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CHEMISTRY 1411 COURSE SYLLABUS
Class# 85738, Spring 2016
9.00 AM
– 12.00 PM (LHSB 416)
12.00
PM – 3.00 PM (LHSB 414)
Instructor : Vishakha Shembekar, Ph.D.
Phone: 713-963-0141
Email: vishakha.shembekar@hccs.edu
Office Location: LHSB 402
Prerequisite : One year of high school chemistry and MATH 1314
Credit : 4
Course Description: Science and engineering majors study atomic structure, chemical reactions, thermo chemistry, electronic configuration, chemical bonding, molecular structure, gases, states of matter, and properties of solutions. The laboratory includes appropriate experiments.
Textbook: Chemistry Volume I by Steven S. Zumdahl, 9 th Edition
Lab-book: Chemistry Lab Manual by HCC Central College
Safety Goggles: Provided at lab (BUY ONLY IF YOU WANT YOUR OWN from Central
Bookstore or elsewhere - safety glasses are not OK)
Calculator: with Exp and Log functions
Periodic Table: Copy will be provided, must carry it for all lectures

Students with Disabilities: Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, developmental, vision, hearing, etc) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Support Services (DSS)
Counselor at the beginning of each semester. Faculty members are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the DSS office. 713-718-7218.
Discipline in the Class: I and all the students in this class, we together share a responsibility to maintain a positive learning environment for everyone. Please respect the learning needs of your classmates and assist me achieve this critical goal.
Electronics in the Classroom: Please turn off your phone and other electronic devices while in the classroom. Strictly NO texting.
Academic Honesty: Zero tolerance for any type of academic dishonesty.
Attendance and Withdrawal Policy: Regular attendance is a key to academic success. In order to help you succeed, 100% attendance has been advised. Please understand that your in-class grade will suffer as a result of unexcused absences.
Students are responsible for making up the course work missed due to absence.
Excessive absence may result in student being dropped from course.
For performance or any other reason if you want to drop the course, please do so before the final withdrawal date. You are welcome to discuss any difficulties you have before you drop the course. I may be able to help you complete the course.
Tests : 3 tests will be given during the semester. These tests will take 45% of the total grade. Each test will be focused on specific chapters. The test date and the exact content is given in the course calendar. Every exam will last for 2 hours, NO EXTRA
TIME.
NO STUDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO TAKE ANY EXAM (INCLUDING FINAL) IF HE
/ SHE APPEARS MORE THAN 30 MINUTES LATE FOR THE EXAM.
Lab : The lab takes 20% of the total grade. Each lab will be graded based on your prelab, post-lab submissions and attendance, participation and performance. Safety is very important in the lab.
You must follow safety procedures at all the times.
Final : A system wide final exam will be given. It is comprehensive. The final exam will take 20% of the total grade.
Homework : Home work for all chapters is available on learning web. You are required to complete it and submit from time to time. It takes 15% of the total grade. It is very important to do the homework assignments. You are also encouraged to do as many problems as possible e ven though you don’t have to turn them in.

Make
—up Policy
: No make-up allowed for any test, any lab, homework and the final.
Discuss your case with instructor.
Grading Policy :
3 Tests: 45%
Final Exam: 20%
Home work: 15%
Lab: 20%
Grading Scale :
90 -- 100 A
80 -- 89 B
70 -- 79 C
60 -- 69 D
Below 60 F
Some useful tips for success in this class
 Attend class regularly

Study approximately two hours for each hour of lecture
 Read new chapter at home before we start in class
 Practice problems at the end of the chapter
 Review basic math operations and get familiarized with scientific calculator
 Feel free to contact me with any problems you may have

Course Calendar
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Day
1
2
3
8
9
10
11
4
5
6
7
12
13
14
03/12
03/26
03/26
04/02
04/02
04/09
04/09
04/16
04/16
04/23
04/23
04/30
04/30
05/07
05/07
05/14
Date (M/D)
01/23
01/23
01/30
01/30
02/06
02/06
02/13
02/13
02/20
02/20
02/27
03/05
03/05
03/12
Introduction & Chapter 1
Lab Safety
Chapter 2
Experiment 1
Chapter 3
Experiment 2
Chapter 4
Experiment 6
Review 1
Experiment 5
Exam 1 (Chapter 1-4)
Chapter 5
Experiment 7
Chapter 6
Experiment 8
Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Cntd.
Review 2
Exam 2 (Chapters 5-7)
, Chapter 8
Chapter 8 Contd.
Chapter 9
Experiment 10
Chapter 10
Chapter 10 Cntd., Experiment 12
Review 3
Exam 3 (Chapters 8-10)
Review for final exam
Review for final exam
Final Exam (System wide, comprehensive, Ch. 1-10)
EGLS3
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At Houston Community College, feedback is necessary. Professors believe that thoughtful student feedback is necessary to improve teaching and learning. During a designated time, you will be asked to answer a short survey of research-based questions related to instruction. The anonymous results of the survey will be made available to your professors and division chairs for continual improvement of instruction. Look for the survey as part of the Houston Community College Student
System online near the end of the term