Monday, January 24, 2011

End of Fall Semester 2010-2011

Finally, the end of the 1st semester!!!

Be sure to get here before 8:00 AM and 12:00 AM for the morning and afternoon Regent Exam sessions, respectively. Bring your ID, No. 2 Pencils, Pens, and Calculator.

Good Luck on the Regent Exams!

Dr. Liu

Friday, January 21, 2011

Update for 1-21-2011

So.... Near the very end of the Fall Semester...

Practical Chemistry:
• No assignment this weekend, enjoy!

Regent Chemistry 1:
• No specific assignment this weekend. Just be sure to complete the online Take-Home Final Exam by 6 PM tonight (and for any other work you need to e-mail me - same deadline applies).

If you are taking the Regent next week, better start studying, otherwise, bundle up, it's gonna be a cold weekend...

Dr. Liu

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Update for 1-20-2011

Here is the update for today:

Practical Chemistry:
• For those of you who missed the final exam, tomorrow will be your last chance to make it up.

Regent Chemistry 1:
• HW #35 (Due Tomorrow): Holt - Read pp. 246-248, Do p. 248 Practice Problems (top) #1~4(a~d).
• Lab. Report #15, Make-up Labs, & all other assignments are due by TOMORROW (no exception).
• Take-Home Final Exam on CastleLearning Online - Due by TOMORROW 6 PM.
• Quiz tomorrow (3 questions) on mole conversion, formula mass and percent composition.

Dr. Liu

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Update for 1-19-2011

Here is the update for today:

Practical Chemistry:
• The cumulative Final exam will be held TOMORROW. Bring No. 2 pencil. The answers to the review sheet can be downloaded here.
• The official progress report has been sent out to your e-mail account. Please check your near-final semester grade and the updated record of missing assignments. The semester will end at this Friday.

Regent Chemistry 1:
• HW #34 (Due Tomorrow): Holt - Read pp. 234-240, Do p. 240 Problems # 8, #10 d, e, #11 a~c. Be sure to finish HW#33 and submit it tomorrow if you haven't done so.
• REMINDER: All Lab. Report #15 will be due by this Friday!
• Be sure to complete CastleLearning.Com Take-Home Final Exam: Due by this Friday 6 PM.
• REMINDER: The official progress report has been sent out to your e-mail account. Please check your near-final semester grade and the updated record of missing assignments. The semester will end at this Friday.
• REMINDER: Tomorrow's P9 Lab in Rm. 311 is for make-up labs - if you missed any lab during the semester, tomorrow's make-up lab will count toward one of the missing lab.

Dr. Liu

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Regent Chemistry 1 Take-Home Final Exam

To my Regent Chemistry 1 Classes,

An 40-questions online Take-Home Final Exam has been generated using CastleLearning.Com. Please start working on the final exam. The absolute deadline for this Exam is this Friday at 6 PM. After that there will be no more exam entry. This will be your only chance to compensate for your bad in-class exam grades.

Good Luck!

Dr. Liu

Update for 1-18-2011

Here is the update for today:

Practical Chemistry:
• The official progress report has been sent out to your e-mail account. Please check your near-final semester grade and the updated record of missing assignments. The semester will end at this Friday.
• The cumulative Final exam will be held this Thursday. Review Sheet will be given on Wednesday.

Regent Chemistry 1:
• HW #33: (Due Tomorrow): Holt - Read pp. 224-229, Do p. 228 Problems #1~4, p. 229 Problems #1~3.
• REMINDER: Last Lab. #15 session will be tomorrow during P1 in Rm. 311. All Lab. Report #15 will be due by this Friday!
• REMINDER: The official progress report has been sent out to your e-mail account. Please check your near-final semester grade and the updated record of missing assignments. The semester will end at this Friday.

Dr. Liu

Friday, January 14, 2011

Update for 1-14-2011

Here is the update for today:

Practical Chemistry:
• HW #12 Worksheet on Identifying Chemical Bonding type is past due.

Regent Chemistry 1:
• Post-Exam break - No HW Today. => For those that were absent today, Tuesday will be the only chance for you to make up the exam.
• REMINDER: FOR Thursday. P9 session completed this week, Lab. Report #15 will be due on this coming Tuesday.
• Announcement: For Lab. 15 Tuesday morning P1 session, it is likely that we will meet in Rm. 336 to do the experiment. I will post a note at Rm. 311 if that is the case.

Have a good weekend.

Dr. Liu

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Update for 1-13-2011

Here is the update for today:

Practical Chemistry:
• HW #12 Worksheet on identifying Type of Chemical Bonding is due Tomorrow.
• The deadline for all missing assignment make-up is TOMORROW!!
• 20 pts penalty will be imposed on Christmas Vacation Project submitted on FRIDAY. (Additional penalty will be imposed if submission is further delayed).

Regent Chemistry 1:
• The notes for today's lesson can be downloaded here.
• Unit 5 Exam will be held TOMORROW (Pencil, Calculator, Reference Tables). Work on the Unit 5 Review Sheet (along with HW#29 and HW#32 worksheets).
• REMINDER: FOR Thursday. P9 session, Lab. Report #15 is due on Tuesday.
• REMINDER: Tomorrow is the final deadline for all make-up assignment submission for this semester (including labs).

