Comprehensive Exam Feedback

Responses to the following questions were provided by prior classes.

2022 Fall

What should I focus my study on more? Lecture notes, textbook, Homework Exams, Canvas Exams, etc.?

Canvas Exams, Textbook
A healthy mixture of Homework exams, Canvas exams, and practice problems in the textbook.
What really helped me was going over the Canvas Exams and practice problems that are on Dr. Dornshuld’s website. The practice problems are helpful since they give an explanation of how to do the problem if you get stuck.
I feel like more emphasis on providing more practice problems in the handbook and providing an in-depth explanation for ALL OF THE PROBLEMS. The handbook practice problems are gold, give us more.
I found the quizzes to be extremely helpful. Same set up as the test questions.
Homework Exams, SI notes
I should focus on everything in my notes, Homework Exams, Canvas Exams, and SI practice tests.
Canvas Exams. If you can, go to SI!!! It is such an amazing resource to have.
Hw/Canvas Exams
I would highly suggest studying the website, especially the practice problems on the website. I would also go back and redo every Canvas exam.
Study all of it, hope you payed attention this semester you can’t learn everything over night.
HW Exams and Handbook Practice Problems
I would say the textbook questions at the back of each chapter. They represent how the test questions are usually set up. If you do them without using your notes, you’ll see how much you know before the exam.
I should focus more on everything. Lecture notes, textbook, Homework Exams, Canvas Exams, and etc.
Lecture notes and Homework Exams.
ACS guide from Chem 1 was a useful purchase last year and was utilized this year to the fullest extent. I found the practice questions with step by step run through on the Dornshuld site most useful with a mix of lecture slides and YouTube on my own.
Canvas Exams, practice problems at end of each chapter
Questions on the exam are most similar to those in the textbook/online handbook. So practice those.
I think a mix of the handbook, lecture notes, and the practice exams in the back of the homework were good study tools.
I strictly focused on the lecture notes, working my way through the handbook, and working the practice problems in the handbook and did better than expected. Reworking Canvas Exams probably would have also been useful.
I found that using his website to go over questions helped for me to study. The Canvas Exams are also helpful in studying.
Lecture notes and the textbook.
Run through all concepts and make sure you have a general understanding of each. After doing so, work through practice problems. Dornshuld writes both the practice problems and the exam, and they are very similar.
Definitely focus on the Homework and Canvas Exams. Also, go to SI from the jump, that will help so much.
Working back through the Homework Exams, Canvas Exams, and practice problems on the website helped me the most.
Honestly, all of the material helps.
Study all of it, but put the main focus on studying lecture notes and textbook.
I believe that studying on the Homework Exams along with the textbook practice questions is the best way to go about things
I think the most helpful resource to look at is the student handbook which has everything needed to succeed.
Focus more on lecture notes, practice problems in handbook, Homework Exams, and Canvas Exams.
I think focusing a lot on the practice problems at the end of each chapter helped me the most. Plus attending class
Use the Homework, Canvas Exams, and practice problems on the website that is the best way to study for this exam.
Homework and Canvas Exams
Studying the text book, Homework Exam problems, and Canvas exam problems helped me the most when preparing for exams.
Textbook and Canvas Exams
Study everything, go to SI, never miss class, practice practice practice
Homework Exams and Canvas Exams
You should focus on the equations for the exam. You should also study homework and Canvas Exams.
Homework exams and Canvas Exams
I think you should focus on all of it. The class is set up to give you all of the resources you need to succeed. I studied my notes, Canvas Exams, and the handbook a lot.
Overall the course was well taught I would have preferred some more examples done on the projector and not written on board so much.
Definitely Canvas and HW Exams and whatever pH problems you can find because if you knew pH you had half the test.
Spend a good amount of time learning concepts (textbook/handbook) then put the concepts to use in Canvas exams.
Homework
I found that studying and reworking Homework Exams was definitely most helpful!
The HW is a great set of examples and Canvas Exams are great help too.
I would focus on the practice exams, go to SI, and read over the notes. Sometimes the lab manuals help break down things.
Go over the practice problems on the website! The test is the same questions with different numbers!!!
Study everything. Know the concepts of everything don’t try to memorize.
The study should be focused more on Homework Exams.
Lectures and SI
Focus you studying on lecture notes and practicing Canvas exam problems.
HW Exams
Focus your studying more on concepts and how to apply them when solving problems on Homework Exams. Application is crucial.
I should focus on the Canvas and Homework Exams more for practice problems, but take time to review the theoretical notes.
Homework exams and Canvas Exams helped me the most.
I think that lecture notes and Homework Exams were crucial to do well on the exam.
I would focus lots straight from the textbook I even saw certain examples that were very similar if not the same problems on the test from the textbook practice problems.
Studying the practice questions at the end of each chapter on the website was helpful.
Homework exams and Canvas Exams. However, lecture notes from the online handbook were most helpful to me. Especially practice problems because they broke down the problem step by step with explanations.
Focus on HW and Canvas Exams.
If you are a notes person, reread your notes several times. If not, a mix between problems in the Homework Exams and Canvas Exams are really helpful.
I found the lecture notes, Canvas, and Homework Exams the most helpful.
Homework Exams and Lecture notes
Study all of it. The student handbook is very helpful.
The lecture notes and Homework Exams
HW Exams give most of what you need to study
I would take good notes in class and study those
I needed to study the Homework Exams more.
I wish I would have focused on the most recent information being taught in lecture before the test. Lots of what we learn in other units are applied later in further units so while it is important to review back on old information, the new information is what really stumped me.
Focus more on the handbook, reading and doing the practice problems helped me understand the concepts a lot better.
The best thing to study would probably be the Homework Exams and Canvas Exams. Probably more of the Canvas Exams. The questions on the test are worded very similarly to those.
I think a combination of lecture notes, but also more problems worked out similar to the ones found on a hw exam.
Lecture notes were helpful, I found the handbook and practice problems the most helpful out of everything.
HW exams
Lecture notes and homework exams
A good balance of everything.
Homework and Lecture notes
Homework exams mainly and any kind of practice problems.
Study more on lecture notes and the syllabus and handbook (practice problems specifically)

