Do not be afraid of organic chemistry. | Jakob Magolan | TEDxUIdaho

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  • @Loveallegra
    @Loveallegra 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1199

    That moment when you literally stop orgo hw to procrastinate on TH-cam, and this video shows up in your sub box.
    I'm 110% certain TH-cam is watching me

    • @chandnitiwari8354
      @chandnitiwari8354 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Its all "machine learning" technically.

    • @lakers4shoPSD
      @lakers4shoPSD 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You were probably googling organic chemistry stuff, and they were able to track that down to narrow video suggestions.

    • @jamesstudebaker1210
      @jamesstudebaker1210 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Allegra You're welcome.

    • @wakeup9228
      @wakeup9228 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most definitely they are...

    • @cindyespadas3276
      @cindyespadas3276 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There’s no coincidence on your TH-cam recommendations, it’s only big data and machine learning

  • @abc-eb4zh
    @abc-eb4zh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1386

    Organic chemistry is alkynes of fun

    • @Emk315
      @Emk315 6 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      I triple approve of this message.

    • @MylenasBeautyRoom1
      @MylenasBeautyRoom1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Put this on a t-shirt

    • @neigeepierrot4694
      @neigeepierrot4694 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Genius

    • @toymos97
      @toymos97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My type of humor

    • @JespMusic
      @JespMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Positive dipole moment from this post!

  • @As.Meow.Deus2080
    @As.Meow.Deus2080 7 ปีที่แล้ว +531

    Jakob was my Organic Chem II professor, and learning from him is a delight. This talk is very indicative of his teaching style. UIdaho lost him as a professor, which is sad, but he helped me love Ochem. 10/10 professor

    • @pyropharmer98
      @pyropharmer98 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Yes, Jakob is an excellent chemist. That's why he left University of Idaho.

    • @figaroDful
      @figaroDful 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      When did he leave? I could have sworn he was still there. Hmmm...

    • @pyropharmer98
      @pyropharmer98 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Only a few months ago, he works in Canada now.

    • @golamrabbi5560
      @golamrabbi5560 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How to memorize the reactions easily?

    • @Mlork972
      @Mlork972 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@golamrabbi5560 You don't, you have to learn them, literally learn, that mean learn how they work, why, when, with what, and to do what ?

  • @jakebivas
    @jakebivas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I 100% agree, but as a current orgo 2 student, the professors make it all about memorization and grades, and med schools make it all about that letter grade. I don't think we're afraid of the material itself, but of the expectations that come along with taking a course like this.

  • @e.s9636
    @e.s9636 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2158

    Organic chemistry was all fun and games until the exams 😩

    • @kassyg3897
      @kassyg3897 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      deadass.

    • @sheilapaucar7067
      @sheilapaucar7067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Naw, until reactions were introduced

    • @almondmelk
      @almondmelk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Until you have to take organic 2

    • @sheilapaucar7067
      @sheilapaucar7067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@almondmelk not bad so far

    • @aidanconnolly9170
      @aidanconnolly9170 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sheilapaucar7067 Oh don't worry, it gets worse haha

  • @MandeepKaur-me9nn
    @MandeepKaur-me9nn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2304

    I m only seeing this video to get motivated to start studying organic chemistry..😄😅😅😅

  • @AD-wg8ik
    @AD-wg8ik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Organic Chemistry is pretty fun when you realize what’s going on

  • @Fari-writes-fari-sings
    @Fari-writes-fari-sings 7 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    This showed up in my subscription feed the night before my organic chemistry test.....its a sign!

  • @BENJAMIN12475
    @BENJAMIN12475 7 ปีที่แล้ว +455

    I wish if this man could teach me organic chemistry.

    • @coolguy8234
      @coolguy8234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You can watch arvind arora or physics wallah

    • @davidkeyes1205
      @davidkeyes1205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can. Go to McMaster University and sign up for his class.

    • @smitaparamitashreya339
      @smitaparamitashreya339 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davidkeyes1205 Is it free or paid ?

  • @supsma9983
    @supsma9983 7 ปีที่แล้ว +642

    I want to learn and and not get intimidated by courses like such, but when they accompany these courses with tests, assignments deadlines, timmed quizes, papers, the grading system, etc it's hard not to get intimidated...

