COURSE PREFIX & NUMBER: CHM 100   INSTRUCTOR:   OFFICE:   OFFICE TELEPHONE:   SECRETARY: 574-6015*   OFFICE HOURS:   CLASS SCHEDULE:   *Department of Physical Sciences

This is a nontransferable introductory course in general chemistry and principles of chemistry. Emphasis is placed on mathematical solutions and laboratory techniques.

Prerequisite: MAT 102.

Introductory Chemistry is an introductory level course designed for students with no (or weak) background in chemistry. It is particularly suitable for students who plan to enroll in the College Chemistry I (transferable credit) course, or any course related to the field of Health Sciences, yet it should also be of benefit to anyone with a knowledge of elementary algebra who desires to learn about chemistry. The course emphasizes basic concepts and includes practical, everyday applications. Demonstrations are provided to supplement the lectures. It is hoped that students in general will find the course interesting, instructive, and to a degree, entertaining.

Laboratory sessions will enhance the lecture series and give the student a "hands-on" feeling for the topics listed above. Tutorial sessions utilizing audiovisual materials and computer educational software will supplement the lecture series and emphasize problem-solving.

TEXT : Stoker, Introduction Chemical Principles, 8^th ed., Prentice Hall, 2005.

LAB MANUAL : Laboratory Manual for Introductory Chemistry; TTC

CALCULATOR : Scientific (TI-35 or above or equivalent); It should have an INV LOG

function key.

LAB NOTEBOOK : A bound (non-spiral) notebook, such as an English composition book

SAFETY GLASSES : Shatter-proof, with side shields (required by state law); Students with

ordinary glasses must wear goggles or obtain shatter-proof lenses.

LAB APRON : Protective plastic or rubber (alternative: lab jacket).

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. recognize and understand the language of chemistry, including definitions of important terms.

 

2. list common physical properties of pure substances.

 

3. list common metric (S.I.) units; convert from one to another using the method of unit factors.

 

4. use arithmetic and algebraic operations to perform chemical calculations, giving answers in scientific notation with the correct number of significant figures.

 

5. distinguish between atoms, molecules and mixtures, and between chemical and physical properties of matter.

6. describe the principle components of the atom; recognize the names and symbols of the common elements.

7. write chemical formulas of simple compounds; name inorganic binary compounds.

8. define the mole and Avogadro's number; calculate molar mass of a compound and percent composition of an element in a compound.

9. list the types of chemical reactions; read and balance simple chemical equations.

10. calculate the amount (mass, moles, volume pressure) of product formed, given a balanced chemical equation and the amount of reactant. [stoichiometry]

11. define solute, solvent, and molarity, with reference to solutions; calculate molarity given the amount of solute and the volume of solution.

12. differentiate between acid, base and salt; name and list chemical formulas of common acids, bases and salts.

13. define pressure of a gas; describe the absolute temperature scale.

14. use the ideal gas equation in various forms to perform calculations involving pressure, temperature, volume and moles of a gas.

 

15. complete and balance the equations for Acid/Base and Precipitation reactions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRADING SYSTEM AND POLICY:

 

The College will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students should notify the Counselor for Students with Disabilities (located in Counseling and Career Development, Building 410, Room 210) and their instructors of any special needs. Instructors should be notified on the first day of classes.

To minimize classroom disruptions and protect the integrity of test-taking situations, activated electronic communication devices such as pagers and telephones are generally not permitted in classrooms at Trident Technical College. The only exception to this policy will be for on-call emergency personnel (police, fire, EMS), who will be required to notify their classroom instructor of their need for such devices at the beginning of the term and provide documentation verifying their occupation. However, on-call emergency personnel may not leave a testing situation, communicate by electronic means and return to complete an examination. In these cases, instructors should make arrangements for re-testing.

Before attending classes, you must meet all prerequisites and officially register for all courses. Prompt and regular attendance is your responsibility. You are responsible for all material covered and all assignments made in class. Any time you are absent from a class, laboratory or other scheduled events, it is your responsibility to make satisfactory arrangements for any make-up work permitted by the instructor.

An absence is defined as nonattendance for any reason, including illness, emergency or official leave. If you arrive late to class, you may not be allowed into the classroom and may be considered absent for that period. If you leave before the instructor dismisses class, you may also be considered absent. All class sessions are important. Any time you miss a class you increase your risk of making a failing grade.

If you quit coming or participating in the course and do not officially withdraw by the withdrawal date for each semester, you will receive a grade of F or U. Your instructor cannot assign a grade of W. If you receive financial aid or veterans’ aid, your aid may be revised as a result of any changes in your course schedule.

All Veteran students are required to maintain attendance in order to earn VA benefits. Whenever a veteran student's absences exceed 20 percent of the hours assigned to the course, the VA student can be administratively dropped for excessive absences. Contact the Veterans Assistance office for additional information.

Students should be aware that equipment and materials for a particular laboratory experiment are only made available for use over a seven-day period and make-up experiments outside that period are not permitted. However, any student who unavoidably misses his/her normal laboratory session does have the option of attending another section’s session during the seven-day period, if space is available and at the session instructor’s discretion. Failure to attend a scheduled chemistry laboratory class during the calendar week assigned to a particular experiment will result in a grade of zero for all aspects of that experiment.

Your instructor is available to you outside of class for academic assistance. Full-time faculty maintain and post regularly scheduled office hours. Part-time faculty are accessible in a variety of ways, which may include conferences before and after class or by appointment, telephone conferences, and E-mail. The phone number for contacting your instructor is provided on your syllabus addendum or cover sheet.

Self study interactive compact disks (CD) are available for use in 700/301 and the LAS. General Chemistry CD’s are available to purchase for home use in the bookstore.

To be announced by the instructor.

Text: Stoker, 8^th edition