"In my opinion this class was different than any I had taken before. Make sure to ensure that you are keeping up with the adjustment."

"Time management is important. Don't be afraid to go to office hours for help. Also quite helpful to form a study group to compare answers for problem sets."

"Go to lecture. Do homeworks individually first."

"Complete all the readings and practice problems."

"Sit near the front in class."

"Need to learn immediately that you have to collaborate with others - it's a community, not a competition."

"Requires lots of time and hard work. Take it seriously."

"Be open to working with people who think in a different way from you; it's actually really helpful to learning."

"Get a triangle mm ruler."

"Do a lot of practice problems!"

"Bring 2 rulers to your prelim in case you lose one. whoops."

"Practice Practice Practice!! The way to succeed with this material is to become comfortable with it which only happens if you practice!"

"This semester is hard; for me it was harder than any previous semester. Definitely stay on top of readings for this class and don't let PChem distract you from MEBs because MEBs is significantly more important for the future than PChem will be. Go to lecture and office hours ALL the time!"

"Solve all the homework problems on your own (or at least try) before you meet with your teammates. You won't learn otherwise and your teammates can't help you during a prelim!"

"Go to calculation session (or do problems at least) and make friends with people in your class."

"Class is not as easy as it seems. Do as many practice problems as you can."

"Be on the professor's good side."

"Make sure to work out as many practice and homework exercises on your own as you can - it really helps!"

"Make sure you do a lot of practice problems. Do not underestimate this class."

"Lean on your homework team - they're likely in many of your other classes and you can learn a lot from your teammates."

"Go to MEBs office hours. Start the HW early. Go to calculation session. Go to lectures. Do the practice exercises. Even if an exam or assignment doesn't go well, don't be discouraged. We are all here to learn, so the only person you should be comparing yourself to is yourself. If you see self-improvement, then you have succeeded."

"Bring your notes to the exam."

"Attend calculation sessions and stay on top of the current coursework."

"Don't sweat the small stuff and don't be afraid to take a small L for a big W."

"You can get away with skipping the readings and lecture, but calculation sessions and homeworks have the same exact problems as the tests."

"Use the first prelim to figure out what works best for you regarding studying for the class."

"Save all the handouts and take notes. This will be especially useful for this course."

"Don't forget about this class when swamped by PChem."

"Go to office hours for homework."

"Read the textbook and try to really understand the material."

"Actively keep up with the work - do the readings, try the homework on you own, do the calculation session questions."

"Read the textbook readings before class. The class goes fast, assuming you read and understood the material."

"Don't fall behind. It is difficult to catch up. Try and go to all lectures - they are very helpful."

"Go to professor office hours and ask directed questions to fill in any gaps in understanding."

"Go to calculation session and actually pay attention."

"At first, this class might seem very straightforward but don't fall behind - it'll get harder."

"Go to all lectures and office hours. Start homework early and get colorful pens."

"Start your Psets/HW early. Get a ruler early and stay atop of your work."

"The course load for this semester can be very heavy, but this class isn't that bad work wise. The tests can be hard, though."

"DO THE READINGS, stay on top of content, do lots of practice problems, and don't beat yourself up if you don't do as well as you hope."

"If you actively pay attention and work problems in lecture and calculation session, you'll be prepared to do problems on your own."

"Honestly, you'll probably ignore my advice like I ignored the advice I got - but set a dedicated amount of time aside to read the textbook BEFORE lecture; it really informs your knowledge and prevents you from getting overwhelmed in lecture and calculation sessions. Also, always go to lecture. I think TMD respects you for it."

"Go to all the lectures so you can actually get all the information because sometimes lectures fill in where the textbooks lacks."

"Be sure to do the readings. Usually, they don't take very long, and they drastically improve your understanding."

"Get markers. Get rulers. Design your own procedures for each type/format of question. Go to office hours to ask questions; they are very useful."

"Keep up with the reading!"

"There are lots of handouts. Stay organized with a binder and notes."

"Do try to do the reading assigned - it will help you understand lecture better (will feel less fast paced.)"

"Stay on top of your homework and the readings. It is very tempting to not do the readings before lectures but then you'll end up having to do them all right before a prelim which is not ideal. Also, get lots of colored pens and a ruler!"

"Erasable pens! They're lifesavers!"

"Lecture and calculation session is VERY helpful! Go!"

"Stay on Duncan's good side!"

"Don't be discouraged if the course is challenging. You are learning a lot of material. Trying practice problems and then annotating solutions will help a lot on prelims."

"Read the textbook."