<p>Does this class has a lot of chemicals to remember because I am horrible at chemistry and bonding. I have trouble just to remember properties of bonds and reactions in a freaking pre-ib bio so I am not looking to get into anything with chemicals. I am kind of find with normal chemicals but when talking about them at microscopic level, I am screwed.</p>
<p>No.
The most chemicals you’ll need to know are the general ones (Ozone, Nitrates/Nitrates, Sulfates, Methane, etc.) and you’ll be able to use their common name and will probably not have to list the molecular formula (not that bad to start with, just 10-15 things to memorize).</p>
<p>Also, the biogeochemical cycles (water cycle, nitrogen cycle, etc) often have the chemical transformations but the actually chemistry behind it is not very important in the scope of the course. Just memorizing what the inputs/outputs of each step is. There isn’t any “true” chemistry understanding that is going to blow you away, literally all of it can be memorized with an hour of studying. For me, I find it easier to look at them at the molecular level and see the transformations (e.g, nitrite to nitrate you gain an oxygen), but it really depends on the person. </p>
<p>I think that’s literally all the chemistry in that course… stoichiometry is pretty common though in the energy units.</p>
<p>You’ll be perfectly fine, the course mainly is concerned with environmental impacts and biodiversity, not so much the chemistry behind it. Upper level ecology and environmental science courses might though if you decide to go down that path!</p>