Glendale Community College

Dr.DARMANYAN

Chem.110

Elements General Chemistry

SYLLABUS

General Information

Prerequisites
Math 141 or one year school algebra with a grade of “C” or better

Class Schedule
Lecture hours: M & W 6:30 – 8:42 PM SB 243Office hours: M & W 6:10 – 6:30 & 8:45-9:45 PM

Contact the Instructor
Tel: (818) 240-1000 x 5386 E-mail: pdarmany@lausd.net

Lecture MaterialsRequired
Textbook: Zumdahl. Introductory Chemistry. 6th Ed. Houghton-Mifflin. 2004.
Recommended: Complete Solutions Guide for Introductory Chemistry. 6th Ed. Hall.

Laboratory Materials
Required: Lab Manual (Foundations of College Chemistry in the laboratory, 12th ed. John Willey and Sons Inc. 2004);
Pencil and pen, Lab notebook, Periodic Table, Scientific calculator.

OSHA-approved safety goggles must be worn at all times in the lab, and kept in your locker between labs.

Grading
Exams (120 x 4) - 480 pts
Quizzes (30 x 4) - 120 pts
Home Work (HW) - 50 pts
Lab Reports/Lab Quizzes - 200 pts
Final Exam - 150 pts
Semester Total - 1000 pts

The point score corresponds to the final letter grades:
900 - 1000 = A
800 - 899 = B
650 - 799 = C
500 - 649 = D
499 or less = F

For the borderline cases, the deciding factors will include attendance, laboratory skills,homework preparation, attitude, diligence, and improvement, especially on the final exam.No student can pass the course without a passing grade in lab, regardless of point total.

Exams and Quizzes
Exam is an hour test covering the specific part of a course (see schedule). Exams will be closed-book, closed-notes, and students should bring their own scantrons (form # 882 – E), # 2 pencils, and calculators. The quiz can be administered at any time during the lecture. The quiz covers currently learned material.

Homework Assignments
The homework is intended to give you practice, drill, and reinforcement of the lecture material.The assigned problems are for your use weekly for the assigned chapter of a textbook (see schedule). Completion of the assigned homework is an absolutely essential part of the course! Students who do not do the assignments are often unable to solve problems under exam conditions.The HW for the assigned chapters will be collected at the day of the current exam, checked, recorded, and returned to the students at the same day. Late HW will result in 50% off points. The HW turned in has to have both the copied questions/assignments and the answers.

Lab Instructions
The items that should be brought to the lab at every lab meeting are listed on page 1.

Lab Reports
Unless announced otherwise, reports are due promptly at the end of each lab period. Late reports are not accepted without permission of the instructor. Graded lab reports will be given back bythe lab instructor. All data should be entered in ink or ball-point pen directly into the lab report, and not on loose pieces of paper. Calculations involved in the lab are to be shown in complete details. They must include the equations (formulas) being used, and the equation re-written with the numbers substituted, including the proper unit label and number of significant figures.Working in pairsFor the lab experiments you will work in pairs. If your lab partner is absent on a particular day, notify the instructor. Each member of the pair is responsible for recording all data, performing all calculations, answering all questions independently, and turning in completed, separate lab reports.

Lab Quizzes
Quizzes are announced in advance and will cover some aspects of the lab just completed and handed back.

Safety
Safety must be a primary consideration for all students entering the chemical lab. All students are responsible for strict adherence to the list of laboratory safety rules read and singed by all students.Students have responsibility for learning and understanding the safety features for each experiment. Each student has an obligation to consult with the instructor when safety procedures are not clear.
OHSA-approved eye protection (safety goggles) must be worn at all times in the laboratory!
Violations may result in dismissal from the course!

Attendance and Absence Policy
Students are expected to attend all class meetings. Students may be dropped from class for failure to attend all class meetings during the first week of instruction if they have not made prior arrangement with an instructor.Students also may be dropped for continuous or cumulative absences. With three unjustified absencesThe student will be excluded from the course. Two tardiness are considered as one unjustified absence.Any student remaining on the official roll sheet after the last official day of dropping classes must(by State Law) be assigned a letter grade of “A” through “F”. There will be no makeup exams, quizzes, or labs. Missed assignments will be counted as zero, except in rare, extenuating circumstances.The unjustified absence in the Final Exam will result automatically in an “F” for the whole course unless the instructor is advised of extenuating circumstances in advance or within 24 hours of a day of the final exam.

Cellular phones are not allowed!
Ringing of such items during the class or during the lab will result in a deduction of 50 points of the student’s grade.

Academic integrity
Any form of cheating will result in a letter grade of “F” for that test and notification of Academic Affairs.Students who violate the academic standards – 2006-2007 College catalog,http://www.lattc.edu/lattc/catalog_contents.htm - will be referred to the Vice President of Academic Affairsand may be expelled from the course, and/or from the college.


TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Week - Chapter - Lecture

1. M Ch.1. Introduction.
W Ch.2 Measurement. Calculation.

2. M Ch.3 Matter.
W Ch.4. Elements. Atoms. Ions.

3. M Ch. 4. Elements. Atoms. Ions.
W Ch. 10. Atomic Theory.
Quiz # 1 Ch.24 M Ch.

4. M Nomenclature (1)
W Ch. 5. Nomenclature (2)
Exam # 1 Ch.2, 3, 4,10

5. M Ch. 8. Chemical Composition (1)
W Ch. 8. Chemical Composition (2)

6. M Ch.11. Chemical Bonding (1)
W Ch.11. Chemical Bonding (2)
Quiz # 2 Ch. 5, 8

7. M Ch.12. Gases (1)
W Ch.12. Gases (2)
Exam # 2 Ch.5,8,11

8. M Ch.13. Solids and Liquids
W Ch.14. Solutions (1)

9. M Ch.14. Solutions (2)
W Ch. 6. Chemical Reactions
Quiz # 3 Ch.12,13

10. M Ch. 7. Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
W Ch. 9. Chemical Quantities (1)
Exam # 3 Ch.12,13,14

11. M Veteran’s Day – campus closed
W Ch. 9. Chemical Quantities

12. M Ch. 16. Equilibrium
W Ch.15. Acids and Bases (1)
Quiz # 4 Ch.6, 7

13. M Ch.15. Acids and Bases(2)
W Ch.17. Oxidation-Reduc. Reactions (1)
Exam # 4 Ch. 6,7,9,16

14. M Ch.17. Oxidation-Reduc. Reactions (2)
W Ch. 18. Nuclear Chemistry (1)

15. M Ch. 18. Nuclear Chemistry (2)
W Ch.19. Organic Chemistry

16. Final ExamBest Wishes in Your Studies

LABORATORY SECTION
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Week - Labs - Quizzes

1. Check-in. Introduction. Safety Rules.Exercise # 1. Scientific Notation.
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2. Exp. # 2. Measurements. Math drill.

3. Exp. # 7. Hydrates

4. Exercises 3,4,5 – Nomenclature

5. Determination of Empirical Formula (Hand-out)
Quiz # 1

6. Exp. # 3. Preparation and Properties of Oxygen

7 . Gas Laws (Hand-out)
Quiz # 2

8. Solubility and Precipitation (Hand-out)

9. Exercises 6,7, – Equations
Quiz # 3

10. Exp. 3 B - Identification of Selected Ions

11. Exp. # 4. Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen

12. Exp. # 22. Titration I
Quiz # 4
13. Exercises 16,17 –Redox Reactions

14. Lab final (Review)

15. Check out.Final week