[CHM 111] Prepping for Week 2 -- and Kudos!

[Andrew J. Pounds]

Well this will be your first FULL WEEK and there is a lot going on.

1. Half of you have lab on Tuesday -- please make sure that prior to lab 
you:

     - read the Lab Safety Policies

     - the info on how to use a buret

     - the info on how to use an analytical balance

     - the information for your specific lab (density of water and metal)

     - that you have lab goggles

     - that you have your notebook and have whatever info you need in 
your notebook


2.  We will finish chapter 1 on Monday and start chapter 2.

3.  Some of you have already finished the Chapter 1 Sapling problems.  
Kudos to you.   Others need to start.

4.  I went ahead and turned on the chapter 2 Sapling problems for those 
that are ready.

5.  If you have not purchased Sapling please do VERY SOON.   You can 
purchase it with a credit card on the Sapling web site or buy it at the 
bookstore.  Please do that so you don't get too far behind.

6. The chemistry course is now published, but the only thing there is a 
place to turn in your labs.

7.  There are a few things from chapter 2 that you will want to 
memorize.  I will describe these in class tomorrow.

My strategy is to cover the major content from the book with the 
assumption that you are also doing your part and working problems every 
day.  This strategy also gives you time to figure out what concepts are 
difficult for you.  Prior to the test we will have one or two problem 
solving days to do "hard problems" so you can see my tactics for doing 
these.   As always, if you are having problems, seek help.  If you find 
you still can't do it then feel free to send me e-mail.  I may even ask 
for a Zoom call...

Finally -- now that things are really kicking into high gear -- take 
care of yourselves!  Usually week three of the fall semester rolls 
around with lots of people sick because they are staying up WAY too 
late, not sleeping enough, and not eating right. With this COVID-19 
stuff around that could be disastrous.  Do yourself a favor and 
diligently take care of yourselves.

See you tomorrow!

-- 
Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.  (pounds_aj at mercer.edu)
Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Director of the Computational Science Program
Mercer University,  Macon, GA 31207   (478) 301-5627