SYLLABUS
Chemistry 102: General Chemistry
II
Instructor: Dr. Ed Vitz Office: 315 Boehm Hall
Office Hours: WF 2-4; H 1-2; Other times by arrangement--please call or drop by.
Phone: 683-4443 email: vitz@kutztown.edu
Text: Chang, R. Chemistry, 9th Ed.,
Study Guide:
The study guide with problem solutions is optional for purchase; it is
available at the Library Circulation Desk.
Lab Text: Laboratory Instructions for each experiment are found in Blackboard® (see below). You need to purchase Safety Goggles in the bookstore.
Calculator: Obtain a LCD calculator with log functions and scientific (exponential) display. You are encouraged to use it during exams and quizzes.
WWW Sites: Browse to: http://faculty.kutztown.edu/vitz/chm102/102home.html
Or Browse to: http://faculty.kutztown.edu/vitz/ and select: CHM102
**KU ID: If you don’t have a KU account, you’ll need
one to access the online course tools. For advise
on how to set your KU password at initial logon, see https://secure.kutztown.edu/StudentAccountSystem/ On a campus computer, enter Username: newaccount; Password: Spring-2008;
and Domain: Students (students.kutztown.edu).
Your KU student ID is assigned to you by KU. It is the first letter of your first name,
the first four letters of your last name, and three arbitrary numbers.
** Blackboard®:
Lecture homework assignments, laboratory instructions and
lecture slides will be accessed in Blackboard. There is a link to Blackboard on the CHM020
web site, or go to http://blackboard.kutztown.edu/
To logon to Blackboard:
Blackboard Login ID: Blackboard Initial
Password: First four letters of your last name in capitals and your birthdate in the format YYYYMMDD: If your name is Joseph Jones and you were
born on September 14, 1987, your password would be JONE19870914.
In Blackboard, the most frequently used features will be:
Course Documents: This folder will contain the lecture slides, solutions to tests and the laboratory handouts.
Check Assignments: This folder will contain quizzes that you will be asked to periodically complete.
Check for Grades: To find out your test grade, click on the link titled Tools, this will take to page with a menu of choices. Click on My Grades for quiz and test grades.
**Electronic Homework (EHW) Assignments in “ChemSkillBuilder (CSB):
To enter the CSB site, go to the CHM102 home page and click on Electronic Homework Website, which is a link to http://www.mhhe.com/csb/.
If you used CSB last semester, log on in the Welcome Page using the User Name you created, and Registration Code included with your text (note that the Registration Code, which is usually a 10 letter word followed by a hyphen and a 6 digit number. Select Account Information, and change the Course ID to 102 (the section remains 010), then click on Credit Mode.
If you did not use CSB last semester, select New Student Registration in the Welcome Page. Instructions are included in your textbook, inside the CD package, for registering. When you register, choose your own username, select Kutztown from the drop down university list, and find the instructor name/course given on this syllabus. Enter “102” for the course number, and “010” for the section number of the course, or your grades will not be properly recorded. Enter your name, email address, and other information as required. If you buy a used textbook, you need to buy a new CSB package.
Individually-graded Electronic Homework assignments should be completed without consulting other students or instructors about specific problems (general questions and discussion is encouraged). Evidence of other students doing your work can lead to a zero in this part of the course. Your scores will be automatically recorded online when you complete a section, and your scores will be recorded one week after they are assigned to ensure that you are keeping up. You must finish all assignments, but you have unlimited tries to do so, and only your highest score counts (even if it is not your last attempt at the problems).
Merely getting the right answer to a homework problem is not always enough: answers are actually provided for you in Appendices of the text, and during the electronic homework sessions. You should know why these answers are correct, but you should also
(1) try alternative solutions to correctly solve problems,
(2) try alternative solutions which incorrectly solve problems, and know why they’re wrong,
(3) visualize how the solutions might be applied in the laboratory, home, or industry (this will help you recognize when the problem solution is appropriate).
Although
you get credit for doing EHW, your emphasis should be on learning the material
so you do well on the tests, which are the most important measure of how much
you know. If you do not know how do do a problem, study the text to find out. This takes time, but it’s the only way to
learn. You learn almost nothing by looking at the answers supplied by EHW and copying
them to solve the problem.
Course Features:
General Chemistry II is designed for science majors who have successfully completed General Chemistry I.
**Course Schedule: A schedule of course topics, reading assignments, homework assignments, and Electronic Homework (EHW) assignments using "ChemSkillBuilder", quizzes, and tests is attached. Students should skim the sections of the text assigned on the schedule before lectures, then review and complete the exercise assignments shortly after the corresponding lectures. The assigned "Exercises" are found at the end of each chapter, and you should write them out, but they will not be collected; you will not do well on quizzes and tests if you do not thoroughly understand the assigned readings and do the assigned EHW and Exercises. The quizzes and tests which are listed on the schedule will have questions similar to those assigned for homework.
**lab hours: The lab will be open to students whenever other classes are not scheduled. The Lab is occupied most days 2-5 PM and 6-9 PM.
**Study Guide: Copies of the Study Guide and Answer Book are available on Library Reserve at the Circulation Desk on the Main Floor of the library.
**Supplemental Instruction: Three optional but highly recommended periods per week of help sessions, practice quizzes, and tutoring will be led by an upper-class Chemistry major.
**Tutors: If you have
difficulty, student tutors will be available at the
** Extra Credit: You may earn extra credit as well as increase your scores on tests by submitting a report on any work related to the course topics. Extra credit is used as follows: If your grade is just below the cutoff for the next higher grade (ie you have a 79 and B is 80), it will give me a reason to assign the higher grade. Extra credit work may include:
1. CAI (Computer Aided Instruction) Programs: You may earn extra credit by visiting and reporting on the web sites linked to the CHM102 home page, or on the laboratory computers. You will have to choose programs that are relevant to current course topics, and take notes on what the program directs you to do for extra credit. In Lab: Click on the "Comprehensive Chemistry" icon, which leads to programs on chemical reactions, orbitals and electrons, and gases. Click on “Mastering Chemistry” to view the "Introduction to General Chemistry" series, which includes programs on the elements (periodic table, isotopes, etc.), formulas and equations, atomic weights, percent composition, gas laws, the metric system, and solutions. Finally, the “Shortcut to SIRS” icon leads to programs that are used in lecture to simulate chemical processes.
2. Attendance: A small extra credit bonus will be awarded for attendance, which will be recorded daily. Lectures will include demonstrations and a different style of presentation from the text, so attendance will be necessary for earning good grades.
3. End of Chapter Homework problems may be submitted for extra credit, as well as practice problems from the Text Online Resources (link in CHM102 Home Page, click on Chapter, then Self-Assessment).
**Laboratory: You must attend one three-hour laboratory session weekly. You must have a written excuse for absences in order to make up a missed lab; otherwise you will receive a zero for the missed session. You must arrange with your instructor to make up a lab within one week of missing it. You need to supply your own safety goggles (available in the bookstore or hardware stores), and a lockable storage drawer will be supplied in the laboratory for your equipment and goggles. Students will not be allowed to work in the laboratory without goggles.
Grading: Grade
Assignments:
Test I, II: 30% A 90-100% of high score
EHW: 13% B 80-90%
Quizzes: 12% C 70-80%
Lab: 25% D 60-70%
Final Exam: 20% F <60%