Syllabus
WSU DEPARTMENT NAME
Chemistry
WSU COURSE NUMBER & LISTING
CHEM PS 1110: Elementary Chemistry (5 Credit Hrs.)
HIGH SCHOOL: [High School Name]
WSU Concurrent Adjunct Instructor: [Name]
High School Course Name: [Concurrent High School Course]
[School Year]
CONCURRENT ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR’S OFFICE HOURS
[Concurrent Adjunct Instructor’s office hours]
CONCURRENT ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR’S PHONE AND EMAIL
[Concurrent Adjunct Instructor’s phone and email]
PREREQUISITE HIGH SCHOOL COURSES IF ANY
[Prerequisite High School Courses if any]
WSU REQUIRED TEXTBOOK & MATERIALS:
Required Texts: / General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, 4th Edition by Janice Gorzynski Smith, McGraw Hill. Includes e-text, LearnSmart, and Connect. ISBN number will be available in January 2018.Safety-Scale Laboratory Experiments for Today 7th Edition or older by Spencer L. Seager and Michael Slabaugh
ISBN-10: 053873454X. An older edition is ok.
WSU COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This purpose of this course is to introduce general and some organic chemistry to students in nursing, engineering technology, and some other fields of science and health professions who will take no more than one year of chemistry. Chemistry 1110 is the first semester of a two-semester series that includes general, organic, and biochemistry. This course entails 4 hours of lecture/discussion and one 3-hour lab a week. This course satisfies the Physical Science General Education learning outcomes which are at the end of this syllabus.
WSU COURSE OBJECTIVES (IN ADDITION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OBJECTIVES):
Introduce students who are interested in nursing and other health science fields, engineering technology, or other science related fields to general chemistry. Specifically, these topics in the following chapters of the required text must be covered, and the associated laboratories completed:
Chapters from Text / Chapter Titles* / Associated Laboratory**1 / Matter and Measurement / Lab 1: Measurement and Significant Figures
2 / Atoms and the Periodic Table / Lab 2: Use of Balances
3 / Ionic Compounds / Lab 3: Volumeware and Density
4 / Covalent Compounds / Lab 4: Physical and Chemical Changes
5 / Chemical Reactions / Lab 6: Classification of Chemical Reactions
6 / Energy Changes, Reaction Rates, and Equilibrium / Lab 11: Reaction Rates and Equilibrium
7 / Gases, Liquids, and Solids / Lab 8: Gas Laws
8 / Solutions / Lab 10: Colligative Properties
9 / Acids and Bases / Lab 12: Acids, Bases, Salts and Buffers
10 / Nuclear Chemistry / Lab 13: Analysis of Vinegar
11 / Introduction to Organic Molecules and Functional Groups / Lab 5: Separations and Analysis
12 / Alkanes / Lab 34: Extraction of DNA from Wheat Germ
13 / Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
*taken from General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry 4th Edition, by Smith
** taken from Safety Scale Laboratory Experiments for Chemistry for Today, 8th Edition, by Seager and Slabaugh
COURSE GRADING
The grade for the course will be based on the following:
Chapter Exams (Exams written by WSU) / 40%Pre-Labs/Lab Reports (graded at the discretion of the instructor) / 20%
McGraw Hill LearnSmart and Connect Homework (WSU assigned) / 20%
Final Cumulative Exam (Exam written by WSU) / 20%
Total / 100%
Any student scoring less than 60% for the lab reports will have failed the lab part of the course and will receive a failing grade for the ENTIRE COURSE.
Regardless of overall score in the course, students must have an exam average (Chapter Exams and Cumulative Final Exam) of 65% to pass the course.
Grades will be based on the following minimums of the Total percentage as described above:
A 93% / B 83% / C 73% / D 63%A- 90% / B- 80% / C- 70% / D- 60%
B+ 87% / C+ 77% / D+ 67% / E <60%
McGRAW-HILL LEARNSMART AND CONNECT HOMEWORK
LearnSmart assignments are online reading assignments (the e-text is included) and on-line comprehension quizzes that should be completed prior to covering the topics in lecture. Connect Homework assignments are also on-line, and will be assigned for each Chapter covered. Grading for these assignments is completed automatically by the McGraw Hill system.
