ABRAHAM BALDWIN
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
SCHOOL OF
SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS
DEPARTMENT OF
SCIENCE
CHEM1212 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY II
SPRING 2012
CRN Meeting Times
30595 MWF
10:00 am
30596 MWF
11:00 am
SYLLABUS (READ THOROUGHLY and KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE)
Note: this syllabus
contains policies that will be enforced by the instructor of this course, in
compliance with school policies, which may be found at this link: http://www.abac.edu/bmiburo/CHEM1212/CHEM1212GenericSyllabus.htm
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:
Dr.
Office: Gray
Hall S-216
Office Phone:
391-5117
Office e-mail: bmiburo@abac.edu
INSTRUCTOR’S OFFICE / ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE CENTER
HOURS
Monday:
Office: 8:00 am - 8:30 am
AAC: 8:30 am – 9:30 am
Tuesday:
Office: 8 am – 9 am, 11a m – 12 pm,
4 pm – 5 pm
AAC: 9 am – 11 am, 2 pm – 4 pm
Wednesday:
Office: 8:00 am – 8:30 am
AAC: 8:30 am – 9:30 am
Thursday
Office: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Friday:
Office: 8 am – 9: 30 am
The
complete schedule may be found at this link: http://www.abac.edu/bmiburo/ScheduleSp12.htm
ATTENDANCE
POLICY
You
are required to attend all lectures.
By school regulation, instructors will keep
accurate attendance records and must
report the number of absences for each student when midterm and final grades are turned in. Two tardiness
instances will be equated to one absence. 2% of the class grade will be attributed to attendance. Points will be deducted from the attendance grade
proportionally to the number of documented unjustified days of absence.
Unjustified absence for a time equivalent to two or more weeks of class will result in forfeiture of the attendance grade. To avoid penalty, any absence
will have to be justified beforehand or immediately after it has happened.
A
student who serves as an official
representative of the college will not
be penalized with unexcused absences when the absences result from
regularly scheduled activities in which he/she represents the college.
Regardless of the cause of the
absence, it is the responsibility of the
student to contact the instructor prior to the absence and to make arrangements to make up any work that will be missed, in a manner
acceptable to the instructor.
More
information on this and other issues may be found at the following link: http://www.abac.edu/catalog/2011_2012/AcademicPoliciesandProcedures.pdf
COURSE
DESCRIPTION, PRE/CO-REQUISITES, TOPICS, AND OBJECTIVES
Prerequisite: Mastery of a certain body of knowledge is
necessary if students are to be successful in the target course. Most commonly,
such knowledge is measured by successful completion (C or better) of the
prerequisite course listed in the class schedule.
Co-requisite: Concurrent (simultaneous) enrollment in or
prior successful completion of a companion course is required. The information
presented or the practice gained in the co-requisite course is considered
necessary for success in the target course.
Students are responsible
for meeting the prerequisite and/or co-requisite requirements for any course in
which they intend to enroll.
Chemistry 1212 is the second of a
two-semester sequence. Any student taking CHEM
1212 must also be registered in the corresponding lab: CHEM 1212L. Departure from this rule must be allowed by the
appropriate authority of the school.
The prerequisites for CHEM
1212 are passing CHEM 1211, CHEM 1211L, and MATH 1111 with a grade of C or better.
The student must show proof of satisfaction of that requirement in order
to be allowed to stay in the course. Upon request, you must show proof
that you fulfill the pre-requisites to be in this class. In order to do that,
turn in a printout of your transcript highlighting the part that
shows that you satisfy the conditions
to be in the class.
If any prerequisites have
not been successfully completed by the start of the course, the student is required to drop the course.
Students choosing to withdraw
from a co-requisite course are required to also withdraw from the target course.
Any student not meeting prerequisite and/or co-requisite
requirements and who does not voluntarily withdraw is subject to withdrawal
from the target course by the appropriate administrative authority at any time
during the semester.
On recommendation of the instructor, the department chair may
waive prerequisite requirements. This waiver must be in writing.
Successful completion of
the co-requisite course is required
before the student can take classes
beyond the target course. Co-requisite courses should be considered
pre-requisites for higher level courses.
Chemistry 1212 appears in either
Area D (Science, Mathematics, & Technology Courses) or F (Major-Specific
Courses) of your core curriculum. In Area D, the 1211-1212 sequence may be used
to meet the lab science sequence requirement for science majors. Non-science
majors may use both 1211 and 1212 in Area D.
Chemistry 1212 (3 credit hours)
has three 50 minute lectures per week and is accompanied by one three-hour laboratory
per week (CHEM 1212L, 1 credit hour). General topics include physical
properties of pure substances and solutions, chemical kinetics and equilibria, acids and bases, aqueous equilibria,
chemical thermodynamics and electrochemistry.
