Tarleton State University
Department of Chemistry, Geosciences, and
Environmental Sciences
Chem 1054-010 College
Chemistry I Fall
2009
Knowledge outcomes
Upon
completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to demonstrate a
satisfactory understanding of chemical symbols, chemical nomenclature, chemical
reactions as represented by chemical equations, and stoichiometry.
2. Students will be able to demonstrate a
satisfactory understanding of aqueous
solutions, electrolytes, solubility, and important types of chemical
reactions in solution.
3. Students will be able to demonstrate a
satisfactory understanding of the
relationship between energy and chemical reactions.
4. Students will be able to demonstrate a
satisfactory understanding of the structure of matter, the electronic structure
of the atom, and the relationship of electronic structure to chemical
properties and the Periodic Table.
5. Students will be able to demonstrate a
satisfactory understanding of different
types of chemical bonds which
bind atoms together.
6. Students will be able to demonstrate a
satisfactory understanding of the physical laws which govern the properties of
gases and atmospheric chemistry.
7. Students will be able to demonstrate a
satisfactory understanding of the solid
and liquid
states of matter.
skill outcomes
Upon completion of this
course:
1. Students will be knowledgeable about
chemical laboratory safety.
2. Students will be able to perform basic
chemical observations and measurements.
3. Students will utilize dimensional analysis
with correct significant figures.
value outcomes
Upon
completion of this course:
Students will have an
appreciation of the Scientific Method and the role of Chemistry in modern
society.
Required Material
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Textbook: Chemistry:
The Central Science 11th Ed. Brown,
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A Mastering Chemistry access packet should be bound with the text
book. It consists of a card with printed
instructions for the online enrollment process as well as an access code. If a student wishes, they may purchase access
to the program online with a credit card.
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Lab book: A locally produced lab book that is available
in the book store.
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A scientific non-programmable
calculator (see Departmental calculator policy section later in this
syllabus)
Course Procedure and Requirements
You will be expected to attend and participate in all
classes and labs. In addition to the
exams given in class, there will be homework problems assigned over the
internet using a program called Mastering
Chemistry. You will be given more
information regarding this program during the 1st lecture. It is
essential that you do these homework problems in order to learn the material
and perform on the tests better. In
addition, I have chosen out certain end-of-chapter programs from the textbook
that I feel you should know how to answer.
I call these “suggested homework problems.” These problems will not be collected nor graded. They are for you to practice your problem
solving skills. The answers to these
homework problems can be found on my website (URL: www.tarleton.edu/~alow) in the syllabus for
your class in the tentative schedule table.
Please remember that just printing out the answers without doing the
problems yourself is not sufficient for you to learn how to answer the problems
in this course.
You should study for this course on a daily basis
(between 30-45 minutes per day, 5 days per week) rather than waiting for a
couple of days before an exam to study.
There is quite a lot of material covered in College Chemistry. If you wait a number of class periods before
studying you will find that there is an awful lot of material to learn in a
very short time. In general, cramming
for the exams the night before will not result in a good grade in this course. If you encounter difficulties in this course,
please seek assistance immediately.
Sources of assistance include:
1. The textbook: Reading your textbook may give you a different way of
viewing the material in class. This may
assist you in understanding the material.
The book also has many worked out example problems that may assist
you. Since the lecture material is
presented in the same order as the textbook, it may also help you to glance
ahead in the textbook before lecture so you may have some idea of what I will
be talking about in class. Reading a
scientific textbook is not performed in the same way as you would read a novel! You should be actively trying to interpret
what is being said in the text by perhaps taking notes from the text while you
read or highlighting the important material.
2. Your professor: Dr. Arthur A. Low. Office number 417 in the
3. My website: My website has an URL of
/www.tarleton.edu/~alow. You can also
get there by going to the general Tarleton website of /www.tarleton.edu and
looking up the list of faculty web pages in the directory. The website will not only have the answers to
the assigned homework on it, it will also contain keys for past exams on it.
4. Supplemental Instruction: Supplemental
instruction is a series of help sessions held by an undergraduate student,
usually a chemistry major. I probably will not know if there will be a
S.I. leader until the first class session.
If there is an SI leader, please take advantage of the help
sessions. Not only will it reduce the
amount of your study time, it will also result in a better grade.
5. You might want to form a study group with other
students in class.
Evaluation of Grades
Your grade is computed based on your performance in
the lecture, the lab, and on the final exam.
Your course grade is a weighted average of these three grades with the
lecture grade counting 50%, the lab grade counting 25%, and the final exam
grade counting 25%. A simpler way to
calculate your course grade is to take two times your lecture grade, add your
final exam and lab grade to that, then divide the sum by four. In order to pass this course, you must
receive passing grades (above a 60) in both the lecture and lab portions of
this course, separately. The
lecture portion can include the final exam if needed to obtain a grade above a
60 in the lecture. Course grades
correspond to letter grades as follows:
90 and above-A; 80's-B; 70's-C; 60's-D; below 60-F.
Instead of giving quizzes in class, I will be making
homework assignments for you to do online using the program Mastering Chemistry. The procedure for registering will be gone
over during the 1st class.
Mastering Chemistry gives and grades quizzes over the internet. There will be at least one online quiz due
for each chapter covered. The first quiz
is entitled "Chapter 1 Assignment.”