    • @trick58
      @trick58 6 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      sup sma Don’t lose hope and remember, setbacks will always be with us but we fail only when we quit. I have a PhD in organic chemistry but I had to plead for a passing grade in my first organic class in college. It never got easy but it was usually interesting. Hang in there.

    • @HyperSonic707
      @HyperSonic707 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      sup sma school ain't about learnin', it's about passin' tests! My advice is read the books before taking the course. Without all that anxiety, you can learn a lot easier.

    • @erinmayo5170
      @erinmayo5170 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I'm 17 and for the past two years I've been studying chemistry in my free time so hopefully it will be easy when I get to college.

    • @FirstLast-ur6xt
      @FirstLast-ur6xt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol don’t forget labs

    • @flip2724
      @flip2724 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Exactly its always fun at your own pace

  • @ryanreffner3847
    @ryanreffner3847 5 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    Ochem day 1: Oh, look at these adorable bond-line structures!
    Ochem day 2-on: You have to memorize a dozen multi-step synthesis and their exceptions for every exam.
    Ochem prof: lol why you scared?

    • @wasserruebenvergilbungsvirus
      @wasserruebenvergilbungsvirus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      You don't really have to memorise them if you understand why and how they happen

    • @FirstLast-ur6xt
      @FirstLast-ur6xt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Wasserrübenvergilbungsvirus people always get surprised when I mention this. Just understand why steric hinderance, resonance, hybridization etc help push a reaction a certain way, and you’ll be fine. Obviously the niche reactions like Gringard and Friedel-craft does require some memorization, but they still exploit the basic rules

    • @xcarnage8632
      @xcarnage8632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      U know chiral centres right? Now the questions i have seen are ridiculous. They will just name some obscure compund and ask how many chural centres it has. U cant understand org chem all the time. There are some exceptions that dont make sense. U never know which effect has more influence and if u give the wrong priority to the wrong effect u will get thr wrong ans

    • @vladys5238
      @vladys5238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@xcarnage8632 counting chiral centers is extremely easy if you understand the idea of chirality

    • @xcarnage8632
      @xcarnage8632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@vladys5238 counting the chiral centre was never a problem. The problem was the structure. The question expected me to know the the structure of the compund they named. The common name not iupac. Now if thats not purely memory based than idk what is

  • @adikrah
    @adikrah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    I hate it when people say "don't be afraid of this" and then just brushes through the basics like wtf dude, it's not the basics that's tough! Geez

    • @sajanaryal6932
      @sajanaryal6932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Exactly lol... It's memorizing the massive number of equations that can get really tedious, not the basics of orgo chem lmao.

    • @nikhil4815
      @nikhil4815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Exactly. When I read Org chem for the first time understanding it , I though what's so difficult in this? Boy was I wrong!!!! It's just like inorganic, a lot of logic but a WHOLE LOT OF MEMORY

    • @IndianMeme_Historian
      @IndianMeme_Historian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nikhil4815 inorganic is more tough than organic because inorganic is full of exceptions

    • @javieremoya
      @javieremoya 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sajanaryal6932 the basic lead to memorization....if you know when to use a specific mechanism, identifying the right reagents or products from a reaction gets easy. Then the process becomes more fluid rather than memorizing lists and praying you just regurgitate the easy one (which doesnt happen but people still do)

    • @강나리-r1x
      @강나리-r1x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sajanaryal6932 you dont just memorize you learn the mechanisms

  • @shosha1771
    @shosha1771 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    This course gave me stress, anxiety, and also made me grow tremendously. As much as I hate it, I would take it again because my Ochem professor was one of the most amazing professors. So, yes! I would go through it again.

  • @kareemapbio7332
    @kareemapbio7332 5 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Prof showed this to us last year on the 1st day of Ochem 1, it definitely motivated me. I got Bs in both Ochem 1 & 2, which may not be impressive to others but im very proud of myself

    • @MrJosephAnthonySilva
      @MrJosephAnthonySilva 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Great job!!!
      - From a biochem major :)

    • @kareemapbio7332
      @kareemapbio7332 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      MrJosephAnthonySilva thanks i wish you the best :)

    • @alixzandrazabal
      @alixzandrazabal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      kareem did u go to usc?

    • @kareemapbio7332
      @kareemapbio7332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alixzandrazabal No ma'am, i went to a small college in Oklahoma, were you guys shown this video as well?