What percent of the exam is conceptual vs. math?

60% Math and 40% Conceptual
50/50
50/50
I’d say more problems were prevalent in the more conceptual math aspect of the portion. Conceptually.
Mine was about 60/40 conceptual to math.
35/65
50/50
60/40
A lot of the exam is about understanding the concept, and you don’t have to do math on the majority of the questions if you just recall the concept.
It felt like it was 50/50.
50/50
80% conceptual, 20% math
It’s pretty even so 50/50 but if you know the concepts it will help you with the math
I’d say 50% conceptual, 50% math
70% math and 30% math. I feel like it might differ a bit between the different versions.
A fair mix, have to understand the concept to apply the math.. I would prefer math and just plugging formulas.
60% conceptual, 40% math
I would say 60/40 with more math
I think it was about 70% math and 30% conceptual.
It was about 50/50
I think it was 50/50
I would say 60% math and 40% conceptual.
75% concepts and 25% math. Concepts need to be understood, lots of conceptual questions are used on the test that are gimmes if you know your stuff.
50/50
I felt like it was pretty evenly split, maybe a little more math.
I’d say it felt about 40/60.
60% conceptual and 40% math.
You need to understand the concepts in order to solve the math, even if 80 percent of the work is just math.
I found that it was fairly even with conceptual and math questions on the exam, so around 50/50.
no idea what the percent is just know how to do both then it will be fine
40% concept 60% math
I would say it’s about 50-70% conceptual vs math.
70% math and 25% conceptual
60% conceptual, 40% math
To me the exam was about 60 % conceptual and 40% math
Conceptual-40% Math-60%
60% math 40% conceptual
The exam was 60% math and 40% conceptual.
The exam was 60/40 in favor of math in my opinion.
60/40 conceptual to math
50% math, 50% conceptual.
35% was conceptual while the other 65% was Math.
I would say 50/50
60% concepts 40% math
40%/60%
I would say 40% conceptual and 60% math.
I would say the exam is about half conceptually and half math, but you have to know both for some questions.
Like 30%/70% conceptual/math respectively
I don’t know. If you study it shouldn’t matter.
I think it was about 60/40
Personally, the exam was 50% conceptual and 50% math to me.
70 concept 30 math
The exam is 60% conceptual and 40% math. Some of the math is avoidable if you know the concepts really well.
The exam was about 50/50 between conceptual and math questions.
50% conceptual 50% math
70% conceptual, 30% math
In my opinion, 35% of the exam is theoretical, while the rest was mathematical.
40-60 math
I think that the exam was 60% math and 40% conceptual.
I think the test was very 50/50 with concepts and math.
I would say half math and half conceptual.
30% conceptual, 70% math
50/50
About 50/50
It was more math based, but the concepts can help you answer some math-heavy questions without performing any calculations.
70%
About 70% math and 30% conceptual.
50/50
60% conceptual 40% Math but you need to know the concepts to do the math
I would say know as much conceptual and math as possible because even on some of the math you had to know the concepts to work the problems.
It seemed 50-50 to me
I felt that the exam was 50/50 conceptual vs math
About 50/50.
I’d say that there’s a good mix of both conceptual and math questions. Some questions involve both. I guess 50/50?
50-50
I would say exam is 50/50 but if you know the concepts truly, then it saves you from doing math on some problems.
I felt like it was about 50/50 maybe 60/40
70/30 concept:math
60/40
40 conceptual 60 math
It was about 50/50 for conceptual and math problems.
I’d say 50 50
About 25% conceptual/75% math
64.3 math 35.7 conceptual

What chapter(s) should I focus on the most?

