Best study material for general chem??

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Ok, so I'm planning to take the DAT in mid January and have been studying biology and organic chem for sometime now. My problem has always been with general chemistry. I had a terrible teacher for chem 2 and don't remember a whole lot of it at all, and what I do remember I'm not sure I completely understand. Honestly, what is the best review for general chem? I've heard a lot of people say that Kaplan is enough, but is that really true? Or is it only a good refresher for those who remember most of it? I dont want to waste a lot of time studying it and then find that it wasn't helpful. I'd really appreciate any advice on this. Thanks so much!🙂

 

[chessxwizard]

Kaplan is pretty good. Supplement it with your textbook and you should be fine. Destroyer was complete overkill.

 

[Albuterol]

I really like the Princeton Review Hyperlearning MCAT Physical Science book...but if u can't get your hands on that then the Kaplan Blue Book covered GChem pretty well. Just make sure you know the concepts and can apply them to a problem.

 

[khmaiDDS]

Princeton Review MCAT for sure. Destroyer is definitely an overkill. I was in the same position you were, except the last time I took gchem was many years ago. GOOD LUCK!!

 

[flybry2000]

I would get any "hand-me-down" text books right now if you don't have any already. In the g-chem section of the DAT, you will find a lot of calculations like % yield, empirical, molecular formula problems, stoichometry, etc. I'm planning on taking my DAT a second time, and I wouldn't consider it a waste of time. I think I understand some of this stuff more than ever by learning it on my own, but you do have to invest a lot of time into your studies. Also, chemguide.com, and chemhelper.com are two great resources. Good Luck!

 

[cherr1pop]

Like others said Kaplan Blue Book GChem is pretty good if you really understand everything it says. I supplemented it with AP Chem books I found at my library and that worked pretty well for me cause it outlines the concepts very well and have multiple choice questions for practice. Personally, I found AP Chem books more helpful than MCAT books.

Textbook is a good idea too, but sometimes they are wordy and can get tiring to read. I used my textbooks for bio & ochem but not for gchem because I hated the textbook we used and I didn't want to read through another textbook.

 

[Albuterol]

I wouldnt call destroyer overkill...its just another source and it does contain practice questions. Its just another weapon in your arsenal...granted my exam was more conceptual than calculation based so destroyer didnt really "help" but all those practice problems had me prepared. Also get your hands on the kaplan subject tests, those were solid too.

 

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