Syllabus: CHM 1025C Introduction to General Chemistry Cr. 4
Fall 2010 Section: 327110
Time/Day Lecture: 1:30- 3:35 p.m.; Monday/Wednesday Room: D-203
Lab: 11:15-
1:15 p.m.; Monday Lab Room: D-204
Instructor: Mr. John Taylor About Me Resume
Instructor’s Office: North Campus D-270
Office Phone: (904) 766-6763
Cell Phone:
(904)
614-0531 Home: (904) 992-2052 Internet: (904) 410-1924
email: johtaylo@fscj.edu
Web Site/Home Page: http://www.fccj.us or
http://www.fscj.me
Course Web Site: http://www.fccj.us/chm1025.html
Course Description: Corequisite: MAC 1105 or satisfactory score on placement test
This
course is an introduction to the concepts of inorganic chemistry including
structures of matter, atomic theory, nomenclature, bonding, gases, solutions,
equilibrium, and acids and bases. This course is for students who have had no
previous chemistry and plan to major in science, engineering, pre-medicine or
pharmacy. Six contact hours: four lecture hours, two laboratory hours. A.A.,
A.S., A.A.S.
Required Textbook:
Textbook Required (6th edition, but
either 4th or 5th edition may be used):
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ISBN-10: 0321706218 ISBN-13: 9780321706218 |
TEXTS: Introductory Chemistry: Concepts and
Critical Thinking with MasteringChemistry®, 6/E Publisher: Prentice Hall Copyright: 2011 Introductory Chemistry Study Guide (Optional) Introductory Chemistry
Solutions Manual (optional) Web Site: http://www.prenhall.com
(Bookstore:—text +$148.80
new;) Visit amazon.com or
other book sellers for used copies: Lab Manual: See
Handouts weekly Lab Notebook
(required) – Bookstore ~$13 |
4th edition web
site: http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_corwin_chemistry_4/16/4162/1065587.cw/index.html
Electronic Textbook Option:
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Introductory
Chemistry: Concepts and Critical Thinking, CourseSmart eTextbook, 6/E Students can purchase immediate access at http://www.coursesmart.com. |
Last year’s Textbook (You can use temporarily-free online)
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(831) 241-8327 |
An Introductory to Chemistry -Atoms
First- Edition Author: Mark Bishop Chiral Publishing Copyright © 2008 ISBN:978-0-9778105-6-7 |
Bishop: Atoms First Web Site: http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_Home.htm
Table of Contents: http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_Book_atoms_TOC.pdf
Power Points: http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_PowerPoint.htm
Complete Online Textbook: http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_Atoms_First.htm
Animations: http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_animations.htm
Shockwave Tutorials: http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_Tutorials.htm
Alternate Edition: Chemistry First
Web Site:
http://preparatorychemistry.com/Bishop_Chemistry_First.htm
FSCJ
Official Learning Outcomes:
1.
Explain and apply major concepts in general chemistry.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of scientific method.
3. Interpret scientific models such as formulas, graphs, tables and schematics, draw inferences from them and recognize their limitations.
4. Demonstrate problem solving methods in situations that are encountered outside of the classroom.
FSCJ Official Methods of Assessments
1. Written tests, reports and/or use of
equipment to demonstrate student competency in field.
2. Formulate problem, make observations,
derive and test hypothesis and make conclusions.
3. Written reports of projects and/or
written pretests and tests demonstrate student competency in the application of
scientific knowledge.
4. Students use demonstrations, the
Internet, written tests, and/or research projects to illustrate competence in recognizing and
evaluating various scientific processes.
FSCJ Official Topical Outline
COURSE TOPICS (Approximate
CONTACT HOURS per topic based on 60 hours)
Sections Section Titles (Cont. Hours)
I. Introduction
to Chemistry (Chapter 1.1) .5
II. Measurements/Mathematics of
Chemistry (Chapters 1&2) 5
Metric
System, mass, temperature, density, specific heat,
Conversions of units, scientific notation,
significant digits
III. Basic Concepts of Matter
(Chapter 3) 3
Physical
and chemical properties, states of matter,
compounds/elements/mixtures
IV. Atomic Structure/Periodicity
(Chapters 3 & 4) 4 Basic atomic theory,
orbitals/electron configuration,
electron-dot
symbols, Periodic Law/Periodic Table
V. Concepts of bonding (Chapter 5) 3
Valence/Oxidation
numbers, bonding of atoms, Ionic
(electrovalent), Covalent, Coordinate
Covalent, Structural
Formulas/Dot-symbols
VI. Writing Chemical Formulas
(Chapter 6) 3
Law
of definite proportions, use of the Periodic Table
to predict bonding patterns, use of
polyatomic ions
VII. Inorganic
Nomenclature (Chapter 6)
4
VIII. Calculations
Involving Elements, Compounds (Chapter 6) 5
Calculations
of formula/molecular masses,
calculation of molar
masses/mole
concept, percent composition/empirical and
true
molecular formulas
IX. Chemical Equations (Chapter 7) 5
Definitions/symbols,
balancing equations, writing and
balancing
word equations, types of equations,
recognizing the types,
prediction
of products, balancing
X. Stoichiometry: Calculations Involving Equations (Chapter 10) 5
Solutions
by the mole method, solutions by
ratio
and proportion
XI. Gas Laws, Kinetic Molecular
Theories (Chapter 11) 4.5
XII. Introduction to
Liquids and Solids (Chapter 13) 3
XIII. Solution
Chemistry (chapter 10) 4
