IntroductoryChemistryI–CHM101001A.Spring2017
Lecturemeets:MandW2–3PMRoomAA-0345.
Labmeets:W9:30AM–12PMAA-0489.
NorthernVirginiaCommunityCollege,AlexandriaCampus
Instructor:Dr.MonicaFeazell
Office:Room352,BisdorfBuilding Phone:703-845-4627
Email:[email protected] Webpage:http://blogs.nvcc.edu/mfeazell/
OfficeHours(AA352):
M8:30AM–9:30AM,and12:00PM–12:30PM
T8:30AM–9:30AM,12:00PM–2:00PMand2:00–3:00PM(onlybyappointment)
W8:30AM–9:30AM,and12:00PM–12:30PM
Th8:30AM–9:30AM,11:40AM–1:40PM
Text:Timberlake:General,OrganicandBiologicalChemistry,5thEdition.The3rdcustomeditionforNOVA,
availableatthecampusbookstore,isequivalenttothe5thedition.Itcontainsonlythechaptersweare
covering(1-11).Oldereditionsareok.
AllCourseMaterialwillbeonBlackboard.IftheCollegecloses,pleasegototheBlackboardpagefor
information. CourseObjectives:
•applyprinciplesofscientificmethodandmeasurement
•defineandapplybasicterminology
•usechemicalsymbols,formulas,andnomenclaturecorrectly
•balancesimplechemicalequationsandperformsimplestoichiometriccalculations
•demonstrateanunderstandingoftheprinciplesofatomicstructureandtheperiodictable
•solvesimplegaslawproblems
•determinethetypeofbondingandpolarityofsimplecompounds
•determinesolutionconcentrationandpH
•relateconcentrationandtemperaturetoreactionrateandequilibrium
Prerequisite:SatisfactoryplacementscoresintoENG111andMTH151orcompletionofMTT0-5.
Note: This syllabus is meant to provide an outline for the course. Specifics are subject to change with prior
notification.
Criteriaforevaluation:
Gradesarebasedonthepointsearnedoutof640andareassignedasfollows:
576pointsorgreater=A
8highestQuizzes
512pointsorgreater=B
4Exams(or3highestExams+scoreonFinal)
448pointsorgreater=C
Lab(25%)
384pointsorgreater=D
Lessthan384points=F
80points
400points
160points
640points
LectureGrades:(480points,75%)
Exams:Therewillbefourexamsworth100pointseach.Ifyoudonotattendclassduringanexam,foranyand
allreasons,yourexamscorewillbeazero.Iwillaccommodaterequestsforearlyexamswhenpossible.No
onewillbeallowedtotakeanexamlate,pleasedonotask.Youmayreplaceyourlowestexamscoreora
missedexamwithyourscoreonthefinal.
Quizzes:Ten10pointquizzeswillbegiven.Quizzesmaybeindividual,groupbasedoronBlackboard.Thetwo
lowestquizzeswillbedropped.Therewillbenomake-uporearlyquizzesgiven.
FinalExam:Therewillbeanoptionalcomprehensivefinalworth100pointsforstudentswhomissanexamor
wanttoreplacealowexamscore.Finalexamswillnotbereturnedaspercollegepolicy.Youmaymakean
appointmenttolookatyourfinalinmyofficeattheendofthesemester.
LabGrade:(160points,25%)
Yourlabgradecountsas160pointsofyourfinalcoursegrade.SeeLaboratorysectionofsyllabusforhowthe
Lab%isdetermined.
Labpoints=Lab%(asadecimal)x160.
Therewillbenocurvingofgrades.Pleaserememberthatgradesrepresenttheaccumulationofperformance
duringthesemester,notyourpotentialasapersonorastudent.Gradesarenotnegotiable.
MathAcommandofalgebraisassumedinthisclass.Youmusthaveacalculatorthatcanhandlescientific
notation,logarithmsandinverselogs.Studentsareexpectedtobringtheircalculatortoeveryclass.I
recommendaTI-30XAorTI-36XPro.
HomeworkAssignedhomeworkispostedonBlackboardandlocatedwithinandattheendofeachchapterin
thetext.Homeworkmaybeturnedinthedayoftheexamsforextracredit.Itisinyourinteresttodoand
checkyourhomework.Practiceisessentialtodoingwellinanyclassandquizandexamquestionswillbe
closelyrelatedtohomeworkquestions.Answerstooddproblemsareinthebackofeachchapter.
AttendanceRegularattendanceinthelectureisexpectedandencouraged,thoughnotrequired.Ifyoumissa
class,youareresponsibleforthematerialcoveredinthatclassandanymissedannouncements.Attendance
willbetakeneachdayforadministrativepurposes.
Note: This syllabus is meant to provide an outline for the course. Specifics are subject to change with prior
notification.