    • @kenthefele113
      @kenthefele113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good job! Even if a B is less than an A, it's still far above what the average student achieves in Org Chem. I'm proud of you as well.

  • @damrrisseva
    @damrrisseva 7 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    Lol this makes organic chemistry look so simple and fancy... And then you study it and you realize this goes much more deep.
    Although, organic chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry were some of my favourite subjects at college.

    • @beaco4960
      @beaco4960 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I didn't know that organic chemistry had more content than 15 minutes of video.

    • @mattlukco3717
      @mattlukco3717 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Otra persona más 😂😂😂

    • @amal-ti2zz
      @amal-ti2zz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah his explanation of line bond structures is like section 1.1- let's see how the audience feels after conformational isomers and chair flips

  • @zhonestguy
    @zhonestguy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    I have such love for this science which made the class even more discouraging not because it was hard, but because there was a large amount of thoughts/ideas without the proper depth of explanation. O-Chem 1 literally dips your toe into the real world of chemistry with expectations to know less and memorize more. The entire semester I found myself asking, "yeah.... but why??" with answers along the lines of, "you'll learn that later". This lead to a consistant 77-78% in the class with exams that I felt as if I was being asked complex questions with provided generalized information. I am an analytical thinker and could care less for memorization because memorization and comprehension are not equal. I am not paying tuition to memorize, I am paying tuition to LEARN.

    • @kevinfarrell3324
      @kevinfarrell3324 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yea a lot of memorization is needed, but is required to "learn" why some things happen. For any STEM class, it is important to not only know how to do something, but what is actually happening. So its not the case of knowing less and memorizing more, succeeding in any STEM class requires both and you will probably not do well if you don't have both.

    • @matthewh5263
      @matthewh5263 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Preach!

    • @Tuqtgref
      @Tuqtgref ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You've spoken the words of my heart.❤

  • @seas_day
    @seas_day 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "A window to which the beauty of the natural world becomes richer"
    I love that! Definitely a good pep talk before taking the course

    • @failyourwaytothetop
      @failyourwaytothetop 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Prep talks are great precursors to prepare suicide bombers too. LOL!

  • @jessewalker4332
    @jessewalker4332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I took it twice, dropped it and then I transferred to another college retook it and my teacher changed my whole perspective on it. I started to understand and love chemistry. I use to be scared because I didn’t understand it and hated it. I’m forever thankful for my professor changing my perspective.

    • @failyourwaytothetop
      @failyourwaytothetop 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are the smartest man alive or woman. Can't tell by your name. Great drive and endurance. Most would have given up. You decided not to and believed it was doable. The environment was not supportive and you changed it. Most would have just blamed themselves and given up. You didn't allow your thoughts to run you into the ground.

    • @toxicmaniax5719
      @toxicmaniax5719 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It crazy how one professor can ruin a subject

  • @shadiaizzatiabubakar5574
    @shadiaizzatiabubakar5574 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I am food science & managment student .To be honest this is my 4th time I'm taking this killer subject.. I hope I'll no fail again. Watch this video such an inspiration for me. I hope I can pass this subject.

  • @CantPrayMeAway
    @CantPrayMeAway 6 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    If this is how O Chem were taught, people wouldn't be scared of it. This is now how it's taught nor what it's like to experience O Chem as a student. Everyone knows O Chem is amazing as a subject, but how it's taught is the problem and he's not addressing that issue in this video.

    • @velkykopyto7021
      @velkykopyto7021 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And how could he? Bad teachers stay bad teachers. We all have to learn it ourselfs

    • @Noha2322
      @Noha2322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@velkykopyto7021 for how long you gonna teach yourself ,if it’s like that why we go to university why we waste our time and life is better to study alone and work alone,A bad teacher means he is not understanding the idea then he cannot explain it .Or just he knows everything but give you nothing.

  • @marcustulliuscicero4386
    @marcustulliuscicero4386 5 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    Everyone gangsta till it's oc exam day

    • @marekintal6878
      @marekintal6878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am watching this on exam day hahaha

  • @Zack6ix
    @Zack6ix ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the way this guy introduced organic chemistry just gave me chills

  • @SeriouslyWacky
    @SeriouslyWacky 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Organic chemistry is awesome and fun only when you watch a TEDx video on it. But when it comes to exams, may the force be with you!

