CHEM 1151K FALL 2006
GENERAL
COURSE INFORMATION
Instructor: Lucille B. Garmon, Ph. D.,
Professor of Chemistry
Office: TLC 2132 e-mail:
lgarmon@westga.edu
Office Hours:
Required Materials for Course
Text: General, Organic, and Biochemistry:
Structures of Life (“platinum” edition) by Karen
Timberlake. Pearson/Benjamin
Cummings, 2004.
Voucher: A voucher for this course purchased from
the University Bookstore covers the cost of all other required materials,
except for your personal calculator, paper, writing materials, and
Scantron Sheets: Four (4) of Form No. 229629 (red), one
for each test. (Not required for final.)
Optional Materials for Course
Study Guide: Student Study Guide/Solutions Manual to accompany the text
Course Content
In this course you will get an
introduction to basic general chemistry and a start on organic chemistry. There will be emphasis on applications to
human physiology. Topics include
composition of matter, measurements, structure of atoms and molecules, bonding,
chemical reactions, states of matter and gas laws, water and aqueous solutions,
acids and bases, chemical equilibria, reaction rates,
nuclear structure and radioisotopes, and the structure and nomenclature of
hydrocarbons.
Course Goals
This course will provide you with an
understanding of the basic concepts of chemistry as given above, an awareness
of the role of general chemistry in everyday life and particularly in human
physiology, and improve your ability to communicate scientific ideas.
Course Structure: The lecture, test, and laboratory schedule is given on the
reverse side of this sheet.
General: Attendance will be noted. Anyone absent without notice for two
consecutive class days, including the first two class days, is subject to being
dropped. NOTE: WITHDRAWAL PAPERWORK IS
THE STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY.
On days when there is a laboratory
activity: Unexcused
absences from laboratory result in a grade of zero for that activity. Excused absences may, at the discretion of
the instructor, either be made up or dropped when figuring the overall
laboratory average.
On test days: Students who anticipate being absent from
a test for a legitimate reason will be allowed to take the test at a time
mutually agreeable to student and instructor, but no more than one class day
before or after the normally scheduled test date. Students missing a test for an unanticipated
excusable reason (illness, accident) which involves more extended absence from
class may make up the missed test by having the portion of the final
examination covering that material count double. In either case, documentation of the
reason for the absence must be supplied.
Unexcused absences on test days result in a grade of zero for that test.
Cut policy: Three unexcused absences (cuts) from
class (not counting test days) are allowed during the quarter. One additional cut is allowed for each test
grade of 80 or above, and two additional cuts are allowed for each test grade
of 90 or above. Overcutting
may result in a grade of W or WF (depending on date) being sent
to the Registrar’s Office.
Grading Policies
The following factors will be considered
in determining your overall grade in CHEM 1151K.
Test average (T): 40 to 55% Laboratory
activity average (L): 20% Final exam (F): 20 to 25%
Homework average (HW): 0 to 5 % Workshop
average (WS): 15%
Grade determination: OA (overall average) = (%*T + %*L + %*F
+ %*HW + %*WS)/100%
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OA |
90 # OA |
80 # OA < 90 |
70 # OA < 80 |
60 # OA < 70 |
OA < 60 |
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Grade |
A |
B |
C |
D |
F |
CHEM 1151K TOPIC OUTLINE Fall 2005
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DATE |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
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Week #1 Aug. 15 - 17 |
Intro. to course; Chpt. 1 - Meas.; Sci. Not’n.; Sig. Fig., SI
Units |
Chpt.. 1 - Dimensional.
Analysis; Density; Temperature |
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Week #2 Aug. 22 - 24 |
Chpt. 2 - Elements and
Symbols; Periodic Table |
Chpt. 2 - Atoms and
Isotopes; |
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Week #3 Aug. 29 - 31 |
Chpt. 7 (part) - Moles and
Molar Mass |
Chpt. 3 - Radioactivity
and Nuclear Equations; Half Lives |
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Week #4 Sept. 5 - 7 |
Chpt. 3 Applications of
Radioactivity |
Chpt. 4 -Ions and Ionic
Compounds Naming and Writing
Formulas |
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Week #5 Sept. 12 - 14 |
TEST #1 |
Chpt. 4 - Covalent Bonds
and Molecular Compounds; Polyatomic
ions |
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Week #6 Sept. 19 - 21 |
Chpt. 4 - Polarity and
Polar Molecules Chpt. 5 - Energy; Spec.
Heat, Calories |
Chpt. 5 - States of
Matter; InteratomicForces; Phase Changes |
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Week #7 Sept. 26 - 28 |
Chpt. 6 - Equations and
Their Balancing; Types of Reactions |
Chpt. 6 - Chemical Equilibria (including LeChatelier’s Principle) |
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Week #8 Oct. 3 - 5 |
TEST #2 |
Chpt. 7 - Stoichiometric Calculations; Equilibrium Constants |
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Week #9 Oct 12 |
FALL BREAK |
Chpt. 7 - Stoichiometric Calculations; Equilibrium Constants |
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Week #10 Oct. 17 - 19 |
Chpt. 8 - Theory of Gases;Gas Laws with Pressure, Temperature, Volume |
Chpt. 8 - Gas Laws with
Moles; Partial Pressures of
Gases |
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Week #11 Oct. 24 - 26 |
Chpt. 9 - Water and
Solutions; Solubility |
Chpt. 9 - Concentration
Measurements; Osmosis and Dialysis |
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Week #12 O. 31 - N. 2 |
TEST #3 |
Chpt. 10 - Strong and Weak
Acids and Bases; Ionization Constants; pH |
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Week #13 Nov. 7 - 9 |
Chpt. 10 - Acid-Base
Reactions; Salts; Buffers; Titrations |
Chpt. 11 - Introduction to
Organic Chemistry; Functional Groups |
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Week #14 Nov. 14 - 16 |
Chpt. 12 - Alkane Structures and Nomenclature; Cycloalkanes |
Chpt. 12 - Physical and
Chemical Properties of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes |
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Week #15 Nov. 21 |
TEST #4 |
THANKSGIVING |
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Week #16 Nov. 28 - 30 |
Chpt. 13 - Alkene Structures and Nomenclature; Cis-trans-
Isomerism |
Chpt. 13 - Reactions of
Alkenes; Aromatic Compounds |
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Week #17 Dec. 7 |
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COMPREHENSIVE FINAL |