Biology & Chemistry Workshops
The MSRC offers weekly workshops and exam reviews for select Chemistry and Biology courses. Unless otherwise specified these workshops will take place during community hour. Sessions will take place either in the MSRC, room 1.94NB, and/or via Zoom. See below for workshop details.
If you have any questions please email msrc@jjay.cuny.edu.
Biology Workshops
Click here to view the full General Biology workshops schedule
In-person workshop location: Room 1.94NB
Virtual workshop: Zoom
| Day | Date | Topic | Time/Modality |
| Tuesday | Feb. 6 | 2 - Chemistry Bootcamp | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Tuesday | Feb. 13 | 3- Water | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Tuesday | Feb. 20 | 4 - Carbon | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Thursday | Feb. 22 | Bio 101 Exam 1 Review | 1:50 pm - 3:50 pm/in-person |
| Tuesday | Mar. 5 | 5 - Macromolecules | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Tuesday | Mar. 12 | 6 - Cells | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Tuesday | Mar. 19 | 7 - Cell Membrane | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Thursday | Mar. 21 | Bio 101 Exam 2 Review | 1:50 pm - 3:50 pm/in-person |
| Tuesday | Apr. 2 | 11 - Cell Signaling | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Tuesday | Apr. 9 | 8 - Thermodynamics | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Thursday | Apr. 11 | Bio 101 Exam 3 Review | 1:50 pm - 3:50 pm/in-person |
| Tuesday | May 7 | 9 - Respiration | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Tuesday | May 14 | 10 - Photosynthesis | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Friday | May 17 | Bio 101 Exam 4 Review | 1:50 pm - 3:50 pm/Virtual |
In-person workshop location: Room 1.94NB
Virtual workshop: Zoom
| Day | Date | Topic | Time/Modality |
| Monday | Feb. 5 | 12 - Cell Cycle/Meiosis | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Tuesday | Feb. 13 | Bio 102 Exam 1 Review (Chapter 12 and 13) | 1:50 pm - 3:50 pm/in-person |
| Monday | Feb. 26 | 14 - Genetics | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Monday | Mar. 4 | 15 - Linked Genes | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Monday | Mar. 11 | Workshops 14 & 15/Q&A | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Monday | Mar. 18 | Bio 102 Exam 2 Review | 1:50 pm - 3:50 pm/in-person |
| Monday | Mar. 25 | 16 - Replication | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Monday | Apr. 1 | 17 - Transcription and Translation | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Monday | Apr. 8 | Bio 102 Exam 3 Review | 1:50 pm - 3:50 pm/in-person |
| Monday | May 6 | 18 - Gene Regulation | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Monday | May 13 | 19- prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm/in-person |
| Friday | May 17 | Bio 102 Exam 4 Review | 1:50 pm - 3:50 pm/Virtual |
In-person workshop location: Room 1.94NB
Virtual workshop: Zoom
| Day | Date | Topic | Time | Modality |
| Thursday | Feb. 1 | 1 & 2: Chemistry Bootcamp | 2pm-3pm | In-person 1.94NB |
| Thursday | Feb. 8 | 3 & 4 : Water and Carbon | 2pm-3pm | In-person 1.94NB |
| Thursday | Feb. 15 | 5 and Bio 103 Exam 1 Review (CH 1-5) | 2pm-4pm | In-person 1.94NB |
| Thursday | Feb. 22 | 6: Cells | 2pm-3pm | In-person 1.94NB |
| Thursday | Feb. 29 | 7: Cell Membrane | 2pm-3pm | In-person 1.94NB |
| Thursday | Mar. 7 | 8: Enzymes and Metabolism | 2pm-3pm | In-person 1.94NB |
| Thursday | Mar. 14 | 9 &10: Photosynthesis | 2pm-3pm | In-person 1.94NB |
| Tuesday | Mar. 19 | Bio 103 Exam 2 Review | 2pm-4pm | In-person 1.94NB |
| Thursday | Mar. 28 | 11: Cell Signaling | 2pm-3pm | In-person 1.94NB |
| Thursday | Apr. 4 | 12 & 13: Mitosis/Meiosis, Mendelian Inheritance | 2pm-3pm | In-person 1.94NB |
| Thursday | Apr. 11 | 14 & 15: Linked Genes | 1:50pm-2:50pm | In-person 1.94NB |
| Friday | Apr. 12 | Bio 103 Exam 3 Review | 2pm-4pm | Online |
| Thursday | May 2 | 16: DNA | 2pm-3pm | In-person 1.94NB |
| Thursday | May 9 | 17: transcription | 2pm-3pm | In-person 1.94NB |
| Thursday | May 16 | 18 & 19: Gene Regulation/Diversity | 2pm-3pm | In-person 1.94NB |
| Friday | May 17 | Bio 103 Exam 4 Review | 1pm-3pm | Online |
General Chemistry Workshops
Click here to view General Chemistry workshop flyers
HyFlex workshops
- In-person: 1.94 NB
- Online: Zoom
| Day | Date | Topic | Time |
