Syllabuschem 1451: College Chemistry Iispring 2018
SyllabusCHEM 1451: College Chemistry IISpring 2018
Instructor:Dr. Carl B. “Burt” Hollandsworth
Contact Information:Cell phone 614-519-8751
Course Description:A required course for chemistry, biology, chemical physics majors, and medical pre-professional tracks. More advanced principles of general chemistry are treated with emphasis on theoretical and quantitative applications. Lecture discussions, small-group, and laboratory work are used.
Corse Objectives:Integrate the basic concepts of College Chemistry I into broad applications of chemical equilibria, thermodynamics, and kinetics. Model and predict properties and interrelationships of matter in its three major forms. Develop some detailed aspects of acids and bases, solutions, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Emphasis will be placed on application of this knowledge to the natural world and adequate preparation for further detailed studies in chemistry.
Pre-requisite:YOU MUST HAVE EARNED a grade of “C” OR BETTER IN College Chemistry I (or equivalent with lab) TO TAKE THIS COURSE. More importantly, a thorough understanding and mastery of specific CHEM 1450 concepts is needed. There are ungraded review assignments for CHEM 1450 that are posted on Sapling Learning. These are good for either initial review at the beginning of the semester or review before the comprehensive final.
Disabilities:It is university, and my personal policy, to provide reasonable accommodations for any documented learning disabilities that you might have. In order to receive accommodation please contact the UCA Disability Resource Center. Please feel free to contact the DRC at 501-450-3613 or located at 201 Donaghey Ave. Student Health Suite 212 with questions regarding accommodations.
Academic Integrity:The University of Central Arkansas affirms its commitment to academic integrity and expects all members of the university community to accept shared responsibility for maintaining academic integrity. Students in this course are subject to the provisions of the university’s Academic Integrity Policy, approved by the Board of Trustees as Board Policy No. 709 on February 10, 2010, and published in the Student Handbook. Penalties for academic misconduct in this course may include a failing grade on an assignment, a failing grade in the course, or any other course-related sanction the instructor determines to be appropriate. Continued enrollment in this course affirms a student’s acceptance of this university policy.
Course Policies:Attendance is crucial to maximizing your grade in any course, but especially in College Chemistry II. Missing even one day can completely throw off your understanding of an entire section of material. Class attendance will be taken periodically and definitely during the first three weeks as required by university policy. Students who miss the first three course meetings (lectures or labs) will first be contacted by e-mail and then, if there is no response, dropped from the course due to non-attendance.
Students should contact the instructor if they are aware that they will miss a course meeting (lecture or lab) for a personal reason or university-sanctioned extracurricular event. The course instructor will then decide an appropriate course of action depending on the circumstances (instruction in office hours, make-up assignment, etc.) If a student misses an examination, the instructor will decide the best course of action (replace exam grade, drop exam grade, or zero credit for exam) based on the individual circumstances.
Students must agree to and follow all safety rules associated with lab experiments. Goggles must be worn at all times when any students in the room are working with chemical substances in the lab, even if your individual lab group is finished. Students may not wear shorts or open-toed shoes during lab experiments as per chemistry department policy.
Lab experiments will be available for download from Sapling Learning before each lab session. It is the responsibility of each student to print their own lab experiment sheets before attending lab.
Emergency Plan:An Emergency Procedures Summary (EPS) for the building in which this class is held will be discussed during the first week of this course. EPS documents for most buildings on campus are available at http://uca.edu/mysafety/bep/. Every student should be familiar with emergency procedures for any campus building in which he/she spends time for classes or other purposes.
The emergency procedure for Laney-Manion (in general) is to proceed out of the east side of the building via the safest and nearest route and congregate at the bike rack beside Starbucks.
Title 9 and Misconduct:If a student discloses an act of sexual harassment, discrimination, assault, or other sexual misconduct to a faculty member (as it relates to “student-on-student” or “employee-on-student”), the faculty member cannot maintain complete confidentiality and is required to report the act and may be required to reveal the names of the parties involved. Any allegations made by a student may or may not trigger an investigation. Each situation differs, and the obligation to conduct an investigation will depend on the specific set of circumstances. The determination to conduct an investigation will be made by the Title IX Coordinator. For further information, please visit: https://uca.edu/titleix. *Disclosure of sexual misconduct by a third party who is not a student and/or employee is also required if the misconduct occurs when the third party is a participant in any university-sponsored program, event, or activity.
Course Evaluations:Course evaluations are anonymous. Your thoughtful feedback is highly valued and cannot negatively or positively affect your course grade. Over the years this information has changed and improved the instruction of this course. Student evaluations of a course and its professor are a crucial element in helping faculty achieve excellence in the classroom and the institution in demonstrating that students are gaining knowledge. Students may evaluate courses they are taking starting on the Monday of the thirteenth week of instruction through the end of finals week by logging in to myUCA and clicking on the “Evals” button in the top right.
