Chemistry 111 01, Spring 2008

College Chemistry I

Alexandria Campus, Northern Virginia Community College

Lecture: T R: 8:00 – 9:20, Room AA 355

Instructor:  Dr. Katherine Burton

 

Text:  Zumdahl,  Chemistry”, 7th edition.

Lab Manual:  Bobrik et al,  Chemistry 111-112 Laboratory”, (Available on-line)

Phone:  (703) 845-6505,  e-mail: kburton@nvcc.edu

Office Hours :  M W F  7:30-8:30,  TR 7:30 – 8:00, T 9:30 – 11:30 & 12:30 - 2 pm;

R 9:30 – 11:30 in room 431.

My web page is:  www.nvcc.edu/home/kburton

Last day to withdraw without grade penalty: Mar. 31.

 

Tentative schedule:  

 

Week of:

Lecture Schedule

Lab Schedule

Jan 14

Chapter 1

No Labs

Jan 21

(Monday Holiday) Chapter 2

No Labs

Jan 28

Chapter 2

Lab Safety and Significant Figures

Feb 4

Exam 1, Chapter 3

Nomenclature &  Density and Measurements

Feb 11

Chapters 3 

Empirical Formula of a Compound

Feb 18

Chapter 4

Case of the Unlabeled Bottles

Feb 25

Exam 2

Determination of Vit. C in juice

Mar 3

Chapter 5

A Redox Titration

Mar 10

Spring Break

No Labs

Mar 17

Chapter 6

Molar Volume of Oxygen

Mar 24

Exam 3, Chapter 7

Enthalpy of Hydration

Mar 31

Chapter 7

Atomic Emission Spectroscopy

Apr 7

Exam 4, Chapter 8

Spectroscopy lab ???

Apr 14

Chapter 8

Lewis Structures

Apr 21

Chapter 9

Lewis Structures

April 28

Exam 5

No Labs

May 5

Review on Monday

No Labs

Final 

Final week begins May 6.  Regular classes end  May 5.

Final Monday May 12 8-10:45

 

Grading:

 

Exams:  Five exams will be given.  Each exam will be worth 100 points.  The lowest exam grade will be dropped.  There are no exam make-ups.

 

Final:  The final is comprehensive and mandatory.  The final will be worth 150 points.

 

Homework:  Homework will be assigned for each chapter and collected one class period after we have finished lecturing on that chapter.  Homework can be turned in for extra credit.  Each homework set will be worth a maximum of 3 points.  Failure to work even problems will result in a zero.

 

Lab:   Your lab instructor will determine your lab grade. Your lab grade is worth 200 points and it will be averaged into your lecture grade.

 

Your grade will be calculated as follows  Total: 750 points: 

 

Exams              400 points                    90% and above:           A

Lab                  200 points                    80-89 %                      B

Final                 150 points                    70-79%                       C

                                                            60-69%                       D

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Cheating:  Any attempt to give or receive information (Cheating) on an Exam will result in an immediate zero for that Exam that cannot be dropped.  This includes looking at another student's exam or having any type of notes on your desk or person during an exam.  Providing information to another student during an exam is also cheating and will result in both of you getting zeros.  A second attempt at cheating will result in an automatic F for the course.

 

Attendance:  Regular lecture attendance is not required but is strongly encouraged. Attendance will be taken daily for administrative purposes.   Regular Lab attendance is required.

 

Topics to be covered:  Chemical Foundations; Atoms; Atomic Structure and Periodicity; Bonding; Molecules and Ions; Stoichiometry; Chemical Reactions; Thermochemistry, Gases.

 

Homework:  located at the end of each chapter. 

Chapter 1:  25, 26, 28, 29, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 49, 52, 57, 60, 69, 70, 74, 75

Chapter 2:  35 – 42, 44, 45, 49, 53, 55 – 70 (most)  & (memorize the names and symbols for elements # 1-20, 24-38, 46-56, 79-82, 86, 92, 94)

Chapter 3:  27, 28, 31, 33, 35, 39, 42, 43, 47, 52, 54, 59, 60, 63, 64, 67, 68, 69, 72, 81, 82, 84, 89, 92, 93, 97, 99, 102, 103, 105

Chapter 4:  15, 17, 18, 21, 24, 28, 29, 30, 35, 37, 39, 43, 45, 46, 49, 55, 58, 59, 61, 65, 67, 71, 73, 75

Chapter 5:  27, 34, 35, 36, 38, 43, 49, 53, 54, 58, 61, 62, 66, 67, 71, 75, 83, 85

Chapter 6:  21, 31, 33, 35 c, 42, 44, 45, 49, 51, 57, 60, 63, 66, 67, 71

Chapter 7:  3, 31, 34, 38, 45, 50, 53, 57, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 69 – 73, 79, 80, 81, 85, 87, 90, 91, 95

Chapter 8:  23, 25, 33, 34, 35, 39, 43, 53, 54 b, 67 – 104 (most)

Chapter 9:  15, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 34, 35, 37