TENTATIVE CHEM 163& SYLLABUS
CHEMISTRY 163&, Summer 2016INSTRUCTOR: Tom Schultz
OFFICE:SAM421;Phone 206-934-3129EMAIL
*** Email is the best way to contact me. My office phone is shared with several other instructors, and the messages are not checked frequently.
OFFICE HOURS: 12:00-1:00 PMDaily or by appointment.
PREREQUISITES: CHEM162& with 2.0 or better within the last three years.
LECTURE: 8:00-9:30AM;SAM400
LABORATORY: Four to six hours a week.
Tuesday1:00 PM – 3:20 PM, Room SAM 406
Note: Tuesday is the CHE 163 lab day, with Wednesday reserved for the second part of two part laboratory experiments, or additional time if the experiment is not completed on Tuesday.
DISABILITIY ACCOMODATIONS:
Students with documented disabilities who need course accommodations, have emergency medical information, or require special arrangements for building evacuation should contact the instructor within the first two weeks of class.
SAFETY PROCEDURES
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CALCULATOR:
For exams and quizzes you need your own small non-programmable calculator, preferably with no batteries.
TEXTS:
Required: Gilbert, T. R.; Kirss, R. V.; Foster, N.; Davies, G. “Chemistry” 4th edition, W. W. Norton & Co., 2009. ****ON RESERVE IN LIBRARY****
Required: SCCC Custom Laboratory Manual. This can be obtained at the CopyCenter, BE 3105A
(No Photocopies of laboratory manual, please)
Required: A non-programmable, non-alphanumeric scientific calculator capable of handling scientific notation, logarithms, and exponents, i.e. TI-30XA. Do you have fresh batteries in your calculator?
Required: Laboratory notebook: an inexpensive bound notebook (at least 8” x 8”) will suffice.
Optional: Student Study Guide and Solutions Manual that accompany the textbook.
Optional but highly recommended: A notebook that is divided into clearly marked sections for lecture note-taking, text note-taking, workspace for problem solving, and questions to be asked in class, in group study, or during office hours.
Optional but Highly Recommended: A laminated periodic table-available at the SCCC bookstore and most other bookstores.
HOMEWORK:
Homework is a daily student routine and responsibility, where problem solving skills are practiced and learned. For the normal student, it is necessary to work the homework problems several times, and to review randomly these problems before each exam or quiz. Before starting each homeworkassignment,you should copy the sample problems from your lecture notes on to a piece of notebook paper and then solve them. After working these problems,you should compare yoursolutions with the ones in the lecture notes,if this process generates questions, they should be recorded on a piece of paper and shared with the instructor at your earliest convince. When this process is complete, then proceed to the homework assignment. The assigned homework, listed on a separate sheet included with this document, should be worked on a daily basis,with any questions generated from this, again recorded and shared with the instructor at your earliest convince. Weekly homework assignments should be completed before the due date, and any remaining questions should be asked before handing in the assignment. Since homework solutions will be posted after it is collected, late homework cannot be accepted. When the graded homework is returned, you should check the entire assignment with the posted solutions, and again ask questions about the solutions if you have any. The entire assignment will not be completely graded, but rather a few random problems will be graded in detail, and the rest of the assignment checked for completeness, style, and effort. Style, refers to all work being clearly shown, with answers rounded to the correct precision, including units, and boxed.
QUIZZES
Quizzes will be given on Friday of each week, except for the first week, covering previous homework, at the end of the lecture period. Quiz make-ups will not be given.
EXAMINATIONS
Two midterms and a cumulative final examination will be given. See the lecture schedule for tentative dates. Midterm make-ups will not be given, but the score of the final exam might be substituted for the missing midterm score, if there is a valid excused absence.
GRADING SCHEME
The final grade will be calculated by the following distribution: Homework 15%, Quizzes 15%, midterms 25%, Laboratory 15%, and the final exam (comprehensive) 30%. The followinglinear schedule will be used to assign grades, with class participation affecting borderline situations. Note: N/C grades will not be given.
