Final Exam Details and Review Sessions Winter 2017

[Chem_Mod]

Chem 14B Final Exam 3-6pm, Sunday, March 19
Students MUST go to their assigned room.

14B-1, 11am class:
Last name A-L in Moore 100.
Last name M-Z in Broad 2160E.

14B-2, 1pm class:
Last name A-K in Lakretz 110.
Last name L-R in Rolfe 1200.
Last name S-Z in Humanities A51

14B-3, 3pm class:
Last name A-K in Haines 39
Last name L-R in Dodd 147
Last name S-Z in Franz 1178

Final is 2hr 40mins, 160 points, and covers all material.
6 Questions.
Bring a pen, simple scientific calculator, photo ID.
Nothing else, no cell phones, no graphing calculators, etc.

Homework questions will be on the final.
Chemistry Community posts (HW related discussion, etc.) may be on the final.

Final Exam Pickup: 4006 Young Hall (Week 4 Spring quarter)
 
Many Review Sessions

Saturday March 11, CS50
2-3pm, Dan Zhu (Electrochem. & Organic Chem.)
3:30-4:30pm, Katherine Bay (Organic naming with and without functional groups)

Sunday March 12, CS76
2-3pm, Marcus Jellen (Organic Mechanisms and Reaction Coordinate Diagrams)
3:30-4:30pm, Zhiyu Liu (Thermodynamics)

Monday March 13, CS50
6-7pm, Kris Marsh (Quiz 1 material)
7:30-8:30pm, Yolanda Li (2013 & 2014 Finals Q5-8)

Tuesday March 14, CS50
6-7pm, Dane Stanfield (Electrochemistry)
7:30-8:30pm, Yekan Wang (Quiz 2 and review kinetics)

Wednesday March 15, CS76
6-7pm, Sophia King (Thermodynamics)
7:30-8:30pm, Dimitri Bikos (Thermodynamics from past midterms/finals)

Thursday March 16, CS76
6-7pm, Christopher Sue (General Review of Problems/Equations and the 2014 Final depending on time)
7:30-8:30pm, Roselyn Rodrigues (2015 Final Q1-5 or more if there is time)

Friday March 17, Moore 100
4-5:30pm, Dr. Lavelle (Winter 2016 Final. Since it is ~3hr final I will likely cover the first half in my 90 minute review with student Q&A, discussion, etc.)
5:30-6:30pm, Jack Fuller (second half of Winter 2016 Final)

Saturday March 18, CS50
2-3pm, Andrew Dawson (Combining concepts and practice problems covering material from the entire quarter)
3:30-4:30pm, Andy Smaligo (anything and everything organic chemistry, past final questions, etc...)

In addition to:
32 Office Hours per Week
28 Peer Learning Sessions per Week
Chemistry Community 24/7
Discussion Sections

GOOD LUCK WITH ALL YOUR FINALS!

[Alicia_Kwan_2H]

Thank you for offering all these review sessions! But will it also be released what the TAs will go over in session? Or will they just be going off of what students ask? Thanks again!

[Annie Zhang_ 3C]

Will we know how many questions are on the final? Thanks!

[Chem_Mod]

Thank you for offering all these review sessions! But will it also be released what the TAs will go over in session? Thanks again!

Yes, as we always do.

[Chem_Mod]

Will we know how many questions are on the final? Thanks!

See above.

[Dianna Grigorian 1C]

Will the list continue to be updated with what each TA will be reviewing in the sessions?

[Chem_Mod]

Will the list continue to be updated with what each TA will be reviewing in the sessions?

Yes

[Byron_Corado_3D]

Will we know how many questions are on the final? Thanks!

Yes he said 6 questions above.

[Chem_Mod]

Many thanks to the students at the end of my office hour (5pm yesterday) who expressed appreciation for all the resources I provide students to assist them succeed.

Starting today there are 20-24 hours of review sessions over an 8 day period as I reserved each room for 3 hours each day to allow extra time. My Friday review is already set to the maximum hour and a half.
Took me about 4 hours to organize all this (reserve rooms, etc.). Try make as many as you can.

