Posted on 10/21/2022 8:25:43 AM PDT by lowbridge
Organic Chemistry 1&2 w/ lab are weeder courses.
P Chem sucks too.
For EE:
Diff Eq., Digital Logic, and Microprocessors.
Everyone gets a trophy reaches university level.
The “weed out” course weeded out the Professor.
It can’t be just about organic chemistry. What’s his political affiliation ?
So, just give the Lyle snowflakes a participation degree and be done with it.
Little
Loved Organic Chemistry and Qualitative Organic Analysis. I agree with you on P Chem and also Analytical Chemistry. Too dry.
I do agree, the courses you cited are the big stumbling blocks for people seeking those majors—however, as a 77 year old, I would not want to go back into the classroom, I would ask how well this professor was able to keep up with advances in O Chem — my best profs were not this old.
I can accept that maybe math courses are more stable?
I took a Zoology course. We started out with over 100 students, but before long it was 10. Then it got fun. For real, it was a blast. I loved it.
I would absolutely think Math is far more stable.
Any advances in Mathematics would probably be in PhD level dissertations at elite level Universities.
I took College Algebra, Trig, Pre-Calc, Calc 1, Calc 2, Calc 3, Diff Eq, and Linear Algebra.
I would think nothing changed in these for a very long time.
I for got to post...I didn’t find Organic Chemistry “difficult”, but laborious. A ton of index cards and memorization.
The adjustable quandary...
Increased throughput, brings in dollars based on the illusionary success metric.
Breaking News. Upcoming, a generation of pussies. Good Luck America.
My freshman year roommate was pre-med. He too stumbled on Organic Chemistry. He also partied a little too much.
He made himself right, buckled down, and went back year 2 for Organic Chemistry, and passed. Now he’s an OB/GYN
Thanks to a prof, just like Prof. Maitland Jones Jr., who makes sure students are serious and committed.
Did you use the Kreyszig book ?
Chemistry is a difficult subject? Who knew?
I don’t think so.
College is a f’n joke these days. Especially at the (poison) Ivy schools.
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