Department of
Chemistry, Geosciences, and Environmental Science
Course Syllabus
Summer II Semester, 2008
Course:
CHEM 108-4 College Chemistry II MTWR 10:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Room 102, SCIEN
Instructor:
Dr.
Linda Schultz schultz@tarleton.edu
Phone: (254)968-9143 (office),
(325)642-0490 (cell), or (325)643-1384 (home)
Office: Room 407, SCIEN Office
Hours: by appointment
Course Prerequisites:
CHEM 105-4. College Chemistry I
The student should also have
successfully completed MATH 101-3 or higher.
Course Description:
Topics to be covered include a study of the chemical
and physical properties of selected families of elements, an introduction to
energy changes in chemical reactions, chemical equilibria,
electrochemistry, rates of chemical reactions, nuclear chemistry, acids and
bases, organic and biological chemistry, coordination chemistry, and semi-micro
qualitative analysis.
This course is suggested for science
majors and pre-professional students and is a pre-requisite for CHEM 201-4
Organic Chemistry.
The course consists of three (3)
lecture hours per week and three (3) laboratory hours per week for 4 hours of
college credit.
Required Texts and Materials:
CHEMISTRY
- The Central Science by Brown,
(The online homework/testing package
(Mastering Chemistry) is also required).
COLLEGE
CHEMISTRY II, CHEM 108-4 - Laboratory Manual, Department of Chemistry, Geosciences, and
Environmental Science,
Calculator
- scientific type, nonprogrammable.
Protective eyewear
for laboratory.
Attendance Policy:
Good attendance is essential for successful mastery
of course material. Attendance may be
monitored daily by the assignment of seats and occupancy check. Please notify the instructor of excused
absences as described in the University Catalog and in the TSU Student
Handbook.
Grades will not be lowered due to
poor attendance. However, good
attendance may be considered as a bonus point for borderline grades at the end
of the semester.
Lab attendance policy is outlined in
the Laboratory Manual.
University Policy:
The student is expected to be
familiar with student responsibilities as outlined in the current University
Catalog and TSU Student Handbook.
The departmental Academic Honesty
Policy can be found in the Laboratory Manual.
Students with documented disabilities may request
accommodations that will enable them to participate in and benefit from
educational programs and activities. To
ensure that services will be available in an efficient and timely manner,
students with disabilities are strongly encouraged to contact the Student
Disability Services , Math BLDG STE 201, (254)
968-9400.
Grading Policy:
Please refer the current University
Catalog for additional information regarding grades and course withdrawal
policies. For this course, your grade
will be determined in the following manner:
Lecture Grade: 50%
4 exams 80%
10 quizzes 10%
online homework 10%
Final Exam 25%
ACS exam 50%
Instructor
exam
50%
Laboratory Grade 25%
see Laboratory Manual
The final grade will be assigned as follows, although the instructor reserves the right to
lower the limits slightly at her discretion considering factors such as student
attendance. However, the student must
earn a passing grade in both lab and lecture to pass the course.
A = 90% or above
B = 80% - 89%
C = 70% - 79%
D = 60% - 69%
F = below 60%
Make-up exams will be by permission of the
instructor. Please contact the
instructor immediately after the missed exam to make arrangements. There
is no make-up for quizzes.
Course Objectives:
Upon
completion of this course, the student will be able to demonstrate a
satisfactory understanding of:
1. What solutions are and how colligative properties are influenced by concentration.
2. How the rates of chemical reactions are
measured, influenced by concentration and other factors and how
mechanisms are used to describe reaction processes and how they may be postulated.
3. Basic principles of chemical equilibrium
and be able to write equilibrium constant expressions for chemical reactions.
4. The chemical natures of acids and bases and
be able to calculate pH of solutions of strong and weak acids and bases, salts,
and buffer solutions.
5. Factors affecting solubility equilibria and be able to calculate solubilities.
6. The thermodynamic functions affecting the
spontaneity of chemical reactions.
7. Electron exchange in chemical reactions, the
basic principles of electrochemistry, and be able to balance oxidation / reduction equations.
8. Chemical factors influencing the
environment.
9. The properties of metals and nonmetals and
coordination chemistry.
10.
Basic principles involving nuclear reactions and radioactivity.
11.
Basic organic and biological chemistry.
Sources of Assistance:
1. The
textbook. It cost a lot of money. Read it and work the assigned homework
problems for each chapter on the course schedule
2. Your
instructor. If you are having
difficulty working the problems, call or come by to see me. I may be elusive, but I can be found.
3. Supplemental
Instruction. There will be a
supplemental instruction specifically assigned to CHEM 108-4. The tutor will schedule times to give extra
help sessions each week. These S.I.
sessions are being arranged specifically to assist you in this class and are free.
4. Audiotutorial
videotapes. These are available from the
Chemistry Stockroom or the Reserve Desk of the TSU Library. They are ancient, but still effective (and
free).
5. Other Chemistry texts. Check the library for one you can read more
easily.
6. Old exams. These will be posted approximately a week before each major exam in the
glass case across from SCPL
409. These are recommended
as practice only and are not
intended to represent the actual exam, since these are always written new for
each semester.
7. Printed
notes. These are available online
by clicking the link below, and are recommended to be printed out to bring to
class.
*note: The course schedule and lab schedule are tentative. The instructor reserves the right to change the syllabus at any time. Any changes will be announced in class in advance.