Announcements for 14A-1
 

Wed Dec 19 10:36:42 US/Pacific 2012

final exam ave = 74%

class ave = 75.6%
class ave GPA = 2.8 which is a B-
Final exams will be available 3rd week Winter quarter from 4006 Young Hall.
Well Done and Happy Holidays! See you next quarter.


Thu Nov 29 14:24:10 US/Pacific 2012

At the end of this Friday’s and Monday’s classes give me questions that you would like reviewed in my Wednesday review session (Wednesday Dec 5, 4-5:30pm, Broad 2160E). For students who cannot make it to my review session I have arranged that it is Webcast and Podcast. Reminder to complete instructor evaluations online. Thank you.


Tue Nov 27 18:10:06 US/Pacific 2012

Please complete Class evaluations. They are really important. Thank You!


Thu Nov 15 10:35:40 US/Pacific 2012

For Chapter 10 omit problems: 5, 43, and 67


Wed Nov 14 10:48:56 US/Pacific 2012

Quiz 3 covers Chapters 16 and 10. In the course reader it is pages 96-124.


Sun Nov 4 16:00:30 US/Pacific 2012

My Friday 4pm review session ended 6pm so the UCLA video crew dropped off the video at UCLA's Bruincast after hours. Bruincast will post it online Monday. See http://www.bruincast.ucla.edu *** Reminder to see class link: Important Midterm Information


Thu Nov 1 9:08:40 US/Pacific 2012

Friday’s class: reminder to hand in workbook to your TA. Therefore students must attend only the class they are enrolled in. Over 13 hours of Midterm Review Sessions. See link on class web site: Important Midterm Information Dr. Lavelle has organized to have his review session Webcast and Podcast. See http://www.bruincast.ucla.edu


Sun Oct 28 10:40:34 US/Pacific 2012

See new section Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics. This section is for students interested in background reading on the wave-particle duality of light and matter, and the probabilistic views that are a part of quantum mechanics.


Fri Oct 26 17:38:20 US/Pacific 2012

More time is needed for the workbook to cover more hybridization and molecular orbital theory. Workbooks to be handed in at the end of Friday’s class. As you leave CS50 give it to your TA in the quad area.


Fri Oct 26 12:36:10 US/Pacific 2012

Remember to give me your favorite question on a piece of paper at the end of class and I will go through it during my midterm review session. All midterm review dates, times, rooms will be announced next week in class.


Fri Oct 26 12:33:35 US/Pacific 2012

Past midterm exams with detailed answers are in your course reader. They are suitable for all Chem 14A classes.


Fri Oct 26 12:15:12 US/Pacific 2012

All the following 8 online modules are good midterm preparation: Empirical and Molecular Formulas Balancing Chemical Equations Limiting Reactant Calculations Molarity and Dilution of a Solution Photoelectric Effect Atomic Spectra and The Bohr Frequency Condition Wave Properties of Electrons and The De Broglie Equation Heisenberg Uncertainty Equation
**One midterm problem will come from the homework. And one midterm problem will come from the above modules.


Fri Oct 26 12:10:41 US/Pacific 2012

Quiz 2 covers all material in Chapter 2 up to the end of Section 3.3 in the textbook. In the course reader it is pages 60-83. *** The Midterm covers Fundamentals, Chapters 1 & 2, and All of Chapter 3 . Therefore doing all the Quiz 2 preparatory problems (hybridization and molecular orbital theory in Chapter 3) is good midterm preparation.


Tue Oct 23 17:30:28 US/Pacific 2012

Quiz 2 covers all material in Chapter 2 up to the end of Section 3.3 in the textbook. In the course reader it is pages 60-83.


Fri Oct 12 12:45:03 US/Pacific 2012

The 8 online modules will be excellent preparation for Quiz 1. Work through ALL of them.


Tue Oct 9 14:49:24 US/Pacific 2012

Some TA office hours changed. See links for updates: *TA Office Hours & Discussion Sections and * All TA Office Hours


Tue Oct 9 14:47:39 US/Pacific 2012

Quiz 1 covers Fundamentals and all of Chapter 1. See Syllabus for readings and homework problems. See Workbook for past quizzes. See Course Reader for lecture notes and past exams.


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