COURSE SYLLABUS: CHEM 101-3965 (General Chemistry I)

UNITS: 5.0

PREREQUISITES: Chem 100A or High school chemistry, and Math 14 (Intermediate Algebra)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Chemistry 101 is the first semester of general chemistry course with fundamental principles and theories of chemistry. Special emphasis on nomenclature of inorganic compounds, calculation in solution, stoichiometry, chemical reaction, chemical equilibrium, quantum mechanical model of the atom, periodicity, molecular structures, thermodynamics, Gas Laws, and kinetic molecular theory is included. The laboratory will give concrete examples of lecture material.

TEXT: CHEMISTRY, THE CENTRAL SCIENCE, Brown and LeMay, 7th edition

LAB MANUAL: LABORATORY PACKET FOR CHEM 101 is available in the Pub/Book.

REQUIRED MATERIALS: Duplicated notebook (available in Pub/Book)

                                                Scientific Calculator

                                               Safety Goggles (available in the Pub/Book)

EVALUATION PROCEDURES: One grade will be assigned for CHEM 101. The grade will include both lecture and lab work. If you fail either the lecture portion or the lab portion of the course, the highest grade you can earn in the course is a "D".

1. Lecture: 650 points = 65% of semester grade. From:

                                                    Number          Points/each          Total             Percent

Lecture Quizzes                            4                        30                       120                  12.0%

Section Tests                               3                      120                        360                  36.0%

Term Paper                                   1                        25                          25                    2.5%

Term Paper Presentation           1                        25                           25                   2.5%

Final Test                                    1                       120                         120                 12.0%

No Make-up test: Students will be expected to take all tests at the scheduled times. You can drop one (not include final test) of the lowest your test score. This policy's purpose is to mitigate emergencies (illness, injury, death of relative/friend, job loss/travel, etc.)

            2. Laboratory: 350 points = 35% of semester grade. From:

                                                                 Number          Points          Total          Percent

            Pre-lab Evaluation:                          15                  5                  75                  7.5%

            Lab Reports:                                    14                10                140                14.0%

            Lab Quiz:                                          15                  5                  75                  7.5%

            Formal Lab Report:                          1                 50                  50                  5.0%

            Notebook Evaluation:                     1                 10                  10                  1.0%

NOTE: NO MAKE-UP LABS.

SEMESTER GRADE: 1000 points (650 points from lecture and 350 points from lab)

A = 900-1000 90-100%

B = 800-899 80-89%

C = 700-799 70-79%

D = 600-699 60-69%