Definitions/types,
factors affecting solubility/rates of solutions,
concentrations
XIV. Introduction to Acids and Bases
(Chapter 8) 4
Definitions/properties,
pH and pOH, electrolytes/nonelectrolytes
XV. Rates of Reaction and Chemical
Equilibria (Chapter 14) 5
Reaction
rates, reversible and irreversible reactions and chemical
equilibrium,
Le Chatelier's Principle
XVI. Special topics (Chapter 16
& 15) 2
Nuclear
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Total Lecture Hours
60
Old Textbooks
which may be used:
After 15 years using Corwin, which now cost $140 new, your instructor
chose to use a book
which cost you only $75 New, $55 used. Grading outlines for Corwin will
remain on this web site,
so students with any edition of Corwin may complete the course:
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TEXTS: Introductory Chemistry, C.H. Corwin, 5th
Edition; Introductory Chemistry Study Guide (Optional) Introductory Chemistry
Solutions Manual (optional) Web Site: http://www.prenhall.com/corwin/
(Bookstore:—text +$135.00
new;) Visit amazon.com or
other book sellers for used copies: Lab Manual: See
Handouts weekly Lab Notebook
(required) – Bookstore ~$13 |
Grading Outline for the 5th edition:
http://www.fccj.us/chm1025/25grdS09.htm
There is very little difference in the books, except
they have added a critical thinking question called Chemistry Connection in
each chapter.
Grading outline for the 4th edition:
http://www.fccj.us/chm1025/25grdF07.htm
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TEXTS: Introductory Chemistry, C.H. Corwin, 4th
Edition; Introductory Chemistry Study Guide (Optional) Introductory Chemistry
Solutions Manual (optional) Web Site: http://www.prenhall.com/corwin/
See if you can find
a cheap used copy on the Internet. Visit amazon.com or
other book sellers for used copies: You may also use 2nd or 3rd Used Editions to save Money Lab Manual: See Handouts
weekly Lab Notebook
(required) – Bookstore ~$13 |
EQUIPMENT
NEEDED: A scientific calculator,
periodic chart
ATTENDANCE:
Students
are expected to attend class and will be responsible for all material
presented. The student must sign the attendance roster to earn
credit for attendance. Each
class attended will be worth two points for 60 total points of the final grade
if there is an attendance monitor. Students arriving late will earn less points.1:45-2:00
1.5 points; 2:00-15 1.0 points, after 2:15 ½ point
Sign in for lab is counted
separately worth 30 points total.
The
student will fill out a data card similar to your
instructor one the last page of this syllabus for the first day’s attendance. The student will submit by the
second class, the time 24x7 time management form with her/his class schedule,
work schedule and other regular commitments. This is worth 5 points if
submitted the second class. The student
must also send the instructor a first email as described below before the second class for 5
points.
5A:
Email (5 points) : Send me an email to: johtaylo@fscj.edu
In
the email make your subject: 25: First Email
Then
in the body of the email tell me about yourself, your hobbies, your goals in
life, where you work and what kind of job for how long, your family, even your
pets. I have a whole web site so that you can get to know me personally. That
site (about Me) is at:
http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/aboutme.html
Do
you have a site About YOU (my Space etc)? If so send me the URL.and put it on
your index card. If you want to build a similar site, I will post it
on my server. When I establish a group email, I will ask you to introduce
yourself to the class and add all the class members to your address book.
5b:
Free Time Chart (5 points): Find me 10 hours per week of the 168 total hours in a week:
Description:
http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/cgs1555/spring04/syllabus/freetime.htm
5c: Create Your life
Line (Bonus) (must allow active X components to work):
Description:
http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/cgs1555/spring04/syllabus/lifeline.htm
5d. Discovery Wheel (Bonus):
Description:
http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/cgs1555/spring04/syllabus/discover.htm
5e: Myers-Briggs Inventory (Bonus) (short
20 question version online--a John Taylor/Student product):
Description:
http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/cgs1555/spring04/syllabus/mbti.htm
Activity:
http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/cop2822/bryanpsy.html
5f: Learning Styles: I will send you a
separate email later if I decided I want you to some exercises here.
Homework: The
sample pretest quizzes posted on the grading
outline are not
homework to be turned. They are for the student’s self practice and for the
student to understand what the instructor expects from each section of the
textbook and his lectures. The Pretest is an actual page of a previous exam.
The grading outline may be found at: http://www.fccj.us/chm1025/25grdF10.htm
The instructor will have
links to required
and optional online homework which the student will complete and
submit electronically. Many are listed on the Spring 2010 Term homework outline
form:
http://www.fccj.us/chm1025/25hwkS10.htm
The instructor describes required and
optional paper
and pencil homework for some sections not available on the Internet on the
sample pretests and/or on the homework outline. The student is to keep this optional
homework in a notebook and/or a folder and submit the required homework as
directed.
