COURSE SYLLABUS, Fall 2011
Tulsa Community College – Southeast Campus
General Chemistry II, CHE 1415
Instructor: Toney Miller
Room 8280 & Phone: 595-8655
E-mail: toney_miller@mail.tulsacc.edu
Section 302 – Call #12755
Lecture: Mon & Wed 12:00-1:20
Rm 8279
Lab: Mon 1:30-4:20
Rm 8214
Office Hours
Mon: 7:30-8:00 and 11:00-12:00
Wed: 7:30-8:00 and 11:00-12:00
Tue: 8:00-11:30
Thu: 8:00-11:30
To Contact Division Office
Associate Dean: Mrs. Lyn Kent
TCC-SE: Room 8125
Phone: 595-7742
To Contact Academic and Campus Services
Director: Mrs. Leanne Brewer
TCC-SE, Room 2202
Phone: 595-7673
Course Pre-requisite: Chem 1315
Next Course: Depends upon Major
Textbook and Other Materials
Chemistry-The Central Science, Brown-LeMay-Bursten, 11th edition
Modular Laboratory Program in Chemistry, CER, packet of 5 experiments
Computer-Interfaced Chemistry Laboratory Experiments
Laboratory coat/apron and safety goggles
General Education Goal Statement
The General Education Goals are designed to ensure that graduates of Tulsa Community College have the skills,
knowledge and attitudes to carry them successfully through their work and personal lives .
Course Description
This course is designed for science and science-related majors. This course includes the fundamental laws and theories
dealing with structure and interaction of matter and use of these principles in understanding the properties of matter,
chemical bonding, chemical reactions, physical states of matter, changes of state and solutions.
Course Objectives
This course will deal with the fundamental laws and theories that interrelate chemical and physical properties of matter.
Terminology and vocabulary for chemist will be developed and applied. During laboratory sessions, the student will have
the opportunity to develop good laboratory practices by perform simple lab procedures and practice safe handling of lab
chemicals and equipment.
Teaching Methods
The lecture portion of this class will be conducted in the classical lecture and discussion mode using PowerPoint and the
marker board. The student should read the lecture and lab material before class. The students should bring their books to
class. The student must invest, at a minimum, an equal amount of time outside of class compared to in-class time to
properly prepare and benefit from the course. Questions and participation in class lectures is strongly encouraged.
Chapter PowerPoints and homework assignments will be placed on BlackBoard for the class.
ADA Policy
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: Students with documented disabilities are provided academic accommodations
through the disABLED Student Resources Center (918-595-7115) or Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
(918-595-7428/TDD-TTY 918-595-7434). If any student is in need of academic accommodations from either office, it is
the student's responsibility to advise the instructor so an appropriate referral can be made no later than the first week of
class. Students may also contact the disABLED Student Services Offices directly at the phone numbers indicated.
ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED UNLESS APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION IS
PROVIDED TO THE DISABLED STUDENT SERVICES OFFICES TO SUPPORT THE NEED.
Evaluation Techniques
A student’s overall grade will result from five regular exams (60%), homework (10%), laboratory assignments (20%) and
semester exam (10%). The lowest regular exam score, the lowest homework score and the lowest lab score will be
excluded when determining the final grade. A student has 7 days, after exams are returned to the class, to question his/her
score on an exam in order to have the score altered. If he or she is not present in the class when exams are passed back to
the class, this does not alter the 7 day period. Only one time can an exam be taken outside of the regularly, scheduled
time for the class.
Reports of lab activity are due one week after the lab was to be completed unless otherwise instructed. Students,
that are wearing opened-toed shoes or no safety goggles, will be instructed to leave the laboratory and will forfeit the
points for that lab exercise. Lab exercises can only be completed on the day scheduled, unless date is changed for the
entire class.
Final grades are based upon a weighted percentage from the various class activities. The overall accumulated
percentage determines your grade. The range of accumulated percentages is shown below for the different letter grades.
Overall % = 0.6 (EXAMavg) + 0.10 (HWavg)+ 0.20 (LABavg) + 0.10 (Sem. Exam Score)
Grading Scale
A = 90% or greater
B = 80 - less than 90 %
C = 70 - less than 80 %
D = 60 - less than 70 %
F = less than 60 %
Percentage of Class Activities
Regular Exam points: 60 %
Homework points: 10 %
Lab Points: 20 %
Semester Exam points: 10 %
Course Withdrawal
The deadline to withdraw from a course shall not exceed 3/4 the duration of any class. Contact the Counseling Office at
any TCC campus to initiate withdrawal from a course ('W' grade) or to change from Credit to Audit. Check the TCC
Academic Calendar for deadlines. Students who stop participating in the course and fail to withdraw may receive a
course grade of “F,” which may have financial aid consequences for the student. LAST DAY TO WITHDRAWAL
WITHOUT GRADE or CHANGE “CREDIT TO AUDIT” IS Nov. 11th.
