Chemistry 111: Introductory Chemistry: Inorganic

Chem. 111 web site address: http://www.simmons.edu/~lee/

Professor Nancy Lee e-mail: lee@simmons.edu

Office Hours: T 5-6:30, F 2:30-4:00 Tel: (617) 521-2732

Study Groups: M 6-8 in E206 and T 7:30-9:30 in S301 Office: S-440

Chem 111N study groups: M 12:30-2:30 in E303 and T 5:30-7:30 PM in S301

Texts and Required Materials:

- Stephen Zumdahl, Introductory Chemistry, 5th Ed. (Houghton Mifflin, 2004; ISBN 0-618-39305-6).

- James Hall, Solutions Guide for Introductory Chemistry, 5th Ed. Highly recommended

(Houghton Mifflin, 2004; ISBN 0-618-44371-1).

- Chem. 111 Laboratory Experiments Manual (available from the Chemistry Dept. Stockroom)

- A bound laboratory notebook (available from the bookstore)

- Safety glasses (available from the Chemistry Dept. Stockroom).

- A calculator capable of exponential notation and logs, preferably Casio fx-260solar (available from the bookstore). NOTE: No programmable calculators will be allowed during quizzes and exams.

Exams: There will be three in-class exams and a cumulative final. The dates of these exams are as follows:

Exam I Oct. 1, 2004 (Fri.)

Exam II Oct. 29, 2004 (Fri.)

Exam III Nov. 22, 2004 (Mon.)

Final (cumulative) TBA

Only absences due to serious illness, which must be verified by a doctor’s note, or unusual emergency cases will be accepted. You must email me as soon as you can. Those with excused absence will be given a chance to take a makeup exam.

Quizzes: There will be total of 9 quizzes this semester. The dates of quizzes will be given on the unit syllabus but all are on Wednesdays. The problems on quizzes will be selected directly from your homework assignments. Only 6 out of 9 quizzes will be counted toward your grade and the lowest three quizzes will be dropped at the end of the semester. If you miss a quiz (due to absence or being late to class) you will receive a zero for the quiz. There will be NO make-up quizzes.

Homework: Reading assignments and homework problems from Zumdahl will be assigned for each lecture. I strongly recommend that you do the reading assignments BEFORE each lecture. After lecture, work on all the self-check exercises that are incorporated in your reading assignment. These problems are very similar to the homework assignments and the problems are worked out for you, which can be found at the end of book. After you have mastered these self-check exercises, you should work on the assigned problems on your own. It is your responsibility to work on these problems - they will not be collected. The answers (work not shown) are available for even numbered problems in the back of the book. If an odd number problem is assigned, the answer will be available on the unit syllabus. Since the textbook only has answers, it is highly recommended that you purchase the solutions guide so that you can see how an answer is derived. If you do not have the solutions guide, it will be available at the library reference and can be checked out for two hours.

In addition, a review problem set will be handed out for each unit a few days before each exam. Solutions to the problem set will be discussed during the review lectures and the answers will be posted on Chem. 111 web site.

Attendance: It is extremely important that you attend all the classes. Keeping up with the new material presented in each lecture is the key to success in this course. It is much more difficult to keep up if you miss classes. However, if you do miss a class due to illness, it is your responsibility to obtain the notes and handouts that you missed from a classmate.

Study Groups: Study groups are led by upper-class students who have excelled in this course. It is highly recommended that you attend one of the study groups that will be offered on a weekly basis. Often they will offer insights and advice on how to solve a problem or explain a concept to you at your level. You should bring all your questions (from lecture, from homework problems, from labs etc..) to the study group.

Office Hours: Office hours are walk-in times to get extra help. The times are listed on page one of this syllabus. If your schedule conflicts with the study groups and office hours, you should make individual appointments to see me by phone or e-mail. If you cannot keep the appointment, please let me know in advance.

Advice: You should plan to spend at least 8-10 hours a week for this class. You will be presented with a lot of new material in each lecture. You should do the reading assignments BEFORE each lecture. Pay attention and take good notes during the lectures. After each lecture, try to understand the concepts presented by reviewing your notes and assigned readings. Work on the self-check exercises. Once you feel that you've mastered the concepts, try the homework problems. Do not just look up the answers without really trying the problems first. If you are not getting the right answers and you cannot figure it out by yourself, make a list of questions and bring them to the study group or my office hours.

It may be helpful to study in groups so that you can talk to others about homework problems, lectures and labs etc. Students also find taking notes from reading assignments and using 3x5 index cards to be extremely helpful. The key to success in this class is to keep up with the fast pace of the class; cramming right before exams will not work! Since each lecture has homework problems and reading assignments, you should do the work before the next class. The next lecture will build on the previous lecture and I will assume that you have understood the material from the previous lecture. Procrastination is the biggest source of failure in chemistry!

Grades: 3 Exams (100 pts each) 300 pts

Final Exam 250 pts

6 best out of 9 Quizzes ( 25 pts each) 150 pts

Laboratory Grade 300 pts

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Total 1000 pts

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Fall 2004 Tentative Syllabus and Lecture Outline

Unit #	Topic	Lecture Number	Dates
Unit I	Atoms & Molecules; Ionic and Covalent Bonds Exam I: October 1, 2004 (Fri.)	1-10	9/8-9/29
Unit II	Lewis Structure, Naming, Chemical composition of solutions Exam II: October 29, 2004 (Fri.)	11-20	10/4-10/27
Unit III	Phases of matter; Chemical reactions Exam III: November 22, 2004 (Mon.)	21-29	11/1-11/19
Unit IV	Acid/Base and Oxidation/Reduction reactions FINAL (cumulative)	30-36	11/29-12/13