Chapter 14!!!
I feel like Chapters 10-14 made up around 60% of the exam and Chapters 15/16 made up the other 40%.
They are all important.
Focus on all of them. I only started to fully understand what was happening until like two weeks before the comp exam. The reason for that is because the pH and pOH chapter was extremely late in the course which is kind of needed for the earlier chapters. I’d say that acids and bases, equilibrium, solubility, and solutions should be the first things taught because that would make the course much more easy in the later half. Assume none of us know what we are doing.
Anything you struggle with, but my test had a LOT of Gibbs Free Energy on it.
lots of 15,16
The chapters I would focus on more are chapters 12-16.
Chapters 13-16
Focus on all of the chapters obviously, but work mostly on the chapters you don’t understand. Most of the chapters build on each other.
11-16
Chapters 13-16 and 10
Focus on whichever chapter makes the least sense to you. It’s pretty fair game.
Chapters 17-21
Chapters 12, 13, and 14
All the chapters are important, but the later chapters seem to be the focus.
pH, conversion factors, rates (not sure on the chapters)
Questions are very equally distributed among the chapters. Study those you understand the least.
All of the chapters were pretty evenly distributed on the test.
The first four I thought were pretty heavily tested on.
I struggled a lot with 16.
Equilibrium should be the main focus.
I thought the exam covered a little bit of everything, to be honest. Just have a base and applicable knowledge of most of the material he’s taught.
I noticed a lot of Chapter 16, but other than that it was pretty even.
All of them
The later chapters after “Other Equilibria” are easy, so study the chapters before that.
I believe all chapters should be studied heavily, although the questions from chapter 16 really stood out as abundant to me.
Acid-base should be focused on more
You should focus on all of the chapters.
Focus on whatever chapter you are the least confident on. Mainly the acid base chapter
12, 13, 15, 16
Chapters 10-14 were heavily tested on.
Chapters 12,13, and 14
all of them
I would focus on the first 4 chapters the most.
Every chapter is important. You need to retain everything as it builds on previous chapters and previous classes.
10-14 mainly. pH a lot!!
I thought kinetics was the hardest.
All of them equally the ones that are struggled with most.
Go over them all but definitely focus on pH and ΔG
Whichever ones are most difficult for you. However, Equilibrium is probably the most important concept.
Ch. 16
For me it was easily kinetics and then second would be equilibrium. Study kinetics like your life depends on it:)
All of them. Understanding the first chapters helps with later chapters even though they technically aren’t related fully.
They’re all pretty equal. Focus on the ones you struggle with.
All of the chapters.
The later chapters (15 and 16) should be focused on more.
Enthalpy and acid basses
The chapters were all pretty evenly covered. Gibb’s free energy and Q and K concepts stood out as important topics to know.
I think chapters 12 and 13 should get the most attention.
Chapters 13 and 14
Focus on all the chapters but mostly the Equilibrium chapter
From what I remember, chapter 14 and 15 were the main aspect of the exams.
The earlier chapters since it has been awhile since you covered them.
The earlier ones were needed to be studied more because of the time between seeing them.
I think there is a good mix of all of the chapters but hearing and cooling problems are important and enthalpy and entropy. Gibbs free energy also.
The last few. Specifically 13-16 because those seem to be the chapters that are more in depth and require bigger understandings of broad topics.
all
Don’t focus on certain “chapters”" instead focus on general topics.
All chapters covered in class up to this point should be studied.
3, 4, 5, and 7 from the Handbook
All of them are important.
All of the chapters
Ch. 10-14
It was a good many pH questions but I would study all chapters
All of them
Equilibrium, other equilibria and Thermo!!!! FOCUS ON THOSE
Every chapter, but a lot of chapter 5 and 7 questions were asked.
All chapters are important. Know all of them!
13
I felt like Acid Base chapters took up most of the exam and so higher emphasis should be placed on them accordingly.
There were lots of K and Gibbs free energy questions, the middle chapters were focused on.
All of them
All chapters are important
The exam was pretty balanced between all chapters.
Equilibrium
All of them, and practice math problems from each chapter
Honestly everything after 11

If I review my notes, will that be enough for preparing for this exam?

