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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I hope your finals went well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I hope you are all healthy and doing well. Same for your families.<br>
<br>
I want to say thanks for a good semester. Saying it's been a little<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">unusual is an understatement. It should get better in Au21 with<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">most classes being back to in person. Not sure if you’re all happy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">with this but I think it will be good.<br>
<br>
I know I didn't get to know all of you. I know I got to see some of <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">your faces during our exhilarating Zoom lectures but not most of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">you. I saw some names, particularly in the chat, and I may recall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">them in the future if I see them. I’m disappointed I didn’t get to see<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">more of you since I won’t recognize you when I maybe run into you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Since you got to see my ugly mug every lecture please say hi and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">introduce yourself. Forgive me though if I don't remember your<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">name. As the years go by I often don't remember names for very<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">long. Hey, I've had close to 30,000 students so far in my career.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">That's a whole lot of names and faces. They say your life flashes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">before your eyes when you die so I figure it will take awhile for me<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to die if I have to go through all the faces I've seen. Besides, my<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">stubborn side will make me hold on as long as possible. There’s<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">so much I still haven’t seen or learned.<br>
<br>
I want to say a special thanks to those who continued to come to<br>
lecture. I'm grateful for that. It's much easier to lecture when people<br>
are there. I know the situation wasn’t easy for you and I’ll admit not<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ideal for me. I miss the personal interaction and being able to do live<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">demonstrations. I hope no matter what the outcome, you can say you<br>
learned something. I think there were times we actually had a little<br>
fun and laughed a little, even at my bad jokes. Hey, I'm not getting<br>
paid enough to come up with good ones. Whoever thought you<br>
would be able to laugh during a chemistry lecture. Maybe you even<br>
learned something new and found a few things interesting (like how<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">geckos can walk on walls or how to get your clothes cleaner or how<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">you can drink a strong acid solution, if it’s diluted properly, etc.).<br>
Sometimes even the simple and mundane things of life can be really<br>
interesting when you know something about the underlying reasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please continue to learn as much as you can and educate yourselves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">about life around you. It will come in handy someday (maybe you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">can save some money on that ring for a special someone).<br>
<br>
A special shout out goes to those who asked questions. Asking<br>
questions in lecture is good. I’ve gotten more questions during the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Zoom lectures than during in-person lectures. Perhaps you feel more<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">comfortable asking when not in person. Get over that. You learn by<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">asking questions and if you have a question it’s a sure bet someone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">else has that question or maybe didn’t even think about it. It also lets<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">me know what you don't understand and hopefully do something to fix<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">the problems you're having right then. I now know a better way to get<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">across about what it means to “flip” an octahedral complex. So now<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">when you turn over in bed you’ll know which axis your turning around.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I used this during an office hour with one of your fellow students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maybe with all the boxes I’m getting from Amazon I can make some<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">models. It will be nice to be able to do in-person demos and use<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">models again. I’ve got to get working on that Velcro suit (now better<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">known as my Zelcro suit).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Another special shoutout to those who came to office hours. That<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">kept me on my toes and I didn’t get so lonely waiting for people to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">show up. Plus, it helped me to realize what people were still having<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">trouble with and when time allowed go over it again in lecture. I hope<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">some of you who kind of waited until near the end of the semester<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">no realize how useful they can be, even when you don’t have your<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">own questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Finally thanks to all of you who caught errors in the textbook, the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">solutions manual and Mastering. It helps all of you when I can send<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">the corrections out and helps Pearson make things better for future<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
I know this course is tough and we cover a lot of material in 8 weeks.<br>
Chemistry is done so you can all rest a little easier. I know some of<br>
you are done for good and are probably really happy about that. I know<br>
some of you have to take organic chem. You'll use some of what you<br>
learned this semester. Review kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(Ch 19) and B-L and Lewis acid/base theories.<br>
<br>
I know some of you may have to repeat. That's not the end of the world,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">as you may think right now. It is not the worse thing that will happen to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">you in your life. We all know this now with everything that's going on. It<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">happens now and then, even to the best of students. If you will be retaking<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">the course, please speak to me before you do, even if I’m not your<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">instructor. I'm sure if approached properly anyone can pass this course<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">and do well. I don't want you to have to repeat a third time. Repeating a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">course will not put an end to whatever your dreams are. Believe me.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You can go onto organic with a D or a Pass in 1220 but you could struggle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">if you don't make sure you learn the material better. Also, once you go on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to a subsequent course in Chemistry and later repeat a previous course to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">get a better grade the grade in that course isn’t forgiven. Keep this in mind<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">if you plan on going on to organic with the intention of going back and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">repeating 1220 for a better grade. This is tricky if you took a Pass for your<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">grade this semester. You need to consider what your letter grade would<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">have been and be honest with yourself on how much you really learned.<br>
<br>
I know it feels like forever to get your grades. I realize it can be excruciating<br>
wondering what your grade will be. You should have access at this point<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to all your scores and your letter grade, at least in Carmen. They may not<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">have been posted yet to BuckeyeLink. That should be done before the end<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">of today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
Once you get your grades (even for PA/NP), before e-mailing to ask if there<br>
was a curve think about what a 'normal' grading scale is and then look at<br>
your score and your letter grade (or if you simply passed). When we say<br>
we "curve" the grades a lot of people think it means we add points to your<br>
raw scores or percentages. That's not what we do. We adjust grade cuts.<br>
In high school maybe you needed a 60% to pass with a D but now maybe it's<br>
53% (just an example). We adjust the grade ranges (cutoffs) slightly based<br>
on the points (percentages) everyone received for the course as a whole, not<br>
each individual piece. Your percentages do not change. I mentioned this in<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">a previous e-mail. It’s also addressed in the syllabus.<br>
<br>
If you wish to inquire about your grade you can but again think about what it<br>
would have been w/o any curve. I may not be able to answer e-mails<br>
immediately. I'm already working on stuff for autumn semester. I’ll also<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">be out tomorrow as my mother is now in the hospital with an infection. I will<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">try to answer e-mails as quickly as I can.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
It really was a pleasure this semester. It was interesting with being online<br>
the way we had to. I keep learning a lot of new things and have an excuse<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to buy new computer stuff. Stop by sometime when we get back to campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">and let me know what you thought of it. You can e-mail me and we can<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Zoom if you have questions which are better answered "in person".<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Have a good break. Only about 2.5 weeks until we start again. Wow, not<br>
enough time. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It's okay to get outside and enjoy yourselves but keep a<br>
safe distance, especially if you’re not vaccinated. Protect yourself and your<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">family. Try to stay positive, not with COVID that is. This situation won't last<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">forever. The more people who get vaccinated the faster we’ll get back to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">normal. I was hoping for a full Ohio Stadium for football games this autumn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">and have tickets but now I’m not so sure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Good luck this next year. I'm sure I'll see some of you roaming our hallways.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Say hi when you see me.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
Dr. Zellmer <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">P.S. One more bad dad joke I heard awhile back. You might have to think for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">a few seconds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What did the bear say to the bear hunter when they met in the woods (scroll down)?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Moo!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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