The homework outline does not show any points. It is expected that the student will complete the
assigned homework voluntarily. Required homework is integrated into the Module
exam score or possibly a separate column in the Blackboard grade book.
The first required electronic
homework is to practice spelling the elements at:
http://www.lsua.info/chem1001/elementquiz/elementquiz.html
(Links to descriptions will be placed on the web site)
Daily
Pretest Quizzes (optional):
Pretest quizzes may be
administered before class, sometimes during, and/or after every class which is
not a scheduled exam day. These pretest quizzes may not be made up outside of class time, unless directed by the
instructor to complete the pretest in the test center during an assigned period
of time. The pretest must be completed on the day assigned and are generally
yellow hard copy labeled Pretest#1. Sometimes the instructor will allow the
students a second chance on the pretest as a makeup the following class period
and these sheets are generally pink and labeled Pretest#2.
Scored pretest quizzes are NOT recorded in the instructor’s grade book or on Blackboard, but must be attached to the Modular Exam Grading Outline the day of the exam to receive the pretest grade. This pretest packet is submitted as a separate packet. Students must write the scores on both the cover sheet of the pretest packet and on the front page of the exam.
The student will skip
the section of the modular exam that is pre-tested successfully. The Pretest scores may be recorded on the
attendance sheet, but only for your instructor’s sense of current levels of class
achievement. If
you loose the graded pretests, you will have to do the section over on the
exam.
The instructor only records Module Exam totals and the Final Exam in his grade book and on Blackboard. Multiple choice and vocabulary sections of modules are usually only tested on exam day, sometimes online, and are usually never pre-tested nor post-tested.
Do Not Staple the Modular Exams together as they are graded
separately, listed on Blackboard separately, and returned separately after the
exam day. Please staple carefully as directed. Mixing the modular
papers on Exam day may result in a lower grade by 10 points per module.
Pretest Rules:
1. Pretests
are EXAMS They are NOT open book. They are NOT open notes. They are NOT collaboration
with your neighbor.
2. The
pretests may NOT be used during the exam!
3. You
must do the pretests in class. You may NOT take the pretests home.
Samples of each section (pretest) of each exam may be found
on the grading outline on the web site. On the sample tests sometimes there are
suggestions for paper and pencil homework in the textbook.
http://www.fccj.us/chm1025/25grdF10.htm
Pre-testing is a privilege not a right!
They will be completed on your time outside
of class time!
Our classroom
D-203 may have scheduled classes in the room before our class. On Monday day classes after our lab experiment
for the day has been completed in D-204. Pretesting may begin before our
lecture class at 1:30 p.m. and must be completed before class begins at 1:30. Our
lecture room may available 1:00-1:30 each day. Students who are late to class
(after 1:30), will not be allowed to pretest until after class at 3:30. Students
should plan to stay late if they can not arrive early. Many times the pretest
will not be administered untill the last 5 minutes of class so that students
may complete the item after class has concluded. There are no classes in our
lecture room after our day class at 3:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. 30 minutes
to one hour prior to class on non-lab days (Wednesday) pretesting may be
completed in a room in our lecture room, but from 12:30-1:00 Wed we must find a
vacant room.
Major Exams:
Three to Four exams will be
administered in class on the approximate exam days listed below. Each exam is a
minimum of two modules. Exam#3 & #4 are composed of portions of many
modules. These exams will constitute approximately 60% of the student’s final
grade. The grading outline for these exams may be found at: http://www.fccj.us/chm1025/25grdF10.htm
Exams (Approximate Date):
ACS California or
Toledo Placement, Test: Week 1, W, September 1 (or during lab time 8/30)
Exam 1 Week 5: M or W, September 27
or 29
Exam 2 Week 8: W October 20
Exam 3 Week 12: M November 15
Exam 4 Week 15: W December 8 -last class
before finals week
Final exam: Week 16: M December
13: 1:00 ACS California Placement 1:30
Lecture Final
Post testing Makeup: Friday December
11: 11:00-3:00 p.m. in D-203 and/or Saturday December 12: 10:30-2:30 pm in D203.
Cooperative Pre-Final Wednesday/Thursday
Dec 8 through Monday Dec 13 or during
final lab period Dec 13. Online with partner (Instructor reserves the right to
also have a lab practical the first hour of the final lab period)
ACS California Placement Exam with Math from ACS Toledo:
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During the first week all students must take the ACS
California Placement test during
the first scheduled non-lab lab class (Aug 30-Sep 1). It is a pre-assessment of chemistry skills
and will be post course tested the week of finals. The test includes 44
multiple choice questions and an additional 20 questions from the Toledo Placement test on math.
Students should be able to score 70% on the Mathematics Section II. If lower
than 70%, the student should examine their math ability for this course. |
Students should be able to
score at least 50% or better if they have had high school chemistry recently on
sections 1. Bonus points for each section will be awarded for scores above 70%. If most of the chemistry questions seem
foreign, then just leave it blank as the course content will provide the
student with the skills to answer these questions in Post test Format the week before
the finals. In Post test format, everyone should be able to score above 80% on
Section 1 (44 questions), if you and the instructor are successful with 15
weeks of instruction. The mathematics
section II will not be included in the Post test. The test will count 1 point
for each questions answered successfully during the final exam week.
