Chemistry 471 - Elementary Physical Chemistry

Old News:

• Equation sheet for the final is available.
• The final exam will be on Wednesday, December 19, 4:00p, in GSMN 64 (Peters Auditorium), as per UMass scheduling.
  • The final is cumulative. It will cover everything we have covered in class, from day one, very roughly equally. It will be similar in format to the in-class exams, with perhaps a bit more on the problems side.
  • Suggested problems:
    • Chapter 10: 1-2, 4-10, 12, 15-17, 19, 21, 23, 30b-c, 35
    • Chapter 9: 2-7, 13, 16, 23a
    • Chapter 8: 1-7, 9, 10a-d, 12-14, 16, 18, 19, 21a, 22, 25
    • Chapt 7: 1-18,20-27,29-31, 36-38
    • Chapt 6: 1,2,4-7,9-13,21-26,29
    • Chapt 5: 1-11, 16-21, 24-32
    • Chapt 4: 1-17, 30, 32a
    • Chapter 3: 1, 4, 5, 9,10, 12a+d, 14-17, 20, 21, 22a+d+e+f+g, 24, 25a.
    • Chapter 2: 1, 3, 4, 6-20, 23
    • Exam 1 | Exam 2 | Exam 3 | Exam 4
    • Help sessions for the final:
      • Monday, Dec 17, 1:00-2:00p, L403
      • Tuesday, Dec 18, 2:00-3:00p, L403
  • More Lecture Notes are now available on line!!!
  • Answers to suggested problems are available.
• I'm collecting a list of typographical errors in this new edition of Tinoco, Sauer, Wang, & Puglisi. Forward any others that you find.
• FAQ sheet now available!
• Extra credit questions to ponder.
• The 4th in-class exam is this Friday, 9:05a, in AEBN0119, Ag. Engineering Bldg. room 119 (same as before).
  • Exam 4 equation sheet is now available. Use this for the final exam as well.
  • Material covered: Chapter 8 (kinetics only); Chapters 9-10
  • The primary help session for that exam is Wed, in class.
  • A secondary help session will be in LGRT 403D, Thurs 2:00p-3:00p.
  • Suggested problems Chapter 10: 1-2, 4-10, 12, 15-17, 19, 21, 23, 30b-c, 35
  • Suggested problems Chapter 9: 2-7, 13, 16, 23a
  • Suggested problems Chapter 8: 1-7, 9, 10a-d, 12-14, 16, 18, 19, 21a, 22, 25
• Revised Scores are in for the 3rd Exam.
• Answer keys A and B are available for download.
• Suggested problems to focus on (Answers to many are available here):
  • Chapt 7: 1-18,20-27,29-31, 36-38
  • Chapt 6: 1,2,4-7,9-13,21-26,29
• Interested (even a bit) in graduate school in Biochemistry or Biophysics?
  • Then stop by an informal presentation "Careers in Biophysics and Structural Genomics," by Lukas Tamm, from the University of Virginia.
  • Tuesday, November 27, 11:00AM, LGRT 1020 - REFRESHMENTS!
  • He will also present a research seminar the same day at 4:00p in LGRT 101 titled "Structure, Folding and Insertion of Beta-Barrel Membrane Proteins" Everyone is welcome.
• REVISION - Extra exam points!: Now that I have your attention, if you were marked off for either question 1(b) or 1(c) on the 3rd exam , bring your (3rd) exam to class Wed (28th) or Friday (30th). I will take your exams back and adjust as appropriate. In addition to the ambiguity noted earlier, I actually made an error in grading. Given that, I will only add points, not subtract, if you got either question marked wrong, you can't lose.
• Exam 3 Help Sessions: Monday 4:00p-5:00p and Tuesday 2:00p-3:00p, LGRT 403
• The 3rd exam equation sheet is available for download.
• Suggested problems to focus on (Answers to many are available here):
  • Chapt 7: 1-18,20-27,29-31, 36-38
  • Chapt 6: 1,2,4-7,9-13,21-26,29
• Please note that the calendars were incorrect. The next exam will cover Chapters 6, 7 and 8 (selected sections of each - stay tuned), not 7 and 8 only.
• Exam scores are in from the 2nd exam. Answer keys are available: version 1 and version 2.
• Updated answers for Chapters 2-5 are available for download.
• Suggested end-of-chapter problems: Chapt 5: 1-11, 16-21, 24-32
• Suggested end-of-chapter problems: Chapt 4: 1-17, 30, 32a
  • Note that there is an error in Problem 2a
    • Wrong: "Calculate the Gibbs free-energy change G^o' for the hydrolysis of ATP"
    •   Right: "Calculate the Gibbs free-energy change G' for the hydrolysis of ATP"
• Office Hours/Review Sessions:
  • In-class, Friday Oct 19: Primary review session for coming exam
  • LGRT 403D, 1:00p-2:00p, Thursday Oct 18: Informal session to review the last exam
  • LGRT 403D, 1:00p-2:00p, Friday Oct 19: Extra, informal review session for coming exam
• Remember that you have until Monday, October 29 to drop a class with a "W." Doing so will have no adverse impact on their cumulative average. A "W" on one's transcript is nearly always preferable to an "F." Beyond that date, "W" will not be an option.
  • I will do my best to get scores from the 2nd exam to you by that date (but perhaps not much before). Of course, I hope that those of you who scored low on the last exam will do what it takes to bring your scores up, so that a "W" will not be necessary. Good luck (and works lots of problems!).
• Answers to the First Exam are available (version 1 and version 2). The class average was about 68. I'd prefer closer to 80. Remember that you will be able to drop the lowest of the in-class exam scores. But those of you who did poorly on this exam need to think carefully about what you need to do to prepare for future exams.
• The sheet of equations that you will be given on Monday is available for download. You do NOT need to bring this with you on Monday.
• Reminder: Second Exam is Monday, October 22 in AEBN0119, Ag. Engineering Bldg. room 119
• The Physical Sciences Library Reserve Desk now has copies of all lecture notes and will have copies of the texts available "soon." From the WEB site (see also the main page), you should be able to check from the WEB weather or not specific items are currently checked out (each has a 2 hr limit). At the moment, only lecture notes are listed. When the texts become available in the library, they will show up on the WEB (do NOT expect the text copies before the first exam).
• Pre-Exam Office Hours (Lederle Grad Tower Room 403)
  • Monday: 1:00p-3:00p
  • Tuesday: 1:30p-2:30p
• Answers to selected problems are available.
• Recommended problems Chapter 3: 1, 4, 5, 9,10, 12a+d, 14-17, 20, 21, 22a+d+e+f+g, 24, 25a.
  • You might be interested to know, relevant to 22(b), that I have such a heating system in my family's house. Physically chemistry works!
• Recommended problems Chapter 2: 1, 3, 4, 6-20, 23.
• The deadline for students to update their Fall 2001 class schedules through the telephone registration system is being extended one day. Add/drop was scheduled to end Tuesday, Sept. 18. Instead, it will now end at 8:45 p.m. Wed. Sept. 19.
• Watch here for lecture notes
• **Postponed due to recent events** New England Board of Higher Education's Annual Meeting of the Science and Engineering Academic Support Network, targeted to African American, Hispanic, Native American and Southeast Asian students in high school, college, and graduate school, will be held at MIT on Saturday, October 13, 2001 from 8:00am to 4:30 pm. Contact the Northeast Alliance Office, 528 Goodell (or alliance@resgs.umass.edu) by September 26 in order to register and receive transportation.