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- CHEMISTRY 123
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General Chemistry
- Instructor
- Gilbert Hall 139
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e-mail
Spring
2007 Office Hours
TBA
General Information
A general chemistry sequence for students who have had no previous training in chemistry and for those whose college aptitude test scores indicate the need for a more elementary introduction to chemistry. Entering students are expected to have a working knowledge of high school algebra, logarithms, and scientific notation.
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- Prerequisites
- CH 121, 122, 123 must be taken in order
- Course Structure
- Five credit-hour course
- Terms Offered
- Spring and Summer
- Required Texts
- Kotz (2), General Chemistry w/OWL
Access Card Custom Bundle. (This text is used in CH 121, 122, and
123).
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COURSE
COVERAGE
Chemistry of Acids (Chapter 17), Aqueous Equilibrium (18), Entropy and
Free Energy (19), Electrochemistry (20), Nuclear Chemistry (23), Main
Group Elements (21), Transition Elements (22), Carbon Chemistry (11)
SCHEDULE NOTES
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Final Exam Room
Assignments--Wednesday, June 11, 2008
4:00-5:50pm
Campus Map |
| Last Name Begins... |
Room... |
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GILB 124 |
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GILB 224 |
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GLFN AUD (On the map this is
north of BURT on the corner of 26th Street and Monroe Ave) |
| N - Sm |
CORD 1109 |
| Sn - Z |
WGND 115 |
Syllabus
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Exam Information
Worksheets
Mole-Hole Schedule
Laboratory Information
OWL Link
If you would like to purchase just OWL
COURSE INFORMATION
Lecture Room: Gilbert Hall 124 (MWF 8am or 10am or 11am)
Midterm Exams:
Exam 1 Thursday, April 24, 2008, 6:00-7:20pm
Exam 2 Thursday, May 22, 2008, 6:00-7:20pm
Final Exam:
Final Exam Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 4:00-5:50pm
Chemistry 123 is a
"non-competitive" course. Of 450 course points:
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Grade |
Minimum Score Needed |
Corresponding Percentage |
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A |
414 Points |
92% |
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A- |
405 Points |
90% |
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B+ |
396 Points |
88% |
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B |
360 Points |
82% |
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B- |
351 Points |
80% |
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C+ |
342 Points |
78% |
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C |
315 Points |
72% |
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C- |
306 Points |
70% |
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D+ |
297 Points |
68% |
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D |
270 Points |
62% |
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D- |
248 Points |
60% |
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F |
0 Points |
0% |
A grade
in this class will be obtained through the point system outlined above;
414 for an "A," 405 for a "A-"...
If you
write a higher percentage score on the final exam than on the midterm
exams, the final exam percentage will be used as a score for all three
term exams (see Grade Sheet). There is nothing to sign-up for. It is an
automatic win-win situation. This is a mechanism which gives students who
experienced educational difficulty during the term for any reason a chance
to demonstrate that they have mastered the material and to profit from
that mastery. There are no "make-up exams," "early exams," "alternate
exams," "extra-credit assignments," or "deals." If you miss Exam 1 or
Exam 2 due to a choice or unavoidable event, the above mechanism will be
used. If you were sick during Exam 1 but took the exam, know that you can
ace the Final Exam and still earn an "A" in CH 123. If you score 96 on
Exam 1 and 100 on Exam 2, know that you need master a small amount of new
material to perform excellent on the cumulative final exam to maintain
your "A."
You
cannot reschedule the final exam. Asking instructors to allow you to take
the final exam at another time will only diminish morale.
A
minimum score of 70% of the laboratory points is required for a D- or
higher in CH 123.
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CH 123 Grade Sheet |
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Exam/Quiz/Assignment |
Date |
Points |
Your Score |
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Exam 1 (Please do not miss) |
6:00pm 24-Apr |
100 |
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Exam 2 (Please do not miss) |
6:00pm 22-May |
100 |
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Final Exam (You cannot miss!) |
4:00pm 11-Jun |
130 or 330* |
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OWL |
4pm 4-Jun |
30 |
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Quiz 1 |
Week 2 |
4 |
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Quiz 2 |
Week 5 |
4 |
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Quiz 3 |
Week 6 |
4 |
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Quiz 4 |
Week 7 |
4 |
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Quiz 5 |
Week 9 |
4 |
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Quiz 6 |
Week 10 |
4 |
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<Drop your lowest 4-point quiz> |
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No Laboratory Meetings--Lab Closed |
Week 1 |
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Laboratory Assignment A (Must Check-In) |
Week 2 |
5 |
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Laboratory Assignment 1 |
Week 3 |
10 |
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Laboratory Assignment 2 |
Week 4 |
10 |
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Laboratory Assignment 3 |
Week 5 |
10 |
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Laboratory Assignment 4 |
Week 6 |
10 |
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Laboratory Assignment 5 |
Week 7 |
10 |
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Laboratory Assignment 6 |
Week 8 |
10 |
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Laboratory Assignment 7 |
Week 9 |
10 |
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Laboratory Assignment B (Must Check-out) |
Week 10 |
5 |
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< Drop your lowest 10-point lab assignment score
> You cannot drop a check-in or check-out score. These must be
completed during your assigned period to receive credit. |
A minimum score of 70% (49 of 70 points) of the
laboratory points is required for a D- or higher in CH 123. |
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Final Score |
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450 |
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OWL Introductions 1, 2, and 3
are assigned to help guarantee that your computer has the software to
complete the OWL assignments. You may have already completed these
assignments in CH 121/122, but please complete these exercises to
confirm that your software is current. Including the three
introduction assignments, 68 OWL question sections are assigned.
These assignment sets range from one to several questions. These are
in the form of tutorials, simulations, and homework questions. A
green check mark appears in the Assignment column when you master a
section. You may repeat these indefinitely to earn credit if you did
not master them initially. A student will earn 30 course points (full
credit) for mastering between 50 and 68 assignments. A student will
earn 20 points for mastering between 40 and 49 assignments. A student
will earn 10 points for mastering between 30 and 39 assignments. All
OWL assignments are due Wednesday, June 4, 2008. They will be
accepted until Friday, June 6, 2008 for full credit. At 4:00pm on
Friday, June 6 the scores will be downloaded into a worksheet and it
will not be possible to accept late work beyond June 6. |
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