GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (CHEM 106 ONLINE)
SUMMER SESSION / 2014
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This course requires a one week intensive laboratory component during the
week of July 28th-August 1st which requires students to be on campus between 9am to 5pm. If
you are unable to commute, on campus housing and meal plans are available for an additional
fee. More details upon request ([email protected]).
Professor: Dr. Alison R. Noble
Email: [email protected]
Course Dates: 9 June – 1 August 2014
Phone: 717-796-1800 ext. 7194
Faculty Availability: The best way to reach me is through Canvas message or chat, as well as by
email.
Faculty Availability
I will be checking in on the course at least once a day during the workweek (unless otherwise
notified). I am also very willing and happy to communicate individually with students as
needed. Please contact me by private email only if your question is of a personal nature. If you
have questions about the course (assignments, dates, expectations, etc.) please post them on the
General Course Forum so that everyone can benefit from the answers. If you contact me
individually, my commitment is to respond to you in 24 hours or less on weekdays.
Textbook and Other Course Materials:
Textbook:
Tro, N.J. Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, 3rd Ed.; Pearson: NJ, 2013 Bundled with
online access to MasteringChemistry.com
Lab Text:
General Chemistry, CHEM 106 Laboratory Manual, Messiah College, 2014.
Final Exam: Friday, August 1st, 2014 on campus
The Mastering Chemistry Enrollment Code: Received with your textbook or online purchase.
Mastering Chemistry Course ID: MCNOBLECHEM106ONLINE2014
Course Materials:
1) Lab Notebook: Bound notebook capable of carbonless copies. Suitable variety (from
Hayden-McNeil publishing) available through the college bookstore.
2) Safety Goggles. Approved goggles may be purchased in the bookstore and must be
worn during all laboratory experiments.
3) Registration in MasteringChemistry: code included with your textbook and is good for
two years. Access from Fall 2013 will be valid for this term as well.
4) Non-programmable scientific calculator: functions include log, ln, exp, trig functions.
Using a mobile phone as a calculator on an exam is never acceptable.
5) Recommended: Homework Notebook - bound notebook for all worked HW problems.
Successful completion of General Chemistry I (CHEM 105) or equivalent is a required
prerequisite for this course.
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Expectations of Students:
Chemistry is a challenging course in any context. During the summer term, we will cover
lecture material in just six weeks (half the time of a normal semester) and it will require you to
have good study habits and time management skills. Each day, you should expect to spend at
least 1 hour reading the textbook, 1 hour interacting with course material on Canvas
(PowerPoints, Videos, Exercises, etc.), and 2 hours on your homework assignment. That means
you will spend a minimum of 20 hours per week on this course; please be sure to arrange your
other responsibilities in a way that allows you to be successful in this course.
A schedule for the entire course is available here in the syllabus. You should reference it often
to be sure that you are up to date with the required reading, lectures, homework assignments,
and chapter exams. I will also remind you of assignments at the start of each week.
The online version of CHEM 106 will consist of Activities, narrated PowerPoints, and
Discussions (all through the Canvas interface: canvas.messiah.edu). The course also includes
Homework and Chapter Exams which will be accessed through MasteringChemistry.com. At
the beginning of each week, I will post an announcement on Canvas that will give an overview
of the requirements for that particular week. Canvas settings enable you to receive notifications
of announcements in the way that is most effective for you. Canvas can send notifications to
your email, to your phone, or to a number of social networking sites. All of this should be
customized by you under your Canvas Settings.
Asynchronous/Synchronous learning: This course will require primarily asynchronous
learning, which means that students can work independently at their own pace within certain
schedule constraints/limitations.
I will also be scheduling online “office hours” during which time I will be available online
through the conference tool in Canvas.
What can I look forward to learning in this course?
CHEM 106 is designed to build on General Chemistry I (CHEM 105) to enhance student
understanding of foundational chemical topics. Specific objectives include learning important
laws, theories, methods, language, and problem solving techniques in kinetics and
thermodynamics of chemical reactions, equilibrium dynamics, descriptive chemistry, and
electrochemistry. Overall, the course intends to illustrate the splendor of the natural world in
the context of molecules, atoms, and electrons and highlight the role of chemistry in science and
society. Specific goals for the course include:
1. Apply principles from thermodynamics and kinetics to the study of chemical and
biochemical systems, employing both qualitative and quantitative approaches.
2. Explain the role of energy and chemical bonding in determining the structure and
reactivity of molecules.
