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Florence-Darlington Technical College will be closed for students after 1 p.m., April 5, 2017 due to the possibility of inclement weather.  This closing announcement also applies to FDTC sites and scheduled activities after 1 p.m.  Please monitor the College’s website at www.fdtc.edu for further updates.

What that means for Wednesday’s chemistry classes:

CHM 110 Section 1 lab is cancelled on 4/5/17.  While the lab starts at 11:00 AM, the 1:00 PM closing does not give us sufficient time to finish the experiment and clean up before the campus closes.  The report for experiment 5B that was due today will be due at our next lab meeting on Wednesday 4/12/17.

CHM 110 Section 2 lecture is cancelled on 4/5/17.  The CHM 110 Section 2 lecture test that was scheduled will be given on Monday, April 10.

If you have any questions about this, leave a comment or send me an e-mail!

CHM 110 Section 1

Section 1’s second CHM 110 test is on Monday 2/27/17 and covers:

• All sections of Chapter 2 except section 2.7
• Sections 3.1-3.3
• Sections 4.7 and 4.8
• Pages 31-97 in the daily notes.

CHM 110 Sections 2 and 3

The second CHM 110 test for sections 2 and 3 is on Wednesday 3/1/17 and covers:

• Sections 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9, and 2.10
• Sections 3.1-3.3, and 3.6-3.7
• Sections 4.7 and 4.8
• Pages 41-104 in the daily notes.

CHM 111

The second CHM 111 test is on Thursday 3/2/17 and covers:

• Chapter 12, all sections except 12.9.  No calculations for vapor pressure lowering or osmosis.
• Sections 13.1 – 13.3.  Qualitative.  We’ll do calculations from chapter 13 in lab.
• Pages 54-91 in the daily notes.

For CHM 110 students, from our chemistry tutors:

Chemical Naming Workshop on Thursday Feb 23rd at 1pm in Room 5403. Refreshments will be served. Great opportunity to practice for the test!

The next CHM 110 test is:

• For section 1: Monday 2/27/17
• For sections 2 and 3: Wednesday 3/1/17

If you’re having trouble finding the schedule for “Success Day” on the main FDTC site, here is a more direct link:

https://www.fdtc.edu/student-life/success-day

CHM 110 students can receive 5 points added to their first test grade by going to one of our sessions and bringing in their tickets.

CHM 111 can receive 5 points added to the first test as well, again by bringing in a ticket.

Here are the sessions that are most relevant for CHM 110 students

Tutoring for CHM 110 and CHM 111 is available in the Success Center (300 building).

Spring 2017 Tutoring Hours

• Karen Herbert: Mondays and Thursdays 9 am – 6 pm; Wednesdays 8 am – 12 noon.
• Fabiola Diaz: Mondays and Wednesdays 2 pm – 6 pm, Thursdays 1 pm – 6 pm.

Tutoring in the Success Center is free.

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 spring.
   
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.

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 spring, don’t sell your textbook or lab manual!  We will be using the same materials for CHM 111 as we did for CHM 110.  The only thing you will need to buy new for CHM 111 is a lab notebook (a cheap composition book like you might use for an English class).

All that said …

This is a “sticky” post.  It will remain at the top of the page until finals are done.  SCROLL DOWN the main page to see the new notes, or select your class from the CHM 110 or CHM 111 category menu above.

Finals week is almost here.  Click below to see dates, times, and other important information for the Fall 2016 CHM 110 and CHM 111 finals.

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For those of your in CHM 110, this week’s project requires you to use a spreadsheet to make a calibration curve – a plot of the absorbance of cobalt chloride vs the concentration of cobalt chloride.  Many of you likely have some version of Microsoft Office on your computers, but if you don’t there are some options:

1. FDTC computer labs have Office installed.  There is an open computer lab on the 4th floor ot the 5000 building.
2. You can install the free office suite Libreoffice, which contains an Office-compatible spreadsheet program, word processor, and presentation program.  In fact, I use Libreoffice to type your CHM 110 tests and to create the supplemental notes that you can download on this site.

This is a “sticky” post.  it will remain at the top of the page until test day.  SCROLL DOWN the main page to see the new notes, or select your class from the CHM 110 or CHM 111 category menu above.

Here are the dates for the third test for both CHM 110 and CHM 111.

CHM 110 sections 1 and 2 (MW lecture)

The third CHM 110 test for sections 1 and 2 will be given on Wednesday, November 16th.  It will cover

• Chapter 3: Section 3.8 – Limiting reactant and percent yield.  Review basic chemical calculations to help you with material in Chapter 5, too!
• Chapter 4: Sections 4.1-4.5 – Reactions.  Also review sections 4.7-4.8, which cover molarity, as you may have problems involving solutions on the test.
• Chapter 5: Sections 5.1-5.6, and section 5.8 – Gases.
• Chapter 7: Sections 7.1-7.5 – Quantum theory and the electron cloud.
• Class notes:  Pages 105-159, plus review earlier material mentioned above.

CHM 110 section 3 (TTH lecture)

The third CHM 110 test for section 3 will be given on Thursday, November 17th.  It will cover

• Chapter 3: Section 3.8 – Limiting reactant and percent yield.  Review basic chemical calculations to help you with material in Chapter 5, too!
• Chapter 4: Sections 4.1-4.5 – Reactions.  Also review sections 4.7-4.8, which cover molarity, as you may have problems involving solutions on the test.
• Chapter 5: Sections 5.1-5.6, and section 5.8 – Gases.
• Chapter 7: Sections 7.1-7.5 – Quantum theory and the electron cloud.
• Class notes:  Pages 105-159, plus review earlier material mentioned above.

CHM 111 (MW lecture)

The third CHM 111 test will be given on Wednesday, November 16th.  It will cover

• Chapter 14: All sections – Equilibrium.
• Chapter 15: Sections 15.1-15.4, 15.6-15.8 – Acids, bases, and pH.
• Chapter 16: Sections 16.1-16.3 – pH of weak acids and weak bases.
• Class notes:  Pages 99-153.

Any questions?  Ask here!

Updated lab schedules have been posted.  Get ’em at the links below, or on the sidebar.

• 110 Lab Schedule UPDATE
• 111 Lab Schedule UPDATE