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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Never Give up Never Surrender

When you play doubles, once you attack one member of the opposing team--keep at it. Don't give him time to breath.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Bait and Switch



I learned this from a good friend named Greg Takata. You leave a hole purposely to direct traffic there, and then, you can cover it.

How to Neutralize with your Weaker Shot

this is awesome. Use your weaker side better

Monday, December 22, 2008

found my role model

this guy was awesome...and sadly, he's my age so if I play age group, I'll run into him. He's the #1 player in Tahiti...? go figure. He's French



His speed and fitness was mind boggling.

tennis at this age... my lovely age of 24...is now all about fitness DAMMIT..hate running.

this is how I'm going to play... my new goal plus lose 6 kilos... frack..

I actually learned something

I'm playing this tournament with a good friend, but a very different person... he's very difficult to play with--always kind of saying things, but astonishingly--unbelievable--I learned something.

1) me the man with the hands--those are called volleys son. needs to poach more, i'm too placid, too uninvolved--we had major disagreement on poaching--my partner varies his serve speed a lot so I was misjudging when to go--he was getting mad at me... and saying things, and I'm like um dude--you got to tell me when you're going to serve the lolly pop and the heater, because the pacing makes my move different--normally, i go when the serve is struck, but his kicker is too slow, and he's right, I have to go when the ball is coming up--but then, sometimes he hits a flattie, and then, i can't get there in time. ANNOYING...

2) I need to bunt my return--best line, if you miss three returns in a row, you have to do something different. that's really smart... DAMN. I should have known that one myself...wtf.

3) serve spin serves and come in... FRACK. I knew this, but it's been awhile since I did it. I held serve everytime but once today...aWEsome!

4) turn my hips on my forehand. Frack. i know this one but I don't do this one... wtf.

it's funny that he's so opposite of me that it's irritating but it makes me better, but sooner or later, he's going to annoy me with his lil comments, and i'm going to say to him...shut the F up... :D :D :D

interesting.

Tournament Highlights

This guy's forehand was awesome.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Dangers of the Best Backhand Ever



This guy was unreal--supposedly the number one player from Tahiti, but he's French. He is like 35? but his wheels are unbelievable.

Friday, December 19, 2008

OVER PRACTICE AND OVER TRAIN

This is really AMAZING--when I was playing this match--I had slept for like 4 hours each night for like three days, this was an afternoon practice after I proctered exams and had debate training--I don't look like I'm playing too poorly, BUT to me at the time, I THOUGHT I was playing badly and so tired. So it's interesting what your self-perception will do to your game. Why was I sleeping so badly? I don't know, but I also started a jogging program this week...



so I decided to just cruise on Thursday--this was Wednesday. My tournament is Saturday in Pattaya--www.pattaya-tennis.com so we'll see what happens.

Wow...Heroes is pretty good

It's not often I'm intrigued and entertained by something on tv, but Heroes rocks. It comes from so many angles, twists, and turns that it just amazes me.

I'll give it a month before I talk spoilers. wow...Just saw the last episode of season three. wow.

Better lucky than good

sometimes you blow it.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

The Little things in life: Backhand Return

Notice the difference between a correct shot and a miss

Singles Tactics: Coming to net

You got to put the ball away when you come in...



and don't approach crosscourt... come on...

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Pete's Interview on 60 minutes!

This is AWESOME


Watch CBS Videos Online

unreal. I love that coach...sure, it's USC.

Textbook Doubles: What shot to hit

It's all about attacking the middle and keeping the ball low.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Intimidation has no place in social setting

This is sadness. There was a time when I used to take tennis way too seriously--don't get me wrong. I was very fortunate to be the junk guy on the court. Classic--I just basically learn how to play and can barely play but my uncle is all jazzed so he takes me out to play with some women--they're league women, and they basically kick my ass even though I was playing with him, and then, they give me attitude.

RULE #1. Never ever give a junior player attitude.

why? because the learning curve is so steep on them. Kids learn tennis so quickly so 6 months later after my JV season, I come back and destroy them. And my coach in high school wasn't very good-we were taught to aim at the net person off the return, off the volley, and off the overhead. We were brutal so naturally I was brutal.

Rule #2. Never underestimate the impact of a coach.

Kids will do what you train them to do. If everyone on your team is doing it, you will do it. Remember that when you teach unethical things to your children...students...loved ones

so back to my story, being the junk guy, I understood what it felt like not to be asked to play--tennis is very much a hierarchy. The better players get better because everyone wants to play with them while the junker players never get to play that much so I try not to be that guy.

And I understand people are trying, even when they miss the ball and they're three inches away from the net.

HOWEVER--playing competitive style during a social setting is very strange to me.




Last night, this guy hit like 8 overheads at me--I volleyed 6 of them in, but still, I was like dude... You need a life. My revenge is that I've played him like 7 times now and won 7 times. Man has no brain--tries to go through people.

Check out what the lady is doing while I serve in the tiebreaker? AND the sad thing is until I looked at the video, I didn't even know she was doing this. BUt my friends did, and they think she's tacky to the point where they tell me not to play mixed with her because it's not fun.



it's towards the end.

and the funny thing is it's only when I serve.

