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- Materials from before September 24, 2001
- Study guides and advice on Exam 1
- Exam 1 materials
- questions with answers and remarks
- distribution of scores on the exam
- Assignment#1-- from the Back Swamp
- Older lecture notes can be found elsewhere
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- Exam 1 scores and grades
- add 5 points to your exam score
- then apply the total to the published scale (in the syllabus)
- A = 93% and higher (so an 88 + 5 = 93, worth an A)
- B=81-92%
- C= 66-80%
- D= 60-65%
- F < 60% (that is, a 55 exam score + 5 = passing)
Study suggestions,
sample questions and Supplementary materials.
Notes posted prior to Exam 1, Wed September 26
Notes on Line: General Guide to Exam
- Covers textbook chapters 1-2-3
- All material in text is valid exam material
- Covers all lecture topics
- Generally same material, different approaches
- Includes Element of the Day material
- Focus is on main ideas, vocabulary, concepts, significance
- not on long list of specific details
- The difference between details and important fact is, of course, a judgement you
need to make. In some respect, leaning the difference is one of the most important outcomes
of a course of this nature.
Exam I Materials
Assignment, was due Monday 9/10
Finding the Elements in the Black Swamp
My list of Elements has 32 (or 36) Species
Late addition -- one student noted Iridium = Ir used in high performance spark plugs.
(Actually a 90-95% Alloy with Platinum.) If you can't afford Ir,
there are Platinum tipped sparkplugs too. Also Osmium-- one brand of
premium fountain pens plates the points with Osmium. (Yes, there are still
fountain pens sold-- filled from ink bottles.)
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