Traditional Chemistry Is the Best Way to Learn Chemistry

Traditional Chemistry Is the Best Way to Learn ChemistryTraditional chemistry is the study of matter through the study of the periodic table of elements. It is very important for all those who are interested in chemistry because it gives you a comprehensive understanding of how nature works.You have to study the element from which a certain element comes from. Then you have to study the properties of that element and finally you have to study the electrical properties. There are a lot of other elements that you can study also, but you have to be careful because they are very different from one another.A good way to improve your traditional chemistry skills is to learn from the worksheet answers that you can find online for these problems. For example, if you have been studying the table of elements you will find that the number one element on the table is hydrogen. You then have to get a large piece of paper and write down the equation for the atom of hydrogen.This will teach you a l ot of information about atoms and how they are related to the other chemical elements. Then you have to calculate the formula for the electron-charge ratio. There are many worksheets that contain formulas for this kind of questions.There are also other formula answers for this type of question. They are very helpful for all those who are very interested in learning more about chemistry. Many people that are interested in studying chemistry have a hard time grasping the basic concepts.Some of the basic concepts include the elements of chemistry and the atom. It is very important for these people to know all the chemical concepts, because if they do not know it, they will not be able to understand many other topics that need to be studied.So the next time you want to improve your chemistry skills, use the worksheet answers to get a better understanding of the subject. These are very useful and a lot of people that are looking to improve their skills in chemistry should have a copy of this worksheet. It will help you study and will give you the confidence that you need to continue learning.

What is it Like to Attend Binghamton University

What is it Like to Attend Binghamton University Allison earned her bachelors degree in Spanish from Binghamton University. She specializes in writing tutoring, reading tutoring, and a number of other subjects. Below, she shares her experience at Binghamton University: Describe the campus setting and transportation options. Allison: Binghamton University has a sprawling campus with a 200-acre nature preserve on it. University transportation offers buses to students living throughout the city and community, so its fairly easy to get around. How available are the professors, academic advisors, and teaching assistants? Allison:If you make an effort to connect and reach out, professors and academic advisors are available. They have weekly office hours, are available by email, and are open to scheduling additional meetings with students. How would you describe the dorm liferooms, dining options, location, socialization opportunities with other students, etc.? Allison:When I was there, the school was constructing brand new dorms every year. Personally, I didnt enjoy the campus food options. There are a lot of opportunities to meet other students on campus. I joined the ultimate frisbee team, which became my main social group. Which majors/programs are best represented and supported? What did you study and why? Allison:They had a robust nursing program, business department, and liberal arts degrees. I studied Spanish literature and gender studies. I chose to do this in order to study abroad and graduate on time. Overall, I was very impressed with the classes available to me within my major and minor. How easy or difficult was it for you to meet people and make friends as a freshman? Does Greek life play a significant role in the campus social life? Allison:I met people by playing intramural sports and during orientation week. About 20-to-30 percent of students were a part of Greek life. I didnt participate in Greek life, but I never felt excluded because of it. The campus offered a lot of opportunities to be involved. How helpful are the Career Center and other student support services? Allison:I found the Career Center to be very helpful. They made an effort to connect students with alumni in various careers and prepare them for the professional world. How are the various study areas, such as libraries, the student union, and dorm lounges? Allison:There were multiple libraries with lots of different spaces to study. Depending on the time of year, it could be difficult to find a spot to study. Describe the surrounding town. Allison:During my time at Binghamton University, there was a great divide between the students and the local community. However, there were increasing efforts to bridge this gap. The city has an art walk every month, multiple galleries, and restaurants for students to enjoy. How big or small is the student body? Were you generally pleased or displeased with the typical class sizes? Allison:Some of the general education classes have a few hundred students in them. However, the majority of my classes were between 15 and 30 students. I enjoyed the class sizes for the most part, especially the more specialized and intimate classes. Describe one memorable experience with a professor and/or class. Perhaps one you loved the most or one you regret the most. Allison:I took a class called Introduction to East Asian Philosophy, and my professor was a brilliant man who also taught metaphysics. I thoroughly enjoyed the philosophical challenges, thinking, and writing required by the course. I went to the professor's office hours and he made himself available for deep discussions about the material, which enhanced my interest in the subject. Check out Allisons tutoring profile. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of Varsity Tutors.

