Syllabus
Chem 1315
Fall 2014
Instructor: Greg Walsh
Office: To be announced
E-mail: lgwalsh1418@gmail.com
Meeting Times: Lecture: Monday and Wednesday 1:00pm – 2:20pm Rm. 8154
Lab: Wednesday 2:30pm – 5:20pm Rm 8276
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday after lab and before class.
Text:
Publishing.
Chemistry the Central Science, Brown, Lemay,
Bursten, Murphy, Prentice Hall
Lab Manual:
General Chemistry 1 Lab Manual, RonJon Publishing.
Other
Scientific calculator, ( No preprogrammed information is allowed on
Tests or quizzes), and lab goggles ( available in book store ).
Course Description
Che 1315 is a course designed for science and science related majors.
It includes the study of measurements, atomic theory, chemical
bonding, stoichiometry, gases, condensed states, solutions, and
thermodynamics, as well as problem solving skills, and descriptive
contents for these topics. The laboratory section is designed to
introduce techniques used in chemistry and to show some of the
topics discussed in class.
Prerequisite
Mth 1513 College Algebra or equivalent
Material Covered: Chapters 1-5 then 10 and 6 through 9.6 and 11-11.4 some sections may be omitted.
I will let you know when the specific chapters are reached. You should do the odd
Problems at the back of each chapter up to the additional exercises, so you can
Check your answers and make sure you are doing them correctly.
Grading
4 Lecture exams 100pts each 400pts
10 Quizzes 15pts each
150pts
12 labs 10pt each
120pts
Total
Grading Scale
670 pts
90-100
A
80-89
B
70-79
C
60-69
D
60>
F
Exams
Exam questions will come from lecture. The topics will be gone over
before the exam and there will be a review. It is very helpful to attend
class because the specific information on tests is covered. Getting the
information from the book alone is more difficult and students will not
know what is going to be stressed on an exam. Attendance for exams
is important, but if you must miss an exam you can make it up at office
hours in the lab or in the testing center. You must let me know so I can
make the arrangements. The final is comprehensive and given the day
of class.
Quizzes
There will be weekly quizzes in class. I will let you know when they
will be given.
Problems
You should do the odd problems in the back of each chapter up to the
additional exercises. This way you can check your answers. I do not
collect homework so do as many as you think you need to do to be
proficient.
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