I learned three things in my chemistry lab today; I'm not as bad as I thought I was, my chemistry professor really DOES like to help, and my professor is witty. We got our tests back and I recieved a B! I was/am really surprised. But I did study for about 8 hours, atleast.
I ordered all my books two weeks before school. I still haven't received my chemistry lab book two and a half weeks later. I've called and called and each time they claim they will fix it. In the mean time I have been copying the worksheets down in my notebook and then filling it out. Today, my prof just handed me an extra lab manual. It was so nice!
The last thing I learned is Prof. DeVries is very witty. When I was comparing test answers to my lab partner's test answers we found that we had a few different answers. This struck me as odd considering we had the same answer for one question, but I was the only one who lost a point. She encouraged me to show both tests to the prof and get my deserved point back. When I did, Prof. DeVries said "Oh, I'll fix this." Instead of giving me a point, she took a point off of my lab partner's test! I was shocked! I guess chemistry really is full of surprises.
Yes - that is the risk of comparing exams! Yes, we do sometimes make mistakes - in both directions - but my response has usually been along the line of Dr. DeVries.
ReplyDeleteCan you just get a lab manual and cancel the online purchase? It sounds like they didn't come through for you!