February 2013
ST. AUGUSTINE SECONDARY SCHOOL
GRADE 12 UNIVERSITY PREPARATION – SCH 4U1
INSTRUCTORS:
Mr. Brennan
Section – 03/04
periods 1 and 4
COURSE OUTLINE:
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Oxidation Reduction and Electrochemistry – Chapter 9, 10
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Structure and Properties – Chapters 3-4
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Organic Chemistry – Chapters 1-2
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Energy Changes and Reaction Rates – Chapters 5-6
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Equilibrium – Chapters 7-8
EVALUATION:
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Term
Final Exam
70%
30% (per 1 – June 18, 2013; per 4 – June 21, 2013)
The term mark will be broken down into:
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

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Knowledge Based
Inquiry
Communication
Making Connections
All notes and sample tests can be found at w3.dpcdsb.org/AUGST (courses)
25
35
15
25
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100
TEXTBOOK: One copy of the textbook, Nelson Chemistry 12, will be assigned to each student.
Each student should return the SAME TEXTBOOK at the end of the course. The
replacement cost of the textbook is $100.00.
STUDENT ID:
TEXTBOOK #
NOTEBOOK:
 Keep your notes on loose-leaf paper in a separate section of your binder. All notes and resource
material can be found at: w3.dpcdsb.org/augst (departments→courses →science →SCH4U)
 Date each day’s notes.
 YOU are responsible for any notes that you miss. If you are absent, ask another classmate for
his/her notes. Handouts and worksheets can be obtained from the teacher.
 If you are having difficulty with any of the work, come in for extra help. Every mark you earn
is one step closer to the post-secondary program of your choice. I teach periods 1-2–4 and will
be in room 241 at the end of the day.
HOMEWORK:
 Homework (Practice Problems) will be assigned with every lesson. Any assigned work that is not
completed in class may be completed at home.
One problem (from the Section Review) will be checked ten times during the semester on
Fridays only. These are worth approximately 5 % of your term mark (Knowledge).
 If you are accountably absent when the section review is checked, you will receive a ZERO until
the work has been completed and shown to the teacher as soon as possible.
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION:
 All assignments and lab reports are due at the beginning of class on the date assigned by the
teacher.
 If you are absent for a lab, you must see the teacher to make an appropriate arrangement.
 No one is exempted from unit tests. If you miss a test, your absence should be justified with
proper documentation and your name should appear on the attendance list. You should be
present for each of the five unit tests. If you are ill, you may rewrite at a later date only once
in the semester (exceptions made for court dates and specialist appointments). The unit test
dates are Feb 20, March 22, April 19, May 15 and June 5. If you are not present for a
second unit test the exam mark will be substituted for that unit test.
 Test questions will be handed back during the semester.
 For term work, the methods of evaluation will be weighted by the following system and will
include the following evaluation categories:
Evaluation Method
1 - Research Essay
5 - Unit Tests
7 - Lab Reports
2 - Chapter Tests
6 - Quizzes
10 - Homework
4 - Unit Review Sheets
Achievement Chart Category
(communication, application)
(knowledge, inquiry, application, communication)
(inquiry, application, communication)
(knowledge, inquiry, communcation)
(knowledge, inquiry, communication)
(knowledge)
(communication)
LAB SAFETY AND REPORTING:
All laboratory activities are safe under orderly conditions. Any student who places him/herself
in an unsafe situation during a lab activity will not be permitted to continue. That student will be
assigned a mark of zero for that lab. A repeated offence will disqualify the individual from all lab
activities for the remaining of the semester.
Lab reports are due of the following class day. However, you will be given two school days to
submit at the beginning of class without penalty. You are usually given two days (penalty free) to
submit your lab. If the report is not submitted at that time there will be a penalty of 2% per day
for up to 5 days. The lab will not be accepted after the marked labs have been returned. The lab
report submitted must be your own work for an individual lab. Although you are encouraged to
work with members of your lab group the lab report must be your own writing. Plagiarism will result
in a mark of zero. Do not let others copy your work. There will be group labs where the lab will be
handed in at the end of the period and lab quizzes.
Goggles are required when performing lab activities. If you are finished your lab you can return
to your desk and start your write up.
If you are not wearing your goggles while in the lab you will be given one warning – for the whole
semester – after that time you will be asked to leave the lab.
STUDENT NAME:
TEXTBOOK #: ____________