All posts tagged "chemistry"
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5 Ways to Survive Intro Chemistry Labs and Even Enjoy It
You take a deep breath. Click. You’ve just scheduled a four-hour chemistry lab. You think to yourself, “This is gonna suck,” “When am I supposed to eat?” and “Ugh, this is going to be...
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The 10 Hardest Courses at Florida State University
F-L-O-R-I-D-A, S-T-A-T-E, FLORIDA STATE, FLORIDA STATE, FLORIDA STATE, WOO! Garnet and gold blanket FSU’s campus day in and day out, whether you’re getting doused with vodka waters at Standard, enjoying a warm, cheesy BLT...
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Welcome to Four Years of Anxiety, English Majors
I went into my first quarter of classes at the University of Washington with a clear objective: Break my affection for literature and turn to a more promising academic field. I thought of school...
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I Failed Chemistry–What Now?
If you’re reading this article, I know who you are. You’re probably a freshman searching the web trying to figure out if chemistry is really as hard as people say it is. I don’t even...
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Does Last Minute Cramming Really Help?
It’s nearing 5 a.m. We’re sipping our eighth Red Bull since this hellish study session began, our eyes barely open as we pour over page after page of that Biology II textbook that we...
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CM’s Guide to Biochemistry
What makes us feel hungry and thirsty? How can I feel full from dinner and still have room for dessert? Biochemistry answers these questions by examining the chemical pathways in biological systems. Major science...
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Freshmen, Fish and Failing Chemistry
I was the smartest man alive. This wasn’t arrogance, conceit or some false air of pretentiousness—this was a scientific, empirical fact. The class average was a 40 percent. And here I was, sitting in...
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CM’s Guide to the Chemistry Major
The words “chemistry major” immediately bring to mind an evil genius wearing a white lab coat and goggles who spends his time exploding things in class. And granted that may be part of it, but...
