Chemistry 101

GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Portfolio Assignments

 

Week of:

Chang Chapter

Assignement

9/6

 

Educational Autobiography: 1-2 pages typed

Describe your experiences with math and science classes to date.

9/14

1, 2

  1. Select a problem which requires the use of dimensional analysis (factor-label method) from the "Additional Problems" section of Chapter 1. Write a "recipe" for solving this problem. Use words to describe the reason for each mathematical step of the problem.
  2. Consider the answer to this problem. Rewrite the problem using the answer as part of the given information. Solve this new problem.

9/20

TURN

IN

PORTFOLIO

3

Portfolio must include:

  1. Assigned problems from Chapter 1-3.
  2. Portfolio assignements to date.
  3. Corrected quizzes to date.
  4. 1-2 page essay describing your chemistry experiences to date. Please include an analysis of your study habits!

9/27

4

  1. Select a problem from the "Additional Problems" section of Chapter 4. Write a "recipe" for solving this problem. Use words to describe the reason for each mathematical step of the problem.
  2. Consider the answer to this problem. Rewrite the problem using the answer as part of the given information. Solve this new problem.

10/4

6

  1. Select a problem from the "Additional Problems" section of Chapter 6. Write a "recipe" for solving this problem. Use words to describe the reason for each mathematical step of the problem.
  2. Consider the answer to this problem. Rewrite the problem using the answer as part of the given information. Solve this new problem.
  3. 1 page essay: An explanation for the success of Hess' Law

10/25

TURN

IN

PORTFOLIO

7

Portfolio must include:

  1. Assigned problems from Chapter 1-4, 6-7.
  2. Portfolio assignements to date.
  3. Corrected quizzes to date.
  4. Corrected Exam I
  5. 1-2 page essay describing your chemistry experiences to date. Please include an analysis of your study habits and how they have changed since the first exam.

11/1

9

  1. 1 page essay: Formal charges (with examples)
  2. 1 page essay: Resonance (with examples)

11/8

10

2 page essay: Explain the composition of the s and p bonds in ethylene. Extend the description to one other molecule containing multiple bonds. Provide sketches to illustrate your discussion.

11/15

TURN

IN

PORTFOLIO

 

Portfolio must include:

  1. Assigned problems from Chapter 1-4, 6-10.
  2. Portfolio assignements to date.
  3. Corrected quizzes to date.
  4. Corrected Exam I and II
  5. 1-2 page essay describing your chemistry experiences to date. Please include an analysis of your study habits and how they have changed since the beginning of the course.

11/22

5

  1. Select a problem from the "Additional Problems" section of Chapter 5. Write a "recipe" for solving this problem. Use words to describe the reason for each mathematical step of the problem.
  2. Consider the answer to this problem. Rewrite the problem using the answer as part of the given information. Solve this new problem

 

12/6

TURN

IN

PORTFOLIO

12,13

Portfolio must include:

  1. Assigned problems from Chapter 1-10,12-13.
  2. Portfolio assignements to date.
  3. Corrected quizzes to date.
  4. Corrected Exam I-III
  5. 1-2 page essay describing your chemistry experiences to date. Please include an analysis of your study habits and how they have changed since the beginning of the course.
  6. 1 page summary of project (presented in class).

 

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