Date | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 20-23 | Intro, 1.1-1.5 | 1.6-1.8 | 2.4-2.7 | 3.1-3.4 |
June 27-30 | 3.5-3.8 | 4.1-4.4 (Review) | Exam I (1-4) | 5.1-5.4 |
July 4-7 | Holiday | 5.5-5.7 | 5.8-5.9 | 6.1-6.3 (Review) |
July 11-14 | Exam II (5-6.3) | 6.4-6.9 | 7.1-7.5 | 7.6-7.9 |
July 18-21 | 8.1-8.5 | Exam III (6,7,8) | 9.1-9.6 | 10.1-10.4 |
July 25-28 | 10.5-10.7 | Review | Exam IV (9-10) | Final Exam |
Lecture, lab and exam schedule subject to change during the semester |
Date | Tuesday and Thursday Laboratories | Exp. No. |
---|---|---|
Jun 21 | Safety Video & Quiz; Lecture (sections 2.1-2.3); Problem Solving | --- |
23 | Problem Solving; Measurements and Significant Figures | Exp 1 |
28 | Atomic Emission Spectra | Exp 2 |
30 | Periodic Table and Group Properties Molecular models and Electronic Structures |
Exp 3 Exp 4 |
July 5 | Chemical Reactions and Balanced Equations | Exp 5 |
7 | Synthesis: Theoretical and Percent Yield | Exp 6 |
12 | Specific heat of a metal Element/Lab Exam I | Exp 7 |
14 | Gas Laws (new experiment, click here) | Exp 8 |
19 | Solutions and Solubility | Exp 9 |
21 | Chemical Equilibrium and le Châtelier's Principle | Exp 10 |
26 | Acids and Bases | Exp 11 |
28 | Final Exam 10:45 a.m.(OC4526) - Lab Exam 1:15 p.m.(OC4501) | Final Exams |
Experiments done in order shown; they are not the numbers in packet |
Text: General, Organic & Biological Chemistry (3rd Edition) - Karen C. Timberlake
Lab Manual: Chemistry 100 Experiment Packet - Mark Yeager
No. | Chapter Title | No. | Chapter Title | No. | Chapter Title |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Measurements | 5 | Compounds & Their Bonds | 9 | Chemical Equilibrium |
2 | Energy & Matter | 6 | Chemical Reaction & Quantities | 10 | Acids and Bases |
3 | Atoms & Elements | 7 | Gases | ||
4 | Nuclear Chemistry | 8 | Solutions |
Special Needs: A student with a verified disability may be entitled to appropriate academic accommodations. Please contact your instructor and/or the Disabled Students Program & Services Office at (760)795-6658, or the office of the ADA Coordinator at (760)795-6866. Some lead time will be necessary, so please make arrangements as early as possible, preferably during the first two weeks of classes.
Office Hours: Office hours are 12:45-1:10 p.m. on Monday and
Wednesday in OC4502 (my office is inside OC4505). Please
come in if you have questions about the class lecture, laboratory, anything
related to chemistry or just to chat. You can come in unannounced during
my regular office hours (if the door to OC4505 is locked, just knock). If
no one is in my office by 1:00 p.m., I will likely just leave for the day.
Chemistry 100 is the first semester general chemistry course for science majors. It introduces
the fields of physical, organic and inorganic chemistry. Topics to be discussed
include atomic structure, chemical bonding, common types of reactions,
stoichiometry, thermochemistry and the properties of gases, solids and liquids.
The objective of this class is to provide a theoretical and mathematical
treatment of fundamental relationships in chemistry. Students will reinforce
problem solving skills. Lab work consists of a variety of qualitative and
quantitative experiments. The two-semester sequence of General Chemistry
provides the background needed for further study in chemistry, biochemistry,
biology and engineering.
Homework Problems: For homework, you should do at least some of the problems at the end of each
section of the chapter and at the end of the chapter. How many problems
you do is up to you, but you should do enough that you feel comfortable with the
concepts being added in that section. Answers for many of the odd-numbered
problems are available at the end of each chapter. You will be given
credit for doing homework, but your homework will not be graded for correctness,
only that you have been doing homework. No fixed number of problems to be
solved is given, only that you should do enough to understand the concept.