  • @darianwilliams3452
    @darianwilliams3452 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ochem 1 I got a 79 letter grade but a 92 in the lab, the amount of work and exams is what makes people intimidated by the course. The lab part was super fun, I actually learned the most.

  • @emmanuelsahr7128
    @emmanuelsahr7128 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Why can't this guy make organic videos? geez.. he explains it so beautifully.

  • @ozgebas962
    @ozgebas962 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    its so simple and his speech is really clear

  • @imaadshabir5713
    @imaadshabir5713 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a Pharma student, it changed my perspective completely

  • @napalmbones
    @napalmbones 7 ปีที่แล้ว +737

    What do you do with a dead chemist?
    Barium

    • @pepamethodman
      @pepamethodman 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      You had kissed children.

    • @pyropharmer98
      @pyropharmer98 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Only if you couldn't curium.

    • @sunilds2176
      @sunilds2176 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      napalmbones

    • @shristidas7977
      @shristidas7977 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Combustion coz i like physical chemistry😂😋

    • @mikeroque6920
      @mikeroque6920 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Too late to Helium :(

  • @audreyhamilton5765
    @audreyhamilton5765 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    i feel like courses like this really need a great professor like this. my professor is okay but she's not doing the best job. a lot of chemistry I'm having to learn by myself (as im sure most people have had to do as well). explaining in this simple of a way is so much less intimidating. I also feel like when you don't understand it, you get discouraged and want to drop the class. I really hope I pass my class

    • @Samurai_X_Batman
      @Samurai_X_Batman 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      how're you doing now?😊

  • @sroydetroy6404
    @sroydetroy6404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As someone who is going through a course that will prepare me for learning medicine in Italy- people like this is what keeps me alive and interested at wanting to know and discover more.

  • @GogulMaths
    @GogulMaths 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:50
    I like they way how he expresses his eagerness towards Organic Chemistry

  • @TheChemistryKid
    @TheChemistryKid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Organic chemistry is like a new language. You must learn the fundamentals (the letters), and once you’ve done that, you can start forming words and creating paragraphs (mastering mechanisms).

  • @sierrafly9242
    @sierrafly9242 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm about to take the second semester of ochem, for the 6th time. Every time I take it I spend ~6 hours a day on it, only to fail the tests. I go to office hours, email professors, do okay on the homeworks... just fail the tests. I've passed every other class in my major, but can't graduate because of this 200 level entry course. I actually like the material too, it's interesting stuff. I just wish I knew how to learn it. Thinking about having to take it AGAIN though makes me want to cry because it makes me feel like a failure.

  • @IcyEdits
    @IcyEdits 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Its not even as hard as everyone makes it. I feel like this about Gen chem. Now that's what I like to call a blockade. Gen chem made me go crazy.

    • @iluhyuhswag
      @iluhyuhswag 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      IcyEdits I was hoping so ! because I enjoyed gen chem but it was kinda of hard at times

    • @mashfichowdhury6336
      @mashfichowdhury6336 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      SAME

  • @quimiclan
    @quimiclan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I take away a lot of learning from this talk. Thank you for making chemistry so interesting

  • @burenrussell2988
    @burenrussell2988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I took this course over 20 years ago, and I’m still bitter. I passed both semesters with a D and changed my career path from medical science.

  • @keyontehill7335
    @keyontehill7335 7 ปีที่แล้ว +356

    Damn girl you got 11 protons? Cause you sodium fine

  • @TheAlps36
    @TheAlps36 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This natural Vs synthetic argument should be really emphasized in the general consciousness. Just because something's made in a lab doesn't mean it's bad, likewise just because something's natural doesn't mean it's safe

  • @dylankirkpatrick1483
    @dylankirkpatrick1483 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jakob was one of the best professors I've ever had.

  • @J_Lauds
    @J_Lauds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As someone that is studying organic chemistry as a graduate student, I appreciate how he takes a step back to realize how much this field is so integrated into a lot of different aspects. I think one thing that scares students off to organic chemistry is that it's a different mindset of understanding this field. In organic chemistry, you learn the reactions and core concepts, but to implement those you need to think in a more critical thinking perspective. I believe that's what makes this class so scary for those that have to take it if they are pre-med, because they are used to regurgitating information but that doesn't fly in organic chemistry.

