Drawing Conclusions

Either Im pretty intellegent or just have way too much time on my hands.
Probably a little of both, but I just got a freaking hundred on a chem 02 exam. I wonder how many people can say they've done that. gotten a hundred on a college chemistry exam. This sounds pathetically conceiteed, but i really wonder what this says about my life. I should get a life hey?

Well there are two things that are clear in this situation.
1) I am very good at calculating equilibrium solution stoichiometry.
2) I will not be outwitted by any professor's trickster mathematics.

I think thats the primary reason people dont do well in chem 02. They are outwitted by tricky twists in the math problems, like unit conversions and equivalence point calculations : things of that nature. It isnt that they dont understand the theory behind it, they simply cant master the math. Ive never been good at math before, but I seem to have become functional. If there was one thing Id say would give you a leg up on exam day, its awareness of the elements of the problems. Always check for consistencey of units first thing, and then look for any trick the professor has added to the problem besides the general principle he was getting at. Then Identify the general principle and solve accordingly. And NEVER EVER EVER solve a quadratic by hand. Use Polysmlt, because its really hard to make a mistake that way. Make sure the root you choose makes sense! There cant be a negative concentration, so if you have one, then youve picked the wrong root! HELLO!