3 Vocal Exercises for Improving Diction

3 Vocal Exercises for Improving Diction Suzy S. Have you ever been listening to the radio or a performance, enjoying the song, when you realize you have no clue what words are being said? For some genres, this might be simply part of the style. For others, it can be pretty frustrating for listeners! This is where diction and articulation come into play, and its a skill that takes practice. If youd like to improve your diction, here are a few helpful exercises to try: Lip trills (or motor mouth). Lip trills are an excellent warm-up that will relax your lips. Tension in the mouth or lips can contribute to poor enunciation. Try working your way up the scale or try different warm-up exercises while doing this, keeping your air flow even. If youre having trouble with this, use your fingers to lightly push your cheeks in, which will give your lips some added support. Record yourself. Often, were so focused on all of the other details of the song (staying in tune, hitting especially high or low notes, even just remembering the words), that we simply arent a good judge of our diction. Try recording yourself singing the piece youre working on, and listen back critically. If you discover certain words are falling, highlight or mark them in your score so you remember. Simply reading aloud or practicing tongue-twisters can also be great to record, so you can keep track of your progress. Isolate the vowels and the consonants. Even though it may sound counter-productive, paying particular attention to the vowels in your words can offer an instant improvement, not only to your sound (as we discussed in this article) but to how clear you are. Try isolating each by singing a simple song (Row, Row, Row Your Boat, for example), but replacing all of the words with their corresponding vowel sounds. Next, add the consonants back in and make sure each word is crisp and clear. Be especially aware of diphthongs, which is when there are two distinct vowel sounds within a syllable, such as the ay in day. In this case, its best to hold the first vowel for the majority of the note, then connect the second part, which will sound clearer to the audience. Of course, the singing style youre going for can change your focus. For example, blues or jazz singers might want to try a more conversational tone and less articulation. Need help determining this? Your vocal teacher can help you figure out how to incorporate the right kind of diction with your personal style. You might also like The Importance of Vowels How to Sing With Emotion: 10 Must-Read Tips Build Breath Support With This Physical Warm-Up Photo by Incase. Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of prescreened teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for safe, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher

Benefits of online tutoring to struggling students

Benefits of online tutoring to struggling students 0SHARESShare The advent of internet has made work easier for every one and this includes the education sector. Professionals in the education field have made themselves available to help struggling students improve themselves by offering online tutoring to struggling students at a price. It is true that most student struggle with the science subjects and through online tutoring, they can find assistance in improving on these subjects especially mathematics where some students find difficulties grasping the concepts. Acquiring the services of an online tutor is easier and with most students being computer oriented, you only need to search for tutor online and giving specifications on the area of study that you need help with. Many will contact you and it is up to the student or guardian to choose the right tutor for assistance. One of the major benefits of online tutoring is that it offers flexibility for tutoring sessions since they can be set up at any hour that is convenient for the student and the tutor. Indeed after a student has identified the appropriate tutor, you as a student are able to discuss with your tutor the mode of tutoring which can be either one on one or by mailing tutorials. [starbox id=admin]

Solve Math Problems

Solve Math Problems Math has many branches and sub branches. Algebra is one of the most important and prominent branches of mathematics. The study of algebra consists of solving for the known and unknown variables. Algebraic equations contains numbers, constants, known and unknown variables, exponents to the variables. There are different mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division used to solve the equations according to the requirement. Example 1: Simplify and solve for x in the equation 6 x + 5 = 35? Solution: Given equation is 6 x + 5 = 35. Here the unknown variable which needs to be solved for is x. First step: Subtract 5 on both sides of the given equation. (6 x + 5) - 5 = 35 - 5. This gives 6 x = 30. Now dividing both sided of the equation by 6.That is 6 x/ 6 = 30 / 6. This reduces the given equation to x = 5. Hence the solution is x = 5. Example 2: Solve the equation 12(x 3) - 2(x + 2) at x = 4? Solution: Given equation is 12 (x 3) - 2 (x + 2). Here the variable is x; distributing the number in front of the braces. This gives 12 (x - 3) = 12 x 36; 2 (x + 2) = 2 x + 4. Combining the similar terms in the equation. This gives 12x 36 - 2x - 4 = 10x 40. Substitute x = 4; 10(4) 40 = 0 Hence the solution is 0.

Get Back To - Phrasal Verb of the Day

Get Back To - Phrasal Verb of the Day Todays phrasal verb of the day is: Get Back ToInfinitive form: Get Back ToPresent Tense: Get Back To/ Gets Back Toing form: Getting Back ToPast tense: Got Back ToPast Participle: Got Back To/ Gotten Back ToGet Back To is an inseparable English phrasal verb. It can be used in the following way:When you talk to someone at a later time either because you are restricted by time (i.e.:preoccupied, busy, etc) or you have obtained additional or new information that you didnt have earlier1.  Mrs. Baker got too busy and realized that she still hasnt gotten back to the students about the final results of the exam.2.  My friends asked me to get back to them to let them know Ive arrived home safely.No Video YetExercises: Write your answers in comments and we will correct them.Fill in the gaps from the video above:Complete the sentences below with the correct form of Get Back To.1. Your father said that you need to ____ ____ ___ him once youve successfully contacted your sister.2. Suzette still hasnt _____ ___ ___ me after the incident at the mall yesterday. I hope shes okay and that shell _____ ____ ___ me soon.3. Can I ___ ____ __ you with that information? Id have to check with my clients first.4.I promise Ill be fine.  ____ ____ __ is the first thing Ill do tomorrow morning.5.  The detective told John to  ____ ___ __  him he remembers the suspects name.Change the example sentences above to negative sentences (or positive, if the sentence is already negative). Then change them to questions.

