[CHM 112] Quiz 3 Solution and Moving Forward

[Andrew J. Pounds]

Wow -- Quiz 3 was rough for many of you.   The solution is posted on the 
class webpage and follows the method of solution outlined in the class 
slides starting on page 128.

I was inclined to just throw out these quizzes and have a "do over", but 
there were a few folks who made perfect scores so I don't want to 
penalize them.  Look for a similar type of quiz on Friday of this week - 
remember I only keep your best scores.  You can generally expect at 
least one quiz a week from now on.

PLEASE don't put off studying for kinetics. It can be a hard topic and 
contains many new ideas.  However, the foundation we are putting in 
place in chapters 14, 15, and 18 is critical to your success in the 
second half of the semester.  On the class website I have updated the 
suggested Burdge problems to include problems from chapters 14, 15, and 
18.   The Aktiv problems for 14 have been open for a few days. Please 
start making some headway on these problems and let me know where you 
get stuck so I have time to help BEFORE the next test.

Finally -- some of you have expressed great concern over the class 
slides I presented today because they contained a tiny bit of calculus.  
Calculus is not a pre-requisite for the course and I do not expect you 
to integrate any equations.  I wanted you to understand the process of 
coming up with an integrated rate law - that is all.  I do, however, 
expect you to be able to use the properties of logarithms in solving 
algebraic equations.

Ask questions when you have them.


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