3. Use and understand various methods of molecular modeling for understanding structure.
4. Read and follow written experimental protocols.
5. Properly set up and safely manipulate laboratory equipment, glassware, and chemicals.
6. Maintain accurate and legally defensible records of experimental work.
7. Write effective scientific reports
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8. Use correct chemical and/or biochemical nomenclature.
9. Understand the role of modern chemistry and biochemistry in society.
10. Understand the goals and limitations of the scientific process.
HOW WILL MY GRADE BE DETERMINED?
Grades are earned based on a weighted average of homework, online participation (including
activities and participation in discussions), three unit exams, the on-campus laboratory, and the
final exam. Details for each are:
Homework (10%): Homework will be due for each chapter at 11:59 PM on the due date; due
dates for the term are listed on the class schedule below as well as online. All homework will
be completed online at masteringchemistry.com. The Course ID for your section of CHEM 106
is: MCNOBLECHEM106ONLINE2014. Please enroll using your real name and Messiah College
ID number. It is possible that at some point during the term, you may encounter a minor
“glitch” of some kind. Because of that, your homework assignment grade will be boosted by 5%
(up to 100% max) at the end of the term. For example, an earned HW score of 89% will be
converted to 94% a raw score of 97% would become 100%. Please do not ask for homework
grade adjustments due to small issues with the program – you are getting a free half of a letter
grade boost in your HW score to account for any minor issues that may arise. Homework is
intended as a tool for you to learn the material. If you do have technical problems with the
MasteringChemistry program, the following are basic troubleshooting steps: 1) Check that your
system meets the requirements and that you have installed all relevant updates, 2) Shut-down
and reopen the web browser, 3) Restart your computer. If none of those work, try 4) Contact
MasteringChemistry Technical support.
Homework Notebook and Methodology: It is TO YOUR BENEFIT to do all of the assigned
problems for each chapter. Chemistry is a topic best learned by doing, and you do chemistry by
doing the problems. If you have difficulty with one of the questions, it is often quite helpful ask
a classmate or the instructor for guidance on how to approach the problem (but be sure you
learn to work it for yourself!). There is also a solutions manual for the odd numbered problems,
which are very similar to the even problems you have been assigned. After you have figured
out how to work a difficult problem, it is often quite helpful to go back with a fresh sheet of
paper to the recently solved question and re-work it. This helps to cement in your mind a
straightforward and successful way to approach the problem, instead of the confused first
attempt. To help you learn to organize your thoughts and the information in chemistry
problems, and because you are assessed in this class by your ability to solve chemistry
problems, it is strongly recommended that you utilize a bound Chemistry Homework Notebook
for completion (and organization) of your work. You should write out solutions to each
mastering chemistry problem in the notebook, and submit the solution through
MasteringChemistry.
Online Participation (10%): Regular participation in online discussions and posted activities is
expected and will give you the chance to learn from me and from your classmates.
Laboratory (20%): The laboratories will be held on campus during the final week of summer
session, July 26-August 1. Participation in laboratory is mandatory and you must come to your
lab each day, having read the lab manual and completed the pre-lab portion in your notebook for the
two labs that will be performed that day (typically one in the morning and one in the
afternoon). Your lab instructor will sign off on your pre-lab before you begin working. If there is
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an illness or emergency, contact your instructor as soon as possible. You need to supply your
own safety goggles and bound laboratory notebook, which are available in the bookstore.
Students will not be allowed to work in the laboratory without appropriate dress and eye
protection. Appropriate dress includes closed-toe shoes that cover the top of the foot, long
pants, and a shirt that covers the shoulders and midriff. The laboratory experience is a crucial
part of the course; you must pass the laboratory portion of the course in order to receive a
passing grade for CHEM 106. If you miss a lab, it is a violation of the academic integrity policy
to acquire data from another student and turn in a lab report for an experiment that you did not
perform yourself. For questions about the laboratory portion of the course, please contact me
([email protected]) or one of the lab instructors, Dr. Schaeffer ([email protected]) or Dr.
Jon Melton ([email protected]).
Exams (60%): There will be an online chapter exam for each chapter that we cover in the Tro
textbook (8 chapters with each exam worth 4.5% of your course grade) and one standardized
final (24%). The exams will generally be multiple choice and require calculations based on the
online lecture, homework, discussions, and the assigned reading. The final exam will be
proctored on campus on the last day of the summer session, Friday August 1st. It is a multiple
choice standardized cumulative final exam (covering CHEM 105 and CHEM 106), distributed
by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The ACS requires that only non-programmable
scientific calculators be used on the final exam. They cost only about $10 at Target or at
Amazon you should either purchase one or borrow one for the duration of the course.
