Mastering Chemistry

[robert zellmer]

Well I think I finally got the first few chapters to where I "want" them 
to be.
I've opened MC for use.

I don't guarantee whether the questions and answer you encounter are 
correct,
just like I don't guarantee the correctness of the solutions manual. I 
know for a
fact there are mistakes in the solutions manual.  When you find what you 
think may
be a mistake in the solutions manual please let me know.

I've split things into tutorial type questions and the end-of-chapter 
(EOC) problems.
The tutorials are more or less in the order in which you encounter the 
material in
the chapter.  The EOC problems are in the order in the textbook. 
However, I've found
while most of the EOC problems are there, not all are.

You are responsible for understanding the material in the book and given 
in class and
being able to do, at a minimum, the problems I've assigned. Technically, 
you should
be able to do ALL EOC problems, including the Additional Exercise and 
Integrative
Exercises (which I do assign).

Remember, we are not using MC for credit.  I've simply opened it for 
those who wish
to use it.  The "official" homework is what I "assigned".  I think the 
"tutorial" problems
might be helpful if you are having trouble understanding things, but 
they don't cover
everything.  I'm not quite sure how the EOC problems on MC will be that 
helpful.  Since
they are the same as those in the book (perhaps using different numbers) 
it won't be any
different than simply doing the problems on paper.  You should do a 
problem and then
check the solution on Carmen ("Content" tab) before moving to the next 
problem.  Do
one question at a time and check the solution, not just the answer. For 
a numerical
problem if you get the correct answer you most likely did it a correct 
way.  You should
still check the solution.  Perhaps it did it in a different way which 
may make more sense
or require fewer steps and if you learn it that way it will save you 
time.  It's extremely
important to check the solution for conceptual questions.  It is 
possible to get the correct
answer using the wrong line of reasoning.  Then if you don't do another 
question you may
think you understand the material when in fact you don't because you 
just stumbled on
the correct answer.  You need to get the correct answer for the correct 
reason.

If you need to look at the solutions manual for help, do the other 
question of the pair
(remember, they come in pairs).  You can do the same using MC.  In 
either case, if
you lean on MC or the solutions manual for hints all the time neither 
one will help much.
Eventually you need to be able to do things on your own.  Last spring 
students used
MC which was still available from Fall semester and leaned so heavily on 
the hints and
tutorials they still didn't do well.

As of now I've finished up through ch 13.  I included some tutorials and 
questions from
ch 12, which you did in 1210.  This material has to do with the four 
types of solids, the
attractive forces between the particles and how this affects their 
properties.  You need
to review this after you understand the concepts about the AF and how 
that affects
properties of gasses, liquids and solids.

Have fun.

Dr. Zellmer