Final Exam:
During the December 8-13, the student will complete two portions of the
final exam worth up to 150 total points of the final grade. Students with an A average grade
going into the final MUST take the final. No student is excused from the final.
The first portion is an
electronic cooperative pre-final to be completed with a student partner on a
computer connected to the Internet anytime prior to the In-class portion of the
final. The Pre-final is Closed book but open partner with the same score for
both. (It may be taken alone with permission of the instructor). It is designed
as a study tool for the comprehensive in-class final. This must be completed
prior to the in-class test December 13. If not completed prior to the exam,
then the in-class portion will count an additional 50 points. This online prefinal test will be ~150
questions for a total of 50 total points of the final exam grade
Pre-final/Cooperative CHM 1025C
Final Menu: http://www.fccj.us/chm1025/25finalmenu.html
The second portion of the
final exam will be completed in class as scheduled by the final exam schedule.
It will be a 100 question multiple choice comprehensive final exam during the
final exam period as designated by the published FSCJ final exam schedule. This
exam will count 100 total points of the
final grade. If a student performs poorly on this portion of the final exam
which lowers the final grade by at least one grade less than the modular exam
average, the student may be post tested at the option of the instructor during
the week of finals (Wednesday December 15). Post testing will be available Friday-Saturday
December 10-11
Old Chemistry Finals prior to Spring may be found at: http://www.lsua.us/chem1001/01testmenu.html
Final Exam Challenge for an A Grade:
If the student scores 90 total
points out of 100 points on section two of the final, the student will receive
an A final grade in the course. If no one scores 90 or above, the student with
the highest correct score above 75% will earn an “A” in the course.
Post-Testing:
The instructor may post test
sections of the modular exams that a majority of the students miss. Multiple
choice and vocabulary sections may not
be pre-tested or post-tested. Unless otherwise announced by the instructor.
This post testing will be done on a day in a time frame established by the
instructor via group email or at a designated time (Tentative Friday December
10 and Saturday December 11). The post test is a free attempt. Scoring lower on
the post test than on the modular exam section will not penalize the student.
The post test will be ignored and the exam section score will count. Improving
on the post test will replace that section’s score on the modular exam. The student will resubmit his/her exam
grading outline cover sheet which shows the scores to the attempted post tested
sections. Students who have sections
scoring lower than 70% (6 out of 10) should post test these sections. Scores at
85% or above will NOT be post tested.
If the student does not have
her/his exam, then post testing will NOT be possible. Each student will be
given three Part by Part Grading Outline forms. All scores must be entered from
the pretest cover sheets for each exam. One will be retained as the master, the
other two will be for the special makeup days.
MAKE-UP POLICY:
Make-up exams are usually not given. In the event of an unavoidable
absence (jury duty, hospitalization, incarceration, and death in the immediate
family), you will be allowed make-up. You must contact the instructor, no later
than, the day of the exam in order to discuss what arrangements might be made.
This may be done with a quick email. A
message must be left on the instructor's e-mail (johtaylo@fscj.edu ) if the instructor
cannot be reached. If a makeup is allowed, it must be completed prior to return
of the exam papers completed by the student attending the scheduled exam. Missed
exams will otherwise count as 0 points. Makeup exams may be administered in the
Assessment Center. Once the test is returned and the makeup has not been
completed then a zero grade will be assigned.
The instructor will discuss with the class those that are sick with
colds, flu, and other common illnesses which will hinder their performance on
an exam. On an individual basis he may allow make-up in the test center on exam
days. Also sick children, car and transportation problems will be dealt with on
an individual basis as well as those that just panic on test days or have
back-to-back exams on the same day. But
the rule is generally no makeup on exam day except at the instructor’s
discretion. Student abuse of absences on exam day may result in strict
enforcement of the no-makeup policy with only the unavoidable exceptions above
allowed.
Students who take the test on the assigned test day are guaranteed to receive their graded exam on or before the next exam day after completion of the new exam, otherwise the student will be assigned a 100% grade for the un-graded paper. Students not taking the exam on exam day may not receive their grade until days or weeks after the class papers are returned and WILL NOT be awarded the 100% bonus for on-time testing.
GRADING:
Exams mainly determine a student's letter grade. The approximate grade distributions are:
90% = A Final Exams 150
points
80% = B Four Exams 600-800
points
70% = C Labs 400 points
60% = D ACS Test 50 points
Attendance 60 points (includes email/time management)
Homework 70-150 points
Instructor’s Right to Change or Modify Grading
Procedures:
This instructor reserves the right to make changes in this syllabus whenever he feels it is appropriate to do so. The instructor reserves the right to modify or change the grading progress as the course proceeds. Any additional course assignments will substitute for deleted items. Some may also be modified if not deleted. The instructor will not add major examinations as a modification and maintain the four exams plus final requirements and their percent distribution.
The instructor will not drop
the lowest test grade. Don’t ask! Instead a student may prove
comprehension of the material at a later time through post testing as arranged
with the instructor. A student making an A up to the final MUST take the final to earn a final
grade of A, etc.
