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Phone: 617-713-5185
or 617-713-5195
Welcome
to chemistry! The following topics correspond to the chapters in the text
“Chemistry” by Merrill.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2 Measuring
and Calculating
Chapter 3 Matter
Chapter 4 Atomic
Structure
Chapter 5 Electron
Clouds and Probability
Chapter 28 Nuclear
Chemistry (Optional)
Chapter 6 Periodic
Table
Chapter 10 Periodic
Properties
Chapter 7 Chemical
Formulas
Chapter 8 The
Mole
Chapter 9 Chemical
Reactions
Chapter 12 Chemical
Bonding
Chapter 13 Molecular
Structure (Except: Hybrid Orbitals, Sigma and Pi Bonds)
Chapter 14 Polar
Molecules (Except: Coordinate Chemistry)
Optional: Chromatography (Sect.
14.3)
Chapter 15 Kinetic
Theory
Chapter 18 Gases
Chapter 19 Gases
and the Mole
Chapter 16 Solids
Chapter 17 Liquids
Chapter 20 Solutions
and Colloids
Chapter 21 Colligative
Properties
Chapter 23 Acids,
Bases, and Salts
Chapter 22 Reaction
Rate and Chemical Equilibrium
LABS:
Laboratory time will be set aside
throughout the course. The labs are selected from various sources to coincide
with topics covered in class. You will
be required to produce a full laboratory report for a couple of the laboratory
experiments. The lab report format will be explained in class and is available
on the class website. All formal lab reports must be typed. You are encouraged to discuss your findings
with each other, but the lab report must be your own work. You must follow all
laboratory safety rules and will read, sign and have parents/guardians sign the
Flinn Laboratory Safety contract. You will not be allowed to work in the
laboratory unless the contract has the required signatures. Approved laboratory
goggles must be worn for all laboratories.
Goggles will be provided. Late work will not be accepted after 3 days
have passed since the due date. 10% of
the points possible will be deducted from the lab grade for each day late. For each day that has an excused absence, the
student will receive an extra day to turn in work with no penalty (this only
applies to the day a lab is due or the 3 days after a lab is due).
HOMEWORK: Homework will be assigned every night and
will be clearly posted in class and on the class website. Students are expected to take notes on the topics discussed in class and will, each night,
study those notes as part of your homework assignment. Homework will be checked
randomly over the course and awarded 1 to 5 points for each assignment. No
credit will be given for homework that is not completed at the time it is
checked by the teacher. Late
homework will be accepted for half credit provided that it is passed in before
the material is tested or evaluated.
GRADING:
a. Exams and quizzes count for 2/3 of
the total grade. Exams will be announced in advance. Quizzes may or may not be announced. Full credit will only be given if the
equation and all of the work is clearly shown.
All answers must include the appropriate of significant figures and
units for full credit to be earned.
b. Labs and homework count for 1/3 of the total grade.
c. Projects will be added into either the quiz/test or lab/homework grade depending on the project.
d. A Midterm Exam will be given on
e.
Class participation may raise
or lower your grade up to five points.
(This includes
class attendance.)
f. Copying or cheating will automatically result in a zero.
EXTRA HELP: By
appointment before or after school.
CALCULATORS: Calculators may be used on all tests and quizzes. Calculators may not be shared. No programmable calculators will be allowed.
STUDENT EXPECTATIONS: You should maintain a portfolio containing all homework assignments, quizzes, tests, laboratory reports, and any other assignments for reference. Save all of your work in the event that there is a question or problem with a particular grade.