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Quizzes and final quiz

CH102 General Chemistry, Summer 2 2024

http://genchem.bu.edu/ch102-summer2-2024/quizzes.html

Quizzes in CH102 are given during lecture time on Tuesdays as listed on the schedule. Tuesday quizzes are only given at the scheduled day and time. There will be a total of five Tuesday quizzes, and the four (4) best Tuesday quizzes will count towards your course grade. All students must take the final quiz. Topics will be posted at the end of the week prior to the quiz.

Your are required to abide by the following quiz and exam regulations:

Boston University treats cheating with zero tolerance. All students in CH101/102 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:

  • The quiz paper, which will include a copy of the Information Sheet;
  • Your Texas Instruments TI-30X IIS 2-Line Scientific Calculator (this is the only calculator approved by the department for use in CH101/102; you are not permitted to bring the cover to the calculator to the quiz room) - No other electronic devices may be used; and
  • writing implements (quizzes must be taken in pencil or blue/black ink - and the writing must be dark enough to scan well).

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 CH101/102 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 schedule

Quiz schedule and topics
Quiz # Date Topics
1 Tues 9 July Quiz #1 is based on all of the course material (lecture, textbook, discussion, and lab) from Chapters 15 and 16 in McQuarrie et al. Please note that the answers to the problems discussed during the discussion sections are posted on the Handouts page.
2 Tues 16 July Quiz #2 is based on all of the course material (lecture, textbook, discussion, and lab) up to and including Chapter 18 in McQuarrie et al.
3 Tues 23 July Quiz #3 is based on all of the course material (lecture, textbook, discussion, and lab) up to and including section 20-5 in Chapter 20 (except for section 20-4) in McQuarrie et al. In other words, the focus will be chapters 19, 22, and 4 sections in chapter 20 (20-1, 20-2, 20-3, and 20-5). The homework problems for chapter 20 have been broken down by quiz 3 and quiz 4 material on the schedule page.
4 Tues 30 July Quiz #4 is based on all of the course material (lecture, textbook, discussion, and lab) up to and including the first 5 sections of Chapter 23 McQuarrie et al. The remainder of the chapter 23 material will be on Quiz #5. The homework problems for chapter 23 have been broken down by quiz 4 and quiz 5 material on the schedule page.
5 Tues 6 August Quiz #5 is based on all of the course material (lecture, textbook, discussion, and lab) up to and including the first 4 sections of Chapter 25 McQuarrie et al. The remainder of the chapter 25 material will be on the final quiz. The homework problems for chapter 25 have been broken down by quiz 5 and final quiz material on the schedule page

Final quiz, (Thursday 8 August 2024, 11am-1pm). The final quiz is based everything covered in CH102. The final will only be begin at the scheduled time, so please make end-of-semester plans accordingly.

Please make sure to review the important quiz regulations (posted above).