The moral of the story--well, let's put it this way, the next time I play her it's on like donkey kong--competitive players all have that streak and it's very simple--I will now hit the ball as hard as I can to finish and if someone gets in the way, well that's your problem. And I will play extra hard everytime to make sure she loses.

Am i being petty. yes. but is it tennis... AHHAHAHA yes.

it's the hierarchy baby, got to stay on top.

Monday, December 15, 2008

A rocking forehand.

This reminds me of a rocking chair... I want to tell her just stay down and whack it, but we're friends. I'll just let the video do the talking

This is defensive movement that could be OFFENSIVE

Things you can do that are simple to be on the offense

Focus Drills--a good one is 25 overheads in a row

this drill I got it from the coach at UH-Manoa--the WAC Champs.



He goes up to 25... trust me, this is kind of nuts. The key is make your student miss and then, see how they react.

So I think I know it all? Actually...

I got a new idea for a series of videos using my subscribers as a source. I put up a video of a student and ask for points to fix it. I add my own of course.

the first one is a serve, because HOW CAN SOMETHING YOU CONTROL ALL ASPECTS OF be so hard--I mean really. When you serve--you decide when to toss it up and hit it, where to hit it, and you got 30 seconds to do it. Hell, in 30 seconds, I could go to the bathroom and come back--I could eat a sandwich and play. 30 seconds is a long time, but the serve is such sweet sorrow.



case in point, this one hurts my eyes to watch. that's a joke son.

My coaching philosophy starts with a good base, so I would fix his stance, then the toss/racquet prep, and then, address the reaching up. For some reason, reaching up is hard to do for people? See for me, serving was not a problem--getting it in maybe, but serving... eh. now i'm going to get bachi for that statement...

A Beautiful Jump Serve

My buddy has a great jump serve as you can see. also, he gives lessons if you want.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

A SWWEEETT FOREHAND...




This guy was goood... and I really liked this forehand



but it is a pretty big loop

Damn I was skinny...or Tennis Plays: Control the Middle

it's all about the middle

Radford Tennis Trip States

The plane trip:




the bus turn


Wailea

A Simple Serve

This player's serve was amazing. It's so compact. He doesn't reach up and explode. It reminds me of a qb throwing a tight spiral


How to play with a Chair Umpire

I enjoy the fact that Thailand has umpires, but sometimes, the umpires make calls that make you go? the keys are to know the limitations of the umpire. I've been a chair, and it's hard to make this call.



Now no matter what the umpire calls, if you argue you lose so the key is to just go with the flow and play the balls farther in on those, and in the end, it'll be fine.

Case in point, I played a match against the 5 seed and I was 3--it was in Pattaya. Now as a foreigner you always worry about playing a Thai guy with a Thai umpire, but to be fair, it's been good everytime. The umpire was very consistent about blowing the far baseline call, but my opponent argued a bit. I did argue one call, but I did it jokingly--i was serious but I knew he wouldn't change the call so I knew it wouldn't matter. The key was not to be confrontational because later in the tiebreaker--when I was ahead 5-3, the 5 seed hit this passing shot down the line that landed 4 inches in. The ump callled it out. I just started laughing with my back to him. Moral: why argue? the ump is in a big position to upset the results in the match.

Notes from the Thai Nationals

This is an awesome video of a guy that didn't seem to run

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Every volley is a swing volley...wtf

wow. My student came with this swing and every volley is basically a swing volley, BUT she makes it a lot.

Now the question is:

do we fix it? and if we fix it and she misses, then what?

Patterns and Movement

You got to practice your combos--it's simple--start in the middle, push them to a corner, and pound the other corner. And learn how to cover the open court.



Here is a great discussion from the master of discussions--Dr. Dave Porter coach of BYU-Hawaii

Arrrggghhh. I lost today

The funniest thing happened today. I played really bad today. BUT I violated the rules, but it was something I could have done something about and something I couldn't. The first rule is you have to warm-up--at least 30 minutes, but there was no where to warm-up. Second rule: watch the food. But I woke up at 4:30 a.m. and was hungry so I ate, but I got there and ate something I never ate before. I broke the rituals.

Once in the match, I was oddly hyper. Couldn't get my forehand going, but instead of using what I had, I tried to force my forehand to work, and I wasn't working. It just was off, but tennis is like that. It's a different game everyday, and today, I should have just gone to my chip game to get through, but I didn't.

It's so funny that you do something that you should know better, BUT it was a farewell tour for this year. Next year as of January... I play up an age group--sadness... and at the last tournament before this, a guy played down and ran into me--and I lost 7-5, 7-6 (9-11). He's ranked or seeded 2 so things are looking up.

Also, the final rule I broke was consuming massive amounts of alcohol on Tuesday--which upset my stomach for two days. Yeah, I'm a walking mound of excuses today :D :D

The speech that I gave after the loss should have been: "He played well on the big points, and I didn't. I gave it my best and came up short today. It was a great venue to play in and a lot of fun."

