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Fallacies in thinking have led to the conclusion of both the Biology Department and those professors teaching Chem 20, that Chem 6 is better preparation for Chem 20 than Nat Sci 3 with either Chem 40a or, now, Chem 5. Thus, a recent flyer entitled "Information for Freshmen Considering Concentration in Biology" states...
...initial meeting of Chem 20. Professor Doering stated that one in four students who fail to have the prerequisites as listed in the catalogue under Chem 20 (i.e., and A or A-in Nat Sci 3, an average of B-or better in Nat Sci 3 and Chem 40a, or a C or better in one semester of Chem 6) will earn a grade below C-in Chem 20 on the basis of previous years' data...
...present year-long courses, Nat Sci 3 and Chem 6, and the two-year sequence of Chem 11 and Chem 12, will be abolished and replaced by four one semester courses, Nat Sci 3a, Nat Sci 30, Chem 10, and Chem 40a. Chem 20, Chem 60, and Chem 61 will be taught as they are now but at a slightly higher level...
Next year, a student with no previous chemistry will enter the Fall introductory course, Nat Sci 3a, and then in the spring, can follow with either Nat Sci 30, which analyzes the chemical aspects of pollution and ecology, or Chem 40a, which presents quantitative chemistry. He then takes Chem...
There are exceptions. Most students applaud Chem 6, and those few in Chem 11 and 12 grumble about the teaching but are enthusiastic about its basic premises. Dissatisfaction appears to center around the large second-and third-year courses -- Chem 20, 40a...