This Prep School may be enough to get your feet wet, or you may want to be really prepared so you can get the most out of the Aquatic Facility Operator course. If you are fortunate enough to have the book on hand, read the material on this list; it will be a great start towards grasping the course and mastering pool-water chemistry.

1. Skim the introductory material and the Table of Contents.
2. Read Chapters 1, 2 and 3 (only about 7 short pages).
3. Read Chapter 8 (3 1/2 pages).
4. Skim Chapter 9 (12 pages).
5. Read Chapter 10 (12 pages).

If you're still hanging in there, continue:

6. Read Chapters 11 and 14.
7. Skim Chapters 12, 13, 16, 17, and 18.
8. Look through the Glossary of terms (Appendix I).
9. Try your hand at the "Case Study & Quiz" after each chapter you read. The answers are in Appendix III.
10. Get a good night's sleep prior to the course...

That's all the chemistry there is in the book, and in more detail than there'll be time for in the course itself. Any level of familiarity will help you in the classroom, but please don't feel you have to know it all. We don't, and we sure wouldn't want you ahead of us.

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