COURSE SYLLABUS: CHEM 102 (General Chemistry II)
UNITS: 5.0
PREREQUISITES: Chem 101 (General Chemistry I) or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Continuation of chemistry 101 with introductory matter on solutions of acids and bases, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, reaction kinetics, chemistry of common elements, radiochemistry, and organic chemistry are included. The laboratory will give concrete examples of lecture material, also qualitative analysis and further inorganic preparation techniques will be studied.
TEXT: CHEMISTRY, THE CENTRAL SCIENCE, Brown and LeMay, 7th edition
LAB MANUAL: LABORATORY PACKET FOR CHEM 102 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 102. 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: 600 points = 60.0% of semester grade. From:
Number Points/each Total Percent
Study Assignments: 8 10 80 8.0%
Lecture Quizzes 5 10 50 5.0%
Section Tests 3 100 300 30.0%
Term Paper 1 25 25 2.5%
Term Paper Presentation 1 25 25 2.5%
Final Test 1 120 120 12.0%
NOTE: NO MAKE-UP TEST.
2. Laboratory: 400 points = 40.0% of semester grade. From:
Number Points Total Percent
Pre-lab Evaluation: 12 3 36 3.6%
Lab Reports: 12 7 84 8.4%
Lab Quiz: 13 10 130 13.0%
Qualitative Unknown: 5 10 50 5.0%
General Unknown: 1 30 30 3.0%
Formal Lab Report: 1 60 60 6.0%
Notebook Evaluation: 1 10 10 1.0%
NOTE: NO MAKE-UP LABS.SEMESTER GRADE:
1000 points (600 points from lecture and 400 points from lab)A = 900-1000 90-100%
B = 800-899 80-89%
C = 700-799 70-79%
D = 600-699 60-69%
F = 0-599 0-59%