Chem 139 Syllabus
Fall 2010
Class Meeting Time: M- F 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM
Class Location: Rai 261
Instructor: Margaret Henderson
Office: Rai 217
Office Hours: M-F, 9-10 am, 11-12 am, and by appointment
e-mail: mhenderson@pierce.ctc.edu
Telephone: 964-7326, ext. 3083 (Use this number for messages)
964-6792 (Phone in office, do not leave message.).
Website: www.pierce.ctc.edu/chemistry/home.htm
Text: Chemical Principles, H. Steven Stoker, 10th Edition, ISBN #
9780321666048
Supplies:Scientific Calculator, three-ring binder, ruled notebook paper, dividers,
writing implements (a pencil or black/blue pen and a brightly colored pen), folder
for homework.
Course Description
Chemistry 139 provides a solid foundation in chemistry fundamentals for
students who intend to take the three quarter Inorganic Chemistry class (161,
162, 163), and have taken no previous chemistry classes, took chemistry a while
ago, or have a weak background in chemistry. It is a quantitative course which
focuses on how mathematics is used in chemistry, and requires that students
have completed math 98. Concepts covered include scientific method, graphing,
lab report writing, math tools for chemists, atomic structure, nomenclature,
periodic properties, chemical equations and quantitative calculations, and
stoichiometry.
Course Expectations
Attendance
There is a strong correlation in all college chemistry classes between
attendance and final grade. Attendance is not taken, but regular attendance will
greatly improve your chances of success. If you are absent, it is your
responsibility to get notes, assignments, and announcements from classmates. .
In the event of long or serious illnesses or other emergencies, please leave an
email or phone message for the instructor. You must call or email if you miss
an exam or important deadline. Make-up exams will be given only for students
with legitimate excuses and must be made up in a timely manner (depending on
circumstances) when you return. A 5% penalty will be deducted for taking an
exam late. You must notify me prior to the exam.
Outside of Class Study
As with other college courses, you should plan on spending about 2 hours
outside of class for each class hour. Thus you should expect to spend about 10
hours per week reading the Chem 139 text, doing homework, and completing
other assignments. I expect that you will have read relevant sections of the text
before coming to lecture and be ready to ask questions and discuss and apply
the material. After lecture, you should be ready to do the homework associated
with that topic. Because the subject matter builds on itself, getting behind is a
dangerous “slippery slope.”
Help
Help is always available! Be proactive about asking questions and
requesting help. I am available in person from 9 am – 12 noon every day in my
office (Rai 217) and I try to check email each evening. Tutoring is also available
in the Tutoring Center (Cascade 5__).
Special Needs
If you feel you have special needs, please see me and/or talk with the
Pierce College Special Needs Coordinator (253-964-6526). Please do this early
in the class so that proper arrangements can be made. If English is not your first
language, let me know if you would like to use a dictionary during exams or
receive extra help with written assignments.
Honesty
Students caught cheating will receive a 0 for the item of work in question,
may receive a zero for the entire course, and are subject to college disciplinary
proceedings.
Emergency Procedures
Call 911 and then Campus Safety(6751) in response to an imminent
threat to persons or property. In the event of an evacuation
(intermittent horns & strobes), gather all personal belongings and
leave the building using the nearest available safe exit. Be prepared
to be outside for one hour and stay a minimum of 200 feet from any
building or structure. So long as it is safe to do so students are
expected to stay on campus and return to class after evacuations
that last less then 15 minutes. Do not attempt to re-enter the building
until instructed by an Evacuation Director (identified by orange vests)
or by three horn blasts or bell rings. Please notify the nearest
Campus Safety Officer or Evacuation Director of any one left in the
building or in need of assistance.
Fort Steilacoom Campus Safety (253) 964-6751
Puyallup Campus Safety (253) 840-8481
If there is emergency closure of the college due to widespread
illness or inclement weather, adjustments may need to be made to
the syllabus and/or mode of instruction in order to achieve the course
objectives.
Assessments of Learning
Your mastery course outcomes will be assessed in a variety of ways.
Grades reflect mastery of course content, with a small contribution for effort.
Activity
Homework (12 assignments)
Exams (4)
Quiz (1)
Class Projects (5+)
Learning to Write Lab Reports (~5)
Final Exam (1)
Total
Points each
5
100
50
~10
~10
150
Total Points
60
400
50
~50
~50
150
~700 pts
Homework
Homework is to be assembled in a notebook, in the order which we cover the
material, and turned in at the beginning of each exam. It will be graded (5 points/
chapter) for completeness. (60 points total). Late homework will earn far fewer
points. Extra credit problems are worth 1 pt each and should be turned in on a
separate sheet –NOT in your homework notebook.
