Airbag stuff...

I managed to pass the lab today, I know, what a surprise! I was super nervous for it, but I thankfully came through! I think everyone in my class passed the lab as well, so that's cool.

Probably got an A?

On Thursday, we took a quiz on gas laws. The quiz was not that bad at all, and I think I scored pretty well. The lectures we've learned so far were not too hard and only consisted of formulas. I am looking forward to our next lessons.

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Something with pvnrt

Today, we had another lecture for the gas laws unit. This was yet another formula lecture, one that was not difficult at all and mostly involved basic plug-n-chug. I am really nervous for the lab on Monday as it is pass-fail, and I don't 100% trust myself with being accurate in my calculations. Hopefully, it goes well.

http://www.calctool.org/CALC/chem/c_thermo/ideal_gas

Some review links:

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/gases-and-kinetic-molecular-theory/ideal-gas-laws/v/ideal-gas-equation-pv-nrt
http://www.learnchem.net/practice/gases.shtml
http://www.mikeblaber.org/oldwine/chm1045/notes/Gases/IdealGas/Gases04.htm

Gas Lectures

The gas laws unit has proven to be pretty straightforward and simple. The first lectures we've had are centered on one major formula: the combined gas law formula. We've gone through various different problems concerning the gas law, only with different constants. Additionally, we've learned different units of pressure, which I believe is the only difficult part of this unit: memorizing all the different conversions and units. 

https://prezi.com/8ywewmiga8tq/combined-gas-law/

Some links I've been using to study with for the quiz tomorrow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir64EcRkf5Q

http://www.chemteam.info/GasLaw/Gas-Combined.html

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kinetic/idegas.html

since when does it take 15 min to complete a test

The unit test for energy was a bit of a doozy. Since our schedule for the day was messed up, we were only given 28 minutes to complete the test. Seems impossible, right? It actually wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. There were only 20 questions, and I managed to finish with a couple minutes to spare. We got our grades back and I managed to score what I needed to keep my grade where it needs to be in order to exempt the final exam.

Studying for the final

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phase_changes.svg

http://sonoranweeklyreview.com/with-linn-energy-llc-nasdaqline-sandridge-energy-sdoc-and-midstates-petroleum-mpoy-depleting-their-revolving-credit-lines-banks-scramble/

Some links I used for studying:

http://www.aboutthemcat.org/chemistry/thermochemistry.php
https://www.chem.wisc.edu/deptfiles/genchem/netorial/rottosen/tutorial/modules/intermolecular_forces/02imf/imf2.htm
https://www.sophia.org/tutorials/thermochemistry-calculating-energy-of-phase-change
https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/chemical-processes/covalent-bonds/a/intramolecular-and-intermolecular-forces

Metal, Heat, some other stuff...

Yesterday, we did a lab to measure the specific heats of copper and lead by heating the metals in a hot water bath and figuring out the variables for MCAT. I'm pretty satisfied because our copper trial yielded only a 4% error for the specific heat! 

Some review links for the first lesson:

https://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/Class/phy51/phy51/node59.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1AjBqElz7A