Exam 2 Study Guide
DON'T JUST TRY TO DO THE PRACTICE EXAM! YOU WILL NOT HAVE ADEQUATE PRACTICE AND WILL CRASH AND BURN!
To get thoroughly ready for the exam, do all 6 of the following. To try to skate by, do 1, 4, 5 and 6 only. Doing less that this will be a recipe for disaster unless you've been studying and retaining the information from day 1. Day 1 is defined as your first day of Chem 1A. Yes, I mean Chem 1A.
1 Review your text with the following Study Guide in Word format, and be able to do all the things listed. Or Click on the Study Guide in html format link if you don't have Word.
2 Review all assigned homework problems. Also do as many un assigned synthesis problems as possible in the book.
3 Review all on-line lecture material.
4 Review the "Other Assignments" on the on-line syllabus.
5 Check out the Organic Chemistry Practice Problems at Michigan State University below.
6 Do the Practice Exam, and Reaction Practice.
There is also a gold mine of Organic chemistry practice problems at Michigan State University. I have copied the most useful links for our second exam below. You MUST use the Back arrow after each problem I have selected to come back to this page in order to go to the next problem. DO NOT click on the "Return to Interactive Problems" button at the bottom of their questions since that will take you to their site. However, if you wish to go to their site and stay there, you can click on the link above. I hope you find this useful...And I REEEALLY like these two sources of questions. Hint...Hint... The following is copied and edited for your use. D. Oliver
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| Most likely to be useful to students in year long, rather than survey courses, |
| Most likely to be useful only to students in courses for chemistry majors and/or honors students. |
General Questions
Mechanisms
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General Reactivity and Reactions
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Most of the Interactive Organic Chemistry Practice Problems have been developed by
Professor William Reusch and Dr. Abby Parrill. Additional authors are indicated on individual pages. We appreciate the feedback that we receive from our students, other teachers, and students at other institutions that have helped us to correct errors and continually improve these materials.