Rice University

• CHEM 211

• REFLECTIONS ON EXAM #1 (September 30, 2019) CHEM 211 Exam #1 (150 points + 24 bonus points) Class average: 96 points/150 = 64% Median = 102 points; Standard deviation = 34 points/150 = 23% Highest Score: 169 Lowest Score: 18 Q1 (Explanations): 58% Q2 (Creatinine Mech.): 66% Q3 (NMR & Structure): 67% Q4 (Nicotine + “Stereo”): 50% Q5 (Fisher Projections): 77% Q6 (Compound Soup): 68% B1 (Rearrangement): 2% (!!!!) B2 (Functional Groups): 27% REFLECTIONS ON EXAM #1 AVERAGES QUESTION BY QUESTION…. PLEASE ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT: • ORGANIC CHEMISTRY IS A CUMULATIVE SUBJECT • MEMORIZATION ALONE, WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THE KEY CONCEPTS, PAYS NO DIVIDENDS REFLECTIONS ON EXAM #1 (September 30, 2019) Explanations for a variety of phenomena Maximum points: 20 Average: 11.60 58% Creatinine Maximum points: 25 Average: 16 66% REFLECTIONS ON EXAM #1 (September 30, 2019) NMR & Structure Maximum points: 25 Average: 16.7 67%