CHEM 124 and CHEM 125: College Chemistry
Spring 2013
COURSE INFORMATION
Instructor:
Professor Ola Alawode “Dr. A”
6038 Malott
864-3113
Office hours: Monday 10 – 11AM & Tuesday 11-12 PM
Ola-EA@ku.edu (appointment requests only)
TA:
Rachel Scheetz
6090 Malott; Office hours: 11-12 PM Monday & Wednesday
rlschtz@gmail.com (appointment requests only)
e-mail:
Chem124/125@ku.edu (for all general inquiries)
Class Meetings:
Mon, Wed, Fri, 9:00-9:50 AM, 3140 Wescoe
Help sessions:
Monday, 4:00 - 4:50 PM, 2007 Malott
Wednesday, 2:00 - 2:50 PM, 2007 Malott
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Required materials: Introduction to Chemistry, 3 ed., Bauer, Birks, & Marks
ConnectPlus [Available with NEW textbook]
or
[ONLY access code, purchase online]
non-programmable scientific calculator for exams and quizzes
(examples include Casio FX-260, HP 300S)
Additional materials required for CHEM 125 Only:
 Tripp, J.A., Laboratory Manual, Chemistry in Context: Applying Chemistry to
Society, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2011. ISBN 978-0-07-733448-2.
 Full coverage goggle
Course website:
http://courseware.ku.edu/
Other Resource:
Supplemental Instruction (SI) Program – provides learning and review session
that will benefit student through peer-facilitated sessions. SI session will be
available as additional resource to increase students understanding and
comprehension of College chemistry.

SI Leader(s):
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SI Sessions:
OBJECTIVES
To develop an understanding of fundamental chemical principles and molecular structure and their
application to organic and biological molecules.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course satisfies the Natural Science and Mathematics requirement in the physical sciences subcategory (NP) for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
This course is intended for students with no previous background in chemistry who need only one
semester to of chemistry to satisfy degree requirements. It is also a useful preparatory course for
CHEM 184.
CHEM 124 Only: This course does not include a Lab and if you need a lab component with course
you should enroll in CHEM 125.
CHEM 125 Only: This course includes a lab and if do NOT need the lab, you should enroll in the
lecture-only version of the course, CHEM 124.
Students needing more than one semester of chemistry should take the CHEM 184/188 sequence (or
the Honors versions of these courses).
EVALUATION
Exams (200 points each, 600 points total). Four exams will be given, all weighted equally. The first
three will be given on Wednesdays from 5:45 PM to 7:45 PM in Budig 110.
Wednesday, February 27
Wednesday, March 27
Wednesday, April 24
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A cumulative exam will be given during the scheduled final exam period on:
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Tuesday, May 14 from 7:30 – 10am
The lowest of the four exam scores will be automatically dropped when your final grade is calculated.
Student satisfied with their scores on the first three exams may skip the last exam. Requests for
alternative scheduling of exams will not be granted.
Quizzes (20 points each, 140 points total). There will be online quizzes using the ConnectPlus
online system on Wednesdays from 10:00 AM – 12 midnight, as indicated on the attached tentative
course schedule. You will have ONLY two attempts to complete each online quiz. The quizzes will be
closely related to recent lecture material and online homework. Your lowest two quiz grades will be
automatically dropped when your final grade is calculated.
Homework (up to 60 points). Online homework assignments using the ConnectPlus system will be
available from 12 pm Thursday and will be due 12 am Sunday. You will be allowed unlimited attempts
to earn full credit (6 points) on each assignment. No extensions will be granted.
CHEM 125 Only:
Labs (400 points total). Please see the lab syllabus for more information about labs and their
evaluation.
The following grading scale is anticipated:
93-100%
90-93%
A
A−
86-90%
83-86%
80-83%
B+
B
B−
76-80%
73-76%
70-73%
C+
C
C−
66-70%
63-66%
60-63%
D+
D
D−
0-60%
F
COURSE POLICIES
Attendance: Attendance at lectures will not be recorded.
Missed exams and quizzes: No requests for make-ups will be granted. Your single lowest exam
score and your two lowest quiz scores will be dropped automatically when your final grade is
calculated. The score drops enable you to miss ONE exam and TWO quizzes for any reason that
you think is important. No explanation or documentation is required. You should reserve these
opportunities for an illness or other serious matters. If absences cause you to exceed these limits,
you may need to withdraw from the course.
Re-grading: Requests for reconsideration of exam or quiz grades must be made within 21 days of
the date of the exam or quiz.
Identification: You will be required to present your KU-issued ID to a course instructor or teaching
assistant when submitting your exam. No other forms of identification will be accepted.
Electronic interruptions: In the event of major, wide-scale disruptions of electronic resources such
as BlackBoard, deadlines may be extended or assignments may be cancelled or treated as optional.
