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Dr. Banks is a lecturer in the Chemistry Department at the College of the Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas tel. 1 242 302 4438.

His email is fbanks[at]cob.edu.bs - use the ampersand, @, instead of [at].

 This page was last updated on 27-Apr-12

Dr. Banks's Timetable 01-2012

Free Chemistry Software

Royal Society of Chemistry

Online College Classes
(free courses, textbooks and other materials! In particular this textbook, suitable for Chem 135 and Chem 225.)

Academic Calendar 2012

How to enter special chemistry symbols
e.g.  ⇌, variously described as the Rightwards Harpoon Over Leftwards Harpoon
symbol, the equilibrium symbol, or the reversible symbol. (Note: some browsers may not display the symbol properly.)

Chem 135 - 01-2012

Chem 225 - 01-2012

Course outline
NB Do not expect to do the homework exercises without considerable study and effort.

First homework for submission
Key

Second homework for submission
Key

Third homework for submission
Key

Fourth homework for submission
Key

Fifth homework for submission
Key

Sixth homework for submission
Key
 

Class test 1 key

Practical #1 Key

Practical #2 Key

Practical #3 Key

 

Marks

section 03 (now with final grades)

section 04

(now with marks dropped)

Marked work is in G1 for collection.

 

Midterm exam key

Free etextbook

Note: Students are entitled to see their final exam papers by request.

Course Outline
NB Do not expect to do the homework exercises without considerable study and effort.

First homework for submission
Key
Second homework for submission
Key

Third homework for submission - key

Fourth homework for submission
Key

Fifth homework for submission
Key

Class test 1 - answer key

Free etextbook

Marks section 03 (including final grades)
It is notable that several students attempted to answer all 3 questions in section II of the final.  This was detrimental to their score.  Instructions on exams MUST be followed.
 

Midterm exam key

 Test on practical #10 - key

Note: Students are entitled to see their final exam papers by request.

 

 

 

 

How to deal with exam nerves

Recent research has shown that spending 10 minutes writing down your fears before the exam can move you up a grade on the average.

How to study for your exams

This article  in New Scientist magazine tells you the most effective seven techniques to bone up for that text!  (As shown by psychological experiments.)

 

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Note: Students are entitled to see their final exam papers by request.

 

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The PISA survey of achievement in science teaching - 43 countries.
Note how low the US scores!  Why do we copy them?


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