SyllabusforChemistry102,Fall2011

Instructor:Dr.JohnMilligan Office:AHS326 OfficePhone:8189472371(voicemail,butIpreferifyousendanemailinstead) OfficeHours:3:30p.m.5:00p.m.Tu,Th WebSite:http://www.arschemia.net Email:milligja@lavc.eduordr.milligan@arschemia.net RequiredMaterials GeneralChemistry,Customed.bundle(Basedonthe9thedition,ISBN:1111704244),Ebbing&Gammon, 2009,ISBN10:0618857486;ISBN13:9780618857487(forthe9thedition,thecustomeditionisonly availableinthestudentbookstore) Lab Manual for Chemistry 102, Department of Chemistry, Los Angeles Valley College, 2011. Downloadfrom:http://www.arschemia.net/classes/102/manual/102_manual_index.htm OWLlogin,(bundledwiththecustomeditionofthetextbook).Seepage7ofthissyllabus. HGSMolecularModelStructureKit,availableatthebookstoreoronline(ISBN:716748223) SafetyinAcademicChemistryLaboratories,Vol.1,PublishedbytheAmericanChemicalSociety:ISBN0 841238634.Downloadfrom: http://portal.acs.org/portal/PublicWebSite/about/governance/committees/chemicalsafety/publications/ WPCP_012294.Thisisrequiredreadingbeforeanylaboratoryworkisstarted. ScientificCalculator(itmustbecapableofScientificNotationandlogarithms) SafetyGoggles(theymustbethetypethatcompletelycoversyoureyeswiththeelasticband,NOSHOP GOGGLES!!!). StudentLearningOutcomes Solvechemicalproblemsinvolvingkinetics,equilibrium,thermodynamicsandelectrochemistry. Coursegrading THEREWILLBENOEXTRACREDITGIVEN!Thetimetostartworryingaboutyourgradeisnow,notinthe 12thweekofthesemester.Thegradinginthiscourseisonastraightscale. 90%100% A 60%69.9999% D 80%89.9999% B <60% F 70%79.9999% C Anyornoneofthesebordersmaybemovedatmydiscretionattheendofthesemester.THEREWILLBE NOCURVE!!First,therearenotenoughstudentstohaveacurve;youneedatleast100studentstohave anytypeofbellcurve.Second,yourgradeinthisclassshouldNOTdependonthestudentswhoareinthe classwithyou. Distributionofpointsinthecourse During the course of this semester, you will have 3 exams worth 100 points each. The final exam is worth 200 points. Your lowest score among these three will be replaced by 50% of your final exam scoreifthatisgreaterthanyourlowestexamscore.Anymissedexamwillbeyourlowestexam.The labsareworthatotalof200points.TheOnlineWebLearningassignmentswillbeworth200points. Exams 300 Laboratory 200 OWL 200 Finalexam 200 Total 900 FinalExam The final exam for this class is on Monday, 12 December, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. No makeup finals will be givenafterthisdate.Youshouldstartstudyingforyourfinalexamtoday!

