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stenopushispidus wrote: ↑May 12th, 2021, 1:33 pm

AstroClarinet wrote: ↑May 12th, 2021, 1:32 pm

stenopushispidus wrote: ↑May 11th, 2021, 11:52 am also, i don’t understand: if mendeleev made the periodic table to group elements according to their properties so it would be easier to know them, then why do chemistry teachers make us memorize them all?? isn’t the point of the periodic table so that you don’t have to memorize it all and the elements are ordered according to properties??

I haven't had to memorize the periodic table yet but memorizing the symbols for each element is pretty useful

yeah but like the bonds and groups and valence electrons and all that stuff??

Fyren wrote: ↑May 12th, 2021, 5:39 pm

stenopushispidus wrote: ↑May 12th, 2021, 1:32 pm chemistry is the the scarlet letter of science. it’s unnecessarily complicated and boring, the vast majority of people hate it, and very few people remember anything about it after high school/college other than ‘it sucked’

physics is like the infinite jest of science. most people don’t care to read beyond the first chapter, it’s far too complicated and long, and if you understand it you’ve probably ascended beyond this astral plane.

marine ecology is the Starbucks of science. it’s awesome and so are otters.

If we're doing this then paleontology is the Lord of the Rings of science. Everyone generally appreciates it but few people actually care enough about them to go in-depth/be a fan of either. Most people also only like watching the movie version of LoTR and, similarly, most people only really like going to museums and seeing dinosaurs.

stenopushispidus wrote: ↑May 11th, 2021, 11:52 am also, i don’t understand: if mendeleev made the periodic table to group elements according to their properties so it would be easier to know them, then why do chemistry teachers make us memorize them all?? isn’t the point of the periodic table so that you don’t have to memorize it all and the elements are ordered according to properties??

stenopushispidus wrote: ↑May 12th, 2021, 1:32 pm chemistry is the the scarlet letter of science. it’s unnecessarily complicated and boring, the vast majority of people hate it, and very few people remember anything about it after high school/college other than ‘it sucked’

Pi-Bot wrote: ↑May 13th, 2021, 11:10 am

Fyren wrote: ↑May 12th, 2021, 5:39 pm

stenopushispidus wrote: ↑May 12th, 2021, 1:32 pm chemistry is the the scarlet letter of science. it’s unnecessarily complicated and boring, the vast majority of people hate it, and very few people remember anything about it after high school/college other than ‘it sucked’

physics is like the infinite jest of science. most people don’t care to read beyond the first chapter, it’s far too complicated and long, and if you understand it you’ve probably ascended beyond this astral plane.

marine ecology is the Starbucks of science. it’s awesome and so are otters.

If we're doing this then paleontology is the Lord of the Rings of science. Everyone generally appreciates it but few people actually care enough about them to go in-depth/be a fan of either. Most people also only like watching the movie version of LoTR and, similarly, most people only really like going to museums and seeing dinosaurs.

Was my school district the only one that doesn't have school today.
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thegroundsloth wrote: ↑May 14th, 2021, 6:54 am The Disappearing Spoon is seriously one of my favorite nonfiction books, I would lend anyone who wants to read it my copy but there are some geographical complications ]

gz839918 wrote: ↑May 13th, 2021, 3:33 pm

stenopushispidus wrote: ↑May 11th, 2021, 11:52 am also, i don’t understand: if mendeleev made the periodic table to group elements according to their properties so it would be easier to know them, then why do chemistry teachers make us memorize them all?? isn’t the point of the periodic table so that you don’t have to memorize it all and the elements are ordered according to properties??

I don't think it's very common practice for students to memorize it, but rather, people get used to seeing it, and they remember things that way.

stenopushispidus wrote: ↑May 12th, 2021, 1:32 pm chemistry is the the scarlet letter of science. it’s unnecessarily complicated and boring, the vast majority of people hate it, and very few people remember anything about it after high school/college other than ‘it sucked’

Because I know for certain that you're not joking about this, I'd highly recommend Sam Kean's The Disappearing Spoon. Chemistry isn't my forte but it's a really good read, especially for people who don't want to go into chemistry :)