Not at all
No, you need to work practice problems. Many practice problems.
No, you need to be able to apply what is on the notes by either redoing the canvas exams or the practice problems.
There is absolutely no way you will pass this class if you don’t look at the handbook. Take all the notes you want, but its more beneficial to go over the handbook the night before you walk into lecture. Saves you a lot of time I promise.
No. Review notes, homeworks, and quizzes.
no
Reviewing the notes only will not have you prepared for the exam.
No, you will fail!
nope
No, looking at notes won’t help you at all if you can’t actually work on the problems that the notes supplement.
no. :(
It would take a lot more than reading through notes to answer every question confidently. But reviewing notes or the handbook should be enough to pass.
no
If you take very detailed notes it’s possible to be enough but I would study HW Exams as well.
No you have to be actively studying. I didn’t study until exams came up and it hurt my grade.
No it won’t I need to study past test and lectures and etc
No, you have to do practice problems in order to be able to know what you are doing on the exam and to be able to finish in time.
No. Review notes, lecture slides, practice problems, SI material, and ACS guide if available.
no
No, your notes will cover most but not all of the material. You will have to use the textbook/handbook if you want to do really well.
You definitely need to do more than review your notes. At the very least, do some practice problems from each chapter.
If you want to feel slightly unprepared, then yes. Rework problems and rework them again.
absolutely not
Absolutely not. Attend every SI session you can especially the review ones and make sure you keep all your worksheets from it so when it’s time for the exam you’ll have practice problems to work. Dr. Dornshuld’s website is also very helpful. Study all semester for you final. Seriously.
Notes are not enough. Use the handbook to study
No it will not be enough.
Definitely do more than read your notes. Practicing the material is the best way to learn.
probably not
Review the notes, but also read through the textbook and go over practice problems.
For this exam, I should have been reviewing past chapters after every new one. I let the information decay in my head, which caused me to suffer on the test.
You should review notes, but do more than that such as practice problems and the such to prepare for the exam.
Reviewing notes will probably not be enough to prepare for the exam
No
Yes, reviewing notes will be enough for preparing for the exam.
Probably not
NO! Do practice problems and have a good study plan
No, it’ll help but it won’t be enough
I think that reviewing other sources such as the textbook or Canvas and Homework Exams would be better to study along with your notes when preparing for the exams.
No
no
No you need to look at the Canvas Exams and homeworks if you want to pass.
Do more than just review notes. Make flash cards, go to SI, seek help when needed.
Definitely not
No, I would look at the lecture notes as well as Canvas Exams, and the handbook.
Reviewing will help but reworking all the homework’s will work best.
Nope go over everything you can notes exams homework’s etc.
Only if you know the concepts.
No
No. Not unless you are an amazing note taker. You need to practice equations.
No, you will be extremely unprepared. Use the handbook Dr. Dornshuld made, the canvas exams and HW!
WORK THE PRACTICE PROBLEMS!!!
No it is not enough.
I’d recommend SI meetings.
You must have a solid understanding of the concepts to do well, so most likely you will need more studying and practicing than reviewing notes.
no
Just reviewing notes is not going to help you, make sure you know how to apply the concepts.
In order to do well on this exam, it is best to practice the math problems frequently along with studying lecture notes.
It may but I would suggest doing any practice problems you could.
Reviewing your notes is not enough for the exam because you need more practice and understanding of the material.
No, you need to do much more than review notes. You need to practice multiple problems.
Studying the practice questions at the end of each chapter on the website was helpful.
No. Every exam, quiz, and homework should be reviewed and understood before the exam.
nope
If you have a photographic memory and learn through reading then yes, but I would add some practice problems.
Reviewing your notes is not enough. I would do as many practice problems as I could find and go through and read what’s posted under each subject on the website. I would also go to the SI meetings.
Reviewing only your notes can only do so much.
You’ll do okay
No, you must practice the problems in the handbook and or in the homework.
No need to practice problems
No you need to at least go back through the HW exams
I would recommend go to SI as much as possible. It really helps. and studying the notes.
No, you need to utilize every avenue of studying you can ( Handbook, Textbook, HW Exams etc…)
Reviewing notes is helpful, but doing the practice problems especially in the handbook is most helpful.
No, do practice problems and attend SI sessions.
I’m sure reviewing your notes would prepare you a good bit, but it’s probably smarter to review the content on the website and homework/canvas quizzes. * No
No, I thought it would be and regret not going over all of my hw exams because I realized I would look up something or an example problem for how to do specific things
I don’t think notes specifically will help if that’s all you look at…
No
NO
Probably not unless you retain information really well
For the most part yes but definitely brush up on doing the math.
No that won’t be enough, but they will help so go over them!

What would I have done different to better prepare myself for this exam?

