Chemistry 101 General Information and Syllabus, Spring 2008
0258 Los Angeles City College
Prof. Meg Gifford
Office: Chemistry 102
Office Hours: M 8:30-9:30 and after lab on
Monday or by appt!
Phone: (213)924-0858
Email: meggifford@gmail.com
Chemistry 101Prerequisites: Chem 60/68 or equivalent with a C or better, or high school
chemistry with a B or better; Math 125 or the equivalent.
Recommended additional preparation: Algebra II and trigonometry; high school physics.
CLASS MEETING TIMES- 0258 lec 9:35AM - 11:00AM MW
M.E.
GIFFORD
CHEM 204
&
conf 11:10AM - 12:10PM
MW
M.E. GIFFORD CHEM
204
&
lab 12:35PM - 2:40PM MW
M.E. GIFFORD
CHEM 101
Required Materials
Text:
Chemistry: the Molecular Nature of Matter and Change,
Martin
Silberberg, Fourth Edition
Lab Book:
Manual For Chem 101, LACC Chemistry Dept. GO TO
BOOKSTORE!
Safety Goggles
Even if you wear glasses!! GO TO BOOKSTORE!
Scientific Calculator (Must have logarithm functions and scientific notation
keys!) The TI-82 on up series is great if you are going to continue with
chemistry/math/physics.
The one above was going on ebay for 8 dollars! You cannot use your phone and this one
allows you to better see any mistakes in calculation.
If you need help paying for books and other college expenses,
call the Financial Aid Office at
(323) 953-4000 extension 2025
or see them in Clausen Hall 111A
http://www.lacitycollege.edu/stusvcs/finaid/
Lab Notebook
at the end of each lab.
The kind with duplicate pages-you will hand in one to me
Optional Materials
Student Study Guide, Student Solutions Manual, Labcoat
General Information
A total of 1000 points are possible as indicated below:
4 Exams (100 pts. each)
Labwork
Quizzes in conference
Final (comprehensive)
400 points
200 points
200 points
200 points
Total
1000 points
Course grades will tentatively be assigned according to the following breakdown
(percentages of 1000 points possible):
A
90-100%
B
80-89%
C
70-79%
D
60-69%
F
Below 60%
Information for Students with Disabilities
Students with a verified disability who may need a reasonable accommodation(s) for this
class are encouraged to notify the instructor and contact the Office of Special Services
(CH 109, (323)953-4000, Ext. 2270) as soon as possible. All information will remain
confidential.
Academic Integrity
All students at LACC are expected to follow the rules of ethical conduct stated in
the Spring 2006 Schedule of Classes (Student Policies, pp. 153-156). Cheating will not
be tolerated! Cheating includes, but is not limited to, copying on exams, plagiarism,
faking or falsifying experimental data, etc. Plagiarism is the act of copying another’s
written work and submitting it as your own. Examples of pagiarism include copying
another’s lab report, data, and published work. Such actions (which are often illegal in
the “real world”) may result in suspension or dismissal from the course and the college.
Description of Coursework
1. Laboratory: You may miss ONE LABORATORY period. Missing more than one
lab without contacting me and having documentation will result in an automatic fail.
YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL LAB WORK in order to pass and handing in the labs at
the end doesn’t suffice nor does simply getting a good grade in lecture.
Safety goggles will be worn by all students in the laboratory at all times. Students
who repeatedly are found not wearing goggles (to protect their eyes) will be are subject to
removal from the laboratory for that entire period.
Each experiment has a pre-lab assignment. All pre-lab assignments are due prior
to the start of each new experiment. Reports are due one week from the date the
experiment is completed by the entire class. Late reports will be penalized as follows: 1
If you need help paying for books and other college expenses,
call the Financial Aid Office at
(323) 953-4000 extension 2025
or see them in Clausen Hall 111A
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period to 1 week late, 25%; 1 week to 2 weeks late, 50%; more than 2 weeks late,
maximum score is 1 point. No points will be credited to one student for lab work
completed by another student. After all, that is cheating!
