COURSE SYLLABUS
CHEM 112, GEN CHEMISTRY 2 LECTURE, SPRING 2016 (SEC 4C)
Instructor: Dr. Bettie Obi Johnson, Office: Bradley 224
Office hours: M T W Th 1-2:15 pm or by appointment
Email: [email protected], Phone: 803-313-7020
Section 4C, Lecture: MW 11:00 – 12:15, T 2:30-3:30 (Bradley 207)
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION
General Chemistry II is a three-credit hour science course that is a continuation of CHEM 111 with special
emphasis on chemical equilibrium. The course will cover properties of solutions, kinetics, chemical
equilibrium, acids and bases, acid-base equilibria, solubility and complex ion equilibria, thermodynamics,
electrochemistry, and an introduction to organic chemistry. This course is primarily intended for students
majoring in chemistry, biology, engineering, and pre-professional fields. The course pre-requisites are a
“C” or better in CHEM 111 and in MATH 111 or MATH 115.
II. GOALS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
The overall goal of CHEM 112 is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to solve
chemistry related problems. Upon completion of this course, the student should specifically be able to:
1.
Determine the rate law for a reaction using the method of initial rates.
2.
Use rate laws to determine order of reaction, concentration changes with time, and half-life.
3.
Identify an appropriate reaction mechanism based on kinetic data.
4.
Use equilibrium constant expressions to determine the concentration of reactants and products at
equilibrium.
5.
Use Le Chatelier’s principle to evaluate the impact of system changes on a chemical equilibrium.
6.
Describe acids and bases and interconvert between [H3O+], [OH-], pH, and pOH.
7.
Understand the relationship between structures and strengths of acids and bases.
8.
Calculate the pH of buffer systems, determine buffer capacity, and describe how to prepare a given
buffer solution.
9.
Predict whether a given reaction will occur spontaneously using ∆H, ∆S, and ∆G.
10. Write balanced electrochemical reactions and determine the energetics of redox reactions.
11. Describe nuclear reactions and their application in energy generation and weaponry.
12. Name organic compounds, identify functional groups, and relate structure to properties.
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III. TEXTBOOKS, READINGS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
1.
(required) Zumdahl, Steven & Susan, Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach, 2nd Ed., 2012, OWLv2
ebook and online homework (24-month access code), Cengage Publishing, ISBN: 9781305264564
OR
(required) Zumdahl, Steven & Susan, Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach, 2nd Ed., 2012, OWLv2
ebook and online homework (24-month access code) with loose leaf copy of textbook, Cengage
Publishing, ISBN: 9781305264533.
2.
(required) Basic Scientific calculator, available at the USCL bookstore
3.
(optional) Notebook for working OWL online homework problems.
IV. OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE
Class will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays for 1 hour and 15 minutes of lecture each day with the
following format:
• Daily Challenge (extra credit)
• PowerPoint guided lessons with interactive problem solving and demonstrations
• Small group work
Class will also meet for 1 hour of recitation on Tuesdays at 2:30 pm to answer student questions, work
through OWL homework problems, and occasionally lecture over new material. You are welcome to bring
your laptop or other device to recitation to work problems and ask questions.
Outside of class, students need to spend an estimated 3-6 hours per week reviewing lecture notes, reading
the textbook, and working homework problems through OWL, the online web learning program. In addition
to completing the problems online, students will work each problem on paper in an “OWL notebook”,
which will be turned in for extra credit (1 point per chapter) at each exam if it is complete.
V. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
To successfully complete the course, students need to:
•
Purchase and begin using OWL (online web learning homework) during the first week of classes.
Work through all problems with pencil and paper in a neat and organized fashion.
•
Download / print lecture notes and other materials from Blackboard, preferably on campus printers.
•
Check USC email daily for class announcements and other relevant information to this course.
•
Spend an adequate amount of time outside of class reading, studying, and working OWL homework
problems.
•
Get help outside of class from the instructor or a tutor if you are having difficulty with any of the
material.
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VI. COURSE POLICIES
Students needing accommodations for test-taking must get a letter from USCL Disability Services.
Students with a diagnosed medical issue, disability, or special need are eligible to take exams in a separate
room with more time allowed. Contact Tracey Craig (803-313-7448, [email protected]).
