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 Advanced
Standing Exam - Guidelines for upperclassmen
 Advanced
Standing Exam - Guidelines for first term freshmen
Differences between 5.111 and 5.112
This exam is only offered once a year just before the beginning of
the fall term. This year the exam is being offered on Monday, August
31st, 2009 (2pm-5pm, Walker Gym 50-340).
Please note the directions below are for Incoming Freshmen ONLY.
Upperclassmen and 2nd Term Freshmen please see Advanced
Standing Exam for more information.
Please REGISTER if you plan to take the
exam. The deadline for registration is Wednesday, August 26.
What is the purpose of the Advanced Standing Exam in chemistry?
The General Institute Science Requirement equips students with a broad range
of tools and provides them with a common background of scientific concepts
that are relied on in upper level subjects. Chemistry is one component of
this core Science Requirement. It is fulfilled by the successful completion
of 5.111, 5.112 or 3.091
Some freshmen have unusually strong backgrounds in chemistry that may include
the concepts and tools covered in the MIT introductory chemistry courses,
5.111, 5.112 and 3.091. The purpose of the Advanced Standing Exam is to test
whether your proficiency in chemistry is of a sufficiently high level for
you to place out of and to receive credit for the chemistry component of the
MIT Science Requirement. This exam is not the equivalent of the Advanced Placement
Exam administered by the Educational Testing Service or the IB exam. Rather,
it is an exam which tests whether you have mastered the material covered in
our introductory courses. This material is substantially more advanced than
material covered in a typical two year high school course of advanced placement
chemistry.
If you have an exceptionally strong background in chemistry, you should consider
taking this exam. A passing grade on this exam will earn you credit for 5.111
and a grade of P on your transcript, thereby fulfilling your General Institute
Requirement in Chemistry. If you do not pass the exam, no record will appear
on your transcript, although a record is kept of your attempt to take the
exam. You are not allowed to take the exam again.
Please note that the Advanced Standing Exam is not an entry exam into
5.112. You are free to choose enrollment in 5.112 without taking this
exam. See the online course
catalog for more information about the differences between 5.111 and
5.112.
How do I find out the results?
Your advisor will have the results of your exam when you meet with him or
her. If you do not receive credit for 5.111 by passing this exam, your advisor
may use your performance on the exam to recommend whether you enroll in 5.111
or 5.112, but the decision as to the course in which you enroll is yours.
There is no minimum performance level on this exam for entry into 5.112.
What type of exam will the Advanced Standing Exam be?
Like most MIT subjects, chemistry is oriented toward problem-solving rather
than memorization. Nearly all of the problems on the Advanced Standing Exam
involve calculations or analysis of information. None involve mere memorization.
For example, there are no questions like: "Name the metals that are liquids
at room temperature" or "What color is lead chromate?" In preparing for this
exam, spend your time learning to solve problems of the type
listed below quickly and accurately.
Many of the problems on the exam have numerical answers. Most of the credit
for solving a particular problem will be given for providing the correct answer
together with a clear demonstration of how the answer was obtained. Correct
logic that leads to an incorrect numerical answer will receive some credit,
but usually no more than 30-50% of the point value of the problem. The exam
will be accompanied by lists of required physical constants, equations, and
a periodic table of the elements. You may not use notes or books during the
exam. You will be allowed 3 hours of time to work the exam.
What should I bring to the exam?
Bring a scientific calculator (no
graphing calculators) with you to the exam and a writing implement. Sophisticated
calculators with extensive memory will not be allowed. Bring your temporary
MIT ID. Do not bring notes or books to the exam.
What type of problems will be on
the exam?
The content of the Advanced Standing Exam parallels the major topics
of Chemistry 5.111 and 5.112, which are taught from lectures, workbooks,
and class notes, as well as from a textbook. The textbook is therefore
not a perfect guide to 5.111 and 5.112, or to the Advanced Standing Exam,
but it is a useful approximation. The textbook for 5.111 and 5.112
for Fall 2009 is Atkins, Chemical Principles, 4th edition, Houghton Mifflin 2008, 978-1-4292-0965-6. The previous text was Atkins, Chemial Principles, 3rd edition, Houghton Mifflin, 1998 ISBN 978-0-7167-5701-6. Listed
below are the pertinent chapters from the 4th edition and 3rd edition of the textbook along with typical problems.
