TENTITAVE CHEM& 161 SYLLABUS
CHEMISTRY 161, Fall 2015
INSTRUCTOR: Tom Schultz
OFFICE: SAM 421; Phone 206-516-3129
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: 4:30-5:20 Daily (except Friday) or by appointment.
PREREQUISITES: CHEM& 139 and MATH&141 with 2.0 or better.
LECTURE:
Tuesday and Thursday 5:30-7:50 PM; SAM 400
LABORATORY: Wednesday 5:30 PM – 7:50 PM, Room SAM 406
DISABILITIY ACCOMODATIONS:
Students with documented disabilities that need special accommodations or require special
arrangements for building evacuation should contact the instructor within the first two weeks of class.
TEXTS:
Required: Gilbert, T. R.; Kirss, R. V.; Foster, N.; Davies, G. “Chemistry”4th edition, W. W. Norton &
Co., 2009. ISBN978-0-393-91937-0 ****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
note-taking, 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 4 th floor study areas,
and the SCCC library have other textbooks for different perspectives on a given topic.
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.
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 over the weekend, and any remaining questions will be answered on Monday
before or after class. Homework assignments will be handed-in at the beginning of the lecture period
on the due date. Since homework solutions will be posted after it is collected, late homework cannot
be accepted. It is highly recommended that you photocopy your homework prior to handing it in and
you should check the entire assignment with the posted solutions, again ask questions if grading
generates any new questions. 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 Thursday of each week, covering current homework at the end of the lecture
period, with the exception of the first two weeks. Quiz make-ups and 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
September 28, fall quarter begins.
October 03, last day to withdraw with 100% refund(less $5)
October 09, last day to add/register, instructor permission required.
October 09, last day to change audit/credit status without instructor permission
October 09, last day to withdraw without a “W” appearing on transcript and without instructor
permission.
October 16, last day to withdraw with 50% refund. Instructor permission required.
November 20, last day to withdraw (no refund) or change audit/credit status; instructor permission
required.
December 16, fall quarter ends.
TENTATIVE WEEKLY LECTURE SCHEDULE
(Changes to this schedule will be announced in class)
WEEK
1
DATE
TOPICS
9-29 to10-01 Chapter 1, Matter, Energy, and Universe Origins.
Chapter 2, Atoms, Ions, and Compounds
Chapter 3, Chemical Reactions and Earth’s Composition
No Lab, the first week
2
10-(07-09) Chapter 4, Solution Chemistry
3
10-(13-15) Chapter 5, Thermochemistry
EXAM#1 Chapters 1-4, Tuesday, October 13, 2015
4
10-(20-22) Chapter 5, Thermochemistry
5
10-(27-29) Chapter 6, Gases
Quiz #1 Ch#5 Thermochemistry (Thursday)
6
11-(03-05) Chapter 7 Quantum Model of Atoms
Quiz #2 Ch#6 Gases (Thursday)
7
11-(10-13) Chapter 8, Bonding
Quiz #3 Ch#7 Quantum Model of Atoms (Thursday)
8
11-(17-19) Chapter 9 Molecular Geometry
Midterm#2 (Thursday; Ch5-8)
9
11-(24)
10
12-(01-03) Chapter 10 Inter-particle Forces
ACS Standardized Final Exam (Wednesday starting @ 5:30PM)
ACS study guide on reserve in the library
11
12-(08-10) Final Exam Review (Tuesday)
Final Exam (Thursday, December 10, 5:30-7:30)
Chapter 10 Inter-particle Forces
11-26 Thanksgiving Vacation
LABORATORY
The assigned experiments are listed on the below. For each experiment, you must complete the prelaboratory questions, complete the laboratory experiment, and hand-in the completed lab report. Prelaboratory questions are due at the beginning of lab on Wednesday at 5:30 PM sharp. Completed
laboratory reports are due at the beginning of the lecture period on Wednesday as well. 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, purchased from the BE Print Center BE 3105A, to lab
class each week and record all measurements and observations in ink in your laboratory notebook
(purchased from the bookstore; they are called composition notebooks), according to the laboratory
notebook guidelines posted on the course website. Lab reports should follow the Lab Report format
outlined on the course website.
WEEK NO.
EXPERIMENT
1 (9-30)
No Lab
2 (10-07)
Experiment 1 Introduction to Laboratory Techniques
3 (10-14)
Experiment 2 – Double Replacement (Metathesis) Reactions
4 (10-21)
Experiment 3 – A Volumetric Analysis Part 1
5 (10-28)
Experiment 3 – A Volumetric Analysis Part 2
6 (11-04)
Experiment 4 – Gas Laws
7 (11-11)
Experiment 5 – Atomic Theory
8-(11-18)
Experiment 6 Beers Law
9 (11-25)
No Lab (Thanksgiving Vacation)
10 (12-02)
No Lab (ACS Exam)
CHEMISTRY 161&
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
Show all work for full credit!
Due date
Th 10/01
Ch# probs.
1
8
Assigned Exercises
37, 40, 32, 41, 48, 54, 60, 62.
T
10/06
2
12
16, 24, 26, 30, 36, 38, 58, 66, 72, 82, 92, 96.
T
10/06
3
9
22, 16, 24, 50, 62, 82, 92, 108, 110.
20
04, 14, 24, 32, 42, 52, 54, 40, 68, 74, 90, 92, 104,
108.
5A
8
18, 22, 26, 28, 30, 34, 50, 52.
Th
10/22 5B
8
62, 64, 66, 70, 74, 92, 94, 114.
Th
10/29 6A
10
32, 34, 42, 44, 46, 50, 54, 58, 72, 74, 78, 82.
Th
T
10/08 4
10/20
T
11/03
6B
15
88, 92, 98, 108, 120, 124, 128, 140, 142, 146.
T
11/10
7
16
16, 22, 26, 30, 36, 38, 42, 46, 56, 68, 76, 82,
96, 102, 106, 118
T
11/17
8A
12
26, 30, 36, 42, 46, 48, 52, 56, 70, 76, 78, 84,
11/19 8B
10
90, 94, 96, 98, 100, 108, 114, 118, 120, 126.
Th
T
12/03
9
16
23, 30, 36, 38, 50, 52, 56, 60, 68, 76, 82, 86,
88, 90, 100, 108
T
12/05
10
10
30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 72, 88, 98, 100, 104.