Chapters 2 and 3 laboratory safety, sig figs, density, compound, element, mixture, hetero-/homo-geneous, metrics, factor label method, conversion factors, temperature scales, physical and chemical
Chapters 4 and 7 atoms, molecules, ions, atomic structure/theory, 3 laws, A, Z, isotopes, period/family/group, structural/molecular/empirical formula, cation, anion, mono-/poly-atomic ion, ionic charges, binary compounds, naming compounds, hydrates
Chapters 5, 6, 10 and 11 quantum numbers, orbital, energy level, electron spin, Pauli Exclusion Principle, e- configuration, orbital fill diagram, periodic trends: ionization energy, electronegativity, electron affinity, ionic radius, atomic radius, how electron configuration relates to period/family . . .
Chapters 8 and 9 stoichiometry, isotopic abundance, Avagadro's number, mole, formula/molar mass, percent composition, empirical/molecular formula, writing and balancing chemical equations, mole ratio, limiting/excess reactant, theoretical/experimental/percent yield
Chapters 15 and 18 PV = nRT, Kelvin scale, directly/inversely proportional, partial pressure, vapor pressure, effusion, Graham's Law, Charles' Law, Combined Gas Law . . .
BIG HINTS:
1. Start now. Don't wait until the night before the final exam. Spend 20-30 minutes each night going over two or three of the topics; reviewing your old homeworks, notes, etcetera. If you do this at least a couple of weeks in advance, you should actually take a break the night before the exam--just play or get a good night's sleep or cram for your other finals (still not a good idea--for ANY class).
2. Use your notes and your warm-ups. If you have been doing a good job on them, you will have an example of virtually every kind of problem we have covered. The most effective way of doing this is to try the problems in each chapter and if you have a problem, then go back to your notes and/or warm-ups for hints on how to solve the problem.
3. Little things are important: get a good breakfast (not so big that it makes you sleepy), wear comfortable clothing so you're not distracted by anything that makes you squirm, take a deep breath and relax.
4. Arrive on time and prepared. Have your own pencil, calculator, eraser and scratch paper; they will not be provided for you, nor may you borrow them from anyone during exam time. Please be sure you have extra pencils, batteries--whatever you might run out of.
5. DON'T PANIC!! When you start your final exam, look through for the easy questions and answer those first. On the more difficult questions, try to eliminate one or more of the answers then use your best judgement on what's left. Remember that your exam will be compared to all the other students who had the same course material that you had; if there's something you don't know, chances are that other students won't know it, either.