Goodbye, Steve Jobs

Goodbye, Steve Jobs As any of my students know, Ive always been a fan of Apple and Steve Jobs. Ive been meaning to write something here all week about Jobs death this week, but Ive been traveling and havent had the time.Jobs was always an inspirational person for me. The technology he developed pushed the boundaries of what technology could do in imaginative ways. Many people say that he made consumer electronics into an art form. A quote below from the New York Times illustrates just how he did this:He put much stock in the notion of “taste,” a word he used frequently. It was a sensibility that shone in products that looked like works of art and delighted users. Great products, he said, were a triumph of taste, of “trying to expose yourself to the best things humans have done and then trying to bring those things into what you are doing.”Several of my students have read this in class with me over the last week, and have had trouble understanding it, so Ill give some explanation here.It starts w ith a phrasal verb, to put stock into (something/someone). This means to value or believe in something, or someone, in this case, the idea (notion) of taste. Taste in this context means, essentially, the ability to know what is art. So, for this sentence you could say that Jobs valued the ability to recognize art.This value, according to the next sentence was something that shone in his products. Shone is the past simple for shine, meaning to emit light, like a light bulb or the sun. So, the value that Jobs placed on art could be seen in his products.The next sentence quotes Jobs, saying that the great products were the result of exposing yourself to the best things humans have done, i.e. experiencing the best artwork, music, literature, etc. and then using the great things about humankinds best work as inspiration for your own work.To rephrase one more time, Steve Jobs wasnt looking at other computers, cellphones or tablet PCs for inspiration, he was looking paintings by Picasso, l istening to The Beatles, or reading Tolstoy, and this great artwork was what ultimately influenced how he created his products.Its a sensibility that makes me aspire to do more with my own work, and we hope that ideas we are developing now will excite our students in the coming months Below youll find a video that again illustrates this idea Jobs had of art. The version of this commercial that appeared on television had an actor doing the voice, but in this version it is actually Steve Jobs.

School performance 2011 - The truth!

School performance 2011 - The truth! Last week, the Department for Education published data on more than 3,300 secondary schools' GCSE and A-Level exam results. Now parents have more information than ever about how their child's school is performing, this is an increase of data of 400 per cent than in 2010. Performance tables for 2011 now include: level of performance of disadvantaged children. if pupils with high, middle and low achieving results continue to make progress. how many pupils entered into the core academic subjects that make up the EBacc. Sadly, the 2011 GCSE results reveal that hundreds of secondary schools are failing to help pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their full potential. Children on free school meals or in local authority care are approximately half as likely to achieve the national benchmark of five A* -C grade GCSEs including English and maths compared to their peers. Nationally, only one in 25 disadvantaged pupils managed to secure good grades in a combination of English, maths, languages, history or geography, and two sciences. This compares to the national average of nearly one in six. For the first time, the tables highlight how pupils have progressed since they left primary school. This year's statistics show that thousands of previously high achieving pupils are being failed by their secondary school: 8.600 pupils, 4.9 per cent, who were excelling at the end of primary school, then failed to gain five A* -C grade including English and maths. 45.6 per cent of pupils, some 120,000, who were at Level 4 at Key Stage 2 failed to make the expected amount of progress, to five A*-C grades including English and maths, at secondary school. There are now 107 secondary schools below the national minimum standard. A secondary school is below the floor standard if: fewer than 35 per cent of pupils achieve the basics standard of five A* to C grade GCSEs including English and maths. fewer pupils make good progress in English between KS2 and KS4 than the national average. fewer pupils make good progress in maths between KS2 and KS4 than the national average. Find out how your child's school performs here. If you feel that your child may need some extra help, consider finding a private tutor. We have hundreds of testimonials that prove that private tuition really does help improve grades.

Algebra Too!