In addition to the review sessions the 'usual' weekly support is also offered week 10:

32 Office Hours per Week
28 Peer Learning Sessions per Week
Discussion Sections
And Chemistry Community where you can ask questions 24/7 right up the day of the final.
All questions posted by Sunday 1pm will be answered.

Make sure to thank your TAs and UAs for all their assistance.

For those interested also use the Math Assistance section on my class website including the math office hours.
The 15 page Kinetics file/link is another resource and the Redox Reactions section.
These are all on my class website:
https://lavelle.chem.ucla.edu/class-websites/chem14b/

The positive student feedback Friday and today (Saturday) will be an energy boost for my remaining lectures.
I look forward to high-energy interaction and enjoyment in our remaining time together!

[yoonjong_han_3F]

What chapter covers the final???

especially for the organic chemistry

[Cerjay_Lugtu_3B]

Will alkenes and alkynes be considered as function groups for the final? Or is everything fair game where we have something like an alkyne with an alcohol functional group?

[TiengTum2D]

Will the final cover all material up to Friday's lecture?

[Skolli20]

Will we need to know about phenol, esters, amides, nitriles, thiols or thioethers?

Thanks!

[Diana_Anum1G]

Will we have to know how to write the common names because I've gotten pretty used to the IUPAC and I don't want to get confused?

[Chem_Mod]

What chapter covers the final???

especially for the organic chemistry

See Syllabus for details.

[Chem_Mod]

Will alkenes and alkynes be considered as function groups for the final? Or is everything fair game where we have something like an alkyne with an alcohol functional group?

Yes you could have a double bond and a functional group. Functional group has priority.

More than one functional group will not be asked.

[Chem_Mod]

Will the final cover all material up to Friday's lecture?

The final will cover all material as outlined in the Syllabus.

[Chem_Mod]

Will we need to know about phenol, esters, amides, nitriles, thiols or thioethers?
Thanks!

No. They are not part of the Chem 14B Syllabus and we did not cover them.

[Chem_Mod]

Will we have to know how to write the common names because I've gotten pretty used to the IUPAC and I don't want to get confused?

Naming questions will ask for the name and we will accept both common and IUPAC.

[Nikhita_Jaaswal_2H]

Will we need to know about phenol, esters, amides, nitriles, thiols or thioethers?

Thanks!

These are not covered in the course reader, therefore they will not be included in the final

[Josephine_Tang_1N]

Will the final be more focused on material at the end of the quarter?

[Hannah Liu 2A]

Will video clips of the review session on 3/17/17 be posted on Chemistry Community, as they were for the midterm review?

[Manvita_Mareboina_3K]

Will the TA's have example problems at the review sessions? Or will they be centered more around student questions?

[Chem_Mod]

Will the final be more focused on material at the end of the quarter?

Not really. Fairly evenly distributed. We will spend 3-4 weeks on Organic Chemistry. Therefore about 1/3 on organic in the final.

[Chem_Mod]

Will video clips of the review session on 3/17/17 be posted on Chemistry Community, as they were for the midterm review?

I asked Bruincast to record and post it and they refused as they: "don't record review sessions"

I am in the process of organizing something. My wife's clinic just bought a new video camera and tripod. If it arrives in time that will be great. This all takes time as UCLA/Bruincast does not support this.

[Chem_Mod]

Will the TA's have example problems at the review sessions? Or will they be centered more around student questions?

You will have to ask them. There are 15 TAs, it will likely vary from TA to TA. I cannot speak for all 15 TAs.

However most have indicated (see above) what they are doing.
They will definitely be open to questions while going through a problem, past exam question, etc., so do ask questions.

[DhirajR_3F]

Will regular TA office hours still occur during finals week?

[lorrainerowe_1K]

Will we know how many questions are on the final? Thanks!

I'm assuming it will be around the same amount as the practice finals in our course reader! :)

[Jocelyn_Dao_2N]

Will the final emphasize more on current topics? Or will the questions be evenly distributed across all topics?

[Thomas Hui 2J]

What pages in the green Introduction to Organic Chemistry book are we responsible for?

What practice problems/homework problems should we do from this textbook?