What I said instead to my friends was simply... I sucked today. he played well and matched up to my game.

sigh. Also, it was my birthday today so that might have something to do with it also :D eh. Life goes on. Next tournament is next week.

thank you's to Seb, Fon, Steve, Pang, and Mike for celebrating my birthday last night--good times :D

Friday, December 12, 2008

Exam Topix



EP 6 Exam topics:

What is standard conditions for battery reactions? Know the composition of batteries from galvanic, voltaic, electrolytic, dry, alkaline, fuel cells, and lead car battery? Also some random stoichemistry from ch 12 to separate the boys from the men.

EP 5 exam topic:

Know how to convert cals to joules, ch 17-18--know equilibrium constants and equilibrium, convert one metal's heat into water, calorimetry

EP 4 exam topics:

Know how to do all the problems from mole to atoms, molecules, volume, density, composition, empirical, and molecular. YES, there are limiting reagents along with types of reactions such as single replacement, combustion, etc. And yes, there are some real doozies to separate the boys from the men.

$3 to take a bus from Bangkok to Pattaya

It's amazing that the bus is so cheap. It costs me $2 to get there by cab, then once I'm in Pattaya another $2 to take a motorbike taxi to a motorbike rental place--$6 to rent the bike for the whole day.



Executing the Sneak Attack

ambush them

Organize your warm-up for success

this is my routine for getting ready for a match



and an extension of this, is this is my practice format too.

Pre-match preparations

You got to have a way to get ready. and I'm old so I got it down to a science.



find your formula for optimal performance. OH and I have a rule--1) no arguments with anyone before my match (gf especially). 2) no alcohol 48 hours out--it causes dehydration and heat exhaustion sapping performance. 3) no nooky...etc. :D

hey whatever works

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Doubles: The FINESSE PLAYER

This the guy you call the puppet master--he slices, dinks, lobs, and generally, annoys. His goal isn't to win points, it's to make you run...

an example of one:



it's actually hard to play like this, but if you have the temperament.

To beat him, you have to do several things:



that's off the return.

Now off of the shots hit by your partner.



the best guy that had this style in Hawaii--ironically, was an AP Calculus teacher at one of the schools. You would go into the match realizing you're going to hit about 40 overheads and run down about 40 dropshots.

second set:

Second Set of a SMASHING

unfortunately, I'm getting smashed. I have a hard time with CJ nowadays... dang, I think I need to lose weight. BUT I did blow a HUGE CALL In the first set--on a break point, I SHOULD HAVE CALLED THIS BALL OUT--if I did, I would have been up 3-1...

MAKE THE CALL



on the plus side, I'm pretty ready for my tournament on Saturday Dec 13th--my birthday... sigh. BUT I'm a little sick.

AMBUSH THEM! Nothing beats a sneak volley

Here's a way to do it--kind of an overview:



here's a great explanation, but this is Brian Gottfried...

Girls School: The Classic Two-Handed Backhand

My friend has a solid backhand, and it's pretty simple

Groundstroke patterns that let you finish

Attack when you can, defend when you can't.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Ep 6 summative review

summative review ep 6

Matching


Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. anode d. half-cell
b. battery e. cathode
c. fuel cell


____ 1. the electrode at which oxidation occurs

____ 2. one part of a voltaic cell in which either oxidation or reduction occurs

____ 3. the electrode at which reduction occurs

____ 4. a group of cells that are connected together

____ 5. a voltaic cell in which a fuel substance undergoes oxidation and from which electrical energy is obtained continuously

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. electrode d. voltaic cell
b. electrolysis e. dry cell
c. salt bridge


____ 6. a tube containing a conducting solution

____ 7. a conductor in a circuit that carries electrons to or from a substance other than a metal

____ 8. an electrochemical cell that is used to convert chemical energy to electrical energy

____ 9. a voltaic cell in which the electrolyte is a paste

____ 10. a process in which electrical energy is used to bring about a chemical change

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. actual yield e. limiting reagent
b. percent yield f. mass
c. theoretical yield g. number of molecules
d. excess reagent h. volume


____ 11. This quantity can always be used in the same way as moles when interpreting balanced chemical equations.

____ 12. This is conserved only in reactions where the temperature is constant and the number of moles of gaseous reactants is the same as that of gaseous products.

____ 13. This is conserved in every ordinary chemical reaction.

____ 14. the reactant that determines the amount of product that can be formed in a reaction

____ 15. the maximum amount of product that could be formed from given amounts of reactants

____ 16. the reactant that is not completely used up in a reaction

____ 17. the amount of product formed when a reaction is carried out in the laboratory

____ 18. the ratio of the actual yield to the theoretical yield

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. product d. balanced equation
b. reactant e. skeleton equation
c. chemical equation


____ 19. a chemical equation that does not indicate relative amounts of reactants and products

____ 20. a new substance formed in a chemical reaction

____ 21. a starting substance in a chemical reaction

____ 22. a concise representation of a chemical reaction

____ 23. an equation in which each side has the same number of atoms of each element

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. activity series of metals c. combustion reaction
b. single-replacement reaction d. decomposition reaction