Questions from Chemical Principles, 4th Edition
| Chapter |
Title |
| 1 |
Atoms: The Quantum World
Problems: 11, 13, 15, 19, 42, 49, 51, 55, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 73, 75, 85, 91, 93, 109 |
| 2 |
Chemical Bonds
Problems: 33, 35, 43, 45, 47, 49, 53, 55, 59, 65, 85, 87, 101 |
| 3 |
Molecular Shape and Structure
Problems: 33, 35(bcd), 37(ad), 49, 52, 53, 60, 83, 101 |
| 5 |
Liquids and Solids
Problems: 7, 9 |
| 6 |
Thermodynamics: The First Law
Problems: 61, 63, 65, 67, 73, 75, 77, 83, 87 |
| 7 |
Thermodynamics: The Second and Third Laws
Problems: 52, 54, 56, 57, 61, 63, 65, 81 |
| 9 |
Chemical Equilibria
Problems: 13, 17, 19, 21 |
| 10 |
Acids and Bases
Problems: 3, 5, 23, 53, 59, 67, 69, 75 |
| 11 |
Aqueous Equilibria
Problems:5, 7, 9, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 85 |
| 12 |
Electrochemistry
Problems: 3, 5, 9, 11, 17, 21, 23, 25, 39b, 41b, 59, 61, 63 |
| 13 |
Chemical Kinetics
Problems: 3, 5, 15, 17, 19, 23, 27, 43, 49, 51, 61, 64, 65, 71 |
| 16 |
The Elements in the d Block
Problems: 29, 31, 35, 37, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57 |
| 17 |
Nuclear Chemistry
Problems: 33, 37, 41, 43, 47 |
Questions from Chemical Principles, Third Edition
| Chapter |
Title |
| 1 |
Atoms: The Quantum World
Problems: 9, 11, 13, 17, 35, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 67, 69, 77, 83, 85, 101 |
| 2 |
Chemical Bonds
Problems: 33, 35, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 53, 57, 77, 79, 93 |
| 3 |
Molecular Shape and Structure
Problems: 31, 33(b,c,d), 35(a,b,d), 37(a,d), 45, 47, 49, 53, 55, 75, 93 |
| 5 |
Liquids and Solids
Problems: 7, 9 |
| 6 |
Thermodynamics: The First Law
Problems: 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 71, 75 |
| 7 |
Thermodynamics: The Second and Third Laws
Problems: 47, 49, 51, 53, 57, 59, 61, 71 |
| 9 |
Chemical Equilibria
Problems: 11, 15, 17, 19 |
| 10 |
Acids and Bases
Problems: 3, 5, 15, 47, 51,59, 61, 67 |
| 11 |
Aqueous Equilibria
Problems: 5, 7, 9, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 85 |
| 12 |
Electrochemistry
Problems: 3, 5, 9,11, 17, 21, 23, 25, 39b, 41b, 59, 61, 63 |
| 13 |
Chemical Kinetics
Problems: 3, 5, 15, 17, 19, 23, 27, 41, 43, 45, 47, 57, 59, 61, 67 |
| 16 |
The Elements in the d Block
Problems: 29, 31, 35, 37, 41, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59 |
| 17 |
Nuclear Chemistry
Problems: 33, 35, 37, 41, 43, 45, 49 |
This Registration is for the
Advanced Standing Exam for Incoming Freshmen Only
Upperclassmen and Second Term Freshmen may petition to take the Advanced
Standing Exam
If you are planning on taking the exam on August
31st, you need to register. The deadline for registration was August 26, 2009.
The exam will be given at 2 pm (Walker Gym 50-340). You will have
3 hours to complete the exam. Please bring a writing implement, an acceptable
calculator and your MIT ID. Water will be provided in the exam room.
Thank you for your interest, at this time registration is closed.
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