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Chem 155 (General Chemistry I) - Eric Bullock
Santa Barbara City College
Chemistry 155 (General Chemistry I)
Course Syllabus - Spring 2015
If you are taking this course, please read every word of this syllabus. Updated: 2/4/15
Measurement, Matter, Chemical Reactions, Energy and Chemical Change, the Quantum
Mechanical Atom, Chemical Bonding and Structure, Gases, Intermolecular Forces, Solutions
The Course Schedule and Homework Assignments may change during the semester.
The online version of this document will be upgraded accordingly on the Course Website.
Instructor:
Eric Bullock
Telephone:
Email:
Office:
Office hours:
805-965-0581 x 3639
[email protected]
PS 212
Monday
7:45-9:45 am
Wednesday
9:00-10:30 am and 12:30-1:00 pm
Thursday
12:00-1:00 pm
Office hours can also be made by appointment
Monday and Wednesday
11:10-12:30 pm in PS 101
All labs start on time in PS 208:
CRN
Lab
54401
Mon 1-5 pm (Lab A)
54409
Tue 8-12 pm (Lab B)
54410
Tue 1-5 pm
(Lab C)
54411
Wed 1-5 pm (Lab D)
54412
Thu 8-12
(Lab E)
59560
Thu 1-5 pm
(Lab F)
Lecture:
Lab:
Course Website:
WileyPLUS site:
http://www.ericbullock.com/sbcc/chem155/chem155.html
Prerequisites:
Chem 101 or Chem 104 or one year of high school chemistry;
Math 107 or Math 111
Eligibility for Eng 110 or Eng 110HR
This class is worth 5 credits
Skill Advisories:
Credits Hours:
Mandatory registration for online quizzes. E-book and many study aids.
http://edugen.wileyplus.com/edugen/class/cls432166
If you are a student enrolled in this course or who wants to enroll, read this document
all the way through. This is the first semester of college chemistry. One year of high
school chemistry with a passing grade and proficiency with algebra is required before
being able to enroll in this course.
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Course Content
Chemistry 155 is the first semester of the one-year General Chemistry sequence with lab at SBCC. For
articulation purposes, make sure to check the requirements for the institutions that you might transfer to.
There is a Course of Record Outline that officially details the material covered in this course. The Course
of Record Outline can be found on the Course Website.
During the semester we will cover Chapters 0-12 in the textbook. The material covered is:
0. A Very Brief History of Chemistry
1. Scientific Measurements
2. Elements, Compounds, and the Periodic Table
3. The Mole and Stoichiometry
4. Molecular View of Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
5. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
6. Energy and Chemical Change
7. The Quantum Mechanical Atom
8. The Basics of Chemical Bonding
9. Theories of Bonding and Structure
10. Properties of Gases
11. Intermolecular Attractions and the Properties of Liquids and Solids
12. Mixtures at the Molecular Level: Properties of Solutions
Materials Ø Required Textbook with WileyPLUS online access code: Jespersen and Hyslop, Chemistry: The
Molecular Nature of Matter, 7th Edition, Wiley, 2014 and WileyPLUS Access Code. ISBN 978-11188-6555-2. This bundle is available at the bookstore. Note that both the textbook and the
WileyPLUS access code are mandatory for this course and you need them right away since the
first WileyPLUS 20-point online quiz is due Wed, Feb 4 at 9 am.
Ø Required Chem 155 lab manual. Available in the bookstore on Week 3. Bring this lab manual to
every lab.
Ø Required In-Class Exercise Booklet. This booklet contains all of the in-classes exercises for the
semester. Available in the bookstore on Week 3. Bring this in-class exercise booklet to every lecture.
Ø Required Safety goggles (required by Week 2). These must be indirectly vented safety goggles, not
open safety glasses or goggles for art classes that have directly vented holes. Available in the bookstore.
Bring your goggles to every lab.
