Your very first graded assignment is to send an email to me. Please do this by July 9th. OK, so July 9th is past, and some of you have not yet emailed me. You know that it is always better late than never, so get on the stick and shoot me an email with the answers to the questions below. You know who you are. In the email you should answer the following questions: My email is at the bottom of this web-site.
- How often do you read your email?
- What is/are your reason(s) for taking AP Chemistry?
- List three goals for yourself in this class that you would like to achieve next year.
- List two good reasons for changing lab partners through the course of the year. List two good reasons for keeping the same lab partner.
- List two good reasons for changing seats in the classroom during the year. List two good reasons for sitting in the same seat all year.
Your second graded assignment of the year is to get signed up for the on-line homework system. Please do this AFTER June 29th but BEFORE August 18th (You may want to print this pdf to help with directions.) use this link to go to the University of Texas homework system to sign up for your UT EID. You will not have to do an assignment on this site until this fall, although I have posted the first two assignments. You may start them. Please be sure and print this pdf that will give you any constants and conversion factors and molar mass values. Read and use this sheet, because the system, while it is affordable, it is unforgiving and you must use their values and carry six significant figures.
Your summer review work is in the first three chapters of the textbook. Note that you are expected to send me three separate emails through the course of the summer letting me know when you finish each chapter and I will send you a practice test. I do not expect to get only one email telling me you finished all three chapters on the day before school starts. You will be quizzed and tested when you return in the fall.
Chapter 1
- Read the whole chapter pages 1-28. You should find all of this chapter review. Be sure and spend the time looking at the pictures and diagrams while reading the captions.
- Please work the sample exercises in the tan boxes throughout the chapter: 4, 6, 7, 8
- At the back of the chapter (pg 29+) work the following problems. Don't forget that you have worked-out solutions to all of these problems: 11, 13, 19, 23, 31, 33, 37, 51, 58, 64
- After you finish reviewing this chapter and working through the problems, email me and I will send you a Chapter 1 practice test to work on and bring to class on the first day of school.
Chapter 2
- Read the whole chapter pages 35-65. You will find that the material at the beginning of this chapter has new information, which will require you to read more carefully. The latter part of the chapter should be review. Be sure and spend the time looking at the pictures and diagrams while reading the captions.
- Please work the sample exercises in the tan boxes throughout the chapter: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
- At the back of the chapter (pg 67+) work the following problems. Don't forget that you have worked-out solutions to all of these problems: 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 24, 38, 39, 41, 46, 50, 53, 55, 60, 78, 83, 92
- After you finish reviewing this chapter and working through the problems, email me and I will send you a Chapter 2 practice test to work on and bring to class on the first day of school.
Chapter 3
- Read the whole chapter pages 75-103 (skipping pg 94 - combustions analysis - we will go over this when you return). You will find that the material at the beginning of this chapter has new information, which will require you to read more carefully. The latter part of the chapter should be review. Be sure and spend the time looking at the pictures and diagrams while reading the captions.
- Please work the sample exercises in the tan boxes throughout the chapter: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
- At the back of the chapter (pg 104+) work the following problems. Don't forget that you have worked-out solutions to all of these problems: 2, 3, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 23, 29, 31, 39, 43, 45, 55, 71 (need more stoichiometry practice? try 57, 59, 61, 62 need more limiting reactant/what's left over practice? try 69, 73, 75, 77)
- After you finish reviewing this chapter and working through the problems, email me and I will send you a Chapter 3 practice test to work on and bring to class on the first day of school.