We all know that the final exam covers the whole course. We also know that:
a) it is highly unlikely that any significant part of the final exam will be drawn from some minor point. In general if I have spent a lecture or more on a topic (or there was a lab on the topic) you can expect it to make a significant part of the final exam.
b) I can't ask you everything. That means that when it comes down to exam design I cannot really ask you to answer more than six big questions. Naturally that means that there will be at least three chapters that you will be able to avoid ONLY IF I GIVE YOU CHOICE FOR ALL CHAPTERS. As it stands now you will have limited choice meaning that I have chosen not to ask questions on all the chapters.
c) exam design is largely that of the tests, if you were ready for the tests you are ready for the exams. In general, the form you can expect will be the following:
Part A: Short answer (no choice)
Part B: Short calculations (limited choice)
Part C: Short explanations (limited choice)
Part D: Long answer questions (limited choice)
(I reserve the right to make changes to this structure)
Material from the text that will be covered on the final exam:
C11: Organic Chemistry [full chapter including skeletal structures]
Key to xm: structure / nomenclature, classes of reaction
C12: Intermolecular Forces [full chapter]
Key to xm: kinetic molecular theory, structure – density, phase changes
C13: Colligative Properties [full chapter]
Key to xm: concentration conversion, colligative properties
C14: Kinetics [full chapter and 21.3]
Key to xm: rate constant / rate laws, integrated first order, Arrhenius
C15: Equilibrium [full chapter]
Key to xm: calc K, calc concentration, LeChatalier’s
C16: Acid / Base Equilibria [full chapter]
Key to xm: pH / pOH / pKa , calc concentration, salt solutions
C17: Acid / Base and Solubility Equilibria [17.1-17.6 only]
Key to xm: buffers, Henderson – Haselbach, solubility and molar solubility
C18: Thermodynamics [18.1 – 18.5 only]
Key to xm: calc entropy rxn, explain entropy rxn, calc free energy , explain free energy, H/S = T
Review Questions:18.12, 18.14, 18.18, 18.20
C19: Redox and Electrochem [19.1 – 19.4 only and only referenced to lecture notes]
Key to xm: Balance half reactions, calc Ecell, draw cell
Review Questions: 19.2, 19.12, 19.16
1 comment:
Actually, I had to change the exam a little to fit in some short answer momenclature / structure questions on organic chemistry. There are no more short explanation questions. Short Answer - Calculations - Long Answer.
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