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OK, I could use just one more week

OK, I could use just one more week. Welcome back from break…hope all was well Today’s coverage… Course overview…again, sort of taken right from syllabus Stuff you should have learned already Starting with Chapter 10 (Liquids, Solids and phases). Welcome to CHM 116.

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OK, I could use just one more week

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  1. OK, I could use just one more week • Welcome back from break…hope all was well • Today’s coverage… • Course overview…again, sort of taken right from syllabus • Stuff you should have learned already • Starting with Chapter 10 (Liquids, Solids and phases)

  2. Welcome to CHM 116 • Dr. Peters (Office 268 SLC) x4621 (also have a lab…SLC 253, extension is ??) • Office Hours TBD (and by appt.) • Policy is an “open door”. Stop by whenever—if the door’s open; then come on in. • E-mail address: peters@wilkes.edu • Other mechanisms…AIM “chemprofgreg” • Facebook—yeah, I’m there too… • Our section meets MTWF—0900-0950 (Tues in SLC) • Syllabus—Posted on-line (more on that in a minute).

  3. Other things to cover • Syllabus and other things ‘on-line’…you can go to • www.chem.wilkes.edu • Faculty • Greg Peters • Home page • Or just google “Wilkes Peters” and get to my site directly • Exams (final is outlined in Wilkes Calendar) • Labs—I’ve got the lab sections on M/W p.m. • Note—CHM 114 begins this week (check-in) • Calculators—this is a science class, use a scientific calculator—NOTHING PROGRAMMABLE!!

  4. How to Study Chemistry (aka—how to get better grades) • Definitions—chemistry is a different language, learn to speak it or get smoked! • Yes, make a list of all the new words and define them, your text has them defined in the back • Assessment goals at the BEGINNING of each chapter!! This is a powerful way of zeroing in on what’s most important • Taking notes/class attendance—too simple • Dead giveaways—I emphasize what I want you to know (with an *--or some other method)

  5. More on the grade thing • Units—trip people a lot. Can’t understate the importance of keeping track of units • THINKING—sounds too simple, but ask yourself “does my answer make sense?” • Yes, people have earned a “Here’s your sign” on exams • Problems—I will assign homework problems from the back of the book. Doing them helps • Former students have said “it’s essential!” • Calculator crutch—do you use your calculat’r as a FIRST resort. If so, you’ll get it wrong • Your TI-83s are STUPID!! They don’t THINK FOR YOU!!!

  6. Help with the first day? • Here’s a list of random information about me/this class • I don’t offer “extra credit” when you bomb a test… • I don’t drop tests…ever. I know that some people develop an acute case of “I don’t take tests well”…test anxiety…whatever. • The point of class is not “to build your self-esteem”, it’s to learn the material you will need to be successful in this and other classes • Engineers? Build a bridge/levy properly…you don’t GET 2nd chances • Bio/Chem/Pharm? Mistakes there can kill…

  7. This isn’t a complete list…but you should get the idea that CHM 116 builds off of CHM 115; Stoichiometry/Yields/LR Molarity and dilution DH, DS, DG, (and Temp relation) Atomic Orbitals, shapes/types Electron Configurations Periodic trends (AR, IR, IE, EN) Lewis Dot Structures Polarity, VSEPR, MGG etc Things you need to know from 115

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