Problem Sets.  In general, one problem set is assigned each week and is due on Tuesday at the start of class.  The problems assigned will come from our text, Quantiative Chemical Analysis, 6th edition.  Specific problem assignments are given below.   The Problems Sets will be graded individually, and each person must turn in their own work for credit.  This does not mean that you shouldn't or can't discuss the problems with your colleagues!  I encourage you to do so.
 
 

Problem Set	Pages	Problems
1	Ch 1:  p. 20-22 Ch 3:  p. 58-60	16, 17, 29, 31, 33 2ace, 4, 7acg, 12, 14
2	Ch 4:  p. 76-79 Ch 5:  p.94-98	A, F, 9, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20 1, 3
3	Ch 6:  p. 122-127	D, E, 3, 14, 15, 19
4	Ch 9:  p. 175-179 Ch 8:  p. 159-161	A, C, 13, 14, 18, 21, 22 C, 7, 10, 12, 19
5	Ch 6:  p. 122-127 Ch 10:  p. 200-202	H, 52 3, 6, 13a, 19, 38ab
6	Ch 11:  p. 220-223	4, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 29, 31, 32
7	Ch 12:  p. 251-256 Ch 18:  p. 427-432	D, F, 24, 28, 31, 42 C, 3, 4, 19
8	Ch 21:  p. 514-516 Ch 20:  p. 489-493	A, B, 2, 16, 18 B, D, 2, 3
9	Ch 19:  p. 451-458 Ch 14:  p. 306-314	A, C, 8 Badf, D, 3, 9, 13, 17, 22
10	Ch 14:  p. 306-314 Ch 15:  p. 341-346 Ch 16:  p. 367-71	33, 48 6, 21, 24 A, E, 4, 5, 19
11	Ch 23:  p. 572-577 Ch 24:  p. 601-605	F, 15, 16, 22, 43, 44 D, 2, 5, 8
12	Ch 24:  p. 601-605 Ch 25:  p. 635-638	13, 17, 18 D, 4, 9, 11, 21, 29, 30

The 12 assigned Problem Sets are worth a total of 10 points each.  Each set ten or less problems, and each problem has one or more parts. Each of these will be weighted equally (say one point), no matter what their relative complexity is, and broken down as per:
 

• Wrong answer, but a sincere effort made = 33%
• Wrong final answer, but at least half of the problem right = 50%
• Right answer, with work shown = 100%

Punctuality is highly valued.  Your homework grades will be assessed penalties as follows if they are not turned in at the start of class on the day due:
 

• Handed in by the start of class on the due date = 1.00
• Handed in between zero and one class periods late = 0.5
• Handed in more than one class period late = 0.25

The individual parts of each problem will be scored this way, and the individual scores added to get a total (say 14 for a set with 8 problems and 2 parts per problem). This final score will then be expressed in terms of 10 points (here, for example, 14/16 = 0.88 and 0.88 * 10 = 8.6 points).  In this way you will get the same amount of credit for working a simple problem as you do for working a hard one, making it a management decision on your part as to how much time to spend on any one problem, compared to another, both to accumulate a score and to prepare for the final examination.

If this particular homework assignment was turned in one class period late the score would be adjusted for the lack of punctuality:  8.6 point * 0.5 = 4.3 points earned.  Clearly, punctuality is very important, except in circumstances beyond your control (which, by the way, does not include forgetting the assignment in your room on the day it is due). 

A final note about problem sets.  When you bought Harris you also bought a solutions manual.  This manual is readily available to people through book sources, so everyone in our class has the opportunity to use it.   However, you should realize that (a) having a solutions manual can become a crutch that will be a disservice in exam situations and (b) getting all of the possible points on an assignment does not necessarily mean you completely understand the problems you solved.  Please use the solutions manual wisely.

Data Analysis and Information Technology (DAIT) Assignments.  These problems or projects are intended to help each person in the company interact with others to develop expertise in two important aspects of data analysis and information management.  Some of the assignments are geared at developing proficiency with some of the class software, which currently includes Microsoft Office Suite (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint) and LabVIEW.  Other assignments are geared more toward using the Web and Data Base searching, including SciFinder Scholar.  Expertise with such tools is something employers are always looking for, and whatever you can learn about them now should be of immediate help to you when you go to work or to professional or graduate school.

The experiments will be brief.  They will be done by companies in a role-playing mode.  The roles that individuals have within the Company that week will be the same roles they play for these assignments.  It is up to Manager to ensure that the responsibilities of the assignment are met.  It is in each person's professional benefit to learn as much as possible about using computers in a professional situation by complete participation in the computer experiments.  Every assignment should have a time/date stamp.
 
 

DAIT #	Wendy	Laura	Bruce	Deano
1	PG Handout	PG Handout	PG Handout	PG Handout
2	p. 77 problem 6	p. 77 problem 7	p. 77 problem 6	p. 77 problem 7
3	p. 221 problem 9	p. 221 problem 9	p. 221 problem 9	p. 221 problem 9
4	p. 255 problem 62	p. 255 problem 63	p. 255 problem 64	p. 255 problem 65
5	EAS Handout	EAS Handout	EAS Handout	EAS Handout
6	Seminar Invitation	Seminar Invitation	Seminar Invitation	Seminar Invitation
7	p. 345 problem 39	p. 345 problem 39	p. 345 problem 39	p. 345 problem 39
8	Literature Review	Literature Review	Literature Review	Literature Review

 
 

DAIT assignments 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 are worth 15 points.  DAIT assignments 5, 6 and 8 are worth 25 points.  Each company member will receive the same grade as Manager.