Note that lab lockers will be assigned to each Chemistry 101 student. You will be
penalized if your lab space is not cleaned up after finishing labwork or if you mistreat lab
equipment.
You are responsible for all of the equipment in your locker. You will be charged
for any equipment you break or lose. It is best not to share equipment. If you absolutely
must share equipment, be sure to return any shared equipment to your locker before you
leave for the day. Make sure you have put away all equipment and locked your
drawer before leaving!!!
All students are required to keep a lab notebook. The notebook for Chem 101
must have carbonless duplicates. You are required to prepare your notebook for data
collection prior to coming to class. Your lab instructor will check this. You will record
all data directly in your notebook and you will turn in the copies of your data sheets at
the end of the experiment. This is part of your lab grade. Notebook policies are
described in more detail on the last page.
2. Textbook Homework Problems: Suggested homework will be given at the end
of each chapter. These problems will not be collected for grading. You are
encouraged to do as many of the suggested problems as possible. There is a
strong correlation between doing homework problems and doing well on exams.
The more homework you do, the better you will do on the exams. If you are
having trouble with the homework, please come to my office hours.
3. Quizzes-Will be given once a week in conference. Low exam grades will also
involve bonus quizzes given in conference. Regular quizzes will follow a
schedule (which will be handed out regularly) and bonus quizzes will be
announced following an exam. Bonus quizzes will always cover material from
the previous exam (as an incentive to get you to figure out what you missed and
why on each exam) while regular quizzes will cover the current lecture topics.
4. Exams-These will be a mixture of written answer and multiple choice and you
will need to bring a scantron to each exam. One periodic table will be provided to
allow you to write any equations you might need, however, EVERYTHING
MUST BE handwritten, and no additional materials may be used. Anything given
in class must be copied onto this periodic table.
If you need help paying for books and other college expenses,
call the Financial Aid Office at
(323) 953-4000 extension 2025
or see them in Clausen Hall 111A
http://www.lacitycollege.edu/stusvcs/finaid/
USE OF BOUND LABORATORY NOTEBOOK CHEMISTRY 101
1.
Write your name, your instructor's name, course number, ticket number, and lab
time on the inside of the front cover. Write your locker number and lock
combination on the inside of the front cover as well.
2.
Use the space provided on the inside of the front cover to keep a table of contents.
3.
Start every experiment on a fresh page. Put the date, experiment # and title of the
experiment at the top.
4.
BEFORE COMING TO LAB TO START A NEW EXPERIMENT, YOU
WILL PREPARE YOUR NOTEBOOK WITH THE FOLLOWING:
5.
(a)
Purpose: State concisely what the purpose or the objective of the
experiment is.
(b)
Summary of chemicals and equipment: List here all chemicals and
equipment to be used in the experiment. Include concentrations for
solutions and purities for solids/liquids.
(c)
Data section: Reserve space for thoroughly recording ALL experimental
data, both observational and numerical. For numerical data, prepare data
tables. You may reproduce the format used on the report forms in your
lab manual.
(d)
Calculations: Reserve space for writing and performing any numerical
calculations required (if any) for the experiment.
Remember these rules:
(a)
NEVER come to lab WITHOUT your PREPARED NOTEBOOK. If your
notebook is not prepared ahead of time, there will be a penalty.
(b)
NEVER tear original pages from your notebook. Only the duplicates are
to be removed.
(c)
NEVER erase any work which is incorrectly recorded. Draw a neat line
through the incorrect number/statement and make the new record nearby:
12.36 g
(d)
11.36 g
black PPT
brown PPT
NEVER record data on any piece of paper other than your notebook.
If you need help paying for books and other college expenses,
call the Financial Aid Office at
(323) 953-4000 extension 2025
or see them in Clausen Hall 111A
http://www.lacitycollege.edu/stusvcs/finaid/
If you need help paying for books and other college expenses,
call the Financial Aid Office at
(323) 953-4000 extension 2025
or see them in Clausen Hall 111A
http://www.lacitycollege.edu/stusvcs/finaid/