Instructor:Dr. Carl B. “Burt” Hollandsworth
Contact Information:Cell phone 614-519-8751
Office:Laney-Manion Annex Room 123
Office Hours:Any time by appointment and/or phone, text, Skype, or Facetime.
Drop In Times: MWF 2:00 – 2:45
Note: I will usually not be on campus on Tuesdays during Spring, 2018.
Required Materials:Sapling Learning Access CodeISBN: 9781319080266
Tro, Chemistry: A Molecular ApproachISBN: 9780321809247
Chemical Splash Goggles
Calculator equivalent to a TI-32 or higher
Optional Material:Eubanks, Preparing for Your ACS ExamISBN: 0970804202
In General Chemistry, 1998
Course Duration: R Jan. 11th – R April 25th
Final Exam Day:M Apr. 30th 11:00 – 1:00 LAN 104
Final Exam:The final exam is a standardized exam developed by the American Chemical Society that assesses learning over the course of College Chemistry I and College Chemistry II. There are review materials available online and in print.
Last Day to Drop:F Mar. 30th at 5:00 PM
Lecture Times:AllMWF 1:00 - 1:50LAN 104
Lab Times: 26742Thursday lab from 10:50 - 1:30LAN 206
27567Thursday lab from 2:40 - 5:20 LAN 206
20184Friday lab from 8:00 - 10:50LAN 206
Tutoring Times:MF 10:00-12:00 LAN 101
T 11:00-1:30 LAN 101
MW 2:00-5:00 LAN 101
T R 5:30-7:30 LAN 103
Course Reminders:Sign up for the Remind System by texting @chem1451r to 81010
Course Management:
Assessment:25% Homework, 25% Lab Grades, 30% Exams, 20% Final Exam
Grading:A 90%B 80%C 70%D 60%F < 60%
Tentative Lab and Lecture Schedule, Spring 2018
DateLecture TopicLab Experiment
1/12Intermolecular Forces and Liquid PropertiesSugar Density
1/15No classes, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
1/17Crystal Structures of Metals
1/19Other Types of SolidsAspirin Analysis
1/22Clausius-Clapeyron
1/24Heating-Cooling Curves & Phase Diagrams
1/26Solutions and Concentration UnitsWork Day, Ch. 11
1/29Gas Solubility Depends on Temperature and Pressure
1/31Colligative Properties (non-electrolytes)
2/2Colligative Properties (cont.)Kinetics/Rate Law
2/5The Rate Law (non-integrated)
2/7Integrated Rate Laws
2/9Arrhenius EquationDef. Of an Equilibrium Constant
2/12*Mechanisms
2/14*Keq and its expression, Q vs. K
2/16*EquilibriaExam I Ch. 11-12 (in lab)*
2/19*Le Chatelier’s Principle
2/21Le Chatelier’s Principle
2/23Bronsted Acids and BasesWeak Acid Titration
2/26pH and Acid-Base Strength
2/28KA and KB
3/2Conjugate Acid-Base Pairs, Polyprotic AcidsBuffer Solutions
3/5Acid-Base Properties of Salts
3/7Lewis Acid-Base TheoryMidterm Grades Due
3/9Common Ion EffectSolubility of KHT
3/12*Buffer Solutions & Henderson-Hasselbach
3/14*Acid-Base Titrations
3/16*Acid-Base TitrationsExam II (in lab) Kinetics/Equilib*
DateLecture TopicLab Experiment
3/19Spring Break, No classes or Labs
3/21Spring Break, No Classes or Labs
3/23Spring Break, No Classes or Labs
3/26Solubility Equilibria
3/28Solubility Equilibria
3/30Complex IonsLast Day to Drop a CourseLe Chatlier’s Principle
4/2Laws of Thermodynamics & Spontaneity
4/4Entropy (S) and Change in Entropy (ΔS)
4/6ΔS of the UniverseThermodynamics
4/9*Gibbs Free Energy (G)
4/11*Free Energy and Equilibrium
4/13*Redox Reactions, Galvanic CellsExam III (in lab) Advanced Equilib.*
4/16*Standard Reduction Potentials
4/18ΔG and Redox ReactionsBalancing Redox Equations
4/20Concentration Cells
4/23Electrolysis
4/25Nuclear Chemistry BasicsElectrochemistry
4/27No class, reading day.
4/30Final Exam, ACS Standardized Exam in General Chemistry (2-semester), 11:00 – 1:00 LAN 104
*Indicates a possible jury duty date for the instructor. Check for a message from remind.
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