molemolemolemolemole

(multiple posts in one day; i must be real bored)

i successfully completed basic chemistry courses both in high school and as an undergrad (the first time around). i remember enjoying it just fine, except for one tiny (actually massive) thing.

the mole. mol. Avogrado's number.

i never understood the mol. had nightmares about it for long after my courses were done and my grades in the mail.
it is the one thing i was fearing the most about abandoning my TV Production career in favor of the much more fun Pre-med Post-Bacc Style.

i am afraid of the mol. i hate it. i do not understand it. it reminds me of my ex. there's nothing i'd rather do than gather a mol of my friends (it's a numerical unit, people) and killing it off. the mol, that is. i'd like to pay someone at the Chemistry Institute (or whatever the place where Chemistry nerds hang out is called) to discredit the mol theory.

anyway, it's back. it has not only made an appearance in my new Chemistry course (ON THE FIRST DAY!!!), but it's sneaking up on me in the Biology by Campbell text that i so lovingly paid $110 for.

i've read. and reread. did not know what to do. so i Wikipedia-d it.

i feel slightly better now.
will feel even better when my hot lab-mates tutor me extensively on the nature of the mol. and anatomy and physiology.

just kidding.