NOTE: All students who stop attending class after the census date 12 September are required to drop themselvesfromtheclass.Ifyoustopattendingthisclasspastthisdate,itisyourresponsibilitytodropthis class.Failuretodosowillresultinafailinggrade. Cheating Cheating,representingsomeoneelsesworkasyourownorusingmaterialsorreferencesthatarenot allowed,willnotbetolerated.Studentscaughtcheatingwillreceiveazeroforthatassignment.Ifyou feeltheneedtocheat,pleasedonottakethisclass.PleaserefertotheStudentCodeofConductinthe collegecatalog. CellPhones Nocellphoneswillbeonwhileclassinsession.Ifyourcellphoneringsduringclassyourgradewillbe decreasedbyonelettergrade(i.e.,AbecomesB,etc.) Whatisexpectedofyou This is a college level course. As such, it requires 23 hours of work outside of class for every hourinclass.Thisclassmeetsapproximately10hoursaweeksoyoushouldstudyatleast20 hoursaweekoutsideofclass(thisisaminimum,youwillrequiremoretimeifyouarehaving difficultywiththematerial). Iexpectthestudentsinmyclasstoputforththeeffortrequiredforthemtolearnthematerial.I amheretohelpyoulearnthematerial.Icannotandwillnotlearnitforyou. Iexpectyoutoaskmeyourquestionortofurtherexplainwhatitisyoudontunderstand. Iexpectyoutousetheofficehourstoyouradvantage.Ihaveofficehoursscheduled(seethe firstpage)sothatyoucanhavetheopportunitytoaskmequestionsoutsideofclass.Youcan alsoaskquestionsduringlabperiods. Iexpectyoutodothesuggestedstudyproblemslistedattheendofthissyllabus.Ifyoudonot doatleastallofthesuggestedproblems,youcannotexpecttodowellontheexams.Seealso theexplanationofthemethodforstudyingwiththesuggestedproblemsatthetopofthatpage. Iexpectyoutotreatmewithrespect. Iexpectyoutofollowtherulessetforthinthisclassandonthiscampus. Whatyoucanexpectfromme YoucanexpectmetodothebestIcantoexplainthematerialtoyou.Ifyoudonotunderstandit thewayIampresentingit,challengemetousemycreativitytoexplainitinadifferentwayso thatyoudounderstandit. Youcanexpectmetobeclearinwhatmygradingpoliciesare.Theyarelaidoutforyouinthis syllabus. Youcanexpectmetogetassignmentsgradedandbacktoyouinatimelymanner.Iwilltryto getthembacktoyouwithinaweek.Youwillneverhavetowaitmorethanaweektogetan examreturnedtoyou. Youcanexpectmetobefairingradingyourassignments.Ifyouthinksomethingisunfair,ask meaboutitandIwillexplainmyreasoningtoyou. Youcanexpectmetotreatyouwithrespect.IfIappeartobedisrespectfultoyou,letmeknow soIcanrectifytheproblem. Ifyouareastudentwithadisabilityrequiringclassroomaccommodations,andhavenotcontactedSSD(Service forStudentswithDisabilities),dosoinatimelymanner.SSDislocatedintheStudentServicesAnnex,Room175 orcallSSDat(818)9472681orTTD(818)9472680tomeetwithaSSDcounselor.IfSSDhasalreadysentthe memo to instructor confirming accommodations required by student for this class, please meet with me to discussarrangements.

LectureandLaboratoryScheduleforChemistry102,Fall2011
Week of 29Aug 5Sep 12 19 26 3Oct 10 17 24 31 7Nov 14 21 28 5Dec Lecture Chapters 13&14 14 14&15 15&16 16&17 17 17&6 6,18&U 18 19 19&20 20 22 22 22 ExamsandHolidays MondayHoliday 9thLastDaytoAdd 12thLDTDw/oincurring fees WednesdayExamI (Chapters13,14,15) 25thLDTDw/oreceivinga W WednesdayExamII (Chapters16&17) WednesdayExamIII (Chapters6,U,18&19) 20thLDTDw/aW ThursdayHoliday MondayLab Lecture Holiday Chemical Kinetics(10pts) WednesdayLab Safety/CheckIn FactorsofKinetics(5pts)

LeChateliers Principle(10pts) WeakAcids Lecture &Bases(10pts) DeterminationOf Buffers Ka(10pts) &pH(10pts) Acid/Baseproblems(5 SolubilityInvestigation(10 pts) pts) Solubility&Ksp Lecture& DeterminationofKf Lecture&Bomb Calorimetry(10pts) Electrochemistry Determinationofmolar massofPb(10pts) Halflifeof40K(10pts) Solubility&Ksp(10pts) DeterminationofKf(10 pts) ThermodynamicsofKNO3 solubility(20pts) Electrochemistry(20pts) Lecture EquilibriumBetweenTwo Co2+complexes(10pts)

SynthesisandAnalysisof Lecture aComplex SynthesisandAnalysisof SynthesisandAnalysisofa aComplex Complex SynthesisandAnalysisof CleanLocker aComplex(30pts) &CheckOut

FinalExamMonday,12December2011,4:00p.m. LateLabswillbeacceptedwiththefollowingpenalties: Lateonthedatedue: 50%ofthereportvalue 1ormoredayslate: NoCredit Thecapacitytolearnisagift Theabilitytolearnisaskill. Thewillingnesstolearnisachoice.

Chemistry102SectionsCovered Chemistry102isthethirdclassinthethreesemester(Chem68,101,102)series.Studentsare expected to come into Chemistry 102 with a solid foundation in Algebra, Geometry and basic Chemistry.TherewillbenoinclassreviewonmaterialfromChapters112oftheEbbingtext. However, many of the topics covered in Chemistry 102 require skills in the topics covered in those chapters and students must take responsibility to review as much as is necessary to relearnthematerialneeded. ExamI: Chapter13all Chapter14all Chapter15all ExamII: Chapter16all Chapter17all ExamIII: Chapter6Reviewsections6.16.8,especiallysectionsonInternalEnergyandUproblems fromLabManual Chapter18allRedoxreviewfromLabManual Chapter19allexceptsection19.8 FinalExam: Chapters1319(Comprehensive) Chapter20allexceptsections20.3,20.5 Chapter22allexceptSections22.1and22.2

