CHEMISTRY 20B

Course Description: Winter 2015 (Lecture 3)

CLASS MEETINGS:
Lecture: MWF 12:00 pm 12:50 pm in CS24
Discussion: Your Enrolled Section (see MyUCLA for times & locations)
Holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 19), Presidents Day (Feb. 16)

INSTRUCTOR:
Professor Thomas G. Mason
Office Hours: M 3:00 3:55pm, W 1:30 2:30pm Young 3040 (or as announced)
Class Webpage: http://ccle.ucla.edu/ (log in to access 20B website)

TEACHING ASSISTANTS:
Dimitri Bikos: (3B, 3F, 3G) Office Hours TBA
Matthew Pagenkopp: (3C, 3H, 3I) Office Hours TBA
Taylor Aubry: (3A, 3D, 3E) Office Hours TBA

TEXTBOOKS:
Oxtoby, Gillis, & Campion, Principles of Modern Chemistry, 7th ed. (required)
with OWL for 7th ed. (required); Student solutions manual (optional).

PREREQUISITES:
CHEM 20A, MATH 31A with acceptable grades

REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING POLICIES: % of course grade

Written homework problems (due Wed at noon) 15%
You must show your work and use appropriate significant figures and units. Start
the homework sets early. Attempt each problem on your own, get an answer, and
get together in groups to discuss. Alternatively, use the solutions guide for help.
OWL simulations and homework problems 15%
Midterm exam Wed. Feb. 11 12pm - 1pm (Location TBA) 25%
Final exam Tues. Mar. 17 3pm - 6pm (Location TBA) 45%
GENERAL PROCEDURES:
Written homework sets and OWL sets are due before/at the start of class; late
submissions of written HW (more than 5 minutes after class starts) will be penalized
30% until HW solutions are posted (and will be worthless after solutions are posted).
Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated.
Makeup exams will not be given. If you have a religious issue with any exam
date, it is your responsibility to let me know during the first week of class. If I am
forced to give a make-up exam because of university procedures, regardless of the
reason, I will give an oral exam in my office, and the grade will be assigned based on
your ability to verbally explain the concepts and calculate answers on the board.
The final exam must be taken at the scheduled time and place to pass the course.
Refer to the class webpage for assignments, handouts, solutions, ...