CH 101 Section 007: General Chemistry

The objective of this course is to introduce students to the basic facts and principles of chemistry. Some of the topics that will be covered: chemical formulas, reaction stoichiometry, atomic structure, chemical periodicity, molecular structure, covalent bonding theories.

Week	Date		Chapter
1	Mon	08/20	No Class
	Wed	08/22	Introductions
	Thurs	08/23	Ch. 1: Matter, Measurement, and Problem Solving
	Fri	08/24	Ch. 1
2	Mon	08/27	Ch. 1
	Wed	08/29	Ch. 2: Atoms and Elements
	Wed	08/29	Last day to drop a course without a grade of "W"
	Thurs	08/30	Review
	Fri	08/31	Ch. 2
3	Mon	09/03	No Classes – Labor Day
	Wed	09/05	Ch. 2
	Thurs	09/06	Review
	Fri	09/07	Ch. 2
4	Mon	09/10	Ch. 2: Atoms and Elements and Ch. 3: Molecules, Compounds, and Chemical Equations
	Wed	09/12	Ch. 3: Molecules, Compounds, and Chemical Equations
	Thurs	09/13	Exam 1
	Fri	09/14	Ch. 3
5	Mon	09/17	Ch. 3
	Wed	09/19	Ch. 3
	Thurs	09/20	Review
	Fri	09/21	Ch. 4: Chemical Quantities and Aqueous Reactions
6	Mon	09/24	Ch. 4
	Wed	09/26	Ch. 4
	Thurs	09/27	Review
	Fri	09/28	Ch. 4
7	Mon	10/01	Ch. 4: Chemical Quantities and Aqueous Reactions and Ch. 5: Gases
	Wed	10/03	Ch. 5: Gases
	Thurs	10/04	No Classes – Mid-Semester Study Break
	Fri	10/05	No Classes – Mid-Semester Study Break
8	Mon	10/08	Ch. 5
	Wed	10/10	Ch. 5
	Thurs	10/11	Exam 2
	Fri	10/12	Ch. 5
9	Mon	10/15	Ch. 6: Thermochemistry
	Wed	10/17	Ch. 6
	Thurs	10/18	Review
	Fri	10/19	Ch. 6
10	Mon	10/22	Ch. 6
	Wed	10/24	Ch. 6: Thermochemistry and Ch. 7: The Quantum-Mechanical Model of the Atom
	Thurs	10/25	Review
	Fri	10/26	Ch. 7
11	Mon	10/29	Ch. 7
	Wed	10/31	Ch. 7
	Wed	10/31	Last day to drop a course with a grade of "W"
	Thurs	11/01	Exam 3
	Fri	11/02	Ch. 7
12	Mon	11/05	Ch. 8: Periodic Properties of the Elements
	Wed	11/07	Ch. 8:
	Thurs	11/08	Review
	Fri	11/09	Ch. 8:
13	Mon	11/12	Ch. 8
	Wed	11/14	Ch. 8: Periodic Properties of the Elements and Ch. 9: Chemical Bonding I: Lewis Theory
	Thurs	11/15	Review
	Fri	11/16	Ch. 9: Chemical Bonding I: Lewis Theory
14	Mon	11/19	Ch. 9
	Wed	11/21	No Classes – Thanksgiving Break
	Thurs	11/22	No Classes – Thanksgiving Break
	Fri	11/23	No Classes – Thanksgiving Break
15	Mon	11/26	Ch. 9
	Wed	11/28	Ch. 9
	Thurs	11/29	Exam 4
	Fri	11/30	Ch. 9
16	Mon	12/03	Ch. 10: Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Shapes, Valence Bond Theory, and Molecular Orbital Theory
	Wed	12/05	Ch. 10
	Thurs	12/06	Review
	Fri	12/07	Last Day of Class - Ch. 10: Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Shapes, Valence Bond Theory, and Molecular Orbital Theory
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	Mon	12/10	Final Exam, 8 AM – 10:30 AM; Russell Hall 159

1. Midsemester Exams

• There will be 4 midsemester exams.
• They will be given during Thursday’s recitation, 6:30 PM – 7:50 PM. The dates of these exams are shown in the schedule, below.
• Your lowest midsemester exam grade will be dropped.
• Exams are closed book and closed notes. They will include material covered up to and including the Monday lecture of the exam week.
• You must bring your Action card, driver's license, or government issued photo ID to all exams in order to receive a grade. You must bring a #2 pencil and your approved calculator. No hats can be worn; all bags, purses, etc. must be kept shut and placed against the wall on the aisles!
• There will be no make-up exams. If you miss an exam, the missed exam will count as your dropped exam.
• Missing the final exam or more than one mid-semester exam under any circumstances will result in failing the course.

