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- Mon Dec 03, 2018 3:49 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: FINAL PRACTICE - Lyndon's Churro Review Session [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 118
- Views: 21560
Re: FINAL PRACTICE - Lyndon's Churro Review Session [ENDORSED]
Best SEA Admit brother ever!
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 3:46 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Practice Questions for Final
- Replies: 3
- Views: 605
Re: Practice Questions for Final
Search up "churro" if you want practice problems for concepts from the midterm and beyond, and "garlic bread" for practice problems before the midterm.
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 3:43 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Homework week 10
- Replies: 3
- Views: 428
Re: Homework week 10
It's the regular 7 problems, not like the 14 from last week.
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 3:43 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: More practice
- Replies: 7
- Views: 987
Re: More practice
You could ask friends who have already taken the class and see if they have old tests or course reader.
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 3:41 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Final Exam
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1682
Re: Final Exam
The final will be cumulative with no topics in particular weighing more than any other.
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 3:40 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Final
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1362
Re: Final
Saima Salam 3J wrote:I also had a question about the final. Does anyone know how many questions would be on the final? Would it be similar to the midterm (8 questions)?
There will be 8 questions with subset questions, covering everything that we have gone over in lecture the past 10 weeks.
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 3:38 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Charge on ligands
- Replies: 2
- Views: 335
Re: Charge on ligands
We have to memorize it. The only formulas/information that we don't need to memorize are the ones that have been provided to us so far on the exams (tests and midterm).
- Mon Dec 03, 2018 3:35 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Final Grades
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1084
Re: Final Grades
I'm pretty sure there isn't a curve for this class and that it's based on a point system. However, if you do get 50% (250/500 points), then this is the exception to earning a C-. He mentioned this in lecture once.
- Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:25 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Homework 9
- Replies: 3
- Views: 409
Re: Homework 9
I would recommend focusing on homework for chapter 4 since that is what will be focused on for Test #3.
- Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:24 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Curve
- Replies: 5
- Views: 794
Re: Curve
There is no curve. The class is a straight scale, however if you get at least a 50% in the class then it will be a C-
- Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:23 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Final
- Replies: 5
- Views: 614
Re: Final
The last day of class is Friday of week 10 and our final is on Sunday. There won't be any classes scheduled during finals week except for any finals or review sessions.
- Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:21 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Final Exam
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1682
Re: Final Exam
The final will be cumulative, focusing on the latter half of the material we covered after the midterm and it will also include pre-midterm concepts, but not focused heavy on those topics.
- Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:19 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Week 9 Test
- Replies: 6
- Views: 676
Re: Week 9 Test
Test 3 covers: End of Bonding from 3.12 (6 Ed.) and from 2D (7 Ed.); and all of Molecular Shape and Structure (see Syllabus and Outlines for details). This is was Dr. Lavelle posted on his website.
- Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:18 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Test 3
- Replies: 10
- Views: 990
Re: Test 3
I would think that they would be on his own class website Does anyone remember what the website was that Dr. Lavelle mentioned in class that has learning modules similar to the ones we had for the first units? I could be wrong but I remember him making a comment about more learning modules. I think...
- Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:17 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: 14B and 14BL finals
- Replies: 3
- Views: 494
Re: 14B and 14BL finals
Some people who don't have a strong foundation in chem like to take Chem BL after taking Chem 14B, but if you have a solid foundation in chem, then some people like to take it together because when they're studying for BL, they're also studying for B.
- Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:05 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Discussion
- Replies: 6
- Views: 721
Re: Discussion
While discussions are still taking place the rest of this week, we don't need to hand in our homework for this week until week 9. Therefore, during week 9 we are handing in 14 homework problems.
- Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:03 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Workshops
- Replies: 5
- Views: 766
Re: Workshops
Unless Lavelle/UAs made an announcement, I think the workshops will still be held the rest of this week.
- Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:55 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Chem 14B
- Replies: 2
- Views: 328
Re: Chem 14B
During winter quarter, you might get dropped from the class if the pre-requisites or co-requisites aren't met.
- Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:48 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Thanksgiving week
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1388
Re: Thanksgiving week
I thought that everyone was turning in their homework during discussion during week 9?
- Sat Nov 17, 2018 11:29 am
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Last Friday's Lecture
- Replies: 4
- Views: 443
Re: Last Friday's Lecture
Does anyone have the link to Sapling?
- Sat Nov 17, 2018 11:27 am
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: curve?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3034
Re: curve?
so if like we get a 65% what grade would that be since a 50% is a C for the final grade? You should just keep track of your points since the class is based off of a points system. If you didn't do so well on the midterm, you could make up the rest of the points based off of your final, Test #3, etc.
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:19 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Homework Week 8 [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2170
Homework Week 8 [ENDORSED]
For those with Thursday and Friday discussions, will we be handing in our homework to our TAs during Wednesday lecture (given that we do have lecture)?
