Chemistry 2 (Section #70462):
Beginning Chemistry Course Syllabus
Fall 2011
Long Beach City College
Instructor
Dr. Steven Han
Office
D349
Office Hours
Before and after class
(and by appointment)
Lecture
LAC-D318
LAC-D304
Laboratory
LAC-D304
Final
LAC-D318
E-mail
stevnhan@gmail.com
Instructor
Website
MW (8:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m.)
M (9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m.)
M (10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.)
M 12/12 (8:00-10:30 a.m.)
http://faculty.lacitycollege.edu/hans
(CLICK on Chem 2)
Prerequisite: MATH 110 or MATH 110B or MATH 880 or qualification through the math assessment process or one year high
school Elementary Algebra with a grade of B or better as reflected in the second semester grade.
Description
Welcome to Chemistry 2 - 4.0 unit CSU, UC transferable course! This course is a prerequisite for CHEM 1A and prepares science or preprofessional majors, who are required to take CHEM 1A, but lack adequate preparation. This course provides basic knowledge and problem
solving techniques necessary for CHEM 1A-B. Formula and equation writing, basic gas laws and stoichiometry are stressed. Students should
be aware that many schools (CSULB included) do not allow credit for CHEM2, once CHEM 1A (or the equivalent course at that school) has
been successfully completed.
This class may be taken CREDIT/NO CREDIT (deadline is 9/18/11)
Required Materials
1.
2.
Foundations Of College Chem Alternate Ed (Used Cop, Hein ISBN 0-470-46060-1)
Lab Experiments For Chem 2, by Mary Perrot (Shrink Wrapped)
3.
Foundations Of College Chem St Sol Man, Hein ISBN 0-470-55492-4 (Strongly RECOMMENDED)
4.
5.
Scientific calculator (Graphing calculators not permitted during exams and quizzes).
Safety goggles.
All required materials must be brought to class each day.
Requirements and Grading
A final grade will be assigned based off the performance in lecture and laboratory portions of the course, according to the following:
SCALE:
89-100% A
78-88% B
66-77% C
56-65% D
below 55% F
Activity
Exams/Final
Lab Experiments
Quizzes
TOTAL
Points
600
200(max)
80
880 pts
%
68%
23%
9%
100%
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Tips for Success
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Dedicate 6+ hours outside of class meeting times to studying chemistry.
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Practice additional problems and outline the chapters. Take practice quizzes online.
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Rewrite class notes. Make flash cards.
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Form study groups. Tutoring available.
Attendance
All students are expected to regularly attend all classes. Any student absent without leave, for any reason whatsoever, for class for one more
time than class meets in one week may be dropped from the class. Please arrive on time and turn off all ringing tones of cellular phones.
Being more than 15 minutes late to class will be considered an absence. There are no make-ups for missed labs activities, quizzes, or exams –
no exceptions. If you choose to stop participating in the course, it is your responsibility to drop the course:
Aug 26
Add/Refund Deadline
Sept 4
Drop without W
Nov 20
Drop with W
If you accumulate more than 3 days absent (3 tardies equals 1 absence), even if not consecutive, it will result in an instructor initiated drop if
before the drop date. If you stop attending class and you don’t drop before the deadline, a grade will be awarded-regardless if you attend the
remaining sessions.
Lecture
The lecture portion of this course requires that you read & outline the chapter before the corresponding lecture time. Read the chapter again
after lecture and solve the corresponding chapter problems. You may be quizzed on the chapter readings at the start of lecture. The lecture
portion of the course will be supplemented through the instructor’s website with announcements, answer keys, study guides, and handouts.
Additional online practice, such as quizzes, and interactive tutorials are available through the publisher’s companion site (if applicable).
Homework Selections
A list of suggested problems is given in the lecture schedule. There will be times in lecture and lab to answer questions regarding homework.
The end-of-chapter problems will be very significant key to your success in the course.