Exams will be based on
material covered in the lecture as well as reading assignments outlined on the
course calendar and grading outline. The course calendar is found in the weekly
group emails which will be posted as announcements on Blackboard.
Labs:
The
district course outline has the following lists of labs. We will do at least 10
wet labs and no more than 15 total from the list. There are no make-ups for
missed labs except for doing one of the outside of class projects with
instructor permission.
No lab manual has been selected, but weekly
handouts will be distributed either in hard copy or as an electronic download. Sometimes
the lab will be to show a couple of the films. This grade will be adjusted to 25%
in the final grade calculation.
1. Laboratory Safety/Introduction to Chemical Equipment,
Laboratory notebook
2. Introduction to Laboratory Measurements
3. Density
4. Physical and Chemical Properties/Changes
5. Characteristics of Elements/Compounds
The professor will
choose any 4 of the above
to satisfy course
requirements.
6. Periodic Table Concepts
7. Bonding/Dot Structures (Model Building)
8. Mole Concept/Empirical Formula
9. Double Replacement Reactions
10. Single Replacement Reactions
11. Stoichiometry
12. Gas Laws
13. Molar Volume of a Gas
14. Molar Mass of a Gas
15. Solutions
16. Acid-Base Titration
17. Analysis of an Antacid Tablet
18. Rates of Reaction
19. Calorimetry/Specific Heat
20. Hydrates
21. Equilibrium and Le Chatelier's Principle
22. Spectroscopy
The professor will
choose any 11 of the above
to satisfy course
requirements.
Required Lab Safety
Contract:
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Exp #: One |
Experiment/Subject: Laboratory Safety Contract |
Title Page |
Date:
8 /31/10 |
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Course: CHM 1025C |
Section # 327110 |
Name: _________________________ Email: ____________________________
Address: _______________________ 2nd Email: _________________________
_______________________________ Phone #: __________________________
__________________ Cell Phone: ________________________
Course: CHM 1025C
Section #: 327110
Professor: __John T. Taylor____
I,
____________________________, have watched the ACS Laboratory Safety Film. I
have read four different sets of Safety Rules from various colleges provided by
my instructor. I have synthesized from these rules and the safety film a list
of at least 20 rules written in this Laboratory Notebook which I agree to abide
during all formal laboratory activities and experiences in FSCJ North Campus’s
D-204 Chemistry Lab. I agree to wear proper safety glass at all times during
lab activity, regardless if I, myself, am not currently performing any
activity. I agree to lose points on my current lab if I am not wearing these
safety glasses. I understand that protective aprons and gloves are available at
my option to use during formal lab activity. I have sketched in this laboratory
notebook, the layout of the North Campus Chemistry Lab D-204 and have noted the
placement of all safety features. Equipment and supplies in this Post Lab
Safety Report.
Signed:
_______________________Date:________________
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Date: |
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Florida State College @ Jacksonville North Campus
Fall 2010 CHM 1025C Tentative Laboratory Schedule
Week
1. Welcome/Laboratory Notebook
Lab
Safety Film Notes
Lab Safety Rules and Safety Contract
Laboratory Diagram
Laboratory Equipment
NFPA and HMIS Safety Codes
2. The Scientific Method/Controlled Experiment:
(no class Labor Day 9/6)
Analysis of the “Andromeda Strain”
Movie
3. Introduction to Measurement/Metric
System
Bean
Jar Experiment (if time permits)
Gasoline Project (begin week 2 and submit week 14)
4. Density (and Specific Heat Option)
5. Graphing Data
6. Atomic
Spectra/Dot Structures/Nomenclature
7. Chemical and Physical Properties
8. Cation Analysis
9. Anion Analysis and/or Case of the Six White
Powers
10. Analysis
of a Hydrate
11. Video “Who
Killed the Electric Car” (no class –
Veteran’s Day 11/11)
12. Alka
Seltzer Analysis
13. REDOX
Challenge Contest or Acid/Base Titration or Preparation of Aspirin
or Molecular
Mass of a Gas via Vapor Density or no wet lab (Thanks Holiday)
14. Air
Bags and Gas Laws
15. Organic Structures and Isomer Number Problems
16. Laboratory Practical (option)
WEB-SITE:
This course uses http://www.fscj.me or fccj.us
or fccj.info web site giving you
access to course information. This course also uses Blackboard to list the Modular and Final Exams scores, and
check-your-final grade through the Internet (Note: The course materials are not
currently on Blackboard). Access the Blackboard
web site through http://bb.fccj.org/ .
Email Requirement:
Each student should
send the instructor an email during the first week from both your FSCJ email
account and an outside email account for a backup contact. Be certain you put in
subject box:
25: first email
Tell me about yourself. Why are you
taking this course?
Did you have high school chemistry? When? What grades did you make? What is
your highest math course completed? Where do you live? What are your telephone
numbers? What is your external email address which can serve as a backup to FCCJ
assigned email. Always begin the subject
of each email with 25.
Subject-less emails will be deleted or subjects without the number code.
Attachments will only be opened if the number code is in the subject line. This
prevents viruses and spam being invaded on my computer by attachments.
