Quizzes in CH101 are given during lecture time on Tuesdays as listed on the schedule. Tuesday quizzes are only given at the scheduled day and time. There will be a total of five Tuesday quizzes, and the four (4) best Tuesday quizzes will count towards your course grade. All students must take the final quiz. Topics will be posted at the end of the week prior to the quiz.
Your are required to abide by the following quiz and exam regulations:
Boston University treats cheating with zero tolerance. All students in CH101/102 are expected to maintain the highest degree of academic integrity, and you are responsible for being aware of the contents of the Boston University Academic Conduct Code. The consequences of cheating are at a minimum that the score for work on which cheating occurs counts as 0, and all instances of misconduct will be reported to the Dean’s office.
For quizzes you are ONLY permitted the use of:
All electronic communication is forbidden during quizzes, and all communication devices (including watches) must be placed in airplane mode and stowed away in bags at the front of the room. Use of any other materials, resources, or people is cheating and a violation of the academic conduct code. All work submitted in CH101/102 must be your work alone.
All work must be done on the quiz. Answers without supporting work will not receive credit. Points may be deducted for incorrect significant figures or units. All work, including units, must be shown to receive any credit.
The quizzes will be scanned and uploaded to GradeScope for grading by the course staff. In order for the quiz to be properly assigned to you, please make sure to write your name in the box provided, and your BU ID number on the top of ALL pages of the quiz. Please write legibly, in block letters (not cursive). Please use blue or black ink or pencil only – make sure that all marks are dark and readable.
Quizzes are graded and promptly returned to the class. As such, quizzes can only be taken at the scheduled day and time. Please make any plans, including travel, accordingly.
| Quiz # | Date | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tues 28 May |
A very brief "Preparation for Quiz 1" assignment has been posted to Gradescope. We ask that you complete this assignment ASAP, but no later than 10am on Tuesday (28 May 2024). Quiz #1 will cover all of the course material so far (McQuarrie textbook, lectures, discussion, and lab), up to and including discussion #2. In McQuarrie, this corresponds to all of the material in chapters 1-3 (except for section 3-7, which we skipped), and the first three sections of chapter 4. The material from lecture #3 (Thursday 23 May 2024) will *not* be on quiz #1, but will be on the second quiz. |
| 2 | Tues 4 June | Quiz #2 is based on all of the course material so far (McQuarrie textbook, lectures, discussion, and lab), up to and including Chapter 5 in McQuarrie. |
| 3 | Tues 11 June | Quiz #3 is based on all of the course material so far (McQuarrie textbook, lectures, discussion, and lab), up to and including section 9-4 in McQuarrie (up through and including diatomic molecular orbitals). |
| 4 | Tues 18 June | Quiz #4 is based on all of the course material so far (McQuarrie textbook, lectures, discussion, and lab), up to and including chapter 12 in McQuarrie. |
| 5 | Tues 25 June | Quiz #5 is based on all of the course material so far (McQuarrie textbook, lectures, discussion, and lab). Only the following 5 sections of chapter 14 are included in this material: 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 14-7, and 14-8. The remaining sections of chapter 14 will be included on the final quiz. The homework problems from these sections have been listed separately in the schedule. |
Final quiz, (Thursday 27 June 2024, 11am-1pm). The final quiz is based everything covered in CH101. The final will only be begin at the scheduled time, so please make end-of-semester plans accordingly.
Please make sure to review the important quiz regulations (posted above).
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