The purpose of this page is to make that time and effort that you spend more effective. The most important factor in your sucess or failure in a science class is your attitude. Following the suggestions and guidance here should help. Science courses are harder than many other courses. They may require a different approach to study.
Most worthwhile things require work and effort.
I shouldn't have to take a course in science because I'm not a science major. You need to understand something about how things work to function in and appreciate the world around you. Our society needs people like you who will be educated in scientific concepts when the time comes to vote on measures affecting scientific issues such as pollution, global warming, the ozone hole, and so on. We cannot afford to have a society in which only a handful of citizens know anything about motion, energy, heat, light, and electricity. I shouldn't have to take this course because I'm not going to be a chemist, physicist, etc.