Algebra Too! So, last night I was doing something I do not do much of these days, I was tutoring. The student is the son of a dear friend of mine who is struggling with Algebra 2. Now I know this young man is not alone in this position, as I would have to say at least half the people I’ve ever known struggled with Intermediate Algebra. In fact, I recall many years ago, sitting in a mathematics course that had me over a barrel. In other words I was not doing well. Barely passing would have been an accurate description. I’m not really a math guy myself, but I have proven that if you are committed, and I don’t mean committed to a nut house, but really determined and willing to work twice as hard as anyone else in the class and willing to reach out for plenty of help, you can pass almost anything, eventually. Yet I digress, I was sitting in a course called Differential Equations asking myself how I will ever pass this class, when the professor announced, if anyone was interested in a little extra credit, see him after class. Well you know where I was after class . I was given a stack of midterm exams from two intermediate algebra classes he teaches. This was a lot of exams too; I would guess seventy or more. So I spent the whole weekend grading these algebra tests. When I brought them back to the instructor I said; I think I messed up here. “Why”, he asked, “because, half of these students failed the exam”. He said, “That’s about right”. Wow! So this young man I’m tutoring is very smart, but typical in Algebra land, it seems. What I began to see was this kid was more likely bored than he was confused by X and Y Planes. Then I remembered when I started my own education at Santa Monica Community College. I had to start with high school arithmetic because I avoided all things mathematical back then. I seemed to have a lot trouble. But the word was out, that if you have trouble with math there is one teacher you need to take. I will not give his name out here, because he is probably still teaching there and if you attend that school you will hear very quickly about who he is. For now, we’ll call him … Mr. Brown. His classes are filled to the brim, always. He starts his class lecture by yelling out to the room that he loves math and do you know why, he shouts. And all the students that have had him before shout back; “Because Math is beautiful!” “That’s Right”, he would exclaim. Math is beautiful! He went on to explain math is beautiful because 2 + 2 ALWAYS equals 4! ALWAYS! It never equals anything else. Well you get the idea. Mr. Brown also believed that learning the material was much more important than getting a grade. So, he backed it up with action. Every student in his class had a choice of taking one of the exams over again, if they were not happy with their grade. This exam would not be the same exam as the one before but if the grade was better, it would replace it, just as long as you learn something. He was and probably still is a funny man that enjoys teaching, a lot. And his students felt that, including me. I have had good teachers and bad teachers and what got me through the bad teachers was getting a tutor to translate mathematics into a human language that a slug like me could understand. And it was not as boring or intimidating. In fact, “It was beautiful!” Hooray for the Mr. Browns out there! Algebra Too! So, last night I was doing something I do not do much of these days, I was tutoring. The student is the son of a dear friend of mine who is struggling with Algebra 2. Now I know this young man is not alone in this position, as I would have to say at least half the people I’ve ever known struggled with Intermediate Algebra. In fact, I recall many years ago, sitting in a mathematics course that had me over a barrel. In other words I was not doing well. Barely passing would have been an accurate description. I’m not really a math guy myself, but I have proven that if you are committed, and I don’t mean committed to a nut house, but really determined and willing to work twice as hard as anyone else in the class and willing to reach out for plenty of help, you can pass almost anything, eventually. Yet I digress, I was sitting in a course called Differential Equations asking myself how I will ever pass this class, when the professor announced, if anyone was interested in a little extra credit, see him after class. Well you know where I was after class . I was given a stack of midterm exams from two intermediate algebra classes he teaches. This was a lot of exams too; I would guess seventy or more. So I spent the whole weekend grading these algebra tests. When I brought them back to the instructor I said; I think I messed up here. “Why”, he asked, “because, half of these students failed the exam”. He said, “That’s about right”. Wow! So this young man I’m tutoring is very smart, but typical in Algebra land, it seems. What I began to see was this kid was more likely bored than he was confused by X and Y Planes. Then I remembered when I started my own education at Santa Monica Community College. I had to start with high school arithmetic because I avoided all things mathematical back then. I seemed to have a lot trouble. But the word was out, that if you have trouble with math there is one teacher you need to take. I will not give his name out here, because he is probably still teaching there and if you attend that school you will hear very quickly about who he is. For now, we’ll call him … Mr. Brown. His classes are filled to the brim, always. He starts his class lecture by yelling out to the room that he loves math and do you know why, he shouts. And all the students that have had him before shout back; “Because Math is beautiful!” “That’s Right”, he would exclaim. Math is beautiful! He went on to explain math is beautiful because 2 + 2 ALWAYS equals 4! ALWAYS! It never equals anything else. Well you get the idea. Mr. Brown also believed that learning the material was much more important than getting a grade. So, he backed it up with action. Every student in his class had a choice of taking one of the exams over again, if they were not happy with their grade. This exam would not be the same exam as the one before but if the grade was better, it would replace it, just as long as you learn something. He was and probably still is a funny man that enjoys teaching, a lot. And his students felt that, including me. I have had good teachers and bad teachers and what got me through the bad teachers was getting a tutor to translate mathematics into a human language that a slug like me could understand. And it was not as boring or intimidating. In fact, “It was beautiful!” Hooray for the Mr. Browns out there!