CHEM 1211 - Principles of Chemistry I
Course Syllabus - Summer 2003

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Course Description:

    Number and Title:

CHEM 1211(CRN 50611)
Principles of Chemistry I

    Credit Hours:

3.0 semester credit hours

    Catalog Description:

First course in a two-semester sequence covering the fundamental principles and applications of chemistry designed for science majors. Topics to be covered include composition of matter, stoichiometry, periodic relations, and nomenclature.

    Course Prerequisite:

MATH 1101, MATH 1111, MATH 1113, MATH 1231, MATH 1241, or MATH 1501.

    Course Co-requisite:

Co-requisite: CHEM 1211L.

Note: Due to the co-requisite nature of CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L, students dropping one of the two courses must also drop the other.

Notebook Computer Requirement:

Each CCSU student is required to have ready access throughout the semester to a notebook computer that meets faculty-approved hardware and software requirements for the student's academic program. Students will sign a statement attesting to such access.  For further information on CCSU's Official Notebook Computer Policy, please go to http://itpchoice.clayton.edu/policy.htm.

Computer Skill Prerequisites:

In-class Use of Student Notebook Computers:

Student notebook computers will not be used in the classroom in this course. Computers will be required to access course materials and to communicate with your instructor.

Course Objectives:

Student Learning Outcomes:

        General education outcomes:

Instructor Information:

Dr. Susan F. Hornbuckle 
Phone: (770) 961-3425
Fax: (770) 960-4335
E-mail: SusanHornbuckle@mail.clayton.edu
Internet: http://a-s.clayton.edu/shornbuckle/default.html
Office: Arts & Sciences G-210J

Office hours: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM W A&S: G-210J 
(by appointment)
  12:30 PM - 1:00 PM M BHS: C-48 
(by appointment)

Class Meetings:

Days Times Room
M,W 10:15 AM - 12:20 PM  Lecture Hall B-14

Textbook Information:

Text:

Chemistry – Principles and Reactions by Masterson and Hurley

Text Coverage:

Chapters 1 - 8

Evaluation:

Your evaluation in CHEM1211 will be based upon the following components:  

component points
Classroom Assessments (4) @ 100 points

400
Comprehensive Final Exam

200
Total

600

 

Grading:

The grade you receive in Chemistry 1211 will be based upon the following distribution:

letter grade

percentage range
  A

90% or greater
  B

80% - 89%
  C

70% - 79%
  D

60% - 69%
  F

< 60%

Tentative Course Schedule*:

WEEK

 Masterton and Hurley
 Lecture Topic

1

 Chapter 1 Matter and Measurement

2

 Chapter 2 Atoms, Molecules and Ions

3

 Chapter 3 Sections 3.1-3.3 Mass Relations in Chemistry 

4

 Assessment I**,
Chapter 3 Section 3.4		  
Stoichiometry

5

 Chapter 4  Reactions in Aqueous Solutions

6

 Study Session
Assessment II**

7

 Chapter 5 Gases

8

 Chapter 6  Electronic Structure and The Periodic Table

9

 Assessment III**
Chapter 7 
Covalent Bonding

10

 Chapter 8
Assessment IV**		 Thermochemistry

11

 Final Exam  

 *The instructor reserves the right to alter the course schedule at any time during the semester.

**Assessments will be announced in class as least one week before each assessment.

Important Dates  
Memorial Day Holiday May 26th
Last day to withdraw with academic penalty June 19th
July 4th Holiday July 4th – 6th
Last day of class July 23rd
Final Exam
 Friday, July 25th
8:00AM-10:00AM

Course Policies:

Homework:

This course demands and expects approximately two hours of work per night. Reading assignments are tentatively made on this syllabus. The student is expected to complete all chapter problems upon completion of each topic in class. However, these will not be collected or graded. Completion of homework is your responsibility. Supplementary problems may also be assigned.

Attendance:

Class roll will be taken, however, attendance is not required except for classroom assessments. You are responsible for all attendance requirements for external programs (i.e. financial aid). It is your responsibility to sign the roll sheet at every class meeting you attend. This roll sheet is the instructor's official record. You will be held responsible for all announcements and material covered in lecture in addition to text, references, hand-outs and study guides.  Note: Lectures will contain valuable explanations of content and thought processes which are difficult for most students to extract from the text book on their own. Therefore, regular attendance is strongly encouraged.

Academic Irregularity:

Cheating in any form will not be tolerated. Consequences may include a zero grade on the assessment instrument, or possible action by the College Judicial Board of Review.

Assessments:

There will be four (4) classroom assessments and one 2-hour final (comprehensive). The assessments will be announced approximately one week in advance whenever possible and attendance is mandatory.  If a student has an excused absence on an exam day, the student's final exam percentage score will be used in place of the missed exam score.  No make-up exams will be given.

Grades will not be communicated via email or telephone.  Exams will be handed back in the next lecture period after an exam.  If absent, a student must come by during office hours to retrieve their exam.  Final exam papers may be viewed the following semester during office hours.

Other Class Policies:

"Students must abide by policies in the College Student Handbook and program handbook if applicable."

Last update: May 14, 2003