CHEM 1411 H – General Chemistry I Honors

Course Syllabus – Fall 2009

 

Instructor:            Dr. Judy Chu

Office:                  K-206

Phone:                  230-3435

E-mail:                  judy.chu@brazosport.edu

Office Hours:       By Appointment

 

Required Books and Supplies:

 

Chang, R., Chemistry, 10th Ed., Published by McGraw Hill, 2010.

CHEM 1411 Lab Manual, Brazosport College, Published by Signature Labs.

Scientific Calculator.

Safety Goggles – must meet ANSI Z87.1-1989 certification.

 

Course Description:

 

This course is a review and extension of basic principles of chemistry, together with a study of the elements and their compounds, bonding theories, kinetic molecular theory, solutions and quantum chemistry.

To pass the course, the student must successfully complete the laboratory portion of the course. 

 

Prerequisite:

 

Grade of B or better in high school chemistry, or grade of A in CHEM. 1405 and approval of the Honors Program Coordinator.

 

Student Resources:

 

1.      Blackboard:

Course Name:  CHEM 1411 - CHEM1411.H-F09-General Chemistry I Honors (JChu)

User Name: First initial of first name, last name, and last 4 digits of your Student ID number.

Initial Password:  Your initial password will be “bc + your pin number” as given to you by the registrar. 

2.      Tutorials: Chemistry Tutorial

 

Expectation of Students

 

Students will:

  • attend every class.
  • show up prepared (text, notebook, pen, assignments completed) and on time.
  • seek help at the first sign of learning difficulties.
  • fully participate in the class.
  • have contributed significantly to all assignments turned in for credit (no copying).
  • not cheat on any examination.

 

Grades:

 

Final Grades will be determined according to the following system:

 

Hourly Exams                                     40%

Homework / ChemSkillBuilder          15%

Lab                                                      20%

Honors Project                                    10%

Final Exam                                          15%

 

Note: a student must successfully complete the laboratory portion of the course to obtain any credit for the lecture section Chem. 1411.

 

Examinations

 

The examinations will last approximately one hour during class, with the exception of the final, which will last two hours.  The exact date of each quiz will be announced in class closer to the actual date.  There will be no make-up exams.  However, if the student anticipates a legitimate absence (as judged by the instructor) for an exam, arrangements can be made to take the exam in the Learning Assistance Center, LAC.  This must be done before the next scheduled class after the exam.  A missed exam will be counted as a zero toward the final grade.  The final exam grade will replace one missed exam grade, with the exception of the ChemSkill Builder. 

 

Homework Assignments:

 

Homework assignments are based on the Online ChemSkill Builder.  The average of your scores from ChemSkill Builder will count as 15% of your grade.  ChemSkillBuilder has the advantage of giving the student immediate feedback concerning the correctness of the student’s work.  If a student answers incorrectly, the correct answer with an explanation is provided.  There is no limit to the number of times a student can complete an exercise.  If a student scores higher in a subsequent try the higher grade will be figured into the average.

To receive any credit for the homework, it must be completed on or before the due date listed in the schedule.

 

Instructions for student self-registration are as follows:

Log on to http://www.chemskillbuilder.com.  Click on “New Student Registration.”

  1. Enter your Student Login Number and create a user name.  Click on “Submit” when finished.
  2. Fill in all of the boxes.  Click on the school drop-down menu and select “Brazosport College”.  Click on instructor drop-down menu and select “Judy Chu”.  Select CHEM1411 and Section 1.
  3. When registration is complete, you will be asked to log back in with your student login number and user name.
  4. You are ready to begin ChemSkill Builder.  Click on an assigned unit from the left-hand navigation bar and begin.

 

Class Attendance Policy

 

·         If you are unable to complete this course, you must withdraw by Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.  Withdrawal from a course is a formal procedure, which the student must initiate.  If you stop attending class and do not withdraw, you will receive a performance grade, usually an “F”.  If you think you must withdraw from this course, please talk with me about it first.

·         Being late for class and leaving class early (without permission) are extremely disruptive to the class.  If it becomes habitual, the student will be asked to withdraw from the course.

 

Academic Code of Conduct

A student, who cheats on an exam or other assignment, will receive a zero for the exam or assignment.  Repeat offenses will be discussed with the Dean of Student Services and will result in a failing grade for the course.  While studying with fellow students is encouraged, any work turned in for credit must be substantially the work of the student (no copying).  Students are advised to read the Standards of Student Conduct in the Student Guide and Calendar for a complete description of college policies, rules and regulations in this and other areas.