____ 24. a reaction in which a single compound is broken down into simpler substances

____ 25. a reaction in which oxygen reacts with another substance, often producing heat or light

____ 26. a reaction in which the atoms of one element replace the atoms of a second element in a compound

____ 27. a list of metals in order of decreasing reactivity

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. molar volume
b. molar mass
c. atomic mass


____ 28. the number of grams of an element that is numerically equal to the atomic mass of the element in amu

____ 29. the mass of a mole of any element or compound

____ 30. the volume occupied by a mole of any gas at STP

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. representative particle d. percent composition
b. mole e. standard temperature and pressure
c. Avogadro's number f. empirical formula


____ 31. the number of representative particles of a substance present in 1 mole of that substance

____ 32. an atom, an ion, or a molecule, depending upon the way a substance commonly exists

____ 33. the SI unit used to measure amount of substance

____ 34. 0 C and 1 atm

____ 35. the percent by mass of each element in a compound

____ 36. the smallest whole number ratio of the atoms in a compound

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 37. In a zinc-copper cell, Zn | Zn (1M) || Cu (1M) | Cu, which electrode is negative?
a. Cu (aq) c. Zn(s)
b. Cu(s) d. Zn (aq)


____ 38. In a dry cell, the electrolyte is a ____.
a. solid c. liquid
b. paste d. gas


____ 39. What is the electrode in the center of the most common dry cell made of?
a. copper c. iron
b. zinc d. graphite


____ 40. What metal is oxidized in the most common dry cell?
a. copper c. iron
b. zinc d. carbon


____ 41. In a fully charged lead storage battery, the cathode grid is packed with ____.
a. spongy lead c. lead(IV) oxide
b. lead sulfate d. sulfuric acid


____ 42. Why can’t a lead storage battery be recharged indefinitely?
a. A direct current must pass through the cells.
b. The electrodes lose lead sulfate.
c. It is difficult to reverse the direction of current flow.
d. The electrolyte is too expensive.


____ 43. What happens in a hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell?
a. Oxygen diffuses through the cathode.
b. Oxygen diffuses through the anode.
c. Hydrogen diffuses through the cathode.
d. Hydrogen and oxygen are mixed before entering the anode.


____ 44. In which direction will the following reaction go if the standard reduction potentials are 0.80 V for Ag/Ag and –0.44 V for Fe/Fe ?
Ag + Fe Ag + Fe
a. forward c. No such reaction can occur.
b. reverse d. Not enough information is given.


____ 45. What is the standard cell potential of a cell made of theoretical metals Ma/Ma and Mb/Mb if the reduction potentials are –0.19 V and –0.85 V, respectively?
a. +0.66 V c. +1.04 V
b. –0.66 V d. –1.04 V


____ 46. What is produced in the electrolysis of brine?
a. chlorine gas, sodium hydroxide, and hydrogen gas
b. chlorine gas and hydrogen gas only
c. chlorine gas and oxygen gas only
d. chlorine gas and sodium only


____ 47. The gas produced at the cathode in the electrolysis of brine is ____.
a. hydroxide c. oxygen
b. chlorines d. hydrogen


summative review ep 6
Answer Section

MATCHING

1. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 665 OBJ: 21.1.2

2. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 665 OBJ: 21.1.2

3. ANS: E DIF: L1 REF: p. 665 OBJ: 21.1.2

4. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 668 OBJ: 21.1.4

5. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 669 OBJ: 21.1.5

6. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 665 OBJ: 21.1.2

7. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 665 OBJ: 21.1.2

8. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 665 OBJ: 21.1.2

9. ANS: E DIF: L1 REF: p. 667 OBJ: 21.1.3

10. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 678 OBJ: 21.3.1

11. ANS: G DIF: L1 REF: p. 356 OBJ: 12.1.2

12. ANS: H DIF: L1 REF: p. 357 OBJ: 12.1.2

13. ANS: F DIF: L1 REF: p. 357 OBJ: 12.1.2

14. ANS: E DIF: L1 REF: p. 369 OBJ: 12.3.1

15. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 369 OBJ: 12.3.1

16. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 372 OBJ: 12.3.2

17. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 372 OBJ: 12.3.2

18. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 372 OBJ: 12.3.2

19. ANS: E DIF: L1 REF: p. 323 OBJ: 11.1.2

20. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 323 OBJ: 11.1.2

21. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 323 OBJ: 11.1.2

22. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 323 OBJ: 11.1.3

23. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 325 OBJ: 11.1.3

24. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 332 OBJ: 11.2.1

25. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 336, p. 337
OBJ: 11.2.1

26. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 333 OBJ: 11.2.1

27. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 333 OBJ: 11.2.2

28. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 294 OBJ: 10.1.3

29. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 294, p. 295
OBJ: 10.1.3, 10.1.4

30. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 300 OBJ: 10.2.2

31. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 290 OBJ: 10.1.2

32. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 290 OBJ: 10.1.2

33. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 290 OBJ: 10.2.1

34. ANS: E DIF: L1 REF: p. 300 OBJ: 10.2.2

35. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 305 OBJ: 10.3.1

36. ANS: F DIF: L1 REF: p. 309 OBJ: 10.3.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE

37. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 665 OBJ: 21.1.2

38. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 667 OBJ: 21.1.3

39. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 667 OBJ: 21.1.3

40. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 667 OBJ: 21.1.3

41. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 668 OBJ: 21.1.4

42. ANS: B DIF: L2 REF: p. 668 OBJ: 21.1.4

43. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 669 OBJ: 21.1.5

44. ANS: A DIF: L2 REF: p. 675 OBJ: 21.2.3

45. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 675, p. 676
OBJ: 21.2.4

46. ANS: A DIF: L2 REF: p. 681 OBJ: 21.3.3

47. ANS: D DIF: L2 REF: p. 681 OBJ: 21.3.3

Summative Review EP 5

summative review ep 5

Matching

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. calorimeter d. enthalpy
b. calorie e. specific heat
c. joule f. heat capacity


____ 1. quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1 C

____ 2. SI unit of energy

____ 3. quantity of heat needed to change the temperature of 1 g of a substance by 1 C

____ 4. quantity of heat needed to change the temperature of an object by 1 C

____ 5. device used to measure the heat absorbed or released during a chemical or physical process

____ 6. heat content of a system at constant pressure

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. heat of reaction d. heat of fusion
b. heat of formation e. heat of solution
c. Hess's law of heat summation


____ 7. the enthalpy change for a chemical reaction exactly as it is written

____ 8. the enthalpy change caused by dissolving a substance

____ 9. the energy required to melt a solid at its melting point

____ 10. the change in enthalpy that accompanies the formation of a compound from its elements

____ 11. states that if you add two or more thermochemical equations to give a final equation, you can also add the heats of reaction to give the final heat of reaction

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. activated complex d. activation energy
b. reaction rate e. free energy
c. inhibitor


____ 12. the minimum energy colliding particles must have in order to react

____ 13. arrangement of atoms at the peak of an energy barrier

____ 14. the number of atoms, ions, or molecules that react in a given time to form products

____ 15. a substance that interferes with a catalyst

____ 16. energy available to do work

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. spontaneous reaction d. reaction mechanism
b. entropy e. elementary reaction
c. chemical equilibrium


____ 17. when the forward and reverse reactions take place at the same rate

____ 18. a reaction that releases free energy

____ 19. the measure of disorder

____ 20. Reactants are converted to products in a single step.

____ 21. includes all elementary reactions of a complex reaction

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 22. When energy is changed from one form to another, ____.
a. some of the energy is lost entirely
b. all of the energy can be accounted for
c. a physical change occurs
d. all of the energy is changed to a useful form


____ 23. If heat is released by a chemical system, an equal amount of heat will be ____.
a. absorbed by the surroundings c. released by the surroundings
b. absorbed by the universe d. released by the universe


____ 24. A process that absorbs heat is a(n) ____.
a. endothermic process c. exothermic process
b. polythermic process d. ectothermic process


____ 25. The quantity of heat required to change the temperature of 1 g of a substance by 1 C is defined as ____.
a. a joule c. a calorie
b. specific heat d. density


____ 26. A piece of candy has 5 Calories (or 5000 calories). If it could be burned, leaving nothing but carbon dioxide and water, how much heat would it give off?
a. 500 calories c. 5000 joules
b. 5 kilocalories d. Not enough information is given.


____ 27. How many joules are in 148 calories? (1 cal = 4.18 J)
a. 6.61 J c. 148 J
b. 35.4 J d. 619 J


____ 28. What is the specific heat of a substance if 1560 cal are required to raise the temperature of a 312-g sample by 15 C?
a. 0.033 c. 0.99
b. 0.33 d. 1.33


____ 29. When 45 g of an alloy, at 25 C, are dropped into 100.0 g of water, the alloy absorbs 956 J of heat. If the final temperature of the alloy is 37 C, what is its specific heat?
a. 0.423 c. 9.88
b. 1.77 d. 48.8


____ 30. A chunk of ice whose temperature is –20 C is added to an insulated cup filled with water at 0 C. What happens in the cup?
a. The ice melts until it reaches the temperature of the water.
b. The water cools until it reaches the temperature of the ice.
c. Some of the water freezes, so the chunk of ice gets larger.
d. none of the above


____ 31. What is the standard heat of reaction for the following reaction?
Zn(s) + Cu (aq) Zn (aq) + Cu(s)
( H for Cu = +64.4 kJ/mol; H for Zn = –152.4 kJ/mol)
a. 216.8 kJ released per mole c. 88.0 kJ absorbed per mole
b. 88.0 kJ released per mole d. 216.8 kJ absorbed per mole


____ 32. When 1.0 g of solid NaOH ( H = –445.1 kJ/mol) dissolves in 10 L of water, how much heat is released?
a. 445.1 kJ c. 11.1 J
b. 405.1 kJ d. 11.1 kJ


____ 33. If sulfur dioxide and oxygen can be made into sulfur trioxide, what is the reverse reaction?
a. 2SO 2SO + O c. 2SO + O 2SO
b. SO + O SO d. SO + 2SO 3S + 4O


