Western New Mexico University
Department of Natural Sciences
Spring Semester 2011
Course:
Time:
CHEM 152 General Chemistry II (three credits)
Professor:
Dr. Shawn White
B.S., Shippensburg University, Ph.D., Clemson University
Industrial experience, Westinghouse, 3 years
Teaching experience, UMES, 8 years; WNMU 3.5 years
LECTURE MWF 8:00 – 8:50 AM (CRN 20454) Harlan Hall 219
Contact Information: 203 Harlan Hall
575-538-6564
whites7@wnmu.edu
Office hours:
M
Tues
W
Thur
9:00-12:00
11:00-11:50
9:00-12:00, 1:00-2:00
11:00-12:00, 1:00-2:00
Prerequisites:
CHEM 151
Required Materials:
Title: General Chemistry
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 5 edition
ISBN-10: 0073311855
ISBN-13: 978-0073311852
Available from many Internet sources including Amazon
Course Catalog Description: Second introductory course in chemistry.
Course Instructional Objectives:
The students will obtain a well-reinforced understanding of the behavior of matter based on
visualizing the world around them as consisting of atoms and molecules. Topics such as the
covalent bond, molecular geometry, and hybridization of atomic orbitals will be studied.
Students will also be given an introduction to organic chemistry. Intermolecular forces, physical
properties of solutions, and chemical kinetics will be covered. Lastly, a study of acids and bases,
redox reactions, and electrochemistry will be addressed. Learning in the lecture hall will be
assisted by CD-ROM-based animations, movies, and pictures.
Course Outcomes or Competencies:
1) Students will learn logical problem-solving skills, including strategies to attack complicated
problems by step-by-step analysis, techniques which will be useful in every area of their
lives.
2) The course will also teach the students the interconnected nature of scientific disciplines and
how to integrate math and chemistry skills to solve practical problems in other areas such as
medicine or the environment.
3) They will have a solid foundation of chemical knowledge on which to base further, more
advanced study in chemistry and other sciences.
Learning Experiences
Classes will be conducted in the lecture hall where students will actively participate in
practice problems and taking notes on various concepts. It is expected that the student will
arrive on-time, listen closely to the instructor’s lecture, participate in classroom activities, take
notes, bring a calculator and periodic table to class, and not leave the lecture until class is
dismissed. Disrupting the learning of fellow classmates by talking during the lecture is not
permitted.
Student Outcomes/Requirements
Students will receive a separate grade for CHEM 152 and CHEM 154
CHEM 152 GRADING
Evaluation Activity
Tests
Light and Matter(8) and Quantum Mechanics(9)
CH 9 and 10
CH 11
CH 12 and 13
CH 14 and 15
CH 16 and 19
Final Exam (cumulative)
Class Participation
Points Possible
75
125
150
125
150
125
150
100
CHAPTER TESTS: There will be 50-minute tests given during the semester.
FINAL EXAM: The final exam will consist of 40-60 questions. The final exam will be
comprehensive, covering the entire semester.
CLASS PARTICIPATION: Attendance (including on-time attendance), class preparation, and
academic attitude are worth 100 points of the class grade. Student should attend class unless
they are ill, have a university sponsored athletic event, or a religious observance. Students who
arrive on time will earn a full day’s credit. Students who arrive late to class (after 8:00) will still
earn some credit for attendance (counts as one half-day). Student should be prepared for the
academic environment which entails bringing a notebook, something to write with, a calculator,
and your chemistry book to class each day. Your academic attitude will be determined by how
well you answer questions in class especially with regard to the assigned homework problems.
The grading scale for Class Performance is shown below, note that there is no penalty for the
first unexcused absence and only a small penalty for the next two.
Number of Days of
Unsatisfactory Class
Performance
1
2
3
4
Class Performance Grade
(points)
100
90
80
0
Students missing 4 or more lectures without a valid excuse will be dropped from the course (see
p. 63 of the University catalog).
TESTING PROCEDURE: Student should bring a calculator with them to the test. After the
test has started, students are not expected to leave the testing area until they are finished with the
test. Please bring tissues for allergies or colds and visit the restrooms before the exam. Clear
your calculator memory of any mathematical or chemical formulas as these may be checked at
random. Cell phones cannot be used during the exam including using them for a calculator.
Each student must have their own calculator. Students using their calculators to cheat on an
exam will be prosecuted under the university’s academic dishonesty procedures. The minimum
penalty for academic dishonesty is the failure of the course and the maximum penalty is
dismissal from the University.
MAKE-UP POLICY: To make up missed chapter tests, the student must turn in an excuse or
call the instructor not more than three days after the absence. The excuse must include a cover
page with the title of “Chemistry 152 Excuse" at the top. The cover page should also include the
student’s name, the date they were absent, the activity that was missed, and supporting
documentation. Health-related absences should be accompanied by a note from the student
health center or doctor. Students attending funerals can simply provide the name and telephone
number of the appropriate funeral home director. Student athletes who are absent due to a
university sponsored event should attach a note from their coach. Absences due to outside
employment are not generally considered excused absences. Students must turn in a written
excuse in order to be eligible to make up work.
