Syllabus
| Instructor: |
Dr. S. Bart Jones |
| Office: |
DO-236 |
| Office Hours: |
M, T, Th - after lab until 2pm, W, F - after class until
11 am |
| Office Phone: |
962-3211 |
| Lecture: |
M-F 8-9:45 am in DO-202 (5 min break at 9 am) |
| Lab: |
M,T, Th 10 am -12:50 pm; DO-123 (001), DO-125
(002)
M,T, Th 2pm - 4:50 pm; DO-125 (003), DO-123
(004) |
| Web Address: |
http://www.uncw.edu/chem/Courses/Jones/CHM101/index.htm |
Course Description:
CHM-101 (4 cr. hr.) General Chemistry is the first semester of a
two-semester sequence that surveys important topics in Chemistry. It is designed to
provide an overview of the subject, and is a prerequisite to CHM-102: General
Chemistry.
Along with the lecture, there is a laboratory that meets three hours at a
time, three times each week.
The laboratory provides hands-on experience with chemical concepts and demonstrates
important laboratory techniques used by chemists.
Although attendance will not be taken in lecture, it is expected that you
will attend all lectures, take all exams, and complete all other assignments. Students who
miss lecture should consult with other class members to obtain notes.
You must attend your scheduled labs. There are no
make-up labs. If you miss a lab, you will receive a score of 0 for
that day. At the end of the semester, your lowest lab grade will be dropped.
(The Lab Practical cannot be dropped as the low lab). Students who miss more
than four laboratory sessions will receive a grade of "F" for CHM-101. No
one will be admitted to lab after the first 10 minutes or without a lab manual or safety
goggles or closed toed shoes. If you arrive more than 10 minutes late, or you do not have your lab
manual and safety goggles and closed toed shoes, you will be counted absent for that day.
Grading Policy:
Your grade in this course is based on your performance on the following items:
Hourly exams (there will be three of them): 50%
Final exam: 20%
Laboratory work: 15%
Quizzes: 15%
Performance on exams and quizzes is measured through the use of T-scores which are
based on the mean and standard deviation for each exam and, in the case of quizzes, on the
sum of your raw quiz scores. T-scores are computed according to the formula shown
below.
Labs are graded on a percentage basis. At the end of the semester
your lowest lab grade will dropped and your overall lab
average will be converted to a T-score equivalent.
| Lab Percent |
T-score Equivalent |
Lab Percent |
T-score Equivalent |
| 96 - 100 |
64 |
55 - 59.9 |
39 |
| 92 - 95.9 |
62 |
50 - 54.9 |
36 |
| 89 - 91.9 |
60 |
45 - 49.9 |
32 |
| 85 - 88.9 |
58 |
40 - 44.9 |
28 |
| 80 - 84.9 |
55 |
35 - 39.9 |
24 |
| 75 - 79.9 |
51 |
30 - 34.9 |
20 |
| 70 - 74.9 |
47 |
below 30 |
10 |
| 65 - 69.9 |
45 |
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| 60 - 64.9 |
42 |
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Final exam will be cumulative, consisting of four 18-question
sections. Questions from material covered after Exam 3 (questions 55-72) will
count as 1/2 the final exam grade. Questions from material covered in
previous exams will count for remainder of final exam grade. The first three
18-question sections will represent material covered on previous hourly exams
(questions 1 -18, Exam 1; questions 19-36, Exam 2; questions 37-54, Exam 3). If your
T-scores for any of these sections are higher than T-scores you earned on the
corresponding hourly exams during the semester, your previous T-scores will be replaced
with the higher ones. (We refer to this as exam replacement.) This gives you the
opportunity to improve any low scores you made on any of the three hourly exams. However,
exam replacement is only allowed if your overall T-score for the final exam is 42 or
greater. If one hourly exam is missed during the semester, T-score
earned on corresponding section of final exam will be used for that grade.
You must inform your instructor by e-mail if you will have to miss a test.
Your final letter grade in this course will be assigned on the following basis:
| Grade |
T-Score |
| A |
=> 62 |
| B+ |
60 - 61.99 |
| B |
57 - 59.99 |
| B- |
55 - 56.99 |
| C+ |
52 - 54.99 |
| C |
47 - 51.99 |
| D |
42 - 46.99 |
| F |
< 42 |
Quizzes
There will be five quizzes given in lab during the semester. Your
lowest quiz score will be dropped. The
quizzes will account for 15% of your final grade. The schedule for these
quizzes can be found on the course calendar.
Textbook and Other Materials:
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The textbook for this course is Chemistry: The Central
Science, 10th Edition by Brown, LeMay, and Bursten
(Prentice-Hall, 2005). A solutions manual is available. This
textbook covers both CHM-101 and CHM-102. The laboratory manual
for this course is Chemistry: 101/102 Laboratory Manual
by Kieber, Kieber, and Ward, 2nd Ed. (Kendall/Hunt, 2004). You
must buy your own approved safety glasses. You will not be
admitted to lab without your lab manual, safety glasses, and
closed toed shoes.
Chapter Sections Covered:
Chapter 1: all; Chapter2: all; Chapter 3: all (omit subsection
on combustion analysis); Chapter 4: 4.1-4.3, 4.5, 4.6 (omit
subsection on titrations in section 4.6); Chapter 5: 5.1-5.7
(omit section on bomb calorimetry in section 5.5); Chapter 19:
19.1-19.6; Chapter 6: all (plus information on the electron
configurations of ions); Chapter 7: all; Chapter 8: all (omit
subsection on dipole moment in section 8.5 and subsection on
formal charge in section 8.6); Chapter 9: 9.1-9.2. Additional
material may be covered at the instructor's discretion and will
be announced in class. Check the course Web site on a
regular basis for changes in coverage and homework questions.
Suggested Homework Questions from the
Textbook:
- Chapter 1: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 15, 17, 19,
24, 29, 32, 33 abc, 35, 37, 39, 41, 45, 49 ab, 52
- Chapter 2: 1, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14 ab, 15 ab,
23, 32, 33 a, 37, 45, 51, 53, 60, 61, 96
- Chapter 3: 1, 2, 3, 8, 13 ab, 19, 21
acfg, 25 a, 38, 39, 42, 45, 47, 54, 57, 65, 74, 77
- Chapter 4: 1, 3, 10, 15, 18, 19, 22,
36, 37, 39, 62, 73, 79 ad, 90
- Chapter 5: 11 ac, 25, 27, 33, 35, 38 ab,
45, 51, 53, 60, 63, 71 ac, 73
- Chapter 19: 7 abd, 11 abc, 20 ab, 23
ac, 31, 35, 37 ad, 38 ad, 39, 41, 47 ad, 49, 51,
53 a, 57, 63
- Chapter 6: 2, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 21, 25
ab, 33, 35, 48, 51, 54, 59, 60, 63, 64, 67, 73
- Chapter 7: 4,13, 19, 21, 27, 30, 33 ab,
37, 41, 53, 57, 62 ab, 63, 65, 68
- Chapter 8: 7, 8, 13, 15, 17, 20, 24,
30, 33, 36, 37, 39, 40, 45 abcd, 46 ad, 48 a, 51 ac, 52 ab,
54, 55, 61 abc, 65 ab
- Chapter 9: 1, 2 ab, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17,
21, 23 ab, 25
Class Rule - No rudeness!
This means no talking when I am talking (and vice versa), no
opening of drinks or crinkly food packages, and no eating
loudly. This also means coming to class on time and not leaving
early. If you have to leave early please let me know
beforehand. |
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