Week 5: October 2 (Friday)

Keys to success in CHEM 4:

• Attend all lectures; come prepared having done the reading and taken notes
• Put serious effort into the homework and makeup any missed homework
• Use PAL office hours and Jeff's open student hours
• Correct mistakes using this self-reflection and template
• Need to make some changes to your study skills? Read over the Science Study Skills Cycle to get some new ideas that can help you succeed!
  

Today in class: Exam #1

• Log into Canvas to take Exam #1
• Learning outcomes for Exam #1
• Covers: 3.1-3.6, 4.1-4.9, 5.1-5.10
  
• Print out: Important elements/ions and periodic table
  
• Bring: calculator.
• Practice exams on Canvas (50 min each). PDF versions of Practice Exam #1: version A and C. Extra practice with just naming compounds: A, B, C, D (20 min each)

Week 6: October 5 (Monday)

October 7 (Wednesday)

October 9 (Friday)

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 2.1 - 2.4 [sig. figs.] (60 min)

PAL worksheets for week 6: A and B

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 5.11 [formula mass] (15 min); we will also continue with 2.4

Before class:

• No new reading, continue with 2.4 (Use this opportunity to catch up on missed homework or review topics from the last exam that you struggled with)

After class:

• Review today's PowerPoint slides and recording. (45 min)
• MasteringChemistry: Assign #11 (40 min) [Due: W, 10/7]

After class:

• Review today's PowerPoint slides and recording. (45 min)
• MasteringChemistry: Assign #12 (35 min) [Due: F, 10/9]

After class:

• Review today's PowerPoint slides and recording. (45 min)
• MasteringChemistry: Assign #13 (25 min) [Due: M, 10/12]

Week 7: October 12 (Monday)

October 14 (Wednesday)

October 16 (Friday)

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 2.5 - 2.6 [units and conversions] (60 min)
• Bring to class: Metric prefixes

PAL worksheets for week 7: A and B

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 2.7-2.8 [multistep problems] (45 min).

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 2.9 [units raised to a power]

After class:

• Review today's PowerPoint slides and recording. (45 min)
• MasteringChemistry: Assign #14 (20 min) [Due: W, 10/14]

After class:

• Review today's PowerPoint slides and recording. (45 min)
• MasteringChemistry: Assign #15 (45 min) [Due: F, 10/16]

After class:

• Review today's PowerPoint slides and recording. (45 min)
• MasteringChemistry: Assign #16 (35 min) [Due: M, 10/19]

Week 8: October 19 (Monday)

October 21 (Wednesday)

October 23 (Friday)

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 2.10 - 2.11 [density]

PAL worksheets for week 8: A and B

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 3.8 - 3.10 [energy and temperature] (75 min)

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 3.11 - 3.12 [heat capacity] (45 min)

After class:

• Review today's PowerPoint slides and recording. (45 min)
• MasteringChemistry: Assign #17 (35 min) [Due: W, 10/21]
• Need some help? PAL office hours are open to ALL chem 4 students

After class:

• Review today's PowerPoint slides and recording. (45 min)
• MasteringChemistry: Assign #18 (30 min) [Due: F, 10/23]
• Complete missed homework by W, 10/28

After class:

• Review today's PowerPoint slides and recording. (45 min)
• MasteringChemistry: Assign #19 (50 min) [Due: M, 10/26]
• Prepare for our review session [W, 10/28] and Exam #2 [F, 10/30].
  • Learning outcomes for Exam #2
  • Practice exams: A, B, C, D (50 min each)
  • Extra practice just naming compounds: A, B, C, D (20 min each)

Week 9: October 26 (Monday)

October 28 (Wednesday)

October 30 (Friday)

Before class:

• No new reading, continue with 3.12 [bomb calorimetry]

PAL worksheets for week 9: A

Before class:

• Review session was cancelled for today.

Exam #2 has been moved to Monday

Review session A - questions from practice exams: PowerPoint slides and recording

Review session B - questions from homework: PowerPoint slides and recording

After class:

• Review today's PowerPoint slides and recording. (45 min)
• MasteringChemistry: Assign #20 (50 min) [Due: W, 10/28]
• Complete missed homework by W, 10/28
• Prepare for Exam #2 [F, 10/30].
  • Learning outcomes for Exam #2
  • Practice exams: A, B, C, D (50 min each)
  • Extra practice just naming compounds: A, B, C, D (20 min each)

After class:

• Finish preparing for Exam #2 [F, 10/30].
  • Learning outcomes for Exam #2
  • Practice exams: A, B, C, D (50 min each)
  • Extra practice just naming compounds: A, B, C, D (20 min each)

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Exam #2 information:

• Learning outcomes for Exam #2
• Covers: Cumulative (especially naming), but stresses material since last exam (2.1 -2.10, 3.8 - 3.12, 5.11).
• Practice exams: A, B, C, D (50 min each)
• Extra practice just naming compounds: A, B, C, D (20 min each)
  
• Print out the following to use during the exam:
  • Periodic table
  • Important elements/ion
  • Metric prefixes and useful conversion factors
    
• Bring: calculator

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