Ø Required Scientific calculator. Bring your calculator to every lecture and every lab.
v Optional Solutions Manual: Student Solutions Manual to Accompany Chemistry: The Molecular
Nature of Matter, 7th edition, Jespersen, Brady, and Hyslop, Wiley, 2014. ISBN-13: 978-1118704943.
v Optional Practice guide for the Final Exam: Eubanks and Eubanks, Preparing for Your ACS Exam
in General Chemistry, The Official Guide, 14th edition, American Chemical Society Division of
Chemical Education Examinations Institute, 1998. ISBN-13: 978-0970804204. Recommended for
preparing for the ACS exam. This nationally standardized exam is the final exam for this course.
v Optional Graphical Analysis. This inexpensive software ($3.99 for the CD at the bookstore) is an
easy to use graphing and analysis program. It is available on our lab computers but if you are taking
more courses that involve visualizing data and analyzing it, this is a good program to have. It runs on
Mac and PC.
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Grades Your grade in Chemistry 155 is determined by achievement only. Achievement is measured solely by the
percentage of the total course points you obtain during the semester. The total course points you obtain
are determined by how much chemistry you learn. Personal considerations such as needing a certain
grade for a particular career goal or not getting the grade you want are not factors in what grade you get in
this course. Extra work to increase a student’s grade is never given; this is unfair to the rest of the class.
Your grade is determined solely by the percentage of the total course points you obtain. This means
that I do not assign grades; you earn them. There will be no exceptions to this method of grade
determination and at the end of the semester, I will not respond to emails requesting a change of
grade unless I have made a numerical error.
The more time and work you put into the course, how efficiently and regularly you study, and how often
you attend and are engaged in lecture and lab play big roles in how much you learn in the course, the
percentage of total course points you obtain, and thus the grade you receive for the course.
The grade breakdown for your course grade is given below.
Percent
90-100
80-89
65-79
Grade
A
B
C
Percent
55-64
< 55
Grade
D
F
There are 930 total course points for this course and they are distributed as follows:
Exams (4@100 points)
400 points
Final Exam (100 points)
100 points
Laboratory (13@15 points + 5 points checkout)
200 points
Lab report for Enthalpy of Reaction lab
30 points
WileyPLUS Online Quizzes (8@20 points)
160 points
Written Homework Assignments (4@10 points)
40 points
Total
930 points
Laboratory Experiments All labs start with a one-hour discussion period followed by a three-hour lab. Signing up for the course
means that you are committed to the entire 4 hours each week. Do not plan to leave early. There will be
14 experiments throughout the semester although your lowest lab score will be dropped so there are really
only 13 graded labs. Since learning chemistry requires learning specific laboratory techniques, if you
miss more than 2 unexcused labs during the semester, you automatically fail the course. Each lab is
worth 15 points for a total of 13x15=195 points. The last day of lab is clean up and check-out and this is
worth 5 points for a total of 200 points for laboratory work in this course. In addition, if you do not miss
any labs, you receive 5 bonus points.
In order to learn from the laboratory experience, it is essential that you read and think about the lab before
you come to the discussion section. To this end, each lab (except the first one) consists of a pre-lab
assignment to be turned in at the beginning of the discussion period as well as a short pre-laboratory quiz.
The pre-lab quiz is easy if you have read the lab, thought about it, and done the pre-lab assignment before
showing up for class but difficult if you haven’t. The lab manual will be available on Week 3 in the
bookstore and you must get a copy for the course. If you come to any lab (except the first week) without
the lab manual, you will not be able to do the lab and receive a ‘0’ for that lab.
Because important safety and procedural information is given at the beginning of the discussion period, it
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is important that everyone turn up on time for the lab discussion. If you are late you will not be able to
take the pre-lab quiz. If you are so late that you miss the safety and procedural information, you will not
be able to do that week’s lab and receive a ‘0’ for that lab.
During many of the pre-lab discussion periods, there will be problem sets to complete and turn in by the
end of the period. These problem sets will be graded on completeness only; you will receive full points
for the problem set if you attempt all the problems. The idea is to spend some time thinking about the
concepts and problems with your colleagues and instructor without being graded on it.
Due to the large number of students, resource limitations, and safety considerations, we cannot do
make-up labs and you won’t be able to do your lab in a different section. In other words, to get
points for a lab you have to show up on time for your scheduled lab and remain until the end.