OFFICIAL OFFICE HOURS:
(also Unofficial – anytime I am in my office)
Some office
hours are in my actual office D-270;
while others will be in the classroom 30 minutes prior to class and 30 minutes
after class for pretesting:
See Matrix on Page 21
Special Class Folks:
Our
learning community requires use to function as a group. I need volunteers for
the following jobs: Attendance monitor; Librarian; Photographer; Reporter;
Prefinal Testmaster, an Email Nudger,
and others suggested from time to time by the instructor.
Students with Disabilities:
Qualified students with documented
disabilities are eligible for physical and academic accommodations under the
American Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973. Students requesting accommodations
should contact this professor during
the first week of class with official documentation of disability
Withdrawal Policy:
Students will be allowed to withdraw from this class any time during
the semester through Monday, November 8 for an A-16
schedule and will post
a grade of “W”. After this date a letter
grade will be assigned reflecting the student’s performance in the class. Students failing to attend class for the
first two consecutive weeks are subject to withdrawal (WNA) by the instructor
according to FSCJ policy. These ‘no
shows’ must be reported to Admissions and Records by Monday September 13 .
Academic Misconduct:
Academic misconduct or dishonesty such as cheating and plagiarism is not permitted. Suspected cases may be reported to the FSCJ administration and/or may result in failure of an assignment, failure in the course or exclusion from the class. Also, the instructor reserves the right to reassign work to students and void any papers at any time. No questions asked-The instructor may tell the student to reattempt the work to earn the daily quiz grade or examination grade or the instructor may assign a zero). The following are excerpts from the Student Catalog and are rules for the operation of this course:
“Academic dishonesty, in any
form, is expressly prohibited by the rules of the District Board of Trustees of Florida State College at
Jacksonville.
As used herein, academic dishonesty incorporates the following.
- Cheating, which is defined as
the giving or taking of any information or material with the intent of
wrongfully aiding one’s self or another in academic work considered in the
determination of course grade or the outcome of a standardized test.
- Plagiarism, which is defined as
the act of stealing or passing off as one’s own work the words, ideas or
conclusions of another as if the work submitted were the product of one’s
own thinking rather than an idea or product derived from another source.
- Any
other form of inappropriate behavior which may include but is not limited
to: falsifying records or data, lying, unauthorized copying, tampering,
abusing or otherwise unethically using computer or other stored
information, and any other act or misconduct which may reasonably be
deemed to be a part of this heading.
Alleged
Academic Dishonesty in the Classroom
A faculty member
who has a concern regarding a student’s conduct in the area of academic
dishonesty may elect to meet with
the student directly.
Once the student
is notified, it is advised that the student resolve the matter with the faculty
member. However, at any time the student may request a hearing with the campus
dean of student success.
Meeting(s)
referenced above shall meet the College’s requirements for due process.
Following the
discussion with the student, the faculty member may take one or more of the
following action(s).
1. Verbally warn the
student that continuation or repetition of misconduct of this nature may be
cause for further disciplinary action.
2. Require the student to
retake the test or rewrite the assignment.
3. Require the student to
withdraw from the course.
4. Fail the student for the
assignment.
5. Fail the student for the
course.
6. Refer the student(s) to
the campus dean of student success for possible suspension or dismissal.
For cases in which
the student is referred to the campus dean of student success for action, the
dean will appropriately involve the faculty member and inform the faculty
member of the disposition of the matter.
Each faculty member shall communicate the College’s
policy on academic dishonesty to each class section with which that faculty
member is involved. (This syllabus is that communication)
Classroom Etiquette:
Students are expected to conduct
themselves as adults in the classroom showing respect to their classmates. Only
persons registered for this class are permitted in the classroom. As a courtesy to the instructor and your
fellow classmates, cellular
telephones and pagers should be cut off before entering the classroom or
laboratory. Likewise, the instructor sometimes forgets to shut his down
at the beginning of class, so hopefully someone sitting close to the front may
remind the instructor with a hand gesture for him to check his phone.
Disruptive students maybe asked to leave. Students are not to be on cell phones
talking or text messaging. Students are not to be listening to the IPOD or MP3
players during class or test time.
Studying: Chemistry
is a cumulative subject. Concepts learned in the first chapter will be applied
in the second, etc. The final exam is cumulative.
In order to do well in this course, it is essential
to study and work problems from the textbook and study guide.
The following is a list of study suggestions
1)
Read the text chapters
before the material is covered in class. At least power read the material
2)
Take good notes and review
them daily. Within 24 hours
of taking you note, rewrite them in a neat format/notebook.
3)
Work all assigned homework
problems at the end of the assigned chapters.
Do not get behind!!!!!!
4)
Work the practice exams that
are available on the web site without looking at the answer key. Then
check your answers.
5)
Use the interactive web site
and submit the online required homework.
