TENTATIVE Week by Week coverage

  WEEK       Chapter(s)          Week             Chapter(s)
    1              1 & 2                     8                      7
    2                  2                        9                      8
    3                  3                      10                      9
    4                  3                      11                    10
    5                  4                      12                    10
    6                  5                      13                    12
    7                  6                      14                    13

                                 Total Pts      Grade     % of Total Pts.

Homework                 100 Pts          A           87-100
Practice Exam 1              0 Pts          B           78-86
Mid semester Exam      200 Pts         C           65-77
Practice Exam                 0 Pts          D           55-64
Final Exam                  200 Pts
 

Your grade this semester will be based on your homework, a mid semester exam and/or a final exam.  Practice Exams 1 and 3 will not count toward your grade, with one possible exception.  Should you be one or two points short of a letter grade at the end of the course, and have performed better than that letter grade on the practice exams, consideration will be given.  The two lowest homework set scores will be dropped.  If you fail to hand in a homework set, on time, that set becomes one of your two lowest scores.  If you fail to hand in 3 homework sets, one zero score will be averaged into your homework grade.  NO LATE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.  Watch the TV classes for indications of when particular homework sets are due.  PLAN AHEAD!  If your grade on the final exam is higher than the grade calculated from the sum of your homework, mid semester, and final exam;  your course grade will be based on only the final exam.

Mid semester and Final exams will be administered in the Assessment Center (Room 14 Campus Center Bldg. Rockville Campus), phone number (301) 251-7459.  There will be a range of times over a 4 day period, posted on the  course Forum, when you may take these exams.  Call the Assessment Center before hand, to be sure all is well with them before you go to the campus.     Read the Forum for dates and times for exams.  Communicate with your instructor if there are problems with these times and dates.

Your job assignment this semester is to learn as much about the fascinating field of chemistry as is possible.  Should you, due to some unfortunate genetic mutation, be one of those extremely rare individuals who does not find chemistry utterly fascinating, you are advised to hide your condition from the boss (professor) and your colleagues.  "All the world is a stage."  A positive attitude can help!

Academic regulations give you 50% of the semester to change to audit, with the instructor's permission, and 73% of the semester to withdraw with a grade of W.  Should you find it necessary to withdraw from this course;   please, please, please have the courtesy to inform your professor.

You must process an official withdrawal through the registrar's office.  If you fail to officially withdraw the computer will change your incomplete grade to an  F, early in the next semester.  If you make any change in you registration keep the paper work.  If you withdraw or change to audit and the computer forgets, you will need the receipt.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

The importance of working homework problems is hard to over emphasize.  The exams are in a great part taken from the homework problems.  Keep a notebook of worked out homework problems, and be sure to ask for help on any type of problems that are causing you difficulties.  Work as many of the exercises at the end of each chapter as you find necessary in order to become proficient. The following is viewed as the minimum practice problems that most students should work! These problems will not be collected.   The answers are in the back of your text.  The homework problems that will be collected are available on this web site under "Hmwk Ch#". Answers to these multiple choice problems must be e-mailed to the professor before they are broadcast over TV or no credit will be awarded.  Watch the TV classes to know when a particular homework set is due!

Chapter 2:  #s  9, 11, 13, 25, 29, 43, 53, 59, 69

Chapter 3;  #s  9, 13, 15, 19, 25, 33, 39, 47, 63, 70, 75, 101

Chapter 4;  #s  1, 7, 11, 19, 27, 41, 56

Chapter 5;  #s  5, 9, 11, 15, 17, 21, 25, 31, 43, 53, 61, 67

Chapter 6;  #s  3, 9, 15, 21, 29, 31, 33, 41, 51, 59, 61, 65, 71

Chapter 7;  #s  1, 5, 9, 13, 23, 31, 33, 45, 47, 51, 53, 71, 86, 95, 103

Chapter 8;  #s  1, 3, 15,23, 31, 39, 49, 57, 67, 73, 75

Chapter 9;  #s  1, 7, 15, 17, 19, 29, 35, 41, 63, 71, 79, 91, 102

Chapter 10;  #s  11, 15, 21, 25, 29, 35, 40, 45, 51, 65, 69, 79, 98

Chapter 12;  #s   11, 15, 24, 33, 44, 97, 105

Chapter 13;  #s   1, 3, 17, 51, 53, 79

1.   TIME TESTED PRACTICES FOR LEARNING SUCCESS:

     A.   Read end of chapter "Key Terms" before the text material.
     B.   Read and study the text before that chapter is covered in class.
     C.   Keep a neat, organized notebook of class notes and worked out
            homework.  According to studies quoted by Dr. L.K. Steil of
            Communications Development, Inc., the average listener retains only
            25% of what he has heard 48 hours after the hearing.  Download and
            make a hard copy of the applicable lecture outline (Lec Notes)
            to have on hand while watching a TV class.  Take additional notes!!!!!!!
     D.   Set aside regular study time.  Avoid the "cram before exam technique!"
     E.   Make friends with 3 or 4 of your fellow classmates.  Use each other as
           a reference.  Exchange phone numbers.  Post a Question on the Forum.
     F.   If you feel hesitant to ask a question on the Forum, e-mail it privately to the Prof..
     G.  Do not let any one concept, regardless of how small, slip by you.
           This course material is a highly related set of information and the
           lack of understanding of one small concept could compound.
     H.  Please feel free to make suggestions that you feel may improve your
           learning.