SYLLABUS WORLD OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRYSYLLABUS WORLD OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Term: Spring, 1999-2000 (992) (January 10 - April 19, 2000)
Course Number: CHM 111K
Instructor: Professor Tom Notermann, Ph.D.
Office: Room #510
Office Phone: 219-473-4264
E-mail: tnotermann@ccsj.edu
Office Hours: : M 12:30-3:30; T9-12; W 9-12; R 1-3:30
Course Time: Thursday, 4:50-6:50pm Video Assisted Instruction (VAI)
Course Description:
Designed for students in health-related majors as well as those seeking to fulfill general education requirements. It provides an introduction to organic and biological chemistry and the principles that govern them. The course will focus on the inter relatedness of all these areas as well as their practical applications to health science and environmental issues.
Satisfies the science with a lab general education requirement.
Prerequisites:
MTH 100 or equivalent.
Textbooks:
M. Joesten and J. Wood, World of Chemistry, 2nd Edition, 1996. The student will also need a calculator. Laboratory instructions will be provided.
Videotapes: a set of seven two hour tapes contain 30 minute segments which supplement the text material.
Statement of Plagiarism:
If an instructor or other Calumet College of St. Joseph personnel find that a student has plagiarized or been involved in another form of academic dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may elect to bring the matter up for judicial review. The maximum penalty for any form of academic dishonesty is dismissal from the College. The procedures for judicial review are listed under the section of CCSJ handbook that addresses student grievances.
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Withdrawal from Classes Policy:
After the last day for class changes has passed (see College calendar), students may withdraw from a course in which they are registered with permission from the faculty member conducting the course. A written request detailing the reason(s) for the withdrawal must be filed with the Registrar. Written request for withdrawal must be received by the Registrar by the last day of classes prior to the final examination dates specified in the catalogue. Written requests may be mailed to the Registrar or faxed to the College fax number 219-473-4259. Students are to make note of the refund schedule when withdrawing from courses. The request is forwarded to the faculty member, who makes the final determination to accept or deny the request. If the request is honored, the student will receive notification of official withdrawal; if denied, the notification will indicate why the withdrawal is disallowed. Note: Degree Completion Division (DCD) students should consult the DCD Student Handbook for information on DCD withdrawals.
An official withdrawal is recorded as a "W" grade on the student's transcript. Dropping a course without written permission automatically incurs an "F" grade for the course (see Refund Schedule).
Class Policies on Attendance and Assignments:
Homework assignments will be given for each assigned section of the text chapters( list attached). Each class, the student is to hand in the assigned homework (15 points) and take an in-class quiz( 20points). The lowest homework/quiz grade will be dropped and no make-up quizzes will be given. The lab reports are due at the end of each lab session. The lowest lab grade is dropped and no make-up labs. The final exam is cumulative and is based on in-class quizzes. The term project involves: Selecting a topic relevant to Chemistry and of interest to the student, preparing a three-five page report with at least one internet reference. Report and brief in-class presentation are due Nov. 30. Report must contain at least one chemical equation and one graph.
Course Objectives:
Students in this course will:
Assessment:
Laboratory 80points
Term Project 20 points
Weekly Quizzes(11@35+15) 400points
Final Exam 100points
Total 600points
Grading Scale:
A: 90-100% B+: 85-89% B: 80-84% C+: 75-79%,
C: 70-74% D+: 65-69% D: 60-64% F: less than 60%
Class Assignments
Date Topic-Assignment Tape Segment
Chapter, Section(s), Topic
Chapter 1: 1-6 Introduction 1,1 World of Chemistry
Chapter 2: 1-3 Matter 1,2 Color
Chapter 2: 4-8 Matter 1,3 Measurements
1,4 Modeling
Chapter 7:1-6 States of Matter 2,5 A Matter of State
Chapter 7:8, Gas Laws
Chapter 3: 1-3, Atoms 2,6 The Atom
Chapter 3: 4-5, Atoms
Chapter 4: 1-6 Periodic Table 2,7 Periodic Table
Chapter 5: 1-5 and 8-10, Nuclear Change
Chapter 6: 1-8, Chemical Bonds 2, 8 Chemical Bonds
Chapter 8: 1-5, Chemical Reactivity 3,9 Driving Forces
Chapter 8: 6 Reactivity 3,10 Molecules in Action
Chapter 10: 1-2
Chapter 10: 1-6 Oxidation & Reduction 3,11 The Busy Electron
Chapter 9: 1-10 Acids and Bases 3,12 The Proton
Chapter 11:1-6, Air, Sea , Land 4,13 Precious Envelope
4,14 Chemistry of Earth
4,15 Metals
Chapter 16: 1-15, Consumer Chemistry 4,16 On the Surface
Final Exam
See separate sheet for assigned self-tests and questions for review
CHEMISTRY 111K LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
(INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED)