TENTATIVE CHEM 163& SYLLABUS
CHEMISTRY 163&, Summer 2015
INSTRUCTOR: Tom Schultz
OFFICE: SAM 421; Phone 206-934-3129
EMAILtom.schultz@seattlecolleges.edu
*** Email is the best way to contact me. My office phone is shared with several other instructors, and the
messages are not checked frequently.
OFFICE HOURS: 12:00-1:00 PM Daily or by appointment.
PREREQUISITES: CHEM162& with 2.0 or better within the last three years.
LECTURE: 8:00-9:30 AM; SAM 400
LABORATORY: Four to six hours a week.
Tuesday 1:00 PM – 3:20 PM, Room SAM 406
Note: Tuesday is the CHE 163 lab day, with Wednesday reserved for the second part of
two part laboratory experiments, or additional time if the experiment is not completed on
Tuesday.
COURSE ACCOMMODATION:
If you have any special circumstances requiring course accommodation, pleased see me as soon as
possible so that we can make suitable arrangements in advance. In this course (as in all courses at
Seattle Central) all students will be granted an equal opportunity to learn and succeed, regardless of
race, class , gender, religion, ethnic origin, nationality, sexual orientation or physical disability. I
you have any concerns pertaining to these issues, please feel free to speak t the instructor or
department dean.
DISABILITIY ACCOMODATIONS:
Students with documented disabilities that need special accommodations, or require special
arrangements for building evacuation, or have emergency medical information that the instructor
should know about are asked to contact the disability support services office (DSS) IN Tm. 1122.
Once the disability is verified with DSS you will be given a letter of accommodation to be handed
to your instructor.
TEXTS:
Required: Gilbert, T. R.; Kirss, R. V.; Foster, N.; Davies, G. “Chemistry” 4th edition, W. W. Norton & Co.,
2009. ****ON RESERVE IN LIBRARY****
Required: SCCC Custom Laboratory Manual. This can be obtained at the Copy Center, BE 3105A
(No Photocopies of laboratory manual, please)
Required: A non-programmable, non-alphanumeric scientific calculator capable of handling scientific
notation, logarithms, and exponents, i.e. TI-30XA. Do you have fresh batteries in your calculator?
Required: Laboratory notebook: an inexpensive bound notebook (at least 8” x 8”) will suffice.
Optional: Student Study Guide and Solutions Manual that accompany the textbook.
Optional but highly recommended: A notebook that is divided into clearly marked sections for lecture notetaking, text note-taking, workspace for problem solving, and questions to be asked in class, in group study, or
during office hours.
Optional but Highly Recommended: A laminated periodic table-available at the SCCC bookstore and most
other bookstores.
Note: The science & math tutor center (SAM 100), the SAM 4th floor study areas,
and the SCCC library have other textbooks for different perspectives on a given topic.
CALCULATOR:
For exams and quizzes you need your own small non-programmable calculator, preferably with no
batteries.
HOMEWORK:
Homework is a daily student routine and responsibility, where problem solving skills are practiced
and learned. For the normal student, it is necessary to work the homework problems several times,
and to review randomly these problems before each exam or quiz. Before starting each homework
assignment, you should copy the sample problems from your lecture notes on to a piece of notebook
paper and then solve them. After working these problems, you should compare your solutions with
the ones in the lecture notes, if this process generates questions, they should be recorded on a piece
of paper and shared with the instructor at your earliest convince. When this process is complete,
then proceed to the homework assignment. The assigned homework, listed on a separate sheet
included with this document, should be worked on a daily basis, with any questions generated from
this, again recorded and shared with the instructor at your earliest convince. Weekly homework
assignments should be completed before the due date, and any remaining questions should be asked
before handing in the assignment. Since homework solutions will be posted after it is collected, late
homework cannot be accepted. When the graded homework is returned, you should check the
entire assignment with the posted solutions, and again ask questions about the solutions if you have
any. The entire assignment will not be completely graded, but rather a few random problems will be
graded in detail, and the rest of the assignment checked for completeness, style, and effort. Style,
refers to all work being clearly shown, with answers rounded to the correct precision, including
units, and boxed.
QUIZZES
Quizzes will be given on Friday of each week, except for the first week, covering previous
homework, at the end of the lecture period. Quiz make-ups will not be given.
EXAMINATIONS
Two midterms and a cumulative final examination will be given. See the lecture schedule for
tentative dates. Midterm make-ups will not be given, but the score of the final exam might be
substituted for the missing midterm score, if there is a valid excused absence.
GRADING SCHEME
The final grade will be calculated by the following distribution: Homework 15%, Quizzes 15%,
midterms 25%, Laboratory 15%, and the final exam (comprehensive) 30%. The following linear
schedule will be used to assign grades, with class participation affecting borderline situations.
