COLUMBIA COLLEGE

Chemistry 10 Joseph M. Ryan, PhD

Introductory General and Organic Chemistry Spring 2012

Lecture: Ryan - Blackboard 9.1

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COURSE SYLLABUS

Chemistry 10 is an introductory chemistry course intended for students who have had a limited chemistry background. This course will introduce you to the fundamental theories and principles of chemistry; atomic and molecular structure, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, gases, liquids, solids, solutions, nonmetals, metals, nuclear chemistry, and organic compounds.

Required materials

1. McMurry, Castellion, Ballantine, Hoeger, Peterson. Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biochemistry, sixth edition, 2010. ISBN: 0-13-605450-1

2. Garoutte, General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, A Guided Inquiry, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-471-76359-8

3. Scientific calculator (must do exponential notation and logarithms)

4. Composition notebook for homework from text.

5. Composition notebook for lab

6. Safety Goggles for lab

Prerequisite

An understanding of algebra will make your life a lot easier, but a course in algebra is not required.

Grading Procedures

Grades are determined on a total point basis, distributed among the following activities:

Exam 1 - Chapters 1 to 3 (online) 50 points

Midterm Exam - Chapters 1 to 5, 11 – SP 215 100 points

Final Exam - Chapters 1 to 12 – SP 215 200 points

ChemActivities (Best 15 of 16)In Class or Online 100 points

Homework (Best 10 or 12) 50 points

Chapter Quizzes (Best 10 or 12) 100 points

Laboratory Work (Must do all for credit in the course) 100 points

Formal Lab Reports (2 of them) 100 points

Lab Final 50 points

Presentation 100 points

Total Points Possible 950 points

Online classes also have discussion board posts

Reading Posts (best 10 of 12) 50 points

Lecture Posts (Best 10 of 12) 50 points

Online Class total points is differ net by 100 1050 points

Where total points for a category (the sum of all exercises, for example) are more than those shown in the table, that total will be rescaled to the distribution given above. Points for the laboratory (lab exercises and presentation) will be determined by the lab instructor and combined with points from the lecture. The final letter grade will be assigned based on this distribution:

100 - 90% A

89.9 - 80% B

79.9 - 70% C

69.9% - 60% D

Below 60% F

There are no make-up examinations. If you don't take the final you will earn an "F" grade for the course, regardless of your performance in other activities.

If you decide this course is more fun than you planned to have this semester, it is your responsibility to drop the course. I will not initiate or force a drop due to non-attendance. You will be carried on the course roll and be assigned a grade based on your total points.

Weekly Schedule - Online Class Routine

Monday –

1) Lecture Available as Archive

2) Start Team Activity Wiki Work

3) Start Readings

4) Homework Assessment opens (3 day window)

Tuesday –

1) Continue Team Activities

2) Finish readings and make reading post

3) Chapter Quiz Opens

Wednesday

1) Finish Team Activities

2) Reply to other students readings posts

3) Do pre-lab work

Thursday

1) Make comments on work within your team wiki

2) Homework assessment closes at 10:00 PM

3) On Campus Lab meets

Friday

1) Chapter Quiz Assessment turns off at 8 PM

Sat/Sun – Get organized for the next weeks work.

Grading Criteria

Team ChemActivity Wiki – 5 points each (best 15 out of 16) – Scaled to 100 points

You must have three original posts in the wiki which add to the wiki project and two added comments which help clarify work process ideas for the group

Required pieces

1) Three original posts (or more)

a. Write about the process of getting to the answers not just the answer

2) Two Added benefit posts

a. Write about a special aspect of learning the group had

b. Add to the theme of the ChemActivity by a short discussion of how the experience can be used in some other area of chemistry, or the text.

Homework - 50 points

Best 10 of 12 chapter homework assessments each worth 5 points. Will be a selective quiz.

Chapter Quizzes - 100 points

Best 10 of 12 chapter quiz assessments each worth 10 points. Will be applied problems related to the learning module content and the text chapter.

Laboratory Work - 100 points

Each lab is 10 points just for participating. The other way to earn points is through your formal lab reports and the lab final.