Dr. Liu

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Update for 1-12-2011

Ohhh...much to commend to the few brave souls that make it to the school today...

Here is the update:

Practical Chemistry:
• The deadline for all missing assignment make-up is this Friday.
• 15 pts penalty will be imposed on Christmas Vacation Project submitted on Thursday. (Additional penalty will be imposed if submission is further delayed).

Regent Chemistry 1:
• Unit 5 Exam will be held on Friday (Pencil, Calculator, Reference Tables). Work on the Unit 5 Review Sheet (along with HW#29 and HW#32 worksheets).
• First session of Lab. #15 is to be held during Thursday. P9 in Rm. 336.
• Reminder: This Friday is the final deadline for all make-up assignment submission for this semester (including labs).

Dr. Liu

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Update for 1-11-2011

For Regent Chemistry 1 Classes:

Here are keys to the assigned Homework Worksheets and the Unit 5 Review Sheet:
HW#29 Worksheet #29 - Assigning Oxidation Number & Polar vs. Nonpolar Molecules.
HW#32 Worksheet - Ionic Compound.
Unit 5 Review Sheet Key.

That's all, make sure you know how I arrived at the answers - and how you can apply that to other problems.

See you tomorrow (maybe...)

Dr. Liu

Monday, January 10, 2011

Update for 1-10-2011

Here is the update for today:

Practical Chemistry:
• Classwork #5 should have been submitted by the end of the class today.
• Progress report have been distributed (in hard copy and in e-mail). The deadline for all missing assignment make-up is this Friday.
• 15 pts penalty will be imposed on Christmas Vacation Project submitted on Wednesday (Additional penalty will be imposed if submission is further delayed).

Regent Chemistry 1:
• The notes for today's lesson can be downloaded here.
• Work on the Unit 5 Review Sheet been distributed today. The key to the review sheet will be posted tomorrow (along with the keys for HW#29 and HW#32 worksheet).
• Lab. #15 is to be held during Wed. P1 in Rm. 311.
• Unit 5 Exam will be held on Thursday (Pencil, Calculator, Reference Tables).
• This Friday is the final deadline for all make-up assignment submission for this semester (including labs). See e-mailed progress report for missing assignments (been sent out already).

Dr. Liu

Friday, January 7, 2011

Update for 1-7-2011

Here is the update for this weekend:

Practical Chemistry:
• Christmas Vacation Project is way past due (10 pts penalty will be imposed on all projects handed in Monday)!!

Regent Chemistry 1:
• HW #32 Ionic Compound Worksheet will be due on Monday.
• Reminder: Lab. Report #14 will be due on Monday.
• Unit 5 Exam will be next Wednesday.

Have a good weekend.

Dr. Liu

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Update for 1-6-2011

Here is the update for today:

Practical Chemistry:
• Reminder: Your Christmas Vacation Project is officially past due. 5 pts penalty will be imposed on the project starting tomorrow.
• All make-ups for the missing assignments are due no later than tomorrow.

Regent Chemistry 1:
• If you have difficulty with HW #31, you can submit it tomorrow.
• HW #32 Ionic Compound Worksheet will be distributed for Period 7 & 8 tomorrow. This assignment will be due on Monday.
• Reminder: Lab. Report #14 will be due on Monday.
• For Period 8, the notes on the Lewis electron dot diagram for ionic compounds is here.

Dr. Liu

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Update for 1-5-2011

Here is the update for today:

Practical Chemistry:
• Final Reminder: Your Christmas Vacation Project is officially past due. 5 pts penalty will be imposed for each day you hand in the project late from this point on.
• All make-ups for the missing assignments are due immediately (check your progress report) - and no later than this Friday.

Regent Chemistry 1:
• HW #31 (Due Tomorrow): Holt - Read pp. 176 - 180. Do p. 180 Problems #2, 3, 5, 6.
• Last Lab. #14 session will be tomorrow during P9 in Rm. 311.

Dr. Liu

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Update for 1-04-2011

Here is the update for today:

Practical Chemistry:
• Your Christmas Vacation Project is officially past due. Quite a number of you still have not complete the project. Make sure you hand in your assignment as soon as possible.
• All make-ups for the misssing assignments are due immediately (check your progress report).

Regent Chemistry 1:
• HW #29 worksheet (both sides of the worksheet) is past due. Be sure to hand it in by tomorrow.
• HW #30 (Due Tomorrow): Holt - Read pp. 166~175, Do p. 175 Problems #1, 2, 6, 8.
• Lab. #14 will continue tomorrow during P1 in Rm. 311.

Dr. Liu

Monday, January 3, 2011

Update for 01-03-2011

Here is the first post for the New Year:

Practical Chemistry:
• The official due date for Christmas Vacation Project is January 3, 2011. A lot of you have not complete the project. Make sure you hand in your assignment as soon as possible.

Regent Chemistry 1:
• The cut-off deadline for CastleLearning online Take-Home Exam is 12:00 AM Tonight!
• HW #29 worksheet (both sides of the worksheet) is due Tomorrow.
• Lab. #14 for this week will start tomorrow during P1 in Rm. 311.
• Progress report has been sent out. Check it carefully for missing assignments.

Dr. Liu