Chemistry 1800U W2018

COURSE SYLLABUS
Chemistry 1800U – Chemistry for Engineers – Winter 2018
1. Course Details & Important Dates*
This course is fast paced and is full. Please attend the appropriate tutorial and lab sections.
Success in the lecture portion is dependent upon you attending lectures and attempting all
assigned problems and following up with checking and remediating your work promptly.

Labs and Tutorials Classes

Classes Start Last Day to Drop Courses Final Exam Period
Start End
Week of Week of
April 9 Consult Science Advising April 11 to 22
January 8 January 15
*For other important dates go to: http://uoit.ca/main/current-students/academics/important-
dates-and-deadlines.php

Lectures:
CRN 70066 – Instructor: GG CRN 70067 – Instructor: GG CRN 72840 – Instructor: JM
Location: UP 1500 Location: UP 1500 Location: UB 2080
Wednesdays 3:40 – 5:00 Tuesdays 11:10 – 12:30 Wednesdays 11:10 – 12:30
Fridays 3:40 – 5:00 Thursdays 11:10 – 12:30 Fridays 11:10 – 12:30
2. Instructor Contact Information

Instructor Name Office Phone Email

Dr. Gillian Goring UAB 440 - By Blackboard
Tuesdays 12:30 – 1:30
Office Hours (in UA 2029)
Fridays 2:00 – 3:00
All assignment related questions should be directed to Dr. Goring

Instructor Name Office Phone Email

Dr. Jan Matejovic UA 2015 - By Blackboard
Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00 – 2:30
Office Hours (in UA 2029)
Fridays 1:00 – 2:00
All tutorial related questions should be directed to Dr. Matejovic
Email Policy:
Use Blackboard Email for course-related questions
In case of an emergency use: gillian.goring@uoit.ca or jan.matejovic@uoit.ca
In all emails you must include your student number and CRN.
Every effort will be made to return emails within 2 business days.
Content emails sent after 5 pm the day before an assessment will not be answered.
Emails sent from accounts outside of UOIT will not be answered.
Questions that can be answered by simply referring to the syllabus may not be answered.

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Senior Lab Instructor Office Phone Email

Ext. 2435 richard.bartholomew@uoit.ca
Richard Bartholomew UA 3071 Do not use Blackboard email!

3. Course Description
The objective of the Chemistry for Engineers course is to provide the student with an
understanding of the following concepts:
• An introduction to the four sub-disciplines of modern chemistry: analytical, inorganic,
organic and physical.
• Atoms, molecules, and stoichiometry.
• Reactions, chemical kinetics, thermochemistry, entropy and free energy.
• Electronic structure of atoms, bonding and molecular structure.
• The properties of gases.
• Intermolecular forces, liquids and solids.
• Electrochemistry, fuel cells and electrolytic cells.
4. Course Objectives
To provide a survey of chemical topics studied at the university. To provide understanding of
these topics, and how this knowledge can be used in problem solving.
5. Course Design
This course consists of lectures, laboratories, assignments, and tutorials to provide different
perspectives on the material studied.
6. Outline of Topics in the Course (order subject to change)
• Chapter 1 – Chemical Tools: Experimentation and Measurement
• Chapter 2 – Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
• Chapter 3 – Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions
• Chapter 4 – Reactions in Aqueous Solution
• Chapter 5 – Periodicity and the Electronic Structure of Atoms
• Chapter 6 – Ionic Compounds: Periodic Trends and Bonding Theory
• Chapter 7 – Covalent Bonding and Electron-Dot Structures
• Chapter 8 – Covalent Compounds: Bonding Theories and Molecular Structure
• Chapter 9 – Thermochemistry: Chemical Energy
• Chapter 10 – Gases: Their Properties and Behaviour
• Chapter 11 – Liquids, Solids, and Phase Changes
• Chapter 12 – Solutions and Their Properties
• Chapter 13 – Chemical Kinetics
• Chapter 14 – Chemical Equilibrium
• Chapter 15 – Aqueous Equilibria: Acids and Bases
• Chapter 16 – Applications of Aqueous Equilibria
• Chapter 17 – Thermodynamics: Entropy, Free energy and Equilibrium
• Chapter 18 – Electrochemistry

