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We reviewed basic information regarding the DNA central dogma, replication, transcription, translation, gene expression and related topics.

The student is currently working on a unit that she is comfortable with in Geometry, so we decided to work on Chemistry instead. There, we reviewed thermochemistry, and the applications of the m-cat equation.

Today we covered balancing equations. The student is getting a hang of balancing equations and we reviewed polyatomic ions.

Today, the student and I worked on electrochemistry, oxidation and reduction potentials, the Nernst equation for calculating Gibbs free energy, the modified Nernst equation for calculating E cell from E standard. We also went over a little bit of review of electrochemistry in general including oxidizing agent, reducing agent, and using reduction potentials and flipping them to form oxidation potentials to calculate E cell. I sent her a handout on balancing, which she needs some practice with. Also she had an assignment she needs to finish online that she made it through half of. She has decided to make one more appointment for tomorrow in addition to Thursday since she has her test on Friday and an exam soon thereafter.

We went through some problems on waves, beats, Doppler, and sound. The student totally got beats and Doppler after I explained them, and my story about how the source sets the frequency cleared up some confusion. There were many equations she had not seen that I presented and explained, and then she was able to solve the problems.

We discussed Hess's Law and how to solve problems. We talked about the definition of state functions and how they apply to the theory behind Hess's Law. We then worked out a couple of the student's practice problems explaining them in terms of the theoretical concept.