Participation & Quizzes
Participation includes answering questions, asking questions, contributing to group work (such as in labs or in lecture), and consistent
attendance in all meeting sections of the class – that includes lectures and lab. There are 9 scheduled quizzes (on Wed.) at 10 points each for
a total of 80 points for quizzes. Quizzes will cover both lecture and laboratory activities. There are NO-make up quizzes but the lowest is
dropped of the nine. If you are absent, it will be a zero for that quiz with no possibility of makeup.
Exams
There will be 6 total exams (5 regular exams at 100 points each) and a final exam worth 200 points. There are no-make up exams and all
exams are scheduled on Mondays or Wednesdays. However, the lowest of the 5 regular exams is dropped. If you’re absent on an exam, it
will be the dropped exam. The final exam is cumulative and all students must take the final exam. All exams are closed-book, closed notes,
with values of constants and a periodic tab le provided on each exam as needed. Exams cover both lecture and laboratory topics.
REMEMBER, lecture will follow exams. Exam questions will consist of a combination multiple choice, true/false, fill-in, and/or problem
solving.
Late Policy
All work is due at the start of class 1-week after the assignment was started, unless otherwise instructed. Late work will not be accepted at
all. If you know you will be absent, you should make arrangements that it is received on time.
Laboratory
In addition to the lecture, the laboratory portion of the class meets once a week for three hours. Wearing goggles and following laboratory
safety procedures will be strictly enforced. There is to be no eating, drinking, smoking, open-toe shoes (including sandals) allowed when lab
is in session. No horseplay also. Points will automatically be deducted without warning. If repeat violations of any rule(s) is observed by
the instructor, you may be excused from lab and no points will be given towards that laboratory experiment/activity. Students must keep
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the lab work areas clean. If you leave a mess, you will lose lab points. Work areas include assigned lab drawer, lab bench top, reagent shelves,
sinks, balance areas, cleaning station, equipment cart, and fume hoods. You will be assigned a drawer (with key or padlock). Do not take
from others!!!! Remember, you (and your partner) are responsible for all of the equipment in that drawer so if your break anything, you will
need to pay for a replacement. Remember to sign the document, indicating you agree to the contents in your locker. If you choose to
withdraw, you MUST check out of the locker, otherwise, a hold will be assessed on your transcripts and prevent you from registration for
future classes.
Regular attendance in the laboratory is required. There are no lab make-ups, no exceptions. If you are absent, no credit will be given to any
component of the lab experiment or activity that is missed. Completion of the lab work consists of performing the experiment and handing in the lab
report. All work is to be done INDIVIDUALLY unless otherwise instructed. Even if you work with a partner, each person must contribute to
the lab work and must turn in his/her own lab report. No points will be credited to a student for lab work completed by another student.
Lab activities will include graded experiments and graded worksheets.
Lab Reports will consist of the original data sheets -no photocopies are permitted – and items listed below. Use only blue/black pen when
writing up lab reports or you will lose points. Reports must include calculations and units on all numerical answers and must be legible for
full credit. Staple lab reports together in upper left corner only after verifying that the pages are in the correct numerical order and the edge
perforation has been neatly removed.
Plagiarism/Cheating
It is important that each of you must be able to perform your own work while in the class. If it is determined that you copied also person’s
report, falsification of data, used a programmable calculator as a “cheat sheet”, etc., a grade of zero. In addition, a letter documenting the
incident may be sent to the Dean of Student Affairs. If you are the individual who supplied the information, you will be just at fault as the
individual who did the copying, and will be similarly treated.
CHEM 2 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES – On successfully completing Chem 2, you should be able to...
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5.
Differentiate between verifiable scientific facts and unsupported opinions.
Appraise the role of chemistry in providing a basic scientific understanding of the physical world.
Predict the results to be expected when various chemicals are combined.
Calculate the basic quantitative relationships between the various reactants and products in a chemical system by
applying the concepts and/or laws of chemistry.
Recognize and use safe laboratory practices.
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