CH137—General Chemistry I Baker University Fall 2023 Instructor, Dr. Jamin Perry E-mail: jamin.perry@bakeru.edu Office: 301 Mulvane Phone: 594-8326 Office Hours: MWF: 10:30-11:20 & TR 1:30-2:20, or by appointment Texts and Materials Textbook: Chemistry: The Central Science 13th ed., Brown, et al., Pearson Education, 2014. Older editions (11 & 12th) are acceptable substitutions for the 13th edition. Scientific or graphing calculator (phone, tablet and PC calculators cannot be used for exams) Homework: Access to the Achieve website. Course Description This course is an introduction to the principles and applications of inorganic chemistry. Topics include the structure of atoms and molecules; chemical stoichiometry; aqueous chemistry; atomic spectra, chemical bonding, and molecular structure; periodic properties; properties of gases, liquids, and solutions; and elementary thermodynamics. Disclaimer: The Common-Sense Rule All policies and rules and stuff about this class assume we will all adhere to some level of common sense. Small typing errors, mistakes, and general skullduggery, etc., will not be a point of contention or an acceptable loophole. For example, a typo of the year 2022 in which an assignment is due, since you are attending class in the Fall of 2023 common sense should tell you that the assignment is due now, not in 2022, and you are still responsible for it The instructor reserves the right to amend this syllabus at any point during the semester, with notification of changes being made in a timely fashion. Requirements Class attendance is an important factor for being successful in this course, and while it is expected and will be recorded, it is not explicitly a component of the course grade. The university and additional course policies regarding the COVID-19, and other infectious diseases, found at the end of this syllabus will be followed for the duration of the fall term. In extreme circumstances, the professor reserves the right to modify the course requirements and policies with the approval of the impacted student. If the modification effects the entire class, a syllabus revision or addendum will be made. CH105: Problem Seminar This course is an optional, supplemental course for 100 and 200-level chemistry courses. The objective of CH105 is to help chemistry students learn course material and succeed in chemistry. CH 105 uses lectures, practice problems, and interactive problem-solving sessions to support student learning. This course is repeatable for up to 4 credit hours. Co-requisite: Enrollment in any Chemistry Course below the 300-level. The problems seminar course can be enrolled in by interested students during the first week of class for the 1st-half, or at midterm for the 2nd-half of the semester. Again, the goal of CH105 is to provide students with an additional low-stakes, structured setting for learning chemistry. Homework Chemistry is a full contact activity when it comes mastering the subject and homework is an important part of this effort. Required homework will be assigned throughout the semester using the Achieve website. Access can be purchased directly from the publisher website and two semester access is recommended if you are planning on taking CH138. Since this work is online and the due dates will be clearly stated there will be NO make-up homework given. With each assignment you have unlimited attempts, but after the first attempt there will be a 5% penalty for each subsequent, incorrect attempt. Please see the instructions for accessing Achieve as listed on the course Moodle site. Those who want additional practice should work additional end-of-chapter problems 1 CH137: Fall Semester, 2023 There will be at least 11 homework assignments that will be delivered using Achieve with the best 10 attempted (50% complete) assignments counting towards your final grade. There are no make-up homework assignments. Quizzes There will be at least twenty-three quizzes/in-class activities, with the scores for the best twenty counted toward the final grade. That is, there will be a quiz/activity almost every day. Quizzes can potentially be offered via Moodle when deemed appropriate with notice, not less than 24 hours. Policies for Moodle quizzes will be a single attempt and no answers revealed until the after the quiz closes. Each quiz, either in-class or via Moodle, will have a fixed-time limit and there are no make-up quizzes. Exams and Grades There will be regular exams (the lowest attempted exam score drops) and a comprehensive final exam. There will be NO make-up exams except for extreme, extenuating circumstances. If you know that you will miss an exam for a Baker approved event, you must notify the instructor at least 36 hours in advance to take the test early. The final exam will be offered at the scheduled time for each respective lecture section. If you have any type of conflict with the final exam schedule, it must be taken to Dean Russell for review well in advance of the exam. Questions regarding the grading of homework, quizzes and exams must be brought to the instructor’s attention within one week of when the graded work is returned to the student. The contribution of each component of this course to the overall grade: Homework 15% Quizzes 20 % Hour Examinations (3) 45 %. Final Examination 20 % The following grade cutoffs will be used in this course: A (85-100%), B+ (82-84), B (70-81%), C+ (67-69), C (55-66%), D+ (52-54%), D (40-51%), F (≤ 39%) Additional Course Policies and Legalese: Inclement Weather, Global Pandemics, and Other Stuff: In the event the University closes due to weather / viruses / clowns / zombies / zombie-clowns, etc. students will be informed by email how class will proceed. You are responsible for checking your email and the Moodle page on a daily basis. If required, there is the possibility class will be held via Zoom. In this event, the zoom session will be at the same time as class and material will be provided per the usual on Moodle. If you read this line, and you email me your favorite dank meme before the end of the first week of class, you will earn an automatic 2% toward your overall quiz score for the semester. Credit Hour Definition and Associated Course Expectations: Consistent with best practices in higher education, Baker University subscribes to the federal definition of the “credit hour” endorsed by the Higher Learning Commission. Driven by intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement, the “credit hour” is an institutionally-established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than one hour of classroom (or direct