The two main goals of the lecture component are

General Chemistry I Chemistry 121 Course Policy and Information Fall 2009 Semester Description: General Chemistry 121 is the first semester of a one-year sequence of chemistry for first-year chemistry students. The course is separated into a lecture component (4 credits) and a laboratory component (1 credit). The lecture component of the course includes a recitation section facilitated by a teaching assistant. A separate syllabus is given for the laboratory portion of the course. The two main goals of the lecture component are 1) To introduce students to the fundamental concepts of chemistry which serve as the building blocks for more advanced science courses. 2) To help the students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills so that they can not only solve basic chemistry problems, but also apply their chemistry knowledge to problems and situations that they have not encountered before. The lectures, textbook, and recitations as well as the graded assessments are designed to help fulfill these goals. The lecture material emphasizes the following topics: components of matter, Stoichiometry, Gases, Thermochemistry, the Kinetic-Molecular Theory, Quantum Theory, Atomic Structure, Electron Configuration, Chemical Periodicity, Chemical Bonding, Shapes of Molecules, and the Molecular Orbital Model. Instructor: Dr. Alicia A. Paterno (genchem@duq.edu, 396-1121, Mellon Hall 358) Dr. Tomislav Pintauer (genchem@duq.edu, 396-1626, Mellon Hall 347) Recitation Coordinator: Dr. Alicia A. Paterno (genchem@duq.edu, 396-1121, Mellon Hall 358) Recitation Teaching Assistant names, contact information, and office hours are listed on our class website in Blackboard. Class Web Site: http://www.blackboard.duq.edu/ How to Login: Username: Your Duquesne email login name Password: your DORI Multipass password Lectures: Section 1 (MWF), 11:00 AM, Pappert Hall (Bayer) Section 2 (MWF), 12:00 noon, Pappert Hall (Bayer) 1

Text: Chemistry, Eighth Edition by Zumdahl: Cengage Learning, 2010. Office Hours: Dr. Paterno s office hours will be on Tuesdays (10-11:30am) and Fridays (2:15-3:15pm) and by appointment beginning on October 13th. Please come see me in my office, Mellon Hall 358, during these times if you have any questions. Dr. Pintauer s office hours will be on Tuesday s (11:00-noon) and Thursday s (11:00-noon) and by appointment from August 24 until October 13 th. Please come see me in my office, Mellon Hall 347, during these times if you have any questions. The office hours of the recitation TAs will be posted on blackboard. Contacting your instructor: If you have any questions about course material or the course in general, you are welcome to ask the course instructor after class or during the announcements in lecture. The best way to contact your instructor outside of class is via email to genchem@duq.edu. You are encouraged to send an email if you have any questions pertaining to the course or if you would like to set up an appointment to meet outside of office hours. We are here to help you in any way that we can. When writing email, please don t forget to address the email to Dr. Paterno or Dr. Pintauer and also to close with your full name. Including your lecture, recitation, and lab sections is also very helpful. We will respond to each and every one of your emails, but expect responses in a 24-48 hour window. If you have a question about a specific chemistry problem that you are solving, it is best to ask in person before sending an email because we are able to help you with problem solving more effectively in person. You can see us immediately before or after class or during our office hours when you have these types of questions. Student Resources: Chemistry Department Study Center. Tutors will be available to assist you with chemistry questions on the 3 rd floor of Mellon Hall (Bayer Side) in the Chemistry Department Study Center. The Study Center is open from 1 pm 9 pm, Monday through Thursday and 1pm-5pm on Friday, starting the second week of classes. Specific tutors and times will be posted on the class website and also outside the Study Center. Tutoring is on a first-come first-served basis and an appointment is not necessary. 2

