<p>Is it possible to understand Honors Chemistry work by reading from the book and review books? I will also get minimum help from teachers. Is most of the information in Honors Chem relatively easy to understand? How long does it take to digest the information? I'm saying this because I'm planning on taking a Honors Chem class with a teacher that DOES NOT teach or teachings very little but has HARD tests/exams. Please help I need to turn in my schedule ASAP! Thanks.</p>
<p>I think it's possible but you will want a teacher or a friend who you can ask some minor questions.</p>
<p>It is definitely possible with jsut a good book. I suggest getting an SAT Chem review book if the textbook isn't good enough.</p>
<p>Having done chem 100+101 /AP chem 2 parellel, I think its quite possible</p>
<p>I've got an A in honor's chemistry and it's completely self-taught. I don't attend class or get the notes or do labs or anything, I just study hard. The book I'm using is Modern Chemistry published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston.</p>
<p>Yeah. My teacher is HORRIFIC too, so I basically self-study (I have 9 review books-but that was just because she kept making us buy different ones for class-the Barrons SAT & PR SAT Chem would do just as well)..all she does is say, "If it asks this, pick C." Nobody ever told her that LETTER choices change. God, what a maniac. I feel your pain.</p>
<p>Definitely read the textbook that your teacher provides. </p>
<p>I lived off of that last year and got a 5 on the AP.</p>
<p>ninja of love, i have the same book. i do well in the class but i dont particularly like that book and the teacher is awesome. I personally think a teacher is very helpful.</p>
<p>Our chemistry teacher made all the difference for me. Generally, though, it's only one day of lectures/notes for two days of lab and seven days of absolutely nothing. The material can be self-taught but shortened teacher notes are really helpful.</p>
<p>how much time do you think I will need to study in chem H to get an A in the class assuming that the tests are super duper hard and are hard to predict? Is chem easy to understand with no background whatsoever?</p>
<p>It's possible, but it isn't very easy.</p>
<p>My teacher doesn't teach, so I have to teach myself; sometimes I get so confused.</p>
<p>I think so :)
My teacher teaches, but I sit in the back and don't listen. I just read the book the night before tests and I do fine.</p>
<p>which should I take in junior year (most important year in terms of admissions): AP Stats, AP computer science, or Chemistry honors (highest level chem we have). Which do you think would be the easiest AND look the best? Btw, the teacher who doesn't teach and gives hard tests teaches both ap computer science and chem honors.</p>
<p>stats is easiest... What looks best would be what you want to take, so that it goes along with your other courses. Take Chem if you want to go onto AP Chem, take AP computer science if you love it, AP Stats might be for the more humanities or research-oriented.</p>
<p>That's what I did :)</p>
<p>He just said that Chem honors is the highest chem class. I would take chem in junior year. Not because it's the hardest class, but because it is a requirement for many (if not all) universities. No offense, but in our school, the laziest kids take chem in 12th grade.</p>
<p>I think I'm mostly interested in chem, and Honors classes (since chem H is the highest Chem at our school) should be weighted the same as any AP right? The only exception would be that you don't really need to take the AP exam? Do you think Chem H is harder or easier than AP comp science? Can someone please express their opinions if you have taken the two before?</p>
<p>AP Chem is much more detailed than honors chem. Different schools weight classes differently. At my school AP and honors A's are considered a 5 while regular A's are 4.</p>
<p>At my school, hon chem is harder than AP comp, but I think that's because our teacher is Indian and grades extremely strictly. My AP chem class(now) seems like a joke compared to when I was in honors chem.</p>
<p>At my school, honors chem is harder than AP comp but at most schools it's the other way around.</p>
<p>what if the chemistry tests are super hard and are not curved and require much more time than the ap comp sci class that are super hard and curved and require less time?</p>
<p>Look, nobody can really answer your questions except people in your school.</p>