pz

Engineering? Isn't that the field where all you need to do is look up the answers in big tables at the back of the book?

MadKally

Good point. I had to learn some chemistry in just about every science class I took, and a little physics too. OF course I had to take general chemistry as well as organic chemistry. <shiver>

deleted a bunch of stuff that was off topic and didn't mean anything anway...

Abacus

Pretty much.

VonEvilstein

I shudder at the memory of OrgI and OrgII. Each took three attempts to pass... aaargh!
I regret not transfering to biology a lot. Animals are just so much more interesting than HPLC... the folly of youth!

MadKally

I had a mad scientist professor named Dr. Bookin. He was a typical Berkeley freak. He drove around in an old rusted truck, his t-shirts were all worn out and faded and his jeans had holes in them! His long hair was never combed and he wore black horn rimmed glasses. One my little group talked me into going up and asking him a question. I tried to memorize the question, but when I got to him my mind went blank. I lamely said, "I've forgotton the question" He yelled at the top of his lungs to stay away from him if I couldn't even figure out what I wanted to say. I NEVER did that again. I followed all the brainy looking people around after that.

That reminds me. There was an MD's wife in most of my classes. Once after he gave us this huge 45 minute lecture on how dangerous K+ is when it reacts with water. He had it in a coffee can and he removed the top (at his table) THe dumb doctors wife went to his area to wash her hands and splash water all over.
Dr. Bookin went nuts and threw her out of class permanently that very moment he saw her. Automatic "F".. Holy Moly!!!!

In anatomy I had my very own cadaver. He had red hair, a mustache, a tattoo on his arm and a corn on his toe. He died at age 43 of a massive CVA (stroke) I can still smell it sometimes. I prefer the real live blood and guts. I had to sleep with my light on for a long time after that class. Too many horror movies I guess. lol

Kally

Baloo

Didn't anyone teach you the secret to Organic Chemistry is to answer one amazingly simple question: if you were an electron, what would make you happy? Hell, O-chem was the only college class I took (besides "Christian Love") that got easier with a couple of hits from the house bong...

Now P-Chem II (the quantum chemistry stuff all the sissy pre-meds and bio students never had to take) - that's where you actually start learning how chimstry works...