| Wednesday | Jan. 31 | Workshop 1: Significant Figures | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Feb. 7 | Workshop 2: Conversions and Dimensional Analysis | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Feb. 14 | Workshop 3: Deconstructing an Atom | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Feb. 21 | Workshop 4: Calculating Moles | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Thursday | Feb. 22 | Exam 1 Review | 2pm-4pm |
| Monday | Mar. 4 | Workshop 5: Naming | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Mar. 6 | Workshop 6: Combustion Analysis & the Empirical Formula | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Monday | Mar. 11 | Workshop 7: Balancing Chemical Equations | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Mar. 13 | Workshop 8: Limiting Reactants | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Mar. 20 | Exam 2 Review | 2pm-4pm |
| Wednesday | Mar. 27 | Workshop 9: Solutions and Titrations | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Monday | Apr. 1 | Workshop 10: Equations in Aqueous Reactions | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Apr. 3 | Workshop 11: Introduction to Redox | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Apr. 10 | Exam 3 Review | 2pm-4pm |
| Wednesday | Apr. 17 | Study Group Meeting | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | May 1 | Workshop 12: Manipulating the Ideal Gas Law | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | May 8 | Workshop 13: Kinetic Molecular Theory | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | May 15 | Exam 4 Review | 2pm-4pm |
| Day | Date | Topic | Time |
| Tuesday | Feb. 6 | Workshop 14: Thermochemistry | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Tuesday | Feb. 13 | CHE 102 Study Group | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Tuesday | Feb. 20 | Workshop 15: Hess's Law | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Tuesday | Feb. 27 | CHE 102 Study Group | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Tuesday | Mar. 5 | Exam 1 Review | 2pm-4pm |
| Tuesday | Mar. 12 | Workshop 16: Orbitals | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Tuesday | Mar. 19 | Workshop 17: Electron Configurations | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Tuesday | Mar. 26 | Exam 2 Review | 2pm-4pm |
| Tuesday | Apr. 2 | Workshop 18: Lewis Structures | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Tuesday | Apr. 9 | Workshop 19: Molecular Geometry | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Tuesday | Apr. 16 | Workshop 20: Molecular Orbitals | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Tuesday | May 7 | CHE 102 Study Group | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Tuesday | May 14 | Workshop 21: Intermolecular Forces | 2pm-2:50pm |
| TBA | TBA | Lab Exam Review Session | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | Exam 4 Review | TBA |
| Day | Date | Topic | Time |
| Monday | Jan. 29 | Workshop 1: Significant Figures | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Jan. 31 | Workshop 2: Conversions & Dimensional Analysis | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Monday | Feb. 5 | Workshop 3: Deconstructing an Atom | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Feb. 7 | Workshop 4: Calculating Moles | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Feb. 14 | Workshop 5: Naming | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Feb. 21 | Workshop 6: Combustion Analysis & the Empirical Formula | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Feb. 28 | Workshop 7: Balancing Chemical Equations | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Monday | Mar. 4 | Workshop 8: Limiting Reactants | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Mar. 6 | Workshop 9: Solutions and Titrations | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Monday | Mar. 11 | Workshop 10: Equations in Aqueous Reactions | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Mar. 13 | Workshop 11: Introduction to Redox | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Monday | Mar. 18 | Workshop 12: Manipulating the Ideal Gas Law | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Mar. 20 | Workshop 13: Kinetic Molecular Theory | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Monday | Mar. 25 | Exam 2 Review | 2pm-4pm |
