General Chemistry I / Chemical Principles Fall 2012

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1 General Chemistry I / Chemical Principles Fall 2012 Instructor: Marta Wloch Phone: (248) wloch@oakland.edu Office: 269 SEB Office Hrs: MW 3:30 4:30 PM or by appointment Course: CHM 157 / 143 CRN: / Room: 195 HHS Lecture: MW 5:30 7:17 PM Recitation: M 7:30 8:25 PM REQUIRED TEXT: Chemistry: The Science in Context, Gilbert, Kirss, Foster & Davies, 3 rd Edition, 2011, W.W. Norton (publisher). ISBN: (hardcover). NOTE: There is a special edition with fewer chapters (= lower price) available through the bookstore! RECOMMENDED TEXT: Student Solutions Manual, Karen Brewer. ISBN: (paperback). OTHER REQUIRED MATERIALS: 1. SmartWork Online Homework access (ISBN: ) 2. Frequent access to Moodle & Oakland University account 3. Model TI-30X or TI-36X calculator (battery or solar) for all in-class quizzes and exams 4. Up to 11 scantron forms (3 of the green 882-E type & 6 of the short 815-E type) For CHM 157 students only: 5. Safety goggles (Z87 type) 6. Lab coat 7. OWL LabSkills online access CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Integrated lecture-laboratory. States of matter, atomic structure, bonding and molecular structure, chemical reactions. Recommended preparation is three years of high school mathematics and one year of high school chemistry. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to: 1. Perform fundamental calculations such as molar mass, empirical formula, and percent composition. 2. Describe both the gross and fine structures of the atom, with emphasis on correct electron configuration. 3. Balance chemical equations and relate coefficients to stoichiometric calculations involving mass, particles, solution volumes, gas volumes and energy. 4. Discuss chemical bonding and shapes of molecular compounds. Oakland University, Dr. Marta Wloch, CHM 157/143, Fall

2 COURSE POLICIES ATTENDANCE: The lecture/recitation portion of this course meets for about five (5) hours each week, four (4) hours of lecture and one (1) hour of recitation. I expect you to attend ALL scheduled lectures and recitation sessions. Material presented in lecture will supplement the text and round out your understanding of the concepts and problem-solving techniques necessary for success in chemistry. In the event that you miss class, you should check first with your fellow students to obtain notes or other missed information. Recitation sessions will be used both to administer in-class quizzes and for additional practice problem solving. Failure to attend class, including recitation, limits your ability to be successful in this course and absences are highly discouraged. CLOSING OF THE UNIVERSITY: In the event that the University closes on a day when class is held forcing the class to be cancelled, the scheduled events (e.g. an exam or quiz) for the cancelled class day will be conducted at the next meeting. CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE: You should be on time for class and have attended to your needs before entering the room. Students who come late or who leave the classroom during class are a distraction to both the instructor and other students. The use of cellular phones or other electronic devices is also a distraction. Please ensure cellular phones are off (or on silent alert). If an emergency arises, please be courteous to your fellow students and leave quietly! ANNOUNCEMENTS: Class announcements will often be distributed via messages to your Oakland University student account in order to reach all students, regardless of their class attendance. It is your responsibility to check your Oakland University account frequently to keep current on course information. MOODLE: Moodle is the electronic classroom support system used at Oakland University. You will use this system to view course information. You will be able to check your grades for each quiz, exam, and homework assignments on the Moodle site. To login to Moodle go to and use your Oakland University username and password. ACADEMIC CONDUCT POLICY: Cheating on examinations, plagiarism, falsifying or copying another person s data on lab reports, falsifying records, and unauthorized collaboration on computer assignments are examples of serious breaches of proper academic conduct. It is your responsibility as a member of the academic community at Oakland University to be familiar with and adhere to the Academic Conduct Policy published in the course catalog (under the Academic Policies and Procedures section). Students found guilty of academic misconduct by the Academic Conduct Committee will receive a course grade of 0.0 (this includes both the lecture and lab portion of the course). ADD/DROPS: The University add/drop policy will be explicitly followed. It is the student s responsibility to be aware of the University deadline dates for dropping the course. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: Students with disabilities who may require special considerations should make an appointment with campus Disability Support Services to complete the required paperwork. In addition, students should notify the instructor as early as possible about their needs, so that proper planning can be made in a timely fashion. Oakland University, Dr. Marta Wloch, CHM 157/143, Fall

