Chemistry 14D Spring 2011

Announcements

3/25/2011–

• Welcome to the Chemistry 14D homepage for the Spring 2011. Here you can find important information about the course. Check back frequently for updates, announcements, handouts, etc.

• Please pickup/setup a Turning Technologies-compatible ‘classroom clicker’ device before the first day of class. For more information, see the Clicker Page.

• Click here to download the course syllabus (revised)

3/29/2011–

• For students currently on the 14D waitlist, you will be automatically enrolled in the course this week.

• For students not currently enrolled and not currently on the waitlist,

please send a polite email to Denise Mantonya <dmm@chem.ucla.edu> requesting admission into Chem 14D. Be sure to include your full name and UID number. There will only be a few spots available.

*MOST IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY*

Denise will not accept your email request until after 12:01 AM on Wednesday, March 30. Any email requests that arrive in Denise’s inbox prior to this time will be put at the end of the request list. Otherwise, enrollment will be granted in the order requests are received.

4/01/2011–

• Problem Set #1 is now available (see Problem Sets)

4/06/2011–

• Exam 1 is coming soon! (Friday, April 15, 2011)

• Important exam information will be posted here next week

(general exam content, room assignments, misc policies, etc.)

• Click here to download Exam 1 from 2010

• Click here to download the corresponding answer key

4/08/2011–

• Problem Set #2 is now available (see Problem Sets)

4/09/2011–

• In addition to the regularly scheduled office hours listed on the Teachers Page, we will offer the following office hours this coming week to help you prepare for Exam 1 (April 15, 2011):

- Monday, 9am-10am in 6096 Young Hall (Stephen)

- Wednesday, 11am-12pm in 6096 Young Hall (Noah)

- Wednesday, 4:30pm-6:30pm in 2033 Young Hall (Neil) [revised room 4/12]

- Friday, 9am-10am in 5241 Mol Sci (Neil)

4/11/2011–

• Download the Exam 1 Information Packet

4/12/2011–

• Neil’s office hours on Wednesday 4/13/11 will be held in

Young Hall, Room 2033 from 4:30-6:30pm (not 5241 mol sci)

• Click here to download the Exam 1 Review Packet

(list of study topics and additional practice problems)

• Click here to download the corresponding answer key

4/15/2011–

• MIDTERM 1 is today from 1–1:50 pm. Exam room assignments are as

follows, based upon the first letter of your last name:

A–C; Haines A18

D–M; Haines 39

N–Z; CS50

• Please arrive on time and bring your ID card! If you do not know where the room is, we encourage you to arrive early (note: both Haines A18 and Haines 39 can be accessed from the A level of the building, just below the first floor)

• Office hours before the exam:

Neil: Today, 9am-10am (5241 Mol Sci)

Evan: Today, 10am-11am (6096 Young Hall)

4/15/2011–

• Click here to download the Answer Key to Midterm 1

4/21/2011–

• Problem Set #3 is now available (see Problem Sets)

5/3/2011–

• Problem Set #4 is now available (see Problem Sets)

5/06/2011–

• Exam 2 is coming soon! (Friday, May 13, 2011)

• Important exam information will be posted here next week

(general exam content, room assignments, misc policies, etc.)

• Click here to download Exam 2 from 2010

• Click here to download the corresponding answer key

5/06/2011–

• To help you prepare for Exam 2, we will hold extra office hours next week, in addition to a review session. Here is a full list of all office hours from May 9 - May 13:

- Monday, 9am-10am in 6096 Young Hall (Evan)

- Tuesday, 10am-11am in 1336 Young Hall (Noah)

- Wednesday, 11am-12pm in 6096 Young Hall (Joel)

- Wednesday, 2pm-3pm in 6096 Young Hall (Joel)

- Wednesday, 4:00pm-5:45pm in CS76 (Review session, Neil)

- Thursday, 9:30am-10:30am in 5241 Mol Sci (Neil)

- Thursday, 2pm-3pm in 6096 Young Hall (Stephen)

- Friday, 9am-10am in 5241 Mol Sci (Neil)

- Friday, 10am-11am in 6096 Young Hall (Evan)

5/07/2011–

• Click here to download the official guidelines for the music video extra credit assignment (Optional, Due May 31, 2011, 8am)

• Watch ‘Chemistry Jock’ by Kim Bui, Justin Banaga, and Yannick Goeb (top video from Chem 14D, Spring 2010)

• Click here to watch the best extra credit music videos from Chem 14D, Spring 2010)

• Problem Set #5 is now available (see Problem Sets)

5/09/2011–

• Click here to download the Exam 2 Review Packet

(list of study topics and additional practice problems)

• Click here to download the corresponding answer key

5/9/2011–

• Download the Exam 2 Information Packet

5/13/2011–

• Download the Answer Key to Exam 2

5/17/2011–

• Neil’s office hours for Thursday 5/19 will be held from 9am-10am in 5241

Mol Sci (note, this is a one time change from the usual time of 9:30-10:30am)

5/18/2011–

• Problem Set #6 is now available (see Problem Sets)

5/21/2011–

• Want to master the synthesis problems? Try the retrosynthesis worksheet by clicking here, made especially for the future 14D Jedi.

• Download the corresponding answer key.

5/25/2011–

• Problem Set #7 is now available (see Problem Sets)

5/27/2011–

• To help you prepare for the Final Exam, Neil will hold a synthesis review session on Wednesday, June 1 from 4:00pm–5:40pm in CS76. Make sure to tackle the retrosynthesis worksheet before the review session (see the 5/21 announcement below).

5/30/2011–

• Click here to download the Final Exam from 2010

(click here to download the corresponding answer key)

• Click here to download the 2011 Final Exam review packet

(click here to download the corresponding answer key - revised 6/4/11)

6/01/2011–

• To help you prepare for the Final Exam, we will hold extra office hours and a review session. Here is a full list of all office hours from June 1 - June 6:

- Wednesday, 2pm-3pm in 6096 Young Hall (Joel)

- *Wednesday, 4:00pm-5:45pm in CS76 (Review session, Neil)*

- Thursday, 9:30am-10:30am in 5241 Mol Sci (Neil)

- Thursday, 2pm-3pm in 6096 Young Hall (Stephen)

- Friday, 10am-11am in 6096 Young Hall (Evan)

- Friday, 2:30pm-3:30pm in 1044 Young Hall (Stephen)

- *Sunday, 1:30pm-3:30pm in ROLFE 1200 (Review session, Neil)*

- Monday, 1pm-2pm in 2200 Young Hall (Noah)

*Some of the 14D Jedi Videos will be shown mid-way through each review session

6/02/2011–

• Download the Final Exam Information Handout

6/6/2011–

• Download the answer key to the Final Exam

6/14/2011–

•You may pickup your final exam on Monday, 6/20/2011 between 10am and 11am from Evan in room 5235 Molecular Sciences Building. Please enter 5235 from the door in the outdoor hallway.