Chemistry 1212 seeks to reach a variety
of objectives. An obvious goal is to obtain useful knowledge of those chemistry topics just mentioned. Emphasis
will continually be placed upon concept
understanding and application of
the information learned, rather than simple memorization of the material.
More specific objectives include
mastering the use of the scientific
method, demonstrating ability to analyze
and interpret graphic and numeric data as related to selected chemistry
topics, and mastery of the problem
solving process and skills as they apply to the topics mentioned above.
However,
the goals for Chemistry 1212 go far beyond an understanding of introductory
chemistry. For example, a helpful ramification of mastering the
chemistry-related problem solving
strategy is its usefulness to non-chemistry
related subjects and endeavors. Success in the class implies that you (the
student) have acquired the ability to explain, interpret, and predict much of what
goes on around you to the point to see chemistry as a subject of fundamental
importance to your everyday life.
Additional
goals include the realization that chemistry is an ever changing body of
knowledge. As an even broader goal, it is expected that students learn to
continually ask and answer questions as an aid in their pursuit of knowledge.
Learning to question is one of the most important goals of this class.
REQUIRED
MATERIALS:
Textbook: Chemistry: A Molecular Approach,
2nd edition by N. J. Tro. Students are
expected to bring their textbooks to lectures.
We make ample use of diagrams, charts, figures, data tables, and
problems contained in the textbook on a regular basis during lectures. You will
have regular reading and problem assignments from the book. The textbook
provides an excellent source of example problems, complete with detailed
solutions. Practice answering those questions and solving those problems. This
will increases your chances of success on the actual quizzes and tests. We will
discuss other aspects of the text, including various internet resources.
iClicker. It is a device used to achieve two
objectives:
iClickers are to be
purchased at the bookstore. Each student
is responsible for having and
registering his/ her personal iclicker. No student is allowed to use any other student’s iclicker.
As you register your iclicker, make sure you use the same name as the one recorded
in Banner web. Otherwise your iclicker grade will be zero. At the end of the semester, the iclicker
grade will be incorporated into the quiz
grade.
Mastering Chemistry : it is an online
computer program carrying problems to solve interactively by students. Homework
will be assigned using Mastering Chemistry . Every
student is required to buy his/her
own Mastering Chemistry online access
code from the bookstore. As soon as you purchase your Mastering Chemistry, you need to register it. Make sure you use
the correct course and section numbers.
Homework assignments will start promptly after lectures start.
Scientific
Calculator:
For both Chemistry 1211 and 1212, a basic calculator which has exponents, base
10 and natural logarithms, and base 10 and natural inverse logarithms is fine.
If you have a graphing calculator similar to those used in the algebra and trig
classes you may use them. However, it will be assumed that you know how to use
it properly.
EXPECTED COURSE
ACTIVITIES
Quizzes &
Homework
will be regularly given on topics covered in class.
Quizzes are designed to assess the extent to which students understand and apply the concepts
covered in class. Furthermore, this is true especially for online quizzes,
they impel each student to get fully
engaged in the calculations
conducted in class, which is a crucial step in the acquisition of
problem-solving skills.
In-class quizzes
will be given throughout the lectures,
notably using i-clickers. Those
quizzes will include review quizzes on
the material covered in the previous
class session and comprehension
quizzes designed to empower students to understand the material as we cover it in class.
Besides in-class quizzes, a
number of quizzes will be given online on
WebCT. Those quizzes will be chapter
portion review quizzes. Each one will cover the part of a chapter covered in a given class and will have to be completed by the end of the next class day.
Those completing the quizzes by the next
class time will receive extra credit.
Chapter portion review quizzes are designed to help students cover small amounts of material at a time
and keep up with the material as it
is covered in class.
Questions
on
those online quizzes will include mostly fill-in-the-blank
and calculation types. In the first
type, you will need to fill blanks with words
from lecture notes. Online calculation
questions will use randomized
numbers, so that no student will work with the same numbers as
another.
In order to empower students to review and practice more often the
concepts and processes covered in class, the online quizzes will be open
on a continuous basis up to the deadlines
of the quizzes. You are encouraged to take
the quizzes as many times as possible to get as high a grade as you want. Resist the temptation to put off the work until you are close to
the deadlines of the quizzes. That will bring you only low grades, not just on
the quizzes, but also on tests. Take a minimum
3 attempts on each assignment. The first
attempt produces acquaintance with
the material. The second attempt
produces familiarity, and the third attempt produces proficiency, which leads to mastery of the material, which in turn
leads to success on tests. At the
end, only the highest grade is recorded.
The number of times you take the quiz with improving grade may be used to give
you extra credit applicable to test grades.
