Principles of Chemistry I
Chemistry 1211
Announcements:
I
will mostly be using D2L for this course.
However, I will keep some of the useful documents here so that you can
access them before the course starts and on other occasions if you don’t want
to log in to something.
The tentative course
syllabus is posted below. (under “Useful Links”)
I may still tweak it a bit, but I expect no substantial changes.
Those who are anxious to get started can begin to work on items
from the list of things to memorize.
List of things to Memorize in CHEM 1211
Numbers 1-4 will be on the
first test.
You will need to sign up for Knewton’s Alta. Access codes can be purchased from the
bookstore or on-line when you sign up (about $40). To access our class use the website: (Fall 2018): https://knerd.me/zhwptd
The assignments posted will
be useful for your second class. I
recommend them if you can access them.
However, nothing will be due before before the end of the second week. So don’t get in a tizzy about it if you are
still waiting on the bookstore for an access code.
We are using this instead
of a textbook. However, we are
recommending that you get a cheap hardcopy chemistry text to keep for reference
and as an extra resource. A list of
recommended texts are below.
Useful Links
Periodic
Table (From the same file I use to create the one attached
to tests.)
Class
link for Alta (Fall 2018): https://knerd.me/zhwptd
Recommended
supplement texts
|
ISBN |
First Author |
Text |
Appropriate Edition(s) |
|
978-0393614053 |
Gilbert |
Chemistry: An
Atoms-Focused Approach |
2, 1 |
|
978-0134414232 |
Brown |
Chemistry: The Central
Science |
14, 13, 12, 11 |
|
978-0321971944 |
Tro |
Principles of
Chemistry: A Molecular Approach |
3, 2, 1 |
|
978-0134293936 |
Tro |
Chemistry: Structure
and Properties |
2, 1 |
|
978-0134112831 |
Tro |
Chemistry: A Molecular
Approach |
4, 3, 2, 1 |
|
978-1337612296 |
Young |
General Chemistry:
Atoms First |
1 |
|
978-0321809261 |
McMurry |
General Chemistry:
Atoms First |
2, 1 |
|
978-1259638138 |
Burdge |
Chemistry: Atoms First |
3, 2, 1 |
|
978-1305079243 |
Zumdahl |
Chemistry: An Atoms
First Approach |
2, 1 |
Other resources
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Study Tip #1--Memorizing
Since I have given
you an assignment to memorize things, here are some tips:
1) Recognize is not the same as
remember. You must pull the answer from
your brain without looking. To look at
an answer and think “oh, yeah. I know that.” does not work because you do not
know it you only recognize it.
2) Frequent quizzing is the only way
to practice retrieval. Flashcards are a
good tool. You can go old school and
make some with index cards or there are lots of free apps.
3) Spacing and interweaving are the
way to really learn. In other words do
many short sessions (25 minutes is trendy for session length) with
ever-increasing breaks between. Do other
things in-between and keep adding to your pile and bringing back items you have
“already learned” for review.
4) Vary the time and location that you
study. It is surprising how much of what
we know is connected to geography. For
example, I will forget your name when you change seats. (If I ever manage to
learn it at all.)
Study Tip #2:
Many test questions say “Show your
work.”
That
is because the instructor wants you to explain how you got your answer and is
likely more interested in the quality of your explanation than the answer
itself. (The answer itself is often only
worth 1 point out of the 10-15 points for the entire problem.)
Since
most problems of this type are mathematical in nature, here is a link giving you explicit instructions on how to “show your work”
in such a way that it is understandable and likely to get you full credit.
You
should do this even for practice for the following reasons:
1)
Always practice in the same way you will do thing when it counts. Otherwise you develop bad habits.
2)
By practicing your explanations, you will know how to give them when you need
to do so for a grade.
3)
By explaining things you teach yourself and gain a deeper understanding of the
material.
If you want to see some other
things your instructor does, you can poke around her website. It is: http://spots.augusta.edu/smyers1/