CHEM 105 Introductory Chemistry I

CHEM 105: Introductory Chemistry I Section 2T, Fall 2011

Instructor name: Vincent Giannamore Office location: Beauregard 140 Phone number: 985-448-4501 Email: [email protected] Office hours: 8:30–10:30AM MWF, 10:30 – 11:30AM & 1:30-2:30PM TR Websites: We will make use of several websites.

You may use either Blackboard or Moodle. The University is phasing out Blackboard. I will maintain the Blackboard site for those who already know Blackboard. If you are new to these sites, I recommend that you use Moodle. The class Blackboard site is at http://blackboard.nicholls.edu/. The Moodle site is at http://moodle.nicholls.edu/moodle. For either site, your username is the part of your Nicholls email before the @ sign. Your password is your student ID “N- number”

CHEM Q&A directory site: http://chemqa.blogspot.com/2007/10/chem-q.html. This site contains video tutorials made at Nicholls by Nicholls faculty and students. They may be helpful for some of the topics we will be studying.

MasteringChemistry site: http://masteringchemistry.com. This is the online site associated with the textbook. We will use it for online homework assignments. There is also other material on this site such as study aids that may be useful to you. If you bought your book at Nicholls, it comes with an access code for this site. If you bought the book elsewhere, it may or may not have access. You can buy an access code on the site using a credit card. Go to the site, put in your code, and register for our class. The courseid for this section is CHEM1052TFall2011.

Chem.Review.Net: http://www.chemreview.net/. This site has free self-paced tutorials, mostly related to chemical calculations. I may assign parts for study occasionally, but mostly it’s a place to go if you’re looking for extra help.

Catalog Description: Nature and properties of matter including the common elements and their compounds. Periodic classification, atomic and molecular theories, nuclear chemistry, and the relation of atomic and molecular structure to chemical behavior, stoichiometry, nomenclature. For students needing more than one year of chemistry. Degree credit will not be given for both CHEM 101 and 105.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: MATH 101, MATH 100, or equivalent. (You must have passed it already, placed out of it, or be taking it now.)

Required Text and Materials:

Tro, Nivaldo. Principles of Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, New York: Prentice Hall 2010. (Do not get this text confused with other books with similar names by the same author.)

An iclicker classroom response device. These are available in the bookstore. You may also be able to purchase a used one. Only this brand is acceptable. Types of clickers used before Fall 2006 will not function with this system. You may use the same clicker for other classes that use clickers. Please do not register your clicker online. This sometimes results in confusing entries. We will register the clickers in class. The clicker will be registered to your name, so use the same clicker at all times. If you have to use another clicker either temporarily or permanently, let me know so that I can give you credit for your answers.

Required Supplementary Readings: None are anticipated at this time, but if any should be assigned information will be placed on Blackboard and Moodle..

Course Goals: Specific goals for this course are posted on the class Blackboard/Moodle sites. This course also fulfills goals, objectives, guidelines, and outcomes related to Nicholls general education core curriculum, NCATE, and ACS. Information pertaining to this is found below.

CHEM 105, as a Core Curriculum course, fulfills three hours of general education requirements in the area of the natural sciences and is thus designed to enable students to meet the following broad outcome for all the natural sciences:

Goal: Upon completion of the undergraduate curriculum, students will be able to comprehend and apply the basic principles of science and methods of scientific inquiry.

Specifically, upon completion of this course, students will be able to comprehend and apply the basic principles and theories of general chemistry.

Student Outcome Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:  Approach problem solving in a systematic manner, understand and apply the scientific method, understand the use and limitations of measurements, and understand and apply the concept of significant figures.  Understand the components of matter, historical and current ideas of atomic theory, and the characteristics of elements, compounds, and mixtures. Name chemical compounds.  Work stoichiometric problems and understand the relationships involved in chemical equations.  Recognize, predict the results of, and be able to balance equations for various types of chemical reactions including ionic reactions, precipitation, acid-base, and oxidation-reduction. Understand the role of water as a solvent.  Understand the behavior and characteristics of gases and be able to perform calculations based on the gas laws.  Understand and apply the ideas of the quantum theory and the quantum mechanical model of atomic structure on an elementary level.  Understand the concept of chemical periodicity and its relationship with electron configuration. Use and interpret the Periodic Table.  Understand ionic and covalent bonding, electronegativity, bond polarity, and bond energy.  Draw and interpret Lewis structures for compounds, determine shapes of compounds using VSEPR theory, and determine molecular polarity.  Understand the Valence Bond and the Molecular orbital theories of covalent bonding and apply them to describe the bonding and structure of molecules.

For education majors, this course addresses the following benchmarks in the Louisiana Content Standards: properties and changes of properties of matter, transformations of energy, measurement and symbolic representation, atomic structure, structure and properties of matter, chemical reactions, energy, and interaction of energy and matter.

For chemistry majors: The Nicholls chemistry program is approved by the American Chemical Society. CHEM 105 and CHEM 106 together prepare you for the study of foundational courses in the five areas of chemistry – analytical, organic, inorganic, physical, and biological chemistry.

Course Content: The content of this course includes introduction and fundamental ideas about matter, stoichiometry, chemical reactions, the behavior of gases, thermochemistry, electronic structure of the atom, chemical periodicity, molecular bonding and structure, and intermolecular forces.

This material is found in the chapters 1- 10, and part of chapter11 in the textbook. We cover most, but not all of the material in each chapter. The course goals on Blackboard and Moodle give specific textbook references for the material that we cover.

Course Calendar: The course calendar is at the end of this syllabus.

Course Requirements and Methods of Evaluation: There will be 3 tests and a final exam. There will also be graded online homework assignments and in-class clicker questions.

