Tentative 121 Spring 2017 Syllabus
CHEMISTRY 121;Spring 2017INSTRUCTOR: Tom Schultz
OFFICE: SAM421; Phone 206-934-3129EMAIL
OFFICE HOURS: 8:00-9:50 Daily, or by appointment.
COURSE WEB SITE:
PREREQUISITES: MATH 085, with 2.2 or better. (MATH 098 recommended)
LECTURE: Sec 019:00-9:50 AM DailySAM 400
LABORATORY: Sec 02Wednesday10:00-11:50 SAM 405
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:
Lecture:Tro, N.J.;“Introductory Chemistry" 5th Edition, Pearson/Prentice Hall., 2009.-
Laboratory:The course laboratory manual should be purchased at the Copy Center, BE 3105A, for about $5
OPTIONAL TEXTS:
Study Guide and Selected Solutions Manual that accompany the required text.****ON RESERVE IN LIBRARY****
CALCULATOR:
For exams and quizzes you need your own small non-programmable calculator, preferably with no batteries.
HOWMWORK:
Homework is a daily student responsibility, and is necessary to learn and fine tune problem solving skills. For the normal student, it is essential to work homework problems several times, and review these problems before each exam, or quiz. Before starting each homework assignment, the student should copy sample problems from the lecture notes on to a piece of notebook paper, and solve them. After working these problems, the student should compare their solution with the solution contained within the lecture notes, if this process generates questions, the please share the questions with the course instructor during your next visit to office hours. After solving the sample problems, the student should then start the homework assignment. Homework assignments listed on the last page of the course syllabus. Homework assignments are due at the beginning of the lecture period on Tuesday, as per the schedule listed on the course syllabus. Solutions to the assigned homework problems will be postedon the course website after they are collected, therefor-late homework cannot be accepted. Expect graded homework to be returned the following week in lab. A good idea is to photocopy your homework before handing it in and compare the photocopiedassignment with the homework key posted on the course website. All homework papers should include all of your work for maximum credit, with square boxes around the answer.
QUIZZES
Quizzes will be given each week, except for week one, covering the homework from the previous week, the last thirty minutes, or so, of the period on Friday. Note: there will be no quiz makeups this quarter.
EXAMINATIONS
Two midterms and a cumulative final examination. See the lecture schedule for tentative dates. Note: There will be no midterm makeups this quarter but the score of the final exam may be substituted for the missing midterm score, if there is a valid excused absence.
LABORATORY
The Tentative Weekly Schedule below lists this quarters laboratory experiments. For each experiment, students should complete the pre-laboratory document and turn it in when you walk into lab. Completed lab reports sheet will be turned in the following week again when you walk into the laboratory. 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 allowed in order to pass the class. Be sure to bring your laboratory manual to lab class each week and record all measurements and observations in ink and to have your laboratory manual signed by the instructor before leaving the laboratory. Laboratory manuals can be purchased at the Copy Center, BE 3105A, for about #5.
TENTATIVE WEEKLY LABORATOR SCHEDULE
WEEK
/Date
/EXP
/TITLE
1 / 4-03 / No Lab2 / 4-10 / 1 / Introduction to the Metric System and Significant Figures
3 / 4-17 / 2 / Density
4 / 4-24 / 3 / Testing of Cations and Anions
5 / 5-01 / 4 / Chemical Reactions
6 / 5-08 / 5 / No Lab, due to Midterm #1 on Friday
7 / 5-15 / 6 / Stoichiometry and Analysis of a Household Product
8 / 5-22 / 7 / Generating Hydrogen Gas
9 / 5-29 / No School, Monday (No Lab Wednesday)
10 / 6-05 / 8 / Kinetics and the Clock Reaction
11 / 6-12 / Acids, Bases, Salts, and Buffers
GRADING SCHEME
The final gradesare by the following distribution: Homework 15%, Quizzes 15%, Laboratory 15%, midterms 25%, and the final exam 30%. Decimal grades are assignedaccording to the schedule below.Note: The NC grade is not part of this course.
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
April03, winter quarter begins.
April 07, last day to withdraw with 100% refund (less $5)
April 14, last day to add/register, instructor permission required.
April 14, last day to change audit/credit status without instructor permission
April 14, last day to withdraw without a “W” appearing on transcript and without instructor
permission
April 21, last day to withdraw with 50% refund. Instructor permission required.
May26, last day to withdraw (no refund) or change audit/credit status; instructor
permission required.
June16, spring quarter ends.
TENTATIVE WEEKLY LECTURE SCHEDULE
Changes to this schedule to be announced in class.
Week # / Date / Weekly Lectures1 /
04-03
/ Ch 1,2,32 /
04-10
/ Ch4/5Quiz Ch #1-3
Friday
3 /
04-17
/ Ch 6/7Quiz Ch#5
Friday
4 /
04-24
/ Ch8Quiz Ch#6
Friday
5 /
05-01
/ Ch 9Midterm #1 (Ch 1-7)
Friday
6 /
05-08
/ Ch 10Quiz Ch #7
Friday
7 /
05-15
/ Ch 11Quiz Ch 9
Friday
8 /
05-22
/ Ch 12Quiz Ch #10
Friday
9 /
05-29
/No School on Monday
Ch 13Midterm #2 (Ch 8-12)
10 /
06-05
/ Ch 14Quiz Ch #13
Friday
11 /
06-12-13
/ Final Review12 /
06-15
Thursday / Final Exam8:00-10:00
ASSIGNED HOMEWORK
Chap #Wk #DueAssigned Problems
2204-1144,48,52,68,72,78,84,94,96,100.
3204-1130,36,38,44,50,52,62,72,76,80,84.
4304-1834,38,44, 50,54,60,66,72,74,76,78,82,86,90,94,98,102.
5404-2524,28,36,38,44,48,50,52,54,56,58,62,66,68,74,76,88.
6505-0220,24,30,38,44,52,60,66,72,78,86,88,96,100.
7505-0230,34,38,40,52,58,62,64,68,74,84,92.
8605-0920,24,28,32,36,38,44,50,56,64,72,74.
9605-0932,36,42,48,54,60,68,76,78,80,84,88.
10705-1628, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 56, 58, 62, 68, 76, 82,88,92,94.
11805-2328,38,46,52,56,68,72,76,78,84,88,94,98,102.
12905-3040,44,50,56,62,64,68,72,78,82,86,90,94.
131006-0628, 32, 38, 42, 48, 52, 58,64,68,74,80,86,94,98,102,106,108
141106-1336,38,40,42,46,52,56,60,62,68,72,76,84,90,94,98.