MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT RED MOUNTAIN

PHYSICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

 

General Chemistry II (CHM 152) Syllabus – Fall 2009

3 credits:             Sections 27303

Time / location:   M/W  5:45 pm to 7:00 pm                                           Room:     RDM P113

Prerequisites:      CHM 151 or Instructor Approval

 

Dr. James Giles

Office:                 Red Mountain  P233                           Webpage:  www.mc.maricopa.edu/~jgiles

e-mail:                 jgiles@mail.mc.maricopa.edu

Phone:                 Faculty Secretary:  480- 654-7734                                Office:  480-654-7718                

Office Hours:       M/R/F: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm; T:  12:00 noon - 2:00 pm;  W: 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Tutoring Center:   M: 4:30-5:30;  R:  12:00 noon- 1:00 pm

 

TEXTBOOK:  The required textbook for this course is  General Chemistry, 9th edition, written by Ebbing and Gammon. The book is available in the campus bookstore.  Note:  This textbook was also used for CHM 151.

 

CALCULATOR:  Students will find calculators to be indispensable tools in this course.  A good calculator, capable of all basic math and exponential functions should be available for homework and exams.  A graphing calculator capable of performing calculations with the quadratic formula would be helpful, but not essential.

 

STUDY HINTS:  There is no substitute for lecture attendance and good note-taking.  The student will find that regular review of class notes, along with text study, will provide good all-around preparation for quizzes and tests.  It is important to keep current and study on a regular basis.  In addition, for each chapter assigned, the student should thoroughly read the assigned chapter material and work representative problems at the end of the chapter.  Although homework will not be collected, the process of doing it will provide an excellent learning review.   The student should master the terms and concepts found in bold in the text.  Many students find it useful to rewrite lecture notes soon after class, and to outline the book chapters as they are studied.  These re-written notes and outlines can be very useful study tools.

 

HOMEWORK:  Representative problems from each chapter should be worked, but they are for the student's benefit and will not be collected.  Students should work enough problems to feel comfortable with each problem type in a chapter

 

ATTENDANCE:  The Maricopa Community College District requires class attendance.  More than three unexcused absences may result in a student being dropped from the course.  Although attendance is required, the instructor is aware that unavoidable situations, such as illness, transportation problems, family emergencies, etc., may arise that require a student to miss a class.  If an exam is missed due to an unexcused absence, a make-up test will only be given at the discretion of the instructor.  Make-up exams will only be available for one week following the administration of the original test.

 

CLASSROOM HONESTY AND INTEGRITY:  Nothing says more about a person than his or her honesty and integrity.  Since students compete with one another for grades and positions in degree and training programs, cheating is considered a serious offense.  Students should consult with the student handbook or the catalog to review the policies and consequences of cheating.  Rather than resort to such tactics, a student should contact the instructor and see if some extra help may resolve any problems in the course.

 

HONORS:  Chemistry 236 is eligible for honors credit.  If you would like to take this course as an honors class, the instructor can provide you with more details.

 

DISABILITY ACCOMODATION:  If a student requires special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Jack Clevenger in Disability Resource Services at  (480) 461-7447 (Southern  and Dobson) or Patty Kolesky  in the Specialized Student Service area of the Mesquite Building at the Red Mountain Campus. Be assured that I am willing to make any reasonable accommodations for limitations due to any professionally diagnosed disability, including diagnosed learning disabilities. However, no special accommodations can be provided until a completed Instructor Notification form is received by your instructor from Disability Resource Services. Please note that it is the responsibility of the student to make all necessary arrangements in order for accommodations to be provided.

 

MCC Early Alert Program (EARS)

 

Mesa Community College is committed to the success of all our students.  Numerous campus support services are available throughout your academic journey to assist you in achieving your educational goals.  MCC has adopted an Early Alert Referral System (EARS) as part of a student success initiative to aid students in their educational pursuits.  Faculty and Staff participate by alerting and referring students to campus services for added support.  Students may receive a follow up call from various campus services as a result of being referred to EARS.  Students are encouraged to participate, but these services are optional.   Early Alert Web Page with Campus Resource Information can be located at: 

         

http://www.mesacc.edu/students/ears      or at the “Early Alert” selection at the mymcc link from MCC’s home page.

 

LECTURE TAPING:  Students, if they desire, are welcome to tape lectures.

 

 

 

CHM 152 COURSE OUTLINE*

 


Unit                                                                            Chapter                              Pages

 

I.      Brief Review of Solutions                                             12                                   TBA                       

 

        Introduction to Organic Chemistry                                23                                   TBA

 

        Nuclear Chemistry                                                      20                                    all

 

        Kinetics: Rates of Reaction                                           13                                    all

 

 

                                                                                       EXAM 1                    September 23

 

 

II.     Chemical Equilibrium                                                 14                                  all

 

        Acids and Bases                                                         15                                  all

                

        Solubility and Complex Ion Equilibria                           16                                  all

 

 

                                                                                       EXAM 2                                                        October 28

 

 

III.    Thermodynamics and Equilibrim                                   18                                    all

 

        Electrochemistry                                                         19                                    all

 

 

                                                                                       EXAM 3                                                        December 7

 

 

 

                                    FINAL EXAM                              Monday, December 14,  from  5:45 pm – 7:45 pm

 

 

* Please note that topic order and exam dates may be changed at the instructor's discretion

 

Note:   The last day for student withdrawl without  the instructor's signature is  October 2.  After that date, the instructor must

sign all withrawl forms.

 

ASSIGNED PROBLEMS:

 

Although homework will not be collected,  the color-number problems at the end of each chapter have answers listed  at the end of the book, and they good choices for practice.  Please note that plenty of practice in problem-solving is essential to success in this class.   Answers to those problems may be found in the appendices at the end of the book.. 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

*GRADING:

Grades in this course will be based upon take-home exercises, quizzes, exams and one comprehensive final exam.

                      Guidelines:

 

                   A.     A 25-point review solution exercise will be given at the beginning of the semester.

                   B.     Chapter quizzes will be given most weeks, covering recently discussed material. 

                            Each quiz will be worth 10 points.

                   C.     Students missing a quiz due to absence will be given a score of zero. 

                            No make-up quizzes will be given.

                   D.     Two quizzes will be dropped, and the remaining quiz scores will be averaged to

                            give a possible 100 points.

                   E.      The best two of three regular exams will be counted to give a total of 200                                                        points possible.

                   F.      A comprehensive final, worth 200 points, will be given.

 

                                                                        Possible Points

 

                            Take-Home Exercise                          =                                 25 pts

                               Best 10 quizzes                                 =                               100 pts

                               Best two of three exams                    =                               200 pts

                               One comprehensive final                   =                               200 pts

                                                                                                                        ______

                               Total                                                  =                               525 pts

 

                       Grading Scale:

 

                            A  =  90%

                            B  =  80%

                            C  =  70%

                            D  =  60%

                            F   =  Below 60%

 

SCORE RECORD:

 

               Quiz 1    _____                       Quiz 7    _____                       Exam 1         _______

               Quiz 2    _____                       Quiz 8    _____                       Exam 2         _______

               Quiz 3    _____                       Quiz 9    _____                       Exam 3         _______

               Quiz 4    _____                       Quiz 10  _____                      

               Quiz 5    _____                      

               Quiz 6    _____                                                                       Final Exam   _______

 

*Note:  Mesa Community College has a strict policy that forbids the posting of grades.  If you wish to know your final grade before it is mailed to you, you can provide me with a stamped self-addressed envelope or postcard, and I will mail the information to you.