The date of the Final Quiz (which will be given during the final exam period) will be on Monday, 19 December 2022 at 6pm.
It will not be given at any other time, so please make end-of-semester plans accordingly.
Quizzes in CH101 are given on Monday evenings at 6:30pm, and they will typically last 60-75 minutes (depending on the quiz - exact lengths will be announced). Quizzes are only given at the scheduled day and time. There will be a total of six quizzes. Details about the quizzes and final are in the syllabus.
Your are required to abide by the following quiz and exam regulations:
Boston University treats cheating with zero tolerance. All students in CH101 are expected to maintain the highest degree of academic integrity, and you are responsible for being aware of the contents of the Boston University Academic Conduct Code. The consequences of cheating are at a minimum that the score for work on which cheating occurs counts as 0, and all instances of misconduct will be reported to the Dean’s office.
For quizzes you are ONLY permitted the use of:
All electronic communication is forbidden during quizzes, and all communication devices (including watches) must be placed in airplane mode and stowed away in bags at the front of the room. Use of any other materials, resources, or people is cheating and a violation of the academic conduct code. All work submitted in CH101 must be your work alone.
All work must be done on the quiz. Answers without supporting work will not receive credit. Points may be deducted for incorrect significant figures or units. All work, including units, must be shown to receive any credit.
The quizzes will be scanned and uploaded to GradeScope for grading by the course staff. In order for the quiz to be properly assigned to you, please make sure to write your name in the box provided, and your BU ID number on the top of ALL pages of the quiz. Please write legibly, in block letters (not cursive). Please use blue or black ink or pencil only – make sure that all marks are dark and readable.
Quizzes are graded and promptly returned to the class. As such, quizzes can only be taken at the scheduled day and time. Please make any plans, including travel, accordingly.
| Quiz # | Date | Topics |
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| 1 | Sept 19 | Quiz #1 is based on all of the material in the course up to and including section 4.3 of chapter 4 in McQuarrie 4e (except for the sections and topics explicitly listed as skipped in the schedule). The quiz is held in the following locations starting at 6:30 pm. Go to the location below according to the first letter(s) of your last name. The building abbreviations below are at http://www.bu.edu/reg/registration/abbreviations/ and the campus map is at http://www.bu.edu/maps/.
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| 2 | Oct 3 | Quiz #2 is based on all of the material in the course up to and including section 5-8 of chapter 5 in McQuarrie 4e (except for the sections and topics explicitly listed as skipped in the schedule). The remainder of chapter 5 will be included on Quiz 3. The relevant homework problems from chapter 5 have been separated in the schedule. Please recall that quiz 2 will have some cumulative questions - details are posted in this linked Piazza post. The quiz is held in the same locations as Quiz 1 (see above) starting at 6:30 pm. |
| 3 | Oct 24 | Quiz #3 is based on all of the material in the course up to and including section 9-4 of chapter 9 in McQuarrie 4e (i.e., up to and including diatomic molecular orbital theory). The remainder of chapter 9 will be included on Quiz 4. The relevant homework problems from chapter 9 have been separated in the schedule. Please recall that quiz 3 will have some cumulative questions - details are posted in this linked Piazza post. The quiz starts at 6:30 pm. Please note: students with last names A-D will take their quiz 3 in CGS 129 (not the same room as previous quizzes!!); all other students will take their quizzes in the same rooms as Quiz 1. |
| 4 | Nov 7 | Quiz #4 is based on all of the material in the course up to and including the material on precipitation reactions, including doing calculations problems on precipitation (''Limiting reagents with concentrations'' in the pathway through chapters 10-12). Sections and topics explicitly listed as skipped in the schedule are not included. The material starting with ''molecular solutes don't break up...'' in the pathway through chapters 10-12 will be included on Quiz 5. Please recall that quiz 4 will have some cumulative questions - details are posted in this linked Piazza post. The quiz is held in the same locations as Quiz 1 (see above) starting at 6:30 pm. |
| 5 | Nov 21 | Quiz #5 is based on all of the material in the course up to and including chapter 13 in McQuarrie 4e. Sections and topics explicitly listed as skipped in the schedule are not included. The material on thermochemistry (chapter 14) will be included on Quiz 6. Please recall that quiz 5 will also have some cumulative questions - details are posted in this linked Piazza post. The quiz is held in the same locations as Quiz 1 (see above) starting at 6:30 pm. |
| 6 | Dec 12 | Quiz #6 is based on all of the material in the course up to and including chapter 14 in McQuarrie 4e. Please recall that quiz 5 will also have some cumulative questions - details are posted in this linked Piazza post. The quiz is held in the same locations as Quiz 1 (see above) starting at 6:30 pm. |
Final quiz, Monday 19 December 2022 at 6pm. The final quiz is based on everything that was covered this semester.
Please note: all students were asked to indicate whether they will take the final quiz (in order to save paper waste by printing only the quizzes needed. If you did not indicate that you will take the final quiz then a quiz will not be copied for you.
The final quiz is held in the following locations starting at 6:00 pm on Monday 19 December 2022:
Please make sure to review the important quiz regulations (posted above).
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