Homework will be given to
enable students to solve problems in relation with concepts covered throughout
each chapter. It will be done on a computer software
called MASTERING CHEMISTRY which is accessible online using an access
code available for the students to buy at the bookstore. Homework using
MASTERING CHEMISTRY is done at your own pace and in an interactive
environment that allows you do the assignments as many times as you wish to as high a grade as you want.
MASTERING CHEMISTRY is much more advantageous than the traditional homework
assignments out of the textbook.
You are responsible for registering correctly in Mastering Chemistry website,
using this course and this section
numbers. Any other course or
section number is incorrect. The instructor will not do any extra work
to transfer grades from an incorrect
section to the correct one, or to process
separately cases of students who failed to register correctly.
Due dates for the assignments
will be set to allow for optimal completion time.
As a way of insuring that the
learning outcomes are individually reached by each student in each chapter and
to allow students to connect what they study in class to various aspects of
their daily lives, personalized chapter assignments will be given at the
beginning of each chapter and will be turned in at the end of the chapter. The
chapter assignments are designed to incite students to get personally involved
in the learning process while solving actual problems. Grades of chapter
assignments will be incorporated into test grades.
Group homework may also be
given in the form of projects. The projects will deal with selected topics
covered in class. The goal of the projects is to give the students the
opportunity to solve problems in teams and apply the concepts covered in class
to real-life situations. Grades of projects will be incorporated into test
grades
No
make-ups
will be allowed after a corrected quizzes and homework have been returned/opened to the students.
TESTS
Lecture tests will include
four unit tests and one final test. The material for each unit test will be
announced in due time. The final test will cover all the material
of the semester.
Students enrolled in courses in
the
In CHEM 1212, examination
questions will seek to assess student knowledge,
understanding, application, analysis, and synthesis skills.
Computational and drawing or
diagramming skills will also be assessed. Rather than rote memorization,
the correct answers to the questions will combine knowledge and explanation
of concepts, and /or ability to rationalize phenomena and procedures, which
are better tools to assess mastery of concepts, critical thinking and problem
solving skills.
In-class test questions
will be a combination of multiple choice
and essay types, as well as
completion, true false and matching. Multiple choice questions will
typically include statements of facts
and their justifications. Questions in the online components of tests will be mostly calculations, in addition to short answers, matching and
fill-in-the-blank types.
Even though they take a
considerable amount of time to grade, essay questions provide better insight
into student knowledge and thinking process, which allows for better
intervention to improve student knowledge quality and level when such
intervention is warranted. Typical essay questions will seek to evaluate
the ability of the student to explain, interpret, and/or apply
concepts.
Each unit test (except for the
first one) will carry a number of questions on material from previous
test(s), to insure permanent contact with the most important aspects of the
material covered previously and to provide students with better preparation for
the final test.
A compelling and verifiable reason will be required for make-up
tests and only one make-up test will be allowed per student. The
make-up test will be done at the time of the final examination, only if
it was pre-approved at the time the corresponding regular test was
missed.
No make-ups will be allowed for
the final test.
EVALUATION
The course grade will be based
upon student performance detailed as follows:
1. Four unit tests
2. One final test = one unit test
3. Quizzes and homework = one
unit test
Overall:
6 performance items, each carrying 16% of the total class grade.
4. Attendance and Conduct: 4% of total class
grade
Total %: 100%
Percentage/grade conversion
Percentage Grade
90-100 % A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
0-59 F
LOWEST TEST GRADES
In order to insure grade
consistency and significance, at my discretion based notably on student
exemplary behavior, I may drop the lowest test grade for some student(s). However that test must have been actually taken, and dropping
the grade in question must have an impact on the letter grade to justify
its removal. Skipped tests do not apply.
HOW TO SUCCEED
IN CHEMISTRY:
Achieving
success in this course requires you
to reach two goals: UNDERSTAND and REMEMBER. This is made possible by two types of actions: REVIEW and PRACTICE. In order to perform those actions with success, you will need to do the following:
·
Attend
all classes
·
Pay
attention in class
·
Participate
in classroom activities
·
Participate
in group quiz activities
·
Ask
questions when you don’t understand or to clarify unclear points.
·
Review
the material covered in class:
* The very day it is covered
* Two or more times before quizzes and
tests.
·
Work
out the examples
* given in class
* that are
similar to the examples solved in class
·
Do
and turn in all assignments
·
Take
all quizzes and tests
·
Display
appropriate behavior in class.
·
Follow
the rules on work ethics.