3 COURSE COMPONENTS & GRADING ONLINE HOMEWORK: Electronic homework assignments will be posted at the publisher s website: The assigned enrollment key for this course is: MWCHEM3ed (case-sensitive). Each assignment will cover one chapter. It is your responsibility to be aware of the due dates for assignments. Do not wait until right before the due date to start an assignment. You should anticipate your work/school schedule and computer access and plan accordingly. You may attempt each question four times with your final answer graded. For multiple choice questions with X possible answers for each incorrect answer you will lose (question value/x-1) points. Thus if a multiple-choice question has four possible answers you lose 1/3 of the points for that question for each wrong answer. TEST-TAKING PROCEDURES: All examinations and quizzes will be of the closed book type. If any charts or tables are required, they will be provided with the printed quiz or exam. Students must bring a Scantron form to each quiz or exam (815-E for quiz and 882-E for exam). Please note that the only calculator allowed for exams in chemistry classes are the TI-30X or TI-36X calculators. Also note that you may not borrow or share calculators during an examination. In addition, cell phones and/or any other electronic devices other than a TI-30X or TI-36X calculator must be turned off, stored, and not visible during exams. Once the quiz or exam begins, students will not be able to talk to each other, wear items, which conceal their eyes (e.g., brimmed hats, sunglasses, etc.), leave the room, or look at their cell phone during an exam. Objections to this policy should be brought to the instructor s attention during the first week of classes. QUIZZES: A total of six (6) quizzes will be administered throughout the course of the semester. All of these quizzes will be administered during class and will be announced in advance either in class or via . One of your quiz scores (the lowest score) will be dropped, and the remaining 5 will be averaged to generate your overall quiz score. Because of the low point value of any individual quiz (typically 10 points), there will be no make-up quizzes. HOURLY EXAMS: Three one-hour examinations will be administered during class time on the following dates: October 1, November 5, and November 26. Students may request at least one week in advance via an alternate time and location to take an exam for a legitimate conflict. Granting such requests is left entirely up to the instructor s discretion and will only be done in extreme circumstances. If a student misses an exam due to an unforeseen emergency, that student must contact the instructor within 24 hours of the missed exam. In that situation, the instructor may choose at her discretion to schedule a make-up exam. There is no guarantee that any make-up exam will be identical in terms of content or difficulty to the missed exam (e.g., it may not be multiple choice and you may have to show all your work in order to get credit). FINAL EXAM: The date for your course s comprehensive final exam will be the time posted by the University. For this course, the exam is scheduled for Monday, December 10, 7:00-10:00 PM in our normal classroom location. Oakland University, Dr. Marta Wloch, CHM 157/143, Fall

4 LABORATORY (CHM 157 only): All students must register for one of the laboratory sections. If you are repeating this course, you may be able to waive the laboratory portion of the current course. You may choose to use the laboratory scores from the first course if: (1) your average in the laboratory portion of that course was at least 75% and (2) you were enrolled in that course no more than three years ago. If you wish to apply for a laboratory waiver, you must complete a General Chemistry Laboratory Waiver form. These forms are available in the Department of Chemistry office, 260 Science and Engineering Building (SEB) or can be downloaded from Moodle (lecture course site). This laboratory waiver form must be completed and returned to your current lecture instructor during the first week of the current semester. You must attend the laboratory portion of the course until the waiver is approved. GRADING: Each activity in this course will be allocated according to the percentage values indicated below. Grade Component CHM 157 CHM 143 SmartWork(extra credit) 5% 5% Quizzes 15% 20% Hourly Exams (3 total) 45% 55% Final Exam 20% 25% Lab 20% Not Applicable Final grades will be determined by the final percentage of points accumulated by the student after applying the weighting factors above. A final percentage of 90% or greater will be given a final grade of 4.0. A final percentage of 50% will be given a grade of 1.0. A student earning less than 50% of the possible points will receive a 0.0. All percentages in between 90% and 50% will be given a linearly interpolated numerical grade between 4.0 and 1.0 (e.g., a student obtaining 77% of the points will receive a 3.0, and a student obtaining 64.5% of the points will receive a 2.1). TENTATIVE LECTURE, QUIZ, & EXAM SCHEDULE Date Lecture Recitation HW Date Lecture Recitation HW W 9/5 Ch.1 W 10/24 Ch.6 M 9/10 Ch.1 Practice M 10/29 Ch.7 Review #6 W 9/12 Ch.2 W 10/31 Ch.7 M 9/17 Ch.2 Quiz Ch.1 #1 M 11/5 Ch.7 Exam2(Ch.4-6) W 9/19 Ch.3 W 11/7 Ch.8 M 9/24 Ch.3 Quiz Ch.2 #2 M 11/12 Ch.8 Quiz Ch.7 #7 W 9/26 Ch.3 W 11/14 Ch.9 M 10/1 Ch.4 Exam1(Ch.1-3) M 11/19 Ch.9 Quiz Ch.8 #8 W 10/3 Ch.4 W 11/21 Research Talk M 10/8 Ch.4 Review #3 M 11/26 Ch.9 Exam3(Ch.7-9) W 10/10 Ch.5 W 11/28 Ch.10 Practice #9 M 10/15 Ch.5 Quiz Ch.4 #4 M 12/3 Ch.10 W 10/17 Ch.6 W 12/5 Review #10 M 10/22 Ch.6 Quiz Ch.5 #5 M 12/10 FINAL 9/18 Last day to withdraw from class with a tuition refund and not receive a W grade. Oakland University, Dr. Marta Wloch, CHM 157/143, Fall

5 11/6 Last day to withdraw from class. Oakland University, Dr. Marta Wloch, CHM 157/143, Fall