CHEMISTRY B2A SYLLABUS:
INTRODUCTORY GENERAL CHEMISTRY
Fall2018, 4 Units
Instructor:Dan Kimball
Office:SE12B
Office Phone:395-4242 (559-310-2118 cell)
email:
Web site:
Office Hours:2:30-3:00 pm MW, 11:50-12:50 am T, 8:00-11:00 am W
Meeting Times:
Day LectureMW 1:00 –2:25 p.m.SE 56
70912Laboratory T 7:45 – 10:55 amSE18
70913Laboratory Th 7:45 – 10:55 amSE18
Course Prerequisites: BC placement into reading level 06 and writing level 06 and math level 03 or successful completion of ACDV B50 or ACDV B61 or equivalent and ENLG B50 or equivalent and MATH B60 or equivalent with a grade of C or better.All students should complete aStudent Education Plan (SEP) by taking STDV B1 or STDV B2 before taking any class at Bakersfield College.
Textbooks:
Lecture: Introductory Chemistry by Zumdahl and Decoste8e from the bookstore (a custom bundle including the one term ebook version and Enhanced Web Assign. Textbook cover may look different.
Laboratory: Laboratory Experiments for Introductory Chemistry by Dan Kimball. The lab book can be purchased only atOffice Max2693 Mt. Vernon Ave.at the printing desk to the right as you enter. Be sure to show your BC ID to get a discount on your lab book.
Other Supplies:
1)Calculator: Students will need a basic scientific calculator with exponential notation (EE orEXP on most calculators) and logarithm (log). Sharing of calculators will not be allowed during exams, so be sure to have your own. You will also need a code for Webassign online homework (possibly included with book). USERID to use BC’s personal computer labs. You will also need to download and print Power Points (or use a laptop or iPads during lectures).
2)Goggles and lab apron for each student and one combination lock per lab partnership. The goggles must completely enclose the area around the eyes with no direct air access to the eyes.
4)Bring textbook and lab manual to every lab period. The textbook is necessary for homework, lab periods and may assist during lectures.
5)Printouts of Power Points, laptops or iPads will be important during lectures. You can use your laptop or iPad during lecture or purchase a spiral bound copy of the Power Point print outswith 3 slides per page for about $30-$40 at Office Max.
Course Description:
Course covers the principles and applications of general college chemistry. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion, and two hours laboratory per week (4 units). It is designed for liberal arts, physical education and some baccalaureate nursing majors. Transferable: UC, CSU and private colleges.C-ID: CHEM 101. A “C” or better in this course (CHEM 2A) or high school chemistry is a prerequisitefor Chemistry 1A (General Chemistry). Not open to students with credit in CHEM B1A.
Anticipated Student Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
1. Understand and explain the atomic and molecular basis for the properties of everyday materials. Explain the periodicity of the various properties of the elements using the periodic table.
2. Understand the concept of oxidation-reduction and be able to apply the activity series to predict simple single displacement reactions.
3. Be able to recognize/identify chemistry happening in everyday life.
4. Determine the electronic structure of an atom and understand the theoretical basis for the arrangement of electrons and the basis for the types of formulas or compounds formed. Explain the formation of cations and anions from the electronic structure.
5. Determine the nature of chemical bonding of atoms in molecules and ions using the periodic table.
6. Relate the chemical and physical properties of substances to molecular structure, chemical bonding, and intermolecular interactions.
7. Understand and explain the states of matter and the transitions matter undergoes and determine energy required for a particular transition.
8. Understand reactions by identifying reactants and products, recognizing the type of reaction, balancing the equation for a reaction and making calculations from the equation for the purpose of identifying the limiting reactant, product produced or reactant required.
9. Understand the concept of equilibrium and how it is applied in a chemical reaction and in explaining pH or pOH.
10. Able to predict the formula of a simple inorganic compound and to identify the compound by name using either the Stock or Classical method. Determine the empirical formula using laboratory data.
11. Identify basic laboratory equipment and know it’s function or use. State a solvable problem, state a hypothesis, and design an experiment to solve the problem.
Learning Skills and Habits of the Mind:
You will need to master the 13 learning skills explained in my Learning Skills Power Point/Podcast on my webpage. You may want to check out the “Habits of the Mind” BC webpage for additional information on strategies to be a successful student linked from the BC using the information below:
How will you succeed at BC this semester? What determines success is not circumstance, but habit. Habits of Mind, It’s POSSIBLE at BC has many free tools intended to help you accomplish your goals in school. Only you can overcome the challenges you face this semester and in life. Start out successfully with these steps.
- Visit the Habits of Mind website: .
- Download the app for Habits of Mind at BakersfieldCollege for power in your palm.
- Ask for help, do the work, and refuse to quit.
Success takes energy, planning, and strategies for both the expected challenges in school as well as the unexpected twists life can take. Ask your professor for more information. Now is the time to develop new habits.
You may want to review the “Barriers to Education” linked under Educational Links from my main webpage.