faculty) instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-ofclass student work per week for the duration of the course enrollment period. A 3-credit-hour course, for example requires approximately 45 classroom contact hours, roughly 90 out-of-class work hours and approximately 135 total instructional hours over the course of a 15-week semester. In laboratory courses that carry 4 hours of credit, approximately 84 hours of classroom instruction have been planned over the scheduled semester. In addition, students are expected to spend roughly 168 hours (12 hours per week) on out-of-class assignments which include: a) assigned text readings, b) problem solving, c) unit evaluation and final exam preparation, d) outside lab-related assignments, e) statistical and 2 CH137: Fall Semester, 2023 other homework problems, and f) literature review research and manuscript preparation depending on the assignments in the course. Accommodations: Baker University is committed to providing “reasonable accommodations” in keeping with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1992. Access Services coordinates accommodations and services for all eligible students with disabilities. If you have a disability and wish to request accommodations and have not contacted Access Services, please do so as soon as possible. Access Services is located on the Baldwin City campus in the Office of Student Academic Success (in Collins Library (lower level); 785-594-8352; sas@bakerU.edu). Information about Access Services can also be found on the Baker website at www.bakeru.edu/sas. If accommodations have been approved by Access Services, please communicate with your professors(s) regarding your accommodations to coordinate services. Academic Integrity: Expectations and policies regarding academic integrity are consistent with those described in the Student Handbook. Penalties for misconduct may range from a deduction of points, a reduction in an overall letter grade up to, and including, a failing grade on the assignment, quiz, or exam in question. In cases of extreme cases of misconduct, the professor reserves the right to assign an automatic failing grade in the course. Tentative Lecture and Exam Schedule, Fall 2023 Dates Chapter & Subject 8/23-9/12 Math Review Ch. 1: Introduction: Matter and Measurement Ch. 2: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions Ch. 3: Chemical Reactions and Reaction Stoichiometry Wed. 9/13 Exam 1 9/14-10/10 Ch. 4: Reactions in Aqueous Solution Ch. 10: Gases Ch. 5: Thermochemistry Wed. 10/11 Exam 2 10/12-11/7 Ch. 6: Electronic Structure of Atoms Ch. 7: Periodic Properties of the Elements Wed. 11/8 Exam 3 11/9-12/1 Ch. 8: Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding Ch. 9: Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories Ch. 11: Intermolecular Forces Mon. 12/4 Exam 4 12/5-12/8 Review and Final Exam prep. Final Exam-Sec. A (8:30): Mon., December 11, 2023, 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. Final Exam-Sec. B (1:30): Thur., December 14, 2023, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Policies on attendance for COVID-19, Influenza and other Infectious Diseases Class attendance, whether in the classroom or in a remote environment, is vital to your academic success. However, during this extraordinary time, there are some additional course policies regarding attendance that must be followed: Policy 0: Abuse of any of these attendance policies, such as false claims of illness, will constitute misconduct and may subject you to sanctions by the Dean of Students. Policy 1: If an individual in the class is informed that they have been in close contact with an individual who becomes infected, they should mask with a KF94, KN95 or N95 mask and test regularly for several days to ensure the safety of other in the community. The student should wear a mask until negative 3 CH137: Fall Semester, 2023 testing rules out infection, or positive testing requires isolation. Close contacts should follow the guidance provided by the CDC in regard to masking. Policy 2: If you are exhibiting any two of the following symptoms, DO NOT attend class in-person: a. chills or fever (body temperature of 100.4oF or higher) b. cough c. new loss of taste or smell d. shortness of breath or difficulty breathing e. fatigue, muscle or body aches, or headache f. another condition that may be symptomatic of infection with COVID-19 (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html) Policy 3: You must notify your instructor by email (jamin.perry@bakeru.edu) in a timely fashion (within 24 hours) if you are unwell and will miss class due to any symptoms stated in Policy 2. In these circumstances, you will not be penalized for an absence provided that you notified your instructor. You will, however, be expected to keep up with the class and submit any and all assignments on time unless there are mitigating circumstances. If such circumstances arise, you must contact your instructor and develop a plan to keep current with your coursework. Extended absences due to illness must be appropriately documented and you should remain in communication with the instructor regarding ongoing concerns. Policy 4: If you do become ill with what might be COVID-19 please test yourself or work with Dean Bailey or Sports Medicine (if you are an athlete) to get tested. If you have to isolate due to infection by Covid-19 and you are too ill or fatigued to complete assignments, we will develop a reasonable makeup schedule together. Policy 5: If you miss an exam due to illness then sufficient accommodations will be made, provided that you have followed the policies outlined in this document. Unverifiable absences will not be accommodated. Sufficient accommodations for an exam will either involve dropping the missed exam (1 drop is allowed) or offering a different (but equivalent) make-up exam within 2 days of the student’s return to campus. Policy 6: Being allowed to attend remotely is not a guarantee, nor should it be expected to be an equivalent to in-person instruction. In the unlikely event that students that are allowed to attend class remotely, the participants will be held to the same conduct standards as in-class attendance. Appropriate clothing is required if a student is attending via Zoom. Disruptive and unbecoming conduct will result in a single warning, repeated unacceptable behavior will result in ejection from either class or the current Zoom session, and will be reported to the University as misconduct. The university COVID quarantine and isolation policies (which may be subject to change) are available at https://www.bakeru.edu/coronavirus/ 4
