High School Name
/ CHEMISTRY 115 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY
Instructor Name
Room number
Class Meeting Times: please indicate block scheduling, traditional, minutes per class, every day, every other day, etc.
Lab Time:
Additional Time (before/ after school/ study hour, etc.)
Email address : email address
Blackboard Learn : https://mycourses.pnc.edu/ Students will have access to Blackboard once they are registered into the course.
Prerequisites: Please indicate Prerequisites for the course
Required Class Texts, Supplements and Graphing Calculator :
Textbook (name, author and ISBN )
Other supplements (calculator, text website, etc .
Black or Blue Ballpoint Pen: waterproof, non-erasable ink is required for recording all laboratory data.
Bound Lab Notebook: a notebook with duplicate, numbered, and quadrille-ruled pages is required
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Class 3, lab. 3, cr. 4. Required of students majoring in biology, chemistry, physics, and some students in engineering. Note: a diagnostic placement test must be taken by all students before enrollment in CHM 115. Prerequisites; 2 years of high school algebra or MA 153 or higher; one year of high school chemistry with laboratory with a C or better, or the equivalent.
Stoichiometry; atomic structure; periodic properties; ionic and covalent bonding; molecular geometry; gases, liquids and solids; crystal structure; thermochemistry; descriptive chemistry of metals and nonmetals.
ATTENDANCE POLICY : Please state your attendance policy
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HOMEWORK POLICY : Please state your homework policy
GRADING POLICY: A straight grade will be used, there are no plus or minus grades in this course for the PNC grade.
Any additional grading policy
MAKE-UP TEST AND LATE ASSIGNMENT POLICY: Please indicate the exam make-up and late assignment policy
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"Blackboard" : As PNC Concurrent Enrollment students, you will have access to the PNC course management system, just as our on campus students. The URL for this website is mycourses.pnc.edu. Please make sure that you have a username and password. You will be getting this in the mail from the university.
COURSE PHILOSOPHY
Let is be clear from the beginning that grades in this course are based on performance, not on effort. Some of you will need to work harder that others in order to be successful. Note that a previous course in chemistry is required : you are therefore expected to be able to recall and use information from a basic high school level chemistry course.
You will also need to have mastered college algebra, as math is an important tool that will be used throughout the course.
The dominant theme of the course is the connection between the molecular level (microscopic) characteristics and behavior of matter (elemental composition, atomic structure and electronic configurations, bonding, molecular structure and intermolecular forces) and the observable (macroscopic) physical and chemical properties of individual substances.
Some of the principle objectives of this course are to help you improve:
-your critical thinking skills and your ability to learn. This includes 1) developing good study habits and time management skills , 2) reasoning by analogy, 3) formulating good questions, and 4) using mental, as well as physical, models to visualize the molecular world.
-your ability to apply your knowledge to new situations (problem solving). This includes being able to recognize what is being asked, evaluating the available information, and conceptualizing how to solve problems.
You also need to examine your answers to see if they are reasonable.
-your ability to work well with others within a team format and to take personal responsibility for your own intellectual development .
-your ability to use scientific methodology . These methods include making careful observations, formulating hypotheses, testing those hypotheses, and drawing conclusions.
-to appreciate the origins, assumptions, limitations, and applications of scientific models as a tool to understanding nature.
In addition to these general objectives each chapter has specific learning objectives at the end of the chapter.
Resources & Special Needs:
As a PNC concurrent enrollment student, you are eligible for all the assistance that PNC has to offer their on campus students.
Purdue University North Central is committed to providing all students equal access to learning opportunities. If you encounter any difficulties with the course or if you have a disability that should require an accommodation during the semester, come and see me as soon as possible. Drop in any time during office hours or make an appointment. Messages
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and appointments can be left with the departmental secretary during normal business hours; however, I prefer that you contact me directly through voice mail or e-mail (my contact information is provided above).
In addition, the Disability Services Coordinator, in LSF-103A, extension 5374, provides information and resources to all students with disabilities, faculty and staff, ensuring equal access to educational opportunities. The office will provide guidance regarding appropriate accommodations. Academic accommodations and other services are provided on an individual basis determined by documented need. Documentation of the disability completed by a physician or qualified health care professional must be on file in the office.