____ 34. What is the equilibrium constant for the following reaction?
C + O CO
a. c.
b. d.


____ 35. If a reaction has an equilibrium constant just greater than 1, what type of reaction is it?
a. irreversible c. reversible, favoring products
b. spontaneous d. reversible, favoring reactants


summative review ep 5
Answer Section

MATCHING

1. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 507 OBJ: 17.1.3

2. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 507 OBJ: 17.1.3

3. ANS: E DIF: L1 REF: p. 508 OBJ: 17.1.3

4. ANS: F DIF: L1 REF: p. 508 OBJ: 17.1.3

5. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 511 OBJ: 17.2.1

6. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 511 OBJ: 17.2.1

7. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 514 OBJ: 17.2.2

8. ANS: E DIF: L1 REF: p. 525 OBJ: 17.3.1

9. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 520 OBJ: 17.3.1

10. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 530 OBJ: 17.4.1

11. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 527 OBJ: 17.4.1

12. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 543 OBJ: 18.1.1

13. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 544 OBJ: 18.1.1

14. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 542 OBJ: 18.1.1

15. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 547 OBJ: 18.1.2

16. ANS: E DIF: L1 REF: p. 566 OBJ: 18.4.1

17. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 550 OBJ: 18.2.1

18. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 567 OBJ: 18.4.1

19. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 569 OBJ: 18.4.2

20. ANS: E DIF: L1 REF: p. 578 OBJ: 18.5.2

21. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 578 OBJ: 18.5.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE

22. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 506 OBJ: 17.1.1

23. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 506 OBJ: 17.1.1

24. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 506 OBJ: 17.1.2

25. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 507 OBJ: 17.1.2

26. ANS: B DIF: L2 REF: p. 507 OBJ: 17.1.2

27. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 507 OBJ: 17.1.3

28. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 509, p. 510
OBJ: 17.1.3

29. ANS: B DIF: L2 REF: p. 509 OBJ: 17.1.3

30. ANS: C DIF: L2 REF: p. 512 OBJ: 17.2.1

31. ANS: A DIF: L2 REF: p. 516 OBJ: 17.2.2

32. ANS: D DIF: L2 REF: p. 526 OBJ: 17.3.2

33. ANS: A DIF: L2 REF: p. 549 OBJ: 18.2.1

34. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 556 OBJ: 18.2.3

35. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 556 OBJ: 18.2.3

sample test ep 4

review sheetep 4

Matching

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. molar volume
b. molar mass
c. atomic mass


____ 1. the number of grams of an element that is numerically equal to the atomic mass of the element in amu

____ 2. the mass of a mole of any element or compound

____ 3. the volume occupied by a mole of any gas at STP

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. representative particle d. percent composition
b. mole e. standard temperature and pressure
c. Avogadro's number f. empirical formula


____ 4. the number of representative particles of a substance present in 1 mole of that substance

____ 5. an atom, an ion, or a molecule, depending upon the way a substance commonly exists

____ 6. the SI unit used to measure amount of substance

____ 7. 0 C and 1 atm

____ 8. the percent by mass of each element in a compound

____ 9. the smallest whole number ratio of the atoms in a compound

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. product d. balanced equation
b. reactant e. skeleton equation
c. chemical equation


____ 10. a chemical equation that does not indicate relative amounts of reactants and products

____ 11. a new substance formed in a chemical reaction

____ 12. a starting substance in a chemical reaction

____ 13. a concise representation of a chemical reaction

____ 14. an equation in which each side has the same number of atoms of each element

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. activity series of metals c. combustion reaction
b. single-replacement reaction d. decomposition reaction


____ 15. a reaction in which a single compound is broken down into simpler substances

____ 16. a reaction in which oxygen reacts with another substance, often producing heat or light

____ 17. a reaction in which the atoms of one element replace the atoms of a second element in a compound

____ 18. a list of metals in order of decreasing reactivity

Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. actual yield e. limiting reagent
b. percent yield f. mass
c. theoretical yield g. number of molecules
d. excess reagent h. volume


____ 19. This quantity can always be used in the same way as moles when interpreting balanced chemical equations.

____ 20. This is conserved only in reactions where the temperature is constant and the number of moles of gaseous reactants is the same as that of gaseous products.

____ 21. This is conserved in every ordinary chemical reaction.

____ 22. the reactant that determines the amount of product that can be formed in a reaction

____ 23. the maximum amount of product that could be formed from given amounts of reactants

____ 24. the reactant that is not completely used up in a reaction

____ 25. the amount of product formed when a reaction is carried out in the laboratory

____ 26. the ratio of the actual yield to the theoretical yield

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 27. How many moles of tungsten atoms are in 4.8 10 atoms of tungsten?
a. 8.0 10 moles c. 1.3 10 moles
b. 8.0 10 moles d. 1.3 10 moles


____ 28. How many molecules are in 2.10 mol CO ?
a. 2.53 10 molecules c. 3.49 10 molecules
b. 3.79 10 molecules d. 1.26 10 molecules


____ 29. What is true about the molar mass of chlorine gas?
a. The molar mass is 35.5 g.
b. The molar mass is 71.0 g.
c. The molar mass is equal to the mass of one mole of chlorine atoms.
d. none of the above


