Announcements for Chemistry 2A  

Transfer Day is 9/13/2010, 9-1 pm in the Fireside Room/Campus Center. 

Monday 9/6 Labor Day Holiday-no lecture class

Due week of 9/7 before lab:  Prelab 3-Lab 2 report

Due Wednesday 9/8 before lecture: WA homework C3, Video 7 Report

Due Monday 9/13 before lecture: WA homework C4

Due week of 9/14 before lab:  Prelab 4-Lab 3 report

Due Wednesday 9/15 before lecture:  WA homework C5

Wednesday 9/20 Exam I (Chapters 1-7):  You may want to review carefully the practice test found under study guide off my main web page.  You must remember and follow the following rules.  Please sit every other seat and place all non-test materials on the floor.   Please write your name and section number on the Scantron Answer Sheet (form 882) AND your test booklet.  Please DO NOT write on the periodic tables distributed for your use.  No scratch paper.  You may write on your test booklet.  Please turn off all electronic equipment, including cell phones, except your calculator and store them out of sight.  You may use a 3x5 inch index card with notes written in your own hand writing front and back during the test.  No sharing of test materials.  No leaving the class until you have finished the test.  Please keep your eyes on your own paper.  Please remove all baseball caps or other hats with visors shielding the eyes and please keep your hands away from your eyes.  Any disregard of these instructions or other suspected forms of cheating will result in a zero score for the exam for all those involved.  Turn in your Scantrons, periodic tables and test booklets in front of the class in separate stacks (upside down and aligned in the same direction) according to your section when you have finished.  Grades will be posted by late afternoon after the test.  Please check your grades and notify the instructor if there are any errors.  The tests will be reviewed in labs ASAP.  You will not be able to keep your tests or Scantrons.  You can use the practice tests to help you study for the final.

Due Monday 9/20 before lecture:  WA homework C6-7

Monday 9/20 last day to drop without receiving a "W" grade.

Due week of 9/21 before lab:  Prelab 9-Lab 4 report

Due Wednesday 9/22 before lecture:  Video 11 report

Due Wednesday 9/27 before lecture:  WA homework C8

Due  week of 9/28 before lab:  Prelab 8-Lab 9 report

Due Wednesday 9/29 before lecture: 

Due Monday 10/4 before lecture:  WA homework C 9

Due Wednesday 10/6 before lecture:  WA homework C10

Due week of 10/5 before lab:  Prelab 10-Lab 8 report

Due Monday 10/11 before lecture: 

Due week of 10/12 before lab:  Prelab 13-Lab 10 report

Due Wednesday 10/13 before lecture:  WA homework C11, Video 8 report

Monday 10/18-Thursday 10/21 National Chemistry Week Poster Contest.  Students are invited to make a 12x16 inch poster (no bigger) on the theme of “Behind the Scenes with Chemistry” (Showcases the difference between what we see in television, movies, and literature and the real science behind the “magic” and mystery of special effects, hair/make-up, and forensics.) sponsored by the American Chemical Society.  Posters are due by 4pm on Monday10/18 in SE12.  Posters that address the theme and look professional (no handwriting) will receive up to 10 extra credit points.  The posters will be displayed on tables in the hallway outside of SE12 where students can obtain a ballot and vote on which they like the best.  Ballots that are completely filled out, including a valid reason for their choice, will receive up to 3 extra credit points.  Students that make poster can votes as well.  Other chemistry classes will participate.  The top 2 or 3 posters according to the student vote will receive 2G, 4G or 8G flash drives as prizes and will be featured in my Chemistry Week web page.  You can  look at past years' celebrations off of my main web page.  For more information you can visit the ACS Chemistry Week site at:
 http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=1041&use_sec=false

Due Monday 10/20 before lecture:  WA homework C12

Monday 10/25 Exam II (Chapters 8-12):  You may want to review carefully the practice test found under study guide off my main web page.  You must remember and follow the following rules.  Please sit every other seat and place all non-test materials on the floor.   Please write your name and section number on the Scantron Answer Sheet (form 882) AND your test booklet.  Please DO NOT write on the periodic tables distributed for your use.  No scratch paper.  You may write on your test booklet.  Please turn off all electronic equipment, including cell phones, except your calculator and store them out of sight.  You may use a 3x5 inch index card with notes written in your own hand writing front and back during the test.  No sharing of test materials.  No leaving the class until you have finished the test.  Please keep your eyes on your own paper.  Please remove all baseball caps or other hats with visors shielding the eyes and please keep your hands away from your eyes.  Any disregard of these instructions or other suspected forms of cheating will result in a zero score for the exam for all those involved.  Turn in your Scantrons, periodic tables and test booklets in front of the class in separate stacks (upside down and aligned in the same direction) according to your section when you have finished.  Grades will be posted by late afternoon after the test.  Please check your grades and notify the instructor if there are any errors.  The tests will be reviewed in labs ASAP.  You will not be able to keep your tests or Scantrons.  You can use the practice tests to help you study for the final.

