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CLAS* TIME: Tues and Thurs 10.30-11.45 (Innovation Hall 132) Welcome to Physical Chemistry I (CHEM 331). Physical Chemistry is generally considered one of the harder disciplines of chemistry to learn. You will therefore be expected to work diligently in and out of clas* in order to receive a pas*ing grade. Your attendance in clas* will not be recorded, however, it is strongly recommended that you attend all clas*es. Failure to do so will result in poor performance in your exams, as*ignments and quizzes.  You are reminded that during all aspects of this course you are to adhere to the University This course primarily concentrates on the thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical processes. Consequently, there is a lot of math that you are going to be required to perform in the course. However, exams, tests, as*ignments and quizzes will not test your math ability. They will test your understanding of the theory and the application of theory to solve chemical problems. The final exam will be cu*ulative and will cover all material covered in the course. Test 1 will cover material from Chapter 1-3 and Test 2 will cover material from Chapters 4-7. Exams and tests will contain approximately 50% questions pertaining to theory that will require a written explanation. The remaining 50% will consist of numerical calculation type questions. You will be allowed to take one page of hand-written notes (computer printed not allowed) into the tests and two pages of hand-written notes into the final exam. The written as*ignment will consist of a substantial paper on a topic to be determined. Extensive research is expected in order to complete the as*ignment. As*ignments with only internet-related citations will receive a substantially lower grade. Citations of chemical journal As part of your grade you will also be required to participate in the wiki-based clas* note taking. Each lecture, several students will be required to create the clas* notes for that particular lecture. From your lecture notes and from referring to your textbook, you will