The due date and time will be given to you in lecture and posted on the
bulletin board opposite my office. I
will go through the introductory material for this program during the first
lecture. Each assignment will be graded
out of 100 points and will consist generally of 10 multiple choice questions
and 5 numerical problems. It is
important that you take these assignments!!
They count for one-third of your lecture grade.
There will be 4 class exams scheduled during the
semester. The exams are scheduled as
follows: Friday, September 18;
Wednesday, October 7; Wednesday, October 28; and Monday, November 23. Class exams consist of two parts: the first part consists of 10 multiple choice
questions worth 4 points each for a total of 40 points; the second part
consists of 5 problems with two 15 point problems and three 10 point problems
worth a total of 60 points. The total
possible score on an exam is 100 points.
Exam grades are generally curved.
The curved grade is what is used to calculate your lecture grade.
Your lecture grade is an average of your exam grades
and your homework assignment average taken twice. For example, if your four curved exam grades
are 75, 81, 84, and 67; and your homework assignment is 82,
your lecture grade would be calculated as follows:
Your lecture grade is equal to 78.5. Suppose your lab grade is 85 and your final
exam grade is 79. Then your course grade
can be calculated as follows:
You would have a course grade of 80.25 and a grade of
a B.
The final exam is a comprehensive departmental exam
that will be given on Saturday, December 5 from 8 AM until 10:30 AM. It will be a multiple choice exam, graded by
SCANTRON.
Departmental Calculator Policy
Programmable or graphing calculators will not be
permitted for use on any class quizzes or exams. You may only use a simple scientific
calculator (with trigonometric functions and exponential notation). Violation of this policy will be treated as
an act of academic dishonesty.
Makeup Policy
Makeups for exams will be given during the week after the
scheduled exam. Permission to take a
makeup exam is up to the discretion of the professor. It is your responsibility to contact me,
preferably in person, to arrange a time to take the makeup exam. Do not just leave a message on my voicemail
or send me an email and expect me to get it.
No makeups for exams will be allowed more than
one week after the scheduled exam except in the case of a verifiable
emergency. The makeup exam will cover
the same material as the in-class exam but will consist of different
questions.
Cell Phones
Cell phones are to be turned off during lecture. A cell phone ring is very disruptive not only
to the professor but to your fellow students (even if they say it isn’t). If cell phones ring during class repeatedly,
the class may find itself taking a pop quiz.
Laptop
computers
Use of laptop computers during lecture will initially
be allowed provided that the computer is being used in a way to assist you
during lecture. If I suspect that the
computer is being used to check your e-mail, watch videos, or to play computer games, I will ask
the offending person to stop such actions at first. However, I do reserve the right to ban use of
laptop computers from lecture if I feel it is a distraction to the lecture.
If you need accommodations due to a disability, you
need to discuss your needs with Ms. Trina Geye,
Director of Student Disabilities at 968-9400.
Her office is the Student Disabilities Office in room 201 of the
Tentative Course Schedule
Day/Date |
Lecture Topic |
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Monday, Aug. 30 |
Chapter 1 Introduction: Matter and |
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Wednesday, Sept. 1 |
Measurement |
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Friday, Sept. 3 |
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Wednesday, Sept. 8 |
Chapter 2 Atoms,
Molecules, and |
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Friday, Sept. 10 |
Ions |
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Monday, Sept. 13 |
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Wednesday, Sept. 15 |
Chapter 3 Stoichiometry: |
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Friday, Sept. 17 |
Calculations with Chemical |
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Monday, Sept. 20 |
Formulas and Equations |
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Wednesday, Sept. 22 |
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Friday, Sept. 24 |
Exam 1 |
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Monday, Sept. 27 |
Chapter 4 Aqueous Reactions and |
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Wednesday, Sept. 29 |
Solution Stoichiometry |
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Friday, Oct. 1 |
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Monday, Oct. 4 |
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Wednesday, Oct. 6 |
Chapter 5 Thermochemistry |
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Friday, Oct. 8 |
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Monday, Oct. 11 |
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Wednesday, Oct. 13 |
Exam 2
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Friday, Oct. 15 |
Chapter 6 Electronic Structure of
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Monday, Oct. 18 |
Atoms |
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Wednesday, Oct. 20 |
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Friday, Oct. 22 |
Chapter 7
Periodic Properties of the |
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Monday, Oct. 25 |
Elements |
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Wednesday, Oct. 27 |
Chapter 8 Basic Concepts of |
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Friday, Oct. 29 |
Chemical Bonding |
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Monday, Nov. 1 |
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Wednesday, Nov. 3 |
Exam 3 |
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Friday, Nov. 5 |
Chapter 9 Molecular Geometry and |
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Monday, Nov. 8 |
Bonding
Theories
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Wednesday, Nov. 10 |
Chapter 10
Gases |
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Friday, Nov. 12 |
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Monday, Nov. 15 |
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Wednesday, Nov. 17 |
Chapter 11 Intermolecular Forces, |
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Friday, Nov. 19 |
Liquids, and Solids |
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Monday, Nov. 22 |
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Wednesday, Nov. 24 |
Chapter 12 Modern Materials |
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Monday, Nov. 29 |
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Wednesday, Dec. 1 |
Exam 4 |
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Friday, Dec. 3 |
Chapter 13 Solutions |
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Monday, Dec. 6 |
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Wednesday, Dec. 8 |
Review for Final Exam |
Final Exam: Monday, December 13 from 8-10:30 AM
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