Grade Assignment: Grades can be viewed on Canvas and you can keep track of your own grade as well!
Grades are calculated as a weighted average, the calculation is as follows:
(Homework%) x (0.10)
(Class Exerc. %) x (0.10)
(Avg. Exam %) x (0.36)
(Score on final) x (0.24)*
(Lab %) x (0.20)
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*Since the final exam is not taken until the end of the term, use your exam average as your predicted
score on the final exam to get an estimate of your current course standing.
Letter Grades: The following table summarizes letter grade criteria.
GRADE A A-­‐ B+ B B-­‐ PERCENT 93-­‐100 90-­‐92 87-­‐89 83-­‐86 80-­‐82 GRADE C+ C C-­‐ D F PERCENT 77-­‐79 73-­‐76 70-­‐72 68-­‐69 Below 68 What is the policy for late work? Late work is strongly discouraged. Should you fail to complete an
assignment on time, your score will be reduced by 10% for each day an assignment is late, up to a 75%
deduction. The full HW grading policy is available in your assignments on MasteringChemistry.com.
Homework more than one week late will be worth 25% of the original score. Lab assignments more than
one week late will be accepted (for proof of completion of the lab) but will be awarded a score of zero.
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What happens if I miss an exam? The only exam taken in-person is the final exam. If you miss
the final exam, you will fail the course. For chapter exams taken online, there will be a 10%
deduction for exams taken up to 1 day late. After one day, a late exam will receive a score of
zero unless the professor and student have agreed in advance upon an extension.
Returned Assignments – Homework assignments are graded immediately on
masteringchemistry.com. For discussions and assignments on Canvas, I will grade and
comment on work within 2 working days of the submission deadline.
Extra Credit: Extra credit points are not awarded in this course.
Academic Integrity
Personal integrity is a behavioral expectation for all members of the Messiah community:
administration, faculty, staff, and students. Violations of academic integrity are not consistent
with the community standards of Messiah College. These violations include:
Plagiarism. Submitting as one’s own work part or all of any assignment (oral or written) which
is copied, paraphrased, or purchased from another source, including on-line sources, without
the proper acknowledgment of that source. Examples: failing to cite a reference, failing to use
quotation marks where appropriate, misrepresenting another’s work as your own, etc.
Cheating. Attempting to use or using unauthorized material or study aids for personal
assistance in examinations or other academic work. Examples: using a cheat sheet, altering a
graded exam, looking at a peer’s exam, having someone else take the exam for you, using any
kind of electronic mobile or storage devices (such as cell phones, PDAs, Blackberry, iPods,
iPhones, Flashdrives, DVDs, CDs), communicating via email, IM, or text messaging during an
exam, using the internet, sniffers, spyware or other software to retrieve information or other
students’ answers, purposely disconnecting from the internet to cause a lock on an online exam,
etc.
Fabrication. Submitting altered or contrived information in any academic exercise. Examples:
falsifying sources and/or data, etc.
Misrepresentation of Academic Records. Tampering with any portion of a student’s record.
Example: forging a signature on a registration form or change of grade form on paper or via
electronic means.
Facilitating Academic Dishonesty. Helping another individual violate this policy. Examples:
working together on an assignment where collaboration is not allowed, doing work for another
student, allowing one’s own work to be copied.
Computer Offenses. Altering or damaging computer programs without permission. Examples:
software piracy, constructing viruses, introducing viruses into a system, copying copyrighted
programs, etc.
Unfair Advantage. Attempting to gain advantage over fellow students in an academic exercise.
Examples: lying about the need for an extension on a paper, destroying or removing library
materials, having someone else participate in your place, etc.
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Penalties for Violations of the Academic Integrity Policy - A faculty member may exercise broad
discretion when responding to violations of the Academic Integrity Policy. The range of
responses may include failure of the course to a grade of zero on the given assignment. Some
examples of serious offenses which might necessitate the penalty of the failure of the course
include cheating on an examination, plagiarism of a complete assignment, etc.
The academic integrity policy in its entirety can be found in the student handbook and should
be reviewed by every student, as the primary responsibility for knowledge of and compliance
with this policy rests with the student.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Any student whose disability falls within ADA guidelines should inform the instructor at the
beginning of the semester of any special accommodations or equipment needs necessary to
complete the requirements for this course. Students must register documentation with the
Office of Disability Services. Contact [email protected], (717) 796-5382.
Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements
▪ Internet Connection: High speed or Broadband required; Satellite Broadband not
recommended due to conflicts with synchronous software; Air cards may not be used
▪ Browser:
o Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or higher (required)
▪ Operating System Version:
o Windows® XP (recommended), or
o Windows® Vista, or
o Windows® 7, or
o MAC OS 10.4 or higher
▪ Processor: 2.0 – 4.0 GHz
▪ Memory (RAM):
o Windows® XP: 512 MB or more; or
o Windows® Vista: 1024 MB or more; or
o MAC OS: 1024 MB or more
▪ Hard Disk Space: 40 GB or more of free space
▪ CD-ROM CD-RW drive (DVD or combo drive helpful)
▪ Any Office Suite:
o MS Office 2007 or newer, or
o OpenOffice 3.1, or
o Google Docs
▪ Webcam and headset
The system requirements for MasteringChemistry.com, where all your homework assignments
and chapter exams will be submitted, should be reviewed here:
http://www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com/northamerica/masteringchemistry/students/s
upport/system-requirements/index.html
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Minimum Computer Skills Requirements
Students must possess basic computer skills and have regular access to a computer with the
Minimum System Requirements in order to participate fully. Specifically, students who enroll
in an online course must have basic computer skills including:
§ A working knowledge of word processing
§ Navigate the internet using different search engines
§ Email (Compose, Attach, Send, Read)
§ Utilize Microsoft Office programs (Word & PowerPoint)
§ Copy and Paste
Technical Support for Students
For your convenience, a telephone hotline is available seven days a week in order to provide
assistance for technological problems. This hotline is staffed by the College’s Information and
Technology Services staff and provides “real person” assistance during the following times:
§
By phone at (717) 796-1800 ext. 3333
o 7am-11pm EST - Monday thru Friday
o 8am-11pm EST - Weekends & Holidays
§
Via email [email protected]
In the event you need to leave a message, please provide your name, number, and a brief
description of the issue you are experiencing. You will receive a call back as soon as possible.
You also have access to technical support (i.e. tutorials, help functions, etc.) through the
College’s portal, MCSquare, and also through the College’s Learning Management System,
CANVAS – Support documents.
Statement of Copyright Protection
The materials in this Messiah College course are only for the use of students enrolled in this
course for purposes associated with this course and may not be further disseminated.
Statement of Confidentiality
Students may be asked to post written work and to engage in written dialog with other class
members within an LMS. The student should be aware that although confidentiality within the
course environment is encouraged, it is possible that users in and outside the course may have
access to course content.
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Course Schedule
Below is an outline of the topics, assigned reading, and homework due dates for summer
session. In the first week of summer term, your assignment is to gain a working knowledge of
the online tools you’ll be using (Canvas and MasteringChemistry) as well as get to know your
classmates. In an online environment, being connected to your classmates can be even more
important than in a traditional setting. Once we start learning the material, there will not be
time to go back and learn the online tools. You must do this in the first week of term so you are
ready to learn chemistry in weeks 2-8. Your instructor is completing another course for the
college through 6/13, so she will be available only minimally (so only non-chemistry
assignments are due the first week). Starting on 6/14, the official course will begin.
Week
1
6/9
6/10
6/11
6/12
6/13
This%is%the%first%week%of%summer%term%/%General%Chemistry%II%begins%one%week%later%on%6/14/14
Use$this$week$to$become$familiar$with$Canvas$and$MasteringChemistry.com$and$to$meet$your$classmates.$$See$Canvas$for$assignments
2
Read:
Topic
3
4
5
6
7
8
6/16
CH$12.1?12.5
Solubility$&$Concentration
6/23
13.6?13.7
Mechanisms$and$Catalysis
6/30
14.9
Le$Chatlier's$Principle
7/7
15.11?15.12
Lewis$Acids$and$Bases
7/14
6/17
12.6?12.8
Colligative$&$Colloids
6/24
14.1?14.3
Dynamic$Equilibrium$and$K
7/1
CH%14%HW%Due
Catch$Up$and$Review
7/8
16.1?16.2,$CH%15%HW%Due
Buffers$and$H.H.$
7/15
CH%16%HW%Due
17.1?17.4
Catch$Up$and$Review
The$1st$and$2nd$Laws
7/21
7/22
18.5?18.6
18.7?18.9
E,$G,$and$K
Batteries$and$Electrolysis
7/28
7/29
ON%CAMPUS%
ON%CAMPUS
Labs%1&2;%CH%19%HW%Due Labs%3&4
6/18
13.2?13.3
Rates$of$Reaction
6/25
14.4?14.5,$CH%13%HW%DUE
Kp$and$Hetero.$Equilib.
