Some questions answered
As they crop up on people doing the homework (question #6)
Q:Is it true that we do not have a cumulative exam?
A: No final exam per se, but there will be a couple of ‘larger than usual’ Monday quizzes, like 40ish points.
Q:Each week do you want us to have the lab printed off and with us each time we attend lab?
A: Yes.
Q:I was wondering how often online coursework will be used. I have dial-up at my house.
A: I strongly encourage you to use computers on campus. WA hall has whole classrooms, the lobby of McD, the 2 chem tweener rooms. In theory, there is enough advance warning that you can pull stuff from on campus on the days you are here.
Q:Do you ever grade on a curve? Historically, how many people finish your class each semester with a 4.0? How many people finish with 3.5 or a 3.0?
A: I shoot for 10-15% 4.0’s, but have given as high as 25% in one class and once had a class with NO 4.0’s. The current grading scale almost never gets curved. Long years of experience 
Q:How quickly do we go through each chapter? (Approximately how many days will it take us?)
A: depends on the chapter, but roughly 1.5 week per full chapter.
Q: How long do we have to complete homework?
A: Generally 23 hours (assigned at end of class, due the next day)
Q: Do you prefer handed in items to be done in pen or pencil?
A: I don’t care either way.
Q:Are the grades posted in Jetnet or www.docott.com/141?
A:I will never post anything on jetnet. Ever. I’ll explain why later. Maybe.
Q: One question I did have about this course is I was reading the syllabus and it mentioned something about take home quizzes, will there be a lot of take home quizzes or very few in this course?
A: Sometimes you get homework problems, sometime above and beyond M and W quizzes. Usually for long drawn out problems.
Q:When we email you assignments, do you prefer us attaching the documents or copying and pasting the entire document into the message?
A: You will almost never email labs or homework assignments. Too many problems.
Q: Do you think that we are going to get through all of the questions on the syllabus as planned and on time?
A: I am 97% confident we will plow through it, without even ‘hurrying’ in the end. The new ‘order’ (the more logical one) makes our time more efficient.
Q: In case you miss a lab class, lets say on tuesday can you make it up on wednesday
A: generally yes, but let me know in advance if it is a date that you KNOW you will miss. There are no ‘make up labs’ at the end of the term, though.
Q: What is your view on lab reports? How many lab reports will we have?
A: You will do several (5?, 7?) short form memos, which run 1-2 pages. Other lab write ups are easier. No full blown bohemoths. Did you know if you type in ’short form memo’ into google, the above link is the seocnd one that come up? cool.
Q: Is there any extra credit in this class?
A: No. Not a lick. Don’t ask.
Q:When you put the grades up do they have are names up as well? or is it private?
A: You will be given a 4 digit random number that only you know. That is how they will be posted.
More questions/answers posted here as they arrive!