COURSE INFORMATION
Chemistry 102 B and C
A. INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Christine Yerkes
Telephone: 333-6353
E-mail: cyerkes@illinois.edu
Office: Room 207, Chemistry Annex
Office Hours: T, Th 2-3 p.m.; M, W 11-12 a.m.
B. INSTRUCTION BEGINS:
Lecture: Tuesday, August 24
Discussion: Wednesday, August 25
C. REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Textbooks: Chemistry, 8 th or any earlier edition, by Steven S. Zumdahl e-book format is also fine
I-clicker
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
Chemistry 102: Past Hourly Examinations,
Spring 2009-Spring 2010
Other Materials:
Each student should have an electronic calculator to be used in lab, quizzes and exams.
D. COURSE CONTENT:
Chemistry 102 is a first semester course in introductory chemistry, which will build on a foundation of a year of high school chemistry and a facility with algebra.
E. COURSE FORMAT:
A lecture is scheduled twice a week. The lecture will outline the main topics and focus on presenting chemical concepts. Demonstrations will be used to help you learn by example. During the two weekly quiz sessions, the TAs will discuss problems and may cover additional material. About once a week, a 10-20 minute quiz will be given.
To do well in this course you should attend the lecture and quiz sessions. Each class period requires on average two to three hours of study time. Your TA will offer extra help during his/her office hours. Please inform your TA if you have to miss classes.
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F. GRADING POLICY:
Grading will be based on the following point breakdown:
Hour Exams (150 each) 450
On-Line Homework 80
I-clicker grade 20
Quiz Section
Final Exam
150
300
1000
The letter grade will be assigned as follows:
970-1000 A+
930-969
900-929
870-899
830-869
A
A-
B+
B
800-829
770-799
730-769
700-729
670-699
630-669
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
600-629
0-599
D-
F
Depending on the distribution of points at the end of the semester, these borderlines may be lowered, but never raised.
I-clicker points will be given for participation in each lecture, 1 point per lecture up to a maximum of 20 points. Bonus points for correct answers will also be awarded (0.20 points per correct answer).
Your quiz subgrade (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.
In order to ensure consistency of grading standards from section to section, quiz grades may be normalized at the end of the semester according to each section's performance on the hour exams.
There will be no make-up quizzes . You may be excused from a quiz for medical reasons or extenuating circumstances. Please inform your TA of absences and excuses as soon as possible. The same excuse policy as for hour exams will be applicable. A written excuse must be presented for all excused quizzes and hour exams.
Each hour exam will be scaled to 150 points.
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Your on-line homework subgrade (worth 80 points) will be calculated as follows:
Each problem is assigned a point value. You receive these points 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 80 points at the end of the semester. The due dates for homework assignments are listed in the
Syllabus.
H. HOUR EXAMS:
The hour exams will be written by the course instructor and will be mostly multiple-choice, machine-graded exams. Some questions may also be short answer questions (non multiple choice). 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 Syllabus.
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.
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 computer problems 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.
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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L. FRED H. TURNER SERVICE BUILDING:
Staff are located in the Fred H. Turner Student Services building, 601 E. John
Street, to 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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