Monday, March 31, 2008

Update for 3/31/2008

To my classes,

Here is the assignment update for today:

Regent Chemistry 2:
• HW #21 (Due Wednesday): Holt - Do p. 541 Problems 1, 2, 3, 4

Earth Science 2:
• No HW for today... Finish your Lab. #22. We will add an additional exercise to make this into a two-days lab. (to be held later this week).


Dr. Liu

Friday, March 28, 2008

Update for 3/28/2008

Hi Classes,

Geezzz... I really did forgot about posting the HWs yesterday, my mistake!

Regent Chemistry 2:
• HW #19 (Due Friday, i.e. today ;-) ): Holt - Do p. 538 Problems 6, 10, 13
• HW #20 (due Monday): Holt - Read pp. 539-547; Do p. 547 Problems #1, 2, 3, 6
• LAB. REPORT #22 due Monday.


Earth Science 2:
• Complete Lab. #22 Earthquake by Monday.
• You should expect a unit exam toward later part of next week.

Have a nice weekend.

Dr. Liu

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Update for 3/26/2008

To my students,

Here is the update for today:

Regent Chemistry 2:
• HW #18 (Due Tomorrow): Holt - Read pp. 530-538; Do p. 538 Problems # 1, 2, 3, 4

Earth Science 2:
• Other than HW #4 that was due today... No HW for today.

Dr. Liu

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Update for 3/25/2008

Hi Classes,

Here is the update:

Regent Chemistry 2: Relax... for Today.

Earth Science 2: HW #4: (Due tomorrow)
1. What factors determine the type of volcanic eruption (Quiet vs. Violent)?
2. Describe the different type of volcanic landforms: Shield volcanoes, Cinder Cones, Composite cones, Calderas, and Lava Plateaus.


Dr. Liu

Monday, March 24, 2008

Update for 3/24/2008

To my students,

here is the update for today:

Regent Chemistry 2:
• Unit Exam Tomorrow on Kinetics, Equilibrium, and Free Energy. Study your review sheets and class notes!!
• Remember, Lab. #22 tomorrow at 9th period in Rm. 311...

Earth Science 2:
• No HW today.


* Remember, tomorrow will be a new beginning, let's make this counts!

Dr. Liu

Friday, March 21, 2008

Review Sheet for Chemistry Unit Exam

To my Chemistry class,

Here is the review sheet for Tuesday's Exam on Kinetics, Equilibrium and Free Energy. Download it and work on it over the weekend. We will go over it on Monday.

Use your notes, both for the review sheet and to study...

Dr. Liu

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Update for 3/20/2008

Alright, let's see what we got for this weekend:

Regent Chemistry 2:
• Finish Lab. Report #21 - Due Monday.
• Check back with this blog later this weekend. I'll be posting a review sheet for the unit exam. Download it and work on the problems. We'll go over it on Monday.
• Unit exam on Tuesday.

Earth Science 2:
• You should have finish your take-home lab. #21 and turned it in. If not, you need to finish it and submitted by Monday. (It will not be counted toward 1st marking period grade, but will count as 1 lab for the Regent qualification).

That's all for now, have a good Friday!

Dr. Liu

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Update for 3/19/2008

To My Students,

Here is the update for today:

Regent Chemistry 2:
• HW #17 (Due Tomorrow): Holt - Read pp. 589 - 595; Do p. 595 Problems 3, 4, 13.
• Get started on that Lab. Report #21...It's due on Monday!
• Unit Exam most likely next Tuesday!

Earth Science 2: (Sooo...was it so bad??)
• Take-Home Lab. #21 due by Thursday!! Put the answers to questions on a separate sheet of paper and staple it with the lab. sheet.


Dr. Liu

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Update for 3/18/2008

To my students,

Okay, here it is...

Regent Chemistry 2:
• HW #16 (Due tomorrow): Holt - Read pp. 576-585, Do p. 585 Problems 1, 3, 5, 6
• All Late/Missing Assignment due by Wednesday - Final deadline.
• Lab. Report #21 due next Monday.

Earth Science 2:
• QUIZ TOMORROW ON PLATE TECTONICS THEORY!!! STUDY HARD!!
• Take-Home Lab. #21 due by Thursday!! Put the answers to questions on a separate sheet of paper and staple it with the lab. sheet.
• All Late/Missing Assignment due by Wednesday - Final deadline.

Dr. Liu

Monday, March 17, 2008

Update for 3/17/2008

To my students,

Here is the update for today:

Regent Chemistry 2:
• No HW for today.
• Lab. Report #20 past due.
• All Missing late assignments deadline: Wednesday.
• Unit Exam: next Monday or Tuesday.

