How Much Does Having A Great Memory Matter?
I recently heard from a reader, Hussain, who told me that he’d been working on memory techniques that allowed him to memorize a deck of
Read moreI recently heard from a reader, Hussain, who told me that he’d been working on memory techniques that allowed him to memorize a deck of
Read moreThe Most Interesting Man In The World passed away the other week. No, not THAT guy. He’s just an actor. The OTHER guy. The OTHER
Read moreHere’s another great example of how one reagent used in a certain context performs one thing, and in a different context performs a completely different
Read moreToday I’ll share with you one thing about organic chemistry that made me feel really, really dumb when I took it. And looking back, I
Read moreFor any readers who are interested in chemistry as a career, blogger SeeArrOhh of Just Like Cooking is running a blogging carnival called #ChemCoach where
Read moreOne of the reasons why so many students find organic chemistry difficult is that the problem-solving methods required to succeed in the course take them
Read more[image photo credit: www.nyapplecountry.com] What does it take to be a great organic chemistry TA? A few weeks ago, Dan Coiro, a graduate of Rutgers
Read moreA kludge, as commonly defined, is a workaround – an inelegant, quick and dirty solution to a problem. When I’m teaching a reaction or a
Read moreZed Shaw teaches a course in writing Python called “Python the Hard Way“. Because the hard way is easier, he says. In the end, he’s
Read moreAlthough in my last post I basically poo-poohed memorization as a study strategy, I don’t mean to imply that it does not have its place.
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