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| Q: |
Are
copies of our textbook on reserve? |
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The Chemistry Department
has placed several copies on reserve in the Science
Library. |
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| Q: |
Do
you answer questions by email? |
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Yes,
usually within one or two days depending on the volume
of mail. Please include "Gen Chem" in
the subject title. |
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| Q: |
My
travel plans conflict with a
homework due-date. May I submit it to WebAssign late? |
| A: |
The
"no late homework" policy applies to all
situations. If you must leave and won't have access to
a computer, plan to submit your homework
in advance. |
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| Q: |
What
are "Pressure Quizzes?" |
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The
online Pressure Quizzes are based on questions from my past exams,
and emphasize things that should be understood after
we have covered the material in lecture. Use
them for practice or as a study guide. Answers are
given at the end of each quiz. From course
evaluations: "The
pressure quizzes are why I was able to pass the
mid-terms." -- j
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| Q: |
Do
we need to provide our own scantron for the
quizzes/tests or will they be provided? |
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We
provide the scantron forms. I usually put out a
stack just before the start of class on a quiz/exam
day. For some exams one may be included
inside your exam book to save time. |
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| Q: |
Which
internet browser works best with this web site? |
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The
site has been optimized with Internet Explorer 5.0 and Netscape
4.5. Display format may vary between different
systems. |
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| Q: |
How
do I turn off the pressure quiz music? |
| A: |
Pressure quizzes include music when
displayed with Internet Explorer. To turn
this off deactivate the music option in Tools >
Internet Options > Advanced > Multimedia. |
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| Q: |
My
printer gives a dark background (and uses lots of ink) for the lecture notes
and pressure quizzes. How do I get rid of this? |
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Go
to your browser's Internet Options or Preferences and
deactivate the "print background"
option. |
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| Q: |
Where
do I find the lecture notes? |
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Click
the date of the lecture on the home-page calendar.
Copies of transparencies from each lecture are normally posted the
same evening. |
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| Q: |
I
think there may be a mistake in my quiz score. What should I do? |
| A: |
Bring
all quiz and exam grade concerns directly to
me as soon as possible within one week after the results
are posted on Blackboard. Contacting me by
email is the best way to start. |
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| Q: |
One
of my scores on Blackboard is a "-1."
What does that mean? |
| A: |
The
"-1" or
"-" means
that the computer did not record a scanform from you on
a quiz or exam. This happens when you don't submit
a scanform, or when the computer couldn't match your
name & ID bubbles to the class list. Contact
me regarding all score problems as soon as possible (no
later than one week after the grade is posted).
All "-1" scores are converted to
"0" before grades are computed. |
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| Q: |
Where
do I find the answers to exams, quizzes, and homework? |
| A: |
Test
answers are posted in the lecture notes for the day of
the exam or quiz. Homework answers are
available in WebAssign after the scheduled due date.
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