Tutorial Booklets
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For the tutorial booklets for the Mid-term/Final exams please read the following below:

A few points about the tutorial booklets and the tutorial sessions for U of M courses!!!!
Please read the following information very carefully. It can save you time and money. Everything has been explained in simple and plain language so there should not be any misunderstanding.
All fees for the booklets and for the tutorial sessions are final and there are no returns or refunds for any reason.
By paying the fee you are agreeing to all the conditions set forward by www.prepseminars.com

1-The tutorial booklets are not solution manuals. These booklets are hand written, not typed. There are no answers to any specific questions from any old exams, any assignments or any quizzes in these booklets. I will do the step by step solutions to the sample questions during the in person tutorial sessions or the online tutorial sessions.

2-For every course that I do offer tutorial sessions, there are one tutorial session and one tutorial booklet for the mid-term exam (the session and the booklet will cover materials from the start of the course up to the mid-term exam) and there are one tutorial session and one tutorial booklet for the final exam (the session and the booklet will cover materials from after the mid-term up to the end of the course). There might be some overlap.

3-All questions involving calculations only will be covered in the tutorial sessions and they are not included in any tutorial booklet.

4-The tutorial booklets cover an overview of the materials you need to know for a particular course. They cover important topics, theoretical concepts, definitions, formulas, graphs, tables, diagrams, shapes, names, explanations for a topic, etc.....

5-I have put the tutorial booklets together based on your course outlines, your text books and your class notes. I have put them all together in one place. All materials in the tutorial booklets are available to you through different sources. You are still responsible for everything covered in your course outlines and the class notes.

6-If you have a question that you want an answer to it, you can send it to me (before the tutorial session) in a PDF file or MS words format by the e-mail and I will go over it during the tutorial sessions. I will only answer the questions during the tutorial sessions so everybody can benefit from it.

7-I will update the tutorial booklets as needed every year and I don't make the booklets in advance of the tutorial sessions.
The booklets are made step by step based on the course progress so they are ready only on the day of the tutorial sessions. This way I make sure the booklets are complete and useful to the students.
If you can not attend a tutorial session you can buy a copy of the booklet for that session on the day of the session or afterward.

8-Fees must be paid on the day of the tutorial session before the session starts and by the cash only (no personal cheque or credit cards at this time).

9-If you are going to a tutorial session, a copy of the tutorial booklet is included in the cost of the tutorial session ($70 cash), only one copy/person/session.

10-If you are not going to a tutorial session, the cost of one tutorial booklet is $40 (the biochemistry 2370 final booklet is $50).

11-Regardless of how you got your tutorial booklet, either by going to a tutorial session or you just purchased your tutorial booklet without going to a tutorial session, if you lose your tutorial booklet for any reason you need to pay the full $40 (or $50) for another copy.

12-All the tutorial booklets have been inspected before handed to the students, so make sure you look at your tutorial booklet carefully and if there is anything wrong with it (such as missing pages or copying problems) let the person in charge know about it.
If you leave the tutorial session or the point of purchase with the tutorial booklet, I assume that you accepted the tutorial booklet complete and to your satisfaction. All sales are final and there are no returns and no refunds.

13-There might be some unintended mistakes in the tutorial booklets so if you find any mistake in the tutorial booklets or if you notice any mistake made during the tutorial sessions please bring it up to David's attention in person, by the e-mail or by the phone so the mistake can be corrected.

14-If you want to be notify about the dates and locations of upcoming tutorial sessions you can add your e-mail to the e-mail list by going to www.prepseminars.com

15-I will not offer any tutoring help by the phone or by the e-mail so make sure you ask all of your questions during the tutorial sessions.
The reason is that I deal with a large number of students every semester and I do offer many tutorial sessions at different locations so I have no extra time left for tutoring by the phone or by the e-mail.

16-Currently I am involved with many projects in different parts of Canada and the U.S. and I am in Winnipeg only during the tutorial sessions.
Due to constant traveling and many teaching and research responsibilities I will not be able to offer one on one or small group tutoring sessions until further notice.