Study more on Chapters 15-16, especially pH. Also work more Homework Exams.
I would’ve started 4 weeks in advance instead of 2 weeks. Go to every SI session,(whichever leader makes you understand the subject easier), office hours every day that it is offered. Just because Docta Dornshuld says “What kind of question is that?” or “You should know that from the last chapter” whilst rubbing his eyes profusely, he truly does care about your education. GO TO OFFICE HOURS.
Started studying way earlier.
Give myself more time to study
I would have studied more on rate laws, equilibrium and thermodynamics.
Be more engaged in the classroom, you learn more even if you shout out the wrong answer.
Do lots more practice problems
I would have worked on every problem in the Handbook even if I thought I understood it and skipped it.
Studied for a longer period of time and not procrastinated.
Yes, the handbook was the most helpful resource in studying.
Study more days in advance
Study twice more than what you think you need to.
Study more or go to more SI sessions
Do more practice problems and time myself while doing them.
I would have focused more on the later chapters, I decided to master most of the chapters and give up on one or two of the later to make a decent score and I regret not trying to get an understanding of the later chapters.
Practice more of the conceptual problems and how to apply concepts
I would have reminded myself to pay very close attention to smaller nuance parts of questions because I missed questions that I knew how to answer but because of a small detail in the problem I got them wrong.
I would have done more practice problems to review for the exam.
Managed my time better and spent more time on the concepts I didn’t understand as well.
I should have started studying soon for the exam, that way I would not have had to cram information as much.
Probably everything I just said in the last question plus stop procrastinating so much.
I should have started studying weeks ahead.
Start going to SI earlier and studying more daily throughout the year.
I would have spent more time on chapter 16, and started studying earlier.
Do not procrastinate, and start studying sooner.
I should have practiced more conceptual questions before taking the exam.
I would have looked over the handbook more to better prepare myself
Study the more recent chapters if anything
I would have taken better notes and studied more to better prepare myself.
Given myself an extra day to review the materials
I highly suggest start several weeks in advance because it’s so much knowledge it takes a lot to remember in just a week.
Take the canvas exams and other assignments more seriously
Look over the Homework Exams more
I would have gone to more SI sessions and studied a lot more to make sure I completely understood the concepts.
Worked more Canvas Exam problems and looked at examples from my Textbook, to better understand the different ways to work out a problem.
Do more practice problems
I should have studied the Homeworks and Canvas Exams more.
Study more pH and more homework exams
I would have started studying earlier.
Redo the homework’s from scratch from a base stand point as to fully understand it.
Studied pH more bc my god it was half the test 😂
Studied the concentration units a little harder.
Don’t wait until the last minute to start studying
Taking better notes would have been helpful along the way to better grasp concepts. I also did not prepare enough conceptually and worried too much about math.
I should have been studying all semester instead of just the last two months honestly.
Looked out for the tricky questions better.
Start studying weeks in advance. A week is not enough
To prepare, I should have obtained all the resources to look over. The book, hw exams, canvas exams, notes, and his website are all great resources.
Went to more SI meetings.
I would have done a better job preparing throughout the semester and made sure that I completely understand each chapter before moving to the next one. * I would have started preparing sooner for the exam and maybe participated in some study groups.
Pay better attention in class
Practice problems are your best friend
I would have practiced more math problems and looked over more carefully my lecture notes.
I would have just tried harder when studying.
I would review more material and try to remember the trends between all the connections
I would have practiced my problems much more and just how to recognize which formula to use and when is a big help without having to rack your brain and figure out what to use.
I definitely would have wrote my own notes and tried to work through practice problems before the exam instead of just studying and reading.
Work more practice problems
Read over my notes more and focused more on the past canvas exams.
I would advise doing the timed YouTube practice problems and going to office hours/SI more often.
I would have studied the most recently taught chapters first. Entropy is important on this test.
I would have practiced more problems from the handbook.
More Practice problems
I would have taken more time. It takes more than just a couple days to remember all of the concepts.
Actually studied but I only had the time to make the notecard with 4 tests in 3 days not to mention everything else
Study more
I wish I would have come to class more, especially on the days leading up to the test.
I would have attended more SIs and office hours, and I would have started the homework more in advance. I also would have memorized the formulas earlier on in the year.
To prepare myself more for the exam, I probably should’ve began studying way sooner than I actually did. It’s a lot of content and it’s hard to cram all of it.
Go back over the Canvas quizzes if possible
Redo all of my HW Exams to the point that I don’t need open notes to answer all the problems.
Made sure I knew the material when it was taught and staying on top of everything rather than cramming everything in a couple weeks.
Actually study / deal with test anxiety
Know the name of the textbook
Practiced more with formulas. I wish I was able to look at a question and know exactly what formula goes with it instead of buffering and hoping I remember.
Buy the ACS book and review it
I would have worked on doing the math faster and trusting my gut because I almost ran out of time.
I would have definitely studied sooner and harder, redone practice problems without checking and test myself!

Did I feel the course design offered me appropriate materials to help support me in preparing for this exam?

