Alchemist Workshops

What are Alchemist Workshops?
- Drop-in study sessions that are staffed by students with strong chemistry backgrounds who have received mentoring instruction through the Dean’s office.
- Alchemists work with students individually as time allows and they facilitate group collaboration.
- Working in groups is helpful -
It helps students to see that there is often more than one way to approach a problem.
It gives students a chance to verbalize their understanding of concepts to fellow students.
Explaining material to others often helps to deepen one’s own understanding. - See the schedule below to determine when and where the workshops for your course meet.
Course | Room | Alchemists | When (EDT) |
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Chem 10 | Zoom | Cohort 1 |
Sunday 3-4pm Tuesday 7- 8pm |
Chem 10 | Zoom | Cohort 2 |
Sunday 3-4pm Tuesday 8-9pm |
Chem 10 | Zoom | Cohort 3 |
Sunday 7:30-8:30pm Tuesday 7:30-8:30pm |
Chem 10 | Zoom | Cohort 4 |
Monday 6:30-7:30pm Tuesday 8:30-9:30pm |
Chem 10 | Zoom |
Cohort 5 |
Sunday 11am-12pm Tuesday 12-1pm |
Chem 10 | Zoom | Cohort 6 |
Tuesday 7-8pm Saturday 7-8pm |
Chem 10 | Zoom | Cohort 7 |
Tuesday 6-7pm Thursday 6-7pm |
Chem 10 | Zoom | Cohort 8 |
Monday 6-7pm Saturday 11am-12pm |
Chem 10 | Zoom | Cohort 9 |
Sunday 4-5pm Tuesday 8-9pm |
Chem 10 | Zoom | Cohort 10 |
Sunday 4-5pm Friday 2-3pm |
Chem 10HN | Zoom | Rory Schmidt | Monday 7-9pm |
Chem 32 | Zoom | Andi Cheng, Ally Scheve | Sunday 7-9pm |
Chem 32 | Zoom | Maddie Farber, Max Finkelstein | Monday 7-9pm |
Chem 32 | Zoom | Eva Karolczak, Emma Parker Miller | Tuesday 7-9pm |
Chem 32 | Zoom | Noah Cheng, Joe Scott | Wednesday 7-9pm |
Chem 44 | Zoom | Ariana Yett |
Wednesday 8-9pm Thursday 9-10pm |
Chem 48 | Zoom | Twan Sia | Friday 7-8pm |
Chem 56 | Zoom | Ariana Yett |
Saturday 10-11am Sunday 9-10pm |
Chem 56 | Zoom |
Judah Raab |
Saturday 3-4pm Sunday 6-7pm |
Who are workshops for?
- Anyone currently taking a chemistry course listed in the schedule above.
- Individuals and groups are welcome, so encourage your classmates to attend with you.
How do I effectively use workshops?
- Drop in to a workshop any time while it is in session. When you enter the classroom, sign in, have a seat and an alchemist will assist you as soon as she or he is available.
- To make the most of your time in workshop, first try problems on your own and bring your questions to ask the alchemist.
- Bring your class notes and text book as these are helpful references for both you and the alchemist.
- Reread your class notes. If there was something during lecture that you did not understand, ask about it.
- Do not expect to be able to start and finish your homework assignments during a single workshop.
- Do not expect to get individual attention the entire time you are in workshop, other students may also have questions for the alchemists.
- Bring coursework or homework to work on while the alchemist is assisting other students.
- The alchemists are here to help you succeed, not to do your coursework for you. They will not do problems for you or just give you answers.
- Attend workshop with classmates so that you can share ideas and work together.