Duquesne University Learning Skills Center. Students can also be tutored at the Learning Skills Center on the ground floor of the Administration Building (396-6034). Students will need a referral from their advisor so that they can make an appointment to meet with a tutor at the center. Student Solutions Manual. A partial solutions manual will be available to complement the textbook. It should be used to check your answers and work when practicing problems at the end of each chapter. BEWARE: Relying on the answer book can mislead you into thinking that you understand a concept. You ultimately must be able to solve all assigned problems without the help of the text or solutions manual. Student Study Guide. Covers major points from each chapter in the text. Sometimes the material is presented with a slightly different approach from the author. The study guide serves as a useful resource, especially when topic(s) in the text are presented in a way that you may find confusing. The study guide contains chapter outlines, visuals and schematics, and shaded example problems with full solutions. General Chemistry 1 as a Second Language (by David R. Klein). A study guide that focuses on some of the fundamental principles of this course. This book explains some common mistakes made by students and helps students develop problem solving skills necessary to succeed in general chemistry. Molecular Model Set Advanced VSEPR (Indigo Instruments). In this course we will discuss how to predict molecular geometry and bond angles for discrete molecules. This molecular model set is an excellent tool to help students visualize the structures of molecules and predict molecular geometry. Model sets can be purchased at the Chemistry Stockroom on the 3 rd floor of Mellon Hall. Student Expectations: Learning chemistry is not a spectator sport; it requires you to take an active role. Your instructors are here to help you but ultimately you bear the responsibility for learning chemistry and making it your own. To do this you must go beyond simple memorization of facts to a real understanding of the concepts of chemistry. To achieve this goal you should (1) listen to the overview of concepts given in lecture (2) read the appropriate sections of the textbook a few times (3) challenge yourself with homework problems, especially problems you have NOT seen before and (4) have discussions with your peers and your teachers. 3

Recitation: Absences: The purpose of recitation is to give you a small classroom atmosphere where you can (re)learn concepts and practice problems while having the opportunity to participate by asking and answering questions. This is not a session in which the TA does the homework while you listen. You will be expected to assume an active role in the discussion section and work together with other students to understand concepts. Your attendance for lecture and recitation sections is mandatory. You are responsible for all announcements and material given during class even if you are absent. Examinations and quizzes will be heavily based on lecture and homework material. See the Make-up Policy on the next page if you miss an examination. The Fall 2009 semester begins August 24 th and ends on December 17 th. It is assumed that as a condition of enrollment, you plan to be in attendance for all examinations and classes between those dates. It is your responsibility to arrange your travel plans around the schedule of these classes. Special notices, schedule changes and assignments will be announced in class. These are binding irrespective of whether you were present or not. Examinations: For the Fall 2009 semester, three lecture examinations will be given, plus a final examination. The final exam will be cumulative over all course material. See the Make-up Policy below, if you miss an examination. Exams contain both multiple choice and short answer questions. answer questions must be answered in blue or black ink. All short Exam 1 100 pts 6-7:30 pm, Tuesday September 22, 2009 Exam 2 100 pts 6-7:30 pm, Tuesday October 20, 2009 Exam 3 100 pts 6-7:30 pm, Tuesday November 17, 2009 Final Exam 200 pts 3:30-6 pm, Thursday December 10, 2009 ** You must bring the proper calculator to all examinations! Advanced calculators with alpha-numeric I/O capability, the ability to program information ( graphing calculators ), and the ability to solve the quadratic equation will be NOT allowed in examinations. An inexpensive calculator with ln x, e x, log x, 10 x, and y x functions should be purchased. Examples include, but are not limited to, TI-30XA, TI-30X IIB, and TI-30X IIS. A list of acceptable calculators is posted on Blackboard. Use of unacceptable calculators is prohibited during exams and quizzes. *** Quizzes: A total of 8 quizzes will be given this semester. Quizzes will be worth 15 points each, are based on lecture material, and will be given during the recitation sessions. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped, giving a possible quiz total of 105 points (7 quizzes). 4

