CH 222 Chapter Guides
Chapter Guide: Midterm Exam II
- Textbook chapters covered: Chapter 9, Chapter 10 and Chapter 11
- A video message from the instructor
Midterm Exam II is approaching, and this is the time to study hard to prepare for it. Here are some hints to get you started:
- Exam #2 covers Chapter 9, Chapter 10 & Chapter 11. 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 of the final exam will be 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 9, Chapter 10 and Chapter 11 which are encapsulated in Lesson Four and Lesson Five.
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:
- A sample exam is available on the Chemistry 222 website under Quizzes and Exams. Here is another sample exam (answers).
- Check out this series of worked multiple choice questions. The questions themselves are listed first, and a detailed answer is given after the problems.
- Try these sample quizzes: Chapter 9, Chapter 10 and Chapter 11.
- A "Grade Yourself" Solution Calculations Worksheet (Chapter 11)
- View the Concept Guides for Chapter 9, Chapter 10 and Chapter 11 for an overview of the relevant concepts along with worked problems and answers.
- Here is a video version of the Exam II Review session
The Midterm II Exam Review notes which accompany this lesson will be helpful to you when going through this section. You can also view the Lecture Notes in presentation software: Keynote, PowerPoint
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 9 and Chapter 10)
- Practice Problem Set Five (Chapter 10 and Chapter 11)
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
The Chapter Guides:
- Chapter Guide One (for Problem Set #1)
- Chapter Guide Two (for Problem Set #2)
- Chapter Guide Three (for Problem Set #3)
- Chapter Guide: Exam #1 (for Midterm Exam #1)
- Chapter Guide Four (for Problem Set #4)
- Chapter Guide Five (for Problem Set #5)
- Chapter Guide: Exam #2 (for Midterm Exam #2)
- Chapter Guide: Class Presentations (for the Class Presentations)
- Chapter Guide Six (for Problem Set #6)
- Chapter Guide: Final Exam (for the Final Lecture Exam)
Questions? Contact me!