<p>Are you able to study different parts of chemistry (skipping chapters) or is everything connected one right after another? Do I need to start from the beginning to get every other chapter or can I skip around? Which chapters should I focus more on (the basics and fundamentals) to strengthen my Chemistry skills later on? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>i think it’s best to start w/ the basics ( i.e sig. fig., %comp., unit conversion, atom structure, etc). however, after the basics, i don’t think it really has an order. ( for ex., it doesn’t matter if you do stoichiometry, or thermodynamics first).</p>
<p>You can definitely skip around to a certain degree…with the caveat that, in order to know what subjects connect and which don’t, you need to already know chemistry.
So if you’re self-studying (it sounds like you are?), it would probably be wise to go in the order they give you…but you don’t have to. Maybe ask someone who knows exactly what you would move around.</p>
<p>Okay, that’s good to hear. I’ve already taken AP Physics B and gotten a 5 on the exam, so I’m pretty clear with the sig fig., units, conversion, etc. I’ve also studied thermo, heat, etc. </p>
<p>I’m asking this question because I’m afraid that if I don’t keep up in class, I will never catch up. Are there any other “basics” that you will NEED to know throughout the whole course?</p>
<p>you do need to know basic chem stuff like polyatomic ions and such, but it sounds like you should be fine. it doesnt matter what order you do electrochem, thermo, etc</p>
<p>The thermo and heat will come up multiple times. I am starting in the middle of the book (Chemical Kinetics) after not having taken it for a year, and am having little trouble recalling the material from earlier.
Equilibrium and Kinetics are usually connected, as well as Thermochemistry, Electrochemistry and Free Energy; Molecular Bonding is a unit, and so are the chapters in most standard books dealing with aspects of the periodic table, as well as those dealing with titrations. These do not have to be covered in any order, but sometimes it can be helpful.</p>