Benevolent dictator clause: The instructor is a benevolent dictator in this course and reserves the
right to change the structure, the content, the criteria for evaluation, and the assignments for reasons
that are in the best interest of student learning. Such changes will not be made capriciously. Any
changes in schedule or structure of the course will be announced in class and on Blackboard.
Withdrawals and Incompletes: You may withdraw from this course without evaluation through 11
February 2012 and with a grade of W until 22 April 2013. You may not withdraw from the course after
22 April 2013. Incompletes are granted at the discretion of the instructor and will be used only under
exceptional circumstances. Under no circumstances will an incomplete enable a student to retake
exams.
Academic integrity: You are expected to maintain the highest standards of honesty and integrity in
your work in this course. Behavior that deviates from these standards will be dealt with as laid out in
the
University
Senate
Rules
and
Regulations
(Article
II,
Section
6,
http://www2.ku.edu/~unigov/usrr.html). For the purposes of this course, academic misconduct
includes, but is not limited to: providing or obtaining unauthorized information on an assignment or an
exam; fabricating information; claiming the work of another as your own; sabotage; plagiarism; aiding
or abetting the misconduct of others; and dishonesty. At the very minimum, you will receive a grade
of zero on any work in which you violate these integrity standards. Violations may result in failure in
the course and be reported to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The instructor
reserves the right to retain copies of all submitted work.
Evacuations during examinations: The KU Office of Public Safety and the Office of the University
Registrar have developed a system to identify replacement classrooms in the event that evacuation is
necessary while an examination is in progress or is scheduled to be administered.
examinations will not be canceled in the event of building evacuations.
Scheduled
Access to Education: The KU office of Disability Resources coordinates accommodations and
services for all students who are eligible. If you have a disability for which you wish to request
accommodations and have not contacted DR, please do so as soon as possible. Their office is
located in 22 Strong Hall; their phone number is 785-864-2620 (V/TTY). Information about their
services can be found at http://disability.ku.edu. You may also contact the instructor privately with
regard to your needs in this course.
Recording of lectures: Course materials prepared by the instructor, together with the content of all
lectures and review sessions presented by the instructor, are the property of the instructor. Video
and audio recording of lectures and review sessions without the consent of the instructor are
prohibited. On request, the instructor will usually grant permission for students to make audio
recordings of lectures, on the condition that such recordings are only used as a study aid by the
individual student making the recording. Unless explicit permission is obtained from the instructor,
such recordings may not be modified and must not be transferred or transmitted to any other person,
whether or not that person is enrolled in the course.
Privacy and tracking notice: Electronic resources used in this course, such as Blackboard, may
automatically record student activities, including but not limited to: your first and last access to the
course, number of times you have accessed the course, pages you have accessed, the number of
discussion messages you have read and sent, posted discussion messages, and chat room text. This
data may be accessed by the instructor.
TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE
The exam dates listed on this schedule are definite. The sequencing of the topics represents a best
guess for the flow of the course.
Date
23 Jan
25 Jan
28 Jan
30 Jan
1 Feb
4 Feb
6 Feb
8 Feb
11 Feb
13 Feb
15 Feb
18 Feb
20 Feb
22 Feb
25 Feb
27 Feb
1 Mar
4 Mar
6 Mar
8 Mar
11 Mar
13 Mar
15 Mar
Topic
Course introduction
Matter and energy
Matter and energy
Atomic theory and the periodic table
Atomic theory and the periodic table
Atomic theory and the periodic table
Chemical compounds
Chemical compounds
Chemical compounds
Electronic structure
Electronic structure
Electronic structure
Electronic structure
Chemical bonding
Chemical bonding
Chemical bonding
Chemical bonding
Organic chemistry
Organic chemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry
18 - 24 Mar
25 Mar
27 Mar
29 Mar
1 Apr
3 Apr
5 Apr
8 Apr
10 Apr
12 Apr
15 Apr
17 Apr
19 Apr
22 Apr
24 Apr
26 Apr
29 Apr
1 May
3 May
6 May
8 May
10 May
14 May
Chapters
Quiz 0
Quiz 1
Quiz 2
Quiz 3
Exam 1, 5:45 PM
Quiz 4
Quiz 5
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
16
16
17
17
17
17
Spring break
Chemical composition
Chemical composition
Chemical reactions
Chemical reactions
Chemical reactions
Quantitative chemistry
Quantitative chemistry
Quantitative chemistry
Acids and bases
Acids and bases
Acids and bases
Acids and bases
Oxidation-reduction reactions
Oxidation-reduction reactions
Oxidation-reduction reactions
Oxidation-reduction reactions
Gases
Gases
Liquids and solids
Liquids and solids
Stop Day
Exam 4, 7:30-10:00 AM
Exam 2, 5:45 PM
Quiz 6
Quiz 7
Quiz 8
Exam 3, 5:45 PM
Quiz 9
Quiz 10
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
9
9
10
10
comprehensive
Chemistry 125 Laboratory - Spring 2013
Lab Instructor (TA):
Instructor Contact Info.:
Office Hours (day, time, & location):
Lab Meeting Time and Section Number:
Lab Meeting Room: 2027 Malott Hall
Course Web site: http://courseware.ku.edu
Lab Director: Roderick Black, 2021 Malott, rsblack@ku.edu
Safety: Find the safety regulations for laboratory courses on the following Web site:
http://linus.chem.ku.edu/genchemlab/safety_regs.htm Review these regulations often. Chemistry
Department-approved full-coverage goggles must be worn at all times. If a student is found not wearing
goggles at any time while laboratory work is being conducted anywhere in the room, this student will
receive a warning or a grade penalty, and may be asked to leave the room. Laboratory students must
wear long pants. It is not acceptable to wear shorts of any kind, Capri pants or intermediate-length pants
of any kind, or skirts. Shoes must cover the entire foot. Open-toed shoes, open-heeled shoes, sandals,
or shoes containing holes are not acceptable. (If a student's attire fails to meet these guidelines because
of religious or cultural requirements, the student must contact the instructor in advance of the lab
period.)
