Chemistry II Syllabus 2012-2013
C105 & C125 (ACP)
Instructor: Dr. Douglas R. Sisk
Textbook: Tro, Nivaldo (no writing, underlining, or highlighting textbooks)
Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, (2nd edition) Prentice Hall, 2011.
Website: doc-u-ment.wikispaces.com; this site is for class information.
Needed:
1. You will be provided: textbook, goggles, & apron.
2. A scientific calculator (exponential functions & log functions needed)
a. You may not use graphing calculators or palm pilots for quizzes
or tests.
b. You may not share calculators during quizzes and tests.
c. You may not borrow a calculator from Dr. Sisk or another student
for a quiz or test.
3. Notebook, black pen (only black ink will be allowed, work turned in for a
that has been completed in any other color ink will not be graded and a
zero score will be recorded for that assignment.)
4. Gloves for the lab; one lab notebook with removable, duplicate pages for lab reports. These may be purchased from the book store.
Course Description:
All students will learn the same course work.
All students will receive Marian High School Honors credit for this course.
Fall Semester: Chapters 1, 2 &3 (self-review), Exam 1 (Are you serious about this class?); Chapters 19, 4, 5,15 and 16, Exam 2 (This one should be easier because we cover the material in class.); Chapters 6 and 17, Exam 3 (Oh boy, thermodynamics is too tough!); Chapters 7-10, Exam 4 (Quantum mechanics, what?); I.U. Final Exam (Oh yeah, bring it on!!).
Spring Semester: (new material) Chapters 11, 13 and 14 (But where’s 12?), Exam1; Chapters 12 & 18, Exam 2 (Electrical solutions: I ain’t goin’ in the water man!); Chapter 20 plus handouts and DVD presentations, Exam 3 (Organically great, plus videos!!); Lab Practical Final Exam (the “Smell Lab”---something stinks at Marian!).
Labs: About 15-20 labs will be covered during this course (That’s my grade man!).
The material covered during the first semester of this course will be equivalent to the one semester of science and engineering college chemistry. For many
students who took Honors Chemistry I, the first semester will be like an in depth review of material they have already learned (LOL). All students will take the
I.U., cumulative final exam after first semester. For those interested in taking the AP exam in chemistry, we should complete the required material prior to the testing date in May.
ACP Students:
Students who have elected to take this course for undergraduate credit through I.U.’s ACP program must pay I.U. for five credit hours. When an ACP student successfully completes all Chemistry II course work and earns a C (or better) on the I.U. final exam, the ACP student will then be given 3 I.U. undergraduate credit hours for C105 “lecture” and 2 credit hours for C125 “lab.”
Expectations:
It is expected that you have already mastered the following Chemistry I concepts: physical and chemical changes; dimensional analysis; sig. figs.; mass #’ atomic #; basics of ionic and covalent bonding; ions; writing formulas; % composition; naming formulas and ions; molar mass; converting moles, mass, and # of chemical entities; writing and balancing chemical equations; Stoichiometry; limiting reactant problems; titration problems; and gas laws. We will be going through the topics listed above very quickly with more time devoted to newer topics.
Homework:
Students will be assigned homework for each chapter covered and students are expected to complete each assignment. Homework will not be graded, but students should ask questions in class to clarify any difficulties they might have with completing homework problems. However, as part of the new textbook adoption, a homework website may be used where students will be tutored and graded on their homework.
Don’t get behind; read each chapter section before lecture and do all assigned homework. Take good notes in class and see Dr. Sisk if you need help. Don’t wait until the night before the test to read the textbook or attempt homework problems; its too late then. Do all pre-labs assigned and finish lab write ups before the due date.
Missed Quizzes or Tests:
If you are absent only on the day of a quiz or test, you must take the quiz or test on the day of your return. If you are absent for several days of school directly
before and/or after a missed test, you may have one day to make up the test for each day that you were absent. You may make up a missed test or quiz during
class, before school, or after school. If you take the quiz or test during class, you are responsible for all work assigned for the next day.
Labs:
The excuse, “I didn’t know how to do the post-lab questions,” is unacceptable. It is your responsibility to read through the post-lab questions several days before
the lab report is due. Lab reports are a group effort and if you possess the lab report due on a particular day when you are ill, it is your responsibility to make sure the report gets into the hands of your lab partner so they can hand it in.
Labs Missed:
Generally, all labs missed must be made up before or after school, within a reasonable amount of time (one day for each day missed). Make arrangements with Dr. Sisk to make up missed labs outside of regular class hours. Late labs
will result in your letter grade being reduced one letter for each day the lab is late.
Grading:
The Marian grading scale will be used in this class (see student handbook). Grades will be based on cumulative points achieved during the semester, with each test worth approximately 35-50 points, each lab quiz worth about 15-25 points, and each lab report worth 50 points. The final exam will be the official I.U. semester final and is worth 40 points. All tests, including the final, lab quizzes and lab reports are weighted the same for the purpose of determining your semester grade. Second semester, the final exam will be a lab practical.
Students Paying for I.U. Credits:
Indiana University uses its final exam as the criterion for determining whether or not you have passed the course for college credit. You will pass I.U. C105 & C125 if: your Marian High School grade is a passing grade (D- or higher) and you score 14 or more correct on the I.U. final.
Final Exam Grading Scale I.U. uses for awarding C105 & C125 credits
A+ 37-40 correct B+ 28-31 correct C+ 17-19 correct D+ 9-11
A 34-36 B 22-27 C 15-16 D 6-8
A- 32-33 B- 20-21 C- 12-13 D- 4-5
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