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Week 10: April 1 (Monday)

April 3 (Wednesday)

April 5 (Friday)

No Class:
Cesar Chavez Day

PAL information:

• no PALs for Mon/Tues

Important CHM 1A Info:

• diagnostic exam dates

Before class:

• No new reading, continue with 3.12
• Print and bring to class: Bomb calorimeter

PAL information:

• Wed/Thurs PAL: worksheet #1

Important CHM 1A Info:

• diagnostic exam dates

Before class:

• Bring questions from practice exams to class. We'll spend the period on a student-centered review session for Exam #2.

PAL information:

• Friday PAL: worksheet #1

In lieu of class:

Reminder:

• MasteringChemistry: Assignment #19 (50 min) [Due: W, 4/3]

Suggested: *

• Start preparing for Exam #2 [M, 4/8] Here's some practice: A, B, C, and D (#9, 10, 17, 18) (50 min each)

After class:

Required:

• MasteringChemistry: Assignment #20 (40 min) [Due: F, 4/5

Suggested: *

• Today's clicker questions (20 min)
• Prepare for our review session [F, 4/5] and Exam #2 [M 4/8]. Here's some practice: A, B, C, and D (#9, 10, 17, 18) (50 min each)
• Need some help? PAL leader office hours are open to ALL chem 4 students!

After class:

Suggested: *

• Today's clicker questions (20 min)
• Finish preparing for Exam #2 [M, 4/8] Here's some practice: A, B, C, and D (#9, 10, 17, 18) (50 min each)
• Verify your updated homework and clicker grades on SacCT (posted by 12 midnight). Remember, by the end of the semester, you'll need an overall 80% (40/50 pts) on the homework to keep a valid Commit to Study contract.

Week 11: April 8 (Monday)

April 10 (Wednesday)

Today in class: Exam #2

• Covers: Cumulative (especially covering naming), but stresses material since last exam (2.2 -2.10, 3.8 - 3.12, 5.11)
• Memorize: Metric prefixes (I'll give you the other conversion factors)
  
• Bring: Clickers and non-programmable calculator
• Practice: A, B, C, and D (#9, 10, 17, 18) (50 min each)
• Note: No one will be allowed to start the exam after the first person has left (usually after about 20 minutes)

PAL information:

• Mon/Tues PAL: no worksheet (follow your PAL leader instructions instead)
  

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 6.1-6.3 [mole] (60 min)
• Print and bring to class: Mole flow chart

PAL information:

• Wed/Thurs PAL: worksheet #1

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 6.4 [mole] (30 min)
• Keeping your Commit to Study contract requires Exam #2 corrections by the start of class today. See last class for directions.

PAL information:

• Friday PAL: worksheet #1

After class:

Suggested: *

• Check Exam #2 answer keys (posted by 12 noon)

8 am and 10 am

• Verify your Exam #2 grade on SacCT (posted by 12 midnight)
• The Commit to Study contract requires you to correct Exam #2: directions, cover page, and template. [F, 4/12]. Check out these good (1, 2) and poor (1) examples. (0 - 2 hours as needed)

After class:

Required:

• MasteringChemistry: Assignment #21 (35 min) [Due: F, 4/12]

Suggested: *

• Today's clicker questions (20 min)
• The Commit to Study contract requires you to correct Exam #2: directions, cover page, and template. [F, 4/12]. Check out these good (1, 2) and poor (1) examples. (0 - 2 hours as needed)

After class:

Required:

• MasteringChemistry: Assignment #22 (40 min) [Due: M, 4/15]

Suggested: *

• Today's clicker questions (20 min)

Week 12: April 15 (Monday)

April 17 (Wednesday)

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 6.5 [mole] (45 min)

PAL information:

• Mon/Tues PAL: worksheet #1

Important CHM 1A Info:

• diagnostic exam dates

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 6.6-6.7 [mass percent] (45 min)

PAL information:

• Wed/Thurs PAL: worksheet #2

Important CHM 1A Info:

• diagnostic exam dates
• Check chem department website for future dates.

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 6.8-6.9 [empirical formula] (60 min)

PAL information:

• Friday PAL: worksheet #1 and #2

After class:

Required:

• MasteringChemistry: Assignment #23 (45 min) [Due: W, 4/17]

Suggested: *

• Today's clicker questions (20 min)
• Need some help? PAL leader office hours are open to ALL chem 4 students!

After class:

Required:

• MasteringChemistry: Assignment #24 (40 min) [Due: F, 4/19]

Suggested: *

• Today's clicker questions (20 min)

After class:

Required:

• MasteringChemistry: Assignment #25 (50 min) [Due: M, 4/22]

Suggested: *

• Today's clicker questions (20 min)

Week 13: April 22 (Monday)

April 24 (Wednesday)

April 26 (Friday)

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 3.7, 7.1-7.4 [chemical reactions] (90 min)

PAL information:

• Mon/Tues PAL: worksheet #1

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 7.5-7.7 [solutions and net ionic equations] (90 min)
• Print and bring to class: Solubility rules

PAL information:

• Wed/Thurs PAL: worksheet #2

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 7.8 [acid-base reactions and gas forming reactions] (1 hour)

PAL information:

• Friday PAL: worksheet #1 and #2

Important prehealth info:

• NSM 88 and NSM 96

After class:

Required:

• MasteringChemistry: Assignment #26 (45 min) [Due: W, 4/24]

Suggested: *

• Today's clicker questions (20 min)
• Online practice: Balancing chemical reactions

After class:

Required:

• MasteringChemistry: Assignment #27 (70 min) [Due: F, 4/26]

Suggested: *

• Today's clicker questions (20 min)

After class:

Required:

• MasteringChemistry: Assignment #28 (60 min) [Due: M, 4/29]

Suggested: *

• Today's clicker questions (20 min)
• Start preparing for Exam #3 [F, 5/3] Here's some practice: A, B, C, and D (#7, 15) (50 min each)

Week 14: April 29 (Monday)

Continue to May

Before class:

• Read and take notes: 7.9-7.10 [types of reactions] (1 hour)

PAL information:

• Mon/Tues PAL: worksheet #1

Important CHM 1A Info:

• diagnostic exam dates

After class:

Required:

• MasteringChemistry: Assignment #29 (50 min) [Due: W, 5/1]

Suggested: *

• Today's clicker questions (20 min)
• Prepare for our review session [W, 5/1] and Exam #3 [F, 5/3]. Here's some practice: A, B, C, and D (#7, 15) (50 min each)
• Need some help? PAL leader office hours are open to ALL chem 4 students!