Greetings Chemistry 221!

Items Due During Week 3:

Midterm Exam II will be happening next week during recitation. Instead of the problem set / seminar self quiz / actual quiz experience, we will take the Midterm Exam, so I'm sending you this message to offer a few hints on how to study and prepare for Midterm Exam II. First, the basics:

• Midterm Exam #2 covers Chapter 4 & Chapter 5 (Problem Sets 4 and 5.)
• The midterm will have 12 multiple choice questions and four short answer questions. You will not need a scantron to complete the exam, but you will need to mark your answers clearly on the exam itself. You will have 90 minutes to complete the midterm exam.
• The midterm exam will be closed book; no notes are allowed. You will be able to use your calculator and a periodic table (which I will provide.)
• The first and last pages of the exam deserve some comment. The first page of the midterm will include an integrity statement that you will be required to sign. Signing the integrity statement implies that you have not received (and will not be giving) any information on the midterm exam to others that might imply cheating; a failure to sign the integrity statement grants an automatic score of zero, so make sure the first thing you do is to sign the statement. The last page of the midterm exam will be a scoring page which will be filled out by the instructor when the exam has been graded; you do not need to complete anything on this page. An example of the integrity statement and grading sheet can be found here (link)
• A "grade summary" sheet will be stapled to the back of the exam showing how you are doing in the class so far, etc. It's important to look at this form carefully to ensure that the grades you are receiving match the grades in my grade book, see if you have any missing lab reports, etc.

Midterm Exam II details by section of CH 221:

• Section L1 will take the midterm on Monday, November 9 at 1:10 PM in AC 2501.
• Section L2 will take the midterm on Thursday, November 10 at 8:30 AM in AC 2607.
• Section L3 will take the midterm on: ????? (Veterans Day is Wednesday, November 11; talk to me if uncertain when you are taking Exam II.)
• Section L4 will take the midterm on Friday, November 13 at 1:10 PM in AC 2501.

Here are some resources to help you study and prepare for the Midterm:

• Watch the Complete Lecture of an Exam Review for the second Midterm Exam here: Midterm Exam II Review
• Look over the Problem Sets you have completed so far (namely Problem Set 4 and Problem Set 5).
• Lecture videos for the Exam Review for the first Midterm Exam will be available on YouTube and as a Podcast.
• A sample exam and sample quizzes are available on the Chemistry 221 website under Quizzes and Exams.
• Check out the Chapter Guides for Chapter Four and Chapter Five.
• The Concept Guides for Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 provide an overview of the relevant concepts along with worked problems and answers.
• In addition, you might wish to study using the Practice Problem Sets (with answers given at the end of the document): Practice Problem Set Four (Chapter 4) and Practice Problem Set Five (Chapter 5)