Chemistry 101 – Summer 2006
Instructor: Mike Davis
Email: mdavis@ccc.edu
Phone: (312) 553-3211
Office: Office and office hours will be announced in class.
Required Material:
1. Text Book: The Practice of Chemistry Wink, Fetzer Gislason, McNichols © 2004
2. Scientific Calculator (Don’t break the bank on this one. $15 will buy a good
calculator)
3. Notebook
Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites:
Placement in General Chemistry courses is based solely upon the results of the chemistry
placement test. There are two types of questions on the test. Quantitative Knowledge
and Chemical Concepts. The chemistry test produces separate scores in these two areas.
In order to be placed in General Chemistry, every student must take the placement test,
even those who have not studied chemistry previously. To take a placement test, go to
Testing Services, Suite 1070 SSB (Student Services Building) or call 996-0919 to find
out the scheduled times. Information on how the scores in the two areas are combined to
produce a General Chemistry placement is given in the table below. The chemistry
department will cancel registrations of students who have not satisfied the prerequisites
Quantitative Knowledge
Score
0-330
331-621
622-731
Chemistry Concept Score
0-544
545-780
Postpone Chemistry
Postpone Chemistry
Until remedying deficiency Until Remedying deficiency
in quantitative knowledge
in quantitative knowledge
(probably by taking a math (probably by taking a math
class) re-take the placement class) re-take the placement
exam
exam
Chemistry 101
Chemistry 112
Or Chemistry 102 is
Or Chemistry 114 if
student places into and
university level transfer
registers for Math 092
work in general chemistry is
accepted
Chemistry 101
Chemistry 112
Or Chemistry 102 if
Or Chemistry 116 (or
student places into and
Chem 114, or 118) if
registers for Math 092
university level transfer
work in general chemistry is
accepted
Course Organization
Class will meet on the following days and times in room 138 of 2SES.
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
10:00 – 11:40
10:00 – 11:40
10:00 – 11:40
Lecture, Discussion, and
Lecture Discussion, and
Discussion and Quiz
Exercises
Exercises
Class starts each day at 10:00, and it is important to be prompt. Homework will be
collected at the start of class; late homework will not be collected or graded. Monday
and Wednesday will be interactive lectures and in-class exercises that will be collected
for credit. Quizzes will be given on Fridays on a weekly basis, and will cover material
from lecture, the reading, and handouts.
Considering that Chemistry 101 is preparatory class, it is in your best interest to attend all
classes, and all quiz sessions. This class is intended to give the student mastery over
simple chemical concepts and quantitative problem solving.
To successfully pass the course and enroll into Chemistry 112 you must
 Take the final exam
 Earn a grade of a C or higher
Grades of Incomplete (I) are only given for documented, approved medical emergencies
of a lengthy duration that occur during the latter part of the semester or that result in a
medical absence in a from the final exam.
Homework
Homework will be assigned weekly on Mondays, and collected weekly on Mondays at
the start of class. Late homework will not be collected for credit.
Quizzes
Quizzes will be given every week on Fridays, and will be done in a slightly
unconventional format: Group Quizzing. Each student will be given around 30 minutes
to complete an individual quiz. At the end of that time, the same exact quiz will be given
to a small group. Each student will receive the average of the two scores. There will be
no make-up quizzes throughout the term. A missed quiz will count as a zero, and it will
not be averaged.
Final Exam
A two-hour final exam will be given at the end of the term. The time, date, and place will
be announced later. The exam will be cumulative.
Helpful Practices:
1. Read the material before you come to class: Reading assignments are outlined in
this document. Occasionally lecture may be ahead or behind the general outline,
however lecture and discussion attendance will ensure that you are on track and
well prepared for the exams.
2. Use the available resources for help. On the front of this handout, I have listed
my contact information. Feel free to call or email me at any time with any
questions or concerns. The TA will have assigned office hours for this course in
the General Chemistry Help Center (Room 201B SES) starting shortly after the
course begins. Additional references can be located in the Science Library
located on the second floor of the SES building.
3. Scientific Calculators – Chemistry uses numbers that are very large and very
small. Therefore we will frequently need to use scientific notation. It is essential
that your calculator have a button for scientific notation, usually labeled as EE or
EXP. Again, graphing calculators are good, however, they are a lot more
powerful than anything you would need to do in this class. If you need to buy a
calculator and you don’t it for any other class, $15 should buy a very good model.
General Philosophy:
I won’t tell you that chemistry is easy, and I also won’t tell you that it’s hard. It’s a
personal experience, just like any other pursuit for knowledge. This class is a gateway to
something larger in your education, a hurdle to overcome. For many, chemistry is a
burden, and I can understand this. If there is anyone that can take all the fun out of a
fireworks show, electrical storm, or movie special effects, it’s a chemist.
The main thing, and the thing the people often forget, is that chemistry is the ongoing
study of matter. It started with someone holding up a rock and saying, ‘This has got to be
made of something, I wonder what it is?’ and it has blossomed into an area of study that
impacts every aspect of our daily lives.
In this class, it is my goal to help you succeed as students and learners. I love chemistry
the way most people love puppies and their spouses. I don’t hide this love, and I wholly
embrace my perpetual role as a geek for it. I will use my enthusiasm and energy to
convey this interest to you the student. By the end of the class, I would hope that you are
more confident in your ability to learn and solve a problem. That is, if you see a new
kind of problem, numerical or otherwise, I want to make sure that you find a way to work
through it using your considerable resources instead of giving up.
This is going to be a lot of fun. Wait and see.
Week Dates
1
May 29 – June 2
2
June 5 – June 9
Class Schedule
Topic
Reading
Assignment
Physical Properties:
Chapter 1
Elements Compounds and
Mixtures
Chapter 2
Molecular Substances and
Lewis Structures
Ionic Compounds –
Oxidation Numbers.
Nomenclature
June 12 – June 16
The mole and Chemical
Equations. Mole
calculations.
Chemical Reactions –
Types, prediction.
4
Quantitative properties of
matter. Density.
Chemical Measurements
3
Chapter 3
Homework
Handout # 1
Friday
Lecture
(No Quiz)
Handout # 2
Quiz 1
Handout # 3
Quiz 2
Handout #4
Quiz 3
Handout #5
Quiz 4
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
June 19 – June 23
5
June 26 – June 30
Empirical and Molecular
Formulas. Conversions
Stoichiometry. Limiting
Reagents.
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
6
July 3 – July 7
7
July 10 – July 14
Gas Laws
Electrons and Chemical
Bonding
Quantum Model of the
Atom
Solution Chemistry
Molarity
Chapter 13
Handout #6
Lecture
(No Quiz)
Chapter 14
Handout #7
Quiz 6
N/A
Final
Exam
Chapter 15
8
Acids and Bases
Acid and Base titration.
July 17 – July 21
Chapter 15
Review for Final Exam
Homework will be assigned on Mondays and collected on the following Mondays at the
start of class.
Grading:
Chemistry 101 is not curved and it is graded on an absolute percentage scale. To
determine your grade, simply divide your total number of points by the total number of
points available and multiply by 100.
Quizzes (6)
Homework (7)
In class exercises
Final Exam
Total
Grade
A
B
C
D
F
30 points each
20 points each
50 points total
100 points
470 points
Points
423 – 470 (90%)
376 – 422 (80%)
329 – 375 (70%)
282 – 329 (60%)
Below 282