Yes
Yes
Yes, there were not any surprises or tricks on the exam. The questions were straightforward and Dr. Dornshuld explains the material very well.
I’d say that all of the information is in the handbook, however it is sometimes hard to apply the handbook information to your work on the homework exams. Finding someone smarter than you who is willing to put in the effort to help you out is recommended.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes! You are given tons of practice problems. The canvas exams are timed so you can learn how to pace yourself.
Yes, the website is your best friend. The lessons where everything, even material in later chapters, is connected to make everything make sense were also life savers.
Yes, the course offered every material needed to succeed. It is a matter of whether or not you took advantage of the materials provided, especially the Handbook.
Yes, the Handbook, Syllabus, Book, HW Exams, and all of the quizzes are very helpful and its better to get them done on time.
Yes. Ideally more time could be given but the fast pace is to prepare for the standardized final
yes
I would say mostly yes
Yes I felt I was provided the materials
I believe that it did. The Canvas Exams kept me updated with the material and the Homework Exams allowed me to fully work out problems and see which problems I struggled with the most.
Yes, with a focus on the final exam as it was made by the Chemistry department and not just Dornshuld.
yes
Yes, there are some exam questions of subjects that we mention briefly but its all there.
I do feel that the course design offered me appropriate materials to help support me in preparing for this exam.
I felt that there were a lot of resources that this course offered, I used many of them to study for my test.
Yes
Ample material was provided to study for the exam
I believe more time should be dedicated to doing example problems that are on the test and truly developing the skill on how to assess the questions and work them.
Yes, the way the course is designed is set up for you to succeed.
Yes, we were given the appropriate materials, but I feel like a different format would have helped me out some. I would have preferred to have a few small tests throughout the semester force me to make sure that I really know the material and keep me from coasting through the semester and then cramming at the end of the semester.
Yes
Yes
The course offered me more than enough materials to prepare me for the exam
Yes, the course offered appropriate materials to help prepare for the exam.
Yes there are plenty of resources to become prepared for this exam
Yes
Yes!
yes
I do feel like the course design offered appropriate materials to pass the test.
The online book has been a lifesaver and is the perfect tool to comprehend and learn concepts.
Yes
Yes
I feel the course could have been a little more situated toward the physical paper side but the book was free so you can’t complain.
Oh yes he gives you all the tools. It is a lot of concepts but it’s all there for you to succeed but almost too much but he teaches it very good if you will come to class.
Yes, but I think there should be mandatory post lecture sessions if one’s grade drops below a 60. Then again this is an SI class so just go to SI.
Absolutely
For the most part. I wish their were more practice exams. There were the ones in the back of the workbook, but one created by you specifically for the Comprehensive Exam would have been so helpful!
Oh yeah, for sure. Dr. Dornshuld gives so much material to make it much easier to study and notes are easily found throughout the handbook.
Of course it did! You get so many resources for this exam that it is ridiculous to get a bad grade.
The notes in canvas were helpful and the TA’s problems
Yes, the course offers plentiful of access.
yes
The handbook, provided materials, and SI resources were all useful for the exam and were enough to succeed if they were utilized.
yes it did
Yes, there were enough materials to support me in preparing for the exam.
Yes, the handbook help me understand the material better coupled with lecture notes.
Yes
I think that the course did prepare me well for this exam by providing enough material to be successful.
Kind of. I feel that some of the questions were very tricky and not exactly like we had usually done.
Yes.
yes it was fair
Yes
This course is easy if you apply yourself, you literally have all to tools to succeed in this class with some light searching.
Absolutely
Absolutely.
Yes more so than my last chem Teacher
Yes, between all of the Canvas and HW Exams there is plenty of material to review.
yes
Yes
The course did offer appropriate materials, lots of materials
Yes, the canvas exams and homework helped me practice the problems. I really liked the handbook because it was very useful when I could look at example problems if I didn’t understand a question on the homework.
Everything that was given to us throughout the course completely helped support me in preparing for the exam.
Not entirely, but enough. I just sucked at the exam lol
Yes it did you just have to use all of the materials on your own leading up to exam.
Yes
Yes
Yes
yes
Yes
This course DEFINITELY offers appropriate material to help support me!

Was the exam “fair”? Feel free to expound.