Make-up Policy: There are no make-up examinations or quizzes. If you miss a regularly scheduled exam, your final exam will be prorated. Please contact your lecture instructor if you will not be present during an exam. If you miss a quiz, that score will be the one that is dropped. Further missed quizzes will result in a score of zero in the gradebook. Regrade Policy: All examination regrade requests must be made on an official regrade request form provided by Dr. Paterno and Dr. Pintauer. The examination with the request form must be placed in the regrade box in Mellon Hall 308 by the deadline announced in class. If a regrade request form is not used and/or the request and exam are not submitted by the deadline, the exam will not be regraded. Short answer questions must have been answered in blue or black ink for your test paper to be regraded. Answers written in another medium will not be regraded. If you submit an exam for a regrade, the entire exam will be regraded. Homework: Homework is assigned in this course to help you develop problem solving skills and a mastery of the course material. Students who practice the homework problems sufficiently so that they can solve them independently of the textbook, notes, and other outside assistance, tend to do well on exams and quizzes. Graded homework for this course will be completed on the computer using a program called WebAssign. Detailed instructions will be posted on Blackboard. WebAssign assignments are worth 110 points cumulatively. Due dates for the homework will be posted in WebAssign and also announced in lecture. You must purchase a WebAssign access card to gain access to this program. This can be done at the bookstore or online. In addition to electronic homework problems, you are responsible for completing additional homework problems assigned from the textbook. While these assignments will not be collected or graded, their completion will help you to be successful in this course. PRS Class Participation: Students will have an opportunity to earn 35 class participation points by using their PRS clickers in lecture. The personal response keypads can be purchased from the bookstore and can be used in all classes at DUQ that are using this technology. Students are responsible for registering their clicker ID # with the course instructor. Clicker ID#s will be listed in Blackboard and used to track student participation. Points will be awarded for participation, regardless of whether the questions were answered correctly. 5

It is the students responsibility to make sure that their device is working properly by checking excel files that are posted on blackboard and by looking for their individual student number on the bottom of each powerpoint slide. If an error or discrepancy is found, the student must contact the course instructor ASAP during the semester so that the correct action can be taken to remedy the situation. All discrepancies must be reported prior to the final exam. Failure to do so will result in no change in PRS grade. Giving your PRS keypad to another person so that they can use it during lecture to earn participation points for you in your absence AND / OR Using someone else s PRS keypad during lecture so that the other person can earn participation points even though they are not present are both violations of the Duquesne University Academic Integrity Policy (see below). If anyone is found engaging in the activities above, the consequences will be as follows: 1. Both students will be given zero points for class participation 2. Both students will be referred to either the Judicial Board or the Pharmacy Honors Council, depending on the student s major. Honor Code: Each student is expected to behave with the utmost maturity and integrity. All students are responsible for reading, understanding, and upholding the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct and the BSNES academic integrity policy which is located at http://www.science.duq.edu/academicintegrity.htm. Violations of academic integrity include (but are not limited to): giving or receiving assistance or using unauthorized material as a test aid, attempting to alter a score or grade recorded on an exam or quiz by the instructor, submitting any document, e.g. lab report, essay or assignment that contains sentences or paragraphs that have been directly copied from another source (ie: textbook or student), attempting to adjust a score on a graded paper or test, and changing answers on a graded exam and submitting the exam for a regrade. Signed pledges are required for written work submitted for evaluation, but the absence of a signed pledge does not free a student from the ethical standards required by the Code. Procedures for dealing with infractions of the Code, including provisions for appeals, are printed in the text of The Student Handbook and Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct. If anyone is caught violating the academic integrity policy, they will receive a minimum of failure on that assignment and a maximum of F for the entire course, and will be referred to the Office of the Dean for further action. Recent violations of the honor code in chemistry courses have occurred and have resulted in action being taken. 6

Class Rules: (1) Arrive on time (2) Do not prepare to leave until the professor dismisses you (3) No conversation while in class (4) Beepers and cell phones are to be turned off. (5) No photographing, videotaping or audio taping of class without the permission of the instructor (6) Portable media players are not permitted in class (7) Laptop computers are not permitted in class, unless permission is granted by the instructor. (8) Hacking of print secured documents or other secured files on our Blackboard site is not permitted. (9) No food or drink is permitted in class Withdrawal Policy: The latest date for undergraduates other than first semester freshmen to withdraw with a W grade is Friday October 30th. (First semester freshmen have until Monday December 7th.) All students withdrawing from Chem 121 Lecture and Recitation prior to November 30th must also withdraw from Chem 121 Laboratory at the same time. I can sign your withdrawal form for all 3 classes (Lecture, Lab and Recitation), however, you must check out of your laboratory drawer prior to having your form signed by me. First semester freshmen withdrawing from Chem 121 lecture after November 30 th will be permitted to remain enrolled in Chem 121L as long as they have attended lecture regularly throughout the semester. Dr. Paterno will check PRS class participation attendance prior to signing drop forms, and any student who has not attended lecture regularly will have to withdraw from Chem 121 laboratory in addition to lecture. Students will be permitted to withdraw from the lab course, but remain in the lecture course. Grading Policy: The final grade will be determined from the examinations, final examination, quizzes, homework and laboratory. Examinations 3 @ 100 pts = 300 pts Final 1 @ 200 pts = 200 pts Quizzes 7 @ 15 pts = 105 pts Homework (WebAssign) 110 pts Personal Response System (Participation) 35 pts Total Points 750 pts Your performance in the class will be posted on the class website in Blackboard. It is your responsibility to check your grades in Blackboard and make sure they are recorded correctly. 7

