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  • ACA#8 and PLE#8 are available on your Personal Page. PS#4 and PS#5 are also available.


  • I am looking for approximately 30 volunteers to do a different laboratory experiment next week. The experiment would be done online, in place of the experiment for next week (Experiment #3). You do not have to do the experiment during your normal lab time. You must be able to meet for approximately 30 minutes following class on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 for a brief introduction. If you are interested send me an e-mail. If you would like to look at the experiment you would be doing in place of the laboratory experiment, it begins on page 103 of your DCI/Computer Lab Activities Workbook. First come first serve...send me an e-mail.



  • PS3.7 -PS3.10 will be due at the beginning of class on Thursday, September 21, 2006. After class on Thursday, September 14, 2006 you should be able to do PS3.7 - PS3.9. Check out PLE#8, it will help with PS3.10a...and if you think carefully, PS3.10b. Check out ACA#8 for help on PS3.7.



  • The average for Exam 1 is 56.5, not bad. The high score was a 94. The high score will receive a special certificate in class tomorrow, a chemisty bumper sticker and some other swag. NEat stuff. All the grades that I have are posted. Most sections have at least one PS and one Lab grade. Exam 1 scores are also posted. If your grades do not appear let me know. This is usually because of a bad SID. If you started your SID with a zero, your scores will not appear, so let me know. What was your letter grade on the exam? Remember the course distibution: A (85%) : B (75%) : C (55%) : D (40%). Anyone who is concerned about their performance please drop by and see me in my office. I will be happy to review your exam and make recommendations to help your next exam score. The class average is not to far off from other semester averages.






  • Be sure you have your CHEM 1314 Lab manual before going to lab. They are available at Cowboy Book and the Book Trader if the SU is out. If you do not have your lab manual it will be your responsibility to have a copy of the laboratory experiment before you can begin the laboratory. Also wear appropriate clothing to lab.



  • OK NEW EXAM SCHEDULE FOR CHEM 1314 SECTION 16 - 23!!!
  • I have also posted Tuesday's lecture as a podcast. If you need some assistance on accessing the video podcasts for our class you can find a brief help file here. Check out the videos on problem solving, they may help on your Problem Sets and Exams. I also have sample exam discussion podcasts posted for each CHEM 1314 exam. Do you have an idea of a podcast that would help you in CHEM 1314? Let me know.

  • The first thing you need to do to access materials for this class is to complete the Secret Identification (SID) form. Click on the SID#/Name link in the left frame and complete the form. You will receive an e-mail from Dr. G. indicating your SID has been accepted. Once you have entered an SID, fill out the additional form for some extra credit, and then you can go to your Personal page. On your Personal Page check out the Assignment Page (what is happening in class), and get your personal Problem Set #1. Do not worry about the PLE or ACA, I'll discuss those in class on Tuesday.



  • Remember laboratory does meet this week. By the 3rd week of classes you will be expected to wear safety goggles all the time you are in laboratory. A graduate student will visit your laboratory to sell inexpensive safety googles during the 2nd week of classes.


  • Do you have iTunes (version 6)? Are you downloading any podcasts? (Note you do not need a video iPod or a Mac to subscribe to the video podcasts.) Inquiring minds want to know...actually I do. If you do not have iTunes (which you need to subscribe to a podcast) on your computer checkout the Apple iTunes download web site. To access the General Chemistry Spring 2006 Podcast, open iTunes and select Advance Menu Option. Pick the Subscribe to Podcast and enter the address http://introchem.chem.okstate.edu/rssSP06.xml into the dialog box. This will subscribe you to the CHEM 1314 Video Podcast. You may select which videos you would like to download. Check out the videos on problem solving, they may help on your Problem Sets and Exams. I also have a sample exam discussion on the podcast. NOTE: The address for the Fall 2005 podcasts is http://introchem.chem.okstate.edu/rss.xml
  • Your TA's e-mail address is below.
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    Lab Sections

    Lab Section #

    Lab Day

    Time

    TA

    Lab Room

    e-mail

    16

    Monday

    8:30 am - 10:20 am

    Kerry Easton

    PS255

    kerry.easton@okstate.edu

    17

    Monday

    1:30 pm - 3:20 pm

    Qing Zhu

    PS259

    qing.zhu@okstate.edu

    18

    Tuesday

    6:30 pm - 8:20 pm

    Kim Pham

    PS260

    ktpham@okstate.edu

    19

    Wednesday

    1:30 pm - 3:20 pm

    Kim Pham

    PS257

    ktpham@okstate.edu

    20

    Wednesday

    1:30 pm - 3:20 pm

    Qing Zhu

    PS259

    qing.zhu@okstate.edu

    21

    Thursday

    8:30 am - 10:20 am

    Kim Pham

    PS260

    ktpham@okstate.edu

    22

    Friday

    8:30 am - 10:20 am

    Kerry Easton

    PS258

    kerry.easton@okstate.edu

    23

    Friday

    1:30 pm - 3:20 pm

    Qing Zhu

    PS259

    qing.zhu@okstate.edu

     

    Check out the link to the web site for our textbook (BLB). The link is near the top of the left frame on our web site. Clicking on the link will take you to a page with an image of our textbook. Near the top of the page is a dropdown menu listing the Chapters in the text. Select a chapter and a page will be loaded for that chapter that contains links to resources. If you would like some practice problems try the Problem Solving Center. When the Problem Center page is loaded scroll down to the red button under flexible questions. Select the Homework link. This will generate a set of questions from the chapter. You will need a calculator.

    Here is a very nice Periodic Table that contains lots of physical properties and chemical properties for the elements.



  • WANT SOME ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS TO PRACTICE IN PREPARATION FOR EXAM I? Check out the Student Access Kit in the Media Pak that was shrink-wrapped with your textbook. Follow the instructions for registering that are provided in the Student Access Kit to logon to the Prentice Hall web site. When you are registered checkout the Practice Problems I and II. Also check out the a link to another 'older' web site for Brown, LeMay and Bursten which has even more problems to practice on. Click on the Jump to... dropdown menu list near the top of the web page. There are a set of more interesting problems at the second web site. HAVE FUN!!!

  • Remember for laboratory, no open-toed footwear, and no shorts. You will be expected to wear safety goggles all the time you are in laboratory.
  • Here are some quick responses to the last question on ACA#4 (If you could ask one question...).
  • Here are some quick responses to the last question on ACA#2 (If you could ask one question...).

  • If you have not yet purchased your textbook (and even if you have) you might consider whether you would prefer an electronic version of the textbook rather than a hard copy version. This option may work for some of you. The catch? It is priced approximately half of the cost of the hard copy version of the textbook. The electronic version of Brown, LeMay and Bursten is now available. You can also check the OSU Bookstore web site for details.

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    Tuesday, August 22, 2006