Topics covered in tutorial booklet and tutorial session for Chemistry 1300
Mid-term 1300 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
I will cover mole, molar mass, density, atomic theory, atomic number, atomic structure, allotropes, isotopes, molecular structure, empirical formula, molecular formula, atomic mass, radioactivity, nuclear reaction, stability of nuclei, band of stability, binding energy, half-life, radioactivity decay (first order), nuclear fission and fusion, subatomic particles, electron, proton, neutron, alpha decay, beta decay, gamma decay, SI units, percent abundance, periodic table (group, family, period, row, shell, energy level), metals, non-metals, main group, transition metals, group names, binary compounds, ions, ionic compounds, cations, anions, charges, oxidation number, polyatomic ions, chemical reactions, limiting reactant, balancing chemical equations, percent yield, stoichiometry, electromagnetic radiation, wavelength, frequency, quantum energy, planck's quantum theory, photoelectric effect, photons, line emission, ground state, excited state, bohr atomic model, uncertainty principal, quantum numbers (n, l, ml, ms), energy level, shells, subshells, atomic orbitals (s, p, d, f), electron configuration, hund's rule, pauli exclusion, core and valence electrons, paramagnetic, diamagnetic, ferromagnetic, periodic table trends, atomic radii, ionic radii, ionization energy, electronegativity, electropositivity, electron affinities, polar and non-polar bonds, formal charge, octet rule, resonance structures, delocalized electrons, bonding, covalent bond, ionic bond, bond length, bond order, lewis structure, how to write lewis structure, vsepr (molecular shapes), electron-pair and molecular geometry, bond angles, hybridization, intermolecular forces, london forces, dipole-dipole forces, H-bonding, organic chemistry, isomers, cis and trans and review of first section of " topics in chemistry" lecture notes (such as structure of atom, structure of earth and etc......)

Final 1300 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session).
All the stuff after the mid-term exam.

Topics covered in tutorial booklet and tutorial session for Chemistry 1310
Mid-term 1310 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
You need to know all formulas and different units for this course (some formulas will be provided for mid-term and final exams but not all of them. you can check the Data page to see which one will be given to you). You also need to know a lot of graphs for this course, how to use a graph to answer a question or how to draw a graph first and then find the answer from the graph. You need to know the definitions for each topics in this course (for example definition of heat capacity or definition of standard molar enthalpy of formation, Hess's law and so on). Also units are very important because the unit in a question will tell you which formula must be used. Don't choose the formula by the names , choose based on the units. You need to know the following:
Thermodynamics, Energy, Kinetic energy, Potential energy, Energy units, Conservation of energy, First Law of Thermodynamics, Work, Heat, Temperature, System, Surrounding, Internal energy, State Functions, Heat Capacity (pay attention to unit not the name to use the correct formula), Specific Heat Capacity (pay attention to unit not the name to use the correct formula), Molar Heat Capacity, Enthalpy change, Enthalpy (freezing, melting, vaporization, condensation, sublimation and deposition), Phase change, Heat of Fusion, Endothermic, Exothermic, Bond Energy (Bond Enthalpy), Calorimetry, Hess's law, Standard Molar Enthalpies of Formation, Chemical Kinetics, Reaction Rates, Homogeneous Rxn, Heterogeneouse Rxn, Rate law, Order of a reaction, Zero order, First order, Second order, Calculations by using graphs, formulas and tables for each order, Half-Life for each order, Finding the order from the graphs, Slope, Elementary reactions (steps), Unimolecular and Bimolecular Rxns, Transition state and Intermediate and location of them on the graph, Activation energy (formula, calculation, forward, reverse, slope, and the graph), Arrhenius equation, Rate laws for Elementary Rxns, Reaction Mechanisms, Rate-Limiting steps, Fast steps, Slow steps, Equilibrium steps, Catalysts and their actions.

Final 1310 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session) .
All the materials after the mid-term test.

