Chemistry 10301 Syllabus Spring 2008

 

Instructor:                    Dionne A. Miller

Office/Lab:      MR1103 (Marshak Science Bldg.)

Phone:             212-650-6039

Email:             dmiller@sci.ccny.cuny.edu

 

Textbook and supporting materials

 

• General Chemistry 4^th Ed., by Hill, Petrucci, McCreary, Perry; Prentice Hall 2003.
• Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) General Chemistry, 2^nd Ed., by Gosser, Strozak, Cracolice
• Lab Book for Chemistry 10301 (purchase from Chemistry Dept.)
• Calculator: A simple scientific calculator is necessary for Chem 10301. You will not be allowed to use cell phone/PDA-based calculators or graphing calculators.

 

Free tutorial service: Available in the Chemistry Learning Center (Rm. MR1029). See posted schedule near door.

 

Lab coordinator: Vladimir Atanassov, Room MR1017

 

Workshop Coordinator: Atia Syed, Office: Room MR1016

·       Workshop assignments are posted on the notice board by Room MR1026.

 

 

Office Hours:              TBA. Also, by appointment (please arrange via email).

Course Assessment

40%     Semester Exams:          Exam I (Chapters 1-3), Exam II (Chapters 4-6), Exam III (Chapters 7-9)

30%     Final Exam – Cumulative (Chapters 1-10)

20%     Laboratory

10%     Workshop: Workshop quiz, Homework

 

Homework: see page 2 of course syllabus

 

Note: There will be no make-up exams. The lowest score of the three semester exams will be dropped. The two higher scores will be weighted (20% each) towards your final grade.

Grading Policy

A+     97-100

A       93-96

A-     90-92

B+     87-89

B       83-86

B-      80-82

C+     77-79

C       73-76

C-      70-72

D       60-69

F       0-59

There is some leeway for adjusting the final grade by the Professor.

Chemistry 10301 Problem Sets                                                        DUE DATE

 

Chapter 1: 24, 26, 28, 36, 38b, 48, 50, 54, 60, 64, 81, 91                  FEB 13

 

Chapter 2: 22, 26, 32, 40, 50, 52, 58, 64, 68, 93                                FEB 20

 

Chapter 3: 18a,f, 22a, 24c, 34, 44, 54a-e, 58a, 64, 74                        FEB 27

 

Chapter 4: 26, 30, 37, 46, 56, 58, 68, 73, 78                                      MAR 12         

 

Chapter 5: 22a,b, 26, 48, 54, 68, 74, 82, 94                                       MAR 26 (APR 2)

 

Chapter 6: 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 52, 66, 68, 72                                      APR 2

 

Chapter 7: 28, 32, 38, 40, 46, 60, 62, 64                                            APR 9            

 

Chapter 8: 24, 28, 36, 44, 46, 50, 58, 62, 74                                      APR 16

 

Chapter 9: 26, 28, 34, 36, 40, 46, 48, 50, 54, 70                                APR 30

 

Chapter 10: 22, 24, 30, 44, 46, 54, 62                                                MAY 7

 

 

 

HOMEWORK SHOULD BE HANDED IN TO WORKSHOP LEADER WHO WILL GRADE IT AS SATISFACTORY OR UNSATISFACTORY. LATE HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

 

Academic integrity   

The CCNY policy on academic integrity will be followed. Document is posted on the CCNY website (CUNY policy on academic integrity—link is at the bottom of the home page). Make sure you have read the details regarding plagiarism and cheating, in case you are not clear about the rules of the college. Cases where academic integrity is compromised will be prosecuted according to these rules.

Tentative Schedule Chem 10301

 

Date	Material Covered (please read text in advance)	Workshop Unit (Wednesdays)
Jan. 29 Tue	Introduction and Ch. 1: Chemistry: Matter…	Orientation 1/30
Jan. 31 Thurs	Ch. 1. Chemistry: Matter and Measurement
Feb. 5 Tue	Ch. 1. Chemistry: Matter and Measurement	Unit 1: The Search for the Elements 2/6
Feb. 7 Thurs	Ch. 2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
Feb. 12 Tue	NO CLASS – LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY	Unit 2: Atoms and Subatomic Structure 2/13
Feb. 14 Thurs	Ch. 2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
Feb. 19 Tue	Ch. 3. Stoichiometry: Chemical Calculations	Unit 3: Introduction to Stoichiometry 2/20
Feb. 21 Thurs	Ch. 3. Stoichiometry: Chemical Calculations
Feb. 26 Tue	Ch. 3. Stoichiometry: Chemical Calculations	Unit 4: Strategies for Stoichiometry 2/27
Feb. 28 Thurs	Ch. 4. Chemical Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
Mar 4 Tue	Exam I	Unit 5: Ions in solution 3/5
Mar 6 Thurs	Ch. 4. Chemical Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
Mar 11 Tue	Ch. 4. Chemical Reactions in Aqueous Solutions	Unit 5: Ions in solution 3/12
Mar 13 Thurs	Ch. 5. Gases
Mar 18 Tue	Ch. 5. Gases	Unit 6: Gases: Nature, Laws, and Applications 3/19
Mar 20 Thurs	Ch. 6. Thermochemistry
Mar 25 Tue	Ch. 6. Thermochemistry	Wed 26 – MONDAY SCHEDULE
Mar 27 Thurs	Ch. 7. Atomic Structure
Apr 1 Tue	Ch. 7. Atomic Structure	Unit 7: Thermochemistry 4/2
Apr 3 Thurs	Exam II
Apr 8 Tue	Ch. 8. Electron Configurations, Atomic Properties, and the Periodic Table	Unit 8: Energy and the Hydrogen Atom 4/9
Apr 10 Thurs	Ch. 8. Electron Configurations, Atomic Properties, and the Periodic Table
Apr 15 Tue	Ch. 9. Chemical Bonds	Unit 9: Building Atoms with Quantum Leaps 4/16
Apr 17 Thurs	Ch. 9. Chemical Bonds
	APR 19 – 27 SPRING BREAK
Apr 29 Tue	Ch. 9. Chemical Bonds	Unit 10: Covalent Bonding 4/30
May 1 Thurs	Exam III
May 6 Tue	Ch. 10. Bonding Theory & Molecular Structure	Unit 11: The Structure of Molecules 5/7
May 8 Thurs	Ch. 10. Bonding Theory & Molecular Structure
May 13 Tue	Review	Review 5/14
MAY 16 – 24 Final Exam Week