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:15 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Thanksgiving Wednesday
- Replies: 9
- Views: 887
Re: Thanksgiving Wednesday
Does anybody know how we will turn in homework for Week 8 if we have discussion on Thurs/Fri?
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:14 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Homework Due Week 7
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1227
Re: Homework Due Week 7
I'm pretty sure you'll be able to submit homework from Outline 3 since we are barely covering VSEPR Models in class, so any of the chemical bonds stuff should be fine.
- Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:11 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Test 3 dates?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1318
Re: Test 3 dates?
Our last test will be held during Week 9!
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:08 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Fundamentals and Quantum Midterm Practice Problems [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 764
Re: Fundamentals and Quantum Midterm Practice Problems [ENDORSED]
Thanks Ronald! And thank you for the extra help during your drop-in hours!! -No problem, Michelle! :)
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:06 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Type of calculator
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1110
Re: Type of calculator
I think anything but a graphic calculator should be fine.
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:05 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Thanksgiving Week
- Replies: 2
- Views: 352
Re: Thanksgiving Week
I believe so, since the Thurs/Fri discussions during Week 0 make up for the Thanksgiving Thurs/Fri discussions.
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:59 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: MIDTERM PRACTICE - Garlic Bread Review Session [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 121
- Views: 20107
Re: MIDTERM PRACTICE - Garlic Bread Review Session [ENDORSED]
Can anyone help explain the process for 11a Thank You! You can use the equations (-hR)/n^2. Use two of these equations and plug in 1 for n and 3 for the other n. You could also manipulate the equations and subtract the diff so: ((-hR)/(n^2))-((-hR)/n^2)). After, you find the answer, divide it by h ...
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:55 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: MIDTERM PRACTICE - Garlic Bread Review Session [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 121
- Views: 20107
Re: MIDTERM PRACTICE - Garlic Bread Review Session [ENDORSED]
Elle_Mendelson_4I wrote:Will someone explain 10A?
Atomic radius decreases from left to right, therefore Aluminum would have the bigger radius since it has less protons.
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:51 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: MIDTERM PRACTICE - Garlic Bread Review Session [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 121
- Views: 20107
Re: MIDTERM PRACTICE - Garlic Bread Review Session [ENDORSED]
Does anyone know how to do question 13 a and b? I though I could do 13a but thirteen b said that what she did (which is what I did) was wrong. She can't divide the speed of light by the wavelength for each potassium ion because you can't use the equation for the speed of light since potassium is an...
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:44 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Test & Exam Dates
- Replies: 4
- Views: 505
Re: Test & Exam Dates
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, Test #3 has been moved to Week 9.
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:35 am
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Studying
- Replies: 7
- Views: 934
Re: Studying
Attend review sessions and going to office hours; doing the homework problems and modules.
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:53 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Studying
- Replies: 7
- Views: 794
Re: Studying
Attend the review sessions, office hours, step-ups, and workshops. Also, do all the modules and homework problems.
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:51 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Midterm Review Sessions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 626
Re: Midterm Review Sessions
Can someone post the notes from that review session?
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:50 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Midterm
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1569
Re: Midterm
8 questions with subparts. The midterm format will be similar to our past exams.
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:17 am
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: ChemCommunity posting
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1521
Re: ChemCommunity posting
Sunday @ 11:59 p.m.
- Sun Oct 28, 2018 10:16 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Studying for tests/midterm
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2802
Re: Studying for tests/midterm
Going to office hours to see if you really really know the material and be able to teach it to someone else. Doing all of the modules and homework problems, especially since one homework problem will be pulled and incorporated into the test.
- Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:36 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Midterm
- Replies: 11
- Views: 934
Re: Midterm
I believe it's a review of high school chem, quantum, and chemical bonds, so Outlines 1-3.
- Sat Oct 27, 2018 1:42 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Midterm
- Replies: 7
- Views: 766
Re: Midterm
I think Lavelle would tell us on Monday in lecture about the Midterm. I'm pretty sure it would cover Outline 1-3.
- Sat Oct 27, 2018 1:34 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: TEST 3 during Thanksgiving week?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 607
Re: TEST 3 during Thanksgiving week?
The last test should be during Week 9.
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:29 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Test Average
- Replies: 4
- Views: 434
Re: Test Average
Where can you check the test average?
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:28 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Chem Community Due Date
- Replies: 6
- Views: 650
Re: Chem Community Due Date
Sunday @ 11:59 p.m.
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:23 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Test 2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1858
Re: Test 2
Test 2 will cover everything up until the material on Friday of Week 3's lecture .
- Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:23 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Grading
- Replies: 3
- Views: 513
Re: Grading
Each test/midterm/final does not receive a letter grade because your final grade is not accumulated until the end of the quarter. This class is based off a number of points and those points are calculated at the end once you receive all of your test scores from Week 1- Finals Week.
