Coppin State College ! Department of Natural Sciences
PHSC 101Dr. Alfred N. Amah
Physical Science IFall 2000
LECTURE SYLLABUS
CONTENTS
PHSC 101 Lecture Syllabus, Winter 1999, Page 1
Instructor..1
Class Meeting Times..1
A. Texts and Supplies C Lecture and Laboratory..1
B. Prerequisite for PHSC 101
C. Repeating a Course at CSC..2
D1. Course Grading..2
D2. Make-Up Policy..2
D3. Attendance Policy..2
D4.Cheating Policy..3
D5. Examinations..3
E. Physical Science WWW Home Page..3
F. Old Examinations..3
G. Current Examination Solutions..3
H. The Road to Success in Physical Science..3
I. About Reading Assignments and Study Questions..5
J. About the Study Guide/Solutions Manual..5
K. Answers to Exercises; Glossary of Terms..5
L. Reading and Study Problem Assignments..5
Semester Calendar...at end
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INSTRUCTORS
Dr.Alfred N. Amah; Office:PJ305; Office phone: 410-383-5780 (or leave messages at 410-383-5777);
e-mail: ; Office hours: after lecture and during or after lab
e-Mail: ; Office hours: to be announced
CLASS MEETING TIMES
Lecture: M 5:20-8:20 PM
Laboratory:
W: Lab 5:20-8:20 pm
A. TEXTS AND SUPPLIES C Lecture and Laboratory
!LECTURE
Required
(1) The Physical Universe 8th Edition by K. B. Krauskpof & Arthur Beiser (McGraw-Hill, Eighth Edition, 1997)
(2)Study Guide to Accompany Krauskopf & Beiser-The Physical Universe by Steven D. Carey and Arthur Beiser.(McGraw-Hill, 1997). Contains material for lecture and lab.
! LABORATORY
Required
(1)Lab Text
(2)Lab Notebook See notice from instructor. No alternate notebook is acceptable.
(3)Safety goggles See notice from instructor. Approved safety goggles must be worn in laboratory at all times.
Highly recommendedLaboratory coat or apron, and inexpensive rubber gloves such as those available at the grocery store.
B. PREREQUISITE FOR PHSC 101
The prerequisite for PHSC 101 is two semesters of high school mathematics, chemistry, physics, and biology for science majors with an average grade of C or better. If you don’t have this prerequisite, you must get permission to take PHSC 101 from the instructor.
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C. REPEATING A COURSE AT CSC
To repeat a course, contact the Registrar’s office in the Administration Building for details and procedures. CSC students who repeat a course more than once must obtain prior permission from the University before repeating it.
D. EXAMINATIONS, COURSE GRADING, COURSE STRUCTURE
1. COURSE GRADING
Your final course grade will be computed as follows, with lecture counting 70% and laboratory 30%.
Lecture Grade (70%)
Best 3 out of 4 lecture exams at 18.3% each: 55% (Note 1)
Final Examination: 15%
Laboratory Grade (30%)
Quizzes , Homework Exercises, Projects, and Class Participation: 10% (Note 2)
Laboratory Reports: 20% (Note 3)
NOTES:
(1) Four lecture exams will be given in the course, and the lowest grade will be dropped. No make-up exams will be given; a missed exam will be given a A0@. The final exam grade and the laboratory exam grades will not be dropped. The final exam must be taken.
(2) All are weighted equally.
(3) A written report is required for each lab experiment performed. All are weighted equally.
The correlation between letter grades and numerical grades on all work (lecture exams, final exam, lab exams, pre-lab exercises, and lab reports) will be: A = 90-100%; B = 80-89%; C = 70-79%; D = 60-69%
You must pass both lecture and laboratory with a grade of D or better to pass the course. If you fail either lecture or laboratory, your final course grade will be an F. All laboratory experiments must be performed, and a report on each experiment must be handed in; one or more missing laboratory reports will result in your course grade being an F.
2. MAKE-UP POLICY
No make-up examinations will be given. A missed examination will be given a A0@.
3. ATTENDANCE POLICY
Attendance is required for examinations and for laboratory work. Attendance in lectures is strongly recommended. You are responsible for (a) all lecture material, (b) any announcements made in lecture or lab, and (c) getting copies of any material handed out in lecture or lab.
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4. CHEATING POLICY B DON=T
Exams Cheating on an examination will result in AF@ in the course.
