Chemistry 112Principles of ChemistrySpring 2009
Instructor: Dr. Amy L. Rogers
Office: 318 A ChemistryBuilding
Telephone: 953-7292
Email:
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Office Hours: MWF 10:00-11:00 am
or by appointment
Required Materials: General Chemistry, The Essential Concepts, 5thedition, Chang
Suggested Text: Chemistry, The Essential Concepts, 5th edition, Chang Student’s Solution Manual
Calculators: You will need a calculator that performs exponential and logarithmic functions. You will need to bring it to all class meetings.
Prerequisite: A basic working knowledge of general algebra and Chemistry 111.
Lecture: 9:00 am, MWF, SCIC 317. Please be prompt. Lectures will begin in-class quizzes. If you are late, you will not be given more time to complete the quiz.
Lab: Please make sure that you are registered for a Chemistry 112 laboratory. You must wear closed-toed shoes, pants or skirts to the knee, shirts with sleeves and proper eyewear during lab. Please be prepared for the first day of lab. Lab starts the first week of class.
Lecture Quizzes: Quizzes will be given in-class everyday. In-class quizzes will cover the most important topics discussed in the prior lecture. The lowest quiz will be dropped.
Attendance: Attendance is mandatory. Extreme circumstances (i.e., C of C sports/group event, medical problem, etc.) must be excused by a note from the school or doctor.
Participation: I expect everyone to participate in class. This is the only way that I can evaluate the general understanding of the class. Participation will help determine grades of students on the borderline.
Homework: Homework will be assigned throughout the semester. Homework might be periodically graded but used mostly for discussion/calculations during class.
Tests: There will be five exams throughout the semester. The tentative dates set for the exams are:
Exam I: Monday, January 26
Exam II: Wednesday, February 11
Exam III: Wednesday, March 11
Exam IV: Friday, March 27
Exam V: Monday, April 27
Final Exam: The final exam will be comprehensive. It is the American Chemical Society standardized test for second semester general chemistry. Final exam is on Wednesday, May6,4 pm. This is the last day of exams. Please plan accordingly.
Make-ups: There will be nomake-ups for quizzes, no matter what. I drop one quiz, so if you miss one, then that will serve as your drop. If you miss more than one, you will receive a grade of 0 for that quiz. Test may only be made up if appropriate documentation is presented and approved by undergraduate studies, the chairman of the chemistry department, and myself.
Chapters of Study (in order of lecture)
Intermolecular Forces: Chapter 12.2
Solutions: Chapter 13
Equilibrium: Chapter 15
Solubility Product Constant Chapter 17.5-16.6
Acid/Base: Chapter 16
Buffers and Titration: Chapter 17.1-17.4
Chemical Kinetics: Chapter 14
Electrochemistry: Chapter 19
Thermochemistry: Chapter 18
Grading:
Five Exams500 points
Lecture quizzes100 points
Final exam200 points
Total points800 points
Grading Scale:
A93-100C73-76
A-90-92C-70-72
B+87-89D+ 68-69
B83-86D65-67
B-80-82D-63-64
C+77-79Fbelow 63
Important Dates to Remember:
Jan. 12First day of classes
Jan. 19Martin Luther King holiday observed
Feb. 23Last day to withdraw from classes with grade of “W”
March 1Spring Break begins
April 27Last day of classes
May 6Final Exam
Honor Code: I expect each student in my class to maintain honor and integrity throughout this course. I do not tolerate cheating or any sort of dishonesty. Appropriate action will be takenwithout hesitation if any student is found in violation of the honor code.