93% -100% 4.0
88% -92% 3.5
83% - 87% 3.0
75% - 82% 2.5
73% - 77% 2.0
68% - 72% 1.5
63% - 67% 1.0
58% - 62% 0.5
CHEATING:
Any student involved in cheating will receive a zero, this includes pre lab and post lab work, which should be done by the individual student.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
June 27, summer quarter begins.
June30, last day to withdraw with 100% refund(less $5)
July 07, last day to add/register, instructor permission required.
July 07, last day to change audit/credit status without instructor permission
July 07, last day to withdraw without a “W” appearing on transcript and without instructor permission.
July 08, last day to withdraw with 50% refund. Instructor permission required.
August 5, last day to withdraw (no refund) or change audit/credit status; instructor permission required.
August 19, summer quarter ends.
TENTATIVE WEEKLY LECTURE SCHEDULE
(Check for changes frequently)
WEEK DATE TOPICS
16-(27-30)Chapter #12, The Chemistry of Solids
27-(04-07)No School on Monday, have a great day off
Chapter #11, Solution Properties and Behavior
Quiz #1 (Thursday, Ch#12)
37-(11-14)Chapter 21, Nuclear Chemistry
Midterm #1 (Thursday,Ch#11-12)
47-(18-21)Chapter #17, Coordination Chemistry
Quiz #3 (Thursday, Ch#17)
57-(25-28)Chapter #12, Organic Chemistry
Midterm #2 (Thursday Ch 17, 19, 20, 21)
68/01-04)Chapter #12, Organic Chemistry
Quiz #4 Organic Chemistry
78-(08-12)Chapter #12, Organic Chemistry
Quiz #5 Organic Chemistry
88-15Review for Final Exam; Finals are the end of the week.
8-10ACS Standardized Final Exam covering CHE 161, 162 & 163
Tuesday August 16 @ 1:00 PM. SAM 401
Final ExamWednesday, August, 17,8:00-10:00 AM, Will start at 7:30 for
those needing extra time
LABORATORY
The assigned experiments are listed on the Tentative Weekly Schedule below. For each experiment, you must complete the pre-laboratory assignment, complete the laboratory experiment, and hand-in the completed report sheet. The completed pre-laboratory sheet is due at the beginning of the “lab lectures,” every Tuesday, and the completed report sheet will be due the following week at the beginning of the lecture period on Wednesday. Important notes and supplements will be found on the Science, Math, and Chemistry website ( There will be no make-up laboratory sessions, since there is extensive set-up and preparation required by the laboratory staff. Only one missed laboratory experiment will be permitted in order to pass the class. Be sure to bring your laboratory manual to lab class each week and record all measurements and observations in ink and to have your laboratory manual signed by one of the laboratory technicians before leaving the laboratory.Note: All experiments will be done on the Wednesday laboratory session. Some experiments will require two days and will be completed on Thursday.
Summer 2016 Laboratory Schedule
WEEK NO.EXPERIMENT
17/05Crystal Structures (Handout, Dry Lab, found on website)
27/12Experiment 20 – Molar Mass (Check in)
37/19Qual I
47/26Qual II
58/02Qual III
68/09Transition metals: Synthesis and Analysis
78/10Transition metals: Continued
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
Show all work for full credit!
DueCh#probs.Assigned Exercises
7-0512(23)04, 10, 12, 14, 16, 24, 28, 32, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 56, 58, 60, 86, 90, 94,
96, 112, 114.
7-1211(12)10, 16, 18, 24, 32, 39, 45, 48, 52, 58, 62, 70, 72, 78, 86.
7-1921(15)12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 32, 38, 52, 78, 82, 86, 92, 102, 112, 114.
7-2617(23)10, 14, 18, 24, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 40, 42, 46, 52, 56, 58, 60, 64, 68,
72, 76, 80, 84.
8-0213A(13)2, 4, 6, 12, 13, 26, 28, 34, 36, 40, 42, 50, 54.
8-09.13B(10)56, 60, 62, 66, 72, 78, 80, 82, 84, 88.
8-16 13C(9)94, 98, 100, 108, 114, 118, 122, 124, 128.