MC - ch 16 on-line homework, etc.

[robert zellmer]

I know you're all busy trying to catch up and study for the exam. You can't
fall behind.  Since you should not work on the exact same thing for too long
at once, try to go back and forth between studying for the exam and the new
material, taking breaks in between each.

Ch 16 material is up in MC.

There's the tutorials and sample exercise practice exercise #1 questions (so
you can find the answers to those if you choose to do them).  These are
NOT worth any points.  Do them if you wish.

The DSM module is available until next Wed. at 11:59 PM but you should
be doing the questions as we go along and you're reading the sections.  this
is for credit.

I know people are really busy so I've limited the Ch 16 homework review
(which is for credit) to 21 questions.  Many of these should go very 
quickly,
assuming you've done problems I've assigned from the book. *The due date**
**is a little different.  I've made it 8 AM Thursday morning rather than 
the**
**night of the quiz.*  The whole point of these problems is to use them as a
review before the quiz after you've done the problems.  Doing these problems
and the DSM questions will not be enough for you to succeed.  You have to
do the reading and problems and then do more problems.

I've heard the following about the homework, "are there hints?",
"I like the ones with the feedback",  "should I be doing any problems other
than the ones on MC?", etc.

It appears they have hints for some things but not others.  It seems they
don't have them for either most or all of the homework problems, the
DSM sets or the Practice Exercises.  There are hints for the tutorials.

The Practice Exercises and tutorials have feedback.  The DSM sets don't have
feedback.  Some of the homework review problems have feedback and some
don't.  I would like it myself if every problem had feedback.  The ones that
give feedback at the end when you're done show the pages in the book to
refer to.

The homework problems from the book have hints and feedback.  When you
do the book problems every single one has hints and feedback. That's the
solutions manual.  You try a homework problem.  Don't give up too quickly
and don't sit there for too long just wondering how to start or if 
you're doing
it correctly.  After 1-2 minutes take a peak at the solutions manual.  
Most of
the problems have Analyze and Plan (just like the Sample Exercises w/in the
sections).  Take a look at that part to see if you're doing the problem 
correctly
or how to get started.  Then if you get stuck again take another look.  
However,
when you do get help you need to do another problem right away to reinforce
what you just say (kind of the idea behind the DSM problems).  The problems
have "feedback".  The solutions are pretty detailed with explanations.  
Then do
some more for a review the day before the quiz.  Use the homework on MC
for your review.

I agree it would be very nice if all the on-line problems had feedback 
but I have
no control over that.  If you get stuck or don't understand an on-line 
problem
please feel free to ask.

Some of the on-line homework problems are from the book or are similar 
(maybe
different compounds or numbers).  This doesn't mean to simply look at the
solutions manual or get answers from somewhere else.  This won't do you any
good.  You will not have learned the material and that will show up on 
the exam.

Speaking of which.  Time to get back to that and time for me to get back to
making corrections to next years lab manual for my 1250 course.

See you tomorrow at the review.

Dr. Zellmer

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