Yes, the Student Handbook was a lifesaver
It was hard but yes it was fair.
Yes, all the question topics were explained in class and had similar examples in canvas exams/HW exams.
The exam was completely fair. The handbook practice problems are exactly like the ones on the comp exam. Same format, same difficulty, different question. Pay attention to balancing equations and knowing your concentration units. WATCH FOR UNITS CAREFULLY. Kinda smooth brained to have it so late in the day though.
Yes. Everything taught was free game and no unfamiliar concepts were on the test. He took a lot of questions from the homework and quizzes.
Yes, everything was taught that was on the exam
If you can remember the same logic Dornshuld uses in class, a lot of questions can be answered without having to do too much work. Some won’t take any work at all.
It was fair. It has been the most fair exam I’ve taken in college. The only thing I could complain about is that there was freshly new material on the exam but because there wasn’t a lot of questions regarding those topics, it wasn’t a big deal. Whatever you get on the exam is 100% on the person who takes it!
It didn’t have material that wasn’t covered, so yes.
Yes, the exam was fair. Several of the questions were points Dr. Dornshuld even emphasized in class.
The exam was very fair, it covered a good bit of material that we had gone over multiple times, if Dornshuld stressed it in class then it was probably gonna be on this test.
yes
In all honesty just prepare for anything that has been thrown out this semester the test is pretty balanced on what is asked (which chapters/concepts vs math/ etc.), there aren’t any unfair “trick” questions but you can definitely make some easy stupid mistakes if you panic. Just keep calm, study all your formulas and what they’re for and you should be ok.
Yeah for the most part. I will say it had more on the last chapter than expected.
Yes I feel like it was fair
I think that the exam was more difficult than the “fun” exam and take-home exam, however it was spread out than the first two which gave us more time to study and practice problems. Looking at it in that way, I believe it was “fair”.
Yes, it was fair and aimed for a student to succeed, though it did lean towards ACS exam guide-type material more than the practice posted on the Dornshuld website.
Yes, all questions I had seen before. However, I did not remember how to do them all.
Its fair. Any ’trick’ is just on of the more nuanced parts of chemistry.
I believe the exam was fair, maybe even more than fair since we earned the notecard.
Yes
The exam was very fair.
Yes the exam was fair based on what you taught.
I think that the exam’s format and content was fine, because it was in fact comprehensive, but I wish that we had been given more than one “real”" test before the final. The main thing was that I felt unprepared, which was definitely my fault, but I think it really would have helped to have more tests.
Yes
The exam was very fair.
I think the exam was pretty fair
As fair as it was going to get.
Yes, the exam was fair.
The exam was very fair. There were no questions that I do not think that we were not given material to study to do better.
Yes it was fair as long as you studied the material and used the tools given throughout the semester and didn’t start studying last minute.
I feel the exam was extremely fair. The questions greatly reflected the examples on your website, as well as the homework questions given.
I believe the exam was pretty fair. You just have to prepare yourself and fully understand the concepts.
Was definitely fair, the test score reflected how much you studied and prepared for the Exam.
yes
The test was fair it was all things that we went over in the homeworks and the exams.
The exam was fair, no surprises, exactly what I when in there to take.
Yes, there were no surprises on the exam.
Yes.
The exam was fair for the amount I studied and effort I put into it.
In a general aspect yes it was fair maybe more variety but it was fair.
The exam was fair, but a couple of the questions are designed to trip a test taker up so look out.
Yes
I think so. Chemistry is a lot to learn so it’s not gonna feel fair, but I think it was about as fair as it could be. I wish I understood more the conceptual vs math ratio beforehand. I would say it would be nice if the questions were straight forward and not trying to trip you up. It’s a lot to learn everything straight forward so watching for little things that might be there to confuse you is unnecessary in my opinion.
The exam was definitely fair.
It was very fair. The solution to every type of problem was either done in class, on a homework assignment, or one of the practice problems.
yes
Yes, I think it was alright.
yes
The exam was fair. All of the material was covered in class. It is not easy but is fair and definitely possible to do well if effort is put in
Yes, I feel like the exam was fair, harder than it seemed, but still fair.
yes
I feel as though the exam was “fair”. I walked in knowing there were going to be some questions that were going to trip me up, but that’s chemistry, I suppose. But the questions were worded in a way that was easier to assess what concepts would be used.
The exam was fair.
Yes, it accurately covered all of the class material.
I think the exam was fair I just did not prepare myself enough for the exam
I think the exam was a little too difficult and hard to score well on with it being the only real test besides the final and it counts so much towards our grade.
Yes. Only if you study and actually prepare yourself, ask questions when confused, and make sure you practice math problems on your own!!!
yes it was fair
Yes, I honestly did not study as much as I should have and I still have a good grade in the class.
This exam is absolutely fair.
Absolutely
Yes
Yes
The only thing that might not have been technically “fair” is the equations not being balanced.
The exam was definitely fair. There wasn’t anything on the test that was not covered in class. And if I had studied more and had been able to calm down and focus I definitely think I could have made a B if not an A.
Yes
The exam was fair, but the questions should be read very, very, thoroughly, because some of them are meant to trick you.
Yes, I think it tested on a lot of problems that were covered in class and in the handbook. However, I thought there would be a lot more ICE and IRF table problems on the exam than there were, and I liked doing those problems so I wish there were more of those on the exam.
I feel like the exam was extremely fair seeing as nothing came out of left field. It was all stuff we learned in class and anything that involved math we worked out similar problems in class. Nothing surprised me, and it would’ve probably seemed pretty easy if I had known the content better.
Yes
Yes it was fair just a lot harder than expected given all the notecards and type of problems
Also Yes
Yes
Yes
Yeah I think it was fair. I’m just not the brightest bulb in the bunch
The exam is fair.
Yes
Very much. If you can do Dornshuld’s homework this is a breeze.
The exam was fair, and prepares you for the ACS however it is hard so don’t think you just can’t study for it.

