Chemical engineering, I feel lost and need help!!!?

i was also in the same mind in the first year of chemical engineering. even though i had the chance to select another field like civil i selected chemical. i got very low results but when i came to Level 4 i felt that i was in the right field. because Chemical and process engineering is a very vast field than other. it relates to every thing in the world, frankly speaking very first subjects are very boring as they are full of fundamentals. Don't worry, interesting subjects are coming ahead. i think your problem is not with the professor but with subjects. and the other thing is not all the professors are same. you will meet good teachers in the future. try to understand those hard subjects, if u don't understand, go and ask from the professor. u have the right to ask again and again if u don't understand. then the professor even will understand the situation. i am saying again interesting subjects are coming ahead

I absolutely hated Chem. E. and found that it was not for me after the first semester. I suggest you think about your major more thoroughly first before wasting too much time in it. As for dealing with hard professors in general. I suggest you send him an e-mail telling him your predicament, if what you said about half the class failing is true, then it shouldn't be too hard to get him to change his policies. Also check the syllabus, he may graded the exams on a curve. My O. Chem. professor made his exams much harder than the other sections, and we averaged around 55 out of 100 per exam. I remember getting a 79 on one exam and being disappointed, but the grading on the curve made it an A.

I'm a 5th yr in ChE--I co-oped, hence the extra year. It looks bad for professors to actually fail more than half the class, so I would be willing to bet your professor is going to curve. The most common approach to curving a class is to take the median grade for your class and make that anywhere between a C to a B-. So if your professor has not provided you with the class average for the first test, go ask him and see if you fall above or below that. If you are below that average, you should do some serious thinking. If you are above, then there is most likely no way you will fail the class since your in with the rest of the pack. But ChE does get waaay harder than Mass and Energy Balances. All the transport classes are difficult and you will use all the calculus you have ever or will ever learn. By the way, I had the same book, but an awesome professor. That book is great to keep for steam tables, conversion charts, etc. I even took it on my study abroad unit ops lab in Denmark. Don't sell back that book if you decide to stay in ChE. P.S. Feel free to add me as a contact if you have more questions. EDIT: In my PChem class, a 59 was a B-, so your class really isn't that far off. I recall being in the same situation for Thermo and Fluid Transport. Seriously, he's really trying to scare you, but not trying to fail over half of his class (he would get in trouble for that since he's supposed to be teaching you). Sorry to hear he is teaching you again though, that blows.

I'm doing my MechE. I was like you too when I first enter degree. What I'm doing is that I seek help from the senior and basically do a lot of exercise, I don't usually depends on the lecturer. Trust me, the lecturer is helping you probably 15% and you need to work on your own the rest 85%. Good Luck!

Start a study group. http://homeworktips.about.com/od/homeworkhelp/a/study.htm Each does Research on part and share results. Testing each other . Organizing one ,and the commitment to the group are important. Finding who you study with are important. You have allot of catching up to do . So reviewing the basics ,going over old homework,exams,... well be important Good luck ,rebuilding your foundation and keeping up. Else hire a tutor

I do not know if this is of any help. Anyway, I am currently enrolled in a university, doing my Degree in Engineering (but not Chemical Eng). Prior to that, I spent two years studying in a college (for my Diploma). When I left my high school, it was, of course, a tough journey ahead. Switching from high school to college was really challenging. From college onwards, we had to use English as the medium of instruction. So, imagine how I adapted to the changes, as I have already spent 11 years of my school life using our national language as the medium of teaching. Still I managed to cope with these, at least that is what I think I am doing now. Now, I know Chemistry is a very interesting subject. In fact, at first, I wanted to major in Chemical Engineering, due to the fact that Chemistry was always the subject that I performed very well in as compared to the other 2 Science's subjects (Physics and Biology) when it comes to examination. Let me see what I can recall. The first 20 elements in the Periodic Table are H, He, Li, Be, B, C, N, O, Fl, N, Na, Mg, Al, Si, Ph, S, Cl, Ar, K, Ca. Am I right? (Trust me, I can recite this from memory). Another few more, Acid + Alkali → Salt + Water. CuSo4 is blue in color. I think I am bragging too much. Where did I stop? Yes, so, because I couldn't afford flying to another state to do Chem Eng, so I decided to choose this field (that I am majoring now), which was a lot more cheaper. I have never let the financial situation of my family prevent me from furthering my studies, as I know education is the tool that can upgrade one's life. Of course, if everyone else can achieve success, so can you. The first year is always the most challenging. Don't expect to be spoon-fed anymore! By the way, you should be proud of yourself. In my country, get 70% or above for any paper and that means you get an A. Anything below 40% is considered F here. My advice, just work hard and put more effort in your studies. Remember to plan for your future, for those who fail to plan, plan to fail. All the best, good luck and take care!