Due week of 10/19 before lab:  Prelab 14-Lab 13 Report

Due Wednesday 10/20 before lecture:  Video 5 report

Due Monday 10/25 before lecture:  WA homework C13

Due week of 10/26 before lab:  Prelab 16-Lab 14 report

Due Wednesday 10/27 before lecture:  Video 12 report

Due Monday 11/1 before lecture:  WA homework C14

Monday 11/1 last day to drop and receive a "W"

Due week of 11/2 before lab:  Prelab 20-Lab 16 report

Due Wednesday 11/8 before lecture:  WA homework C15, Video 16 report

Due week of 11/9 before lab:  Prelab 23-Lab report 20

Wednesday 11/10 Veterans Day Holiday-no lecture class

Due Monday 11/15 before lecture:  WA homework C16, Video 14 report

Due week of 11/16 before lab:  Prelab 22-Lab 23 report

Due Monday 11/22 before lecture:  WA homework C17

Wednesday 11/24 Exam III (Chapters 13-17):  You may want to review carefully the practice test found under study guide off my main web page.  You must remember and follow the following rules.  Please sit every other seat and place all non-test materials on the floor.   Please write your name and section number on the Scantron Answer Sheet (form 882) AND your test booklet.  Please DO NOT write on the periodic tables distributed for your use.  No scratch paper.  You may write on your test booklet.  Please turn off all electronic equipment, including cell phones, except your calculator and store them out of sight.  You may use a 3x5 inch index card with notes written in your own hand writing front and back during the test.  No sharing of test materials.  No leaving the class until you have finished the test.  Please keep your eyes on your own paper.  Please remove all baseball caps or other hats with visors shielding the eyes and please keep your hands away from your eyes.  Any disregard of these instructions or other suspected forms of cheating will result in a zero score for the exam for all those involved.  Turn in your Scantrons, periodic tables and test booklets in front of the class in separate stacks (upside down and aligned in the same direction) according to your section when you have finished.  Grades will be posted by late afternoon after the test.  Please check your grades and notify the instructor if there are any errors.  The tests will be reviewed in labs ASAP.  You will not be able to keep your tests or Scantrons.  You can use the practice tests to help you study for the final.

Tuesay 11/23 and Thursday 11/25 Thanksgiving  Holiday-no lab classes-Lecture WILL be held on 11/24

Due Wednesday 11/22 before lecture:  Video 15 report

Due Monday 11/29 before lecture:  WA homework C18

Due week of 11/30 by the end of lab:  Prelab 26-Lab 22 and Lab 26 report

Due Wednesday 12/1 before lecture: WA homework C19, End of Semester Questionnaire

Thursday 12/2:  All grades after dropping the lowest homework, lab, video report, lecture quiz and test will be posted by late afternoon.

Monday 12/6 Final Exam (Chapters 1-19) in SE56 10:00-11:50 am:  You may want to review carefully the practice test found under study guide off my main web page.  You must remember and follow the following rules.  Please sit every other seat and place all non-test materials on the floor.   Please write your name and section number on the Scantron Answer Sheet (form 882) AND your test booklet.  Please DO NOT write on the periodic tables distributed for your use.  No scratch paper.  You may write on your test booklet.  Please turn off all electronic equipment, including cell phones, except your calculator and store them out of sight.  You may use a 8x11 inch page with notes written in your own hand writing front and back during the test.  No sharing of test materials.  No leaving the class until you have finished the test.  Please keep your eyes on your own paper.  Please remove all baseball caps or other hats with visors shielding the eyes and please keep your hands away from your eyes.  Any disregard of these instructions or other suspected forms of cheating will result in a zero score for the exam for all those involved.  Turn in your Scantrons, periodic tables and test booklets in front of the class in separate stacks (upside down and aligned in the same direction) according to your section when you have finished.  Grades will be posted by late afternoon after the test.  The final is very important  and is worth 200 points.  It will be used to decide borderline cases.  You will have 24 hours after the test to report any errors in the overall posted grades.  After that all grades are final with  or without errors.  Please pick up your graded work in the front of the class.