2022 Spring

What should I focus my study on more? Lecture notes, textbook, Homework Exams, Canvas Exams, etc.?

HW Exams
To properly study, you must make sure that your study and review what’s covered in lecture when lecture is over. Make sure to do plenty of practice problems. I would say focus on lecture notes for concepts and for practice, use Canvas Exams and Homework Exams.
Canvas exams (especially the recap ones) and Homework Exams. If you miss one, review the lecture notes to figure out why and focus on studying that.
Lecture notes and Canvas Exams were the best help
Canvas Exams and the extra problems on his website were most helpful.
Homework and Canvas Exams are WONDERFUL examples and practice that you can always go back and redo
Homework exams could’ve been gone over more, because I think that would’ve better prepared me for the exam.
Lecture Notes
Canvas Exams are a wonderful tool. The answers are not always multiple choice, so you can’t just click every option and eventually get it right. The website was great for more practice problems as well as notes.
Focus on concepts that future chapters build off us, like concentration, units of measurement i.e. molarity, and colligative properties.
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HW Exams
Canvas Exams, they are usually short, but some of them throw me for a loop.

What percent of the exam is conceptual vs. math?

50/50 - I wish it was more math based
It’s my opinion that about 60% of the exam is concept and the other 40% is math. Make sure that you know both to succeed. Even though this is a math heavy class, you must understand the concepts to apply the math.
50/50
I would say it’s about 60/40 more math from what I can remember.
50/50 - I thought it was pretty even
50/50 concepts and math went hand-in-hand
I would say it was 70% conceptual/ 30% math which I liked because it made me understand the chemistry rather than plugging in numbers to a formula.
80/20 (if you know the concepts, 80% of the material can be reasoned through)
It is more conceptual to me, but only because you have to understand the concepts to even use the math. Therefore, it is about 70% conceptual.
The exam is probably 70% mass, 30% conceptual.
Mainly math
20% conceptual/ 80% math
30/70 in my opinion, there were some conceptual, but you had to plug in most of your work into something.

What chapter(s) should I focus on the most?

14-16
I believe in the future you should focus on equilibrium, acid-base, and kinetics. Those topics, in my opinion, were the hardest to grasp and it’s integrated in most other chapters.
11-14
Pretty much all of them that are gone over in my opinion
11-14 mainly
All of them
I would say chapter 16.
Chapter 10, because everyone forgets it towards the end of the semester.
Chapter 14 is very dense, so spending more time on it would help you become more comfortable with it as a whole.
What you need to focus on most is any chapter you struggle in, as each one goes hand in hand to a degree.
All of them
13-15
Honestly for me, it was anything with graphical data and ch. 17

If I review my notes, will that be enough for preparing for this exam?

No, need to go over Canvas Exams as well
No, reviewing notes is not enough to do well in this course. You have to do practice problems and review notes only to nail down concepts that you may be unfamiliar with.
Nope, go to SI, pick out random problems from HW Exams. I redid every single Canvas exam the week of the comp exam, and that helped a lot.
Depends. If you study a lot throughout the semester and know a lot going into it, it might be alright, but I didn’t study a lot over the course of it, so just reviewing my notes wouldn’t have helped a lot. Do the practice problems on his website and Canvas Exams.
Depends how good you are at taking notes I guess but I would say no.
Depending on how well you take notes and how often you review them, but nope. reviewing notes (to me) are never enough for chemistry exams
No. Reviewing notes is definitely necessary but I would go over Canvas Exams as well.
If you rewrite the notes it will help, but just reviewing won’t.
Reviewing notes is a great way to help you, but doing practice problems and knowing the ins and outs of each type of problem will be more beneficial. Studying needs to be a mix of reviewing notes and doing practice problems.
No. Do sample problems on the website and take advantage of the practice ACS exam in the back of the work book.
Depends on how you learn probably so
No. need to do a lot of practice problems and go over Canvas Exams.
No, ACS chemistry is brutal and will twist the questions around, a 2-part review going over the conceptuals and math would have been helpful, but reviewing practice problems is a must.

Last updated on Jul 14, 2022