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Subject-by-subject guides to the courses students find hardest, from calculus and statistics to organic chemistry, with what to practice and free Lykke courses to practice it in.
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History surveys grade you on why things mattered, not on how many dates you can recite. The three formats you'll face, an ID formula worked through, causation chains, pre-outlined essays, a 7-day plan and free practice for every period.
13 min read
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Intro physics is graded on problems you haven't seen, so memorizing formulas fails. What Physics 1 covers, a four-step routine for every problem, free practice for each unit, a worked friction example and what changes in Physics 2.
13 min read
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General Chemistry rewards a few habits more than long hours: units on every number, problems worked cold, and a log of every miss. What the course covers, where to practice each unit free, and what the ACS final looks like.
16 min read
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Intro psych exams rarely ask for a definition. They describe a person and ask which concept fits. Here's what the course covers, why it's harder than it looks, and how to practice every unit for free.
13 min read
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Nerves before a class presentation are normal, and they show less than you think. Here is what the research says helps, a plan from a week out to the first minute, and what to do if your mind goes blank.
14 min read
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Intro CS is hard in predictable places: tracing code, finding bugs and breaking problems into steps. Here's what CS1 covers, what research says about where beginners stall, and a plan to pass.
13 min read
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Intro econ exams reward one skill above the rest: drawing a graph from memory, shifting the right curve and explaining what happens. Here is what the courses cover, a routine built on that skill, and where to practice each topic.
14 min read
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Intro biology exams reward students who can draw a process from memory and read a graph, not just define terms. Here's what the course covers, a weekly routine that builds both skills, and where to practice each unit free.
14 min read
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Intro stats exams grade the sentence you write about a number as much as the number itself. Here is what the course covers, how to practice each topic for free, and the p-value mistakes that cost points.
13 min read
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Organic Chemistry I rewards pushing electrons over memorizing reactions. What the course covers, the gen chem to review, a mechanism drill, a weekly routine, and what the ACS final looks like.
14 min read
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Calculus 1 rewards a specific kind of practice. Here is what the course covers, why it trips people up, a unit-by-unit plan with a free place to practice every topic, and how to catch up if you're behind.
14 min read
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