COURSE INFORMATION
Chemistry 104B
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INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Christine Yerkes
Telephone: 333-6353
e-mail: cyerkes@illinois.edu
Office: Room 207, Chemistry Annex
Office Hours: M, W 11-12 a.m.; T, Th 1-2 p.m.
B.
INSTRUCTION BEGINS:
Lecture:
Wednesday, January 18
Discussion:
C.
Tuesday, Jan. 17
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Textbook:
Chemistry, 8th edition, Zumdahl
Recommended
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Recommended books for additional review and practice:
(These are available in the Learning Center, 212, Chemistry Annex.)
A Partial Solutions Guide for Chemistry by T. Hummel, S. S. Zumdahl
and S.A. Zumdahl
Organic Chemistry: a Short Course, 13th edition, Hart , Crane & Hart
Other Materials:
Each student should have an electronic calculator to be used in lab, quizzes and
exams.
A set of models for organic chemistry is recommended.
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D.
COURSE CONTENT:
Chemistry 104B is a second semester course in introductory chemistry which is oriented
toward biological and medical sciences. The course covers the following topics:
Electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, acid/base chemistry and introductions to organic and
protein chemistry.
E.
COURSE FORMAT:
There are three lectures a week. The lectures will outline the main topics and focus on
presenting chemical concepts. Demonstrations will be used to help you learn by
example. Lecture time will be spent working problems in small groups.
During the weekly discussion section TAs will discuss problems, answer questions and
may cover additional material. A short weekly discussion quiz will also be given during
discussion sections.
To do well in this course you should attend the lecture and discussion section. Each class
period requires on average two to three hours of study time. Your TA will offer extra
help during his/her office hours.
F.
GRADING POLICY:
Grading will be based on the following point breakdown:
Hour Exams (150 each)
450
On-Line Homework
76
Quizzes
150
Discussion quizzes
24
Final Exam
300
1000
The letter grade will be assigned as follows:
970-1000
A+
930-969
A
900-929
A870-899
B+
830-869
B
800-829
B770-799
C+
730-769
C
700-729
C670-699
D+
630-669
D
600-629
D0-599
F
Depending on the distribution of points at the end of the semester, these borderlines may
be lowered, but never raised.
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Your quiz sub grade (worth 150 points) will be calculated as follows:
Each quiz will be worth 15 points. Only the ten highest quiz scores will be used for your
quiz score.
All quizzes will be given on-line on LON-CAPA. They will generally open at 5:00 on a
Wednesday and remain open for one week. During that week, you will have three
attempts to take the quiz. The first attempt will be worth a maximum of 15 points
(100%), the second attempt 13.5 points (90%) and the third attempt 12 points (80%). The
highest of the three scores will be recorded in the gradebook. The 10 highest quiz scores
(maximum 150 points) will determine the quiz grade.
At each discussion section, a short (5 minute) quiz will be given. The grades will be 3
points for a correct answer, 2 points for a partially correct answer, 1 point for attendance
or 0 points for no quiz handed in. Discussion sections will meet 14 times this semester
and the top 12 discussion quizzes (DQ) will be kept. The grading scale assumes that
students will receive 2 points on the quizzes so any points over that will be extra credit
for the class.
Each hour exam will be scaled to 150 points.
The final exam will be scaled to 300 points.
Your on-line homework sub-grade (worth 76 points) will be calculated as follows:
Each problem is worth one point. You receive the point when you successfully answer
the problem before the homework deadline. A point total is kept on-line. The homework
points are normalized to a total of 76 points at the end of the semester. The due dates
for homework assignments are shown in LON-CAPA and in the Syllabus.
H.
HOUR EXAMS:
The hour exams will be written by the course instructor and will be multiple-choice,
machine-graded exams. If there are any questions or concerns about the exam, please
feel free to contact your course instructor.
Hour exams will be held at 7:00PM (rooms to be announced) on the dates given in the
calendar for your course.
Conflict exams will be held at 5:30 PM on the same dates. You must sign up for conflict
exams in advance, on the shelf outside of 101 Chemistry Annex.
No make-up exams will be given. If you have to miss an exam, contact your TA or the
course director immediately. Your exam score will be prorated if you have a valid,
documented excuse. A written excuse must be submitted to be excused from an exam.
(See University regulations.) Solutions for the hour exams will be posted on-line after
the exam. .
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I.
LEARNING CENTER:
The Learning Center is located in Room 212, Chemistry Annex. The Learning Center
hours are:
Monday-Thursday
8:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
CLOSED
Sunday
3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The room is open for students to work on interactive video lessons or as a place to study.
There are supplementary textbooks and study guides available for students to use in the
room. TAs are on duty for tutoring Monday-Friday from 9 AM-4:30 PM. They are there
to help students in any of the General Chemistry courses, but not to help students with
quizzes.
J.
GRADEBOOK (Course Grades):
We are using an on-line gradebook for Homework, Quizzes and Exams.
K.
FINAL EXAM:
A final exam is required of every student who wants to receive credit for the course.
Excused students must take a make-up final early in the next semester. Due to
University regulations, a valid excuse can only be obtained from the Dean of your
college.
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FRED H. TURNER SERVICE BUILDING:
Staff located in the Fred H. Turner Student Services building, 601 E. John Street, offer a
counseling service for emotional problems, test anxiety, and study skills.
Academically related problems are dealt with by the college offices or the Academic
Deans.
M.
POLICY FOR RECEIVING EXCUSED GRADES:
Since no make-up quizzes, exams or labs will be given, a student may receive an excused
grade:
a)
For extenuating circumstances such as family related problems. In this case the
student has to notify the Emergency Dean (phone 333-0050).
b)
For medical reasons. A valid excuse from McKinley or any other medical
institution stating that the student was confined for the day of the absence is
acceptable and has to be presented to the TAs for missed quizzes or lab or to the
course instructors for missed hour exams or to the Dean for missing the final
exam.
Excused grades will be prorated. This means that the average grade of the completed
quizzes, labs or hour exams will replace the "ex" grade.
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