[DeathByBSOD]

Title pretty much explains it. Any books/Materials or anything useful to help me prepare for OCR B AS Chem. And is it possible to get a high grade using these?

[krisshP]

(Original post by DeathByBSOD)
Title pretty much explains it. Any books/Materials or anything useful to help me prepare for OCR B AS Chem. And is it possible to get a high grade using these?

I'm doing OCR B salters Chemistry AS next year as well. From what I have heard, the following are best:

Past Papers

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AS-Level-Che...pr_product_top

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Revise-AS-Ch...ref=pd_sim_b_1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Salters-Adva...ref=pd_sim_b_5

Good Luck on your course and make sure you put a LOT of effort

[DeathByBSOD]

(Original post by krisshP)
I'm doing OCR B salters Chemistry AS next year as well. From what I have heard, the following are best:

Past Papers

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AS-Level-Che...pr_product_top

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Revise-AS-Ch...ref=pd_sim_b_1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Salters-Adva...ref=pd_sim_b_5

Good Luck on your course and make sure you put a LOT of effort

Thank you ever so much! im outta rep right now, gonna rep you later

[krisshP]

(Original post by DeathByBSOD)
Thank you ever so much! im outta rep right now, gonna rep you later

see:

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1374362

as well.

[GreenLantern1]

I'm doing htis next year. Apparently it is dreadful. So I may got to another school that I got accepted by as they do Edexcel!

[manic_fuzz]

When I did AS I only used the Chemical Ideas textbook and made notes from that, and I came out with a fairly good grade. However I would, as already outlined above, advise you to use the Revise AS Chemistry for Salters guide also - it was really useful for A2 so I assume the AS version is just as good

(Original post by GreenLantern1)
I'm doing htis next year. Apparently it is dreadful. So I may got to another school that I got accepted by as they do Edexcel!

It's not that bad, the worst part is the Individual Investigation at A2 but everyone powers through

[GreenLantern1]

(Original post by manic_fuzz)
When I did AS I only used the Chemical Ideas textbook and made notes from that, and I came out with a fairly good grade. However I would, as already outlined above, advise you to use the Revise AS Chemistry for Salters guide also - it was really useful for A2 so I assume the AS version is just as good




It's not that bad, the worst part is the Individual Investigation at A2 but everyone powers through

Well it is a lot harder than it could be! I mean for the practicals we were told you have to do a write-up. For Edexcel all you have to do is write down the result of an experiment... such as chemical turned blue. And the Edexcel exams have many 1 mark questions with 20 multiple choice questions. It is definitely the easier choice to do Edexcel!!!

[manic_fuzz]

(Original post by GreenLantern1)
Well it is a lot harder than it could be! I mean for the practicals we were told you have to do a write-up. For Edexcel all you have to do is write down the result of an experiment... such as chemical turned blue. And the Edexcel exams have many 1 mark questions with 20 multiple choice questions. It is definitely the easier choice to do Edexcel!!!

At A2 yes, but at AS we just did a normal assessed practical. Well whatever floats your boat

[GreenLantern1]

(Original post by manic_fuzz)
At A2 yes, but at AS we just did a normal assessed practical. Well whatever floats your boat

soo what you have to do for AS practicals?

[manic_fuzz]

(Original post by GreenLantern1)
soo what you have to do for AS practicals?

IIRC it was just similar to an ISA, in that we had a paper which outlined the experiments we had to do and then we had to answer questions relating to what happened. It was like a lot of mini experiments with colour changes/precipitates/etc.

[EstebanK0]

I found that the salters as revision guide was too brief and simple. I mainly used the Chemical Ideas book but don't fall for the trap that you don't need the storylines book as well. The school gives you both books but most students ignore the storylines book. This is not wise as OCR B is based on putting chemistry into context. For F331 you'll need to know what are the adverse effects of certain pollutants which aren't said in the Chemical Ideas book. Contextual type questions do come up in the exams and they're not that bad so long as you use both books. Use CI more throughly than CS as there some stuff in CS that's *******s.

My friend used the CGP AS revision guide instead of the salter's endorsed guide and got 100% UMS in F331. Then again, he works very hard and is pretty damn clever.

There is also this book provides really usefull information on how to do well in F333 (internal assessment encompassed over five skill areas). The revision guide doesn't give info on F333 so this book may be useful although I never bought because I was only made aware it's existance after I'd done all my skills and got marks I was happy with. You get 3 shots to do each skill and you keep your best mark.

Many students agree that Salter's Chemistry is hardest chemistry exam board to do it with but if you have a good interest in chemistry then you should enjoy it. But I'll admit that I'd rather do the Edexcel chem exams as F336 coursework is just mad

Try asking your teachers if you can borrow a Chemical Ideas book and download the F331 spec and just go over a few concepts to a get feel of it.

[manic_fuzz]

(Original post by EstebanK0)
I found that the salters as revision guide was too brief and simple. I mainly used the Chemical Ideas book but don't fall for the trap that you don't need the storylines book as well. The school gives you both books but most students ignore the storylines book. This is not wise as OCR B is based on putting chemistry into context. For F331 you'll need to know what are the adverse effects of certain pollutants which aren't said in the Chemical Ideas book. Contextual type questions do come up in the exams and they're not that bad so long as you use both books. Use CI more throughly than CS as there some stuff in CS that's *******s.

I didn't use the Storylines books at all? Albeit it seems that the revision guide does concisely go over what you need to know in terms of contextual information

[krisshP]

(Original post by EstebanK0)
I found that the salters as revision guide was too brief and simple. I mainly used the Chemical Ideas book

(Original post by manic_fuzz)
I didn't use the Storylines books at all? Albeit it seems that the revision guide does concisely go over what you need to know in terms of contextual information

Just wanted to say would it be a good option to use the book on the link below:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chemistry-St...1590387&sr=8-1
I know it's not specifically for OCR B salter chemistry, but it seems better than the chemical ideas book for OCR B salters. The chemical ideas book has some questions in it which need some datasheets containning tables that I can't even find. Also it's got very few questions. The OCR A book above has a lot of questions though, it seems so much more better. So is it a good option to use this as well as the chemical ideas book??? btw, I do OCR Salters as well .

Thanks