CHEMISTRY 112 GENERAL INFORMATION SPRING 2002
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OBJECTIVES: |
At the end of this course, it is expected that the student will be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of basic chemical principles, including the following areas: solutions and miscibility, equilibrium including acid/base behavior and solubility, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, kinetics, nuclear chemistry and the rudiments of organic chemistry. 2. See the applicability of chemistry to common occurrences in daily life. 3. Analyze a problem and determine the appropriate mathematical manipulation required to solve the problem. 4. Tie together macroscopic phenomena with microscopic understanding. |
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LECTURES: |
Section 1: MWF 11:30-12:20 in CB 153
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INSTRUCTOR: |
Deanna (Dede) Dunlavy e-mail: ddunlavy@nmsu.edu |
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TEXTBOOK: |
"Essential Chemistry", by Raymond Chang ; second edition, McGraw Hill Publishing, 2000. |
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LAB TEXT: |
Chem 111-112. General Chemistry Lab Manual, from Outernet Publishing, LLC. |
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CALCULATOR: |
You will need a calculator with exponential notation and logs. Alpha-numeric calculators are NOT permitted to be used on quizzes or exams. |
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PREREQUISITES: |
To be eligible to take CHEM 112 you should have obtained a grade of D or better in CHEM 111. Note, however, that it is better for students that did not perform well in CHEM 111 to repeat the course before attempting to continue on in CHEM 112. As a general rule an average of one letter grade is dropped in going from CHEM 111 to CHEM 112, if study habits are not improved. |
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EXTRA HELP: |
Low tech resources: 1. Both your lecture instructor and laboratory TA have posted office hours. 2. Help is also available in the General Chemistry Assistance Room, CB 110. The times help will be available will be posted. 3. A list of tutors, who can be hired for hourly fee, is available in CB 100. 4. Supplemental Instruction Workshops, a one credit hour course, are available for enrollment. SI workshops are peer instructed and provide small group activities to help you master content and gain better study strategies. The workshop associated with CHEM 112 is listed as CHEM 102. 5. A student study guide that complements the text (not required) is available at the bookstore. High tech resources: 1. A website created by Dr. Sergei Smirnov in this department has many practice problems for you to try. To reach it, go to www.chemistry.nmsu.edu/studntres/exercises. 2. There is an Online Learning Center associated with this textbook. The URL for the site is www.mhhe.com/essentialchemistry. The site has many practice quizzes and animations to help you visualize content. Look under the Student Resources heading for the options available to you.
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EXAMINATIONS: |
All CHEM 112 students will take their hourly exams on Wednesday nights at 7:30-9:00 pm. The exams will be given on the following dates, make sure that you are available the exam times. Exam
1 Feb.
6 Exam
2 Mar.
6 Exam
3 Apr.
17 Final Exam Wednesday, May 8, 3:30-5:30 If you can not take the exams at these times then you must drop the course. NO EXAM SCORES WILL BE DROPPED! Exam keys will be posted but only at the end of the examination period. NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES OTHER THAN CALCULATORS WILL BE ALLOWED DURING THE EXAMINATION. For each exam, you are required to bring with you: Ø a New Mexico State University Test Score Sheet Ø a #2 (soft) lead pencil Ø your school ID (with photo) |
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MISSED EXAM, QUIZ AND ASSIGNMENT POLICY: |
Students must notify the instructor before an exam, quiz or assignment is missed in order to qualify for any of the exceptions noted in this section. Failure to communicate with the instructor will result in a “0” for any missed item. There will be no makeup exams, quizzes or assignments for this course. If you have a conflicting university event you should notify the lecture instructor as soon as possible so as to schedule an early exam or to qualify for an excused quiz or assignment. The only valid excuses for missing anything are documented illness, death in the family, or required participation in any university related function. Should you have a valid excuse, get in contact with the instructor sometime before the exam or quiz is given or assignment due. Where an early exam is not possible, the missed exam will receive the average of the other three exams. Excused quizzes and assignments will not count against you in the final grade determination. Unexcused work will be assigned a grade of zero. Students with more than 3 excused quizzes may be required to do additional work to make up for the missed work. Again, the excused option is only available when arrangements have been made prior to the missing of the exam or other graded work. If the instructor is unobtainable on the day of the exam or quiz, call 646-2505 and leave a message. |
