CH 221 Chapter Guides

  Chapter Guide: Midterm Exam I

Midterm Exam I is approaching, and this is the time to study hard to prepare for it. Here are some hints to get you started:

  • Exam #1 covers Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 & Chapter 3 (3.1 - 3.2). There will be 20 multiple choice questions and between three and five short answer questions on the exam. Each multiple choice question will have five possible answers. You will have access to a periodic table (see this link to see what the periodic table looks like.)
  • 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. An example of the integrity statement (and grading sheet - see below) can be found here.
  • The last page will include a scoring page which will be filled out by the instructor when the exam has been graded; leave this page blank to avoid a point penalty.
  • You will need a calculator and a pencil or pen for the exam.
  • Section 01 and H1 students will turn in the exam at the end of the class period. Section W1 students will email the exam as a PDF file to the instructor. Late midterm exams will be given a score of zero points, so make sure you turn the exam in early to be safe.

Generally, it will be important to know the material and to know it well enough to complete the problems relatively quickly. By this time you should have a good exposure to the material, so the concepts will be familiar to you. If you do run into concepts which trouble you, be sure to check out the Chapter Guides for Chapter 1, Chapter 2 Part 1 and Chapter 2 Part 2 which are encapsulated in Lesson One, Lesson Two and Lesson Three.

The goal should be to try to do the problems accurately and quickly simultaneously. Here are some resources which may help you to prepare for the exam:

In addition, you might wish to study using the Practice Problem Sets (with answers given at the end of the document):

If you need assistance on these problems, you have several options. You can visit the AVID / Learning Success Center located above the MHCC library on the Mt. Hood Community College campus; they have tutors available to help you with your chemistry homework. You can also contact me if you have any questions.

Good luck with your studying! As always, let me know if you have any questions. Peace, --- Michael

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