Suggested problems are shown below: Please remember that homework is
not graded but you are given credit for handing it in on time. Homework
is due the lecture period after the lecture for the chapter
was completed, based on the syllabus. Homework handed in late will receive no credit.
Lab Attendance:
Chemistry is an experimental science, and lab attendance is mandatory. The
laboratory section must be passed in order to pass the course. If you miss
two or more labs, you are subject to dismissal from the class. Each lab
experiment has a lab report that must be handed in for credit. You should
fill in the lab reports as the experiments are being performed in the lab.
Do not take notes and then transfer data to your report later. Lab
Reports are due the next week at the beginning of the next lab period. Lab
reports turned in after the beginning of the next lab period will
be deducted 10%, if turned in that day. Lab reports turned in after this
date will be deducted 50% as a late penalty, but lab reports cannot
be turned in for credit later than one week after it was originally due (that
is, two weeks after the lab was completed). Format for Lab Notebook and
Lab Reports is
online.
Cheating:
You are expected to abide by the MiraCosta College Academic Intregity Policy.
Cheating includes the copying or exchanging of information during exams or
quizzes or plagiarism (copying another's work and turning it in as your own). If
you are caught cheating you may be permanently removed from class, given a zero
for that particular occurrence, disciplined by the Dean of Students and you may
fail the course. The following is MiraCosta's policy on Academic Intregity: "MiraCosta College highly values academic integrity. At the core,
this means an honest representation of one's own work. MiraCosta College
also promotes the approach that education is best accomplished as a
cooperative, collaborative enterprise in which students are encouraged to
work with and learn from each other. The line between academic integrity and
collaborative education is not always easy to define and may vary from one
discipline to the next and from one instructor to the next. Many aspects of
cheating and plagiarism are universally recognized, while others are subject
to debate. This policy provides some broad, general guidelines and allows
instructors to be more restrictive according to their preferences and
practices." The Academic Integrity Policy is available online, simply click
policy
now. Any action, based on failure to adhere to these policies can be appealed.
To view the MiraCosta College Academic Appeals Policy, click
appeals
now.
Exams (450 pts): Four exams
will be given, but only three of these exams will be counted towards your final
grade. If you miss an exam, that will be the exam you drop. Missed exams cannot be made up or taken at a different time (a missed
exam due to medical emergency, or other legitimate causes, may be made up
at the discretion of Dr. Robertson). If you believe the exam is missed
for a legitimate reason, please contact Dr. Robertson before the
exam. Dr. Robertson will be the only judge of whether the exam can be
made up. Exams will include material covered in lecture. There may be
times when a specific question was not covered in class, but if you learn
to apply what you know from lecture, the application of this knowledge to
these questions will allow you to answer these questions. If you have concerns
about exam grades, please return it to me and I may regrade it, but I have
the option to regrade the entire exam.
Quizzes (100 pts):
Quizzes will be given during classes, and may be unannounced. Quizzes
will cover material covered in the previous lecture, and are used to assess
the understanding of the class on covered material. Quizzes are also
designed to give you a feel for what you need to know and help prepare you
for regularly scheduled exams. Missed quizzes cannot be taken late or made
up. At least one quiz will be dropped, and this will be the lowest score,
or it will be your missed quiz.
Homework (25 pts):
Homework problems are not graded, but you are given credit for
handing homework in on time. Homework is due the lecture period
after the lecture for the chapter was completed. Homework handed in
late will receive no credit.
Lab (225 pts):
You must pass the lab in order to pass the course. Your lab grade will depend
on your preparedness, technique, safety, lab notebook and your written reports,
including any assigned problems. You can drop one lab. Since labs cannot
be made up, a missed lab will be the one dropped. If you miss other labs,
you will forfeit the points for that lab. Lab reports, and lab exercises,
are worth 125 points. There will be a lab mid-term and final lab exam. Both
exams will cover experiments, techniques and equipment used during the lab.
Your lab exams together are worth 100 points.
Final Exam (200 pts): A comprehensive final exam covering all lecture
material must be taken to pass course.
