Chem 101 Introductory Chemistry ICourse Syllabus
Spring 2013 6MWT,R 1:45 – 3:05 pmLecture in BEA 165
Dr. Jim ffc: BEA 132 (985) 448-4576
Office Hours:MW:11-12, 3:30-5PM; F: 2-5PM Other times by Mutual Arrangement
Text: Introductory Chemistry, 7th ed. Stephen S. Zumdahl, Houghton Mifflin (2012) Chapters 1-16,19
Description: 3 credit hours. Pre/Co-requisite: Math 101 or 117 .The nature and properties of matter including the common elements and their compounds.Periodic classifications, atomic and molecular theories, and the relation of atomic and molecular structure to chemical behavior.For students needing only one year of chemical instruction or as a preparation for dietetics, etc.Pre-requisite for CHEM 102 and 208. This course does not serve as a substitute for CHEM 105 and credit will not be awarded for BOTH this course AND CHEM 105.
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Chapter Coverage
ChapContent Chap Content
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1Chemistry Introduction
2Measurements and Calculations
3Matter
10Energy
4Chemical Foundations
19Radioactivity and Nuclear Energy
5Nomenclature
6Introduction to Reactions
7Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
8Chemical Composition
9Chemical Quantities
11Modern Atomic Theory
12Chemical Bonding
13Gases
14Liquids and Solids
15Solutions
16Acids & Bases
17Equilibrium
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Class Notes Lecture notes from PowerPointTM slides presented during class will be made available, usually post lecture, online at This material is recommended, not required. While many students find this amenity useful they should not be viewed as an acceptable replacement for the hard work of writing down and re-copying class notes AND DOING THE ASSIGNED HOMEWORK PROBLEMS.
Testing : Three mid-term exams will be administered The Final exam will be comprehensive in scope. Exam content will be, in some respects, cumulative because of the nature of the material we are covering, but emphasis will be weighted more heavily on newly covered material.
Bring two well-sharpened #2 pencils with functional erasers and an official NSU SCANTRON sheet with you to each quiz. Calculators which lack the ability to display alphabetical text will also be permitted during the exam. BRING YOUR NSU ID CARD
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Make-ups ······· None Occasionally, incidents of illness, work or personal tragedy intervene at inopportune times. It has been my experience that personal events such as these present the student with limited opportunity for catching-up. For these reasons I drop your lowest score when I compute your grade. A missed exam will be considered a zero, which will, most likely, be the lowest exam score you achieve.
radingAn overall score will be computed on the basis your best 3 exam performances, with the lowest single exam score dropped. The comprehensive final exam will determine 30% of your final score. Exams will count for 70% of your total score. Your letter grade will then be assigned according to the following percentages.
A: 90+B: 80 – 89C: 70 – 79D: 60 – 69F: 0 – 59
Academic Misconduct A presumption is made that students will behave in an honorable and reasonable manner as regards to academic integrity. Any documentable evidence of misconduct will be handled according to current Departmental and University policies and will be pursued by your instructor to the fullest extent.
Attendance It has been my observation that most people who fail to thrive intellectually do so after becoming detached from the learning experience and environment. All great works require commitment and do not be fooled, College is one of the greatest things you will ever do. If you fail to commit yourself to the course, you will fail the course. If you are not now sure of your commitment then you are likely to fail. You begin this semester with 4 extra credit percentage points. Attendance will be recorded daily. You are allowed 4 absences. I make no distinction between “excused” and “unexcused”. I feel any such distinction to be silly and meaningless. One (1) percentage point will be subtracted from your final accumulated course average for each absence in excess of the allowed 4. Each absence will result in the loss of 1 point from your final percentage.
ACADEMIC SCHEDULE Spring 2013
1/23(W) Classes Begin
1/23 – 30Chapters 1&2– Intro, Measurements & Calculations4
2/1 – 2/6Chapter 3 – Matter 3
Exam #1, February 8th Chapters 1,2,3
2/11-13(M - W) Mardi Gras Holiday University Closed,
2/5 - 20Chapter 10 – Energy3
2/22 – 27Chapter 4 – Elements, Atoms & Ions3
3/1-6Chapter 19 – Nuclear Chemistry3
3/8 - 13Chapter 5 – Nomenclature3
Exam #2, March 15th Chapters 4,5,10,19
3/18–22Chapter 6 – Intro to Chemical Reactions3
3/25 – 27Chapter 7– Aqueous Reactions2
3/29-4/5(F-F)Spring Break/Easter Holiday NO CLASSES
4/17(W) Final Date for W grade when withdrawing from a course
4/8 – 12Chapter 8 - Chemical Compositions2
Exam #3, April 15th Chapters 6 - 8
4/17 –19Chapter 9–Chemical Quantities2
4/22 - 24Chapter 11 –Atomic Theory
4/26 - 30Chapter 12 – Chemical Bonding
5/1 - 8Chaptesr 13& 14 – GasesLiquids & Solids
5/8(W) Last day of instruction Spring Semester
Final Exam
& Exam 4F May 10th 10:30-12:30 PM
Recommended Homework
Questions, from your textbook assigned to improve comprehensive cognition. Work will NOT be collected or graded but will markedly improve your exam performance
Chapter 1:ALQ: 3,10,12, Q&P: 4,9,17
Chapter 2:ALQ:6,7,9,12,15,18,Q&P:3,5,8,13,15,17,18,22,25,31,33,40,41,47,50,59,65,71, 73,77,83,87,89,92,156
Chapter 3:ALQ:1,3,8,13,Q&P: 12,17,24,28,31,33-35,39