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LABORATORY: |
Safety goggles must be worn whenever laboratory work is in progress. Goggles that will fit over most prescription glasses are available in the bookstore. Check with your laboratory instructor before purchasing goggles so that you will obtain acceptable ones. Contact lenses should not be worn in the Laboratory. Safety policy also requires that you wear shoes that cover your feet (no open sandals) and either long pants or a lab apron which protects your legs. In the event of an accident it is far better to spill caustics and acids on clothing than directly on skin. Any experiments unavoidably missed must be made up within one week. Laboratories not made up will result in a deduction from the laboratory grade. You must have permission from your Teaching Assistant before a lab can be made up. You may make up an experiment in any Chem 112 laboratory, provided that you obtain permission from the TA of that laboratory section. When a laboratory experiment is made-up, turn in the report to the TA in charge who will deliver it to your TA. |
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STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT: |
Please review the student code of conduct in your Student Handbook. Academic charges will be pursued for anybody caught in the act of cheating during an exam. |
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DISABILITIES: |
If you have or believe you have a disability that interferes with your performance as a student in this class, you are encouraged for academic reasons to discuss this on a confidential basis with the instructor and /or the Disabled Students Program coordinator (phone: 646-1921, TTY:646-1918) and/or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator (tel. 646-7795). Appropriate accommodations may be provided for you. |
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WITHDRAWALS & "I" GRADES: |
Students are sometimes confused about the requirements for a grade of "Incomplete", assuming it is a "late W". No withdrawals from individual courses are allowed after the mid-point of the semester (October 17). "I" grades can be given only after the mid-point of the semester. To receive an "I" the student must be passing the course with a C grade or better at the midpoint of the semester and then be prevented from completing the course successfully due to illness or a family crisis. The student must provide documentation that the illness or family emergency makes it impossible for the student to complete the course with a passing grade. |
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GRADE: |
Three hour exams and final (15% each)…………………….60% Lab experiments……………………………………………..20% Lecture quizzes and assignments……………………………20% Students who are retaking CHEM 112 may be excused from the experimental portion of the course if their previous lab grade was 70 or better and the lab was completed within the past two years. A student who wishes to be excused from the lab must discuss this possibility with the lecture instructor before the end of the first week of the session. Previous lab grades can be obtained from the previous instructor or the general chemistry office. The grading scheme applied to people with excused lab work is as follows: Three hour exams and final….………………………………75% Lecture quizzes and assignments…………………………….25% Previous lab grades will not be counted in calculating the final course grade. |
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PRACTICE PROBLEMS: |
Review of Lewis Structures and polarity: Ch. 9 21—24, 29, 30, 82 Ch. 10 19—22, 45, 53, 58, 59 Organic Chemistry: Ch. 13 1—3, 7—12, 16, 21, 22, 28, 33—35, 37, 38, 48, 52, 60 Coordination Compounds: Ch. 18 5, 9, 11, 12, 14, 19 Intermolecular Forces and
Liquids and Solids Ch. 11 3, 6, 9—19, 36—38, 41, 42, 53—55, 58—61, 66—69, 75, 88, 90, 91, 101, 105 Physical Properties of Solutions Ch. 12 8, 9, 11, 14—17, 20—27, 31, 32, 40, 41, 49, 50, 56, 58, 62, 64, 66, 71, 73—75, 83, 88 Chemical Kinetics: Ch. 14 5, 6, 12, 13, 15—22, 28, 31, 34—36, 38, 43—47, 49, 58, 59, 64—66, 72, 74, 76, 82, 85(a and b), 87 Chemical Equilibrium: Ch. 15 1, 2, 6, 8, 11, 12, 18(Kp only), 20, 22, 24, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 36, 39, 40, 42—46, 50, 51, 54, 65, 66, 72, 75, 76, 85 Acids and Bases and Solubility: Ch. 16 1, 3—8, 12—14, 16—18, 20—22, 24, 29—32, 34, 37, 40, 42, 44, 46, 55—57, 62, 63, 73, 80, 93 Ch. 17 1—6, 8—10, 12, 13, 16, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 40—44, 46, 48, 69, 72, 73, 75, 77, 81, 82, 87, 99, 103 Thermodynamics: Ch. 19 2, 6—8, 10—12, 16—18, 22, 23, 29, 30, 36, 38, 46, 50—52, 60, 62 Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry: Ch. 20 1, 2, 7—14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 35, 37, 57, 63 Nuclear Chemistry: Ch. 21 3—6, 10, 12, 18, 20, 25, 30, 33, 38, 39, 51, 53, 54, 59 |
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