If you’re looking on this site for anything related to the Fall 2020 semester (except for the direct link to the open access textbook you’ll find in the course syllabus), you’re looking in the wrong place.  Currently, all content for my CHM classes is housed on D2L.

I’ll resume loading stuff on here when we’re meeting lectures face-to-face.

Stay safe!

Welcome to Mr. Taylor’s chemistry web site at Florence-Darlington Technical College! This site was created to help students in CHM 110 and CHM 111 with their chemistry courses.

What can you find here? Announcements will show up as “posts” on the part of the page that you’re reading right now. On most of these posts, you will be able to give feedback or ask questions by leaving a comment (using the “Leave a reply” link at the top of each post or the comment box if it’s already visible). You may try it by leaving a comment on this post, if you like. You need to enter your e-mail address to leave a comment, but this e-mail address will not be published on the web for others to see. In other words, you won’t get any spam from leaving comments on this site!

On the right-hand side of the page, you’ll see links to course documents, study guides, class notes, handouts, etc.

You can also use the menu bar at the top to access the same information, if you find a menu bar more convenient.

The links are organized by class, so make sure you click the right places! Feel free to look at the material for other courses if you like, but remember that you’ll be tested on your own course’s stuff!  You can also access notes from previous semesters by looking at the category called [The Old Stuff].  Feel free to browse the whole site.

You can get a copy of the periodic table that will be provided with all CHM 110 and CHM 111 tests by [clicking this link]. Or, use the periodic table link to the right.

Getting the notes for each day’s class

Course notes from the screen will be posted afternoons or evenings after each lecture class.  You can get the notes from the main site page or from [here, if you’re in CHM 110] or [here if you’re in CHM 111].  Most newer browsers like Firefox and Microsoft Edge (which comes with Windows 10) can view the notes without additional software.  If you have trouble viewing the notes, try downloading [Adobe Reader], since the course notes and other documents are [PDF files].  You do not need Microsoft Office to access the notes!

Getting your grades

If you’d like to know your current class average and the grades for your assignments, you will need to log in to Desire2Learn and look at the “Grades” section.   You may access Desire2Learn by [clicking this link].

Supplemental material

CHM 110 and CHM 111 students can access supplemental course notes using the links on the right.  You may find these notes helpful as a supplement to your course textbook. CHM 111 students can also use the CHM 110 supplemental notes to review concepts from the previous course.

Finals week has arrived!  Here are the dates and times of the CHM 110 and CHM 111 finals this week:

• CHM 110 section 01:  Monday 12/2/19 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• CHM 110 section 03:  Thursday 12/5/19 from 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
• CHM 111 section 01: Wednesday 12/4/19 from 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

All finals are given in the regular lecture classroom.  Bring a pen/pencil and a calculator to the exam!

CHM 110 and CHM 111 do not meet for regular lectures or labs during finals week,  You only need to come to class during your final exam time.

Updates (such as when your final grades will be ready) will be posted here as finals week progresses.  Any questions?  Leave a comment here!

Update (12/6/19):  Final grades have been posted in D2L and WebAdvisor for all CHM 110 and CHM 111 sections.

If you’re in my CHM 110 sections 1 and 3, or my CHM 111 section 1 class, you should be able to view your current letter grade in Desire2Learn.  If you’d like to know the numeric grade, just send me an email from your fdtc.edu email address.

A few reminders:

• If you have questions about your grade, or would like to discuss possible study strategies, please drop by the office or e-mail me.  My contact information and office hours are here.
• If you would like to improve your grade, tutoring is available for CHM 110 and CHM 111.
• The last day to withdraw from a course at FDTC with a “W” grade is October 22.
• Test 3 for both CHM 110 and CHM 111 will be given the last week of October.

CHM 111 students:  Study guides for chapters 14 and 15 of OpenStax are now available.  You won’t need these just yet – not until we begin those chapters in class.

• Study guides (111)

I have posted final grades for CHM 110 and CHM 111.  You may get your grades from these places:

1. [Desire2Learn].  You can see individual test grades and your numeric average on Desire2Learn (D2L), as well as your letter grade.  Grades are available on D2L now. If you would like a copy of all of your grades from the course as well as your numeric average, print them from D2L now.  You will only have access to this semester’s grades on D2L for a week or two – whether or not you are attending classes in the summer or fall.
   
2. [WebAdvisor].  Webadvisor is your link to official FDTC data.  The grade on Webadvisor is your official grade, and will be the one recorded on your transcript.  WebAdvisor will only show your final letter grade, not your individual assignment grades or numeric average.  Grades will be available on WebAdvisor on Monday morning.

If you have questions about your grade, you may e-mail me at charles.taylor@fdtc.edu from your official @fdtc.edu email address.  Please don’t call me on the phone to talk about your grades, since privacy regulations forbid me from discussing grade information over the phone.

A NOTE TO CHM 110 STUDENTS PLANNING TO TAKE CHM 111

If you’re a CHM 110 student who is planning on taking CHM 111 in the fall, don’t sell your lab manual!  We will be using the same materials for CHM 111 as we did for CHM 110 – the freely available OpenStax text and the not-free Ebbing lab manual.

All that said …