Corrections and Extensions

First, it was brought to my attention that I had a couple of wrong answers on the Organic Chemistry Practice Test. I named the number of carbons wrong in numbers 16 and 17. I counted seven, but used the base name Hex- instead of Hept- like I should have. I have made corrections and have posted the corrected version of the key on the Events Calendar.

Also, I am going to extend the due date of the Organic Chemistry independent study until next Monday, December 6th. I really want as many people to complete the independent study as possible. It is a minor part of the AP Chemistry exam, but any little bit will help to get a passing score for you. I will also extend the Jmol extra credit until next Monday.

I have posted the Chapter 10 homework on WebAssign. Please keep up on the assignments. Make it a goal to do five problems a night starting tomorrow night. This will make the homework not such a burden to you right before the exam. Also, you will be practicing while I am lecturing on the material. Please make sure to view the VODCasts posted on the dates Nov. 29th and 30th, and Dec. 1st and 2nd. Like I said in class today, I will lecture the material, but it will be at lightning speed. I want to use the class time for demonstrations and concept discussions. The VODCasts give examples of most of the problems that you will see on WebAssign. Anything not covered by the VODCasts, I will lecture on in class.

The final test/exam of the semester will be the Tuesday before final exams start. The test will cover all of Chapter 10 and most / if not all of Chapter 11. We should be done with Chapter 10 by this upcoming Friday. We will spend next week on Chapter 11. What material from Chapter 11 that can be covered from Monday to Friday of next week will be on the exam. You will have access to a review for the test beginning late next week and a key will be supplied. Monday, December 13th will be used as a review for the test on Tuesday.

On finals day, we will go over the final test of the semester. We will complete a lab on that day. The lab will deal with the concept of chromotography. I will ask that you complete the lab write-up that night (Thursday, December 16th) and turn the lab in to me the next day before you leave on winter break.