Should I buy a chemistry cliff notes book to help me learn?

A CliffNotes book is a helpful supplement to a textbook and is valuable when you are pressed for time before a big test. The CliffNotes books summarize the main ideas really well in a subject as content heavy as chemistry. However relying on the CliffNotes books alone consistently will not help you learn more about chemistry.

You will need to consult your textbook and do example problems at the end to understand chemistry. To recall more chemistry, it is best to memorize the top ten most important ideas about a certain chemistry topic. To help you narrow down the top ten ideas, take a five by eight index card and write the topic in big colorful letters.

Then under that heading write the top ten most important ideas as concisely (while retaining accuracy) as you can. Your mind will automatically build a mind web around these ten main points causing you to recall more information.

Cliff's Notes are famous for helping students to learn the basics and main focus points of a subject in a short time. However, a student should not use this publication as their primary source of information; it is best used as a supplement to the original work to recall quick facts. Since Cliff's Notes is extremely condensed, certain points and diagrams can be easily missed.

When studying a detailed subject like chemistry, it is extremely important to stay organized and one way to do that is to write your notes in an outline format. Buying a notebook with multiple dividers is great to stay organized with your notes, and drawing out the diagrams is also a very good supplement, but just make sure again, that it is organized (make sure the diagram you're drawing corresponds to the notes on the page). One thing way that helped me was typing my notes out and/or re-writing them; it makes it look neater and helps you study at the same time.

Make sure you use all these tips to get the most out of your chemistry class!

When I was in college I rarely used cliff notes. It wasn’t that they weren’t helpful in certain aspects; in fact, they were. The problem I seen was I wasn’t actually learning the subject thoroughly when I did use them, I was merely getting by.

While this might be ok for a struggling student who just wants a passing grade, it really wasn’t an option for me. That being said, yes, cliff notes can be helpful. What you’ll get is a much shorter version of your text book with key elements pointed out.

And so, as a study guide, it can be generally helpful. The best way for you to learn; in my opinion, is to pay attention in class and take notes. Keep a well organized set of notes and go over them while studying your text book.

Diagrams are certainly helpful and give a more 3-D opportunity of learning to a student. I highly recommend using diagrams when at all possible. Most people learn by applying their classroom knowledge to real-world scenarios.

If you can find a way to apply what you read about to real life, you’ll see that you are not only memorizing information given to you. Instead, you’ll retain that knowledge and truly understand its function by creating a memory when you apply it. Best of luck in your studies!

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