Topics covered in tutorial booklet and tutorial session for Organic Chemistry 1320
Mid-term 1320 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
I will cover some review of first year chemistry materials, atomic structure, atomic and molecular orbitals, lewis structures, bonding, sigma and pi bonds, bond angles, hybridization, electronegativity, polar and non-polar, formal charge, oxidation numbers and levels, 3-D drawing, nomenclature of organic molecules, IUPAC rules, functional groups, first 10 alkane, alkyl groups, resonance structures, acidity and basicity, bronsted acid and base, lewis acid and base, primary C and H, secondary C and H, tertiary C and H, quaternary C, oxidation, reduction, oxidizing and reducing agents, stereochemistry, isomerism (constitutional, conformational, configurational, geometric, optical), cis-trans of alkene and cycloalkane, E and Z, newman projection (eclipsed, staggered, gauche, anti), cycloalkanes, boat and chair conformation, axial and equatorial position, chirality, chiral, achiral, stereoisomers, mirror plane and image, superimposable and non-superimposable, enantiomers, diastereomers, R and S configuration, optical activity, racemic mixture, +ve and -ve isomers, d and l isomers, D and L isomers, dextrorotatory and levorotatory isomer, meso compounds, fischer projection, alcohol, primary alcohol, secondary alcohol, tertiary alcohol, diol, triol, hydrogen bonding in alcohols, acidity of alcohols, basicity of alcohols, alcohol reaction with metals, reaction of alcohols, oxidation of alcohols, ethers, thiols, reaction of thiols.

Final 1320 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session).
All materials from the start of the course.

Topics covered in tutorial booklet and tutorial session for Organic Chemistry 2210
Mid-term 2210 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
I will cover some review of first year chemistry materials, atomic structure, atomic and molecular orbitals, lewis structures, bonding, sigma and pi bonds, bond angles, hybridization, electronegativity, polar and non-polar, formal charge, oxidation numbers and levels, 3-D drawing, nomenclature of organic molecules, IUPAC rules, functional groups, first 10 alkane, alkyl groups, hydrocarbon stability, heat of combustion, heat of formation, hindered rotation, degree of unsaturation, index of hydrogen deficiency, conjugation, hyperconjugation, aromaticity, resonance structures, heteroatoms, solvation, acidity and basicity, bronsted acid and base, lewis acid and base, primary C and H, secondary C and H, tertiary C and H, quaternary C, oxidation, reduction, oxidizing and reducing agents, radicals, electrophiles and nucleophiles, chromatography, spectroscopy, H-nmr, C-nmr, chemical shifts, upfield, downfield, shielding, deshielding, integration curve, spin-spin splitting, spin-spin decoupling, multiplet, coupling, multiplicity, pascal's triangle, nonequivalent nuclei and effect of symmetry on H-nmr, IR spectroscopy, visible and ultraviolet spectroscopy, HOMO, LUMO, mass spectroscopy, stereochemistry, isomerism (constitutional, conformational, configurational, geometric, optical), cis-trans of alkene and cycloalkane, E and Z, steric and torsional strain, newman projection (eclipsed, staggered, gauche, anti), energy differences in conformational rotation, cycloalkanes, boat and chair conformation, axial and equatorial position, 1,3-diaxial interactions, chirality, chiral, achiral, stereoisomers, mirror plane and image, superimposable and non-superimposable, enantiomers, diastereomers, R and S configuration, optical activity, racemic mixture, +ve and -ve isomers, d and l isomers, D and L isomers, dextrorotatory and levorotatory isomer, meso compounds, fischer projection. Because of the nature of spectroscopy section in organic chemistry I need to use practice questions to show you the rules. My tutorial notes will not be covering this section in details. You need to see how a question is done during the tutorial session other wise just read your text book, all theory topics are there in details. You need to learn this section by doing many different questions.

Final 2210 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
All the stuff after the mid-term exam.

Topics covered in tutorial booklet and tutorial session for Organic Chemistry 2220
Mid-term 2220
No mid-term tutorial sessions.

Final 2220 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
All course materials .

Topics covered in tutorial booklet and tutorial session for Biochemistry 2770
Mid-term 2770 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
I will cover macromolecules, energy, free energy, enthalpy, entropy, exergonic, endergonic, exothermic, endothermic, metabolism catabolism, anabolism, functional groups, 3-D structure, chirality,stereoisomers, isomerism (constitutional, conformational, configurational, geometric, optical), enantiomers, diastereomers, optical activity, H2O, H-bonding, hydrophilic, hydrophobic, amphipathic, micelles, weak and strong acid and base, PH, Pka, buffers, titration curve, acid and base calculations, buffer calculations, amino acids (structures, sequence, acid, base, charges, pI, titration curve, polar, non-polar, separation techniques), edman degradation, peptide bond (structure, angle, hybridization, shape, psi, phi, omaga, rotation, ramachandran plot), proteins (structures, primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary,alpha helix, beta sheet, strand, native structure, denaturation,) enzymes, enzyme kinetics, michaelis-menten, lineweaver-burk, Vmax, Km, inhibitors (competitive, noncompetitive, uncompetitive) and allosteric enzyme.

