Why are Trig. and Chem. considered very hard if you take them in the same semester?

Question

I signed up for them for the upcoming school year.I am going to be in 11th grade. I am just hoping that i do not get them in the same semester. Both my parents said that taking both of these in the same semester is very difficult. Is that true? How are they hard?

Answer 1

Some people breeze through these classes, while others have a terrible time just pulling a C.  If you are good at math (mainly Algebra) and can memorize/understand information somewhat quickly, you should be fine.  It also depends on how hard the teachers are and how well they can teach, so just hope your chem and trig teachers know how to do their job.  Most importantly, remember that something (especially high school "honors" classes) is only as hard as you make it, so don't make it hard!  High school chemistry and trigonometry aren't NEARLY as hard as, lets say, quantum mechanics, so just tell yourself that next time you think they are too hard.