in chemistry.</p>
<p>Lastly, my advice is check out sites online. I know I've posted this in other threads, but I made a site for people taking AP classes. If you click on "The Ultimate List of AP Websites," and then click on Chemistry, it will bring you to a page with great websites that were made by other AP teachers and college professors. Some of these sites really helped me get through AP Chem.</p>
<p>The site is <a href="http://wanderinghero.tripod.com%5B/url%5D">http://wanderinghero.tripod.com</a></p>
<p>If you really want to be a scientist or an engineer, I recommend sticking to AP chem from experience. If chemistry has nothing to do with what you want to do as a career, then switch out, but I know that you can get through AP Chem if you truly work hard and think about how far ahead of the other people in college you will be, whether you take the AP exam or not.</p>
<p>Labs dont count much for our grades only about 25%. Test and Quizzes are worth 70% (50 for tests and 20 for quizzes). I actually want to be an Optometrist, so bio is also important for it, right?</p>
<p>Well, You'll need to know both bio and chemistry for any "doctor" job.. really. lol
But Biology is definitely the easier of the two. If you are more comfortable with memorization, then Bio is for you. Chem is alot of math on the other hand.</p>
<p>If at all possible I'd stick it out in chem... bio is a lot easier, but if you can get this out of the way now, you'll be very happy in college.</p>
<p>I guess I can just take ap chem next year, so it wont effect my gpa to much, since its senior year and also take anatomy.</p>