____ 30. What is the number of moles in 432 g Ba(NO ) ?
a. 0.237 mol c. 1.65 mol
b. 0.605 mol d. 3.66 mol


____ 31. What is the volume, in liters, of 0.500 mol of C H gas at STP?
a. 0.0335 L c. 16.8 L
b. 11.2 L d. 22.4 L


____ 32. What is the density at STP of the gas sulfur hexafluoride, SF ?
a. 0.153 g/L c. 3270 g/L
b. 6.52 g/L d. 3.93 10 g/L


____ 33. What is the percent composition of chromium in BaCrO ?
a. 4.87% c. 20.5%
b. 9.47% d. 25.2%


____ 34. Which of the following compounds have the same empirical formula?
a. CO and SO c. C H and C H
b. C H and C H d. C H and C H


____ 35. What are the coefficients that will balance the skeleton equation below?
AlCl + NaOH Al(OH) NaCl
a. 1, 3, 1, 3 c. 1, 1, 1, 3
b. 3, 1, 3, 1 d. 1, 3, 3, 1


____ 36. What are the coefficients that will balance the skeleton equation below?
N + H NH
a. 1, 1, 2 c. 3, 1, 2
b. 1, 3, 3 d. 1, 3, 2


____ 37. When the equation KClO (s) KCl(s) + O (g) is balanced, the coefficient of KClO3 is ____.
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 4


____ 38. How many moles of aluminum are needed to react completely with 1.2 mol of FeO?
2Al(s) + 3FeO(s)  3Fe(s) + Al O (s)
a. 1.2 mol c. 1.6 mol
b. 0.8 mol d. 2.4 mol


____ 39. When iron rusts in air, iron(III) oxide is produced. How many moles of oxygen react with 2.4 mol of iron in the rusting reaction?
4Fe(s) + 3O (g)  2Fe2O (s)
a. 1.2 mol c. 2.4 mol
b. 1.8 mol d. 3.2 mol


____ 40. At STP, how many liters of oxygen are required to react completely with 3.6 liters of hydrogen to form water?
2H (g) + O (g)  2H O(g)
a. 1.8 L c. 2.0 L
b. 3.6 L d. 2.4 L


____ 41. The equation below shows the decomposition of lead nitrate. How many grams of oxygen are produced when 11.5 g NO is formed?

a. 1.00 g c. 2.88 g
b. 2.00 g d. 32.0 g


review sheet
Answer Section

MATCHING

1. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 294 OBJ: 10.1.3

2. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 294, p. 295
OBJ: 10.1.3, 10.1.4

3. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 300 OBJ: 10.2.2

4. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 290 OBJ: 10.1.2

5. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 290 OBJ: 10.1.2

6. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 290 OBJ: 10.2.1

7. ANS: E DIF: L1 REF: p. 300 OBJ: 10.2.2

8. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 305 OBJ: 10.3.1

9. ANS: F DIF: L1 REF: p. 309 OBJ: 10.3.2

10. ANS: E DIF: L1 REF: p. 323 OBJ: 11.1.2

11. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 323 OBJ: 11.1.2

12. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 323 OBJ: 11.1.2

13. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 323 OBJ: 11.1.3

14. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 325 OBJ: 11.1.3

15. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 332 OBJ: 11.2.1

16. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 336, p. 337
OBJ: 11.2.1

17. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 333 OBJ: 11.2.1

18. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 333 OBJ: 11.2.2

19. ANS: G DIF: L1 REF: p. 356 OBJ: 12.1.2

20. ANS: H DIF: L1 REF: p. 357 OBJ: 12.1.2

21. ANS: F DIF: L1 REF: p. 357 OBJ: 12.1.2

22. ANS: E DIF: L1 REF: p. 369 OBJ: 12.3.1

23. ANS: C DIF: L1 REF: p. 369 OBJ: 12.3.1

24. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 372 OBJ: 12.3.2

25. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 372 OBJ: 12.3.2

26. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 372 OBJ: 12.3.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE

27. ANS: B DIF: L2 REF: p. 290, p. 291
OBJ: 10.1.2

28. ANS: D DIF: L2 REF: p. 291, p. 292
OBJ: 10.1.2

29. ANS: B DIF: L2 REF: p. 294 OBJ: 10.1.3

30. ANS: C DIF: L2 REF: p. 299 OBJ: 10.2.1

31. ANS: B DIF: L2 REF: p. 301 OBJ: 10.2.2

32. ANS: B DIF: L2 REF: p. 302 OBJ: 10.2.2

33. ANS: C DIF: L2 REF: p. 307 OBJ: 10.3.1

34. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 309 OBJ: 10.3.2

35. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 324, p. 325
OBJ: 11.1.3

36. ANS: D DIF: L1 REF: p. 324, p. 325
OBJ: 11.1.3

37. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 327 OBJ: 11.1.3

38. ANS: B DIF: L1 REF: p. 359, p. 360
OBJ: 12.2.1

39. ANS: B DIF: L2 REF: p. 359, p. 360
OBJ: 12.2.1

40. ANS: A DIF: L1 REF: p. 363, p. 364, p. 365, p. 366
OBJ: 12.2.2

41. ANS: B DIF: L2 REF: p. 360, p. 361, p. 362
OBJ: 12.2.2

Six Tweeners! Between the leg shots

I forgot I had this video from my old friends, Mikey Chan and Sean Jobe. Simply aWesome!