Failure to Withdrawal Policy
Failure to withdraw may result in a student receiving a grade of "F" at the end of the semester.
The student has the sole responsibility to initiate and carry out withdrawal procedures, except an administration
withdrawal (AW and WN).
Attendance Policy
Students are encouraged to attend class on a regular basis. If there is any conflict to take a regular exam at scheduled
date, it is the students responsibility to in form the instructor before the exam is to be taken, so arrangements can be made
to take it some other time within three days before and three days after the scheduled time. Attendance will be taken, but
attendance will not be a percent of your overall grade.
Inclement Weather
TCC rarely closes. If extreme weather conditions or emergency situations arise, TCC always gives cancellation notices to
radio and television station. This information is also posted on the TCC website (www.tulsacc.edu).
Any decision to close TCC is determined by TCC only.
Institutional Statement
Each student is responsible for being aware of the information contained in the TCC Catalog, TCC Student Handbook,
TCC Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook, and semester information listed the Class Schedule.
Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism is claiming, indicating or implying that the ideas, sentences or words of another are your own. It includes
having another do work claimed to be your own, copying the work of another and presenting it as your own or following
the work of another as a guide to ideas and expression that are then presented as yours.
Classroom Etiquette
No drinking or eating will be allowed during lecture sessions or lab sessions. The use of any electronic device is up to the
discretion of the instructor. Disruptive behavior in lecture or lab will not be tolerated. At the instructor’s discretion, a
student may forfeit all points for the lecture or lab session due to a disruptive behavior of the student. If the disruptive
behavior of a student is considered excessive, campus security may be summoned to remove the student from class at the
instructor’s discretion.
Academic Dishonesty or Misconduct
Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not condoned nor tolerated at campuses with the Tulsa Community College
system. Academic dishonesty is behavior in which a deliberately fraudulent misrepresentation is employed in an attempt
to gain undeserved intellectual credit, either for oneself or for another. Academic misconduct is behavior that results in
intellectual advantage obtained by violating specific standard, but without deliberate intent or use of fraudulent means.
The student should review the relevant sections of the TCC Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook.
Computer Services Acceptable Use
Access to computing resources is a privilege granted to all TCC faculty, staff, and students. Use of TCC computing
resources is limited to purposes related to the College’s mission of education, research, and community service. Student
use of technology is governed by the Computer Services Acceptable Use Statements/Standards found in the TCC Student
Code of Conduct Policy Handbook. These handbooks may be obtained by contacting any Student Activities or Dean of
Student Services Office.
Changes in Syllabus
Class will be informed in advance of any changes in the syllabus.
Fall 2011-Tentative Lecture and Lab Schedule for General Chemistry 1415, Sec. 302
Date
Aug. 22
Aug. 24
Lecture
Chap. 11
Chap. 11
Lab Activity
Safety Video and Keq Exercise
Aug. 29
Aug. 31
Chap. 13
Chap. 13
Sep. 05
Sep. 07
Exam 1
Sep. 12
Sep. 14
Chap. 14
Chap. 14
Separation of Ternary Mixture
Sep. 19
Sep. 21
Chap. 15
Chap. 15
Freezing Point Depression
Sep. 26
Sep.28
Review
Exam 2
Kinetics- Determining a Rate Law
Oct. 3
Oct. 5
Chap. 16
Chap. 16
Equilibrium Constant Determination
Oct. 10
Oct. 12
Chap. 17
Chap. 17
Titration
Oct. 17
Oct. 19
Review
Exam 3
Alkalinity Titration
Oct. 24
Oct. 26
Chap. 19
Chap. 19
Buffers & Acid-Base Indicators
Oct. 31
Nov. 2
Chap. 20
Chap. 20
Computer Qualitative Analysis
Nov. 7
Nov. 9
Review
Exam 4
Determination of Avogadro’s Number
Nov. 14
Nov. 16
Chap. 21
Chap. 21
Electrochemistry
Nov. 21
Nov. 23
Chap. 24
Radioactivity
----- No Lecture, Thanksgiving Break-----
Nov. 28
Nov. 30
Chap. 24
Review
Organic structures
Dec. 5
Dec. 7
Exam 5
Sem. Review
Semester Review
Dec. 12
Graphical Analysis Exercise
----- Labor Day: No Lecture or Lab -----
Semester Exam at 12:00-1:50 pm in Rm 8279 on Dec. 12