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Spring
2008
Chem 112 Basic Skills Tests
Deadlines
The table below gives a list of the Basic Skill Tests on the University Computers. When taking the computer tests, a periodic table and a calculator may be used.
While all of the Basic Skills are necessary for success in Chemistry, each category of Basic Skills is emphasized more heavily on one or more of the Chem 112 exams. The Chem 112 exam that will emphasize the material from a given Basic Skill is indicated in the table below.
You may take
these quizzes as many times as you like, but in order to get credit for the
Basic Skills Tests, you must get 100%.
Note there is a request limit of 8 tests per 24-hour
period.
.
This limits the number of times you may
request a test in any 24 hour time period to 8.
This is not the same as a limit of 8 per day.
Therefore, if you put
these tests off until near the due date, you will have fewer chances to take
the tests.
|
Basic Skills Test |
Early Due date for completion |
Material Covered |
|
1. Nomenclature of Ions, Molecular Compounds and Ionic Compounds |
Jan. 21
|
Section 2.6-2.8 (Exam 2) |
|
2. Aqueous Chemicals and Net Ionic Equations |
Jan. 21 |
Sec. 4.1-4.4 (Exam 2,) |
|
3. Basic Acid-Base chemistry (pH) |
Feb. 7 |
Section 16.1-4 (Exam 2) |
|
4. Concentration and Dilution |
Feb. 14 |
Section 4.5 (Exam 2) |
|
5. Oxidation reduction |
Mar. 20 |
Section 4.4 and
(Exam 3) |
| 6. Periodicity | Apr. 15 |
Chapter 7 (Exam 4) |
|
7. Bonding in Solids, Intermolecular Forces and Phase Diagrams |
Bonus + Final deadline = Apr. 30 |
Chapter 11 (Exam 4) |
WARNING: DO NOT put these off until the last minute. If you miss submission deadlines or encounter computer problems at the last minute, extensions WILL NOT be given.
If you are having problems with your computer that prevent you from taking the quizzes, try a different computer and/or go to a PSU computer lab. If you still cannot take them from a PSU lab, then report the problem to your instructor.
FINAL DEADLINE FOR ALL BASIC SKILLS IS APRIL 21, 2008