  • @UhoudAaMm
    @UhoudAaMm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I've a mater degree of chemistry and I've multiple sclerosis too. When you mentioned Gilenya, I really loved organic chemistry more.
    Thank you for this lovely talk.
    Uhoud, from Saudi Arabia

    • @simpatiko86
      @simpatiko86 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where did you get your mater degree?

  • @jiminvogue1223
    @jiminvogue1223 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can see why people find organic chemistry hard..but i love it so much. It's so interesting. And my teacher taught us so well, he made it very very easy for us.

  • @pulkit288
    @pulkit288 7 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    I see or hear organic chemistry i hide in my closet for 10 days

    • @lovefood1518
      @lovefood1518 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pulkit sharma bharadwaj my God

    • @abrariusghazal5383
      @abrariusghazal5383 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pulkit sharma bharadwaj exactly pulkit lol im terrified and my teacher suckzzzzz

    • @ifrahrizwan1396
      @ifrahrizwan1396 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sameeee

    • @sj8814
      @sj8814 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same 😂

    • @caribaez5711
      @caribaez5711 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      No kidding, but I wish I could take organic chemistry. I see molecules about organic chemistry and it makes me feel happy.

  • @primaveras1erra
    @primaveras1erra 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of my favorite Ted Talks of all time

  • @Noha2322
    @Noha2322 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some teachers make you hate the subject before starting it,make you depressed and you do not show your talented side.Such a heart break

    • @Samurai_X_Batman
      @Samurai_X_Batman 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      how're you doing

    • @Noha2322
      @Noha2322 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am good thanks for asking I love now organic chemistry 🎉😊and all types of chemistry

    • @Samurai_X_Batman
      @Samurai_X_Batman 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Noha2322 wow, great.🤟👍

  • @mariap8425
    @mariap8425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m literally writing a test tomorrow on organic chemistry and this was on my recommendations

  • @elephantplant
    @elephantplant 6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    who else is still afraid?

  • @jackw264
    @jackw264 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    one of the BEST TED Talks I've ever seen

  • @reyhanehosseinpour8189
    @reyhanehosseinpour8189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    just when i thought i cant be more inspired and fall in love with my major more than i already am ... im so in love with my major and my future with it

  • @maryamjbareen5746
    @maryamjbareen5746 7 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I'm in LOVE with chemistry💛

    • @jenniferbullett7254
      @jenniferbullett7254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Can I borrow your brain. 😃😃😃😃

    • @maryamjbareen5746
      @maryamjbareen5746 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jenniferbullett7254
      Hahahaha I need it very much in the next years🤣❤

    • @jenniferbullett7254
      @jenniferbullett7254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@maryamjbareen5746 😃😃😃 Ok I guess. I'm gonna need someone's brain to pass Chem, Biology and College Algebra. 🤣🤣 💕

    • @maryamjbareen5746
      @maryamjbareen5746 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jenniferbullett7254
      What are you studying?

  • @saradomin89898
    @saradomin89898 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    to all the incoming students about to take orgo, don't be intimidated. it's really not that bad.
    take my word for it when I say it's NOT that bad.
    if anything, i enjoyed it much more than general chemistry.

    • @kmook76
      @kmook76 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don't. Literally the worst class I took in college with the worst teachers with bad english on top. Oh and how often do medical students use organic chemistry? Oh they don't in the way they teach it. That's the problem. "if this is how O Chem were taught, people wouldn't be scared of it. This is now how it's taught nor what it's like to experience O Chem as a student. Everyone knows O Chem is amazing as a subject, but how it's taught is the problem and he's not addressing that issue in this video."

    • @TheAlps36
      @TheAlps36 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My advice - practice as many reactions as you can

  • @josephhvhayes
    @josephhvhayes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Any "a level chemistry" students watching this?

    • @tahafayyaz3598
      @tahafayyaz3598 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep me right now

    • @josephbrennan370
      @josephbrennan370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep. I think organic chemistry is largely a memory game.

    • @andreasapei2859
      @andreasapei2859 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me, I have a good teacher and it hasn't been that bad so far

    • @oksowhat
      @oksowhat 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      well learning biomolecules

    • @amhimemer8769
      @amhimemer8769 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oksowhat that is the chapter I am skipping 😂

  • @pierpaolocasamassima8652
    @pierpaolocasamassima8652 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very captivating approach to a tremendously cool and crucial subject. Thank you for your contribution.