[Chem_Mod]

Will regular TA office hours still occur during finals week?

If you mean this week, week 10. Yes.
If you mean next week after the final exam. No.

[Chem_Mod]

Will the final emphasize more on current topics? Or will the questions be evenly distributed across all topics?

See my same answer a couple of questions above your question:
"Fairly evenly distributed. We will spend 3-4 weeks on Organic Chemistry. Therefore about 1/3 on organic in the final."

[Chem_Mod]

What pages in the green Introduction to Organic Chemistry book are we responsible for?

What practice problems/homework problems should we do from this textbook?

See the assigned readings and homework problems in the Syllabus with an emphasis on what I covered in class. See lecture notes in course reader.

[Teresa Chan 2G]

Do we need to know how to draw and name functional groups attached to cyclic carbon structures like carbaldehyde?

[Chem_Mod]

Do we need to know how to draw and name functional groups attached to cyclic carbon structures like carbaldehyde?

Yes for the functional groups we covered such as -OH.
For example cyclohexanol.

We did not cover carbaldehyde.

[GregoryPolyakov_1H]

Which confirmations should we be familiar with?

[Hannah Liu 2A]

Will we know how many questions are on the final? Thanks!

I'm assuming it will be around the same amount as the practice finals in our course reader! :)

There will be 6 questions on the final!

[Katrina_Domingo_3G]

Will the final be heavier on Organic Chemistry (because we've been tested less on it) or are all topics equally weighted?

[Vivian Nguyen 2A]

Will the final be heavier on Organic Chemistry (because we've been tested less on it) or are all topics equally weighted?

Professor Lavelle answered above that the final will by evenly distributed based on the time we spent on the each topic. OChem is about 1/3 of the final.

[604735966]

What page will the final go up to in the Intro to O Chem textbook?

[Chem_Mod]

What page will the final go up to in the Intro to O Chem textbook?

As listed in the Syllabus, the last section is:
Ch 3, Sections 1, 2
Problems: 1-16

We covered the Kinetics section earlier, as listed in the Syllabus:
Ch 4.1 to 4.4
Problems: 1-10, 23-40

[tpat14]

Is the final more geared towards information covered after the midterm? Or will it focus equally on both halves of the quarter?

[Coleen_Leslie_2L]

Will the final be comprised of a general overview of information from the entire quarter, or will it be more focused on the material covered after the midterm?

[204639491]

Will any of the Review Sessions be Bruincasted?

[Michelle_Li_1H]

Is the final more geared towards information covered after the midterm? Or will it focus equally on both halves of the quarter?

Dr. Lavelle previously replied to a similar question stating that the final will be fairly evenly distributed based on how long each section was covered. "We will spend 3-4 weeks on Organic Chemistry. Therefore about 1/3 on organic in the final."

[Chem_Mod]

Is the final more geared towards information covered after the midterm? Or will it focus equally on both halves of the quarter?

I answered this twice before. See above: "Fairly evenly distributed."
Organic is 3-4 weeks of class, therefore about 1/3 of the final.

[Chem_Mod]

Will any of the Review Sessions be Bruincasted?

As posted several times I have asked Bruincast to record review sessions and their response is they don't record review sessions.

If you want ask Bruincast directly: bruincasthelp@ucla.edu or MLew@oid.ucla.edu

[JoAnna Yortiss 2G]

Will any of the Review Sessions be Bruincasted?

Dr. Lavelle has said above that Bruin Cast does not record review sessions, however he is trying to find alternate recording methods for his personal 90 min review on Friday.

[904621096]

how do you find n in the Nernst equation?

[Emma Cole 3F]

What equations should we know how to derive for the final exam?

[Ana Ordonez 1G]

how do you find n in the Nernst equation?

n in the Nernst equation is the number electrons found in the balanced half reactions

[saminah_adam]

Seeing as how many of us were surprised by the midterm question asking us to derive the nernst equation, which equations should we know how to derive for the final?

[Melanie Martinez 1K]

Will questions/concepts discussed here on Chemistry Community be part of the final? If so, would the topics be those with much discussion?

