theUwUhugger@lemmy.world
on 23 Dec 09:48
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…you guys had to memorize the pepe table?!??? Why? The point of the pepe table is so that you wouldn’t have to memorize its contents!
BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca
on 23 Dec 11:20
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A steadily growing portion of American education is about rote memorization instead of critical thinking because we tied testing to funding and true/false is easier to grade
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org
on 23 Dec 12:58
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In high school I agree that learning it by heart is unnecessary. Studying chemistry in university though, I agree that the students there should know, at least roughly, where each element is. After all, a lot of reactivity and behavior depends on their period and which group they are in.
theUwUhugger@lemmy.world
on 23 Dec 13:37
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Ppl absolutely must learn how to read it, but they rllllllly don’t have to know what the 2nd element is (neon?), nor its atomic weight, nor its electronegativity, nor… from memory! Thats why we have pepe tables
TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz
on 23 Dec 14:46
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I have a PhD in chemistry. It was never expected that we memorize anything. You just take out a periodic table when you need one.
Interesting but not surprising that it differs. In my case it was mostly due to one seminar tutor, not a professor.
mayhair@discuss.tchncs.de
on 23 Dec 14:29
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Me personally? Nope, I just stole this meme from somewhere else (like how all good memes spread)
passiveaggressivesonar@lemmy.world
on 23 Dec 20:00
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Like not memorize the table but memorize the atomic numbers and valence electrons? Just memorize the alkali earth metals or the halogens? I don’t see how you wouldn’t be forced to memorize the table in some way
Its gonna be a complicated concept so please hold my hands! You learn how to read it (we were taught in primary school) and you look at it when you need info off it?
Like… I am studying bioengineering (bachelor, there is immeasurable amount of chem and the lack of knowing the atomic number of plutonium have yet to cost me my balls!
passiveaggressivesonar@lemmy.world
on 23 Dec 23:48
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Yeah but I’m willing to bet not knowing which column or group silicon is would have been an issue, but if you say it doesn’t matter I trust your experience
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world
on 24 Dec 04:04
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This is actually a top-quality shitpost
…you guys had to memorize the pepe table?!??? Why? The point of the pepe table is so that you wouldn’t have to memorize its contents!
A steadily growing portion of American education is about rote memorization instead of critical thinking because we tied testing to funding and true/false is easier to grade
In high school I agree that learning it by heart is unnecessary. Studying chemistry in university though, I agree that the students there should know, at least roughly, where each element is. After all, a lot of reactivity and behavior depends on their period and which group they are in.
Ppl absolutely must learn how to read it, but they rllllllly don’t have to know what the 2nd element is (neon?), nor its atomic weight, nor its electronegativity, nor… from memory! Thats why we have pepe tables
I have a PhD in chemistry. It was never expected that we memorize anything. You just take out a periodic table when you need one.
Interesting but not surprising that it differs. In my case it was mostly due to one seminar tutor, not a professor.
Me personally? Nope, I just stole this meme from somewhere else (like how all good memes spread)
Like not memorize the table but memorize the atomic numbers and valence electrons? Just memorize the alkali earth metals or the halogens? I don’t see how you wouldn’t be forced to memorize the table in some way
Its gonna be a complicated concept so please hold my hands! You learn how to read it (we were taught in primary school) and you look at it when you need info off it?
Like… I am studying bioengineering (bachelor, there is immeasurable amount of chem and the lack of knowing the atomic number of plutonium have yet to cost me my balls!
Yeah but I’m willing to bet not knowing which column or group silicon is would have been an issue, but if you say it doesn’t matter I trust your experience
Wait till you get a real job!!/s
<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d39bbb95-22d7-4bcf-8a2c-1b12d28abd74.png">
Yeah you’ll start seeing a lot more “noble gases” the higher up the food chain you get
<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/94840845-5e75-447d-81ba-18c0872b1b39.jpeg"> chef’s kiss good stuff
<img alt="" src="https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/bef069a2-6ba0-4803-917b-33dc188181b4.png">
<img alt="right back atcha!" src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/24409b90-c7f5-423f-b923-8eff9fb92e86.jpeg">
i get the ne= neon joke but I have no clue why the image is cut like that or why it’s funny
Maybe taking a look at the original scene will help.
It’s funny because when you’re reading it, it catches you off-guard, basically.