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7. Required Texts/Readings
1) McMurry and Fay, Chemistry, 7th edition (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2015).
Available from the bookstore as either:
a. ISBN: 9780321943170 (hardcopy)
b. ISBN: 9780133888942 (e-book, permanent access)
c. ISBN: 9780133891799 (e-book, temporary access for 180 days)
2) Laboratory Manual for Chemistry 1800 (Available through Blackboard)
8. Evaluation
Students will receive a single, final grade assessing their performance in the laboratory, tutorial,
and lecture components combined.
Laboratories 15 %
Tutorial Quizzes 5%
(1 % each, all will count)
Assignments (Blackboard) 10 %
Term Test 1
(CRN 70067: Feb. 1; 17.5 %
CRN 70066 and 72840: Feb. 2)
Term Test 2
(CRN 70066 and 72840: Mar. 7; 17.5 %
CRN 70067: Mar. 8)
Final Exam 35 %
To receive a passing grade in the course a passing grade must be achieved in both the
laboratory (i.e. at least 7.5/15) and the lecture (at least 42.5/85) portions of the course.
Final course grades may be adjusted to conform to program or Faculty grade distribution profiles.
Further information regarding grading can be found in Section 5 of the UOIT Academic Calendar.

NOTE: THERE ARE NO EXTRA ASSIGNMENTS AVAILABLE IN THIS COURSE TO BOOST YOUR
GRADE AT THE END OF TERM. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING IN THE WORK
DURING THE TERM TO ENSURE A SATISFACTORY GRADE. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS.
9. Laboratories
Senior Lab Instructor: Dr. Richard Bartholomew (UA3071, richard.bartholomew@uoit.ca)
• Labs will begin the week of January 15, 2018.
• Please ensure you attend your correct lab section CRN as listed on MyCampus
• Laboratory experiments will be conducted to emphasize and illustrate the concepts
presented in the lectures.
• Because chemistry is, at its very heart, an experimental science, you must achieve a
grade of 7.5/15 on the laboratories to receive a passing grade in the course.
• Attendance in laboratories is mandatory. No student who misses more than two (2)
laboratory periods will receive credit for the laboratory portion of the course. This may
result in failure of the course.

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• The first five laboratory reports must be submitted by the beginning of the next
laboratory period. The last laboratory report must be submitted by the end of the
laboratory period.
• To perform experiments, students must have proper attire: a lab coat and safety glasses
are required (both are available at the bookstore), open-toed shoes are forbidden,
clothing should not expose large areas of the body (no shorts, tank tops, etc.).
• Short laboratory equipment and technique videos have been made to help your
understanding and performance when conducting each experiment. Students should
read the laboratory experiment and watch any necessary videos before attending lab.
• The lab manual will be available for download on the Blackboard site.
Policy on “Carry Forward” of Laboratory Marks
• If you should fail the course in the previous offering (2016) but completed all of the
laboratory work and obtained a passing grade, you may be eligible to “carry forward”
your laboratory marks.
• In order to qualify for this option a number of conditions must be met including:
o You may only “carry forward” the mark to the next offering of Chemistry 1800U.
o You must apply using the Application for a Laboratory Carry-Forward form
available from the Science website or the Academic Advising Office, for the
“carry forward” no later than the last day to add courses in the term – January
19, 2018.
• Other conditions also apply; these will be explained if you apply for the “carry forward”.
10. Tutorials
• Tutorials will begin the week of January 15, 2017. Please attend the tutorial on the dates
listed in your MyCampus schedule.
• The tutorials are designed to provide assistance with course material. Problems relating
to the lecture material will be provided to develop problem solving skills and to reinforce
the material presented in lectures.
• Each week there will be a worksheet of problems posted on Blackboard. You should try
these problems before the tutorial. Your TA will go through some of these in the tutorial.
No solutions will be provided on-line for these problems. As Engineers you are expected
to problem-solve together.
• Attendance at tutorial sessions is not mandatory, but is strongly recommended. In the
last 20 minutes of each tutorial session there will be a tutorial quiz. It is up to the TA’s sole
discretion to withhold a quiz from any student who only shows up in the last part of the
tutorial or who is not there to participate for the entire tutorial.
• There will be 5 tutorial quizzes. Cumulatively these quizzes will be worth 5% of the final
grade for the course with all tutorials counted towards the final tutorial grade. If you are
not present for the quiz you will receive a mark of 0. Each tutorial is worth 1% of the final
grade.
• Any tutorial-related query should be directed to Dr. Matejovic

