CHEMISTRY
SYLLABUS
This course will be treated as a full college preparatory course.
For this course you will need,
Note book consists of:
Syllabus, homework, class notes, lab reports, test corrections
In order to receive points for your notebook, all of the above MUST be considered.
Text Holt Chemistry
The entire chemistry text book is on line.
Some lectures materials, syllabus, test preps will be posted on curriki.
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Instructor availabilityand tutoring:
Monday through Friday 7:30 in the morning, unless there is a meeting in the morning.
Tests and grades t tests are 100 points each
criterion based on 90=A, 80=B... 59.5=F
There are NO make ups, unless...
Tests and quizzes are given regularly
Tests are 100 points.(worth approximately 50% of your total grade). Quizzes are between 2-20 points (~ 5- 10% of your total grade).
A cumulative exam will be given at the end of each semester.
A mandatory presentation (Science Project)is required at the end
of the first semester, worth 100 points. ( ~10% of your grade).
A term paper regarding the newest technology related to chemistry is needed at the end of the second semester, worth 50 points.
( ~ 5% of your grade).
Lab reports (worth approximately 20-25% of your grade, MUST be typed)
Home work assignments (worth approximately 5-10% of your grade).
Bonus: Complete and organized notebook will receive bonus points at the end of the semester; also a parent signature for each test is equal to 1 point bonus.
Your citizenship may affect your grade.
Assignments
Home works are given daily.
We will cover Chapters 1-19. Chapter 18 will be given as home work for Christmas vacation.
For all chapters, you are responsible for:
Section Review, understanding key ideas, and Practice (make sure you know the sample problem)
Chapter Review, using key terms, understanding key ideas, practice problems and mixed review.
Make sure you know the Standards Assessments at the end of the chapters
Additional assignments will be given periodically.
Rules:
1- Be on time, (quizzes will be given at the beginning of the class). Be courteous to the class. Bring your own materials (notebook, text book, calculator, pen ...). I will dismiss you not the bell.
Procedures:
2-Leaving the class during class time requires hall pass and signing your name and your destination on the list.
3- No assignment will be accepted after the due date
4- Be courteous to your classmates and your teacher at all time.
5- Follow teachers directions at all time.
6- During labs safety is always number one.
7- Respect each other’s opinion
A letter to my students:
Why did you enroll in a chemistry course?
Chemistry is required course for many colleges and universities, but beside that, chemistry deals with matter, and we live in a world of matter. You will learn about the world around you. When you finish this course, you’ll understand how matter behaves. If you pass this class without understanding you and I both have failed.
The following suggestions are meant to help you understand as you use this book.
1- Become an independent learner (you will be on your own), sometimes a good study partner may help.
2-Develop a good study habit (spend at least half an hour of studying every night.)
3-Schedule your study time (in chemistry every chapter is related to each other spend some time to review some of the older materials).
4-Read the new materials from your text before it is discussed in class.
5-Be an active reader. (Chemistry is unlike any other subject, you must read , understand, predict the outcome, learn about symbols, understand charts , tables, and illustration all together).
6-Make sure you know how to solve each problem, copying it from somebody else is not going to help you
7-Do not study a lot of chemistry at one sitting. (Seven days a week, 30 minutes each is sufficient).
8-Cram sessions before a major exam are not effective.
9- Over learn basic skills through practice. Many concepts are needed throughout this course.
10- Be objective. Some students have an unrealistically high opinion of their abilities. When they get poor grades or do not understand what they read, they attribute their lack of success to poorly written test questions or text or my lectures. Other students have an unrealistically low opinion of their abilities. When they get poor scores, they decide, they are stupid and cannot understand chemistry. Usually the problem stems from the use of unfamiliar terms in either the text or the class lecture. The key to success is having faith in God, yourself, organizing your work, and not giving up.
11- Read the instruction regarding safety in the chemistry lab.
12- Remember, I do not know that you understood the materials unless you ask me.
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