Tests: Each test will cover a section of the course as listed on the calendar. Topics covered after the third test will be included in the final exam. Test dates are listed on the course calendar. Tests are normally multiple choice.

Final exam: The final exam will be comprehensive. The exam date is also listed on the course calendar. The exam will be multiple choice.

Homework assignments. These will be done online using the MasteringChemistry site. There will be both practice and “real” assignments. Practice assignments will not have grades posted on MasteringChemistry, but you will receive 10 points for each practice assignment that you complete on time. Real assignments will be graded on MasteringChemistry. The grades for the real assignments will count toward your course grade. See the next section for how the points will be counted.

Clicker questions: There will be 1 to 5 clicker questions each day in class, except on test days. In this class, you will receive 1 point if you answer the question, whether your answer is correct or not. You will receive an additional point if your answer is correct. If you don’t answer at all, you will be considered absent even if you are occupying a chair in the classroom. See the next section for how these points will count toward your grade.

Grading: Each test will count 100 points and the exam will be worth 200 points. For homework and clickers, I will calculate the percentage of the possible points for those items that you earned. For example, if there are 100 clicker questions in the semester, that means you can get as many as 200 clicker points. If you actually get 150 clicker points, then you got 75% of the possible points and clickers will count 75 points toward your grade. The same system will be applied toward homework points. Both practice and “real” assignments will be counted. So there will be a total of 700 points altogether. Your grade is based on the percentage that you get out of 700. The default grading scale is 90-100 = A; 80-89 = B; 70-79 = C; 60-69 = D; and 0-59 = F. There will be a “curve,” if it is justified in my opinion.

Make-Up Policy: In the interest of fairness and prompt feedback of results, there will be no make up tests given except in the special case listed below. If you miss a test for a valid reason, please contact me within one week of the scheduled date with your excuse. If I agree that the excuse is valid, I will replace the test grade with your final exam percentage. Missing final exams presents a special problem. If you have a legitimate excuse for missing the exam, contact me as soon as possible and we will arrange for a make up exam. It may be necessary that an I grade be given in such circumstances. There is no make up for clicker questions. If you miss a day with clicker questions for a valid reason (in my judgment), I will not count that day’s questions against your total possible clicker points.

A note about valid excuses: An example of a valid excuse would be that you need a liver transplant that must be done without delay. An example of an invalid excuse is that your parents bought you tickets on a cruise that leaves before the day of the exam.

Special case: If you are representing the university in events in which you had no say in scheduling (for example, student athletes), the same rules as above apply with the following exception. If you will miss more than one test, contact me in advance to make other arrangements. Of course, you will need to show official documentation.

Attendance: Attendance is required.

Withdrawal: The last day to withdraw from this class with a “W” is Wednesday, November 2.

Academic Honesty Policy: Any student found cheating will be subject to penalties as stated in the Student Code of Conduct handbook; including, but not limited to, a score of zero on the exam (or other item), expulsion from the class, or expulsion from the University. Please note that this applies to online homework assignments as well as tests and exams. See the note 2 sections below about clicker questions. Anyone caught cheating will be reported to the academic integrity committee.

Disability Policy: If you have a documented disability that requires assistance, you will need to register with the Office of Disability Services for coordination of your academic accommodations. The Office of Disability Services is located in Shaver Gym, room 158- A. Their phone number is (985) 448-4430 (TDD 449-7002)

Classroom Behavior and Etiquette: Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. This includes carrying on conversations with your neighbors during class. The use of cell phones during class time is prohibited. Please turn your cell phone off or silence it. If the phone rings during class time, leave the room and answer it and do not return until the next class. Cell phones must not only be off, but also put away during tests and exams. They may not be used as calculators. During clicker questions, I usually tolerate a certain amount of discussion as a form of class participation. If the noise gets too loud, I will ask you to quiet down. During some clicker questions I will not allow discussion. Discussion during those times will be considered cheating.

Academic Grievances: The proper procedure for filing grade appeals or grievances related to academic matters is listed in Section 5 of the Code of Student Conduct and at the following link: http://www.nicholls.edu/documents/student_life/code_of_conduct.pdf.

Continued Learning following an Extreme Emergency: In order to make continued learning possible following an extreme emergency, students are responsible for:

• reading regular emergency notifications on the NSU website; • knowing how to use and access Blackboard and/or Moodle (or university designated electronic delivery system); • being familiar with emergency guidelines; • evacuating textbooks and other course materials; • knowing their Blackboard (or designated system) student login and password; • contacting faculty regarding their intentions for completing the course.

Faculty are responsible for:

• their development in the use of the Blackboard (or designated) software; • having a plan for continuing their courses using only Blackboard and email; • continuing their course in whatever way suits the completion of the course best, and being creative in the continuation of these courses; • making adjustments or compensations to a student’s progress in special programs with labs, clinical sequences or the like only in the immediate semester following the emergency.

Schedule

August 18 – August 23 Chapter 1 August 25 – August 30 Chapter 2 September 1 – September 8 Chapter 3 September 13 – September 22 Chapter 4 September 20 Test 1 Covers chapters 1 – 3. September 27 – October 4 Chapter 5 October 6 – October 11 Chapter 6 October 18 – October 25 Chapter 7 October 20 Test 2 Covers chapters 4 – 6 October 27 – November 1 Chapter 8 November 3 – November 10 Chapter 9 November 15 – November 29 Chapter 10 November 17 Test 3 Covers chapters 7 – 9 December 6 Final Exam 8 – 10 AM

All items on the syllabus are tentative and subject to change. It is not to be construed as a contract. Students will be notified of any changes.