Monthly Archives: August 2009

Lecture Moves to Psych 105

Posted on August 31, 2009 by alan

It was incredibly crowded in Eliot 314 this morning. So, even though I love the room (it's where I started teaching back in 1989), the sunlight, the traffic sounds from Eliot circle, the difficulty of seeing the white boards from… Continue reading →

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Study Tips '09

Posted on August 30, 2009 by alan

(updated version of post from Aug 20, 2008)An idiosyncratic assortment of suggestions and observations based on 23+ years of teaching…. Continue reading →

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Did You Lose Your Section?

Posted on August 29, 2009 by alan

The Registrar's Office has reassigned lab and/or conference sections for several students. Please check your class schedule this weekend to see whether it has been affected. If changes were made, they were made for a reason. You must attend your… Continue reading →

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Four Unsolved Problems

Posted on August 29, 2009 by alan

(initial version published Aug 20, 2008)Once you get used to them, you may find that the problems in your textbook have a game-like quality. If you make the right mental "moves", you will nearly always solve the problem. It's a… Continue reading →

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The Joys of Being a Chemistry Student

Posted on August 29, 2009 by alan

(first published Aug 20, 2008)My first genuine taste of organic chemistry came in my sophomore year of college (73-74). I studied from a large (1000 page) textbook not too different from yours. There was a lot to remember, but I… Continue reading →

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