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:54 pm
- Forum: Photoelectric Effect
- Topic: Test #2
- Replies: 9
- Views: 972
Test #2
For Test #2, would the test focus on the topics covered on the outline in week 2? (Ex: Photoelectric Effect, Atomic Spectra and the Bohr Frequency Condition, Wave Properties of Electrons and the De Broglie Equation, and Heisenberg Uncertainty Equation)
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:20 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Points
- Replies: 4
- Views: 438
Re: Points
If you forget one week, but make up the net week and do 6 would that still count?
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:18 am
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Past Final Exams
- Replies: 6
- Views: 784
Re: Past Final Exams
Also going to jump on this thread: m.bui3931@gmail.com Thank you!
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:17 am
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Grades w/ Test Average
- Replies: 1
- Views: 294
Re: Grades w/ Test Average
The number of points accumulated will be totaled at the end. So, while you may have done well on this first test, there are still 2 more tests, a midterm, and a final, as well as discussion and homework still to be factored.
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:15 am
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Test Grades
- Replies: 4
- Views: 569
Re: Test Grades
You should get your tests back during you discussion section during week 3.
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:09 am
- Forum: General Science Questions
- Topic: Midterm
- Replies: 6
- Views: 794
Re: Midterm
I think it will be given at a later date closer to the midterm. Usually, chem midterms are from 6-7:50pm.
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:57 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
- Replies: 9651
- Views: 3705914
Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Q: What do you call an acid with an attitude?
A: A mean-oh-acid.
A: A mean-oh-acid.
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:51 pm
- Forum: SI Units, Unit Conversions
- Topic: Test and Exam Dates
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1201
Re: Test and Exam Dates
Week 2: Test #1
Week 4: Test #2
Week 6: Midterm
Week 9: Test #3
Week 4: Test #2
Week 6: Midterm
Week 9: Test #3
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:19 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
- Replies: 9651
- Views: 3705914
Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Q: Why can't we trust atoms?
A: Because they make up everything.
A: Because they make up everything.
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:17 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
- Replies: 9651
- Views: 3705914
Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Q: What did the scientist say when he discovered 2 Helium atoms?
A: He He
A: He He
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:06 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
- Replies: 9651
- Views: 3705914
Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
Q: When a king farts, what type of gas is it?
A: A noble gas.
A: A noble gas.
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 5:15 pm
- Forum: SI Units, Unit Conversions
- Topic: Homework: E1, 6th Ed.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 554
Homework: E1, 6th Ed.
The questions asks to find the length of the fiber when we are given a radius of 144 pm and 1.00 mol of Ag. How would we solve this problem to find the length of the fiber?
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:34 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Advice from a Medical Student [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 297
- Views: 426799
Re: Advice from a Medical Student [ENDORSED]
Hi Ashley,
Although I'm not pre-med/pre-dental, etc. your words of advice are still very helpful! Thanks for continuing to give back to the UCLA community and the students here as you were once in our shoes. Best of luck in med school
Although I'm not pre-med/pre-dental, etc. your words of advice are still very helpful! Thanks for continuing to give back to the UCLA community and the students here as you were once in our shoes. Best of luck in med school
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:49 am
- Forum: SI Units, Unit Conversions
- Topic: FREE Textbook
- Replies: 2
- Views: 391
Re: FREE Textbook
The homework that he posted is only for the 6th and 7th edition, so I don't think the 5th edition would be helpful since the homework problems don't cover the 5th edition.
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:46 am
- Forum: SI Units, Unit Conversions
- Topic: Homework Questions [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1264
Re: Homework Questions [ENDORSED]
Do we get partial credit on our homework problems if some of the work shown is correct?
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:45 am
- Forum: SI Units, Unit Conversions
- Topic: Textbook Homework Assignment
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1382
Re: Textbook Homework Assignment
You only get credit for doing 7 problems, but doing all of the problems will help you to prepare for tests.
- Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:55 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
- Replies: 9651
- Views: 3705914
Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
All of these chemistry jokes are sodium funny. I slapped my neon all of them.
- Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:50 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
- Replies: 9651
- Views: 3705914
Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
What did one ion say to the other ion? I've got my ion you.
- Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:45 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
- Replies: 9651
- Views: 3705914
Re: Post All Chemistry Jokes Here
I can't think of any more chemistry jokes. Because all the good ones Argon.
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 1:05 am
- Forum: SI Units, Unit Conversions
- Topic: Week 1 Homework Assignment [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1302
Re: Week 1 Homework Assignment [ENDORSED]
The homework is to turn in 7 problems. But, what about the modules that we need to do? Is that just for practice for us?
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 1:03 am
- Forum: SI Units, Unit Conversions
- Topic: Naming Compounds
- Replies: 8
- Views: 618
Re: Naming Compounds
It's kind of something you just have to learn and get used to. It gets harder when it's a covalent bond, but I figured ionic bonds are easier to name.
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 12:58 am
- Forum: SI Units, Unit Conversions
- Topic: Homework written in pencil or pen?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 376
Re: Homework written in pencil or pen?
Either is fine, but pen is required for exams.