Supplemental Instruction:
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is offered for this course. SI sessions are group study opportunities, scheduled several times per week. These sessions are facilitated by SI Leaders, who are attending class and preparing SI sessions based on the class content. Students should attend SI sessions to ask questions about course content and to develop learning/study strategies. Students who participate in SI sessions typically earn higher final course grades and exam grades than students who do not participate in SI. SI attendance is voluntary, and it is not a substitute for class attendance. See my SI Leader webpage for study session schedules.
Evaluation:
Homework: : Homework will be done on-line using the Webassign system. You must purchase an Access Code following the instruction on my Webassign web page if you do not buy the bundle which includes the Webassign Access Code at the BC bookstore. You must register for the course online. Each homework assignment will cover one chapter and will be due by the beginning of the class just after completing the chapter in lecture. After this time, the homework assignment cannot be worked on but can be viewed using the instructions on my Webassign web page. I will drop the lowest homework.
Lecture Quizzes: After lectures there will be a short quiz on the lecture material. You can use your notes including Power Points, laptop computers or iPads to access the Power Points. The better your notes the better you will do on these quizzes. Also, studying the Power Points ahead of time is strongly recommended. I will drop the lowest lecture quiz.
Exams: We will have three exams throughout the term (see schedule) and a comprehensive final exam.You must contact the instructor in advance if you cannot take any test. Those who are 1% short of a grade after the final will receive the higher grade if their final % is higher than their overall % or the lower grade if their final% is lower than their overall %. You must get 50% or more on the final in order to get a D or better in the class. A grade summary will be emailed to all students by student number after each test. If you do not want a summary of your grades by student number to be emailed to other students, you must let me know ASAP.You have 24 hours after the final to correct errors.
Lab Work: The student is expected to attend all laboratory sessions, complete all laboratory experiments and turn in all reports. Labs generally cannot be made up. However, you may attend another section on occasion with the permission of the instructor. A clean and safe laboratory environment is expected to be maintained at all times. You are responsible to keep your lab bench clean. If you make a mess in a common area, clean it up or see me, if it is dangerous. Leaving the lab without cleanup may result in loss of lab points. You may also lose points for lack of participation in group activities. I will drop the lowest lab score. In the first week of class, a safety quiz will be administered based on the safety rules discussed during the lab period. You will be dropped from the class or the waitlist if you are late the first two weeks in lab.
Pre-laboratory Assignments: You must come prepared for lab with some understanding of the concepts, procedures and safety precautions for the day. Before lab, read the entire experiment and work the “prelab assignment” which will be due the day we do the lab. Familiarity with the experiment and the prelab questions will increase your understanding of the lab work and the class. Waiting until class time to look at the lab may result in not having enough time to finish the lab and/or poor lab reports and lower lab grades
Lab Reports and Prelab Exercises: If you continue on to take more science lab classes, you will most likely be required to keep a lab notebook and write lab reports. However, in this class we will use the “Lab Report” section at the end of each lab exercise or in the separate lab report packet to serve the purpose of both the lab notebook and the lab report. Work must be neat and orderly with clear-cut conclusions. All work and calculations should be shown with answers to the correct number of significant figures with labels or units. Late labs will either lose points or not be accepted. Science notes are often written in non-erasable ink to keep scientists from being able to change their data. The prelab of the current lab and the lab report of the previous lab should be stapled together and handed in before class with the prelab stapled on top before the lab period after the lab has been performed. Again, you may be docked points for non-participation in the lab work.
Approximate Point Distribution for Lab: Per Lab Prelab ~3
Lab Reports ~7
Total 10
Approximate Point Distribution: Approximate Letter Grades
Homework(10 pts each) 170A90-100%
Lecture Quizzes (5 pts each) 125B 80-89%
Lab Reports (10 pts each) 110 C70-79%
Regular exams(100 pts each) 300D 60-69%
Final 200 F below 60%
Total 905
If your grade falls just below the cut-off, I will look at your final exam score to determine whether to award you the higher grade.
Assistance:
My primary goal is to teach you chemistry and I enjoy helping students one-on-one. If you are having trouble, please come and see me. If my regular office hours do not fit your schedule feel free to make an appointment (If I am available). You can set up appointments in person, by phone or by email. The learning center can assist you in math and reading skills if necessary. The learning center may also have chemistry tutors available. However, I do not help students with homework the day/night before the assignment is due.
Special Accomadations: Students with disabilities who believe they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact Disabled Student Programs & Services located at Student Services Building, 1st Floor, Counseling Center (661-395-4334), as soon as possible to better ensure such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. Those requiring accommodations must submit a form from the Counseling Center for each test and must be signed by the instructor prior to any special arrangements being made. All tests taken in the Testing Center must follow all test rules and be completed prior to the end of the testing time in the regular classroom.
Student Health Services: Students can get on-campus health assistance (counseling and medical). Students can quickly feel overwhelmed with life, family expectations, work, and classes. Please go to for more information.