[Nilla Sivakumar 2H]

Not particularly related to the final itself, but for future reference - will we still have access to Chemistry Community after this quarter ends?

[Morgan_McMasters_3A]

Why is it that we must go to the assigned rooms for the final?

[Angela To 2B]

Will questions/concepts discussed here on Chemistry Community be part of the final? If so, would the topics be those with much discussion?

Yes, Dr. Lavelle said in lecture today that topics of discussion will also be covered on the final!

[Angela To 2B]

What equations should we know how to derive for the final exam?

There will be no derivations on the final! :)

[Ariana Murillo 2O]

Why is it that we must go to the assigned rooms for the final?

I think it just makes things more organized the day of the final. Each assigned room makes it easier for Lavelle and the TAs to grade and input grades according to Discussion Section/Name.

Just think about the midterm setup :)

[Kristina98]

Is the test going to sometimes refer to organic compounds by their common name or always with the IUPAC name? In other words, are the common names just an aid at understanding IUPAC naming or are they primary for the test?

[Helena Vervaet 1N]

For question 3C from the winter 2016 final:
I assumed that AgBr would dissociate in solution, leaving Ag⁺ and Br^-. Because of this, I wrote my cell diagram as Ag(s)|Ag⁺(aq)||Br^-(aq)|Br₂(g)|Pt(s)
Why is this incorrect? And why, in the correct answer, can you use Br^-(aq) for the cathode but in the anode you had to use AgBr(s)? Thanks a bunch!(:

[Helena Vervaet 1N]

In regards to homework questions that may be on the exam - Can these questions come from any problem set over the course of the quarter? Or will they only come from homework problems assigned after the midterm? Thanks!

[Chem_Mod]

Why is it that we must go to the assigned rooms for the final?

Because there won't be enough seats or exam copies for students going to the wrong room.

[Chem_Mod]

Is the test going to sometimes refer to organic compounds by their common name or always with the IUPAC name? In other words, are the common names just an aid at understanding IUPAC naming or are they primary for the test?

When asked to name a compound we will accept both common and IUPAC name.
The common names are an aid to understanding IUPAC naming of substituents.

[Chem_Mod]

In regards to homework questions that may be on the exam - Can these questions come from any problem set over the course of the quarter? Or will they only come from homework problems assigned after the midterm? Thanks!

From any problem set over the course of the quarter.

[Lyndon_Bui_3J]

Not particularly related to the final itself, but for future reference - will we still have access to Chemistry Community after this quarter ends?

Chem community is a public site, so you do not even need an account to see the forum posts and replies.

[vannahyazon 1L]

Will any of the Review Sessions be Bruincasted?

2 students from lecture 1 will be recording and posting on chemistry community (:

[Banik_Housepian_2K]

Not particularly related to the final itself, but for future reference - will we still have access to Chemistry Community after this quarter ends?

Chem community is a public site, so you do not even need an account to see the forum posts and replies.

you can see posts, but if our login does not work anymore, as in if our account gets deactivated, then you wont be able to post.

[K Phelan 3D]

how do you find n in the Nernst equation?

n is the number of electrons transferred in a balanced redox reaction

[K Phelan 3D]

Seeing as how many of us were surprised by the midterm question asking us to derive the nernst equation, which equations should we know how to derive for the final?

There are no derivations on the final

[Samantha Rubin-Pope - 1H]

How many review sessions do people recommend that we go to?

[Samantha Rubin-Pope - 1H]

I would like to go to some review sessions, but I don't have any specific questions. Is there any value in attending review sessions to listen to other peoples' questions, or would studying alone be more productive?

[Tara_White_3L]

Will the final be more heavily concentrated on material we learned in the 2nd half of the class? Or will there be a generally equal distribution of questions from the beginning of the quarter through now?

[Cerjay_Lugtu_3B]

Will the final be more heavily concentrated on material we learned in the 2nd half of the class? Or will there be a generally equal distribution of questions from the beginning of the quarter through now?

Dr. Lavelle said that the final would be evenly distributed

[ben maryamian]

What type of Newman projections will we be required to draw?

[ben maryamian]

Will we need to know how to draw line structures with more than 1 functional group?