ClassroomBehaviorPleaseberespectfulofotherstudentslearningintheclassroom.Arrivetoclassontime;if
youhappentobelate,pleaseentertheclassroomwithoutcausingadisturbance.Chroniclatenessisnot
acceptable.Turnoffallelectronicequipment(cellphones,ipods,laptops,etc.)wheninclass.Youmayleave
thecellphone/pageronvibratemodeifyouareexpectinganimportantphonecallandattendthecallby
excusingyourselfquietly.Ifyouneedtoleaveearly,pleaseletmeknowandsitbythedoor.Ireservetheright
toaskyoutoleavetheroomifIdecidethatyouareadistractiontoothersintheclass.
CourseMaterialsAllcoursematerial(slides,homeworkassignments,andothercoursedocuments)willbe
availableorlinkedtoonBlackboard.PleasecheckBlackboardregularlyforannouncementsandpostings.
Instructor/StudentCommunicationsPolicyTheprimarymeansofcommunicationoutsidetheclassroom
betweentheInstructorandthestudentisviaBlackboardannouncementsande-mail.Studentsshouldcheck
Blackboardandtheire-maildailyforanyInstructorcommunications.Failureonthepartofthestudentto
checkBlackboardande-mailonaregularbasisisnotanexcuseformissed/lateassignmentsorexams.The
Instructorturn-aroundtimetorespondtoe-mailsis24-to-48hoursMondaythroughFriday.Iwillemailyouat
yourVCCSemailaddress.Ifyoudonotcheckthisaddressfrequently,setupautomaticforwardingtoanemail
addressthatyoudocheckfrequently.Whenemailingme,alwayssendemailfromyourVCCSemailaddress.
DisabilityServicesforStudentsStudentsrequiringspecialneedsinaccordancewiththeADAmustprovideme
withacurrentNOVAAccommodationForm.Everyeffortwillbemadetomeetstudent’sspecialneedswhen
thestudentmakesthoseneedsknownappropriately.Accommodationswillbeginassoonastheformis
receivedandarenotretroactive.PleasereadthesectiontitledDisabilityServicesforStudentsintheStudent
HandbookandvisittheDisabilitySupportService(DSS)NOVAwebsiteforadditionaldetailsandalistof
DisabilityCounselorsbyCampus.http://www.nvcc.edu/disability-services/index.html
AcademicDishonestyAcademicDishonestywillnotbetolerated.Academicdishonestyincludescheating,
plagiarism,andotherformsofdishonorableconduct.Penaltiescanrangefromtheissuanceoffailinggrades
(onanassignment,anexam,orthecourse)tobeingreferredtotheDeanofStudentsforfurtherdisciplinary
action,includingpossibleexpulsionfromthecollege.Studentsinvolvedincheatingwillreceiveagradeof“F”
ontheactivityduringwhichcheatingoccurredandmayfailthecourse.PleasereadthesectiontitledStudent
Conduct,Rights,andResponsibilities:F.AcademicDishonestyintheStudentHandbook.
Academicdishonesty,asageneralrule,involvesoneofthefollowingacts:
1. Cheatingonanexaminationorquiz;includingthegiving,receiving,orsolicitingofinformationandthe
unauthorizeduseofnotesorothermaterialsduringtheexaminationorquiz.
2. Buying,selling,stealing,orsolicitinganymaterialpurportedtobetheunreleasedcontentsofa
forthcomingexamination,ortheuseofsuchmaterial.
3. Substitutingforanotherpersonduringanexaminationorallowingsuchsubstitutionforone’sself.
4. Plagiarism.Thisistheactofappropriatingpassagesfromtheworkofanotherindividual,eitherword
forwordorinsubstance,andrepresentingthemasone’sownwork.Thisincludesanysubmissionof
writtenworkotherthanone’sown.Youareresponsibleforunderstandingwhatconstitutesplagiarism.
Ahelpfulhandoutcanbefoundonmyhomepage.
5. Collusionwithanotherpersoninthepreparationoreditingofassignmentssubmittedforcredit,unless
suchcollaborationhasbeenapprovedinadvancebytheinstructor.
Note: This syllabus is meant to provide an outline for the course. Specifics are subject to change with prior
notification.
6. KnowinglyfurnishingfalseinformationtotheCollege;forgeryandalterationoruseofCollege
documentsorinstrumentsofidentificationwiththeintenttodefraud.
Beawareofthefollowing:
•Anyattempttogiveorreceiveinformationonaquizorexamwillresultinanimmediatezerothatcannotbe
dropped.
•Asecondinstanceofacademicdishonestyorcheatingonthefinalexamwillresultinanautomatic"F"for
thecourse.
•Allsubmittedworkmustbeinyourownwords,otherwiseitconstitutesplagiarism.Boththestudentthat
copiedandthestudentcopiedfromwillbepenalized.