Chapter 4:ALQ:2,3,12,14,19,22,Q&P: 4,9,13,19,22,24,27,31,35,37,39,44,48,51,54,60,68, 71,74,77,81
Chapter 5:ALQ:1-3,7,8, Q&P: 2,5,9,11,13,17,19,23,26,28, 29,33,35,39,41,43,45,47,57,61,92
Chapter 6:ALQ:1,4,13,15, Q&P: 3,4,7,15,19,24,37,39,50
Chapter 7:ALQ:5,10,13,16, Q&P: 7,10,12,15,23,27,29,34,47,59,91
Chapter 8:ALQ: 1-4,6,8,18,22, Q&P: 6,8,14,17,23,27,35,41,47,55,59,71,77
Chapter 9: ALQ: 4,6-8,16-18,22, Q&P: 11,12,14,15,21,23,25-27,35-37,45,47,49,51,61,63,66
Chapter10: ALQ:2,4,5,9,11,15,19, Q&P:7,10,15,19,23,27,36,42
Chapter11: ALQ:2,3,6,12 , Q&P:3-6,8,12,24,33,36,41,44,49,52,59,80,81,118
Chapter12:ALQ:3,11,18,21,22 Q&P:7,10,11,13,17,23,25,33,35,37,45,55,57,61,65,71,78,89,115
Chapter13:ALQ:Check Back Later
Chapter14:ALQ:Check Back Later
Chapter15:ALQ:Check Back Later
Chapter16:ALQ:Check Back Later
Chapter17:ALQ:Check Back Later
Chapter19:ALQ:2,3,7,10, Q&P:3-5,8,13,14,17,21,24,25,26,31,37,40,48
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Note: All parts of this document are tentative and should not be construed as a contract. Students will be notified in class and/or on the Moodle site of any substantive changes
Additional Course Information
Course Goal: To provide the chemical background in inorganic chemistry needed to comprehend the nature and properties of matter including studies of the common elements and their compounds on the basis of periodic classification, atomic and molecular theories, and the relation of atomic and molecular structure to chemical behavior, elementary stoichiometric calculations and solution chemistry. To present this discipline in an interesting and logical sequence so that the beginning chemistry student may develop a basic understanding of the principles of inorganic chemistry and overcome misconception about chemistry and fear of science as a whole
Student Outcome Objective / LA Content StandardsIdentify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations: / SI-H-A1, A2
Read, write and talk about chemistry using a basic chemistry vocabulary; / PH-H-A,B1,
Observe and describe the objective by the properties of the materials from which they are made / PS-E-A1,A3
Describe the properties of the different states of matter and identify the conditions that cause matter to change states / PS-E-A4, D1
Write routine chemical formulas and apply principles of rudimentary algebra to solve chemical problems. / PS-H-C3,C5
Write balanced equation to represent a variety of chemical reactions / PS-H-D3
Set up and solve chemistry problems; manipulate and analyze quantitative data using the SI system / PS-H-A1
Understand chemistry on an atomic or molecular level in fundamental theoretical areas in order to visualize what happens during a chemical change / PS-H-B1, D4, C4
Academic Grievances??:Check out Section 5 of the Code of Student Conduct and/or the following link:
Continued Learning following an Extreme Emergency:
Face it folks. We are living in a potential disaster zone. Not just Thibodaux, disasters are free to strike anywhere anytime but there’s an extra deep groove on our roulette table. Let’s just say that we’ve got a much better than average chance down here of being taken for a ride in that great vacuum cleaner of life. It’ll suck all the same but you need to either pick up or stay stuck. I’d recommend the former.
It’s really pesky when you’re as busy as you are now but you need to know so I’m gonna tell ya. You’re big kids now and you’ve got responsibilities. Teaching is my responsibility and learning is gonna be yours. When bad things happen to us good people, rest assured, I’ll still be teaching so you’d best not drop the ball. In the unfortunate event of a calamity you are responsible for:
evacuating your textbooks and other course materials;
becoming familiar with the University’s emergency guidelines;
regularly reading emergency notifications on the NSU website;
knowing your Nicholls email and Moodle student login and password;
knowing how to useMoodle;
regularly checking your University email;
contacting me and your other teachers for guidance on completing your courses.
If the big one hits we’re all gonna be real, real busy getting everything up and running again. The classrooms and dorm rooms and most of your stuff may not survive but it is our intention to make sure that learning doesn’t end, which means that I will keep on teaching until the semester reaches its logical conclusion, one way or another. If you decide to take a break from the learning process then your grades will suffer just the same way they would if you stopped coming to class and disaster had not struck. To put it another way, it is better to know than it is to assume.
I’m real sorry, but some of this might require you to read some directions. Fortunately, most of our disasters come with plenty of advance notice. In August of 2005 my friends and I left our place in Lakeview (NOLA) with the dogs and two days change of clothing and not much else. We figured that we would be coming right back. Seems kinda silly in retrospect. Nicholls reopened approximately 10 days after Katrina passed through. I didn’t have a place to live or any clothing that had survived the storm, but we all went straight back to teaching. You don’t stop. You can’t stop.
Check Moodle daily and your email 4 or 5 times each day. Check the Nicholls homepage first thing every morning. Lost power? I’m afraid that will be viewed as a mighty poor excuse. Improvise. You have to be tough. You have to survive. You will have to thrive. Any excuses you give will be treated as just so much whining.
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