[ben maryamian]

What type of conformations do we need to know how to draw for the final?

[Chem_Mod]

What type of Newman projections will we be required to draw?

See examples in your lecture notes, past exams in the course reader, in the homework problems, and in the textbook.

[Chem_Mod]

Will we need to know how to draw line structures with more than 1 functional group?

No. Only one functional group.

[This question just won't go away no matter how many times I announce it or answer it. :-) ]

[Chem_Mod]

What type of conformations do we need to know how to draw for the final?

As I announced in class: drawing Newman projections and for the cycloalkanes drawing only the chair conformation for cyclohexane and substituted cyclohexanes.

[Jocelyn_Dao_2N]

Seeing as how many of us were surprised by the midterm question asking us to derive the nernst equation, which equations should we know how to derive for the final?

Professor Lavelle has announced that there will be no derivations on the final.

[Randon_Zahlout_3B]

Hey guys! I am filming the final review session but if anyone has a tripod and could bring it that would be super helpful for the quality and the easiness of doing it! Thank you!

[Tina_Keshishian_2F]

What type of camera are you using? I have a tripod but I'm not sure if it'll work with your camera

[Dianna Grigorian 1C]

Seeing as how many of us were surprised by the midterm question asking us to derive the nernst equation, which equations should we know how to derive for the final?

According to Professor Lavelle, we will not need to know how to derive any equations on the final. It will focus primarily on problem solving.

[Diana_Anum1G]

Will we be given the strain/relative energies in order to calculate the ratio of the conformations? Because I don't think we ever explicitly went over how to find that...just how to find the ratio?

[Chem_Mod]

Will we be given the strain/relative energies in order to calculate the ratio of the conformations? Because I don't think we ever explicitly went over how to find that...just how to find the ratio?

You would be given the relative energies.

[yoonjong_han_3F]

do we need to know how to draw ether, carboboxylic acid, or amines and cyclic amines??
it is so hard!!!!

[Byron_Corado_3D]

When will Dr. Lavelle's review video be posted here?

[TramHo2G]

do we need to know how to draw ether, carboboxylic acid, or amines and cyclic amines??
it is so hard!!!!

We will have to know how to identify them in a structure. I'm not sure if we will have to draw them, but it would be safe to know how to.

[Jake_Susi_2J]

Sorry if this has been asked before but for Q3 (E) on the 2014 practice final exam, why do we use logQ instead of lnQ within the Nerst Equation for this problem? is it because its at 25 degrees Celsius? and does the log and ln affect the Faraday constant "F" as well? Thanks for the help!

[Josephine_Tang_1N]

Is there a link for Lavelle's review session from today?

[Jocelyn_Dao_2N]

Will we be tested on chair/cyclohexane flips?

[Jocelyn_Dao_2N]

What type of conformations do we need to know how to draw for the final?

I think we are expected to know all four: anti, gauche, slightly eclipsed, and fully eclipsed.

[Chem_Mod]

Will we be tested on chair/cyclohexane flips?

Yes, we spent a lot of time on this in class. Conformational changes are highly relevant to biological molecules.

[Chem_Mod]

What type of conformations do we need to know how to draw for the final?

I think we are expected to know all four: anti, gauche, slightly eclipsed, and fully eclipsed.

Correct. Another topic I covered in detail in class for several lectures.

[104469125]

Will the posts made before the actual final be considered for the "weekly online discussion," so would a question posted tonight count? Thanks!

[Katrina_Domingo_3G]

Will the review session video be posted soon?

Thanks!

[GevickSafarians_14B]

Here is the final review session video. If you cannot see the video, that is okay. You will be able to soon. There were some technical difficulties, but Dr. Lavelle, Jonathan, and I are getting through it. Hopefully, the video the other student recorded will be posted soon as well.

[Chem_Mod]

Technical problems with the video review. We are working on resolving the problem.

[204781248]

Will the posts made before the actual final be considered for the "weekly online discussion," so would a question posted tonight count? Thanks!

yes, pretty sure it will count

[Alyssa_Hsu_2K]

Will there still be UA office hours tomorrow?