93% -100% 4.0
88% - 92% 3.5
83% - 87% 3.0
75% - 82% 2.5
73% - 77% 2.0
68% - 72% 1.5
63% - 67% 1.0
58% - 62% 0.5
CHEATING:
Any student involved in cheating will receive a zero, this includes pre lab and
post lab work, which should be done by the individual student.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
June 30, summer quarter begins.
July 3, last day to withdraw with 100% refund(less $5)
July 10, last day to add/register, instructor permission required.
July 10, last day to change audit/credit status without instructor permission
July 10, last day to withdraw without a “W” appearing on transcript and without instructor permission.
July 11, last day to withdraw with 50% refund. Instructor permission required.
August 8, last day to withdraw (no refund) or change audit/credit status; instructor permission required.
August 22, summer quarter ends.
TENTATIVE WEEKLY LECTURE SCHEDULE
(Check for changes frequently)
WEEK
1
DATE
TOPICS
6-(29-7/02)
Chapter #12, The Chemistry of Solids
7-(06-10)
Chapter #11, Solution Properties and Behavior
Quiz #1 (Thursday, Ch#12)
3
7-(13-17)
Chapter 21, Nuclear Chemistry
Midterm #1 (Thursday, Ch#11-12)
4
7-(20-24)
Chapter #17, Coordination Chemistry
Quiz #3 (Thursday, Ch#17)
5
7-(27-31)
Chapter #12, Organic Chemistry
Midterm #2 (Thursday Ch 17, 19, 20, 21)
6
8/03-07)
Chapter #12, Organic Chemistry
Quiz #4 Organic Chemistry
7
8-(10-14)
Chapter #12, Organic Chemistry
Quiz #5 Organic Chemistry
8
8-17
8-12
Review for Final Exam; Finals are the end of the week.
ACS Standardized Final Exam covering CHE 161, 162 & 163
Wednesday August 13 @ 1:00 PM.
2
Final Exam
Wednesday, August, 19, 8:00-10:00 AM, Will start at 7:30 for
those needing extra time
LABORATORY
The assigned experiments are listed on the Tentative Weekly Schedule below. For each experiment,
you must complete the pre-laboratory assignment, complete the laboratory experiment, and hand-in
the completed report sheet. The completed pre-laboratory sheet is due at the beginning of the “lab
lectures,” every Tuesday, and the completed report sheet will be due the following week at the
beginning of the lecture period on Wednesday. Important notes and supplements will be found on
the Science, Math, and Chemistry website (www.chemsccc.org). There will be no make-up
laboratory sessions, since there is extensive set-up and preparation required by the laboratory staff.
Only one missed laboratory experiment will be permitted in order to pass the class. Be sure to bring
your laboratory manual to lab class each week and record all measurements and observations in ink
and to have your laboratory manual signed by one of the laboratory technicians before leaving the
laboratory. Note: All experiments will be done on the Wednesday laboratory session. Some
experiments will require two days and will be completed on Thursday.
You must check-out of lab no later than August 13, 2015 by 4:00 pm. Failure to do so will result
in a 50 point deduction from your final exam. If you drop the class during the quarter, then you must
check out of lab before obtaining the instructor’s signature.
Summer 2015 Laboratory Schedule
WEEK NO.
EXPERIMENT
1
7/07
Crystal Structures (Handout)
2
7/14
Experiment 20 – Molar Mass (Check in)
3
7/21
Qual I
4
7/28
Qual II
5
7/04
Qual III
6
8/04
Transition metals: Synthesis and Analysis
7
8/11
Transition metals: Continued
Check out of lab by August 12, 2015 at 4:00PM
8
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
Show all work for full credit!
Due Ch#
7-07
12
probs.
(23)
Assigned Exercises
04, 10, 12, 14, 16, 24, 28, 32, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 56, 58, 60, 86, 90, 94,
96, 112, 114.
7-14
11
(12)
10, 16, 18, 24, 32, 39, 45, 48, 52, 58, 62, 70, 72, 78, 86.
7-21
21
(15)
12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 32, 38, 52, 78, 82, 86, 92, 102, 112, 114.
7-28
17
(23)
10, 14, 18, 24, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 40, 42, 46, 52, 56, 58, 60, 64, 68,
72, 76, 80, 84.
8-04
13A
(13)
2, 4, 6, 12, 13, 26, 28, 34, 36, 40, 42, 50, 54.
8-11
. 13B
(10)
56, 60, 62, 66, 72, 78, 80, 82, 84, 88.
8-18
13C
(9)
94, 98, 100, 108, 114, 118, 122, 124, 128.