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Materials and textbook: You will need a copy of the textbook( McMurry & Castellion 4th edition), the matching study guide and a pair of safety goggles.
The experiment procedures and lecture assignments are provided as part of the weekly lessons. The experiments may require supplies from a grocery, drug store or other retailer. For example you will need some coffee filter paper and red cabbage to prepare indicator paper for pH measurements.
Questions and exchanges: I think the syllabus will answer most questions, but it may also raise some. Send questions that might be of general interest to the discussion forum that will be titled General Info. These questions and their responses will be available for others to see. Questions that you consider non-public should go to my personal mailbox for a private exchange. You will need to have your own mailbox outside of Blackboard. Include an email address in the information you enter in Blackboard. If you do not have an e-mail address now you must acquire one. This is our primary way to exchange questions and answers.
Keys to Success: Regular participation and consistent work pace are important for students to do well in this learning environment. You need to keep logging in regularly and keep a steady pace of work. Check the assignments and announcements regularly. If you don't you run the risk of "MISSING" posted information. If there is a troublesome topic you need to get answers as early as possible. A week is our bounding box or block of study. A practical problem for everyone will be the speed and dependability of their isp and modem. I had a terrible time with noisy phone lines at home. When I took the training from home (phone connection via modem), sometimes the response times while in Blackboard were sometimes LONGGGG. I don't know whether you will experience speed problems, but I DEFINITELY want to hear how fast your screens come up while in Blackboard, along with the equipment you have. My home experience had a major effect on how I structured the assignments. You should be able to do much of your work off-line, then copy and paste your write-ups to the virtual classroom. "Off-line" work may include home laboratory experiments, Internet research (outside Eduprise), homework assignments, quizzes, exams, and readings in chemistry related articles in popular magazines
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