(this page matches the information page on Canvas)

Exam 1 Information:

  1. The exam is Thursday evening from 7-9 pm.
  2. You need to identify your exam location and version number BEFORE exam time. You may only take your assigned version number in your assigned room.
    1. Find your version number (XXX - a 3-digit number) on Quest. It is the SCORE for the assignment "Exam 1 Version Number". The version numbers are there NOW.
    2. Exam locations are based on CLASS and version number: GET IT RIGHT!!!
      1. 51395 10am class : 001-125 in  WEL 1.316, 126-300 in BUR 106
      2. 51400 11am class : 001-125 in  WEL 1.308, 126-300 in UTC 2.112A
  3. You may have nothing at your desk other than pencils, UT ID, non-programmable calculator, and your exam papers. All other items must be left at the front of the classroom. 
  4. Remember to turn cell phones off before putting them in your backpack!
  5. Exam format: Approximately 25 multiple-choice questions.
  6. What do you need to know?
    1. Everything we’ve covered in class, quizzes, and homework assignments! These are the concepts we will be testing over.
    2. Additionally, you will be tested on the fundamentals material, mainly stoichiometry.
    3. You should know your metric prefixes and any equations we have used. We will provide you with all necessary constants and a periodic table (symbols only, no names).
    4. Element name/symbols for element #s 1-36 plus Rb, Sr, Cs, Ba, Ag, Pt, Au, Hg, Sn, I, Xe, Pb. You don’t need to memorize their atomic number or mass, just be able to match the name and symbol.
  7. Printed on the actual Exam or Bubblesheet. If needed, these conversion factors will be printed on the exam
    (although you can speed things up by just knowing them)
    1. ALL necessary constants like R, etc...
    2. 760 torr = 1 atm = 101325 Pa
    3. 1 bar = 105 Pa = 100 kPa
    4. 1 in = 2.54 cm
    5. 1 ft = 12 in
    6. 1 yd = 3 ft
    7. 1 mile = 5280 ft
    8. 1 lb (pound) = 453.6 g
    9. 0°C = 273.15 K is on the bubble sheet, the way to convert °C to K is not (know it, same goes for °F)
  8. How should I study? Hopefully you’ve already been studying! Between each class you should be carefully working through the quizzes, with the goal of understanding those concepts. Then, as you are completing homework assignments, remember the goal is again to understand the material, not just to get the right answer. Consider all the questions – quiz, in-class, and homework questions, as mini-tests: a low-stakes opportunity to see what you know and what you don’t. When you get to a question you can’t do without help, get help and then make sure you try a couple similar problems on your own! A great source of extra problems is an old edition of a general chemistry textbook. See syllabus for suggestions.
  9. If I can do all the homework, am I ready for the test? Depends: Could you do it on your own the first time, because you really understand the concepts, or have you memorized the steps for each homework problem? You won’t see these exact problems on the exam, but it will have problems over the same concepts. We expect you to be able to understand them well enough to use in a variety of problems.