Hello- this is my first post.

 

I'm looking for suggestions on how to get myself interested in and excited about chemistry. I'm taking my very first class in it in 2 weeks and I'm more than a little bit worried. Anything you can reccomend, like chemistry related stories, articles, artwork, books (the chemistry of hell joke in here was awesome), philosophy, recent discoveries that I can use to cultivate my interest would be sooo helpful.

 

I have a very weak grasp of math and have always been that way. I am hoping I can turn that around. By weak I mean I never learned my multiplication tables in 3rd grade and still have to count on my fingers or write down the most simple problem. The thing is I am smart, very smart in so many areas. . except this one so it kind of infuriates me to run up against things I can't conceptualize. Geometry I loved but algebra nearly killed me.

 

I have found that if I can get fascinated with a topic even if it's a steep one I can learn to love it and coincidingly love to learn it.

 

I never knew I loved science before so I am a recent convert.

Is this just a general chemistry class? If it is in my experience you just need to be able to work a calculator. The equations you get in a general chemistry class are pretty easy, as long as you understand what they are being used for.