Example of an Excuse:
Chemistry 152 Excuse
Name: Raymond Sedillo
Date of Absence: October 16
Activity Missed: Chapter Test 14
Reason: Illness
Documentation: A note from the health center is enclosed.
TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE OF CHEM 152
DATE
Jan 10
Jan 17
Jan 21
Feb
Mar 4
Mar 7-11
April
Apr 1
Apr 22
May 6
TOPICS
Light and Matter(8) and Quantum Mechanics(9)
Martin Luther King, Jr Day (no class)
CH 9 Chemical Bonding I: The Covalent Bond
Last day to Add/Drop
CH 10 Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Geometry and Hybridization of Atomic
Orbitals
CH 11 Introduction to Organic Chemistry
CH 12 Intermolecular Forces And Liquids and Solids
CH 13 Physical Properties of Solutions
Faculty Assessment (no class)
CH 14 Chemical Kinetics
Spring Break
CH 15 Chemical Equilibrium
Last Day to Withdraw
Spring Holiday
CH 16 Acids and Bases
CH 19 Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry
last day of class
FINAL EXAM: Wednesday May 11 7:30 AM
Disability Services at Western New Mexico University: Services for students with disabilities
are provided through the Academic Support Center’s Disability Services Office in the Juan
Chacon Building, Room 220. Some examples of the assistance provided are: audio materials for
the blind or dyslexic, note takers, readers, campus guides, audio recorders, a quiet testing area,
and undergraduate academic tutors. In order to qualify for these services, documentation must be
provided by qualified professionals on an annual basis. Disability Services forms are available in
the Academic Support Center. The Disability Services Office, in conjunction with the Academic
Support Center, serves as Western New Mexico University's liaison for students with disabilities.
WNMU Inclement Weather Procedures
Inclement weather: Refer to the OTA Student Handbook for notification procedures. In the
event that classes are closed during the scheduled final exam for this class the following
procedure will be followed: __online exam_________
The decision on whether to close the University will be based on the condition of the campus
streets and parking lots and the surrounding main arteries. It will also take into consideration
when Law Enforcement close down roads in and out of Silver City, Deming, Lordsburg, and
Truth or Consequences. The University’s inclement weather procedures will be communicated to
the entire University, as deemed necessary.
Weather closing/delay information will be made available in the following ways:
1. WNMU webpage
2. WNMU Mustang Express
3. Radio Stations
a. KNFT-FM
102.9FM (Silver City)
b. KPSA-FM
37.7FM (Lordsburg)
c. KSCQ-FM
92.2FM (Silver City)
d. KOTS
1230 AM (Deming)
e. KDEM FM
94.3FM (Deming)
f. KNUW FM
95.1FM (Silver City)
g. KCHS
1400 AM (Truth or Consequences)
4. TV Stations
a. KOAT – TV (Albuquerque)
b. KOB – TV (Albuquerque)
c. KRQE – TV (Albuquerque)
d. CATS – TV (Silver City)
Communication Policy Statement regarding official email :WNMU’s policy requires that all
official communication be sent via Mustang Express. As a result, all emails related to your
enrollment at WNMU and class communication – including changes in assignments and grades –
will be sent to your wnmu.edu email address. It is very important that you access your Mustang
Express e-mail periodically to check for correspondence from the University. If you receive
most of your email at a different address you can forward your messages from Mustang
Express to your other address.
Example: Martin Classmember was assigned a WNMU email address of
classmemberm12@wnmu.edu but Martin would rather receive his emails at his home email
address of martinclass@yahoo.com
Martin would follow the direction provided at
http://www.wnmu.edu/campusdocs/direction%20for%20forwarding%20email.htm
WNMU Policy on Email Passwords: WNMU requires that passwords for access to all of the
protected software, programs, and applications will be robust, including complexity in the
number of characters required, the combination of characters required, and the frequency in
which passwords are required to be changed. Minimum complexity shall include:
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Passwords shall contain at least six (6) characters.
Passwords shall contain at least one capital (upper case) letter, and at least one symbol
(numbers and characters such as @ # $ % & *).
Passwords shall be changed at least every 90 days. (8/6/08)
Academic Integrity: Each student shall observe standards of honesty and integrity in academic
work as defined in the WNMU catalog. Violations of academic integrity include “any behavior
that misrepresents of falsifies a student’s knowledge, skills or ability with the goal of unjustified
or illegitimate evaluation or gain” (WNMU Faculty Handbook, 2008). Generally violations of
the academic integrity include cheating and plagiarism. Refer to the catalog for definitions.
Penalties for infractions of academic integrity in this class are as follows:
Plagiarism: “the intentional or unintentional representation of another’s work as one’s own
without proper acknowledgement of the original author or creator of the work” (WNMU Faculty
Handbook, 2008)
Penalties: F in the class
Cheating: “using or attempting to use unauthorized materials…and unauthorized collaboration
with others, copying the work of another or any action that presents the work of others to
misrepresent the student’s knowledge” (WNMU Faculty Handbook, 2008)
Penalties: F in the class