7/2
15.1?15.4
Acid/Base$Defs.$and$Ka
7/9
16.3?16.4
Buffer$range$and$Titrations
7/16
17.5?17.7
Entropy$and$Free$Energy
7/23
19.1?19.4,$CH%18%HW%Due
Types$of$Nuclear$Decay
7/30
ON%CAMPUS
Labs%5&6
6/19
13.4,$CH%12%HW%Due
Integrated$Rate$Laws
6/26
14.6?14.7
Finding$K$and$Q
7/3
15.5?15.6
Kw$and$Calculating$pH
7/10
16.4?16.5
Titrations$and$Ksp
7/17
17.8?17.9
Thermo$&$Equilib
7/24
19.5?19.10
Nuclear$Kinetics$&$Energy
7/31
ON%CAMPUS
Labs%7&8
6/20
13.5
Effect$of$Temperature
6/27
14.8
Finding$Conc.$at$Equilib.
7/4
15.7?15.10
Bases,$Salts,$Structure
7/11
16.6?16.8
Precipitation
7/18
18.1?18.2,$CH%17%HW%Due
Balancing$Redox$Reactions
7/25
Nuclear$Energy
8/1
ON%CAMPUS
Labs%9&10%&%FINAL%EXAM
List of Assignments
This list is a requirement for online courses and it details instructional time, non-instructional
assignments, topics, and relationship of tasks to course objectives. For a four unit course like
Gen Chem II, there are 56 hours of required instructional time (14 hours/unit).
Week
June 9 –
June 13
Topic
Assignment
Canvas, MasteringChemistry, and meeting
your classmates
Read:
Narrated Powerpoints (via VoiceThread)
Activities/Discussion related to PowerPoints
Homework on Mastering Chemistry
Prob. Solving Conferences (AdobeConnect)
Chapter Exam
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Hours
(# of weeks)
IT*
N-IT*
1
1.5
4
4
10
2
1
Objectives
Met/Tasks
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8
1-3, 8
1-3, 8-10
June 16 –
June 20
June 23 –
June 27
June 29 –
July 4
July 7 –
July 11
July 14 –
July 18
July 21 –
July 25
Solubility and Kinetics
Read: Tro, Chapter 12-13.5
Narrated Powerpoints (via VoiceThread)
Activities/Discussion related to PowerPoints
Homework on Mastering Chemistry
Prob. Solving Conferences (AdobeConnect)
Kinetics and Equilibrium
Read:Tro, Chapter 13.6-14.8
Narrated Powerpoints (via VoiceThread)
Activities/Discussion related to PowerPoints
Homework on Mastering Chemistry
Prob. Solving Conferences (AdobeConnect)
Chapter Exam
Equilibrium, Acids & Bases
Read:Tro, Chapter 14.9-15.10
Narrated Powerpoints (via VoiceThread)
Activities/Discussion related to PowerPoints
Homework on Mastering Chemistry
Prob. Solving Conferences (AdobeConnect)
Chapter Exam
Buffers and Titrations
Read: Tro, Chapter 15.11-16.8
Narrated Powerpoints (via VoiceThread)
Activities/Discussion related to PowerPoints
Homework on Mastering Chemistry
Prob. Solving Conferences (AdobeConnect)
Chapter Exam
Introduction to Thermodynamics
Read:Tro, Chapter 17-18.4
Narrated Powerpoints (via VoiceThread)
Activities/Discussion related to PowerPoints
Homework on Mastering Chemistry
Prob. Solving Conferences (AdobeConnect)
Chapter Exam
Electrochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry
Read:Tro, Chapter 18.5-19.10
Narrated Powerpoints (via VoiceThread)
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1.5
4
4
10
2
1
1.5
4
4
10
2
1
1
1.5
4
4
10
2
1
1
1.5
4
4
10
2
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1
1.5
4
4
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8
1-3, 8
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8
1-3, 8
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8
1-3, 8
1-3, 8-10
1
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8-10
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1-3, 8
1-3, 8
1-3, 8-10
4
4
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8-10
10
2
1
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8
1-3, 8
July 28 –
August 1
Activities/Discussion related to PowerPoints
Homework on Mastering Chemistry
Prob. Solving Conferences (AdobeConnect)
Chapter Exam
On Campus Laboratory – 2 Labs/Day
1.5
Labs 1-10
Final Exam – ACS Standardized
30
*Instructional Time (IT) 56 hrs / 4 credits
*Non-Instructional (N-IT)"Homework"
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1-3, 8-10
1-3, 8
1-3, 8
1-3, 8-10
4-7
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