TENTITAVE CHEM&161 SYLLABUS
CHEMISTRY 161, summer2017INSTRUCTOR: Tom Schultz
OFFICE:SAM421;Phone 206-516-3129EMAIL
*** 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: 12:00-1:00Daily (except Friday) or by appointment.
PREREQUISITES: CHEM& 139 and MATH&141 with 2.0 or better.
LECTURE:9:40-11:10 PM;SAM400
LABORATORY: Monday1:00 PM – 4:20 PM, Room SAM 406
DISABILITIY ACCOMODATIONS:
Students with documented disabilities that need special accommodations or require special arrangements for building evacuation should contact the instructor within the first two weeks of class.
TEXTS:
Required: Gilbert, T. R.; Kirss, R. V.; Foster, N.; Davies, G. “Chemistry”4th edition, W. W. Norton & Co., 2009. ISBN978-0-393-91937-0 ****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.
Note: The science & math tutor center (SAM 100), the SAM 4th floor study areas,
and the SCCC library have other textbooks for different perspectives on a given topic.
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
Please note emergency exits in the SAM building and directions posted in each classroom. The following website will give you and your students additional information:
CAMPUS CLOSURE AND EMERGENCY ALERTS
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Please have a plan if the college closes. It is a good idea to have some alternate assignments or online activities. The best way to have this prepared is to have your course on Canvas, that way students can access all their Seattle Central course information in one place. Please contact e-learning if you want to start using Canvas for your classes or want suggestions on how to reach students if the college closes due to an emergency or weather.
CALCULATOR:
For exams and quizzes you need your own small non-programmable calculator,preferably with no batteries.
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 over the weekend, and any remaining questions will be answered on Monday before or after class. Homework assignments will be handed-in at the beginning of the lecture period on the due date. Since homework solutions will be posted after it is collected, late homework cannot be accepted. It is highly recommended that you photocopy your homework prior to handing it in and you should check the entire assignment with the posted solutions, again ask questions if grading generates any new questions. 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 Thursday of each week, covering current homeworkat the end of the lecture period, with the exception of the first two weeks. Quiz make-ups and willNOT 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: The N/C grade for this course 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 26, summer quarter begins.
June 29, last day to withdraw with 100% refund(less $5)
July 06, last day to add/register, instructor permission required.
July 06, last day to change audit/credit status without instructor permission
July 06, last day to withdraw without a “W” appearing on transcript and without instructor permission.
July 07, last day to withdraw with 50% refund. Instructor permission required.
August 4, last day to withdraw (no refund) or change audit/credit status; instructor permission required.
August 18, summer quarter ends.
TENTATIVE WEEKLY LECTURE SCHEDULE
(Changes to this schedule will be announced in class)
WEEK DATE TOPICS
16-(26-29)Chapter 1, Matter, Energy, and Universe Origins.
Chapter 2, Atoms, Ions, and Compounds
Chapter 3, Chemical Reactions and Earth’s Composition
No Lab this week
27-(03-06)No School Tuesday, have a great day off.
Chapter 4, Solution Chemistry/Chapter 5, Thermochemistry
37-(10-13)Chapter 5, Thermochemistry
EXAM#1 Chapters 1-4, Tuesday, July 11, 2017
47-(17-20)Chapter 6,Gases
Quiz #1 Ch#5 (Thursday)
57-(24-27)Chapter 7Quantum Model of Atoms
Quiz #2 Ch#6(Thursday)
67/8-(31-03)Chapter 8/9, Bonding and Molecular Geometry
Midterm#2 (Thursday; Ch5-8)
78-(07-10)Chapter 10Inter-particle Forces
Quiz #3 Ch#8,& 9 (Thursday)
88-(14-17)Chapter 10 Inter-particle Forces/Final Exam Review
ACS Standardized Final Exam (Monday 8/14 starting @ 1:00PM)
ACS study guide on reserve in the library
Final Exam (Thursday, August 17,8:00-10:00)
LABORATORY
The assigned experiments are listed on the below. For each experiment, you must complete the pre-laboratory questions, complete the laboratory experiment, and hand-in the completed lab report. Pre-laboratory questions are due at the beginning of the lecture period on Monday at 11:20 AM sharp. Completing the pre-lab outside of class and showing up late to turn in the assignment will not be tolerated, nor will finishing the pre-lab during lecture be allowed. Completed laboratory reports are due at the beginning of the lecture period on Monday as well. 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, purchased from the BE Print Center BE 3105A, to lab class each week and record all measurements and observations in ink in your laboratory notebook (purchased from the bookstore; they are called composition notebooks), according to the laboratory notebook guidelines posted on the course website. Lab reports should follow the Lab Report format outlined on the course website.
WEEK NO.EXPERIMENT
1 (6-26)No Lab
2Monday-Introduction to the laboratory, labsafety, and demonstration oflab techniques in Room 406 during class
2 (7-03)Have a great day off
3 (7-10)Experiment 1 Introduction to Laboratory Techniques
4 (7-17)Experiment 2 Double-Replacement (or Metathesis) Reactions
5 (7-24)Experiment 3 – A Volumetric Analysis
6 (7-31)Experiment 4 –Gas Laws
8-(8-07)Experiment 5–Spectrophotometric Analysis
7 (8-14)ACS Final Exam (Monday, August 14)
Lab-Check out August7, 2017
CHEMISTRY 161&
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
Show all work for full credit!
Due dateCh#probs.Assigned Exercises
W 7/051837, 40, 32, 41,48,54, 60, 62.
Th 7/0621216,24, 26, 30, 36, 38, 58, 66, 72,82, 92, 96.
Th 7/063922, 16,24, 50,62, 82, 92, 108, 110.
T 7/1142004, 14, 24, 32, 42,52, 54, 40, 68, 74, 90, 92, 104, 108.
Th 7/135A818, 22, 26, 28, 30, 34, 50, 52.
T 7/185B862, 64, 66, 70, 74, 92, 94, 114.
Th 7/206A1032, 34, 42, 44, 46, 50, 54, 58, 72, 74, 78, 82.
T 7/256B1588, 92, 98,108, 120, 124, 128, 140, 142, 146.
Th 7/2771616, 22, 26, 30, 36, 38, 42, 46, 56, 68, 76, 82,
96, 102, 106, 118
Th 8/038A1226, 30, 36, 42, 46, 48, 52, 56, 70, 76, 78, 84,
T 8/088B1090, 94, 96, 98, 100, 108, 114, 118, 120, 126.
T 8/109A1623, 30, 36, 38, 50, 52, 56, 60, 68, 76, 82, 86,
88, 90, 100, 108
T 8/1410A1030, 32, 34, 36, 40,72, 88, 98, 100, 104.