The grade breakdown for each lab is as follows:
Pre-lab quiz
3 points
Pre-lab assignment
4 points
Lab completion
2 points
Lab write-up
6 points
Total
15 points per lab
Pre-lab assignments are to be completed before the beginning of the discussion period. Any pre-lab
assignment turned in once the discussion period has started will not be accepted and you will receive a ‘0’
for that assignment. When you finish the laboratory experiment, you must clean up your lab equipment
and space and lock your draw. You then complete the lab-write up and turn it in before the end of the lab
period. Your grade for the write-up will often depend on how close you get to the correct answer. This
means that careful, prepared, well thought out and well-implemented lab work and doing the preparation
work for the lab will be rewarded with good results and therefore good grades.
Safety is the number one issue in any chemistry lab. Safety goggles, closed-toed shoes, knowing the
safety facilities in the lab, and other proper safety considerations are mandatory in all labs. On your first
day of lab, two copies of a safety contract will be given to each student. This safety contract goes over
safety precautions and practices for the course. You will be expected to read, sign, and turn in one copy of
this safety contract, and keep the other copy for your records.
Attendance at the first and second discussion and lab sessions is mandatory. For the first two weeks, if
you are more than 45 minutes late, you will be dropped from the course and the next person on the long
waiting list will be added to take your place.
Laboratory Report There will be one formal 10 page (approximate) lab report worth 30 points. It is due during week 9 of
lab. This lab report is meant to teach you how to write a formal scientific lab report. The report will be
based on the experiments of the previous two weeks: Enthalpy of Reaction I (week 7), and Enthalpy of
Reaction II (week 8).
Exams During the semester, there will be 4 exams worth 100 points each. See the Course Schedule below for the
exam dates. You are responsible for learning the material covered in this course. The textbook,
homework problems, your lecture notes, and the WileyPLUS resources should be used efficiently to
master the material. All students should be aware that I do not teach to the exams. Instead, the exams
contain some problems you haven’t seen before and are designed to test how well you have mastered the
material. As such, there will be no discussion about what particular problems will appear on an exam.
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Final Exam The final exam will be the American Chemical Society (ACS) standardized, multiple-choice exam for
First Term General Chemistry and will cover all the material in Chem 155. It is worth 100 points. See
the Course Schedule below for the final exam time and date.
WileyPLUS Online Quizzes
There are 9 WileyPLUS online quizzes worth 20 points each. Your lowest score will be dropped so there
is a total of 8 x 20 = 160 points for this part of the course. Each quiz consists of 10 problems (worth 2
points each) based on material covered in lecture and the textbook. The deadlines for these quizzes are
shown in the Courses Schedule as Quiz1, Quiz2, etc. The deadlines are at 9:00 am on the day they are
due and will not be extended except in case of an emergency. Forgetting the deadline is not an
emergency.
These quizzes are a significant part of your grade and the first one is due on Wed, Feb 4. This means you
need to get a WileyPLUS access code and register with WileyPLUS well before that date. You should do
the relevant reading, studying, and problem solving before attempting any of these online quizzes. Since
they are graded quizzes, you must not consult with classmates or tutors for help as this is considered
cheating. The WileyPLUS website contains an e-textbook, videos, and problem solving resources, in
addition to the quizzes.
Written Homework Assignments
There is a written homework assignment to be turned in right before each of the four exams. These are
from the end-of-chapter problems in the textbook. On each exam day, you turn in this assignment right
before taking the exam. Each problem set is worth 10 points. I will not grade them; I assign the 10
points based on completeness only. Since there are 4 exams, these homework problems are worth a total
of 40 points. These assignments are given on page 8 of this syllabus.
Late or Missed Work Unless prior arrangements are made with me about missing an exam due to an acceptable conflict such as
an illness or family emergency, all exams must be taken on the scheduled date and time. This means that
if I don't hear from you beforehand and you don't show up for an exam, you will receive a grade of 0 for
that exam.
Due to the large number of students, resource limitations, and safety considerations, we cannot do
make-up labs and you won’t be able to do your lab in a different section. In other words, to get
points for a lab you have to show up on time for your scheduled lab. No late pre-lab assignments, lab
write-ups, or homework assignments will be accepted and WileyPLUS deadlines will not be extended for
any reason. It is your responsibility to finish the WileyPLUS assignments before the deadlines given in
the Course Schedule.
