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There is a tutor for chemistry (CHM 100, CHM 110, and CHM 111) in the Success Center in building 300 for the rest of the summer.  If you need extra help, I recommend spending some time over there before your next test!

The tutor’s name is Karen Herbert, and she is available on the following days in July:

• July 7th 8:30am – 5:30pm
• July 8th 8:30am- 11:30am
• July 11 (M) 9 am – 3 pm
• July 12 (Tu) 9 am – 3 pm
• July 13 (W) 9 am – 12 pm
• July 14 (Th) 9 am – 3 pm
• July 15 (F) 8:30am – 11:30am
• July 18-22 out of town
• July 25 (M) 9 am – 3 pm
• July 26 (Tu) 9 am – 3 pm
• July 27 (W) 9 am – 12 pm
• July 28 (Th) 9 am – 3 pm
• July 29 (F) 8:30am – 11:30am

If you have any questions about tutoring or the Success Center, ask below in comments.

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Upcoming CHM 110-01/02 tests:

• Final Exam: Tuesday 5/3, 11:00 AM, Room 5404. Cumulative!

Upcoming CHM 110-03 tests:

• Final Exam: Wednesday 5/4, 9:30 AM, Room 5404. Cumulative!

Upcoming CHM 111 tests:

• Final Exam: Thursday 5/5, 9:30 AM, Room 5404. Cumulative!

CHM 110 and CHM 111 students (all sections):  Your graded Test 4 is available at my office.  You may come and pick up your test anytime (not just during office hours) from now until the end of finals week.

If you’ve visited Google today, you might have noticed that their logo looks a little strange.

That’s because it’s the 200th birthday of Robert Bunsen

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Upcoming tests

• CHM 110 01/02:  Your next test will be on Thursday 3/31/2011.  This test will cover chapters 4 and 5 in the book.  Skip the section of chapter 5 discussing molecular speeds and effusion, since we didn’t cover it.
• CHM 110 03:  Your next test will be on Wednesday 4/6/2011.  This test will cover chapters 4 and 5 in the book.  Skip the section of chapter 5 discussing molecular speeds and effusion.
• CHM 111: Your next test will be on Thursday 3/31/2011.  This test will cover chapters 14 and 15.

Phone update

Tech is still in the process of transitioning to a new voice mail system, so please continue to contact me either in person on by e-mail instead of by phone.  If you need my e-mail address, see [here].

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Here’s some information on upcoming tests in CHM 110 and CHM 111.

CHM 110 (01 and 02):  Test 2 grades have been posted on Desire2Learn.

CHM 111 (01):  Test 2 grades have been posted on DEsire2Learn.

CHM 110 (03):  Your second test will be given on Wednesday, 3/10/11.  This test will cover nomenclature of ALL THREE types of compounds from chapter 2, chemical equations (from chapter 2), all of chapter 3, and the molarity material from the last few sections of chapter 4.

Here’s the shared data from CHM 110 Experiment 3B. These are the ratios of mass product / mass barium chloride dihydrate that you need to complete the table on page 74 and answer the questions on pages 75 and 76.  This is data for the Wednesday lab section (section 2)!

Ratio of (mass product / mass BaCl₂.2H₂O):

• 0.85163
• 0.84953
• 0.85172
• 0.85281
• 0.85199

The write-up for Experiment 3B (pages 71-76) is due at our next lab meeting. If you have any questions about either the calculations or the rest of the write-up, either come by my office or ask here in comments.

Here’s a handout that describes the calculation procedure for this experiment:

[CHM 110 Experiment 3B calculation notes]

I recommend that you use your TI-83 calculator or a spreadsheet to find the standard deviation the lab manual asks you to calculate.

I installed a new version of WordPress (the software running this site) this afternoon.  Please let me know if you run into any problems accessing any of the content.

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A note for my CHM 110 and 111 students on the test make-up policy: As stated in the syllabus, there are no test make-ups.  For any reason.

Here’s some information on upcoming tests in CHM 110 and CHM 111.

CHM 110 (01 and 02):  Your first test will be returned to you on Thursday, 2/17/11.

CHM 110 (03):  Your first test will be on Wednesday, 2/16/11.  This test will cover all of the material in Chapter 1, as well as sections 2.1 through 2.8 in Chapter 2.  Only nomenclature for ionic compounds will be on Test 1; the nomenclature for acids and binary molecular compounds will be on Test 2.  A periodic table and a chart of polyatomic ions will be provided.  Bring your calculator to the test!

CHM 111 (01):  Your first test will be returned to you on Tuesday 2/15/11.

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The rest of this post is for CHM 110 section 3 only!

The first meeting of CHM 110 section 3 will be Wednesday 1/19, since Monday 1/17  is a holiday..

Before our first class meeting, please get a copy of the syllabus from the course web site and read it.  Also, read the first chapter in your textbook if you’re purchased it already. (If you don’t have a book yet, read the “Introductory Material” from the [supplemental notes for CHM 110]).

Your first CHM 110–03 lab meeting will be Tuesday 1/25.  Get the full lab schedule [here].

Any questions?  Leave a comment below.

-CT