Course Syllabus
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Course Syllabus
course syllabus
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Course:
APSC 132 W Chemistry and its Applications
Book:
Course Syllabus
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Date:
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Table of contents
APSC132 Chemistry and Applications
Learning Outcomes
Lecture and Tutorial Schedules
Evaluation
Academic Integrity
Special Accommodations
Required Course Materials
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APSC132
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Learning
Outcomes
This course combines fundamentals of chemistry with the engineering issues associated with
them. Areas of study are entropy and the second law of thermodynamics, thermodynamics,
chemical equilibrium, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics and organic chemistry. Environmental
issues associated with each of these topics will be incorporated into lectures when appropriate.
The goal of the course is two-fold:
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To strengthen the student’s understanding of basic chemistry, important for any wellrounded applied science student, and directly applicable in every field of engineering.
To apply chemical principles to a number of selected environmental issues and to stimulate
each student’s thinking about them.
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Lecture and Tutorial Schedules
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3 lectures weekly
1 tutorial weekly
Lectures are grouped into sets or units, corresponding to the topic categories in the course. The
units are presented in the Moodle site as tabbed sections. Some units take longer to finish than
others.
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Evaluation
• Quizzes (Weeks 5 and 11)
• Mastering Chemistry
• Midterm exam (Week 6)
• Final examination
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Academic Integrity
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To an engineering student, the most important event in their four years at Queen’s is
receiving the iron ring.
During the iron ring ceremony, engineering students graduating from a Canadian
University, recite the Obligation of the Canadian engineer. The obligation is a solemn
expression of intention to adhere to the highest ideals of the engineering profession.
The iron ring, worn on the small finger of the working hand, is a reminder to the
engineering graduate and is a sign to others that you have taken the Obligation.
Because honesty is such an essential component in maintaining these high ethical standards, it is
essential that each of you has a clear understanding about the amount of collaborative versus
individual work that is expected of you by your instructor. Make sure that you NEVER act in a
way that betrays the high ideals expected of you. Being called up on Academic Dishonesty
charges, is an extremely unpleasant experience.
The detailed outline of Academic Integrity Policies of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied
Science may be found at: http://apsci.queensu.ca/policy/Honesty.html
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Registration with Disability Services
If you are a special needs student, and require specific accommodations when writing
examinations or quizzes or any other type of assignment, such as requiring more time, you must
register with the Disability Services Office located in the LaSalle building on the Queen’s campus.
The Web site can be found by following the link below.
Disability Services web site Select the "Students" tab and then click on "Registration"
Once you receive special accommodations:
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The Exams Office will automatically arrange accommodations for your final exam in April.
Give a copy of your accommodation form to each of your professors and TAs. These
individuals will arrange the required accommodations for you for all quizzes and midterm
exams.
Missed Evaluations
If you are going to miss an evaluation of any kind because of illness, family tragedies,
participation on Queen’s Intercollegiate University Teams, or for any other unforeseen or
unpredictable event:
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Contact your Course Coordinator or TA immediately explaining the nature of the problem
If the reason for missing an evaluation is deemed to be valid, the following remedies are
available:
1. A rewrite of a quiz or midterm may be arranged at a later date.
2. An exemption may be given for the missed evaluation meaning that all other evaluations
will be used to determine the final mark.
3. If a final examination is missed, you will be given an “IN” – incomplete and “a must
complete by” deadline. Usually the missed examination will be made up by writing the “JSection” examination in June. Please notify the Professor of both your regular course and
of the J-Section course if you will be writing the makeup exam. Your regular prof will have
to submit the grade change for you to change your "IN" to a final grade. If you contact the
J-Section Prof early enough, you may be able to attend any review sessions, if any, he/she
will host before the exam.
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Required Course Materials
The Required Course Materials link (Below) connects to the Campus Bookstore where you will
see information on the text books and course resources you will need for APSC132, which is
identical to the requirements for APSC131.
APSC 131 Required Course Materials
The Bookstore web site may not be the easiest to understand so let's break down your options in
plain language.
1. purchase the paper text book new from the bookstore:
{ This gets you the book itself,
{ the answer key for all the end of chapter questions
{ a free access code you can use to register for the eText, which will allow you access
to the book from anywhere, even a cell phone, without need to carry the heavy book
around
{ a free access code for the Mastering Chemistry site (linked to within this moodle
course only).
2. purchase only an access code for the eText and Mastering
{ This option gives you a cheaper option than the first one. You still get all the material
you need for the course but you no longer get a paper text book.
{ If you choose this option, you may still be able to purchase a used text book but be
very careful as the price of this option plus the used text may in fact be more
expensive than just going with option 1.
3. purchase the Mastering only code.
{ This final option will not give you access to the eText.
{ You will only be able to access the Mastering problems themselves.
{ You will need to purchase a used Text book and a used Answer guide. While this
option may turn out to be the cheapest option, it will involve more leg work on your
part to ensure you have what you need and also you will lose the convenience of the
on-line eText the first two options give you.
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