homework, solutions, book editions, Give it Some Thought Questions

[robert zellmer]

I'm still getting some questions about the homework, studying and
the quizzes. Someone asked if I would "recommend" you read the
textbook.

I would not say I "recommend" it, I implore it.  I can't see how
you can learn this material without doing so.  Also, I was asked
if you should read it before or after the homework.  If you look
at my "How to Study" link and if you came to one of my
sessions you will see how I recommend doing things. Just
real quickly though, I can't see how one can do the homework
w/o reading the material first and working the sample exercises
throughout the chapter.  There's more below and on my web
page about this.


I don't break the homework problems up according to each lecture.
However, if you've noticed, they are generally broken up by
section in the book.  Every now and then one section of homework
corresponds  to more than one section in the book.  This mostly
happens when there's a short section that has only 2-4
corresponding homework problems.  You should do the problems
for each section before studying the next section, even if sections
have been combined in the homework problems at the end of
the chapter.

Another thing to notice about the homework problems is they
come in pairs.  Exercises 13.15 and 13.16 are covering the same
general ideas but asked in a different way.  That's what those
little lines between every two problems indicate (the 10th ed.
doesn't have the lines).  That means if I've assigned a particular
problem and you just can't figure out how to do it and wind up
looking at the solutions you need to try the corresponding
companion question right then.  This will help to reinforce what
you just saw.

You should also be answering the "*Give It Some Thought*" questions
that appear in the sections as you are reading. I suggest you write
down your answers instead of just answering them in your head.
The answers to the GIST questions are in the back of the book
starting on page A-31 (A-31 in the 13th ed., A-33 in the 12th ed.,
A-36 in the 11th ed. and A-35 in the 10th ed.), after the answers
to the selected EOC  exercises (the ones marked in red).

The 12th, 13th & 14th editions also have what are called "*Go Figure*"
questions in the sections.  They are similar to the GIST questions but
a little more involved.  Their answers follow those for the GIST
questions (starting on page A-37 of the 14th ed., A-38 of the 13 ed.
A-41 of the 12th ed.).

The order of these sections (and page numbers) is reversed in the
12th edition paperback OSU custom edition.

We've finished sections ch 13 and section 14.1 in the book.

You should complete the material presented in one lecture before
the next and make sure you finish the whole week's material (including
Additional and Integrative Exercises) by Saturday or early Sunday.
If you don't do this each week you will always be behind. Before this
past Friday you should have been finished with 13.1-13.4 (reading and
analyzing the material in the sections and the homework problems)
and reviewing the sections from Chem 1210 I have listed at the top
of my "Notes" link on my class web page.

The quizzes will generally cover the material from the Wed. of one
week up to the first half of Wed. of the next week.  The first week
on Thursday you had a prequiz covering 1210 material.  We have
graded it and the score should be entered in Carmen but the score
won't count toward your final grade.  I will let you know on Wed. in
lecture what the quiz will cover.  I will also e-mail out this info after
lecture and put it on the class web page.

The day before your quiz you should skim the material which the quiz
will cover and do a few additional end-of-chapter problems for each
section.  For most of the material on the quiz this should not be the
first time you are doing the homework problems (except for material
covered on Wed.).  You MUST study the material and do problems
*more than once *if you hope to learn it well.

I will generally cover 2-4 sections a lecture, depending on their
length and complexity.  You should try to skim ahead before
coming to lecture so you have some idea what we will be
discussing.  You should try to start the sections I've covered
the day of lecture and pretty much finish them before the next
lecture.  I generally go in the order of the sections. Every now
and then I will change things a little but I will tell you when I've
done this.  Study one section at a time and do the end-of-chapter
exercises for a section before starting the next.  ALWAYS read
and work ONE section at a time and finish it before starting
the next section.  Keep current and don't fall behind. That's one
of the worse things you can do.

*You can find the assigned **"homework" problems on the class web
page (not Carmen).  I've posted the publisher's solutions to ALL
**end-of-chapter problems on Carmen for the 10th, 11th, 12th and
13th editions. Go to the "Files" link in the menu for these.**
**I'm still working on getting an electronic version for the 14th ed.
I was given one but I can't make it so students can view it. In the
meantime, I checked with the library and they have at least one
copy and I put my personal copy in the 18th ave. library. It's on
closed reserve (you can't remove it from the library).  Please don't
walk off with it.  Most of the question in the 14th ed. are the same
as those in the 13th ed., and are often the same number (or close)
so you can so you **can find the solutions to a lot of the 14th ed
solutions in the 13th ed solutions.

* Don't leave questions for me or e-mail me with the e-mail program
in Carmen.  I don't look at it often.  You will get a better response by
e-mailing me directly to zellmer.1 at osu.edu.

There's lots of info on my site.  Please look around to see
what's there and you may find the answers to many of your
questions.  If not, that's fine, just come see me or send
an e-mail.

Dr. Zellmer
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