While every effort has been made to make sure this electronic
syllabus is error-free, it is not official.
The definitive source of course information remains
the original (paper) syllabus distributed in class.
While every effort has been made to make sure this electronic
syllabus is error-free, it is not official.
The definitive source of course information remains
the original (paper) syllabus distributed in class.
LYCOMING COLLEGE CHEMISTRY
110 FALL 2001
Course
Description - Chemistry
110 constitutes a quantitative introduction to the concepts and models of
chemistry. Topics include the
experimental foundations of the atomic theory of matter, stoichiometry,
thermochemistry, periodic trends in atomic properties, the electronic structure
of atoms, chemical bonding and the geometry of molecules. These concepts are used to develop models
for the behavior of gases, liquids, solids, solutions and simple chemical
reactions. Prerequisite: credit for or exemption from Math 100.
Faculty Responsibilities Office Office Hours email
Dr.
David A. Franz lectures,
recitation HBC 232,
ext. 4181 MWF,
9-10; MF, 1:30-3:00 franz@lycoming.edu
Dr.
Charles H. Mahler labs
U, X, Y HBC 202,
ext. 4351 MWF,
10-11; MW, 1-2 mahler@lycoming.edu
Mrs.
Lou Ann Tom lab Z
Betsy
Williams study
group facilitator wileliz@lycoming.edu
Course Format
•Lectures - MWF, 11:30 a.m., HBC
G09, attendance required (3 pt. penalty per absence > three).
•Recitation - one hour on Thursday,
attendance checked, possibly required.
•Laboratory - one three-hour period,
attendance required in the scheduled period.
•Assigned
homework - covered each Thursday in Recitation. Past experience has shown that a student's performance on
homework correlates very positively with his or her performance in the course.
Grading
Scheme
The final grade is based on the
percentage of a total score of 800 points, distributed as follows:
10
best quizzes, 15 points each = 150
3
hour exams, 100 points each = 300
1
lab average, 200 points = 200
1
final exam, 120 points = 120
1
homework/class average = 30
800
•Bonus
points may be earned by attending the weekly Chemistry Colloquium (3 pts each,
max of 21 pts), and/or by completing extra-credit problems and papers to be
announced later.
•There
will be no make-up exams. If the final
exam % grade is higher than any one hour exam grade, the lowest hour exam grade
will be dropped and the final exam % grade substituted for it.
•Assignment
of letter grades is based roughly on the following: A (90%-100%); B (80%-89%); C (70%-79%); D (60%-69%); F (below
60%). Plus and minus grades are included
in these ranges. Consideration is also
given to student performance as evidenced in the classroom, laboratory, and on
homework.
•General Chemistry, An Integrated
Approach, 2nd Ed. – Hill and Petrucci (Prentice Hall, 1999).
•Lab safety glasses - available from the
Chemistry Club. Also, long pants
required in lab, and no bare feet or sandals.
•Lab notebook with quadrille pages
(Freeman) - available at the Campus Store.
•Scientific
calculator (with log functions and scientific notation) - no passing of this
item during quizzes and tests.
•Website (optional) –
cw.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/hill2/ or via the CD-ROM which
comes with the text.
Academic
Honesty - Unless otherwise stated, all work
submitted for a grade must be your own.
Students found cheating on examinations, quizzes, or laboratory reports
will be dealt with according to the procedures in the Faculty Handbook, which
allow for either a reduction in course grade or expulsion from the course with
a grade of F. You are encouraged to
work on homework problems with other students.
However, for any homework that is collected for grading, you must submit
your own work; outright copying of homework will be penalized.
Special
Invitation - Please feel
free to bring to any of the faculty your interests, difficulties, questions, or
perplexities. Or just come by for a
chat. If our posted office hours don't
suit, you are welcome to make an appointment.