2. Final Exam:

• Final exam is cumulative.
• The final exam will be given on Monday, December 10, 2012 at 8 AM – 10:30 AM at Russell Hall 159.

3. Homework:

• There are online homework assignments, which will be assigned throughout the semester.
• Homework will be conducted through MasteringChemistry and the due dates of these assignments will be listed on MasteringChemistry website. Access can be purchased at the Supe Store or directly at the MasteringChemistry website. The course ID is MCLEUNG41695
• See the instructions to get access to MasteringChemistry on the course website, in Helpful Instructions tab.

4. Quizzes:

• Quizzes will be given during Thursday recitations.
• There will be no make-up quizzes.
• The quizzes are open book, but you cannot speak to other students. This does not mean you should not study for the quizzes because the quizzes are timed, and if you spend all your time trying to learn how to solve the problems during the quiz, you will most likely not do well.
• The quiz will cover material up to and including Monday lectures, so material covered the day before the Thursday recitation would not tested.

5. Participation/Attendance:

• Throughout the semester, you will use your clickers to answer questions the instructor will be putting up during lectures.
• See “Registering Clickers” and “Using Clickers” documents in Helpful Instructions tab in the course home page to learn how to register the clicker to this course and how to use them.
• The scoring of these questions will be as follows: If you get the answer right, you will get the maximum points assigned to the question. If you get the answer wrong, you will get 50% of the maximum points assigned to the question, as participation/attendance points. If you do not answer, you will get 0 pts for that question
• You should attempt to get all of these points

• If you miss three or more labs you will automatically receive a grade of “F” for the laboratory section.
• If you fail the laboratory section, you fail the entire course, no matter how well you perform in the lecture section. No previous lab grades can be used.
• Details about the laboratory will be covered in the laboratory section meetings.
• The lab manual is: General Chemistry Lab CH 101/102, University of Alabama, Chemistry Department.      

Chemistry is a "hands-on" science. The experiments have been designed to assist the student in learning fundamental chemical principles. We hope that the experiments will also serve as an introduction to the basic laboratory operations and skills needed in the practice of chemistry.

• Each student must purchase a lab manual. Each CH 101 student must take and pass the laboratory.

Grades

Midsemester Exams	40%
Final Exam	15%
Homework	10%
Quizzes	10%
Participation/Attendance	5%
Laboratory	20%
Total:	100%

Grading Scale:

         Tentative Scale Only: (Final grades determined by instructor)

         A = 90% – 100%

         B = 80% – 89.9%

         C = 70% – 79.9%

         D = 55% – 69.9%

         F =  < 55%             "+"'s and "-" will be decided at the instructor's discretion.

• There will be no make-up exams. If you miss an exam, the missed exam will count as your dropped exam.
• Missing the final exam or more than one mid-semester exam under any circumstances will result in failing the course.
• There will be no make-up quizzes.
• If you miss three or more labs you will automatically receive a grade of “F” for the laboratory section.
• If you fail the laboratory section, you fail the entire course, no matter how well you perform in the lecture section. No previous lab grades can be used.

Attendance is required!!! It is the near-universal experience that students who attend class regularly make higher grades than those who do not. We will go over practice problems during class.

 

For laboratory, attendance is required as well.

1. Recitation Sessions – Most Thursday recitation sessions that are not exam days will be used to catch up on lectures, work on problems, and for quizzes. They will be labeled as “Review” in the tentative schedule below. Quiz and exam questions will be testing your ability to apply the concepts taught in lectures to solve problems. During the recitation we will practice solving problems, so you should utilize this session to help yourself prepare for exams and quizzes.

 

2. Blackboard – Information about the course will be uploaded to the Blackboard page periodically throughout the semester.

• PowerPoint slides used for the lecture will be posted prior to the lecture; I suggest that you print them out prior to coming to class. Check the page often for updates. Even though the lecture slides are posted, notes will be written in class, which means you need to be present to take those notes. These lecture slides are not meant to substitute attending class.

 

3. Office Hours - The course instructor has designated office hours to help any students who want extra instruction. Do not overlook this resource.

 

4. Freshman Chemistry Help Center – The Department of Chemistry has all of its General Chemistry Laboratory Teaching Assistants (TAs) hold their office hours in a common room. This Freshman Chemistry Help Center will be open most afternoons from 1:00 – 5:00 PM Mon- Fri; however, more specific hours will be announced and posted early in the semester.

5. Learning Skills Center - The Learning Skills Center is located in 124 Osband Hall and is loaded with helpful materials for CH-101 and 102. Please visit the center to determine if the available materials might be useful in your study of chemistry.

6. Some graduate students are available for paid tutoring sessions for Freshmen. You can obtain a list of names from the Chemistry Main Office (Shelby 2005).

There are no extra credit opportunities.

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