Attendance is mandatory. Arriving more than 15 minutes late or leaving more than 15 minutes early will
count as an absence for the day. Excused and unexcused absences of more than 10% of the scheduled
lectures is excessive and will result in a letter grade reduction at the end of the semester. If a student stops
attending without officially withdrawing from the course, he/she will receive a grade of “FN,” which is an
“F” with a designation that the student stopped attending after a certain date.
If a student misses an examination, he/she will receive a “0” for that exam except in the case of a true
emergency or extenuating circumstance, at the discretion of the instructor. If such a situation occurs, the
student needs to contact the instructor within 24 hours of the exam or laboratory to request a makeup
assignment.
You may add or remove courses from your schedule on or before the last day to register or change your
schedule (January 19, 2016). If you decide to drop the course, you must do so by the withdrawal deadline
(March 3, 2016). Dropping the course between the “drop/add” and “drop” dates will result in a grade of
“W” for the course. This grade does not negatively impact your GPA, but you will not receive credit for the
course. You may need to add a 2nd eight weeks course to your schedule to maintain a certain number of
credit hours for the semester, depending on your financial aid or other obligations. Withdrawing from the
course after the drop date (March 3, 2016) will result in a grade of “WF” which figures into your GPA as an
“F” or 0.0. If you stop attending the class while still enrolled in the class, your last date of attendance will be
noted on your final grade and may result in financial aid penalties.
Disruptive behavior is not tolerated. Students engaging in disruptive behaviors such as repeated tardiness,
chatting with neighbors, texting, sleeping, rudeness, or aggression will be asked to leave. Students may not
use cell phones as calculators on the exams.
Cheating will not be tolerated and may result in failure of the class and expulsion from the university.
You are expected to practice the highest possible standards of academic integrity. Any deviation from this
expectation will result in a minimum academic penalty of your failing the assignment, and will result in
additional disciplinary measures including referring you to the USCL Academic Dean’s Office and/or
USC’s Office of Academic Integrity. Violations of the University’s Honor Code include, but are not limited
to copying material from an online source, improper citation of sources, using another student’s work,
allowing another student to use your work, or any other form of academic misrepresentation. For more
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information, please see the Honor Code, which can be found at the Office of Academic Integrity’s webpage
located at: https://www.sa.sc.edu/academicintegrity/.
VII.
ASSESSMENT AND GRADING
The final course grade will be calculated as a weighted average of the test grades, final exam grade, and
OWL homework average.
Failure to complete all of the OWL online homework will result in up to a 20% decrease in your overall
course average.
4 Tests and Final Exam (16% each)
80%
OWL Homework Average
20%
The final course grade will be determined from the final average as follows:
90-100
87-89
80-86
77-79
70-76
67-69
60-66
≤ 59
A (4.0)
B+ (3.5)
B (3.0)
C+ (2.5)
C (2.0)
D+ (1.5)
D (1.0)
F (0.0)
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VIII. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA LANCASTER GENERAL EDUCATION GOALS
General education is the set of fundamental skills (reading, writing, reasoning, and oral communication),
the knowledge, and the capacity for thought needed to pursue further learning, to succeed in chosen
fields, and to assume the responsibilities of informed and enlightened citizenship.
From a broad commitment to equity, USC Lancaster:
• seeks to make education accessible, affordable, and convenient
• encourages teaching innovation and adaptation
• encourages participatory student learning
• provides a supportive educational climate that actively and positively
• addresses intellectual and cultural diversity, and
• responds affirmatively to the needs of its students
USC Lancaster works to help its pre-baccalaureate students attain skills and attributes in the areas of
communication, critical thinking, cultural literacy, and personal development. Students in the two-year
occupational programs focus on those areas most appropriate to their professional education program.
Communication Skills
USC Lancaster helps its students read effectively and attain a basic familiarity with the basic texts of
Western and other cultures. In the area of writing skills, USC Lancaster students work to develop the
ability to write effectively for both academic and professional audiences. In addition, USC Lancaster
helps its students learn to listen critically and speak effectively before a group.
Critical Thinking
USC Lancaster helps its students acquire analytical reasoning abilities and exercise informed value
judgments. USC Lancaster students also work to develop mathematical and/ or computational skills.
