GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2 / Chemistry 102
Spring 2005
Professor: Dr. William Michael Daniel
Office Science 129, 209-575-6810
Science, Math, and Engineering
Office: Science 126, 575-6172
URL
http://virtual.yosemite.cc.ca.us/danielm
Description:
Continuation of Chemistry 101 emphasizing solutions, kinetics,
equilibrium, acid-base equilibrium, solubility equilibrium, thermodynamics,
radiochemistry, electrochemistry, coordination chemistry, and descriptive
chemistry. Three hours lecture, one hour
of discussion and four hours of lab (5 units).
Schedule
Discussion Times (You are required to attend one discussion session per
week.)
|
DISCUSSION |
M |
|
SC 132 |
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“ |
|
“ |
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|
W |
|
“ |
|
Lecture |
MW |
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SC 213 |
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7941 Lab Discussion Lab |
T |
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SC 132 SC 106 |
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7943 Lab Discussion Lab |
W |
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SC 132 SC 106 |
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7942 Lab Discussion Lab |
F |
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SC 132 SC 106 |
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Chemistry 101 with
a C or better
Supplies: 1. Textbook -
Chemistry; the Central Science, by Brown,
2. Lab text: General Chemistry
II – Laboratory Manual – by Stedjee and Maki, Spring 2005.
3. Lab Notebook: A bound composition notebook (not a spiral notebook) with numbered pages (you may number pages on the lower outside, corner. Please read the lab text section on Lab Notebook for how to record information.)
4. Calculator: Your calculator should have the following
function; Exponential notation (EE or EXP on most calculators) and natural and
common logarithms, (LN and LOG on most) and ex and 10x.
5. Safety goggles. The goggles must completely enclose the area
around the eyes. Lab requires closed toe
shoes and your shoulders should be covered.
6. Stapler and three-hole punch. Any assignment over 1 page in length should
be stapled in the upper left hand corner.
I do not provide a stapler and will take off 1 point on any assignment
over 1 page not stapled. A three ring
binder is necessary to save homework, quizzes, test, lab reports, etc.
Etiquette: Please be
on time. Please turn off the audible
alarm on pagers and telephones. If you
expect that you need to respond to a call, please let me know and please sit
near an exit so you can leave and not disturb the class. Violators (morons) will be asked to leave the
class.
Study Time: A rule of thumb is that one hour of class
requires 2 to 3 hours of outside study.
You may be able to get by with less, but this class will involve a lot
of hard work and you should be prepared to spend a lot of time outside of class
working on it. I do not pour facts into
student’s heads, but I try to make the information and concepts accessible to
people who are willing to work to understand.
Assistance: See me as much as needed. I want to help you be successful in Chemistry
102. You can schedule times for
assistance, or drop by. I encourage
scheduling time, because if I’m busy when you drop by, I cannot work with
you. The library and the SMERC lab have
computer software to help with math skills and to provide Internet access.
Attendance: Students are expected to be punctual and
attend classes regularly. It is in your
interest for success in this course to attend all lectures and labs. If you are absent a total of 16 or more hours
(2 weeks), you may be dropped. If you
drop you still need to go through the withdrawal process (see below). You are
responsible for work missed during absences.
Withdrawal: See the MJC.
If you decide to discontinue in the course for ANY reason, please make
an official withdrawal. To withdrawal,
you need to
1) Check-in your lab
equipment to the stockroom and take your apron and goggles,
2) Go to Admissions and Records
Office to pay any fees owed for broken or missing equipment and to complete
withdrawal.
The MJC catalog says:
"STUDENTS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR OFFICIALLY DROPPING CLASSES.
EVEN IF AN INSTRUCTOR PROMISES TO DROP A STUDENT, THE STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OFFICIALLY DROPPING THE CLASS.
STUDENTS WHO DO NOT
DROP A CLASS MAY RECEIVE AN “F” …
Performance Objectives: Lists of
performance objectives will be provided at my web site. The purpose of these
objectives is to let you know what you are expected to learn to be successful
in this course. They may prove helpful
in preparing for tests and quizzes.
Evaluation: Points will be
given for quizzes, tests, homework, lab reports, etc.
Approximate
Point Distribution
Tests
(3 X 100 pts) 39%
Final
Exam (150 pts, comprehensive) 19%
10
Quizzes X10 pts 13%
Labs 19%
Discussion
Exercises (~5 pts each) 10%
Quality counts in all
written work. Spelling, neatness,
grammar and punctuation will be considered in all work.
Grading: Your final grade in the course will be a
letter grade based on the percentage of total number of points you attain.
A 90%
and above
B 80
‑ < 89.99 %
C 70
‑ < 79.99 %
D 60
‑ < 69.99 %
F <60
%
Grade
corrections: If I make a mistake on grading your work, you have one week after
I return the work to you for you to tell me about the mistake. I will not change your grade after one week
because I may forget how I graded other students’ work. This one week period also includes grade
summaries I give out after test.
Make‑Up: No make‑up exams or quizzes will be
given. If you are absent, and if your
absence is for either a death in the family or for sickness, you must explain in writing the first day
you return to school after the absence if you wish to be excused for the
absence. Un-excused absences
result in a zero recorded for the missed work.
If excused, your final test grade will be counted for the missed test.
Lab make-up. If you are absent for a lab, and if your absence is for either a death
in the family or for sickness, you must consult with the instructor the first
day you return to school after the absence if you wish to be excused for the
absence. A make-up experiment must
be completed within ONE WEEK after returning to school. (Chemicals are often discarded after
experiments; therefore the next available opportunity to complete the
experiment may be the next semester).
Labs not made-up/excused result in a zero recorded for the missed work.
Cheating: Cheating is defined as
the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain or aiding another to obtain academic
credit for work by the use of any dishonest, deceptive means.
The most common examples of cheating I find in Chemistry are when I find
identical results in lab reports. This
would result in zero grades for all of the people with the identical results.
An instructor has the responsibility
and authority for dealing with such instances of cheating and plagiarism as may
occur in class. An instructor who
determines that a student has cheated or plagiarized has a range of many
options which may be as severe as giving the student a failing grade for the
assignment. Furthermore, the student may
face other penalties as stated in the college’s Student Conduct Policy. Finally, it must be understood that a student
who knowingly aids in another student’s cheating or plagiarism... is as guilty
as the other.
Written
Work: Any work turned in mush have the following printed in the upper right
hand corner.
First and Last name
Month/day/year
Chem. 102 - T, Th or F
Late
Assignments: Assignments are due before class starts on the due date. After I start talking, an assignment turned
in is late and will have a 20% penalty.
I will accept late assignments up to 24 hours after the assignment was
due with a 20 % penalty. After the
24-hour period, assignments will not be accepted and will receive a zero.
Class/Lab Behavior: Any bigoted,
racist, or sexist comments, may result in the student
being expelled from Chemistry 102.