Lab Reports If it is clear that two or more students have copied pre-lab exercises and/or lab reports, the grade for each student involved will be reduced by 20% and may, at the option of the instructor, receive a grade of zero. No Aconfessions@ as to who copied who will be accepted. It is anticipated that students will do their own written work. Any violation of this rule constitutes plagiarism. Plagiarism includes any form of cheating on an examination, tests or quizzes, and any unacknowledged/undocumented use of another=s writing or ideas , published or unpublished. A student who plagiarizes will receive an F for the project.
5. EXAMINATIONS
The schedule for the four lecture exams (70 minutes each), and the final exam (2 hours) is given on the Semester Calendar at the end of this syllabus. All exams will start at the beginning of class.
E. CHEMISTRY TUTOR CENTER & WWW HOME PAGE
The Department of Natural Sciences, under the direction of Dr. Gilbert Ogonji, have some tutoring services available to all students. There is no cost to you. Feel free to stop by the Department Office for help with lecture and/or laboratory material.
F. OLD EXAMINATIONS
Copies of two semesters of Professor Wu and Krishnan lecture, laboratory and final examinations (many contain answers) are available in my Office.
G. CURRENT EXAMINATION SOLUTIONS
Solutions to current examinations will be posted on the bulletin boards outside PJ 305.
H. THE ROAD TO SUCCESS IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE
All students who take physical science should be capable of passing both semesters of it. Many students fear this course because of rumors heard through the grapevine. Be assured that there is no predetermined number of failing grades that will be given; if all students do satisfactory work, there will be no failures. What can you do to help ensure success in this course? Hopefully, the comments below will be useful to you in your quest to master organic chemistry.
A common problem students face in physical science and in any science courses is falling hopelessly behind and never catching up. Physical Science is much like a foreign language and its study should be approached with this in mind. If you take a foreign language, would you consider not studying the vocabulary and grammar for 2-3 weeks? Unquestionably, no! You know you would never catch up if you did this. With physical science, you must keep up with the material if you hope to succeed and do well. In general, you will find it impossible to let the course slide for several weeks and then learn all the material in a couple of days before an examination. This just can’t be done by most students. As you will soon see, a reasonable amount of memorization is required in physical science. There is, however, a great deal of understanding of how reactions occur to make learning the material easier. I assume that none of you have had physical science and thus know nothing about it, so I will start from the beginning and build up the physical science pyramid for you. My lectures will parallel the text and are intended to emphasize and summarize important principles and concepts in it. Consider the lectures to be the course outline and use the text to supplement them.
The best method of studying organic chemistry will vary from student to student, and I offer the following study hints and suggestions with the hope you will find one or more of them beneficial.
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1. Lecture Notes. It helps to recopy your lecture notes the same day as the lecture. This gives you the chance to review the material again while it is fresh in your mind and to add material that you might not have copied down. This can be especially beneficial if done in conjunction with the assigned reading material in the text.
2. Reading Assignments. Reading assignments for the entire semester are provided in this syllabus. You will get more from the lectures if you read, or at least scan, the assigned material before coming to class.
3. Study Problems. A number of study questions have been assigned from the text, and these represent the minimum number of problems you should solve. Work the problems on your own first, but only after you have studied the material well. Then check your answers with those given in the Solutions Manual/Study Guide. The greatest benefit to be derived from the study questions comes from your struggling through them on your own after you have studied the material and feel you know it well. Refer to the text or your lecture notes only if you really get stuck. If you can correctly answer most of the study questions without looking at the answer first, you should feel confident that you will do well on the examinations. In other words, use the study questions as a self-test to ensure you are mastering the material. A major key to success in physical science is working study problems. Try to work a couple problems each day and not let them pile up until just before an examination.
An alternative study techniqueCone that is likely to be unsuccessfulCis to read the questions and then look at the answer book. The answer may be obvious once you have seen it, but you are only kidding yourself if you think this is an effective way to study organic chemistry!
4. Flash cards. Many foreign language students find flash cards useful to learn vocabulary, and they can be used with equal success in physical science. Make your own flash cards, as you will learn a great deal just from making them. Flash cards may be used for all aspects of organic chemistry: structure, nomenclature, reactions, reaction mechanisms, and so forth. I will periodically point out in lecture some ways you may find flash cards useful.
5. Learn it cold. You must become completely conversant with physical science to master it and do well in the course. Learn the material backwards and forwards so you can write it down without thinking. The more you write structures, names, reactions, etc., the more second nature they will become to you.
6.Plan to spend at least thirty (30) hour a week outside of class to study lecture material and preparing for lab. In other words, taking physical science in the Winter is a FULL-TIME job.
