<p>I am in my second semester of gen chem(gen chem II) and i am doing pretty poorly. Are there any good books that I can learn from that you guys find useful? I have about 2 wks left until my final exam and i really need to do well to pass the class. Thanks</p>
<p>I hate to say this, but theres no SUREFIRE way or book to do good. Wat's worked for me is, read the textbook chapters the test is on, and pay SPECIFIC ATTENTION to the PROBLEMS at the end of the chapters. However, some teachers deviate from the book. In this case, you hopefully took good notes or the prof. posts his lecture notes/ppts. Then you'll wanna look at your notes/his ppts, and study everything that comes up, again, any examples and equations that pop up stand a good chance of being on the exam. its about practice examples, and what your prof. talks about moreso than the books itself. Many teachers dont realize they hint away their exam beforehand. Listen closely if he stays too long on one topic... thats a hint.</p>
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<p>Go to (insert professor's/ta's name here) office hours...</p>
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<p>What ways do teachers hint away their exam?</p>
<p>Well, at least thats how I feel anyway. Theres just ways teachers will say stuff, and you KNOW they're gonna test you on it later on to see if you caught it.</p>
<p>i would say get help from your professor.
in high school i would sometimes have troubles with chemistry and i talked to my prof and through me talking to him he got to see that i was getting better and ultimately wrote me recommendations and such! it's a win-win situation.</p>