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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I'm getting some questions about the Mastering homework, textbook<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">assignments, studying and the quizzes.<br>
<br>
Someone asked if I would "recommend" you read the textbook.<br>
I would not say I "recommend" it, I <b>implore </b>it. I can't see how<br>
you can learn this material without doing so. Also, I was asked<br>
if you should read it before or after the homework. If you look<br>
at my "How to Study" link and if you came to one of my<br>
sessions you will see how I recommend doing things. Just<br>
real quickly though, I can't see how one can do the homework<br>
w/o reading the material first and working the Sample Exercises<br>
throughout the chapter. There's more below and on my web page<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">about this.<br>
<br>
The end-of-chapter (EOC) assignments are technically voluntary but<br>
you won't do well if you don't do them. I don't break them up according<br>
to each lecture. However, if you haven't noticed, they are generally<br>
broken up by section in the book. Every now and then one section<br>
of homework corresponds to more than one section in the book.<br>
This mostly happens when there's a short section that has only 2-4<br>
corresponding homework problems. You should do the problems<br>
for each section before studying the next section, even if sections<br>
have been combined in the homework problems at the end of<br>
the chapter. They will generally be in the order of the sections<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">within a combined EOC section.<br>
<br>
Another thing to notice about the EOC problems is, most of them<br>
come in pairs (the ones in the sections of problems demarcated by<br>
the section numbers at the top of a section of problems). Exercises<br>
13.15 and 13.16 are covering the same general ideas but asked in a<br>
different way. That's what those little lines between every two problems<br>
indicate in the paper editions. The eText doesn't have these lines but<br>
the questions still come in pairs, just like the printed edition. This means<br>
if I've assigned a particular problem and you just can't figure out how to<br>
do it and wind up looking at the solutions for any help you need to try the<br>
corresponding companion question right then. This will help to reinforce<br>
what you just saw.<br>
<br>
You should also be answering the "<b>Give It Some Thought</b>" questions<br>
that appear in the sections as you are reading. I suggest you write<br>
down your answers instead of just answering them in your head.<br>
The answers to the GIST questions are in the back of the book<br>
starting on page A-31 in the 14th ed. (A-31 in the 13th ed., A-33 in<br>
the 12th ed. and A-36 in the 11th ed.), after the answers to the<br>
selected EOC exercises (the ones marked in red).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In the newest version of the e-Text they have a blue “Show Answer”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">button.<br>
<br>
The 12th, 13th & 14th editions also have what are called "<b>Go Figure</b>"<br>
questions in the sections. They are similar to the GIST questions but<br>
a little more involved. Their answers follow those for the GIST<br>
questions (starting on page A-37 of the 14th ed., A-38 of the 13 ed.<br>
A-41 of the 12th ed.).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">These also have the blue “Show Answer” button in the e-Text.<br>
<br>
The order of these sections (and page numbers) is reversed in the<br>
12th edition paperback OSU custom edition.<br>
<br>
I don't really expect anyone to be using these much older editions<br>
of the book because then you might have problems lining things<br>
up between the eText and the older edition and you had to purchase<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mastering recently. The info is here just in case.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The e-Text does have some extra bells and whistles that the paper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">versions don’t. There’s “Smart Figure” videos every now and then.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">There’s also “Self-review” questions as you go along.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Try to work the Sample Exercises when you come to them. Give yourself<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">a minute or two to really think about it and write something down. You<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">won’t lose any points for these if you get them wrong. Then uncover the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">analyze and plan, which tell you how to approach the problem. Then<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">continue with the problem uncovering a little more of the solution as you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">go along.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">At the end of every Sample Exercise in the chapters are two practice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">exercises. You should do least one of them. The answer to practice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">exercise 2 is in the back of the book after the answers to the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Go Figure” questions. The answer to practice exercise 1 is on
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mastering (explained below). For the e-Text it’s at the end as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I suggest bringing up the
<br>
<br>
We’ve finished 13.1, 13.2 and 13.4. We are in section 13.3. I just about<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">finished the part on “Solute-Solvent Interactions” and we will finish that
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">next Wed. (no class on Monday, Martin Luther Kind Day). You can<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">watch the pre-recorded video on Carmen. I will go over pressure and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">temp. effects next Wed. We will also be working in 13.5 next Wed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Mastering homework due next Friday and Saturday covers sections<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">13.-1, 13.2 and 13.4. Next week’s quiz will cover 13.1, 13.2 and 13.4.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
You should complete the material presented in one lecture before<br>
the next and make sure you finish the whole week's material (including<br>
Additional and Integrative Exercises) by Saturday or early Sunday.<br>
If you don't do this each week you will always be behind. By this<br>
weekend, you should be done with sections 13.1, 13.2 and 13.4 (reading<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">and analyzing the material in the sections and the homework problems)<br>
and reviewing the sections from Chem 1210 I have listed at the top of<br>
my "Notes" link on my class web page. If you don't walk into lecture<br>
next Wednesday completely done with these sections you are behind and<br>
that's probably the worse thing you can allow happen. It's really difficult<br>
to catch up with this type of material if you fall too far behind. The quiz<br>
next week is going to cover this material.<br>
<br>
The quizzes will generally cover the material from the previous week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">There may be times a week’s quiz may cover little bit of that week’s<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Monday lecture. I started section 13.3 yesterday but we didn’t get very<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">far. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
The pre-quiz this week covered 1210 material. It is graded and the<br>
score will be in Carmen but the score will not count toward your final<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">grade. I will post the answer key Saturday on my class web page<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(not Carmen). Please look at the quiz info there. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I will send an e-mail with quiz info next week and put details about it on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">my class web page (not Carmen).
