01 Introduction&Learning5 - Welcome to CHE 132 General...

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Welcome to CHE 132
General Chemistry II
Corequisites: MAT 126
or MAT 125 for those who have had CHE 130
Brad Tooker
Online Quizzes
Chemistry LC
Office hours and contact information posted on Blackboard.
David Hanson
Instructor
Troy Wolfskill
Workshops
Plus a cadre of dedicated and outstanding
undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants!
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Required Books
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Textbook:
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Chemistry: the Molecular Science
(3 rd Edition, 2008)
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Activity Books for Workshops
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Foundations of Chemistry
(3 rd edition, 2007)
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Solving Real Problems with Chemistry
(pre-market edition, 2008)
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Required Items
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Scientific Calculator
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Logs and Exponentials
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eInstruction Response Pad
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Purchase & Register Gen 2
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Two 2-inch ring binders
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Lecture notes
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Homework
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Spare batteries
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#2 pencils w/ erasers
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Information About the Course
Stony Brook’s Blackboard Facility
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http://blackboard.stonybrook.edu
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Click on Help for Students if need be .
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Learn how to log in
and set your email address.
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Explore what is there – it grows daily!
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Your are responsible for knowing about the
information provided on the Blackboard site,
as well as that presented in lecture.
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Typically lecture notes will be posted after the
lectures, i.e. between 4 and 6 pm MWF.
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In the Information section , you will find the
following 5 documents. Please read them!
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Advice from students who got A.
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Secrets Revealed!
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Crucial information that you need to know.
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Description of the workshops
and how they are graded.
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Instructions for registering, using, and
troubleshooting your response pad.
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Description of the online quizzes.
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First quiz released Wednesday noon, due Friday night.
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Second quiz released Friday noon, due Monday night.
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Chemistry Learning Center Hours (Chem Rm 321)
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Registering your response pad.
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Where can you find the directions?
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To help us credit you with grade points.