Chemistry 162 Class Announcements

Winter 2010-  Instructor: Ken Marr

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Lab Activities/Handouts

 

Lab Notebook Policy and Lab Report Format

 

Active Learning Exercises

 

Exam Study Guides

 

Chemistry Tutorials, Practice Problems, Animations, & other Resources  

 

Chem 162 textbook website

 

GRCC Future Chemists Club

 

Ken Marr's Home Page

 

 

Welcome to Chem 162!! Below are a few due dates and other useful information.!

Posted Thursday February 25, 2010

  1. Tentative due Dates for the next couple of weeks:  on 3/02/10

  2. Chem 162 Final Exam: 9 - 11 a.m. Thursday March 18 in SC-323

    • Chem 162 Final Exam Study Guide

    • Final Exam Review Session (attendance optional): 8 - 10 a.m. on Study Day, Tuesday March 16 in SC-323

      • Bring questions and topics that you would like discussed/reviewed.

  3. WA NASA Space Grant Scholarship: A lucrative, prestigious and competitive scholarship opportunity for transfer students wanting to pursue a science, engineering, technology or math degree at U of W. Several GRCC students have won this scholarship: Phillip Andrist (2009), Justin Watson (2008), Carol Kegley (2006), JB Amora (2005) and Patrick Cimino (2001)! To be eligible you must be a WA resident and a US citizen.  Applications must be postmarked by 3/19/10) Go to the WA Space Grant website for more details and an application.

Posted Thursday February 4, 2010

  1. Tentative due Dates for the next couple of weeks:

  2. Wishing everyone a pleasant weekend!

Posted Friday January 29, 2010 2/2/2010

  1. Due Dates

  2. Wishing everyone a pleasant weekend!

Posted Friday January 22, 2010

  1. Due Dates

    • ALE 7: Monday Jan 25

    • Prelab Assignment for Lab 4 (Vitamin C Analysis): Thursday Jan. 28

      • We will start lab 4 on Tuesday Jan 26 and complete it on Thursday Jan. 28.

      • Although the Prelab questions for lab 4 are due on Thursday, it is strongly suggested that you attempt and complete as much of it as possible before coming to class on Tuesday so that you will better understand Tuesday's prelab discussion of lab 4.

  2. See the announcements posted below on Jan. 14.

Posted Thursday January 14, 2010

  1. Campus is closed on Monday Jan. 18 (M.L.K. Day). Meet in lab on Tuesday Jan. 19 to finish lab 2. If you need extra time to finish the lab, then see me about open lab times.

  2. The 6th Annual Careers in Chemistry event sponsored by the American Chem Society is taking place 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday January 27th at the King County Environmental Labs. The event is free and a  number of cool stuff will be raffled off! Click here for a Flyer and here for the Agenda.

  3. Due Dates

  4. If you have not done so already, please print the Following Handouts. (Print them double-sided! Most printers on campus print double-sided by default)

  5. Exam #1 is just around the corner. It will be administered in GRCC Testing Center (bring picture ID) on the dates below(your choice). Give yourself about two hours to finish the exam--some of you may need less time, some of you more.

    • Thursday 1/28/10 (Testing Center Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.) OR

    • Friday 1/29/10 (Testing Center Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) OR

    • Saturday 1/30/10 (Testing Center Hours: 8 a.m. to noon) 

    Take a peak at the Study Guide and the practice exam. NOTE:  The practice exam is intended to give you an idea of the kind of questions to expect. The actual exam given WILL differ from this one. For example, concentrate on understanding and applying the concepts discovered by the famous physicists/chemists mentioned on the practice exam, rather than memorizing the individuals responsible for discovering each concept/principle.

    • Turn in Portfolio #1 on Monday 2/03/10. See the Chem 162 syllabus or click here for the portfolio policy.  

      • Click here for the Portfolio #1 Contents Sheet.

      • Be sure to make corrections to all questions on ALE's 1-7 before turning in your portfolio and before taking exam #1! Place a "check" next to all correct answers on each  ALE and make corrections as needed, either on separate paper attached to each ALE, or clearly highlighted in another color of pen or pencil directly on each ALE---do not copy answers from the answer key: this is plagiarism, moreover, no learning will occur. Get help with those questions you don't understand. Sources of help include:

Posted Friday January 8, 2010

  1. Print the Following Handouts (Print them double-sided! Most printers on campus print double-sided by default)

  2. ALE Due Dates

    • ALE 3: Monday Jan 11

    • ALE 4: End of class on Tuesday Jan 12

    • ALE 5: either Wednesday Jan 13 or Friday Jan 14 (T.B.A.)

  3. Lab Due Dates

    • Lab 1 Report:  Tuesday Jan 12, 2010.

    • Prelab Assignment for Lab 2: Thursday Jan. 14, 2010

      • Read Lab 2 Intro and attempt the prelab questions for Wednesday Jan. 13 (We will discuss the lab in class on Wed.)

Announcements for Winter Quarter 2010

Welcome to Chem 162! I hope you had an enjoyable winter break and are recharged for a quarter of success and fun! I'm looking forward to seeing each of you and getting to know you! Please pay careful attention to the announcements below.

  1. Please skim through the Chem 162 class syllabus to learn about class expectations, policies, etc. See the quarterly schedule on the last page to find exam dates, assigned readings, the lab schedule and more.

  2. Due Tuesday January 5, 2010:  ALE 1

  3. Due Wednesday January 6, 2010:  ALE 2

  4. Due Thursday Jan. 7, 2010: Do the Prelab Preparation for our first lab activity, Atomic Spectrum of Hydrogen. Turn in the Prelab questions at the start of lab and complete in your lab notebook the following sections of the report for this lab exercise before coming to lab: Title, Introduction, Materials/Methods and Data Tables. See the Lab Notebook Policy and the guidelines for writing lab report. The report for Lab 1 is due Tuesday Jan 12, 2010.

    • Take note that all lab work will be recorded in the following lab notebook: Chemistry Laboratory Notebook: 100 Carbonless Sets of Pages, spiral bound. (purchase at the GRCC bookstore!!). If you have enough pages for another report or two, then feel free to use your notebook from Chem 161.

  5.  ALE 3:  Due date T.B.A. (either Friday Jan. 8 or Monday Jan. 11, 2010) 

  6. You will get much more out of each class if you read the material in your text before we discuss it in class. Be an active learner and ask questions if something doesn't make sense to you. Stay current with your reading, ALE's and lab work! To reward those students that keep current, pop quizzes may be given at any time! Seek help as soon as possible if you are having difficult time learning the material.

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