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Cheating There is zero tolerance for cheating in all of my classes. Any student caught cheating will be subject to
disciplinary action at the dean’s office. Plagiarism of another student’s work or from any other source,
talking during an exam, looking at another student’s work during an exam, using a calculator as a memory
device, opening a book, using notes, changing an answer on an exam once it’s been turned, and asking
someone to help you on the WileyPLUS online quizzes in are some examples of cheating. Copying prelab, lab write-up, or post-lab answers from other students is also cheating and will not be tolerated.
Policies
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No cell phones or laptops in lecture. If you are caught texting or using your cell phone, it will be
taken away from you and returned at the end of class.
No food in lecture. Beverages are OK.
No food, beverage, or gum in lab, ever, even duuring discussion time. Keep your food or beverage in
your pack, purse, or on the table in the front of the lab. When you take a break in your experiment,
you can go outside to eat or drink.
Please remain in your seats for the entire lecture. The room is crowded and it is distracting to others if
people are moving around.
Safety is the number one concern in any chemistry lab. Additional policies and procedures for a safe
and productive lab experience will be discussed in lab.
Tips for Success Ø A rule of thumb for science lecture classes is that you should expect to work at least two hours on
your own for every hour in class. Since we meet 3 hours every week, this means that every week you
should plan on ≥ 6 hours of studying and/or doing problems outside of class. Some of you will need
less (but not much less) and some of you will need more. In addition, each lab requires a couple hours
of preparation ahead of time.
Ø Read the assigned material before coming to class so that you will have some idea of what we will be
going over that day. You don't need to understand everything before coming to class but you will find
that having some familiarity with the material before coming to class will help you understand the
lectures. During class, take notes and then review them as soon after class as possible. Then study
the assigned material for that day again and do the assigned homework problems. For chemistry
classes, it is essential that you work every day outside of class and not fall behind.
Ø On exams, homework problems, and lab assignments always write units where appropriate and use
the correct number of significant figures.
Ø If you are having trouble with the material (or even just little doubts), don't hesitate to come see me
for help. Also, free tutoring is available. The schedule for the free tutoring will be announced in
class, posted around the PS building, and on the course website.
Ø Always be prepared for lab by reading and thinking about the lab well before coming to the discussion
section.
Students with disabilities who are requesting accommodations should use the following SBCC
procedure: contact the DSPS office (965-0581 ext 2364), present documentation of disability for a
review by a disabilities specialist, discuss options for support through DSPS, and present a signed
DSPS authorization for accommodation to your instructor.
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Chem 155 - Course Schedule
Occasionally, changes occur. All course information is sent to your Pipeline email account, announced in class,
and posted on the Course Website so it’s difficult to remain uninformed. It is your responsibility to keep up with
any and all deadlines, course information, and changes during the semester so stay engaged in the course every day.
Week
Monday
Wednesday
Lab
1
Jan 20-Jan 23
Martin Luther King Jr.day
Mon, Jan 19 - Holiday
2
Jan 26-Jan 30
Ch 1-Scientific
Measurements
Intro to course
Ch 0-A Very Brief History
of Chemistry
Ch 1
1. Introduction to Lab
Check-in, Measurement,
Graphing, Analysis, Reporting
2. Density and Graphical Analysis
Methods
Ch 2-Elements,
Compounds, and the
Periodic Table
Ch 3-The Mole and
Stoichiometry
Ch 2
Quiz1 due @ 9am 2/4
3. Naming Compounds
(Paper lab)
Ch 3
Quiz2 due
4. Chemical Reactions
5
Feb 16-Feb 20
Washington’s Birthday
Mon, Feb 16 - Holiday
Exam 1: Ch. 0-3
Wed, Feb 18
5. Chemical Reactions of Copper
6
Feb 23-Feb 27
Ch 4-Molecular View of
Reaction in Aq. Solutions
Quiz3 due
Ch 5-Oxidation-Reduction
Reactions
Ch 4
6. Diluting and Titrating an Acid
Solution
Ch 5
Quiz4 due
7. Enthalpy of Reaction I
8
Mar 9-Mar 13
Ch 6-Energy and
Chemical Change
Ch 6
8. Enthalpy of Reaction II
9
Mar 16-Mar 20
Exam 2: Ch. 4-6
Mon, Mar 16
10
Mar 23–Mar 27
Ch 7
Ch 7-The Quantum
Mechanical Atoms
Quiz5 due
Ch 8-The Basics of
Chemical Bonding
Quiz6 due
9. Atomic Spectra
Enthalpy of Reaction formal lab
report (30 points) due this week.
