CHEM 6A Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Photon, Covalent Bond, Wavelength
12 Oct 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
CHEM 6A
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Textbook
â—Ź Obtainable through bookstore
â—Ź Ebooks may not work offline
â—Ź No need to bring to class
i>clicker2 changing frequency
1. Press and hold power button until 2-digit frequency on LCD begins flashing
2. Press 2-letter code that is designated in the session settings
3. A checkmark on the screen indicates successful reset of frequency
â—Ź Consider bringing spare batteries to lectures
â—Ź Can change answers as long as the poll is still ongoing
â—Ź Everyone gets attendance points today, but starting next Monday i>clicker is required
Optional materials
1. Student solutions manual
2. Spiral bound notebook
a. For showing work to homework
Other Comments
â—Ź Come to lectures (podcast not a replacement)
â—Ź Respect fellow students
â—Ź Discussion (quizzes given in discussion)
â—Ź Mark dates for quizzes, midterm exams, and final exam
â—Ź Midterm exams are out of class!
â—‹ Saturday morning
â—Ź No make-up quizzes or exams
â—Ź Quizzes and exams are closed-book/notes
â—‹ Periodic Table and Data and Basic Equations provided
â—Ź Quick sheets handed out during lecture before exam
â—Ź Extra podcasts may be provided online
Grades
● “Cloned final” comes from final score, adjusted to 90 points
â—‹ Not another exam
Extra Help
â—Ź Chem helproom: York hall 4020
â—‹ Open to all, starts Mon, Oct. 9
â—Ź OASIS workshop for 2pm class
â—‹ Tues and Thurs 12pm - 1:50pm
â—‹ Need to apply and go to every meeting
Must know all 3 tables on last yellow page in syllabus for Quiz 1
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Chapter 1
Chemistry and the Scientific Method
Chemistry - the study of matter
Scientific method
1. goal/question
2. Qualitative and quantitative data
3. Hypothesis - a possible prediction or explanation, which hasn’t been tested
4. Experiments
a. Results consistent
i. Law - describes what nature does under certain conditions, but does not
explain it
ii. Theory - explains a law of nature with the support of experiments
1. Can be proven wrong but never proven right
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier
â—Ź Was a meticulous experimentalist
â—Ź Hypothesis: if you have 5 grams of something and do experiments on it, in the end you
should still have 5 grams
â—Ź Designed special balances that were more accurate than any devised before
â—Ź Law of Conservation of Mass
â—‹ You cannot create something out of nothing
Measurement: Accuracy vs Precision
â—Ź Accuracy refers to how close a measurement is to the actual value
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Document Summary
Can change answers as long as the poll is still ongoing. Everyone gets attendance points today, but starting next monday i>clicker is required. Optional materials: student solutions manual, spiral bound notebook, for showing work to homework. Come to lectures (podcast not a replacement) Mark dates for quizzes, midterm exams, and final exam. Periodic table and data and basic equations provided. Quick sheets handed out during lecture before exam. Cloned final comes from final score, adjusted to 90 points. Open to all, starts mon, oct. 9. Need to apply and go to every meeting. Must know all 3 tables on last yellow page in syllabus for quiz 1. Scientific method: goal/question, qualitative and quantitative data, hypothesis - a possible prediction or explanation, which hasn"t been tested, experiments, results consistent. Law - describes what nature does under certain conditions, but does not explain it.
