CHM 2045 – General Chemistry I
Spring 2015
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Department:
Julie Emerson, M.S., M.S.
Office LY 216 (# 712-5450)
emerson.julie@spcollege.edu
TBA, or see posting on office door
This course includes the study of periodicity, basic quantum
theory, bonding, thermochemistry, stoichiometry, gas laws,
properties of the liquid and solid states, and solutions.
CHM 2045L
A non-programmable scientific calculator (TI-30, or similar)
Zumdahl & Zumdahl, Chemistry, 9th edition
(ISBN: 978-1133611097)
access to OWL (online web-based learning) is required
Natural Science
Meg Delgato, Academic Chair
John Chapin, Dean
Attendance
Attendance must be reported for the first two weeks of the semester. If you are not
attending this class during this time, you will be automatically dropped from the course.
After the second week of classes, attendance will no longer be recorded. If you miss a
lecture class, it is your responsibility to obtain the notes either online from MyCourses, or
from someone in class. If you miss an exam, you will receive a zero for that exam grade.
There are no make-up exams given. The college-wide attendance policy is included in
the “Addendum to the Syllabus”, which should be read at the following web address:
http://www.spcollege.edu/central/asa/addendum.htm. At the 60% mark in the semester,
students will be evaluated for active participation. Students that have missed five or
more exams and/or homework assignments will not meet my criteria for active
participation, and will be withdrawn and given a “WF” for the course.
Faculty members are unable to withdraw a student from their course. If a student wishes
to withdraw from this class before the final date set for withdraws, this student must
initiate a W themselves online. Failure to withdraw from a class before the set date,
3/25/15, will result in an “F” or “WF” for the course. If you withdraw from the lecture
class, you must also withdraw from the co-requisite 2045 lab.
Course Goals and Objectives
CHM 2045 is designed for students who have a good understanding of the concepts
presented in CHM 1025. The sequence of CHM 2045 and CHM 2046 is designed to
meet first-year college chemistry requirements for science majors and engineering
students. Class periods will consist of demonstrations, discussions and problem solving.
Please turn cellular telephones, iPods and other electronic devices off prior to
entering class! Using any electronic device except a calculator will warrant a dismissal
from class. I reserve the right to assign seating at any time during regular class periods
and/or testing periods. (If you do use a laptop for note-taking, please sit in the back row
of the class to limit any distraction to others).
Assignments
It is your assignment to read through the textbook and to perform as many homework
problems as you feel necessary to understand the material. I recommend that you do all
of these problems at the end of each chapter that I have assigned (see class notes for a
complete list of assigned HW). I will not collect homework for a grade or extra credit.
Questions similar to those in the homework will be assigned and graded in OWL.
There will be eleven 4-point HW assignments, with the lowest one grade being dropped
(total of 40 points possible). Please see the schedule below for due dates.
Grading
All tests will be given in class and will be scheduled well ahead of time. Everyone is
expected to take a test when scheduled. There will be no makeup exams. Should you
miss an exam (or perform poorly on an exam), you are allowed to replace one in-class
exam grade with your grade on the final exam, which would mean that your final exam
grade will average in twice for your overall grade. Your three in-class exam grades, your
comprehensive final exam (each worth 100 points) and HW total (up to 40 points) will be
totaled and grades will be assigned using the following scale:
396 – 440 points
(90% and above)
A
352 – 395 points
(80%-89%)
B
308 – 351 points
(70%-79%)
C
264 – 309 points
(60%-69%)
D
<263 points
(Below 60%)
F
** Only if you have a 90 or better on all in-class exams and above a 36 for your HW total
can you exempt the final exam.
Academic Honesty
If you are caught cheating on an exam, it will be an automatic zero for your exam grade.
Please refer to your Supplement to the Faculty, Staff and Student Handbook, page 15 (or
online at http://www.spcollege.edu/webcentral/admit/honesty.htm) for a definition of
cheating. There is no tolerance for cheating and academic dishonesty. No cell phones,
iPods, or other electronic devices except a NON-GRAPHING calculator may be used for
any exam. Students caught looking at or using such devices during an exam will be
given a zero for their grade. Also, taking pictures of or copying questions from any exam
will also result in a zero for that exam grade.
Special Accommodations
If you wish to receive special accommodations as a student with a documented disability,
please make an appointment with the Learning Specialist on this campus. If you have a
documented hearing loss, please contact the Program for the Deaf at 791-2628 (V/TDD).
If you will need assistance during an emergency classroom evacuation, it is imperative
that you speak with you campus Learning Specialist immediately about arrangements for
your safety. Contact Barbara Thompson, the Support Specialist, at 712-5789.
CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY: For information on campus safety and security
policies please contact 727-791-2560. For information on sexual offenders on your
campus please contact campus security or the associate provost office or for general
information go to the State of Florida website at
http://www3.fdle.state.fl.us/sopu/index.asp.
**You can expect me to be available during office hours. Please feel free to call or stop
by during those times posted on my office door. I also will reply to email within 48
hours. I am here to help you if you need it. If my office hours are not convenient for
you, please speak with me about it.
COURSE CALENDAR
(Subject to change)
**A complete list of assigned homework problems can be found in the class notes
available on MyCourses.
Dates:
1/12
1/14
Material
Chapter(s)
Chemical Foundations
1
Topics: matter, significant figures, temperature, density,
dimensional analysis
1/19
MLK Holiday
1/21
1/26
Atoms, Molecules and Ions
2
Topics: atomic theory and structure, periodic table, nomenclature
1/28
2/2
Stoichiometry
3
Topics: molar mass, mole, mass percent, empirical and molecular
formulas, stoichiometry, limiting reactant and percent yield
2/4
2/9
Review for Exam 1
Exam 1
1-3
** Chapters 1-3 HW assignments are due in OWL by midnight
on Sunday, 2/8
2/11
2/16
2/18
Chemical Reactions
4
Topics: electrolytes, ionic equations, precipitation reactions, acidbase reactions, redox, molarity and dilution
2/23
2/25
Gases
5
Topics: gas laws, stoichiometry, partial pressures, kinetic theory,
molecular speeds and real gases
3/2
3/4
Thermochemistry
6
Topics: heats of reactions, enthalpy, stoichiometry, heat capacity,
Hess’s law, enthalpies of formation
3/9 and 3/11
Spring Break
3/16
3/18
Atomic Structure
7
Topics: atomic models, spectra, quantum numbers, configurations
and orbital diagrams and periodic trends
3/23
Review for Exam 2
3/25
Exam 2
4-7
** Chapters 4-7 HW assignments are due in OWL by Tuesday,
3/24, at midnight
3/30
4/1
Bonding
8
Topics: Polar and covalent bonds, Lewis Structures, VSEPR
4/6
Covalent Bonding: Orbitals
Topics: Hybridized orbitals, molecular orbitals
4/8
4/13
Liquids and Solids
10
Topics: intermolecular forces, molecular solids, ionic solids, phase
diagrams
4/15
4/20
Properties of Solutions
Topics: vapor pressure, colligative properties
4/22
Review for Exam 3
4/27
Exam 3
8-11
** Chapters 8-11 HW assignments are due in OWL by Sunday,
4/26, at midnight
4/29
Review for Final Exam
TBA
Cumulative Final Exam
9
11
Resources: I will be available during office hours to answer any questions you have.
Also, there are (FREE) tutors in FA 154 which can help you at times when I may not
be available. For non-academic resources, please
see: http://www.spcollege.edu/hec/hus/resources.htm