Attendance:
Students who attend class regularly will perform better on exams. Attendance is defined as being present on time, not leaving earlier than defined by the instructor and signing the roll. Because much of the course material and experience cannot be gleaned from the course books alone, if you are absent for a combination of 6 lectures and labs you may be dropped. If you are late or absent during the first two weeks of class you will be dropped if there is a waitlist. This applies to those on the waitlist as well. If you are dropped you still need to go through the withdrawal process (see below). You are responsible formaterialmissed or assignments givenduring absences.
Late assignments:
No late homework or lecture quizzeswill be accepted late for any reason. No make-ups will be allowed for these assignments. Late lab reports will lose points or will not be accepted. Make-up for tests will be made only with prior arrangement or by special permission of the instructor.
Withdrawal:
See the BC Catalog. Ifyou discontinue the course for ANY reason, please make
an official withdrawal. To withdraw you need to:
1) Check in your lab equipment to the stockroom and take your lock, apron andgoggles.
2) Pay any fees owed for broken or missing equipment.
3) Go to Admissions and Records Office to complete withdrawal or drop online. Make sure that you do this or you could receive a “W” or an “F” in the course.
Classroom Etiquette and Rules:
Please be considerate of other classmates. Students who disrupt the class may be asked to leave. The following class rules will be expected to be followed.
- No talking in class unless called upon by the instructor. This includes no cell phone conversations including texting.
- All language should be respectful to other students and to the instructor.
- No disruptive behavior during class discussions.
- All safety rules should be adhered to.
- No eating or drinking in class unless specifically authorized by the instructor.
- No listening to music or other electronic media during lecture or labs.
- No sleeping or laying your head down during class or lab.
Academic Honesty:
According to the BC Catalog, “Every instructor has the responsibility and authority for dealing with such instances of cheating and plagiarism as may occur in class. An instructor who determines that a student has cheated or plagiarized has a range of many options which may be as severe as giving the student a failing grade for the assignment. Furthermore, the student may face other penalties as stated in the college’s Student Conduct Policy. Finally, it must be understood that a student who knowingly aids in another student’s cheating or plagiarism--e.g. permitting the other student to copy a paper or examination question--is as guilty as the other of the offense.” Cheating on exams or plagiarizing work will not be tolerated. However, I do encourage you to study in groups. You may work in groups on your homework, but I do expect that all assignments turned in represent your own work. Although it is impossible for me to monitor how your assignments are completed, I do consider it cheating to copy from someone else. Photocopies and/or exact wording and format constitutes evidence of copying from someone else’s paper and may result in loss of points or a zero on the assignment for both parties. Remember that you are responsible for learning the material for exams and you will not learn it if you copy your work from others.
Discussion Periods:
The first hour of the lab period is designed to be for discussion. This relates more to lecture material than lab material. The instructor will answer any questions you may have on homework assignments. The instructor will assign students in the class to work homework-like problems from the back of each chapter and write the solutions on the board. This is a time to practice what you have learned in lecture and to assist you in homework assignments. Because of scheduling differences with the various lab sections and how they relate to the lecture schedule, it would be wise to review lecture material and homework assignments well in advance to discussion periods, even a week in advance, in order to maximize your efficiency in learning during the discussion period.
Schedule Chemistry B2A
Fall2018
Date Lecture Topic Laboratory ExperimentAssignments
8/20 M / C1 Introduction / Lab 1 Intro-Safety –Learn Skls / Safety Quiz8/22 W / C2 Measurements / ------
8/27M / C2 Measurements / Lab 2 Sci Meth/Calculators / Prelim. Quest.
8/29 W / C3 Matter / Drop no WSunday 9/2 / WAC2
9/3 M / Labor Day-No Class / Lab 3 Density / ------
9/5 W / C4 Elmnts, Atms/Ions / WAC3,
9/10 M / C5 Nomenclature / Lab 4 Mixtures/Pure Subs / WAC4
9/12 W / C6-7 Chem Reactions / WAC5
9/17 M / C6-7 Chem Reactions / Lab 9 Chemical Reactions / ------
9/19 W / Exam I (C1-7) / WAC6-7
9/24 M / C8 Chem Comp / Lab 6 The Mole / ------
9/26 W / C9 Chemical Quantities / WAC8
10/1 M / C9 Chemical Quantities / Lab 24 Hard Water Titration / ------
10/3 W / C10 Energy / WAC9
10/8 M / C11 Modern Atom Theory / Lab 15 Paper Chromatograph / WAC10
10/10 W / C11 Modern Atom Theory / ------
10/15 M / C12 Chemical Bonding / Lab 14 Lewis Structures / WAC11
10/17 W / C12 Chemical Bonding / Drop with a W Friday 10/19 / ------
10/22 M / C13 The Gaseous State / Exam II (C8-13) / WAC12
10/24 W / C14 Liquids & Solids / WAC13