Chem 3070 ITV

You've gotta take Chem, my advisor reminds me,
It's one of those classes you'll never forget
You'll love it, he says with a smile on his face
Besides when it's done the requirement's met.

First Day:
I am in the right place, it's easy to see
'cause the monitor's on, and everyone's waiting
For the lecture to start, all poised and expectant
I look at my textbook, my courage not fading.

"Positron Emission and Nuclear Fusion
Tellurium, compounds, and X-rays transmut'n
Gamma Rays, Faraday, Mendelev and Dalton,
Potassium ions and isomerization."

Yikes, oh my gosh, will I be able to learn this?
It's highly unlikely, I'm not sure I can,
It all seems so foreign like some other world
Are cyclobutane and ergot important? and when?

Third Day:
With the book and lecture and internet too,
Extra credit for poetry (catharsis to boot)
I'm hoping it's possible to do what I need
to earn those three units, and learn Chem for me.

Mary Hummel Spring 1999

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