 

Study Tips

 

Class attendance and participation will be important to your success. Come to class prepared.  This means that you should spend at least six hours per week outside of class studying and doing homework assignments.  Space out your studies evenly.  Your retention and understanding of the material will be enhanced if you follow these simple rules.

 

Course Objectives:

 

The course is designed to help the student:

  1. Learn basic terminology and the application of the mathematical skills required to interrelate numbers of atoms and molecules to mass and units of concentration.
  2. Become familiar with the structure of the atom and its corresponding placement on the periodic table, as evidenced by the ability to predict various properties such as size, ionization potential, electronegativity and electron affinity from the position of the element on the periodic table.
  3. Write the electronic configuration of an atom and explain an element’s reactivity in terms of its electronic configuration.
  4. Be able to explain in writing both how and why various elements combine to form compounds.  This should involve the interrelation of the fundamental concepts of bond theories covered in class into broader abstractions or principles.
  5. Identify and recognize the limitations and differences among competing scientific models of chemical systems; such as covalent bonding and hybridization versus molecular orbital theory, and the various acid-base theories.
  6. Gain a basic understanding of the behavior of elements and compounds in solutions and in chemical reactions.
  7. Be able to predict the behavior and properties of molecules and ions in the gaseous, liquid, and solid states given a set of physical conditions.
  8. Demonstrate knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of solutions of electrolytes and non-electrolytes.
  9. Gain a background in chemical principles sufficient for success in more advanced courses such as Chemistry 1412 or Chemistry 2423.
  10. Acquire basic laboratory skills and carry out quantitative procedures in a laboratory setting.

 

Chem. 1411 Honors* – MW Lecture Schedule Fall 2009

Week

Date

Topic

Chap. - Unit

ChemSkill Builder
Unit - Section

Due Date

1

Aug. 31

Orientation, Classification of Matter, Physical and Chemical Properties

1.1 - 1.6

1-1,1-2, 1-3, 1-4

9/7

1

Sept. 2

Measurement, Scientific Notation, Significant Figs, Conversions

1.7 - 1.9

1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4,
2-5, 2-6

9/9

2

Sept. 7

Labor Day Holiday

 

 

 

2

Sept. 9

Atomic Theory, Periodic Table,

2.1 - 2.4

9-1, 3-1, 3-2

9/14

3

Sept. 14

Formulas, Nomenclature

2.5 - 2.7

3-3, 3-4

Nomenclature Worksheet

9/16

3

Sept. 16

Acids, hydrates, and review

2.7

3-5

9/21

4

Sept. 21

Exam 1

 

 

 

4

Sept 23

Molar Mass, % Composition, Empirical Formula

3.1 - 3.6

4-1, 4-2, 4-5, 4-6

9/28

5

Sept. 28

Chemical Equations, Reaction Stoichiometry

3.7 - 3.8

5-4, 4-3

9/30

5

Sept. 30

Limiting Reactant, Yields,

3.9 - 3.10

4-4

10/5

6

Oct. 5

Aqueous Soln's, Electrolytes, types of reactions, Oxidation No.

4.1 - 4.4

5-1, 5-3, 5-6

10/7

6

Oct. 7

Redox Rxn's

4.4

10-1, 10-2

10/12

7

Oct. 12

Exam 2

 

 

 

7

Oct. 14

Types of Solutions,
Concentration Units,
Acid-Base Titrations

12.1 - 12.3
4.5, 4.7

6-1, 6-2, 15-1, 15-2
 

10/19

8

Oct. 19

Effects on Solubility of T and P,
Colligative Properties  

12.4 - 12.5 12.6 - 12.8

 15-5

10/21

8

Oct. 21

Gas Laws

5.1 - 5.3

7-1, 7-2

10/26

9

Oct. 26

Ideal Gas Equation, Stoichiometry

5.4 - 5.5

7-3

10/28

9

Oct. 28

Mixtures, Kinetic-Molecular Theory

5.6 - 5.8

7-4, 7-5

11/2

10

Nov. 2

Types of Energy, Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions

6.1 - 6.3

8-1,8-3

11/4

10

Nov. 4

DH Rxn, Formation, & Combustion,

6.4 - 6.7

8-4, 8-5, 8-6

11/9

 

 

Nov. 6 - Last Day to Withdraw

 

 

 

11

Nov. 9

Exam 3

 

 

 