A
90%
Chapter
Homework problems to be Solved
1
3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37,
38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 52, 57, 58, 59, 61, 63, 65, 66,
67, 69, 71, 73, 77, 79, 89, 93, 97, 101, 105, 113
2
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37,
39, 41, 43, 45, 49, 51, 53, 59, 61, 63, 67, 71, 75, 78, 81, 83, 87, 89,
90, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 103, 107, 109, 111, 112, 115,
3
1, 3, 5,
7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 31, 32, 33, 35, 51, 53, 55, 58, 61
4
1,
2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33,
35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 47, 48, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63,
65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 85, 87, 89, 90-99, 101, 103, 105,
107, 109, 112
5
1,
3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33,
35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 49, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 69, 71, 75,
81, 83, 85, 89, 91, 94, 97
6
1,
2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65,
67, 71, 73
7
1, 3, 5,
6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39,
41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 69, 71, 75, 79, 83
8
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 33, 37, 39, 40,
41, 42, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75,
77, 79, 81, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 103, 105, 107
9
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 40, 41,42, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 57, 60
10
1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 69, 71, 75, 81, 83, 85, 87, 91, 95, 100, 103
Additional Lab Information:
COURSE GRADING POLICY
Final Grade: Your course grade will be based on the weighting
described above. Letter grades are assigned according to the percentages
shown here. More information is available at this URL.
B
80%
C
70%
D
60%
F
<60%
For students whose Total Score at the end of the semester is within one percentage point (1%) of a grade cutoff (e.g., you have an 89% average, and a 90% score is required for an "A" grade), I will use your Final Exam percentage to determine your grade. For example, if your Final Exam score is 90% or higher, you will get an "A" grade. If your Final Exam is below 90%, you will receive a "B" grade. (Similar comparisons will be made for "B" or "C" grades, near 80% or 70%, respectively.) Your Final Exam score will be used as the deciding factor for your course grade only if your Total Score is within one percentage point of the higher grade (i.e., if you are more than 1% below the grade cutoff, you will receive the grade your Total Score determines).
Preparation and Study Time Required: Depending on your background, how easily you grasp the material and how effectively you listen, take notes, and study, the time you will need to spend outside the class will vary. A good estimate is at least 1-2 hours outside studying for each hour in lecture. The amount of time you need to spend depends upon how well you use your time, and your preparation. If you are struggling, you probably need more study time. I look forward to teaching you. I hope you enjoy learning chemistry. I'll be glad to discuss concerns or suggestions regarding this class or related topics. I encourage you to set goals for yourself, stay current in the class. Be sure to read the assigned chapter prior to lecture.
Attendance and Drops: In order to pass the class (lecture and laboratory together) you must pass the laboratory portion of the course, regardless of your performance in the lecture portion. One lab may be dropped automatically (it will routinely be the lab you miss, or the lab with the lowest score). Therefore, it is your responsibility to attend all the labs, and to be on time, since the first part of the lab is usually the time the instructor gives out information pertinent to the lab protocol and sometimes when quizzes can be given. Proper lab attire (discussed in the MiraCosta College laboratory safety rule) and behavior is required. If you decide to drop the class, it is your responsibility to drop the class, do not expect the instructor to do this for you. Please be careful in the laboratory and be certain that laboratory glassware that is used is cleaned and put back into the shared lockers. Your lockers are used by all other students using that particular laboratory classroom during the semester. You cannot store personal items in the lockers since they are not checked out to you individually and because the locker drawers do not have locks on them. Laboratory safety is everyone's responsibility.
Online Course Information: Important class information, including grades, review information, sample quizzes and exams, and other useful chemical information is online at http://mcc.doninla.com or http://www.miracosta.edu/home/dlr/ . If you forget this URL, you can go to my web pages from the MCC Chemistry Homepage, or the online MiraCosta College full-time faculty directory. You can E-mail me at: DONinLA@pacbell.net or DonRobertson@miracosta.edu .
Extra Credit information: You will get credit for one quiz (50 points) when you submit your responses to an online questionnaire. This questionnaire will be posted online during the first week of the semester and is due by 5 pm the second Monday of the semester. You can use this form for submission (and to receive credit for one quiz) during the first week of the semester. Therefore, in order to receive credit for this exercise, you must fill out this form, and, if you desire, you can submit a picture of you at that same time. Please follow the instructions with the online form, but in order to receive credit it must be filled out within the time allotted. Thank you.
Thanks for being in the class.
Copyright © Donald L. Robertson (Date last modified: 07/11/2011)