The secret to success in physical science is continual and systematic study. Most good students agree that physical science is not intrinsically hard, but it does require a great deal of work. Physical Science is not a Agut" course, but it can be fun and enjoyable. Try to ignore all the bad press you have heard about physical science; give it a chance and work hard. Who knows, you might join the ranks of many students in the past who say they have enjoyed it.
In summary: (1) keep up with the material and don’t fall behind, (2) develop regular study habits, and (3) work study problems. Now is the time! Get off to a good start and keep up through the entire semester. Good luck to all!
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I. ABOUT READING ASSIGNMENTS AND STUDY QUESTIONS
Read Preface on page vii in Schmid. Along with each Chapter are a number of suggested Study Questions that are to be used in conjunction with the lecture material. It is important to work study questions. In this manner you will gain experience in applying what you have learned, and you will gain confidence in yourself. First, work the problems on your own; this is best done only after you have studied the material thoroughly. Refer to your lecture notes and the text for help if needed. Then, check your answers with the Study Guide/Solutions Manual; if your answers are wrong, seek to find out where you went astray.
You are not required to hand in any of the assigned study problems, but you should work each of them because some of the assigned study questions will appear on each of your lecture examinations given during the semester. All assigned study questions are fair game as examination questions.
J. ABOUT THE STUDY GUIDE/SOLUTIONS MANUAL
The Study Guide/Solutions Manual gives an acceptable and correct answer to each question, but there be more than one correct answer for some questions. If your answer differs from that given in the Study Guide/Solutions Manual, check with your instructor or the Chemistry Tutor Center about your answer.
K. ANSWERS TO EXERCISES; GLOSSARY OF TERMS
L. READING AND STUDY PROBLEM ASSIGNMENTS
Chapters will be covered in the order given. Read assigned Chapters and Sections completely.
REVIEW MATERIAL FROM GENERAL SCIENCE in High School
As a minimum, you should be familiar with these concepts from General Science. If not, review them in our textbook and/or your General Science text. Some of these concepts will be reviewed briefly in lecture and laboratory when they are encountered.
For Lecture (Reference to sections in Schmid given in parentheses.)
Hydrogen atomic orbitals (1.3), electron configuration of atoms (1.4 and Table 1.2), Lewis structures (1.5), molecular structure using VSEPR model (1.7), bond formation (1.8), chemical bonds (1.9), hybrid atomic orbitals (1.10), resonance (1.12), polar covalent bonding and electronegativity (1.14), hydrogen bonding (1.16C), Brønsted-Lowry acids and bases, conjugate acids and bases (3.2), relative strengths of acids and basesCno calculations (3.3, 3.4), Lewis acids and bases (3.7), curved arrows for direction of electron pair movement in chemical reactionsCthis concept will be used extensively throughout the course (3.8), rate lawsCno calculations (3.12), catalysts (3.17)
For Laboratory Stoichiometry, limiting reagent (catalysts are never the limiting reagent!), theoretical yield, percent yield. Balancing chemical equations. Moles from weight and molecular weight, and weight from moles and molecular weight. Moles from a volume of solution, given the concentration. Weight of pure liquid, given the volume and density.
CHAPTER 1 Retrospect and Prelude
Reading: Sections 1.1, 1.5, 1.7, 1.10, 1.11, 1.14, 1.15. Review rest of chapter
Study Questions: [In-Chapter] 1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.9, 1.10, 1.14, 1.15
[End-of-Chapter] 1.17bcdefhkmnopqtwy, 1.25, 1.27ab, 1.33, 1.39, 1.40, 1.42
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CHAPTER 2 Alkanes, Cycloalkanes, and Their Derivatives
Reading: All of Chapter, except Section 2.10
Study Questions: [In-Chapter] 2.1abcg, 2.3, 2.4abc, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7ad, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10abde, 2.11, 2.12, 2.15B2.20
[End-of-Chapter] 2.21(omit parts kno), 2.22, 2.23abefgh, 2.24B2.27, 2.28ab, 2.29ab, 2.34abd, 2.38ab, 2.39abde
NOMENCLATURE Additional nomenclature from later chapters will be covered as follows, with study questions given in parentheses. See also the nomenclature summary inside front cover of Schmid.
Aromatic Compounds Sec. 21.1 (21.1, 21.2)*Amides Sec. 16.2 (16.1d)
Alcohols Sec. 11.2 (11.2abc, 11.3, 11.4abc)
*Alkenes Sec. 7.2 (7.2ac, 7.3ab)*IUPAC names only
*Alkynes Sec. 9.2 (9.1a, 9.2 abce)
*Aldehydes and *Ketones Sec. 14.1 (14.1ab, 14.2a, 14.3d, 14.4ac)
*Carboxylic Acids Sec. 15.1 (15.1a, 15.2c)
*Carboxylic Acid Esters Sec. 15.1 (15.3ab, 15.4d)
CHAPTER 3 Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
Reading: Scan entire chapter lightly. See AReview Material from General Chemistry B Lecture@ for specific sections to read carefully.
