Chemistry 101:
Chemistry and Society
A. Course Policies
MWF 1:00
Ð 1:50, Parker 106
Office
hours
My official office hours
are Wednesdays and Thursdays 2-5.
I will be happy to arrange
for a different time to meet with you.
To do that you can stop by my office and leave a note if IÕm not there,
send me an email, or leave me a telephone message.
Office
230 Parker Hall; email zpasman@ic.edu; phone
245-3435.
Textbook
Chemistry
in Context by
L.P. Eubanks et al., 5th edition, ISBN 0-07-282835-8
Lecture
notes.
The lecture notes will be
available on the web at the Chem 101 area at http://www2.ic.edu/pasman/. The lecture notes will be provided as
.pdf files.
Assignments
There
will be five exams (dates indicated on the syllabus), and each exam will
account for 12% of the final grade.
In-class assignments will account for 15% of the final grade. The lab grade will be 25% of the final
grade. Homework will be assigned
regularly.
Grading
90-100% A
80-89% B
70-79% C
60-69% D
I do not
anticipate using a curve, but I will do so if necessary. I will ÒcurveÓ up, but not Òdown.Ó
Attendance
and Participation
You are
expected to attend the lectures regularly. Material on the exams will be drawn heavily from the
material covered in class, and, in general, regular attendance contributes to
success in the course. Responses
to in-class assignments are expected in the form of debating and answering
questions, as well as providing written responses to questions raised in class
(see Assignments above). You are
encouraged to ask questions during lectures.
Academic
Honesty
I will
prosecute any case of academic fraud or dishonesty that I can document. Academic dishonesty, simply put, is
representing work as your own when it is not. Also, see the Illinois College honor code. If, in your judgment, an issue might be
subject to academic honesty considerations, ask me for clarification as soon as
possible, that is, before you might appear as if you acted dishonestly.
Lab
Lab is
mandatory for this course. Lab
attendance is mandatory and an unexcused lab absence will result in the removal
from the course and assignment of a ÒWÓ grade. See additional lab policies and schedule below.
|
Week |
Material |
Chapter |
|
8/28 |
Air
composition, classifying matter |
1 |
|
9/4 |
Atoms
and Molecules, chemical change, chemical structures |
1,2 |
|
9/11 |
Radiation
and matter, UV radiation, ozone reactions, CFCs |
2 |
|
|
Wednesday,
September 13, exam 1, Ch. 1,2 |
|
|
9/18 |
Greenhouse
gases, molecular shapes, molecular bonding |
3 |
|
9/25 |
Molecular
masses, moles, global warming and public health |
3,4 |
|
10/2 |
Energy,
work, heat, energy content of fuels |
4 |
|
|
Friday,
October 6, exam 2, Ch. 3,4 |
|
|
10/9 |
Water
quality, solubility, water structure, hydrogen bonds |
5 |
|
10/16 |
Water
as a solvent, acids, bases; fall break |
5,6 |
|
10/23 |
pH
measurements, reactions with acids and bases |
6 |
|
|
Friday,
October 27, exam 3, Ch. 5,6 |
|
|
10/30 |
Nuclear
power plants, radioactivity, radioactive waste issues |
7 |
|
11/6 |
Atomic
weapons, atomic structure, electron transfer reactions |
7,8 |
|
11/13 |
Batteries,
fuels cells, hybrid vehicles |
8 |
|
|
Wednesday,
November 15, exam 4, Ch. 7,8 |
|
|
11/20 |
Carbon-containing
molecules, functional groups; thanksgiving break |
10 |
|
11/27 |
Drug
design, chirality, steroids, sugars, DNA structure |
10,12 |
|
12/4 |
Gene
structure and function, chemical DNA code, DNA fingerprinting |
12 |
|
12/11 |
Review;
exam 5, Ch. 9,10, Wednesday 12/13, 9-11AM |
|
Chemistry
in Context Laboratory Manual, 5th edition, edited by G.A. Steehler, ISBN
0-07-282836-6
You are
required to attend each lab session.
Usually, it will be not be possible to make up the lab because of the
preparation and supervision time involved, and you should make every effort to
be in lab. If you cannot be in a
particular lab session, please contact me beforehand.
For each
experiment, you are responsible for the following:
(1)
Before you come to lab, read the Introduction, Background Information,
Materials, and the Experimental Procedures sections of the experiment(s) you
are going to perform that day.
(2) Complete the analysis
of your results by 5PM on the Friday following the lab period.
D.
Lab schedule
|
Week |
Experiment |
Experiment no. |
|
8/28 |
no lab
scheduled |
|
|
9/4 |
Check
in; Gases in a breath |
1 |
|
9/11 |
Chromatography
of pen ink |
2 |
|
9/18 |
UV
absorbers |
5 |
|
9/25 |
Molar
mass determination |
8 |
|
10/2 |
Chemical
moles |
9 |
|
10/9 |
Energy
content of fuel |
11 |
|
10/16 |
Fall break |
|
|
10/23 |
Analysis
of vinegar |
13 |
|
10/30 |
Reactions
of acids |
17 |
|
11/6 |
pH of
common substances |
18 |
|
11/13 |
Synthesis
of polymers |
23 |
|
11/20 |
Thanksgiving break |
|
|
11/27 |
Fat
content of foods |
27 |
|
12/4 |
DNA
extraction |
30 |