What Is the Difference Between a Good Question and a Bad Question?

What Is the Difference Between a Good Question and a Bad Question?

Imagine yourself doing your homework or reading the textbook and something doesn’t make sense. What would you probably do in such a case? Correct—ask your teacher. Next day you go to school, go to your teacher’s office hours or visit with them after the class, you ask your question and… you get an answer… not…

Using AI for Chemistry

Using AI for Chemistry

Various Large Language Models (LLM), such as ChatGPT and others, are all over the place nowadays. I’ve also noticed that students like using them as well for studying and, occasionally, for completing their homework and other assignments. Someone asked me recently: “Victor, aren’t you afraid that soon an AI tutor will just replace you?” Frankly,…

What is Organic Chemistry and Why You Should Study It

What is Organic Chemistry and Why You Should Study It

Dive into the realm of chemistry, and you’ll find yourself lost amidst a vast landscape of molecules, reactions, and bewildering nomenclature. Among the various disciplines within chemistry, one subfield has been known to both bewitch and bewilder students in equal measure — Organic Chemistry. It’s considered a rite of passage in the scientific community, a…

Taking Summer Organic Chemistry Course Online: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Taking Summer Organic Chemistry Course Online: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Summer organic chemistry classes are generally tougher than the regular fall or spring ones. A typical semester is 12 to 16 weeks long. However, you’ll be covering the same amount of material in 8-10 weeks in the summer. Additionally, some summer classes aim to jam the entire 2-semester sequence over the summer making it extremely…

How to Prepare to the Second Semester of Organic Chemistry

How to Prepare to the Second Semester of Organic Chemistry

Organic chemistry is an extremely interconnected science. As you have already seen in the first semester of your organic chemistry sequence, one topic connects to another in such a way, that mastering consequent topics is very hard without mastering previous ones. Before we go further, let’s look at the typical first semester organic chemistry topics….