Lab Final – 50 points

You will have a lab final. You can use your laboratory notebook during the final. It is very easy if you take notes during the semester and have them in your notebook. It is extremely difficult if you have no notes in your notebook. The format will be similar to this:

1) When you did _____________, what did you observe … and what does that mean to you.

It is therefore very important that you keep a very detailed lab notebook every week. Make no mistake; I will be very detailed in what I ask.

Formal Lab Reports – 100 points (2 at 50 points each)

The formal lab write up will enable you to demonstrate your skills of organization, data acquisition, and data analysis. The process of organizing your work into a logical and readable format will be invaluable in your upper division science classes and in your profession of choice. Learning to make tables and graphs look nice in an electronic format will make your reports stand out among others. Really thinking about what the data means with well thought out cause and effect ideas will enable you to play an intelligent role in our society.

Please include the following in your formal write-ups:

1) A title: Make this match the title I have already given the lab itself

2) A Purpose: Do not write this in future tense. You have already done the experiment. Write this as if you work for me and you are reporting on an experiment you have already done. This part needs to be specific as to the materials being used and the theories or laws that have been studied. Answer the question "Why is this lab important?" This must be written in good English style. Please note that stating, “The purpose of this lab is…” will give you no credit for the purpose section of the report. Read the paragraph above and realize it is a purpose. It is very important that you learn how to imply purpose in your writing.

3) A Body: This tells the reader what you did in detail along with the data that was collected. No calculations go in this section. This is just the hard data. Make sure you are reporting the numbers with the correct number of significant figures and with the correct units. Also, be sure to be specific as to what tools you used to acquire the data. Give brand names of equipment where appropriate. Do not just write what you where supposed to do (i.e. the procedure that I wrote for you!). This is not a "procedure" this is the body of your report. Someone who wants to know what you did and what you observed will read this section.

4) A Calculations section: This is where you show how the data was manipulated. Make sure you are reporting the numbers with the correct number of significant figures and with the correct units. In cases where you us excel or other computer programs to do multiple calculations, a copy of the formula page of excel is required with the actual numbers generated. Headings above the columns of numbers must tell the reader the units of the number (Ex: Volume/Liters).

5) A Results Section: Here you organize the final results that will most likely already be in the calculations area. Remember that doing the calculations and organizing and summarizing the results are two very different things. For emphasis, I would like you to understand that the results section is the “observation end” section of the report. Interpreting the results goes in the next section. What you want this section to do is allow the reader to see the overall results before reading the entire report.

6) A Conclusion: Here is where you do your thinking. The best conclusions tell the reader what the data and results mean. It is not necessary to make this section extremely long by restating what you did in the body. Rather, you can reference sections of the body by labeling data tables etc.

Presentations – 100 points

Part of understanding chemistry will come from reading articles about how chemistry relates to your field. This project will get you started. Your must select your topic and have your power points slides (in .ppt format) finished by one week prior to the presentation due date. Choose to do either A or B. Then choose either 1 or 2 as your subject.

A) Prepare a video (wmv, mpeg, .mov) which covers one of the following … or

B) Prepare a power point presentation which you will deliver through CCCConfer.org live to your class.

1) Select an Element

Decide on an element of interest. Research its discovery and uses as an element and in a compound. Be very specific about the chemistry of the element. Remember that this is a chemistry class. The chemistry needs to be addressed for you to get a high score. Please reference at least three sources for your information. Bring copies of references in with your outline. The outline must summarize your points but is not required to be in any specific format. You must include three balanced equations on the outline. These equations must be discussed in the presentation.

Prepare a 7 to 10 minute summary/analysis of the element and its uses. Diagram (balanced equations etc) any chemical reactions for its preparation and or the preparation of the key compounds.

Finally, add a discussion of the MSDS (material data safety sheet) for one of the key compounds, or the element itself.

or

2) Select a Famous Scientist

Decide on a famous scientist of interest. Research his or her discoveries. Be sure they are chemistry related. Outline the most important experiments. Convey what was observed and what theories these observations led too. Be very specific as to what can be seen with the eye vs. a machine vs. only in our imagination.

Prepare a 7 to 10 minute summary/analysis. Diagram (balanced equations etc) any chemical reactions.

Finally, add a discussion of the MSDS (material data safety sheet) for one of the key compounds.