CHAPTER EXAMS
Chapter Exams will be given on ChiTester. Chapters 1- 6 must be completed before January 31, 2019. Chapters 7-13 must be completed before the final week of class. There is a two-hour time limit for each exam. Calculators are allowed. Periodic Tablesand scratch paper will be handed out.
FINAL CUMULATIVE EXAM
The Final Cumulative exam (Chapters 1-13) will be given on ChiTester before the last day of school. There is a two-hour time limit for the Final exam. Calculators are allowed. Periodic Tablesand scratch paper will be handed out with the exam.
LABORATORY INSTRUCTIONS
Important: All labs are to be done in a physical laboratory. Online labs are not acceptable.
1. You must bring a laboratory manual with you in order to check in lab.
2. Protective eye glasses or goggles must be worn at all times in the lab. Have them with you the first day of lab. Legs and torso must be covered (no shorts/skirts). Shoes must be low heeled, closed toe, and closed heel. It is recommended that dangling jewelry or clothing be avoided. No eating or drinking is allowed in the laboratory. In addition, any instructions given about safety precautions must be followed. Violation of any of these policies can result in expulsion from the lab for that day.
3. All experiments are to be performed on an individual basis (no partners) unless you are told otherwise. Lab reports are to be completed on an individual basis (no shared data).
4. Each experiment has a “pre-lab review” that is to be completed before you come to lab. It will be checked and initialed by your instructor AT THE BEGINNING of the lab period.
5. After you finish the experiment, your data sheets are to be initialed by instructor before you leave the lab.
6. Lab reports (“initialed” pre-lab review, data sheets, and post-lab questions) are due AT THE BEGINNING of your next scheduled lab period following completion of the experiment. Turn the reports in to your lab instructor. They will be graded and returned to you the following lab period.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Any student requiring accommodations or services due to a disability must contact Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) in room 181 of the Student Service Center at the Ogden Campus. SSD can also arrange to provide course materials (including this syllabus) in alternative formats if necessary. SSD can be found on the web at http://departments.weber.edu/ssd/.
HONOR CODE AND STUDENT CODE
If a student is caught cheating during an examination or lab, the student will be subject to academic discipline including the imposition of the University sanctions (i.e., given an E for the course and possible expulsion from the University). A description of cheating and possible sanctions may be found in the Student Code. The Student Code can be found on the web at http://www.weber.edu/ppm/Policies/6-22_StudentCode.html.
WSU COURSE EVALUATION:
As a student, you are given the privilege of evaluating this course. This is an anonymous evaluation which allows you an opportunity to express your opinions of the course and the instructor.
WSU NATURAL SCIENCE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PHYSICAL SCIENCE LEARNING OUTCOMES
FOUNDATIONS OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completing the natural sciences general education requirements, students will demonstrate their understanding of general principles of science:
1. Nature of science. Scientific knowledge is based on evidence that is repeatedly examined, and can change with new information. Scientific explanations differ fundamentally from those that are not scientific.
2. Integration of science. All natural phenomena are interrelated and share basic organizational principles. Scientific explanations obtained from different disciplines should be cohesive and integrated.
3. Science and society. The study of science provides explanations that have significant impact on society, including technological advancements, improvement of human life, and better understanding of human and other influences on the earth’s environment.
4. Problem solving and data analysis. Science relies on empirical data, and such data must be analyzed, interpreted, and generalized in a rigorous manner.
THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students will demonstrate their understanding of the following feature of the physical world:
1. Organization of systems: The universe is scientifically understandable in terms of interconnected systems. The systems evolve over time according to basic physical laws.
2. Matter: Matter comprises an important component of the universe, and has physical properties that can be described over a range of scales.
3. Energy: Interactions within the universe can be described in terms of energy exchange and conservation.
4. Forces: Equilibrium and change are determined by forces acting at all organizational levels.
CALENDAR OF COURSE CONTENT: Class must cover TWO SEMESTERS.
Dates: / Class Topics According to Chapter (see course outcomes). / Laboratory ExperimentsWeeks 1 through 16 / Chapters 1 - 6 / Labs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11
Weeks 17 through 30 / Chapters 7-13
Final Cumulative Exam / Labs 8, 10, 12, 13, 5, 34