FDTC is on a two-hour delay on Wednesday 2/25/15 due to potential icy road conditions in the morning.  Here’s what that means for Wednesday’s CHM 110 classes.

CHM 110-03 (9:30 AM lecture):  The 9:30 lecture will not meet Wednesday morning.  Read chapter 3 before the next lecture period, if you’ve not done so already.

CHM 110-02 (2:30 PM lab):  The school will be open after 10:00 AM, so our lab will meet as scheduled for experiment 3B.

As of 9:00 AM, FDTC is closed for both day and evening classes.

CHM 110 01 and 02 (11:00 AM):  Class canceled today.  Begin reading chapter 3 (if you’ve not done so already) for next class.

CHM 111 (9:30 AM): Class and lab canceled today.  Review chapter 12 for next class.

Update.  Since some CHM 111 students are having trouble making it to campus for the 9:30 AM class, here’s what we’ll do for the 9:30 AM CHM 111 class.

• – If you can make it here safely, you may take your CHM 111 retest today
• – If you can’t make it here this morning, you may take your CHM 111 retest on Thursday morning.
• – This afternoon’s lab will meet as scheduled for the first part of the gravimetric chloride experiment.

CHM 110 01/02 (the 11:00 AM class) will meet as scheduled for the retest.

I’ve received a copy of the 2015 tutoring schedule.  [Click here] for all the details.

The short version for chemistry students:

Karen Herbert, tutor for all of our chemistry courses (CHM 110 and CHM 111), is available:

• Tuesdays: 1 pm – 7 pm

Update: Another success center tutor, Tracy Rollings, has e-mailed to let me know that he’s available to tutor CHM 110.

Due to the possibility of freezing rain and dangerous driving conditions, FDTC is on a “two hour delay” on Wednesday January 14th.  The college will open at 10:00 AM.  What does that mean for your Wednesday chemistry classes?  Read on to find out:

CHM 110-03 (MW lecture):  Since FDTC does not open until 10:00 AM, our 9:30 AM lecture is canceled.  Next Monday (1/19) is a holiday, so our next lecture meeting will be on Wednesday 1/21.  We will begin lecture material on 1/21, so make sure to read Chapter 1 in the textbook before then.  If you don’t yet have a textbook, read the four Introductory Material note packs in the Supplemental Notes.

CHM 110-02 (TTH lecture, Wednesday afternoon lab):  FDTC opens at 10:00 AM, so the 2:30 PM afternoon lab will meet as scheduled.

If the winter weather is worse than the initial forecast and FDTC is closed longer than 10:00 AM, I will update this post with the new information.

If you have any questions, you may leave a comment on this post or e-mail me.

I have posted final grades for CHM 101 and all sections of  CHM 110.  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 so – 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.

If you have any questions about your grade or if you wish to view your final (you don’t get to keep a copy of the final, sorry!), you may come by the office next week.  Please don’t call to ask about your grades, because I’m not allowed to discuss grades over the telephone!  You may e-mail me from your official FDTC e-mail address to ask about your grades.  If you see an error in the D2L grade book, please let me know as soon as possible so that I can correct it.

A note on “extra credit”:  Most of your regular tests this semester had more than 100 points on them.  These points were “extra credit”, as was the fact that your final exam could replace your lowest test score.  In lab, your lowest grade was also dropped.  In other words, your reported grade in D2L already includes all the “extra credit” you will receive in this course.  Any requests for additional “extra credit” will be ignored.

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 new lab notebook (same type as you bought for CHM 110).  You can use your old lab notebook if there’s room in it and if it’s still in good condition.

All that said …

Enjoy your winter break!

[Note:  This announcement post is updated periodically, and will stay at the top of the page.  To see the latest content on the site, just scroll down a bit.]

CHM 101

• Wednesday 12/10/14: Final exam – 9:30 AM, Room 5402

CHM 110-01 and 02

• Monday 12/8/14: Final exam – 11:00 AM, Room 5401

CHM 110-03

• Thursday 12/11/14: Final exam – 9:30 AM, Room 5408

Edited 12/5/14 to remove dates that have already passed.

CHM 101 STUDENTS:

As we discussed in class, we will not meet for lab this Friday, 10/10/14.  We will have our first lab test during next week’s lab period.  I’ve updated the lab schedule here on the web site to reflect that.

From our chemistry tutor Karen Herbert in the [Success Center] over in the 300 building:

Chemistry Tutoring hours this fall – Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 pm – 6 pm.

Remember – tutoring at the success center is free!