Howtodowellinthisclass:
•Readtherelevanttextbookchapterbeforeyoucometoclass.Thiswillhelpyoubetterabsorbthelecture.
•Askquestions!–inclass,inmyofficehours,inthehelproom,overemail.Ifyouarehavingtroublewiththe
materialaskquestionsandtalktomeimmediately–don’twaituntilafterthefirstexam!Ifyoufeelsolostin
lecturethatyoudon’tevenknowwhatquestionstoask,youneedtoseemeassoonaspossibleandmake
sureyouarereadingthebookbeforelecture.
•Paceyourstudyinganddon’tfallbehind.Doallofthehomeworkandread/reviewthematerialonaregular
basis.Thekeytodoingwellispractice,practice,practice–youwillgetoutwhatyouputin.
Thetimetobeconcernedaboutyourgradeisnowandeverydayaftertoday.DoNOTwaituntilthelastweek
ofthesemestertostartthinkingabouthowyoucanimproveyourgradeinthecourse.
ExamProcedures:
•Yourcellphonemustbeoff(vibrateisnotok)beforeyouentertheroom.Ifyourcellphoneisvisibleoryou
arecaughtlookingatyourcellphoneatanytimeduringanexam,itwillbeassumedyouarecheating.
•Allbags,bulkyjacketsandpapersmustbeputinthefrontoftheroombeforeyoubeginanexam.Takeout
extrapens,tissues,andanythingelseyoumightneedbeforebeginningyourexam.Youwillnotbeallowedin
yourbagduringthetest.
•Youmaynotleavetheroomoncetheexamhasstarted.
•Youmusthaveyourowncalculator,Iwillnotlendyouoneandyoumaynotsharewithotherstudents.If
youhaveagraphingcalculator,youmaybeaskedtoclearthememorybeforeexams.Ifyouforgetyour
calculatoronexamday,thelibrarylendscalculators.
Note: This syllabus is meant to provide an outline for the course. Specifics are subject to change with prior
notification.
•Ireservetherighttoassignyouaseatormoveyourseatinthemiddleofanexam.
•Thebackofyourexamistheonlyscratchpaperallowed.Nothingonthebackoftheexamwillbegraded
unlessitiscircledandinitialedbymeduringtheexam.
QuizProcedures
•Allexamrulesapply,exceptyoumaykeepbagsunderyourdesk,providingallpapersarewellputaway.
Havinganyloosepapersinthevicinityofyourdeskwillbeconsideredcheating.
LABORATORYCourseDescription:
Thisisthelaboratorycomponentofthefirsthalfofthetwosemesterintroductorychemistryseries.Wewill
beperformingexperimentsthatintroduceyoutovarioustechniquesinchemistry.Afterhavingcompletedthis
course,thestudentshould:
1. Knowandbeabletopracticesafeandgenerallyacceptedlaboratorytechniques
2. Understandthebasicprinciplesoftheexperimentsperformedandinstrumentsusedinthe
experiment.
3. Understandhowtouseandmanipulatedatainordertocalculateresultsforthegivenexperimentsto
thecorrectsigfigs.
RequiredMaterials–Bringtoeachlab
1)Splash-prooflaboratorygogglesofthekindsoldinthecollegebookstorearetheonlyapprovedgogglesfor
thiscourse.Youareresponsibleforbringingyourgogglestolabeveryweek.Ifyoudonothavegogglesyou
willnotbeallowedtoparticipateinlab.
2)Properattire–Youmusthaveclosed-toedshoesandbecoveredfromshoulderstoknees.Ifyouarenot
dressedappropriatelyyouwillnotbeallowedtoparticipateinlab.
3)printedLabManual-downloadfrom:https://blogs.nvcc.edu/alchm/lab/chm101/
4)AScientificcalculator
LaboratorySafetyChemistrylaboratoryispotentiallydangerous.AnystudentwhoIbelieveposesadangerto
him/herselforotherswillbeaskedtoleavelab.Youarerequiredknowandfollowallsafetyrulesfoundonthe
coursewebsiteandpassasafetyquizbeforeworkinginthelab.Non-adherencetosafetyruleswillresultin
lossofpointsonyourlabandserioussafetyviolationswillresultinexpulsionfromthelabandazeroonthe
labreport.
LaboratoryBehaviorStudentswhodisrupttheclasswillbeaskedtoleaveandgivenazeroforthelabthat
day.Bepreparedforthescheduledexperiment:readtheprocedurebeforelabandbeawareofthesafety
issuesspecifictotheexperiment.Useofcellphonesisnotallowedinthelaboratory.Iexpectyourfull
attentionwhenIdiscusstheday’sexperimentatthebeginningofclass.Oncetheexperimenthasstarted,you
mayexcuseyourselffromtheroomforacoupleminutesifneeded.
