Chemistry 112 Spring 2014 Dr. Taylor Office: SSMB 112 Phone: 953-5052 e-mail: taylord@cofc.edu Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday by 10-12 am 10-11:45 Appointment only 10-11:45 10-11:45 *Office hours are tentative and may be rescheduled with advanced notice. *Office hours can also be made by appointment. 12:30-3:30 pm Chem 232 Lab 4-7 pm Chem 232 lab Course pre-requisites and co-requisites Texts McGraw-Hill connect website BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE CHEM 111/111 Lab and MATH 111 are pre-requisites for the course. Students who got a grade of D in CHEM 111 are encouraged to retake the course before taking CHEM 112. CHEM 112 Lab is a co-requisite for the course. If you drop the lab, you must drop the lecture. If you have passed the lab, you do NOT need to take the lab in order to retake the lecture; stop by the Chemistry Department office before or during the Drop/Add period to correct your schedule if this applies to you. General Chemistry: Atoms First, Julia Burdge and Jason Overby A student study guide is available: Workbook and Student Solutions Manual, Dawn Richardson and Amina El-Ashmawy The McGraw-Hill website at http://www.mcgrawhillconnect.com/chemistry contains a companion website for the textbook we are using in this course. The assigned learning skill modules are to be used for study purposes and are not required. OAKS All materials for the course are posted on OAKS available through MyCharleston. Supplemental Instruction Preparation for Final Exam Supplemental instruction will be taught by Jan Enabore. More information about the supplemental instruction program can be found at the website http://petersj.people.cofc.edu/si_web_page/. Official Study Guide for the ACS Exam in General Chemistry: L Banks, Preparing for your ACS Examination in General Chemistry, ACS (permanent library reserve)
IMPORTANT DATES Date Description Wed, Jan 8 Spring Full Semester Classes Begin. Tues, Jan 14 Last Day of Drop/Add for Full Semester Classes. Mon, Jan 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (observed) No Class Fri, Jan 31 Test 1 Wed, Feb 26 Test 2 Mon, Mar 3 - Fri, Mar 7 Spring Break Holiday Mon, March 10 Full Semester Mid Term Grades available on MyCharleston. Fri, March 21 Last Day for Students to Withdraw with a Grade of W from Full Semester Fri, Mar 28 Classes. Test 3 Wed, Apr 23 Test 4 Fri, Apr 25 CHEM 112-03 (12 pm class) Final Exam, 12-3 pm, 317 RHSC Mon, April 28 CHEM 112-04 (1 pm class) Final Exam, 12-3 pm, 317 RHSC General Education Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate competency with all of the learning objectives stated for Chem 111 and Math 111 2. Apply common mathematical techniques to describe the kinetic and thermodynamic processes related to chemical equilibria CHAPTERS in Textbook 13 15 17.4-17.5 16 CH 17.1-17.3 14 19 18 Topics Covered in 112 TOPIC Physical Properties of Solutions Chemical Equilibrium Solubility Equilibria Acids and Bases Acid-Base Equiibria Chemical Kinetics Electrochemistr y Entropy, Free Energy and Equilibrium
EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE Student Grade Description and Information Work Percentag Homework 0 % Homework problems from the book will be suggested Extra practice problems with an answer key will also be given and posted on OAKS. These assignments are not graded but are a good practice and a good place to start when studying the material Quizzes 20 % Twelve quizzes are scheduled throughout the semester and may be in class either at the beginning or end of class OR may be given as a take home assignment The lowest 2quiz grade will be dropped from the total average quiz grade Quiz Answers will be posted on OAKS with the problems worked out Tests 60 % Four fifty minute tests are scheduled during the semester. The dates are listed on the course calendar. The lowest of the four tests will be weighted 50 % less than the other three tests in the calculation of the test average. Final Exam 20 % 19 % of your final exam grade will be based on your performance on a standardized and comprehensive 110 minute multiple-choice test that is cumulative over the material covered during the entire semester. The exam was written by a board of chemistry professors who are members of the American Chemical Society. Note that material from the laboratory course may also be included. The grade on the final is curved in accordance with a departmental rubric. 1 % of your final exam grade is from the General Education signature assignment, which will be administered during the final exam period. CALCULATION OF GRADE PERCENTAGE Grade Percentage = 0.20 Quiz AVE 0.60 Test AVE +0.20 Final Before the Final Exam: Grade Percentage = 0.20 Quiz AVE 0.60 Test AVE 0.8 To know what you need to get on the final Percent you want - 0.20 Quiz AVE 0.60 Test AVE 0.19 Do NOT ask me what your grade is or what grade you need I will not answer. All grades are final there is no extra credit or make up work you can do ASSIGNMENT OF GRADES A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D F 93-100 % 90-92 % 87-89 % 83-86 % 80-82 % 77-79 % 73-76 % 70-72 % 65-69 % < 65 %
Classroom Student Participation Attendance Policy Make-up Policy Honor Code Final Exam CLASS POLICY Powerpoints which are the basis for my lecture are posted on OAKS. If a handout is given in class for problems and notes, those will be posted on OAKS as well once the lecture using that material is completed Calculators are a necessity for quizzes and problems done in class Attendance is expected at all classes. Students are responsible for all information presented in class whether they are present or not. Students should obtain notes from a classmate and read the associated material in the text BEFORE they request help from the instructor about material missed. Attendance will be taken in class and will be considered when assigning the final grade for the class. Please note that an Absence Memorandum from the Office of Undergraduate Studies only verifies your documentation for missing a class. It does not entitle you to make up or be excused from any work, assignment or test. Tests and Quizzes: There are no make-up-tests for missed tests under any circumstances. If you have an emergency that is documented with a note from the Dean of Undergraduate Studies or a note from a medical doctor, you may be excused from the test. Contact me as soon as possible. Once the answers to a Quiz is posted or an exam has been handed back there is no possibility for making the quiz or test up. Therefore it is best to take a quiz or exam BEFORE the absence Student conduct is expected to conform to the standards of the College of Charleston Student Honor Code Policy. In addition, students in this course are also expected to be aware and to conform to the standards of the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Policy on Scientific Integrity. Students at the College of Charleston are bound by honor and by their enrollment at the College to abide by the Honor and Conduct codes and to report violations. Faculty and staff members are equally required to report violations of the Honor Code or Code of Conduct. Conviction of an Honor Code violation in this class will result in the grade of "F" for the course. Requests for an alternate final exam time must be processed through the Office of Undergraduate Studies no later than 5 p.m. on the last day of class. Failure to take the final exam will result in a grade of "X" which turns to an "F" after 48 hours. Undergraduate students should be aware that excuses for missing final examinations may be obtained from the Office of Undergraduate Studies. The acceptable reasons for missing examinations are illness of the student or circumstances beyond the student's control. These reasons must be properly documented. See the section entitled "Final Examinations" in the Undergraduate Catalog for more information. Examinations must be taken at the time scheduled except when [a] two or more exams are scheduled simultaneously, or [b] the student has three examinations within a 24-hour period.
Electronics Device Policy No electronic devices except for calculators are allowed during tests and the final exam. The use of any wireless communication device during a test or the final exam is prohibited and will be considered to be a violation of the Honor Code.