It
may be possible to memorize material by “cramming”
a day or two before an exam, but the benefits
of this method of studying are uncertain
at best. However, progressive review and
practice, by working gradually on the material as it is covered, lead to
easier understanding, remembering, and being able to interpret and apply it,
and are far superior and more productive
study methods. Working in small groups has been proven an excellent way to
study. If you can explain some concept or problem to another student, you are
certainly well on your way to understanding it yourself. It also helps to see
questions other students have, as you may at some point have those same
questions yourself.
Some other tips to help you
succeed include:
·
study
2 to 3 hours outside of class for each hour in class
·
pay close attention to diagrams,
models, analogies, and charts and determine their significance, implications,
and connections to the concepts under study.
·
try
to understand the physical basis of mathematical formulae
·
work
problems in a test-like mode (this means with no notes, no text, and in a
limited amount of time)
·
use
all the help resources available to you, including instructor office hours,
other students, and the academic assistance center
·
get
a good night’s sleep before exams
·
Analyze
the questions you missed in a quiz or test and identify the activity you need
to conduct and the habits and skills you need to acquire in order to perform
better next time on a similar question.
·
make up and answer
at least one question for every question covered in group quizzes or homework .
CLASSROOM AND
ACADEMIC ETHICS
In
order to enhance successful learning, lectures must take place free from
distraction. As a result:
·
You
are allowed to talk in class only as
instructed by the teacher or when asking questions to the teacher.
·
Food and drinks are strictly prohibited in class.
·
Cellular phones are allowed in
class, but they must be turned off
during lecture time.
2% of the
lecture grade
will be reserved for classroom conduct.
Following the 1st two warnings, five classroom conduct citations (by
the teacher) will result in forfeiture
of the classroom conduct grade. Further action may be taken if the
misconduct continues.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Academic
dishonesty as defined in the Abraham Baldwin Catalog will not be tolerated.
Cheating, plagiarism or any other form of dishonesty is strictly
prohibited. Sanctions will be imposed on anybody caught in the act. The
source and the beneficiary will be punished equally. Depending on the gravity
and / or frequency of misconduct, the punishment could amount to failure in and
dismissal from the class. All infractions will be dealt with
according to the procedures outlined in the Catalog. Sanctions may include a
zero on the assignment or even failure in the class. Students are recommended
to read and review this material.
More
information on this and other issues may be found at the following link: http://www.abac.edu/catalog/2011_2012/AcademicPoliciesandProcedures.pdf
ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION DEVICES POLICY
The use of any device which can deliver and/or
receive electronic messages will be strictly prohibited. The source and the
destination of the messages will be sanctioned equally.
WITHDRAWAL
DEADLINE
February
29, 2012 is
the last day to withdraw from the class without penalty. Before that deadline, a student who withdraws from the class will
receive a “W” grade. After
the deadline, withdrawing from the class will result in a “WF” grade. Departure from this policy will have to be justified
before and approved by the Chairman of the Science & Math Division,
following the procedure as described in the ABAC Catalog. More information on
this and other issues may be found at the following link: http://www.abac.edu/catalog/2011_2012/AcademicPoliciesandProcedures.pdf
CHEM
1212L is a co-requisite of CHEM 1212.
Dropping one leads to dropping the other.
Even
though receiving a W has no negative effect on your grade, be
aware that withdrawing from a class may
impact negatively such processes as your eligibility for
Hope scholarship
(which considers attempted instead of completed hours) or insurance (some companies require full time status for coverage).
CHEM 1212
Principles of Chemistry II
Learning
Objectives.
1.
Demonstrate
knowledge of and ability to apply and interpret the concepts related to
intermolecular forces, the structure of solids and liquids, phase changes, and
properties of solutions.
2.
Demonstrate
knowledge of and ability to apply and interpret the concepts related to chemical kinetics.
3.
Demonstrate
knowledge of and ability to apply and interpret the concepts related to chemical equilibria.
4.
Demonstrate
knowledge of and ability to apply and interpret the concepts related to acids, bases, and buffers.
5.
Demonstrate
knowledge of and ability to apply and interpret the concepts related to chemical thermodynamics.
6.
Demonstrate
knowledge of and ability to apply and interpret the concepts related to oxidation-reduction reactions and
electrochemistry.
Tentative
instructional Schedule
Textbook: Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, 2nd
edition by N. J. Tro.
Week Objective # Subject Textbook
page
I 1 Liquids
and Solids 454-511
II - III 1 Properties of Solutions 512-561
Test
1
IV – V 2 Chemical
Kinetics 562-611
VI - VII 3 Chemical
Equilibria 612-657
Test
2
VIII - IX 4 Acids
& Bases 658-711
X - XI 4 Applications
of
Aqueous
equilibria 712-767
Test
3
XII - XIII 5 Chemical
Thermodynamics 768-813
XIV - XV 6 Electrochemistry
814-863
Test
4
XVI Final test