|
Day |
Date |
Reading |
Topic |
Lab |
|
M |
8-27 |
1.1 – 1.2 |
Introduction; Matter & Properties |
Orientation; Check - In |
|
W |
8-29 |
1.3 – 1.6 |
Units; Sig. Figs.; Conversions; Density
|
|
|
F |
8-31 |
2.1 – 2.2 |
QUIZ 1 (1.1 – 1.6); Atomic Theory |
|
|
M |
9-
3 |
2.3
– 2.5 |
e-,p+,n; Isotopes; Atomic Masses; Periodic Table |
Density (#1) |
|
W |
9- 5 |
2.6 – 2.8 |
Molecular & Ionic Compounds;
Formulas & Names |
|
|
F |
9- 7 |
2.9 – 2.10 |
QUIZ 2 (2.1 - 2.8); Acids, Bases,
Salts; Organic Compounds |
|
|
M |
9-10 |
2.9
– 2.10 |
Organic Compounds |
Separations (#2) |
|
W |
9-12 |
3.1 – 3.3 |
Molecular Masses; The Mole &
Avogadro’s Number; g/mol conversions |
|
|
F |
9-14 |
3.4 – 3.6 |
QUIZ 3 (2.9 – 3.3); Mass % &
Formulas |
|
|
M |
9-17 |
3.7
– 3.10 |
Chemical Equations;
Stoichiometry |
Alum (#3) |
|
W |
9-19 |
3.11 |
Limiting Reactants; % Yields;
Solutions, Molarity, and Dilution |
|
|
F |
9-21 |
|
QUIZ 4 (3.4 – 3.11); Solution
Stoichiometry |
|
|
M |
9-24 |
|
Electrolytes, Arrhenius’ Theory; Acids & Bases
|
% Water (#4) |
|
W |
9-26 |
4.1 |
EXAM 1, Chapters 1 – 3
|
|
|
F |
9-28 |
4.2 – 4.3 |
Ionic
Equations; Precipitation Reactions
|
|
|
M |
10- 1 |
4.4 |
Oxidation-Reduction
(Redox); Balancing Redox Equations |
Nine Bottle (#9) |
|
W |
10-
3 |
4.5 – 4.6 |
Half Reactions and Balancing Redox
Equations |
|
|
F |
10-
5 |
5.1 – 5.2 |
QUIZ 5 (Chapter 4); Gases and Gas Laws |
|
|
M |
10- 8 |
5.3
– 5.8 |
Gas Laws, Stoichiometry,
Partial Pressures |
Atomic Weight (#6) |
|
W |
10-10 |
5.9 – 5.12 |
Molecular Motion, Kinetic Theory, Real
Gases |
|
|
F |
10-12 |
6.1 – 6.4 |
QUIZ 6 (Chapter 5); Energy, Heat,
Enthalpy and Calorimetry |
|
|
M |
10-15 |
6.5
– 6.6 |
Calorimetry, Reaction
Enthalpies, Hess’ Law |
Calorimetry (#8) |
|
W |
10-17 |
6.7 – 6.8 |
Enthalpies of Combustion, Standard
Heats of Formation |
|
|
F |
10-19 |
|
LONG WEEKEND, NO CLASS |
|
|
M |
10-22 |
7.1
– 7.5 |
QUIZ 7 (Chapter 6); Light
and Atomic Spectra |
Distillation (#7A) |
|
W |
10-24 |
7.6 – 7.8 |
Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom |
|
|
F |
10-26 |
|
EXAM 2, Chapters 4 – 6 |
|
|
M |
10-29 |
7.9
– 8.5 |
Orbitals, Energy Levels,
Electron Configurations |
FP, Density, IR (#7B) |
|
W |
10-31 |
8.6 – 8.9 |
Ions, Periodic Properties and Trends |
|
|
F |
11-
2 |
9.1 – 9.4 |
QUIZ 8 (Chapters 7 & 8); Lewis Symbols & Ionic Compounds |
|
|
M |
11- 5 |
9.6
– 9.8 |
Lewis Structures, Octet
Rule, Resonance, Formal Charges |
ReCrystl, MP (#7C) |
|
W |
11-
7 |
9.9 – 9.10 |
Octet Exceptions; Bond Lengths and Bond
Energies |
|
|
F |
11-
9 |
9.11–9.12 |
QUIZ 9 (9.1 – 9.10); Alkenes, Alkynes,
Polymers |
|
|
M |
11-12 |
10.1 |
Molecular Shape by VSEPR |
Mol. Wt. (#7D) |
|
W |
11-14 |
10.2 |
VSEPR; Polar Bonds and Polar Molecules |
|
|
F |
11-16 |
10.3 |
QUIZ 10 (Chapters 9 & 10); Atomic
Orbital Overlap |
|
|
M |
11-19 |
10.4
– 10.5 |
Valence Bond Theory and Hybrid
Orbitals |
No lab |
|
W |
|
|
THANKSGIVING BREAK |
|
|
F |
|
|
|
|
|
M |
11-26 |
10.8
– 10.9 |
Benzene and Aromatic
Compounds |
GC, IR, UV (#7E) |
|
W |
11-28 |
11.1 – 11.3 |
Intermolecular
Forces; Phase Changes
|
|
|
F |
11-30 |
|
EXAM 3, Chapters 7 - 10
|
|
|
M |
12- 3 |
11.4
|
Course Evaluations; Phase
Diagrams |
Check – Out |
|
W |
12-
5 |
11.5 – 11.7 |
The Liquid State |
|
|
F |
12-
7 |
|
QUIZ 11 (Chapter 11); Illustrated
Review |
|
|
M-F |
12- |
|
Final
Exam, date and time to
be announced |
|
Last updated August 31, 2001.
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