11

Nov. 11

Bohr Atom, Quantum Atom

7.1 - 7.5

9-2

11/16

12

Nov. 16

Electronic Configurations, Aufbau Principle

7.6 -7.9

9-3, 9-5

11/18

12

Nov. 18

Periodic Properties

8.1 - 8.6

11-1, 11-2

11/23

13

Nov. 23

Ionic Bonding, Covalent Bonding

9.1 - 9.5

11-3, 11-4

11/30

13

Nov. 25

Thanksgiving Holiday

 

 

 

14

Nov. 30

Lewis Structures, Bond Energies

9.6 - 9.10

12-1, 12-2, 12-4

12/2

14

Dec. 2

VSEPR

10.1 - 10.2

12-3

12/7

15

Dec. 7

Valence Bond Theory,

10.3 - 10.5

13-1, 13-2

12/9

15

Dec. 9

Exam 4

 

 

 

16

 

Final Exam  Dec. 16  10:30 - 12:30

 

 

 

*This schedule is subject to change.

*Online ChemSkillBuilder work is due at 8 AM on the indicated date.

 

CHEM 1411 Honors LAB SCHEDULE – Fall 2009

Monday 1 – 3:50PM

 

Week

Week of

Experiment

1

8/31

TECH 380 Lab Safety and Drawer Check in

MISC 486 Dimensional Analysis

2

9/7

No Lab – Labor Day Holiday

3

9/14

PROP 484 - Density

4

9/21

REAC 482 - Copper

5

9/28

ANAL 503 – Nine Bottles – Equations - handout

6

10/5

ANAL 503 – Nine Bottles – Reactions – handout grids for knowns and unknowns

7

10/12

ANAL 424 - NaOH standardization

8

10/19

ANAL 427 - Acid Content of Fruit Juices

9

10/26

PROP 500 – Molecular mass – Freezing Pt Depression

10

11/2

PROP 332 - Gas Law Constant R

11

11/9

PROP 481 – Molar Mass by Dumas Method

12

11/16

Specific Heat Determination - handout for experiment

13

11/23

Thanksgiving Holiday – No Lab

14

11/30

THER 368 - Heat of Neutralization

15

12/7

Clean-up and Check out

 

Important Semester Dates:

Thanksgiving Holiday –Nov. 25-27

Last Day to Withdraw from Classes– Nov. 6

 

CHEM 1411 – Fall 2009

Dr. J. Chu

 

General Chemistry I Honors Lab

 

Safety:

1.      Safety goggles must be worn at all times in the laboratory.

2.      Know the locations of eyewashes, showers, fire extinguishers and exits.

3.      Use common sense.

4.      Never point the open end of a test tube at someone.

5.      Bare feet are NOT allowed into the laboratory.  Open sandals and shoes are discouraged.

6.      All broken glass goes in the glass boxes located on the ledges above the benches.

 

Laboratory Housekeeping:

1.      Arrange apparatus neatly and compactly.  Keep all books except the laboratory manual off the laboratory workbench.

2.      Do not throw filter paper or solid materials into the water troughs or sinks.

3.      Keep all reagent bottles clean (especially acids and bases).

4.      Keep the reagent-dispensing area clean.  Pay particular attention to keeping the balances clean and in order.  If you spill chemicals, clean them up immediately.  Put caps back on reagent containers.

5.      At the end of the laboratory period, clean off your workspace with a sponge or wet paper towel.  Check to see that the gas and water have been turned off.  You are responsible for keeping the area neat.  Repeated failure to do so may result in loss of credit.

 

CLEAN UP STARTS 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE OFFICIAL END OF THE CLASS PERIOD.

 

When the time is up, you are supposed to be out of the laboratory.  Failure to properly budget your time is presumptive of poor planning and your grade may suffer.

 

Grading:

1.      Most experiments include a Pre-lab quiz (25 points), which must be administered at the beginning of the lab period in which the experiment will be performed. The Pre-lab exercises for the experiment can be used as an aid for the quiz, and must be turned in with the quiz at the same time.  There will be no make up quizzes.  You are expected to come to the lab prepared to perform the assigned experiment. 

2.      The Data Sheets and Observations (50 points) and the Post-lab exercises (25 points) will be due at the end of the period following the completion of the experiment.

3.      The Data Sheets and Observations must be completely filled out in ink.  When you make an error, cross it out with a single line.  Do not use liquid paper or obliterate the error.  For example: eror error

 

References:

Occasionally reference data may be required on some of the compounds used in lab.  Consult the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.  A copy of the CRC can be found in the lab.