Required Papers/Projects for Laboratory Points/Experiments:
The
student may be assigned to complete three of the following papers or projects
for lab/lecture credit. Each will count 20-50 points. Each must be submitted as
designated by the instructor. You will write one to two page papers, word
processed, double spaced worth ten-thirty points toward the final grade on the
following:
I. The Video Project: The Hollywood Film Assignment:
(Controlled Experiment Paper [Andromeda Strain Movie Paper]):
Part 1: Movie Film: Andromeda Strain – 1971-Required Weeks 1-2
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In
conjunction with Chapter 1, your assignment is to watch the film partially
during class time, then at home, or at an additional on campus time. Note the
problem which threatened life on earth, and setoff a "wildfire"
protocol. Note how did the scientists approach the "Wildfire"
problem and note all the steps and procedures used in the experimental
controls that help eliminate the various variables from their
investigation, then explain how they went about trying to solve the problem
to come up with a solution. What were the three questions did they had to
determine to understand the strain? Finally you need to explain the solution,
and the chemistry behind it, which is discussed in Chapter 16 in the Corwin
text. You may
check –out this film for one class period and the instructor will provide you
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Access: http://www.fccj.us/chm1020/ControlledExperiment20.htm
II. Energy Project:
Gasoline Demand Data Spreadsheet/Conclusion:
During the first two weeks of class you need to fill your gasoline
tank in your car. During course you will keep a record of all purchases of
gasoline noting dates, price, amount, cost and odometer reading. During the
last two weeks, you fill your tank again and record the data. All the data
should be recorded in an electronic Spreadsheet as well as also copied in your
lab notebook. You will determine (Leave at least one blank page to do your
calculations and write your conclusions:
i.
The total miles driven; the
Total gallons used; the total Cost.
ii.
Then you will compute
the average MPG and the average cost per mile for the gasoline.
iii.
The instructor may
add additional data for you to determine to complete this project, such as
calculation the total cost per mile
OR II. Energy
Project: Electrical Demand (if
you do not drive or have car)
The student will collect data on his/her or family’s primary
electrical demand. The student will learn to read the electric meter. Each day
for a month the student will read the meter and keep a spread sheet of the data
include KWH (Kilowatt hours) used per day. The project should begin on the day
JEA (or your power company) reads the meter and the one month later reads the
meter again. If possible the student should setup a monthly data spreadsheet on
the KWH used for one year and the total electric bill to compute the yearly
amount of electricity the household used and the total cost. The student should
conduct an experiment to determine one of the major energy guzzlers in the
student’s home. It involves using the scientific method. This should be
reported at the end of the project
III. Alternative Energy
Project/Paper
Watch the movie (if shown in class):
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Tagline: In 1996, electric cars began to appear on
roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust and
ran without gasoline...........Ten years later, these cars were destroyed. ·
Plot Outline A documentary that investigates the birth
and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and
sustainable living in the future. Plot Synopsis: With gasoline
prices approaching $4/gallon, fossil fuel shortages, unrest in oil producing
regions around the globe and mainstream consumer adoption and adoption of the
hybrid electric car (more than 140,000 Prius' sold this year), this story
couldn't be more relevant or important. |
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The foremost goal in making this movie is to educate and enlighten
audiences with the story of this car, its place in history and in the larger
story of our car culture and how it enables our continuing addiction to foreign
oil. This is an important film with an important message that not only calls to
task the officials who squelched the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, but all of
the other accomplices, government, the car companies, Big Oil, even Eco-darling
Hydrogen as well as consumers, who turned their backs on the car and embrace
embracing instead the SUV. Our documentary investigates the death and
resurrection of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and
sustainable living in our country's future; issues which affect everyone from progressive
liberals to the neo-conservative right.
Your Task:
Write a paper about the movie, highlighting the points which had the greatest
impact on you. In the final minutes of the film, the documentary uses a
guilty/not guilty analogy for each of the major points in the film. Include
these with at least one sentence describing this category of evidence present. Do
research on the current hybrid automobile, pros and cons. Is the HYBRID a long
term solution? Is there a next step
toward gasoline independence, and conclude with suggestions which might solve
our personal transportation problem. Please inject you personal comments and
opinions but label them so. What is a plug-in hybrid? Describe the current
hydrogen car initiative.
Who is T-Boon Pickens and what is
his solution to our dependence on foreign oil. What will the new administration
do to stop our dependence on foreign oil?.
Optional Papers/Projects for
Laboratory Points/Experiments:
The student may complete up to two of the following papers/projects
to makeup for a missed “wet lab” experience only upon approval of the
instructor:
IV. Organic Paper:
Prescription Drugs (Optional)
In conjunction with Chapters 19 and 20, plus the supplemental
chapter: Drugs: Chemical Cures, Comforts, and cautions, the student will select
a prescription drug. The student will consult a PDR in the library. The student may use the Poop sheet provided with the drug. The student should select a drug
of interest, or one prescribed by a doctor for the student to take. The student
should include the chemical names, generic names, etc. in a one page paper. The
student should consult at least three pharmacies to find the average price as
well as an online pharmacy, plus compare the Name Brand versus Generic prices. What would the drug cost in Canada. The
student will describe what the drug is suppose to do for the patient for what
condition. The student will close the paper with the precautions and side
effects which may be experienced by the patient.
