[This is the official syllabus for CHEM1201 for the Fall, 2009, semester. It was distributed in the first class on Friday, September 4, 2009, and will be available on-line at alpha.fdu.edu/~strange/ and on WebCampus. Modifications, if necessary, will be posted at those links and announced in class; revised print versions will NOT be distributed. The material on this page becomes obsolete after Dec. 22, 2009.]
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CHEM1201 General Chemistry I Lecture - Fall Semester 2009
Official SYLLABUS and reading assignments
Text: "Chemistry; The Central Science", 11th Ed., by Brown, LeMay, Bursten, & Murphy (2009; Pearson-Prentice Hall).
Instructor: Dr. R. S. Strange
fac: 973-443-8795
www: http://alpha.fdu.edu/~strange/
Office: S-15B (2nd floor, Science Bldg.)
Ph: 973-443-8786 (machine on duty)
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Classes meet Tuesdays and Fridays, 11:20-12:35, Room S-11. Registration and attendance at a Recitation section (CHEM1211) is required. A Webmail/WebCampus account is also required. Final exam grades and final course grades, if requested, will be sent ONLY to student webmail addresses.
| Date | Lecture Topic (section) | Reading Assignment |
| Fri Sep 04 | Ch. 1 Matter & Measurement | - |
| Tue Sep 08 | Ch 1/2 Atoms, Molecules, Ions | Ch. 1, 2 |
| Fri Sep 11 | Ch. 2 " | - |
| Tue Sep 15 | Ch. 3 Stoichiometry | Ch. 3 |
| Fri Sep 18 | Ch. 3 " | - |
| Tue Sep 22 | Ch. 6 Atomic Structure | Ch. 6 |
| Fri Sep 25 | Ch. 6 " | - |
| Tue Sep 29 | Ch. 6 " | - |
| Fri Oct. 02 | Test 1 [Chaps 1, 2, 3, 6] | - |
| Tue Oct 06 | Ch 7 Periodic Table | Ch. 7 |
Fri Oct 09 | Ch. 8 Bonding | Ch. 8 |
Tue Oct 13 | Ch. 8 " | - |
| Fri Oct 16 | Ch. 8 " | - |
| Tue Oct 20 | Ch. 9 VSEPR | Ch. 9 |
| Fri Oct 23 | Ch. 9 " | - |
| Tue Oct 27 | Ch. 9 " | - |
| Fri Oct 30 | Ch. 11 Solids | Ch. 11 |
| Tue Nov 03 | Ch. 4 Aqueous Reactions | Ch. 4 |
| Fri Nov 06 | Test 2 [Chaps 7, 8, 9, 11] | - |
| Tue Nov 10 | Ch. 4 " | - |
| Fri Nov 13 | Ch. 4 " | - |
| Tue Nov 17 | Ch. 5 Thermochemistry | Ch. 5 |
| Fri Nov 20 | Ch. 5 " | - |
| Tue Nov 24 | Ch. 5 " | - |
| Fri Nov 27 | no class: Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| Tue Dec 01 | Ch. 10 Gas Laws | Ch. 10 |
| Fri Dec 04 | Ch. 10 " | - |
| Tue Dec 08 | Ch. 10 " | - |
| Fri Dec 11 | Test 3 [Chaps: 4, 5, 10] | - |
| Tue Dec 15 | Reading Day - no class | - |
| Week of Dec 16-22 | Cumulative Final Exam | scheduled by University |
(©) 2009 by Dr. Ronald S. Strange SYLL.909
CHEM1201 General Chemistry I - lecture Fall Semester, 2009
PROSPECTUS
Text: "Chemistry: The Central Science",
11th Ed.,
by Brown, LeMay, and Bursten
Instructor: Dr. R. S. Strange
Office: S-15B (2nd floor, Science Bldg)
973-443-8786 (machine on duty)
| e-mail: | |
973-443-8795
Tuesdays and Fridays, 11:20 AM - 12:35 PM
Room: S-11, Science Building
Registration and attendance at a Recitation section
(CHEM1211) is required. A Webmail/WebCampus account is also
required. A basic scientific calculator that has 1/x, log, 10^X,
ln, e^x, SQRT, and power of ten (scientific) notation will be needed
for tests and homework. Programmable calculators with
non-volatile
memories, cell phones, and lap-top computers will not be
permitted during tests.
Grading and tests:
attendance | 05 | required (sign in at beginning of class) |
quizzes | 15 | given during required recitation classes |
tests (3 @ 20) | 60 | Oct. 02, Nov. 06, Dec. 11 (Fridays) |
final exam | 20 | to be scheduled, cumulative |
| ______________________ | ___ | |
| total | 100 |
The lowest quiz grade will be dropped to make allowance for one absence. Attendance at lectures (sign-in) and quiz sections is required and will be graded at all lecture and recitation classes.
Each test and the final exam will be scaled separately and letter grades assigned. Attendance, quiz, test, and final exam grades will be combined according to the above weights in order to obtain the overall average.
No make-up tests will be given. The date of the final exam will be published by the University. Students in the laboratory sections (CHEM 1303) will receive separate grades, which grades will not affect the lecture grades.
© 2009 by Dr. Ronald S.
Strange PROSPCTS.909