Attendance (5 points each week): You are expected to attend every lab session. There are no makeup labs. All unexcused absences will receive a grade of zero; only a documented physician’s excuse,
documented school-sponsored event, or documented death of a friend or family member are acceptable
excuses. (Alternatively, if you miss lab due to an illness, you may send an e-mail note to Dr. Black at
rsblack@ku.edu to explain the reason for your absence.) It is not possible to receive a passing grade in
Chemistry 125 if you are absent from more than four lab periods, regardless of whether your absences
are labeled excused or unexcused. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each lab period. If you
arrive after the lab has begun you will receive an attendance grade of zero. In lieu of attendance points, a
5-point quiz may be administered. To pass a quiz, you must read and understand the lab investigation
scheduled for that lab period. The quiz may include questions pertaining to previous lectures and lab
experiments. If you arrive late you will not be allowed to take the quiz. Students who arrive late might not
be permitted to perform the lab experiment, resulting in a grade of zero for the laboratory manual pages.
Lab Manual Pages or Report (25 points each week): Each person must bring to lab their own copy of
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the Laboratory Manual to Accompany Chemistry in Context: Applying Chemistry to Society, 7 ed. (2012).
You will complete the data sheets and answer the questions in your lab manual, according to the
instructions from your TA. At the end of the lab period, the pages containing your data and answers
should be removed carefully from the lab manual and given to your TA to be graded.
Grading: The laboratory component of this course accounts for a portion of your final letter grade in
Chemistry 125.
Academic Honesty: There will be repercussions for any form of dishonesty. Plagiarism of a lab
assignment, including any portion of the lab manual pages submitted to your TA, is not acceptable.
Supplying any part of an assignment via online or offline databases (or via other repositories to which
current or future Chemistry 184 students may have access) will be considered academic misconduct.
Assignments submitted to your TA must be composed in Standard English using your own words.
Assignments may not be copied from published or online sources of any sort, nor may they be copied
from the work of any current or former student.
CHEM 125 College Chemistry: Spring 2013 Laboratory Schedule
LAB
Week of...
Expt. No.*
TITLE
PAGE
1
Jan 28
3
Lab-Check-in;
Can I Spot a Trend? A Graphic Experience
13
2
Feb 4
5
Visibly Delighted: How Do Colored Solutions
Interact with Light?
29
3
Feb 11
1
What am I Breathing? Preparation and
Properties of O2 and CO2
1
4
Feb 18
24
Why Do Plastics Get Sorted for Recycling?
Properties of Common Plastics
165
5
Feb 25
6
What Does a Molecule Look Like? Bonds,
Molecular Models, and Molecular Shapes
41
6
Mar 4
25
What Drugs are in an Analgesic Tablet?
Identification by Thin-Layer Chromatography
171
7
Mar 11
26
How is Aspirin Made?
177
8
Mar 25
30
How Can We Isolate DNA?
211
9
Apr 1
8
Chemical Moles: Baking Soda to Table Salt
How Do Chemical Equations Connect
Compounds?
55
10
Apr 8
13
How Much Acid is in Food?
Analysis of Vinegar
87
11
Apr 15
18
Which Common Materials are Acids or Bases?
127
12
Apr 22
17
Does Acid Reign? Reactions of Acids with
Common Substances
119
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Apr 29
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Attend Chemistry 188 Water Quality Poster
Sessions
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May 6
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Lab Clean-Up and Check-Out
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