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COURSE PREFIX, NUMBER, AND TITLE CHEM 1411 - General Chemistry I
INSTRUCTOR’S NAME
FRANK CAREY
INSTRUCTOR’S
OFFICE LOCATION TC140D
or TC208 (FBTC - chemistry lab)
INSTRUCTOR’S TELEPHONE NUMBER(S) 281/239-1553 e-mail: FrankC@wcjc.edu
BEST TIME TO REACH INSTRUCTOR BY PHONE: during office hours
INSTRUCTOR'S MAKE-UP POLICY:
Students with a valid excuse or pre-arrangement with the instructor for
missed quizzes or exams will be given a make-up prior to the next scheduled
class meeting. In special circumstances, students may be given additional
time for make-up work, but ONLY if the instructor is notified in person, or by
phone or e-mail.
COURSE’S CATALOG
DESCRIPTION
Topics include fundamental laws and their everyday application;
chemical and physical properties; uses of common elements and compounds;
structure of matter; properties of gases and solutions; the periodic table and
valence; ionization, oxidation and reduction, electrolysis, and the modern
theory of acids and bases. Prerequisites: High-school chemistry or CHEM 1405
or college GPA of 3.3. Satisfactory
completion of the THEA reading and math requirements.
INSTRUCTOR’S GRADING SYSTEM
Major Exams (3) / Quizzes (7 to 10) 50%
Final Exam
25%
Lab
25%
90-100
A
80-89
B
70-79
C
60-69
D
Below 60 F
Any student with a disability or other special circumstance requiring academic accommodations or other consideration in order to successfully complete the requirements of this course should identify himself or herself individually to the instructor to discuss the matter in a private and confidential manner.
Course
Objectives
1.
To provide the student with rigorous training in the fundamental
principles of general
chemistry.
2. To acquaint the student
with the relation of chemistry to his daily life.
3.
To help the student to develop skills in the fundamentals of
stoichiometry, equilibrium calculations, and the applications of
thermodynamics to chemical systems.
4.
To stimulate the student’s further interest in chemistry and to
provide a basis for
open-ended
inquiry through presentation of selected items of descriptive chemistry.
5.
To help the student gain the ability to analyze and synthesize
information in the form
of
chemical calculations.
6. To provide the student
with a meaningful and stimulating laboratory experience.
Student Performance Objectives:
Detailed performance objectives have been written and are available.
Topical
Outline
Lecture:
CHEM 1411 -Mr. Carey
Approximate FALL dates - Schedule (subject to change)
Text: General Chemistry, Whitten, Davis, & Peck (7th edition)
Date
UNIT I (Chapters 1-4)
Aug. 30 Quiz #1 (biography)
TBA Quiz #2
TBA Quiz #3
Fundamental Concepts - two weeks
Chemical formulas and composition stoichiometry - one week
Chemical equations - stoichiometry - two weeks
Sept. 29 EXAM I
UNIT
II (Chapters 5-8)
TBA Quiz #4
TBA Quiz #5 (hand-out)
TBA Quiz #6
Chemical reactions - one - half week
Atomic structure and the periodic table - two weeks
Chemical bonding and nomenclature - two weeks
Oct. 27 EXAM II
UNIT
III (Chapters 10-13)
TBA Quiz #7
TBA Quiz #8
Acids and bases - one - half week
Gases - two weeks
Liquids and solids - One week
Solutions - two weeks
Dec. 6 to 10 Review [All assignments past due]
Dec. 15 FINAL EXAM
TEXTBOOKS
by Whitten, Davis, Peck and Stanley
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Basic Laboratory Studies in General Chemistry, special edition for WCJC (with qualitative analysis) by Hered
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Basic
Laboratory Studies in General Chemistry With Semimicro Qualitative Analysis, 10/e, ©1997 |
| Grace R. Hered
, City Colleges of Chicago |
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View DOI for more information about this and related Houghton Mifflin products. |
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| DESCRIPTION |
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Parallel in style and sequence to Robinson et al's General Chemistry, Essentials of General Chemistry, and General Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis, 10/e, this manual emphasizes the use of descriptive chemistry and encourages students to think independently and sharpen their problem-solving skills in the lab. For StudentsThe following optional resource is available to enhance student learning and available separately for student purchase.
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Lab Experiments:
1.
Density determination and melting point
2.
Measurement
3.
Chemical and Physical Changes
4. Determining a Chemical
Formula
5.
Water of Hydration
6.
Specific Heat
7. Vapor Density
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8. Chemical
Activity
9.
Boyle’s Law
10. Charles’ Law
11. Graham’s Law
12. Solutions
13. Molecular Mass By
Solution Methods
14. Acid-Base Titration
CHEM 1411 – 1412 LAB
FORMAT FOR LAB REPORTS
(Mr. Carey)
Your chemistry lab grade for 1411-1412 will be determined by your
participation and completion of lab experiments throughout the semester.
This grade will count as 25% of your final grade for the course.
Formal written reports on each experiment and lab assignment completed are
expected the following week (for example, the report for an experiment completed
in a Monday lab is due the following Monday even though the lab may meet again
on Wednesday). The lab
reports should contain the following sections:
Include name, date, section, Experiment No., Title, and identify your
partners
Include background theory, equations, and discussion of purpose of the
experiment
Describe the procedures, techniques, and equipment used to perform the
experiment (use drawings or illustrations if appropriate)
Include data tables and written observations from the lab manual (may be
re-written)
Show example calculation (with proper units and attention to significant
figures) and any Graphs you are instructed to include
Write the questions and your answer to the “Thought Questions” at the
end of each Experiment
Include your evaluation of the experiment and a summary of what you learned from it
NOTE: Reports do not have to be typed, but neatness and readability will be factors in grading. Any references or resources (such as your text) should be cited.
Lab Reports that are submitted late will be assessed an appropriate point penalty. There will be ONE make-up lab period at the end of the semester for students who miss an experiment with a valid excuse. NO MORE THAN ONE experiment can be made up for the semester.
EFC/Sept. 2004
1.
Class lecture and lecture - demonstration
2.
Demonstrations of concepts, laws, etc.
a. mole concept
b. gas laws
c. chemical reactions
3.
Laboratory experience
4.
Periodic chart, transparencies, models, videos
5.
Written handouts
1.
Three major tests
2.
Several ten - minute tests (announced and unannounced)
3.
Problem assignments
4. Question
assignments
5.
Laboratory reports
6.
Final examination
The following method is used to arrive at the final
grade:
All tests, assignments, etc.
50%
Laboratory grade
25%
Final examination
25%
The grade classifications as outlined in the College
Catalog are employed:
A
excellent
B
good
C
average
D
poor
F
failure
W withdrawn
Statement
on Critical Thinking
Student’s acquisitions of critical thinking skills
in chemistry courses is achieved by the following activities:
1. Problem assignments
require critical thinking skills in order to apply acquired
knowledge
to the solving of these problems.
2.
Laboratory work requires critical thinking skills to arrive at
conclusions based
upon observed data.
3. Tests (major and
ten-minute) require critical thinking skills primarily in the
solving of problems and in the synthesis of conclusions from previously
acquired information.
The Department believes that all students that
satisfactorily complete a chemistry course have demonstrated the acquisition
of critical thinking skills
Revised/ EFC Sept. 2004