<br>
<br>
A day or two before your quiz you should skim the material the quiz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">will cover and do a few additional end-of-chapter problems for each<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">section or use the MC on-line homework as your review. For the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">material on the quiz this should not be the first time you are doing the<br>
homework problems. You MUST study the material and do problems<br>
<b>more than once </b>if you hope to learn it well. I suggest you use the on-line<br>
MC homework (Tutorials and Homework Review sets) as your review.<br>
<br>
I will generally cover 2-5 sections a lecture, depending on their<br>
length and complexity. You should try to skim ahead before<br>
coming to lecture so you have some idea what we will be<br>
discussing. You should try to start the sections I've covered<br>
the day of lecture and pretty much finish them before the next<br>
lecture. I generally go in the order of the sections. Every now<br>
and then I will change things a little but I will tell you when I've<br>
done this. Study one section at a time and do the end-of-chapter<br>
exercises for a section before starting the next. ALWAYS read<br>
and work ONE section at a time and finish it before starting<br>
the next section. Keep current and don't fall behind. That's one<br>
of the worse things you can do.<br>
<br>
<b>You can find the assigned "EOC" problems on my class web<br>
page (not Carmen). I've posted the publisher's solutions to ALL<br>
end-of-chapter problems on Carmen for the 11th, 12th, 13th and<br>
14th editions. Go to the "Modules" link in the menu and then the<br>
"<span class="name">Homework (End-of-Chapter Exercises) and Solutions Manuals"</span><br>
<span class="name">module</span>. You'll find instructions there.<br>
<br>
</b>The <b>ACTUAL </b>homework you have for <b><span style="color:red">CREDIT </span>
</b>is through <span style="color:red">MasteringChemistry</span>.<br>
I've sent out e-mails about this already. I'm going to limit the for-credit<br>
stuff to what are labeled as <span style="color:red">Tutorials</span> (provide hints and feedback) and<br>
some review questions for each chapter or part of a chapter (labeled as<br>
"<span style="color:red">Homework Review</span>"). You should do these after they open and before your<br>
quiz, even though I will generally make the due dates the Friday and Saturday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">of the quiz (which opens on Sunday). They won't help much with your<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">understanding of the material if done after your quiz. Use these as a review<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">before the quiz.
<br>
<br>
Mastering also has something called Dynamic Study Modules. These are<br>
<b><span style="color:red">NOT</span></b><span style="color:red"> </span>for credit. I'm making them available for practice. If you're really<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">struggling you could try these or even better yet, come for help. They have<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">"due dates" but they're always available. The questions tend to be easier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">than the ones in the book. Some people use them as part of their review<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">for exams.<br>
<br>
You'll also find problem sets label "Practice Exercise 1". These are the<br>
practice exercise 1 problems which follow the Sample Exercises in the<br>
chapter. The answers to these aren't in the book. This provides the<br>
answers to these. They also have feedback for these questions.<br>
These are <b><span style="color:red">NOT</span></b><span style="color:red"> </span>
for credit.<br>
<br>
Don't leave questions for me or e-mail me using the messaging system<br>
in Carmen. I don't look at it often, although I do have it set up so it should<br>
send me the message. You will get a quicker response by mailing me<br>
directly to <a href="mailto:zellmer.1@osu.edu">zellmer.1@osu.edu</a>. <br>
<br>
There's lots of info on my personal class web pages. Please look around<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to see what's there and you may find the answers to many of your questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If not, that's fine, just come to my office hours or send an e-mail.<br>
<br>
<br>
Dr. Zellmer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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