Short term confidential counseling is available to enrolled students free of charge through the Student Counseling Services office located in LSF 103. The phone number is 219-785-5230 or 1-800-872-1231 ext. 5230. Call or stop in to make an appointment Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Some learning activities will require the use of the internet. In addition, copies of this syllabus as well as other resources will be available on the PNC Instructor’s drive (I-drive), which can be accessed from personal and other off-campus computers by signing into the MyPNC Portal located at www.pnc.edu
. Find the folder named “Alix” and then open the BIOL 110 folder to access the appropriate information. Files and documents are password protected and thus can be opened as read-only.
YOU MUST PASS LABORATORY WITH A GRADE OF 60% OR BETTER TO PASS THE COURSE! You also must pass at least ONE exam to pass the course. In addition, a student wishing a certain overall grade must achieve that grade (or better) on at least ONE exam. ( That is, to get a B, you must get a B on at least one exam.)
Assessment/Grades :
Percentage
Category
Grading Scale:
Grade range
Grade range i.e. 90-100%
Letter Grade
Letter Grade
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Topics Covered: The following courses will be covered in this course:
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□ Measurement & Problem Solving
□ Classification of Matter
□ Atomic Theory
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History: Thompson, Rutherford, Bohr
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Modern: Spectroscopy, de Broglie,
Uncertainty Principle, Quantum numbers, electron configurations, orbital diagrams
□ Periodic Table:
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Organization
 Trends (atomic size, ionic size, electronegativity, ionization energy, electron affinity, metallic character)
□ Nomenclature
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Ionic Compounds
 Binary Molecular Compounds
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Acids (binary & oxyacids)
□ Moles, Molar Mass, & Avogadro’s Number
□ Composition of Compounds
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Percent Composition
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Empirical Formulas
□ Lewis Structures (including resonance, formal charges, and exceptions to the octet rule)
□ Polarity (bonds & molecules)
□ Bonding Theories (VSEPR, Hybrid orbitals,
Molecular orbital theory)
□ Classification of Reactions (Precipitation,
Acid/Base Neutralization, Redox)
□ Balancing Chemical Equations
□ Stoichiometry
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Introduction to solutions and molarity
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Introduction to Titration
□ Thermochemistry
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Heat and work
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Enthalpy changes (Endothermic vs. exothermic, Formation reactions,
Hess’s Law, using bond energies to estimate enthalpy changes)
□ Calorimetry
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Academic Dishonesty:
As a PNC Concurrent Enrollment student, you are held to the same academic integrity as the on-campus students. A student caught giving or receiving information in any form during an exam will earn a zero for that work. In addition, any student handing in answers to lab review questions which do not represent his or her own work will earn a zero for that assignment. Both of the previously mentioned scenarios constitute acts of academic dishonesty. Those who commit an act of academic dishonesty will be reported to the administration for further action.
Misc. policies:
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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY IS A CORE VALUE OF OUR COMMUNITY . It is expected that all students, instructors, and support staff associated with courses or any other function offered under the direction of the
Biology/Chemistry department will interact in a civil and courteous manner at all times. Disruptive, ill-mannered behavior will not be tolerated, and will be reported to the Dean of Students or the Department Chair and Vice
Chancellor for Academic Services (faculty/staff). Rude/unruly students will be removed from class and will be subject to both academic and non-academic sanctions. It is your responsibility to be familiar with the University’s
Code of Conduct ( www.pnc.edu/policy/conduct/ ) and an addendum covering classroom disruption
( www.pnc.edu/academic_affairs/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2013/05/Disruption-in-Classroom-Policy.pdf
).
Course Evaluation Course evaluation for each course is done online. After the 12 th week of the semester you will receive emails asking you to fill out the course evaluation for each course on line. There may be in-class reminders for completing the online evaluation. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU COMPLETE THE COURSE EVALUATION since your feedback is important for improving the course.
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