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<font size="2"><big>Someone asked if I would "recommend" you read
the textbook.<br>
I would not say I "recommend" it, I implore 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 come 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<br>
page about this.<br>
<br>
I've "assigned" </big></font><font size="2"><big><font size="2"><big>end-of-chapter
(EOC) </big></font>homework exercises for<br>
each chapter on my class web page (not Carmen). As stated<br>
in the syllabus they are not collected. We are NOT doing
on-line<br>
homework.<br>
<br>
</big></font><font size="2"><big><font size="2"><big>You can reach
the publisher's solutions to ALL EOC problems<br>
on Carmen for the 10th-14th editions. </big></font></big></font><font
size="2"><big><font size="2"><big><font size="2"><big><font
size="2"><big>For the 10th-13th editions<br>
click on the "Files" link in the menu. For the 14th
edition solutions<br>
you have to click on "Modules" and then go to the
"Homework"<br>
module and you'll find a link for the 14th ed.
solutions (which<br>
are on BuckeyeBox).<br>
</big></font></big></font><br>
</big></font>I don't break the end-of-chapter (EOC) homework
problems up<br>
according to each lecture. In lecture I usually go in the same
order<br>
as the book (if I reorder things appreciably I'll let you know).<br>
Often the headings in my notes correspond with those in the book<br>
(although they may not be identical they're close enough for you<br>
to figure out just where I stopped each lecture).<br>
<br>
You'll notice, the EOC problems are generally broken up by<br>
section in the book. Every now and then, one section of<br>
homework corresponds to more than one section in the book.<br>
This mostly happens when there's a short section that has only<br>
2-4 corresponding homework problems. It's easy to figure<br>
out when the homework in these sections switch from one<br>
section to another.<br>
<br>
Another thing to notice about the homework problems is they<br>
come in pairs. Exercises 1.13 and 1.14 are covering the same<br>
general ideas but asked in a different way. That's what those<br>
little lines between every two problems are for (the 10th ed.<br>
doesn't have the lines). That means if I've assigned a
particular<br>
problem and you just can't figure out how to do it and wind up<br>
looking at the solutions manual you need to try the
corresponding<br>
companion question right then. This will help to reinforce what<br>
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 (</big></font><font size="2"><big><font
size="2"><big><font size="2"><big>A-31 in the 13th ed., </big></font>A-33
in the 12th ed.,<br>
</big></font>A-36 in the 11th ed. and A-35 in the 10th ed.),
after the answers<br>
to the selected EOC exercises (the ones marked in red).<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.).<br>
<br>
The order of the answers to these sections (and page numbers) is<br>
reversed in the 12th edition paperback OSU chem custom edition.<br>
</big></font><br>
<font size="2"><big><font size="2"><big>So far we got through most
of section 1.5 in the M,W,F lecture section<br>
and all of section 1.5 in the T,R lecture sections. We are
not covering<br>
section 1.4 or "units of energy" in 1.5 right now. We will
cover them in<br>
Ch 5. It won't hurt to read them now. By the end of this
week we will<br>
be into chapter 2 (section 2.4) for both the M,W,F and T,R
lecture sections.<br>
</big></font> <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.
Everyone<br>
should be through all the sections I mentioned above by Sunday
and<br>
no later than lecture this coming Monday. If not, you're
already behind.<br>
<br>
You should pretend you have a quiz each week, say Thur. or Fri.<br>
It would cover the material from the previous week. On the day
of<br>
this "quiz" you should skim the material which would be on the<br>
"quiz" (the previous week's material) and do a few additional<br>
end-of-chapter problems for each section. Some people save the<br>
Additional Exercises and Integrative EOC problems for their
review.<br>
You MUST study the material and do problems <b>more than once </b>if<br>
you hope to learn it well.<br>
<br>
I will generally cover 3-5 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, particularly in math and
technical<br>
subjects.<br>
<br>
There's lots of info on my site. Please look around to see
what's<br>
there and you may find the answers to many of your questions.
If<br>
not, that's fine, just come see me or send an e-mail.<br>
<br>
Dr. Zellmer</big></font>
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