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<big><font size="2"><big>I'm getting some questions about homework,
where to find it, is it<br>
collected, etc.<br>
<br>
I don't collect or grade homework. We are NOT doing on-line
homework.<br>
However, you absolutely must do homework. I've listed the
problems I feel<br>
you should be able to do on my class web page (not Carmen).
You will see<br>
a "Homework" link on my class web page. The solutions manual
from the<br>
publisher is on Carmen ("Content" tab). This has the worked
out solutions<br>
for all the end-of-chapter (EOC) problems for the 10th-13th
editions of the<br>
textbook.<br>
<br>
Speaking of the editions. The custom edition sold at the
bookstores is the<br>
13th edition.<br>
<br>
</big></font></big><big><font size="2"><big><big><font size="2"><big>The
problems I give are what I consider to be the minimum of
what you need<br>
to do if you hope to do well. </big></font></big>My
belief is, if you do ALL the assigned homework<br>
problems (and then a few extra if you really want to do really
well) AND understand<br>
what you are doing AND understand the concepts in the book AND
do things<br>
the proper way (read the "How to Study" link) AND seek help
when you need<br>
it, you should be fine. </big></font></big><big><font
size="2"><big><big><font size="2"><big>I leave it up to you
whether you do it or not. However,<br>
if you don't do the proper things and the homework
problems (pretty much on your<br>
own with minimal help from me, a TA, someone else or the
solutions manual on<br>
Carmen) you won't do well on the quizzes or exams.<br>
<br>
</big></font></big>I will treat you as adults. </big></font></big><big><font
size="2"><big><big><font size="2"><big>Everyone needs to learn
to be responsible for their<br>
learning w/o always being prodded by someone else
(including me by making<br>
you turn in homework or doing on-line homework). </big></font></big>The
TAs and I will provide<br>
as much help as possible but it ultimately comes down to you
being responsible<br>
enough to do the proper things. </big></font></big><big><font
size="2"><big><big><font size="2"><big>The problem is people
often do NOT do the<br>
proper things and then find themselves in trouble.<br>
<br>
</big></font></big></big></font></big><br>
<big><font size="2"><big><big><font size="2"><big>You can find the
"assigned" homework on the class web page,<br>
</big></font></big></big></font></big>
<h3><a
href="http://chemistry.osu.edu/%7Erzellmer/chem1220/chem1220.htm"
moz-do-not-send="true"><u><b>Chemistry 1220 - Su17</b></u></a></h3>
Once there you will see links for "Homework". Click on the<br>
appropriate link for the edition of the textbook you're using.<br>
What you will find are the end-of-chapter problems you should do.<br>
For chapter 11 I've listed the EOC problems as 2, 4, 6, etc. This<br>
means 11.2, 11.4, 11.6 in the EOC exercises.<br>
<br>
Just looking at the solutions (the publishers or mine) is NOT the <br>
same as YOU doing the homework problems. YOU must <br>
be able to do them on your own in a reasonable period <br>
of time. Chem 1220 involves lots of concepts and <br>
equations. You need to understand these concepts and <br>
truly understand the equations (when and how to use them, <br>
what the eqns tell you about the relationships between the <br>
variables in the eqns, etc.). If you attempt the homework<br>
problems I've assigned but can't do them on your own or don't <br>
understand the concepts and eqns. you should seek help <br>
from me and/or the TAs and then work some more problems.<br>
If you don't do this you won't do well in the class. <br>
<br>
You MUST keep up with what we are doing in class. If <br>
you are behind, even by one lecture's worth of material, <br>
you will find it will be difficult to catch up and understand <br>
things. This is not a course you can put off for another <br>
day. You will need to spend 5-6 hours EVERY DAY in<br>
order to do well. You should be spending about 30 hours<br>
per week (sometimes less, sometimes more) on the lecture<br>
material and 3-4 hours on lab to prepare for one lab and write<br>
the report and since there's two labs per week that's 6-8 hours<br>
per week for lab. Students often tell me (after failing the first<br>
midterm) they spend a lot of time every week studying. When I <br>
ask for specifics I'm often told "a lot" is 6 or fewer hours <br>
a week. That won't work. Always skim 1/2 a chapter ahead<br>
in the book before class so that lecture will make a little more<br>
sense. You should then finish the sections in the textbook and<br>
associated homework for sections covered in one lecture before<br>
the next. I generally follow the order of the sections in the book.<br>
This way you are keeping up and the next lecture will make more <br>
sense. You should be done with Friday lecture material by Saturday.<br>
You should be done with ALL the assigned sections and homework<br>
for the week by Saturday or Sunday. Read about how to study for<br>
this class at the following link,<br>
<br>
<a
href="https://cbc-wb01x.chemistry.ohio-state.edu/%7Erzellmer/studying/studying_1220_summer.txt"><b>Studying
Methods - 1220</b></a><br>
<br>
This class is quite a bit tougher than most, mainly because most<br>
of you have not seen most of this material in high school and even<br>
if you have probably not at the level of understanding we expect.<br>
We cover a lot of conceptual things and that is often something<br>
most students did not see in high school or in other classes. Plus,<br>
we are moving much faster than a normal semester.<br>
<br>
You will be busy with this course. It takes a lot of hard work<br>
and effort. It will be mostly up to you how much you learn. <br>
Probably 90% of what you learn will be on your own with about<br>
10% coming from me, both in class and by you asking me<br>
questions. I'm always very willing to help and will help as much<br>
as I can. You can always come by my office or e-mail me questions. <br>
You will likely get a lot of e-mails from me throughout the
semester.<br>
When someone asks me a good question I usually send my answer<br>
to the whole class (usually when there's one person with a question<br>
there's probably several more with the same question). I will also<br>
send answers to questions I've received in previous years. As a<br>
matter of fact, the answers to some of those can be found at the<br>
"Helpful Tidbits" link on the 1220 class web page (not Carmen).<br>
Check this page and my other links for answers to your questions<br>
before e-mailing me. However, if you still don't understand
something<br>
do not be afraid to seek me out in my office or send an e-mail.<br>
<br>
Dr. Zellmer<big><font size="2"><big><br>
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