Extra Credit
Few extra credit projects are given, so don’t neglect the regular
assignments and hope that you can make up for it later with extra credit. No
individual extra credit is ever given.
The following grading scale will be used.
Percent
Letter
Decimal
Percent
Grade
Grade
95-100
A
3.9-4.0
74-76
90-94
A3.5-3.8
70-73
87-89
B+
3.2-3.4
67-69
84-86
B
2.9-3.1
64-66
80-83
B2.5-2.8
60-63
77-79
C+
2.2-2.4
below 60
Letter
Grade
C
CD+
D
DF
Decimal
Grade
1.9-2.1
1.5-1.8
1.2-1.4
0.9-1.1
0.7-0.8
0.0
Tentative Schedule
Date
# of Days
9/22-9/24
3
9/27-9/29
3
Topic/Activity
Course intro, Scientific Method
(Sci. Methods Labs, Graphing)
Tools For Chemists (Accuracy,
Text Chapter
1
2
Precision, Uncertainty, Sig Figs, Sci Notation)
9/30-10/1,4,5
10/6
10/07
10/08, 11
10/12-15, 18
10/19-22
10/25
10/26
10/27,28 &
11/1
10/29
11/2-5
11/8
11/9, 10
11/12, 15
11/11
11/16-11/18
11/19, 22
11/23
11/29, 30,
12/1
12/2
12/3
12/6, 7
12/9
4
1
1
2
5
4
1
1
3
More Tools (Metric and DA)
Rubber Band Shooting Activity
Exam 1
Matter
Atoms and Molecules
Periodicity
Review, Catch-up
Exam 2
Bonds
4
1
4
College In-service Day, No class
Nomenclature
Exam 3
The Mole
3
2
1
3
College Closed, Veterans Day
Stoichiometry
Solution Stoichiometry
Exam 4
Acids and Bases
1
1
2
Review, catch-up
Quiz
Comprehensive Review
Final Exam
3
(1-3)
4
5
6
(4-6)
7
8
7&8
9
10
13(1,5,6,8)
9,10,13
14
14
all
all
Text problems from Stoker, 10th ed
Chapter One: 13, 15, 16, 26
Chapter Two: 1, 5, 11, 12, 17, 21, 23, 25, 29, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 55, 59, 61, 65,
67, 69, 71, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 145, 151, 153,
155, 157
Chapter Three: 3(a,c,d,e,f), 5(a,b,c,e,f), 7(b,d), 9(a,c,d), 11(b,c,d), 13(a,b), 15,
19(b,c,d), 21(a,b,c), 25(a,c), 31, 33, 39b, 41(a,b), 45a, 51, 53, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67,
69, 71, 72, 99,103, 109, 115, 117b, 119b, 121(a,d), 141, 147, 153
Extra Credit: 84, 86, 96a,108
Chapter 4: 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 27, 35, 51, 53, 55, 63, 67, 71, 79, 83, 101, 105,
109
Extra Credit: 98
Chapter 5: 2, 3, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 41, 45, 47, 49, 53, 61, 65, 69,
71, 73, 75, 85, 159, 183
Extra Credit: 6, 34, 68, 166
Chapter 6: 1, 3, 9, 13, 15, 19, 23, 25, 29, 35, 37, 39, 41(c,d), 45, 51, 53, 55, 59,
61, 63, 71, 73, 75, 77, 85, 93, 103, 105, 113, 115, 127,
Extra Credit: 118, 148,
Chapter 7: 1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 29, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 53, 55, 57, 59,
61, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 107, 109, 111,
113, 117, 121, 127, 129, 131, 137, 145, 147, 149, 157, 161.
Extra Credit: 64, 104, 106, 116, 166.
Chapter 8: 1, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55,
57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 77, 79, 81, 83, 91, 95, 99, 101, 105, 117.
Extra Credit: 88, 108.
Chapter 9: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 23, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53,
55, 59, 67, 73, 75, 79, 87, 91, 101, 109, 111, 115, 121, 125, 131, 133, 138.
Extra Credit: 16, 58, 96, 114.
Chapter 10: 1, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25c, 27, 31, 35, 37a, 39a, 41a, 47, 51, 53,
55, 57, 59, 61, 65c, 67a, 71, 81, 85, 87, 91, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 109.
Extra Credit: 112, 120.
Chapter 13: 1, 3, 33, 35, 37, 43, 51, 55, 71, 73, 75, 77, 119, 123
Extra Credit: 120, 124
Chapter 14: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 35, 41, 43, 83, 85, 93, 101, 109,
129, 131.