Chemistry Fall 2008

PreRN Katie · Sep 14, 2008

Good luck! You'll do great!!!

msdeannah · Sep 19, 2008

The bad news. Last night the lecture was so far over my head I can't even remember the topic. Namimg compounds, I think I heard something about that. Then making sure each compound has a net 0 charge, maybe that was something different? Oh and the roman numerals and the ferrous, ferric??????????? Excuse me while I scream and cry :crying2: . I mean he sounded like the teacher from peanuts. But there is alway chemistry homework helpers, chemistry for dummies, google, and the library. Wish me luck.

Oh the good news, I still have a 100 average in my lab which he uses as a test grade at the end of the semester, and I got a 92 on my first test.

:clpty:

PreRN Katie · Sep 19, 2008

You'll do fine! I hate naming compounds too. Our prof said to memorize a bunch of the polyatomic ions and that makes it easier. I'll send you the list he gave us if you want.

lvloverRN · Sep 19, 2008

You'll do fine! I hate naming compounds too. Our prof said to memorize a bunch of the polyatomic ions and that makes it easier. I'll send you the list he gave us if you want.

hi, can you also send it to me? i would greatly appreciate it!

PreRN Katie · Sep 19, 2008

Sure! Give me a few minutes to figure out how to make an attachment and I'll post it on this thread. That way anyone who wants it can access it. If I can't figure out how to attach it to the thread (not too computer savvy, lol) I'll pm you with it.

MAFDC08 · Sep 19, 2008

Hi everyone,

My first chem test is tomorrow morning and I thought maybe ya'll could give me a heads up on what to expect. Our professor does not do a test review (Errrrrr:confused: --not to mention I've seen plenty of students humiliated for asking what he considers a "stupid question." Yeah--he's unapproachable too.) and we will be tested on the first four chapters of the book. I think I'm pretty well prepared, but I guess what I'd like to know is stuff like--was it an open book or a closed book test? Did you get to use your polyion sheet? And lastly did anyone have a take home test?

Thanks for your responses!

PreRN Katie · Sep 19, 2008

Here's the list of ions (some mono, some poly) my prof told us to memorize. He said these are the most common ions in chemistry and most likely the ones we'll need to name. Hope this helps everyone!

Ion List.doc

AtomicWoman · Sep 19, 2008

OK, here are my polyatomic ion flashcards. I've left you a blank page at the end so you can add your own. They are in this format because I use perforated postcard forms to do my flashcards, but you can just print them out on plain paper or card stock and cut them up. The grid lines on the pages do NOT print out, FYI.

You'll need to play with printing them out correctly, because you have to print all the fronts and then all the backs. The upper right-hand front card looks like the upper left-hand back card on your screen, but they WILL print out correctly. I've done these many times for others. :) You'll need to print out the fronts, pull the pages out of the printer and load them correctly to make sure the backs print properly, then print all the backs.

So my suggestion would be to print page 1 of the front, load it back in (with the blank side oriented correctly for your printer) and print page 1 of the back, so you'll see how to do it. So on the back of the "nitrate" front, you SHOULD see NO3-. If it doesn't print that way, play with putting the printed page in the printer a different way. You'll see; this becomes second nature after a while. :)

You MAY get a message when you tell your printer to print them. It may say something to the effect that you are printing outside the margins. Just tell it OK; it has no effect on the printing and you're not really printing outside the margins. I think you get that message because of the grid.

These flashcards made it really easy to learn polyatomic ions. I just read them over and over while walking around my basement. :) You can use them either way: read the name and recite the formula, or read the formula and recite the name.

Any questions, just post a message here.

Polyatomic Ions Fronts.doc

Polyatomic Ions Backs.doc

AtomicWoman · Sep 19, 2008

Hi everyone,
My first chem test is tomorrow morning and I thought maybe ya'll could give me a heads up on what to expect. Our professor does not do a test review (Errrrrr:confused: --not to mention I've seen plenty of students humiliated for asking what he considers a "stupid question." Yeah--he's unapproachable too.) and we will be tested on the first four chapters of the book. I think I'm pretty well prepared, but I guess what I'd like to know is stuff like--was it an open book or a closed book test? Did you get to use your polyion sheet? And lastly did anyone have a take home test?
Thanks for your responses!

I have never had an open-book chem test, and I am currently in my 4th chemistry class. We were allowed to use 1 "cheat sheet", including our polyatomic ions, in Fundamentals, but in Chem I, Chem II and beyond, no such thing has been allowed.

MAFDC08 · Sep 19, 2008

AtomicWoman,

Wow, thanks!!! These flashcards are great. I've got some memorized, but your attachments have a few that I'm not familiar with at all. THese will be a big help...

MAFDC08 · Sep 19, 2008

Thanks for the reply.

I had a friend who took chemistry last year and she said her professor allowed them to use the book during the test. I doubt our professor would be so easy going (he's very stern) and I've studied my tail off so I should do fine, but--yeah--open book would be an absolute A.

AtomicWoman · Sep 19, 2008

AtomicWoman,
Wow, thanks!!! These flashcards are great. I've got some memorized, but your attachments have a few that I'm not familiar with at all. THese will be a big help...

You're welcome. :) If you learn them, you will look like a genius when your prof throws something on the board like KMnO4 and asks the name -- and you say, "Potassium permanganate!") :)