Cultural Literacy
USC Lancaster strives to give its students an understanding of the history and culture of Western
civilization as well as provide some exposure to other cultures. USC Lancaster also recognizes the
centrality of science and technology to modern culture; therefore, USC Lancaster students also are
offered opportunities to increase their understanding and familiarity in these crucial subject areas.
Student Development
USC Lancaster supports the intellectual, personal, physical, and social development of students, in
recognition of the critical interdependency of all these areas. By providing opportunities for productive
interaction with students, faculty, and staff, USC Lancaster helps students develop a spirit of curiosity,
integrity, and confidence in planning and pursuing academic, career, and personal goals.
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IX.
LECTURE AND LAB SCHEDULE
Week
1
Monday
11-Jan (FIRST DAY OF
CLASSES) Syllabus, Ch.
11 Chemical Kinetics
18-Jan
(MLK- NO CLASSES)
Tuesday Recitation
12-Jan
Introduction to OWL
Tuesday Lab
12-Jan Lab Safety, Report
Writing
Wednesday
13-Jan
Ch. 11 cont’d
19-Jan (DROP/ADD
DATE) Ch. 11 Problems
19-Jan Exp #20 Rate Law
(Write Intro)
20-Jan
Ch. 11 cont’d
25-Jan
Ch. 12 Chemical
Equilibrium
1-Feb (Last day to apply
for Grad) Ch. 13 Acids and
Bases
8-Feb
Ch. 13 cont’d
26-Jan
Ch. 12 Problems
26-Jan Handout Keq of
FeSCN2+ (Write Exp.
Methods)
2-Feb Exp #15 Diprotic
Acid Titration
27-Jan
Ch. 12 cont’d
10-Feb
Test #1 Ch. 11, 12, 13
6
15-Feb
Ch. 14 Acid-Base Equil.
16-Feb
Ch. 14 Problems
7
22-Feb
Ch. 15 Solubility and
Complex Ion Equilibria
29-Feb
Ch. 15 cont’d
23-Feb
Ch. 15 Problems
9-Feb Exp #16 Ka of
HC2H3O2, (Write Results
and Discussion)
16-Feb Exp #17 Titration
of an Unknown (Write
Abstract)
23-Feb Handout Buffer
Challenge
7-Mar
SPRING BREAK
14-Mar
Ch. 16 Thermodynamics
8-Mar
SPRING BREAK
15-Mar
Ch. 16 Problems
1-Mar
Exp #13 Qual Analysis Cations
8-Mar
SPRING BREAK
15-Mar Exp #13 Qual
Analysis – Cations
2-Mar (DROP DATE
TOMORROW)
Test #2 Ch. 14, 15
9-Mar
SPRING BREAK
16-Mar
Ch. 16 cont’d
10
21-Mar
Ch. 17 Electrochemistry
22-Mar
Ch. 17 Problems
23-Mar
Ch. 17 cont’d
11
28-Mar
Ch. 17 cont’d
29-Mar
Review
12
4-Apr
Ch. 18 Nuclear Chemistry
5-Apr
Ch. 18 Problems
13
11-Apr
Ch. 21 Organic Chemistry
12-Apr
Ch. 21 Problems
22-Mar
Exp #13 Qual Analysis –
Anions
29-Mar Exp #13 Qual
Analysis – Compound (Full
Report)
5-Apr
Exp #18 Micro-Voltaic
Cells
12-Apr Exp #19 The
Solvay Process
14
18-Apr
Review
19-Apr
Test #4: Ch. 18, 21
19-Apr
No Lab
20-Apr
Review for Final Exam
15
25-Apr
Review for Final Exam
2-May
11:00am Final Exam
26-Apr
Reading Day
3-May
26-Apr
Reading Day No Lab
3-May
27-Apr
Final Exam Week
4-May
2
3
4
5
8
9
16
2-Feb
Ch. 13 Problems
9-Feb
Review
1-Mar
Review
3-Feb
Ch. 13 cont’d
17-Feb
Ch. 14 cont’d
24-Feb
Ch. 15 cont’d
30-Mar
Test #3 Ch. 16, 17
7-Apr
Ch. 18 cont’d
13-Apr
Ch. 21 cont’d
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