Grade Distribution: 690-750 pts = A 645-666 pts = B+ 547-569 pts = C+ 435-501 pts = D 667-689 pts = A- 592-644 pts = B 502-546 pts = C below 435 pts = F 570-591 pts = B- Grade Description Explanation: (see pg 31 of the Duquesne University Undergraduate Catalogue) A = superior B+ = Very Good C+ = Satisfactory D = Lowest passing scale A- = Excellent B = Good C = Average grade B- = Above Average F = Failure (course must be repeated for credit) Schedule (tentative): August Week 1, Chemical Foundations (Chapter 1) and start Chapter 2 Dr. Pintauer will teach the course through Exam 2. 24 M Syllabus review 26 W Chapter 1 28 F Finish Chapter 1, Start Chapter 2 No recitation this week September Week 2, Atoms, Molecules, and Ions (Chapter 2) 31 M Chapter 2 2 W Chapter 2 4 F Chapter 2 7 M Labor Day, No class The recitation meets this week on 8/31, 9/2, 9/3 Recitation: Chapter 1 Study strategies (print the handout from blackboard) Week 3, Stoichiometry (Chapter 3) 9 W Chapter 3 11 F Chapter 3 14 M Chapter 3 The recitation week runs from Wednesday to Monday for the duration of the semester. Recitation: Chapter 2 Quiz 1: Chapter 1 Week 4, Finish chapter 3 and start Chapter 4 16 W Chapter 3 18 F Chapter 4 21 M Review for Examination Recitation: chapter 3 and Review Quiz 2 (cumulative Chapters 1 and 2) 8

Week 5, Types of Chemical Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry (Chapter 4) 22 Tu Examination 1, Chapters 1-3, 6-7:30pm 23 W Chapter 4 25 F Chapter 4 28 M Chapter 4 Recitation: Chapter 4 No quiz this week. October Week 6, Gases (Chapter 5) 30 W Chapter 5 2 F Chapter 5 5 M Chapter 5 Recitation: Chapter 4 Quiz 3 Week 7, Thermochemistry (Chapter 6) 7 W Chapter 5 9 F Chapter 6 12 M Chapter 6 Recitation: Chapter 5 Quiz 4 Week 8, Finish Chapter 6, Thermochemistry 14 W Chapter 6 16 F Chapter 6 19 M Review for Exam 2 Recitation: Chapter 6 and Review Quiz 5 (cumulative) Week 9, Atomic Structure & Periodicity (Chapter 7) 20 Tu Examination 2, 6-7:30pm Dr. Paterno will teach the course for the remainder of the semester. 21 W Chapter 7 23 F Chapter 7 26 M Chapter 7 Recitation: Chapter 7 No quiz this week 9

November Week 10, Atomic Structure & Periodicity continued 28 W Chapter 7 30 F Chapter 7 * Undergraduate withdraw date (not 1 st sem freshmen) 2 M Chapter 7 Recitation: Chapter 7 Quiz 6 Week 11, Bonding: General Concepts (Chapter 8) 4 W Chapter 8 6 F Chapter 8 9 M Chapter 8 Recitation: Chapter 8 Quiz 7 Week 12, Bonding continued 11 W Chapter 8 13 F Chapter 8 16 M Review for Exam 3 Recitation: Chapter 8 and Review Quiz 8 (cumulative) Week 13, Covalent Bonding: Orbitals (Chapter 9) 17 Tu Examination 3, 6-7:30pm 18 W Chapter 9 20 F Chapter 9 30 M Chapter 9 Recitation: Chapter 9 No quiz this week November 23-27, No Class Thanksgiving Break Week 14, Finish Chapter 9 (Orbitals) 2 W Chapter 9 4 F Chapter 9 7 M Review for Final Exam * This is the last day for first semester freshmen to withdraw. Recitation: Chapter 9 and Review No quiz this week SES for recitations Final Examination: Thursday December 10, 2009, 3:30-6 pm 10