  • @bunsenn5064
    @bunsenn5064 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Organic chemistry just so happens to be my favorite type of chemistry, because organic chemistry is where I learn how to make nerve gas. :)

  • @hasemhasan1151
    @hasemhasan1151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is great, 3 years after my A levels chemistry, youtube recommends me this now?

  • @NastyWicked
    @NastyWicked 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent speech by mr Jakob. Congrats

  • @deepanwita1641
    @deepanwita1641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How can someone not like organic chem. Its love❣

  • @gracejohnson9738
    @gracejohnson9738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I hate organic chem with a BURNING passion, how badly I want this guy to be my prof, he’s making it interesting

  • @richardmadden7222
    @richardmadden7222 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very inspiring, reminds me of a friend who quit industry for awhile to teach at his alma mata. Totally enthusiastic, dedicated and commited, a brilliant synthesis. He became totally despondent after 4 years. You either "get/love chemistry" ,or the most part. you don't. I'm not saying you can't do well,,,,,BUT...you either love it or you don't.

  • @Sitotito
    @Sitotito 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This allowed my curiosity to flourish for O-chem this should be in every class

  • @caribaez5711
    @caribaez5711 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really wish I could understand organic chemistry. I like it because I like nutrition and food science. I am going to pursue registered nurse school, and I am liking the profession. I understand nursing students need to understand organic chemistry for pharmacology, but also I love food science. I want to be inspired to keep understanding organic chemistry. Feels like a passion because it makes me happy to see it. I am not kidding.

  • @bestnocture
    @bestnocture 7 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    I see organic chemistry, I hit like

  • @bruhhmomentumm
    @bruhhmomentumm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I thought Organic chemistry was easy but tedious. I’m under the impression that it’s because I had good professors.

  • @Casmusic69
    @Casmusic69 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    When you want to go to med school but didn’t ace gen chem. Rip

    • @MAJCrAiN
      @MAJCrAiN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You don’t have to ace gen chem to go to med school. Organic is much more important

    • @khalidmohammadu9724
      @khalidmohammadu9724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      U may be wrong. Most just have that knowledge at the highest level does not mean they wanted to be physicians. Being Doctor is a dedication to saving life. What he does here is simply epic. I have studied Medicine so i do know

  • @gacrux225
    @gacrux225 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My favourite part in organic is isomerism , formation of chloroform frm methane in presence of sunlight.

    • @habiburrehman7108
      @habiburrehman7108 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂 lol

    • @monotoneiitr-ece3180
      @monotoneiitr-ece3180 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My favourite part is when they try to react benzene with cl molecules in dark and fail.

  • @gaudiumrome
    @gaudiumrome 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm in highschool taking regular honors chemistry (and next year ap chemistry), and I've been looking into organic chemistry lately out of sheer interest, and partially so I'm prepared for when I take it in college. I've written 10 pages of notes, front and back. I love organic chemistry!

    • @Aquatackgirl
      @Aquatackgirl 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kathryn A AP Chem is a ton of fun I loved it when I took it a couple years ago. Now I’m a chem major lol

  • @jungmokim1320
    @jungmokim1320 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m a 9th grade taking chemistry’s honors and this science makes me wanna cry

  • @oandy1010
    @oandy1010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    No one laughed at his caffeine/morphine joke. I thought it was funny dude.

  • @mrnasty02106
    @mrnasty02106 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've learned that over time. Do be afraid of some of the classmates, especially if they are taking it to be a mad scientist. See all my other posts for more.

  • @thebeginner8148
    @thebeginner8148 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m taking Organic Chemistry for the next semester. I am terrified just thinking about it.

  • @seayellow5834
    @seayellow5834 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been confused with chemistry for a long time, but this video is like OMG to me!

  • @aidanbergin6501
    @aidanbergin6501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    pulled out a epipen trainer and thought we wouldn't notice

  • @chinmayjoshi3592
    @chinmayjoshi3592 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    as a person who studied for JEE, organic chemistry was perhaps the most lovable subject of all of chemistry (when you have inorganic and physical, orgainc feels like heaven).

  • @dimaal8477
    @dimaal8477 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favourite talks!

  • @awesomecatvideos4723
    @awesomecatvideos4723 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a Communications major I think this
    looks and sounds highly challenging and definitely not in my ball park. But I would happily like to try it. Even though I'll never be a doctor or a nurse this is very interesting to say the least.