Note: This syllabus is meant to provide an outline for the course. Specifics are subject to change with prior
notification.
LaboratoryFormatAfivequestionprelabquizwilltakenby11:59pmthenightbeforethelab.Atthe
beginningoflabclassIwillinitialeachstudentsrubric,verifyingthattheywerepresent,prepared,andon
time.Iwillthengooverthesafetyandproceduraldetailsoftheexperiment.Studentswillworkingroupsof
twoorthree.Labreportsmustbecompletedandsubmittedbeforeleavingthelabthedayoftheexperiment.
AttendanceRegularandpunctualattendanceisexpected.Studentswhoarrivemorethan5minuteslatewill
lose1pointontheirpostlab.Studentsarrivingmorethan15minuteslatewillnotbeallowedtoparticipate
andwillreceiveazeroforthatday’slab.Pleaseconsideryourcommutetoschool,yourworkscheduleandthe
traffictomakesurethatyouareontime.
LaboratoryGrades
Pre-Labs:Eachexperimenthasa5-pointpre-labquiztobetakenonBlackboard.
•Thequizmustbecompletedby11:59pmthenightbeforethelab.
•Thequizzesprimarilytestthatyouhavereadthelabaheadoftimeandarefamiliarwiththe
conceptsexploredinthelab.
•Thelowesttwoquizzeswillbedropped.Therewillbenomakeuporlatequizzes.Youwillhavetwo
attemptsateachquizincaseinoneofthemyouencountertechnicaldifficulties.Noadditional
attemptswillbegiven.
LabReport:Labreportswillbegradedoutof20pointsaccordingtotherubric.
•Youmustshowworkforallcalculations.Answerswithoutworkwillreceivenocredit.
•Labreportsareduebeforeyouleavelabthedayoftheexperiment.
•Thelowesttwolabgradeswillbedropped.Youmaynotmakeuplabsinothersections.Missedlabs
willearnazero.
Sincelabneedstobe25%oftheoverallcoursepoints,thepointsfromlabreportsandquizzesdonotget
directlyaddedtoyourgrade.Iwilltakeyourlabpercentageof160pointsandaddthatintoyourcoursepoint
total.
Labpercent=[10highestlabquizzes(50pts)+10highestlabreports(200pts)]÷250pts
Pointsaddedtoyourcoursetotal=Labpercentasadecimalx160pts
AcademicHonestyStudentsareencouragedtoworktogetherandhelpeachother,collaborationonprelab
quizzesandcopyingquestionanswersorcalculationsisconsideredcheating.Youmaydiscusshowtosolvea
problem,butcalculationsmustbesolvedindividually.Boththecopiedworkandtheworkthatwascopiedwill
begivenazerothatcannotbedropped.Datatamperingandscientificdishonestywillalsoresultinazerothat
cannotbedropped.AsecondattemptatcheatingordatatamperingmayresultinanautomaticFforthe
course.
Note: This syllabus is meant to provide an outline for the course. Specifics are subject to change with prior
notification.
Miscellaneousinformation
LastDaytoDropwithTuitionRefundorchangetoaudit–01/26/2017
LastDaytowithdrawfromthecoursewithoutgradepenalty-03/21/2017
Any student who thinks he/she may need an accommodation based on a disability should make an
appointmenttoseeacounselorfordisabilityservices.Youmustprovideamemorandumofaccommodation
whichcanbeobtainedfromtheCounselorforDisabilityServices,Room229Bisdorfbuilding.TelNo:(703)933-1840
Tentativeschedule:
Weekof
Monday
Wednesday
Laboratory
09-Jan
Ch1
Quiz1,Ch2
NoLab
16-Jan
Noclass
Ch2
SafetyandMathReview
23-Jan
Quiz2,Ch2
Ch2
MeasurementsandConversions
30-Jan
Quiz3,Ch3
Ch3
DensityandSpecificGravity
06-Feb
Exam1
Ch4
NoLab
13–Feb
Ch4
Quiz4,Ch4
Energy
20-Feb
Ch5
Quiz5,Ch6
ThePeriodicTable&AtomicStructure
27-Feb
Ch6
Exam2
NoLab
06-Mar
Noclass
Noclass
NoLab
13-Mar
Ch6
Quiz6,Ch7
ChemicalCompounds
20-Mar
Ch7
Quiz7,Ch7
ChemicalReactions
27-Mar
Ch8
Ch8
Stoichiometry(takehome)
03-Apr
Ch9
Exam3
GasLaws
10-Apr
Quiz8,Ch9
Ch9
Solutions
17-Apr
Quiz9,Ch10
Ch10
ChemicalEquilibrium
24-Apr
Quiz10,Ch11
Exam4
AcidsandBases
01-May
FinalExam
NoLab
3:30–5:10PM
Note: This syllabus is meant to provide an outline for the course. Specifics are subject to change with prior
notification.