| Wednesday | Apr. 3 | Workshop 14: Thermochemistry | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Apr. 10 | Workshop 15: Hess's Law | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Monday | Apr. 15 | Workshop 16: Orbitals | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | Apr. 17 | Workshop 17: Electron Configurations | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Monday | May 6 | Workshop 18: Lewis Structures | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | May 8 | Workshop 19: Molecular Geometry | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Monday | May 13 | Workshop 20: Molecular Orbitals | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Wednesday | May 15 | Workshop 21: Intermolecular Formulas | 2pm-2:50pm |
| TBA | TBA | Lab Exam Review | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | Exam 4 Review | TBA |
HyFlex Workshop
- In-person: 1.94 NB
- Online: Zoom
| Day | Date | Topic | Time |
| Thursday | Feb. 1 | Workshop 22: Solution Concentration | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Thursday | Feb. 8 | Workshop 23: Rate Summary Table | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Tuesday | Feb. 13 | Workshop 24: Reaction Mechanisms, the Rate Determining Step | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Thursday | Feb. 15 | Exam 1 Review | 2pm-4pm |
| Thursday | Feb. 29 | Workshop 25: ICE Tables | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Tuesday | Mar. 5 | Workshop 26: Q, K, le Chatelier | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Thursday | Mar. 7 | Workshop 27: Acids and Bases | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Thursday | Mar. 14 | Exam 2 Review | 2pm-4pm |
| Thursday | Mar. 21 | Workshop 28: Buffers and Titrations | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Thursday | Mar. 28 | Workshop 29: Free Energy and Equilibrium | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Thursday | Apr. 4 | Exam 3 Review | 2pm-4pm |
| Thursday | Apr. 11 | Workshop 30: Balancing Redox Reactions | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Thursday | Apr. 18 | Workshop 31: The EKG Triangle | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Thursday | May 2 | Workshop 32: Calculating Radioactive Decay | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Tuesday | May 7 | Workshop 33: Naming Coordination Compounds | 2pm-2:50pm |
| Thursday | May 9 | Workshop 34: Crystal Field Splitting | 2pm-2:50pm |
| TBA | TBA | Exam 4 Review | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | Lab Exam Review Session | TBA |
Organic Chemistry
Click here to view the CHE 202 workshops Schedule
HyFlex Workshop = In-person (1.94NB) & Online (Click here to Join Zoom link)
| Day | Date | Topic | Time |
| Wednesday | Jan. 31 | 1: CHE 201 Review | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Wednesday | Feb. 7 | 2: Spec A/Mass Spectrometry & NMR | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Wednesday | Feb. 14 | 3: Spec B-C/ Infrared Spectroscopy and NMR | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Wednesday | Feb. 21 | 4: Radical Reactions (Ch 13) | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Wednesday | Mar. 6 | 5: Conjugation, Resonance, and Dienes (Ch 14) | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Wednesday | Mar. 13 | 6: Aromaticity and Reactions of Aromatic compounds (Ch15-16) | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Wednesday | Mar. 20 | 7: Chapter 14-16 Review | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Wednesday | Mar. 27 | 8: Introduction to Carbonyl Chemistry (Ch 17) | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Wednesday | Apr. 3 | 9: Aldehydes and Ketones; Nucleophilic Addition (Ch 18) | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Wednesday | Apr. 10 | 10: Carboxylic Acids and Nitriles (Ch 19-20) | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Wednesday | Apr. 17 | 11: Chapter 17-19 Review | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Wednesday | May 1 | 12: Carbonyl Codensation and Substitution Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds at the alpha Carbon (Ch 21 and 22) | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Wednesday | May 8 | 13: Amine Reactions (Ch 23) and Mechanism/Exam Review | 1:50 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Wednesday | May 15 | ACS Review | 1 pm - 3 pm |