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New Announcements      -     last updated Tues. Jan. 21, 2003  6:30pm

•  THIS WEBSITE IS FOR LAST SEMESTER'S CLASS.
    No new information will be posted here.

•  WEBSITE FOR SPRING 2003 SEMESTER OF F1404
    GENERAL CHEMISTRY:

     www.columbia.edu/itc/chemistry/f1404/

     note the change in the address from f1403 to f1404

   

Old Announcements

•  IMPORTANT: DO NOT GO TO THE UNDERGRAD OFFICE
    (HAV 318) TO CHECK YOUR FINAL GRADE. YOU WILL NOT
    BE ABLE TO VIEW YOUR EXAM UNTIL NEXT TERM!!!!!!!

•  The announcement we made right after your final (that you could get
    your grade from the undergraduate office this week) was a mistake!!!

•  HOW DO YOU GET YOUR GRADE? The earliest you can find out
    your grade for the final and the class is by logging on to Columbia
    student services on-line (here, or from the main Columbia web site).
    You must enter in your university ID and password. Your grades are
    posted here by the main registrar some time during winter break,
    probably after Christmas.

•  WHAT IF I WANT TO SEE MY FINAL TO VERIFY MY GRADE?
    You can NOT see your final until AFTER winter break. WE WILL
    ANNOUNCE AT NEXT TERM WHEN YOU CAN VIEW YOUR
    FINAL. You can submit a regrade next semester if we made a grading
    error. If the regrade affects your final grade for the class, the grade will
    be retroactively changed. If you want to discuss your grade, talk to
    DR. VENKATARAMAN NEXT semester.

•  CAN YOU EMAIL ME MY GRADE? No, we can not accommodate
    requests to email you your grades. You must wait until the grades are
    posted through the main university system.

•  HAVE THE FINAL EXAMS BEEN GRADED? Yes, all finals were
    graded on Wed. Dec. 17. All grades for the course will be submitted to
    the main registrar by Fri. Dec. 19.

•  WHAT WAS THE MEAN FOR THE FINAL?
    Final mean: 116.6 points out of 200 total.
    Standard Deviation: 39
•  Your final is on Mon. Dec. 16 from 7:00-10:00pm.
•  Answer key for last year's final will *NOT* be posted.
    Last year's test is not a good example of your final.
•  Answer key for midterm 3 posted (click here).
•  Some of you asked that I post the solutions to the problems
    I (Eric) covered in the final review session. The solutions
    to the even numbered problems are posted here. I covered
    the following problems from your book: 1.20, 1.64, 2.27, 2.38,
    2.52, 3.69, 4.71, 5.86, 5.94, 12.13, 12.33. This short list of
    problems covers only some of the material that is on the final.
•  Good Luck!
•  Email us if you have any questions. We will try to respond
    quickly.
•  Due to end of semester, there are NO recitations this last week of classes
•  Eric will hold 2 review sessions for the final; attendance is optional.
    You can come to either of the following times:
      Fri. Dec. 13 4:00-5:30pm in Havemeyer 209
      Fri. Dec. 13 6:30-8:00pm in Havemeyer 209
    Havemeyer 209 is on the 2nd floor directly below the main lecture hall.
•  Lecture notes through Mon., Dec. 2 posted.
•  Class ppt slides reposted for Mon. 11-26 with correction on slide
    with Clausius-Clapeyron equation. The subscripts of 1 and 2 for
    the pressure had been reversed.
•  Homework for Chapt. 12 posted (due Mon. Dec. 9).
•  Remember, your 3rd midterm is on Wed. Dec. 4 from 6:00-7:30pm.
    The midterm covers chapters 10 & 11, NOT chapter 12.
•  Solutions to Midterm 2 posted under exams. Regrade requests must
    be handed in by Wed. Dec. 4.
•  Eric will hold a review session for the upcoming midterm on Mon.
    Dec. 2 from 7:40-8:40. Attendance optional. Location: HAV 320.
•  The recitation on Mon. Dec. 2 from 4:30-5:30 will also be a review
    session. Location: HAV 320. Alternatively, you could attend the
    review session in the evening listed above.
•  By popular demand, Eric has changed his office hour to Mon. night
    right after class from 7:30 - 8:30 . He will be either in Havemeyer
    343 or 309. His office hour will no longer be held on Tues.•  Recitation will be held this Wed. (Nov. 27) from 7:45-8:45pm on
    the 7th floor of Havemeyer.
•  Homework for Chapt. 11 posted (due Mon. Nov. 25).
•  Homework for Chapt. 10 posted. (due Mon. Nov. 18)
•  Midterm 2 has been graded. If you did not pick up your exam in class on Mon,
    you can pick it up in recitation or lecture on Wed.
•  We will be going over Midterm 2 during recitation this week (Nov. 11 & 13).
•  We will be going over chapter 10 homework during recitation
    next week (Nov. 18 & 20).
•  TA has extra office hours Tues. Nov. 5 from 7-8pm on the 7th floor of Havemeyer.
•  Midterm 2 is on Wed. Nov. 6, 2002.
     Test covers chapters 5, 6 and 7.
•  REVIEW session for test is Mon. Nov. 4, 2002 6:00-7:30pm in Havemeyer 320
     (room across from main lecture hall). Attendance optional, but recommended.
     Come with questions. Review session will be taught by the TA.
•  LAST chance to turn in midterm 1 for re-grade.
     Re-grades for midterm 1 must be submitted before midterm 2.
•  There will be no recitation on Mon. Nov. 4 from 4:30-5:30pm.
     Come to the review session at 6:00pm instead. Also, there will be
     no recitation on Wed. Nov. 6 after the exam.
•  TA's office hours will be after the review session on Mon. Nov. 4 from 7:30pm - ??
     in Havemeyer 320. Tues. afternoon office hours will not be held.•  Lecture notes for Mon. and Wed. Oct. 21 and 23 posted.
•  Homework for chapters 6 and 7 posted
•  Lecture notes in ppt and html format through Wed. Oct. 16, 2002 posted.
•  Regrade form for exams posted. If you wish to submit a regrade,
    read the bottom of "exams" page carefully!
•  Web page redesigned
•  Answer key for midterm 1 posted under "exams".
•  Regrade information under "exams".
•  Chapter 5 homework posted.
•  Lecture notes for Mon. Oct. 7 lecture posted. See lectureNotes tab above.
•  Check out the FAQ page for the upcoming midterm.
•  Extra Recitation on Mon. (9-30-2002) night 7:45-8:45 p.m. in usual place (HAV 309)
   This will mainly be a review session for your exam on Wed.
•  No recitation on Wed. (10-02-2002) after the first midterm.
•  Recitation on Mon. afternoon (9-30-2002, 4:30-5:30) meets as usual.
•  Homework 4 problems posted.
•  Example Exams Posted. (click EXAMS tab above)
•  Lectures through 9-25-2002 posted.
•  Lectures now viewable in HTML format.
•  Errors in solutions manual and in the text book will be posted here soon (not done yet).
   Please email or talk to the TA or instructor about any errors you find the the texts.