10. Visible Spectroscopy
3
Feb 2-Feb 6
4
Feb 9-Feb 13
7
Mar 2-Mar 6
Spring Break
Mar 30-Apr 4
11
Apr 6–Apr 10
Spring Break
11. Orbital Hybridization,
Bonding, and Molecular Shapes
(Paper lab)
12. Vitamin C, Part I
Ch. 8
Ch 9-Theories of Bonding
and Structure
12
Apr 13-Apr 17
Ch 9
Quiz7 due
Exam 3: Ch 7-9
Wed, Apr 15
13
Apr 20-Apr 24
Ch 10-Properties of
Gases
Ch 10
Quiz8 due
13. Vitamin C, Part II
14
Apr 27-May 1
Ch 11-Intermolecular
Attractions and the Prop.
of Liquids and Solids
Ch 12
Quiz9 due
Ch 12-Mixtures at the
Molecular Level:
Properties of Solutions
Exam 4: Ch 10-12
Wed, May 6
14. Synthesis of Alum
15
May 4-May 8
Finals
May 11-May 16
Final Exam 11am-1pm
Wed, May 13
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Written Homework Assignments
There is a written homework assignment to be turned in before each of the four exams. These are from the end-ofchapter problems in the textbook. On each exam day, you turn in this assignment right before taking the exam.
Each problem set is worth 10 points. I will not grade them; I assign the 10 points based on completeness only.
Since there are 4 exams, these homework problems are worth a total of 40 points. The main point in doing these
problems is to help you master the material. It’s a good idea to do some of the challenging ones 2 or 3 times so that
you fully understand how to do them.
These problems are found at the end of the relevant chapters.
The problems in blue are a little more challenging than the others.
Exam #1 problems
Chapter 0:
0.18, 0.25, 0.26, 0.31, 0.32, 0.35, 0.41, 0.45
Chapter 1:
6,7,10,17,22,23,28,30,41,45,51,53,55,56,59,60,61,63,65,71,76,77,80,87
Chapter 2:
8,21,24,67,71,72,77,27,83,86,87,31,36,40,43,45,91,92,95,49,61,64,99,100,101,102,
107,109,113,115
Chapter 3:
3,31,33,37,45,49,55,59,65,69,71,75,76,16,81,83,86,92,20,102,103,105,113,114,119,122,
125,127,130,29,131,135
Exam #2 problems
Chapter 4:
Chapter 5:
Chapter 6:
Exam #3 problems
Chapter 7:
Chapter 8:
Chapter 9:
Exam #4 problems
Chapter 10:
Chapter 11:
Chapter 12:
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Appendix I
Student Learning Outcomes
Each of the four exams in this course is associated with a Student Learning Outcome (SLO). The lab
portion of the course is associated with a fifth SLO. These are indicated below.
Your grade for each exam and your lab score are measures of how well you mastered each SLO.
Student Learning Outcome #1:
Demonstrate proficiency in solving mathematical problems related to kinetics and equilibrium. Measure:
Exam #1.
Student Learning Outcome #2:
Demonstrate proficiency in acid-base and solubility product calculations.
Measure: Exam #2.
Student Learning Outcome #3:
Demonstrate proficiency in thermodynamics and redox calculations.
Measure: Exam #3.
Student Learning Outcome #4:
Demonstrate proficiency in naming organic compounds, solving nuclear equations, and determining
properties of inorganic compounds.
Measure: Exam #4.
Student Learning Outcome #5:
Demonstrate proficiency in assembling basic laboratory glassware, performing fundamental laboratory
techniques, making and recording relevant experimental observations, and interpreting the results.
Measure: Lab percentage.
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