Earth Science 2:
• Quiz on Plate Tectonics theory on Wednesday (study class notes).
• All Missing late assignments deadline: Wednesday.

You can write me an e-mail to find out what you're missing: drliu.iths@gmail.com

Dr. Liu

Friday, March 14, 2008

Update for 3/14/2008

Finally, the Friday is here!

Here is the update for today:

Chemistry 2:
• Finish the lab. report #20 (due Monday).
• Finish all make-up HW or Lab. reports. You can e-mail me to find out what you missed: drliu.iths@gmail.com . Remember, it's your responsibility to take the initiative.

Earth Science 2:
• Make sure you finish all make-up HW or Lab. write-up. You can e-mail me to find out what you missed: drliu.iths@gmail.com . Next week is the deadline, so don't screw this up!

* Both classes should be ready for a possibility of a test sometimes next week.

Have a nice weekend.

Dr. Liu

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Update for 3/13/08

Hi everyone,

here is the update for today:

Chemistry 2: HW #15 (due tomorrow)
Holt - p. 518, Problems 8, 9, 12.
• Quiz on Le Chatelier's Principle tomorrow.

Earth Science 2: No HW today.

Dr. Liu

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Update for 3/12/08

Hi Classes,

Guess there's no HWs for your today...

Keep in mind: the deadline for all late/missing/make-up assignments are next Wednesday. If you don't make it up and turn it in by then, tough!

Have a good evening.

Dr. Liu

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Update for 3/11/2008

Here's the update for today:

Chemistry 2: HW #14 (Due tomorrow)
Holt - Read textbook pp. 512-518; Do p. 518 Q: 1, 2, 3, 5

Earth Science 2: No HW today, yet..

Dr. Liu

Monday, March 10, 2008

Update for 3/10/08

To my students,

here are the updates for today:

Chemistry 2: HW #13 (Due Tomorrow):
Holt - Read textbook pp. 496-501; Do p. 501 Q: 2, 3, 4
• Reminder: Lab. #20 tomorrow at 9th period.

Earth Science 2: No HW for today. However, a lot of you still haven't hand in Lab. #20 write-up which was due today!

Dr. Liu

Friday, March 7, 2008

Update for 3/7/2008

Alright, here it is...

Regent Chemistry 2: Some of you made it, some didn't, but the test corrections has officially ended, and I will grade them over the weekend.
• Reminder: Lab. Report #19 due on Monday!

Earth Science 2:
• Finish Lab. Write-up # 20 for Monday. Make sure to include a completed Pangaea puzzle and answer all the questions.

* For those of you who're missing HWs & Labs.: You can e-mail me at drliu.iths@gmail.com to find out what assignment you're missing and make them up immediately (absence at the lab. day cannot be make-up without spending the required minutes). Make them up immediately, the first marking period is coming to an end!!!

Have a good weekend.

Dr. Liu

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Update for 3/6/08

So, it wasn't that bad, isn't it??!

Steam off for now, a hard-working effort deserves a break!

Dr. Liu

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Update for 3/5/08

To my students,

here is the update for today:

Chemistry 2:
• As promised, I've uploaded the answer key to the review sheet. Study it well, and study your notes, too...
• Addenum: Reminder: Double replacement reaction will likely to occur if one of the product is insoluble...
• Unit Exam Tomorrow!

Earth Science 2:
• Study your notes, and get yourself familarized with Reference Table.
• Unit Exam tomorrow!!

Study hard, this might make or break your first marking period grade!

Dr. Liu

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Update for 3/4/08

Guys and Gals,

Here is the update for today:

Chemistry 2: Due to popular consensus, you do not have a HW for today...
• Unit Exam is on Thursday, start studying your notes and do a few practice problems..

Earth Science 2: Finish your Lab. #18+#19 write-up! Be sure to include a flow chart completed to your best ability (a poor sloppy effort on that part means 50% of your write-up grade is gone).
• Unit Exam is on Thursday, start studying your notes!!!

Dr. Liu

Monday, March 3, 2008

Assignment Update for 3/3/08

To my students,

Here is the update for today:

Chemistry 2:
• No HW today, but you were supposed to have turned in Lab. #18 and HW #12.
• Unit Exam is on Thursday!

Earth Science 2:
• Complete the lab. 18+19 write-up, be sure to finish the flow chart for rock identification. The question you have to answer is this: When you're given an unknown rock, what features do you look for sequentially to determine which type of rock it is? (Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic)
• Unit Exam is on Thursday!

Dr. Liu