How to hit the One-handed Backhand



simple is always the best

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Down 2-5, we make a comeback...

You got to love doubles...




and I was exhausted...

www.rupissed.com AWESOME SITE

It tells you if you're still drunk the next day... apparently, alcohol degradation within the body is at a steady rate that pretty much cannot change--it is a constant and even the next day, you can still have alcohol in your blood even if many hours have gone by.

http://www.rupissed.com/#volume

got to try this.

I always wondered when I played tennis the next day after drinking the night before, WHY I was playing so bad. I once missed 24 volleys in three sets... um there are 24 points in a set... and the match was at 1:00 p.m. we got in at 2:00 a.m. This explains it.

How to Read Serves

There are fundamental differences between a flat and a kick serve.




this shows it along with how I don't use my back on my kick serve...

Want to volley like a pro--like a hi 10spro?

Actually, this is just an assessment video of myself.



it's good to do this every three months.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Chemistry Bonus

I need a problem based powerpoint where you do three problems and have three solutions.

ep 4 it can be on chapter 11 or 12

ep 5 it can be on chapter 17 or 18

ep 6 it can be on chapter 21 or 12

deadline december 13

A Happy place...

It's been 6 months since I played CJ. He's very, very good. He is my nemesis--he has a great return, awesome passing shots, and can run forever. Most guys I play have a flaw--a side weakness--but I haven't found it in CJ.



Ironically, I think I can beat him, but i'm saving it for a tournament--and even if I try, the game plan to beat him would be difficult to execute. BUT I can also beat him straight up with my normal serve and volley game.

i got waxed, but it was fun. It was. It forced me to play better.

Things I need to improve--

I have to lose weight. WTF. i'm a slow mofo.

I have to run more--I get tired too easily and it affects my play.

I need more court time just rallying.

But you know what? It was a happy place to be.

Great Truisms from a great Pitcher--Greg Maddux

Use these when you think about serves:

How to get out of a jam: "When you're in trouble, think softer. Take advantage of the hitter's eagerness. Don't throw harder. Locate better."

• Why he throws more warmup and bullpen pitches out of the stretch than the windup: "Think about it: when is it most important to execute a pitch? With runners on base."

• On radar guns: "I'd rather have movement and location than velocity any time."

• On getting to the majors: "In the minor leagues, it was always about getting better. I was never too worried about results."

• On out-thinking hitters: "You have to alter patterns. I don't surprise anybody with what I throw. You just have to mix your pitches up. Even if the hitter is guessing right, if you locate it you won't get hurt. You might give up a single or a double, but it's not the end of the world."

• On how long he wanted to pitch: "As long as I can do it. I don't want to embarrass myself by any means. But I'd rather pitch bad than not pitch."

• On winning with finesse: "It's more stressful, but it's a welcome kind of stress. If you didn't have that every fifth day, baseball wouldn't be fun. If it wasn't hard to win a game it wouldn't be fun."

Friday, December 5, 2008

Mental toughness starts with the return

You wake up to go to school. I bet you do the same things everyday. Roll out of bed, take a shower, brush your teeth, get your clothes ready, etc. Well, to be successful in tennis, you have to do the same things as well. It's called having a ritual.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Today was depressing, but

I don't know why but today the world was a heavy place to be. everything was on me. school, work, kids, debate, tennis, and life. I don't know why, but I was down. and I'm never down.

part of me just can't shake it. it's so unreal sometimes to miss your mom. it's a weird, weird thing. and I don't understand how it can be there in the back of my mind. when it's been over two months already. i was there. gosh, can you imagine if it was now, and I couldn't get out of Thailand.

so here I am, lying in bed. and I ran to the refuge of the one that protects me. he who can't be named so to speak. it's simple, it was tennis. the one constant in my life. I ran to the court, where people know my name, but that's about it. and it's funny to be at the courts, playing with people who are slightly better and slightly worse than my friends back home. the court is kind of bad--it's faster than glass. I tried new shoes today--bball shoes, what a mistake? I slipped four times.

but there's something in the simplicity of striking the ball. from the warm-ups, to the points. and it's funny because I think I played kind of bad tonight.

but you know in that one moment, as i'm about to strike the ball or the ball is in play, my mind is clear. there's not a thought in my head. there's no tomorrow or yesterday. it's just the ball, the court, and me. and it's fun. the great thing is i played about four sets tonight. and i think i won 2 and lost 2, but it was tight. tiebreaker, 6-4, 6-3, and 4-4. and the points blend in. but it was a raging good time.

and now i'm home about to sleep.

and i'm content. still playing kind of blah, but it's a better day.

what do people do that don't have tennis? i just don't understand.

Reading a Serve



Experience takes a precedence here, because there are a lot of ways to serve out there. The funniest and most difficult are the unorthodox servers, but if you focus on the toss up on the ball, the impact, and reading where the racquet goes, you'll get it.

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