CHEMISTRY102SUGGESTEDSTUDYPROBLEMSFROMTEXT YoushouldalwaysdoenoughPracticeproblemsfromeachassignedsectiontolearnthattype ofproblem.ThenusethesuggestedGeneralandCumulativeproblemsasatestforyourself (timed, no notes except what is permitted in an exam). At least one problem from each midtermwillbetakenfromthesequestions. Exam1 Chapter13General95,99,101,103,107,111,115,117,119,121;Cumulative141,145 Chapter14General83,85,87,91,93,97,99,101,103,105,111;Cumulative125,127 Chapter15General85,89,91,9399,101,103,107;Cumulative123,125 Exam2 Chapter16Generalallexcept133134;Cumulative149 Chapter17Generalallexcept107108;Cumulative119,121 Exam3 Chapter18Generalallexcept105106;Cumulativeall Chapter19GeneralandCumulativeall Final Reviewmaterialforpreviousexams Chapter20General91,93,97,99,101;Cumulative117,119,121 Chapter22noGeneralproblemsbutdoallthePracticeproblems

WewillbeusingOWL(OnlineWebLearning)asourhomeworksystemthisfall.Youwillneedto obtainOWLaccessaspartofthecourseforhomeworkcredit.Pleasechoosethescenariobelow thatappliestoyouandfollowthedirectionstogainaccess. Scenario 1: If you are using OWL for the first time for this course, please purchase a new AccessCodeusingoneofthesethreeoptionsanduseittoregisterforOWL: 1. Bundledwithyourtextbook:CheckthetextyoupurchasedforanOWLaccesscodecard. Anaccesscodeshouldcomewithallnewtextbooks. 2. Purchasedseparatelyatthebookstore:Ifyoupurchasedausedtextbook,checkwiththe bookstoretoseeiftheyhaveOWLaccesscodesforsale. 3. Purchase online: If you purchased a used textbook or have chosen to use an electronic textbook, go to www.cengage.com/owl, choose your course, and then choose Buy an Access Code. After you have your access code, you will use it to register for OWL and choosealoginandpassword.Seetheregistrationdirectionsat http://www.cengage.com/chemistry/discipline_content/owl/support/student_quick_st art.pdf Ifyouneedassistanceduringtheprocess,pleaseclickSupportatwww.cengage.com/owl. Scenario 2: If you used OWL last semester and purchased a 2Semester (12month) or 4 Semester (24month) Access Code, you still have access, but youll need to log in at www.cengage.com/owlandusetheAdd/SwitchCourselinktoputyourselfintothecorrectclass sectionforFallSemester.Ifyouhaveforgottenyourlogininformation,usetheLoginHelpon theloginpagetohaveitresenttoyou. Scenario 3: If you used OWL last semester and purchased a 1Semester (6Month) Access Code, your access will expire soon. Two weeks before your access expires, you will receive a notification when you log in to OWL that your access is about to expire. To extend it, first purchase a new access code by clicking Buy an Access Code at www.cengage.com/owl. (For detailedpurchaseinstructions,downloadtheAccessCodeGuidefromtheForStudentspageat www.cengage.com/owl.) After you have your access code, please follow these instructions carefullytoreregister.**Itisimportanttoregisterusingyourpreviousloginandpassword. DONOTcreateanewlogin.** 1. To reregister to extend your OWL access, go to www.cengage.com/owl and find your courseintheredbox. 2. ChooseRegister. 3. Choose your textbook. On the next page, choose your school. Then choose Student Registration. 4. Chooseyourcourseandsection. 5. EnteryourinformationintheSelfRegistrationForm.EnteryourAccessCodeintheAccess Codespace.BesuretousetheloginandpasswordyouhavebeenusingtoaccessOWL. PressContinue. 6. Confirmthattheinformationshownmatchesthatfortheindividuallisted.(Ifnomatchis foundandyouaresureyouhadapreviouslogin,gobacktotheloginpageforyourschool andtextandclickIveforgottenmyloginand/orpasswordtohavetheinformationsentto you.) 7. ClickContinue.

DeclarationofUnderstanding IherebydeclarethatIhavereadthesyllabusforthisclassandunderstandtherulesofthisclass. Ialsounderstand thatanyfailureon myparttofollowtherulesofthis classwillresult inthe abovementionedpenalties. PrintName Date Emailaddress(requiredinordertoreceivegradeupdates) **Failuretocompleteandturninthispagebyoneweekfromthefirstdayofclasswillresultin adeductionof20pointsfromyouroverallgrade.Thesepointsareforfeitandcannotbemade upatalatertime.** SignName Chemistry102 Class 3065 Section#