  • @callmecheese0
    @callmecheese0 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching this the day after my orgo final is so relieving

  • @ayoadonis8228
    @ayoadonis8228 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great video, this is when you make organic chemistry come alive..

  • @tomd1434
    @tomd1434 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is why I love TH-cam. I have no reason to learn anything about this subject. I’m 42 and work in real estate. I’m just curious and I can watch someone explain or teach me something. I learned excel by watching TH-cam too. Peace

  • @sax1ize
    @sax1ize 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg this is the key to everything I study all topics back to Quantum Entanglement & you just Untangled the lot in a Quarter of an Hour I'll rewatch this many times thank you buddy new Follower gained!

  • @destinylife467
    @destinylife467 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'M DOING MASTERS IN CHEMISTRY... Happy to see Chemistry video on tedx.
    Btw my name is Susanta Rakshit from India.

    • @crb4095
      @crb4095 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Of course you are

  • @bezerker2023
    @bezerker2023 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I ACE Organic Chemistry. I loved it, It open a window for my future. If I can do it anyone can do it.

    • @PYR0NinjaPXG
      @PYR0NinjaPXG 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Taking Orgo in about a month, very encouraging to see a comment like this from someone with the same name as me lol

  • @shubhamsingh9785
    @shubhamsingh9785 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, it's one of the easiest part of chemistry for me .I love studying organic chemistry.It's my love ,which i will never leave .

  • @ersilcoff
    @ersilcoff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Once you truly understand organic chemistry you understand almost all of the 🌍 around you.

  • @aleksandra36
    @aleksandra36 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    TH-cam recommended this video to me a day before starting my organic chemistry course. So I hope it's going to be fun :)

  • @abhishekgrover2745
    @abhishekgrover2745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish i could have a teacher like u in my academics

  • @yourchemistryfriend1097
    @yourchemistryfriend1097 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is the real organic chemistry.

  • @trick58
    @trick58 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great talk, Jakob. We miss you at UI.

  • @jimmy0001
    @jimmy0001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    WHY IS EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE COUGHING SO MUCH?

  • @CJ-cx8ym
    @CJ-cx8ym 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This almost made me choose a major with organic chemistry

    • @thesmiler119
      @thesmiler119 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So how are you now!!!

  • @LiborTinka
    @LiborTinka 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Chemistry is one of the subject I found to love AFTER the school. The school did everything to make me hate it... then I started playing and and learning naturally which brought me back to it.

  • @suisung149
    @suisung149 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very motivation, I’m about to take this class and hope I feel the same way as he did.

  • @ThatOneMohamed
    @ThatOneMohamed 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    you're voice is relaxing

  • @onewomanslife
    @onewomanslife 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great teacher. Thank you.

  • @micheheaven4928
    @micheheaven4928 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why am I enjoying this more than organic chem lectures

  • @skyeblue5134
    @skyeblue5134 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the way he looks at it

  • @JuanMartinez-sy5zp
    @JuanMartinez-sy5zp 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tomorrow morning is my final exam in organic chemistry 2. I remember watching this before my first lecture. Im praying i can finally defeat it.

  • @London_miss234
    @London_miss234 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent! Reminds me of my Organic Chemistry class umpteen years ago.

  • @inluvwithglitter
    @inluvwithglitter 7 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    IM A CHEMISTRY MAJOR.. sorry had to say it chemistry rules

    • @Aquatackgirl
      @Aquatackgirl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      inluvwithglitter Same. You going into research?

    • @rahulsaha3649
      @rahulsaha3649 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too, but I fear organic chemistry 😢😢

    • @PurpleNoodles
      @PurpleNoodles 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      inluvwithglitter ok?

    • @maroonhorizon1693
      @maroonhorizon1693 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did u get a job

    • @inluvwithglitter
      @inluvwithglitter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@maroonhorizon1693 I worked in government research for a year and now I am a fully funded PhD student! Not the best salary but getting paid to get a PhD/teach chemistry is definitely the way to go. Im going back into government research after.

  • @asetmuratuly2930
    @asetmuratuly2930 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Im majoring in chemistry science, and when I finished my organic chemistry and passed all the exams I was Really relieved, but right after that I met polymer chemistry and it was even worse 😭😭😭

  • @salutarydreams520
    @salutarydreams520 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching this after failing organic chemistry. I need retake the course next year. Not going to fail twice!