Final 2770 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
All the stuff after the mid-term exam.

Topics covered in tutorial booklet and tutorial session for Biochemistry 2780
Mid-term 2780 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
You need to know some of the structures, names, enzymes, co-enzymes and co-factors from the course 2770 (such as sugars, amino acids, lipids, Nucleic acids) . Look at your hand-outs from the class to see which one. You need to know the following:
Glycolysis, TCA Cycle, Electron Transport Chain (ETC), Oxidative Phosphorylation, Gluconeogenesis, Pentose Phosphate Pathway (PPP), Glyoxylate Cycle, Cori Cycle, Glycogen Synthesis and Degradation, Alcoholic fermentation, Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex, Acetyl-S-CoA formation, ATP Synthesis, Chemiosmotic, Regulations of Cycles, Photosynthesis, Photosystems I and II, Light Rxns, Dark Rxns, C-3 and C-4 plants, Fatty acid Oxidation (Degradation), Carnitine Cycle, ß-Oxidation, ß-oxidation of fatty acids with even # of Cs, ß-oxidation of fatty acids with odd # of Cs.

Final 2780 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
All the materials after the mid-term test.

Topics covered in tutorial booklet and tutorial session for Biochemistry 2360
Mid-term 2360 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
The tutorial session will cover selected questions from previous October exams.You can see the list of questions here.
I will cover macromolecules, energy, free energy, enthalpy, entropy, exergonic, endergonic, exothermic, endothermic, metabolism catabolism, anabolism, functional groups, 3-D structure, chirality, stereoisomers, isomerism (constitutional, conformational, configurational, geometric, optical), enantiomers, diastereomers, optical activity, H2O, H-bonding, hydrophilic, hydrophobic, amphipathic, micelles, weak and strong acid and base, PH, Pka, buffers, titration curve, acid and base calculations, buffer calculations, amino acids (structures, sequence, acid, base, charges, PI, titration curve, polar, non-polar, separation techniques), edman degradation, peptide bond (structure, angle, hybridization, shape, psi, phi, omaga, rotation, ramachandran plot), proteins (structures, primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary,alpha helix, beta sheet, strand, native structure, denaturation,) enzymes, enzyme kinetics, michaelis-menten, lineweaver-burk, Vmax, Km, inhibitors (competitive, noncompetitive, uncompetitive) and allosteric enzyme.

Final 2360 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
All the stuff after the mid-term exam. The tutorial session will cover selected questions from previous December exams.You can see the list of questions here.

Topics covered in tutorial booklet and tutorial session for Biochemistry 2370
Mid-term 2370
No mid-term tutorial session but there is an answer booklet for previous mid-term tests. (mid-term first page)
You need to know all the structures, names, enzymes, co-enzymes and co-factors from the course 2360 (such as sugars, amino acids, lipids, Nucleic acids) . Look at your class notes to see which one. You need to know the following:
Glycolysis, TCA Cycle, Electron Transport Chain (ETC), Oxidative Phosphorylation, Gluconeogenesis, Pentose Phosphate Pathway (PPP), Glyoxylate Cycle, Cori Cycle, Glycogen Synthesis and Degradation, Alcoholic fermentation, Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex, Acetyl-S-CoA formation, ATP Synthesis, Chemiosmotic, Regulations of Cycles, Photosynthesis, Photosystems I and II, Light Rxns, Dark Rxns, C-3 and C-4 plants, Fatty acid Oxidation (Degradation), Carnitine Cycle, ß-Oxidation, ß-oxidation of fatty acids with even # of Cs, ß-oxidation of fatty acids with odd # of Cs.

Final 2370 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
The booklet will cover all the course. The tutorial session will cover selected questions from previous April exams. You can see the list of questions here.

Topics covered in tutorial booklet and tutorial session for Biology 1020
Mid-term 1020
No mid-term tutorial sessions.

Final 1020 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
All the materials from the start to the end of the course.

Topics covered in tutorial booklet and tutorial session for Biology 1030
Mid-term 1030
No mid-term tutorial session.

Final 1030 (some stuff are only possible to cover in a tutorial session)
All the materials from the start to the end of the course.