CHAPTER 4 Conformations of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
Reading: All of Chapter, except lightly on Section 4.14. Read Box 4.1
Study Questions: [In-Chapter] 4.4abc, 4.5abc, 4.6B4.13
[End-of-Chapter] 4.15(omit parts dir), 4.16ab, 4.17ab, 4.18ab, 4.20, 4.22B4.25, 4.27abd, 4.28, 4.29
CHAPTER 6 Stereochemistry
Reading: Sections 6.1B6.5, 6.7, 6.9, 6.10, 6.15, 6.16. Lightly read Sections 6.12B6.14
Study Questions: [In-Chapter] 6.2, 6.3, 6.5B6.9, 6.10abc, 6.11a, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26
[End-of-Chapter] 6.27(omit parts efno), 6.29B6.32, 6.34ab, 6.39abcd, 6.40, 6.41ab, 6.44
CHAPTER 7 Alkenes: Structure, Acid Additions, and Preparation
Reading: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 7.7B7.15, 7.17B7.19. Read Sec. 12.16. Read Boxes 7.1, 7.2. Lightly read Sections 7.4, 7.16.
Study Questions: [In-Chapter] 7.1B7.9, 7.12, 7.14B7.20, 7.22B7.26
[End-of-Chapter] 7.27, 7.28abcdeh, 7.29B7.35
Chapter 12: 12.12B12.14
CHAPTER 8 More Addition Reactions of Alkenes
Reading: All of Chapter, except lightly read Sections 8.2, 8.7. Also read page 459 (Table 11.3) which summarizes methods of preparing alcohols from alkenes that are discussed in Chapters 7 & 8.
Study Questions: [In-Chapter] 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.5ab, 8.7, 8.8ace, 8.9a, 8.10a, 8.11abc, 8.12, 8.15B8.19, 8.20abc
[End-of-Chapter] 8.24, 8.25, 8.26abcdefg, 8.27, 8.28abcde, 8.32af, 8.37
CHAPTER 12 Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination Reactions
Reading: 12.1, 12.2, 12.4, 12.5, 12.7, 12.8, 12.10B12.12, 12.14, 12.15, 12.17B12.20. Lightly read Sections 12.3, 12.13
Study Questions: [In-Chapter] 12.1, 12.2bc, 12.4, 12.7, 12.8, 12.10
[End-of-Chapter] 12.15, 12.16acd, 12.17, 12.18abcd, 12.19abcdeg, 12.24, 12.27, 12.28, 12.30abc
[Supplement] Substitution-Elimination Problems - all.
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CHAPTER 9 Alkynes
Reading: 9.1, 9.2, 9.8, 9.10B9.13. Lightly read Sections 9.3, 9.4, 9.7A
Study Questions: [In-Chapter] 9.1acde, 9.2abcd, 9.5, 9.6, 9.11ac, 9.12ab, 9.15, 9.16, 9.18b
[End-of-Chapter] 9.20abcfg, 9.23abc, 9.24bchik, 9.25bckm, 9.27acdf, 9.28acd
CHAPTER 11 Alcohols
Reading: 11.1, 11.2, 11.5B11.10, 11.15B11.18, 11.20B11.22. Read Sec. 12.9. Lightly read Sections 11.3, 11.11B11.14, 11.19.
Study Questions: [In-Chapter] 11.1B11.3, 11.4abcde, 11.5abcd, 11.7, 11.9B11.12, 11.14B11.18, 11.23, 11.24
[End-of-Chapter] 11.25abcdefhjk, 11.26abc, 11.27abc, 11.28B11.30, 11.32abcd, 11.36abc, 11.39, 11.40, 11.42abce
CHAPTER 13 Ethers and Epoxides
Reading: 13.1, 13.2, 13.8, 13.10, 13.12, 13.13, 13.15B13.17. Read Box 13.1. Lightly read Sections 13.3, 13.6, 13.7, 13.11, 13.14
Study Questions: [In-Chapter] 13.1abcd, 13.2abc, 13.5bc, 13.6cd, 13.9ab, 13.11abde, 13.19
[End-of-Chapter] 13.25ab, 13.27, 13.29ab, 13.30ad, 13.31abc
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