1st Semester General Chemistry Lecture Syllabus - CHEM 1110
1st Semester General Chemistry Lecture-Text Schedule - CHEM 1110
Chemistry 1110 - General Chemistry (3 credit hours lecture + 1 credit hour
recitation)
Semester: Fall 2003
Dates: August 18 (Monday) - December 12 (Friday)
Instructor - Dr. F. J. Matthews
Office - SSC D304
Office phone - 221-7622
Chemistry office phone - 221-7626
Office hours - office hours or see office door
E-mail address - matthewsf@apsu.edu
Course Description:
Fundamental laws and theories; elements, compounds, and mixtures; atomic
structure; kinetic theory and gas laws; chemical calculations; and chemistry
of solutions.
Prerequisite: MATH 1220 or 1720
Co-requisite: CH111L
Lecture Time: 9:00-9:50 am MWF - SSC E305
Recitation Time: 1:00-1:50 pm M - SSC E306
Lecture Texts:
Silberberg, M.S. "Chemistry", 3rd edition; McGraw Hill: Boston, 2003.
A CD-ROM, study guide (Weberg, "Student Study
Guide"), and solutions manual (Wiegard, "Student Solutions
Manual") are available as supplemental materials.
Other Required Materials:
Students are encouraged to purchase a calculator capable of scientific notation,
logarithms, exponents, etc. A slide rule may substitute for the calculator.
Programmable calculators are not allowed for test or
quizzes. Students may not share calculators during exam periods. Cell
phone calculators are not allowed at any time.
Objectives:
(1) To introduce the student to general chemistry, including those concepts
listed in the course description.
(2) To provide the student with a firm foundation in chemistry such that
the student may pursue other areas of chemistry and science.
Topics to be Covered:
The first eleven (11) chapters of Silberberg's "Chemistry" may be covered. See
Lecture-Text Schedule.
Out of Class Work:
Students are expected to read the text prior to class. Recommended homework assignments
are available at the following website -
Lecture-Text Schedule. These assignments are made for the
student's benefit, indicate the type of material to be expected on the
hour exams, and will be a source for problem solving in the recitation
session each week.
Testing:
Four one-hour exams and a two hour final exam, all of which will be cumulative,
are tentatively scheduled as follows:
First Exam - September 10 - Wednesday
Second Exam - October 10 - Friday
Third Exam - November 7 - Friday
Fourth Exam - December 3 - Wednesday
Final Exam - 8:00-10:00 - December 12 - Friday
There will be no make-up exams for unexcused absences; a grade of zero will
be recorded for that test. Make-up exams will only be considered for excused
absences*, however, the instructor must be notified of the proposed absence
before the scheduled examination. The make-up exam must be completed on the
first day the student returns to class. *Excused absences are at the instructor's
discretion. Students may be required to submit proof of their excuse before
a make-up exam will be administered.
A student may exempt the final examination if their four tests average a
value greater than or equal to 95.00.
Recitation Session:
The weekly recitation session will be primarily a problem solving session
where the students have an opportunity to ask questions and solve problems.
This is not another hour of lecture. Attendance is mandatory at 13 of the 14
Monday meeting times. A quiz may be given during the recitation session; the
quizzes will cover materials from the previous weeks' lectures and assigned
problems (see
Lecture-Text Schedule); there will be
no make-up quizzes for students who arrive late, leave early, or are absent.
Grading Scale:
Lecture Grade
One-hour exams (80%) + Final exam (20%) = Lecture average (100%)
Recitation Grade
Attendance (50%) + Participation/Quizzes (50%) = Recitation average (100%)
Course Grade
Lecture grade (90%) + Recitation grade (10%) = Course Grade (100%)
Letter Grade from Numerical Average
A>90.00, B>80.00, C>70.00,
D>60.00, F<60.00
Attendance Policy:
Students are expected to be present and seated for all Chemistry 1110 classes
by 9:00 am each day. A student who accumulates more than three (3) unexcused
absences will have their lecture grade decreased as follows:
4 to 5 unexcused absences = 1 letter grade decrease in lecture grade
6 to 7 unexcused absences = 2 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
8 to 9 unexcused absences = 3 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
>10 unexcused absences = 4 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
Excessive excused absences will not be acceptable.
Holidays/No Classes:
September 1 - Monday - Labor Day
October 16 & 17 - Thursday & Friday - Fall Break
November 10 - Monday - Veteran's Day
November 27 & 28 - Thursday & Friday - Thanksgiving
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Other University Dates:
September 29 - Monday - APSU Automatic W Deadline
October 7 - Tuesday - Mid-Term
October 20 - Monday - Dr. Matthews' Automatic W Deadline (after 2nd test)
November 1 - Saturday - Homecoming
November 7 - Friday - APSU/Dr. Matthews' Last Day to Drop a Course
December 19 - Friday - Final Grades Available Online
Classroom Behavior:
The classroom is expected to be a learning environment, therefore it is expected
that students will be quiet, attentive, and courteous. Classes are less than
an hour in length, therefore no food or drink is allowed in class. Sleeping
will not be tolerated and discussions between students should be taken outside
of the lecture classroom. Questions, responses, and discussions should be
directed to the instructor, not classmates. Pagers, cell phones, or other
electronic devices must be turned off while students are in class.
Drop/Withdrawal Policy:
Students who choose to withdraw from general chemistry lecture must also withdraw from
lab. Students must obtain the instructor's signature to withdraw from CHEM
1110 after the "APSU Automatic W Deadline" date.
September 29 - Monday - APSU Automatic W Deadline
October 20 - Monday - Dr. Matthews' Automatic W Deadline (after 2nd test)
November 7 - Friday - APSU/Dr. Matthews' Last Day to Drop a Course
Educational Goals:
The general objective of the University is to produce educated men and women
equipped to use their abilities productively and wisely. The curricula of
the University are routes to intellectual maturity and means to be development
of ideas, insights, values, and competencies which form a permanent personal
capacity for thought and action. The University does not claim that it will
develop educated men or women. It does claim it will provide the opportunity
and the favorable conditions for students to construct their own education
and to acquire the means of making self-education the rewarding enterprise
of a lifetime, enabling them to become effective agents of social change.
Given this opportunity at the University in this course, each student should
develop, at an appropriate level:
(1) skills of inquiry, abstract and logical thinking, and critical
analysis;
(2) literacy in writing, reading, listening, and speaking;
(3) the ability to understand and use numbers and statistics;
(4) an understanding of the scientific method;
(5) a concentration in a discipline in order to enter a chosen profession,
undertake advanced study, or develop an avocation.
These are the marks of an educated man or woman, and it is the aim of the
University to challenge and assist in their attainment. To this end Austin
Peay State University is committed to the integration of human learning functions
and to an orderly educational sequence.