Just a quick reminder that today is the last day to take the Unit 5 exam and that the final exam will be offered Thursday 12/8 through Saturday 12/10.
Unit 5 Exam
The exam is a proctored, pen/pencil and paper exam. It is not offered online on D2L. The exam will be taken in the testing center of your choice (like Exams 1-4). The window is 11/17-11/21 (excluding Sunday when the Testing Centers are closed), so you can take it during Testing Center open hours for the rest of the day.
For this exam, you will be provided a copy of the Periodic Table for Units 4-5 You can see the Table in the Unit 5 Folder under content in D2L or at this link.
Final Exam
The final exam will also be a pencil and paper exam in the Testing Center. The exam will be available Thursday 12/8 – Saturday 12/10 (note no Monday availability).
The exam is a proctored, pen/pencil and paper exam. It is not offered online on D2L. The exam will be taken in the testing center of your choice (like the five unit exams).
The exam is comprehensive, covering the entire course. It will be very similar to the unit exams (a mix of multiple choice questions, short answer questions, and problems), It is different in the unit exams in a few ways:
- It is longer. You will have one hour and 40 minutes (100 minutes) to complete the final exam
- The problem questions will be worth 10 points rather than the typical 8 points on the unit exam
- You are allowed to take a 3″x 5″ index card for use on the Final Exam. You can write anything you wish on the card to use as notes. It must be handwritten (not typed on computer) but you can use both sides.
- You will be provided the same resources you got on all the unit exams throughout the course:
- The units 1-3 periodic table for exams (found in the Unit 1, Unit 2 or Unit 3 folder on D2L) or at this link
- The units 4 and 5 periodic table for exams (found in the Unit 4 or Unit 5 folder on D2L) or at this link.
- The list of solubility rules found in the Unit 2 Folder on D2L or at this link
“What should I study?”
Students often ask me what are good things to study to prepare for the final. That is a difficult question as it depends on how you learn. A big part of success in college is figuring out what study approaches work for you! That said, many students have told me that looking over their old exams, the practice quizzes, and the practice exams has been very helpful to them — them going back and studying the items they do not understand-can’t answer. So if you are unsure that might be a good thing to do.
Also remember to see the Bruce’s notes on this website for each topic to help and that you can always contact me or the Learning Commons tutors for help. The general Fall 2022 Chemistry Tutoring Schedule is at this link.
Below are links to general information about the testing center and the exams (the same info I posted for earlier exams)
Testing hours and locations are at this link
There is detailed information about the exams at this link. Please read it carefully – it contains the answers to many frequently asked questions. Let me know if you have additional questions after reading it.