V. Nuclear Chemistry
Paper (Optional)
The student will
write a minimum of two pages paper in conjunction with chapter 18 on Nuclear
Chemistry. Several questions should be answered:
a. What is the difference
between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion? Write Nuclear Reactions to demonstrate
the difference.
b. Can a nuclear power plant explode like an atomic bomb? If not,
then what is the environmental danger from an accident, such as the Three Mile
Island accident in the U.S. or Chernobyl Catastrophe in Russia. Use the
Internet and research the two accidents and include a paragraph on each in your
paper explaining what happened. (You can modify this paper with a paper on the
movie: China Syndrome as described below.)
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c. What are the environmental problems caused by a nuclear power
plant. If you saw the film “Category 6” what happened when they crank up the
power plants beyond the federal limits of production.
VI. Index Card
Project: Toxicology
of Commercial Products (Optional)
The student will collect data from five different categories of
household products used in her/his home. The product and its chemical contents
should be listed on the front side of a 3x5 file card. On the back of the card
the precautions and emergency procedure should be listed for the misuse of the
product. Can you find the nearest poison control center. Read the supplemental
chapters on Toxicology and Poisons and Household Chemicals supplied by the
instructor upon request.
VIII. Global Warming Project/Paper (Optional)
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Write a paper on Global Warming.
Take a pro or con stand on the issue. You may use references from the film.
There is a follow-up 30 minute update by Al Gore which will be shown in class.
Or
Actually a better film is the Six
Degrees film shown on National geographic Channel:
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National Geographic: Six Degrees Could Change the World (2007) Starring: Alec Baldwin Director:
Ron Bowman Rating Product Description |
X. Biochemistry
Project: Diet Analysis (Optional)
The student should read the supplemental chapter Food: Molecular
Gastronomy supplied by the instructor. The student will list and estimate the
amounts of each food consumed for a day, The student will prepare a table
breaking down the foods in at least three of the six categories of body
nutrients excluding water: water, Fats, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Vitamin, and
Minerals. The totals for each category should be computed as well as the total
calories for each food consumed. The daily total should be computed. If
possible the student could extend the project into a “normal” day and an
“abnormal” day.
Before a student attempts any of the above 10
projects/papers, either the instructor will announce a particular project will
counts as that week’s lab grade or permission must be obtained from the lecture
instructor before a project may be attempted for work missed due to absence.
XI.
Dr Day Cancer Videos:
Suppose you or a relative comes down with cancer. What would you
do? Cut It Out; Radiate It, or Take Chemo Therpy. Watch what this Doctor did to
cure herself of cancer:
The student will view
at least two of Dr. Day’s videos:
1. You Can
Not Improve on God!
2. Seeing Through The Maze of Alternative
Medicine: What works, What Dosen’t and Why!
There are also six
other videos you could watch including:
Cancer Doesn’t Scare Me Anymore!
; Diseases Don’t Just Happen!
Write a paper
describing the 10 steps and summarize the alternative medicine cures
Instructor Requested Information:
During the first week of
class, the student will fill out a 4x6 file card. The instructor has provided a
sample below with his personal data and his block scheduled time.
Data Card (4x6 file card): Front Side (Personal Data)
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Name: John Taylor CHM 1025C
Office: D-270
Address: 4417 Port Arthur Road
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Telephone: 904-766-6763 (office)
Cell: 904 614-0531 Home: 904-992-2052
E-MAIL : johtaylo@fscj.edu
Employment: FCCJ since 8/21/06
Full time chemistry faculty
Major: Instructional
Technologies Minor: Chemical
Education
Long Term
Goal: Educational Software Developer
Prerequisite: MAT
1033 equivalent Algebra completed
Chemistry
Background: High School chemistry
completed: yes
Physics
Background: High School Physics completed: no
Software/Computer
Literacy: WP, Word, Excel, HTML, Javascript
Home Computer: yes Internet ISP: yes or have access
Why are you taking this course? Required
for education major
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Data Card (4x6 file
card): Back
Side (Scheduled Time Blocks)
Class Schedule Summary:
Class/Work Schedule Summary:
Number Section Room Time Days
ESC 1000 327107 A-171 9:30-10:45 a.m. MW
ESC 1000 327108 A-171 9:30-10:45 a.m.
TR
ESC 1000 327109 D-203 6:00-09:15 p.m.
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CHM 1025C 327110 D204 11:15-1:15 M (Lab)
D203 1:30-3:35 p.m. MW (Lecture)
CHM 2046C 333827 D211 12:15-1:45 p.m. TR
(Lecture)
D204 01:55-4:35 p.m. R
(Lab)
CHM 1020 327115 D203 05:30-8:30 p.m. T Lecture
ESC 1000L 323122 D203 10:00-12:00 p.m. F (Hybrid Lab)
Class/Office
Matrix Schedule (Where is Your Instructor?):
My
Schedule Matrix: I have 10 hours of office hours, Office/Pretest means I am in the course’s classroom, while Office means my office D-270. You must find 10 hours in you
weekly matrix for studying chemistry. Please make your own!
Fall
Term 2010
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D207 |
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CHM 1025C |
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Afternoon Break |
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Afternoon Break |
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Where can you find 10 hours per week minimum to study?
Name: ___________________________
CHM 1025C Fall Term 2010
E-Mail: ___________________________
Section: MW
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