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11. Assignments and Tests
Assignments:
• There will be four assignments delivered through Blackboard. Cumulatively, these
assignments will be worth 10% of the final grade for the course.
• Assignment due dates will be posted on Blackboard. It is the student’s responsibility to
read and follow these due dates.
• Any assignment-related query should be directed to Dr. Goring
Term tests:
• There will be two term tests through the course of the semester.
• They will occur during regular class time in your usual class location and will be 80 minutes
long.
• The first will be on February 1 or 2, 2018, depending on your CRN, and the second will be
on March 7 or 8, 2018, depending on your CRN.
• The format of the tests will be multiple choice and short answer/calculation.
Final exam:
• The final exam for the course will be held during the regular examination period and will
be scheduled by the Registrar’s office between April 10 and 22, 2017.
• The format for the final exam will be the same as for the Term Tests.
• The final exam will be 3 hours long and will mostly focus on Chapters after midterm 2 but
will still require you to be able to work with concepts from earlier chapters.
12. Class Policies on Missed Laboratories, Term Tests, and the Final Exam
If you should miss a term test or the final exam due to illness or bereavement, you must provide
documentation to the Faculty of Science Advising Office within five (5) days of the laboratory,
test or exam. An official form is available from the office (and from the Registrar’s Office) and
you must use this form. Term tests will not be re-scheduled; the marks missed will be added to
the marks apportioned for the final exam. If the final exam is missed and acceptable
documentation is provided, the student will be eligible to write a “deferred exam” early in the
following semester.

If you anticipate missing a term test (for a medical reason, as an example), you should discuss
this with the Science Student Advising at least two business days before the test. Normally,
these marks will be apportioned to the final exam in accordance with the above guidelines.

Students may be excused from laboratories, term tests and the final exam due to religious
observance. However, application to be excused must be submitted at least seven (7) days in
advance of the observance. To be excused from laboratories you should submit the
documentation to Richard Bartholomew. To be excused from term tests and final exams you
should submit the documentation to the Faculty of Science Advising Office.

If you miss a laboratory you should speak to Richard Bartholomew as soon as possible. In rare
cases laboratories may be rescheduled, but this is dependent on space being available, so

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rescheduling may be difficult. When a student has missed a laboratory without an acceptable
excuse and the laboratory cannot be re-scheduled, the student will receive a grade of zero.
Further details on the policies regarding missed laboratories can be found in the laboratory
manual.

13. Accessibility

Students with disabilities may request to be considered for formal academic accommodation in
accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code. Students seeking accommodation must make
their requests through Student Accessibility Services. Requests must be made in a timely manner,
and students must provide relevant and recent documentation to verify the effect of their
disability and to allow the university to determine appropriate accommodations.

Accommodation decisions will be made in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Accommodations will be consistent with and supportive of the essential requirements of courses
and programs, and provided in a way that respects the dignity of students with disabilities and
encourages integration and equality of opportunity. Reasonable academic accommodation may
require instructors to exercise creativity and flexibility in responding to the needs of students
with disabilities while maintaining academic integrity.

14. Academic Integrity

• Except for tests, you may discuss problems and assignments among yourselves and with
tutors and the instructor, so long as what you turn in is your own work.
o In other words, the discussions are part of the learning process; once you learn
how to approach a problem, you are expected to solve it yourself, write up your
own submission, and that is what you turn in.
o It is dishonest to turn in as your own any work which has been copied from the
work of someone else.

• All tests are written individually. Students are not permitted to talk or to share materials
(papers, pencils, calculators) during the exam. Students are also not permitted to have
any prohibited material on their person in any form while writing an examination.
o This includes, but is not limited to: notes or papers of any kind, exam aids not
authorized for the exam, unauthorized electronic devices (e.g., cell phones), hats,
etc.
o Students must also present their student ID at every exam or they may be
prevented from writing the exam.

• Students are expected to know and abide by the University of Ontario Institute of
Technology policy on Academic Honesty which is described in detail in the current UOIT
calendar.

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General Faculty of Science Policies

The policies of the Faculty of Science can be reviewed at:

www.science.uoit.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=121&Itemid=140

Where any conflict between the policies presented in this syllabus (or given in the course) and
the general policies of the Faculty of Science arises, the general policies of the Faculty of Science
shall prevail.

15. Final Examinations

Final examinations are held during the final examination period at the end of the semester and
may take place in a different room and on a different day from the regularly scheduled class.
Check the published Examination Schedule for a complete list of days and times.

Students are advised to obtain their Student ID Card well in advance of the examination period
as they will not be able to write their examinations without it. Student ID cards can be obtained
at the Campus ID Services in C128 in the Durham College C-Wing.

Students, who through religious obligations are unable to write a final examination when
scheduled, will be permitted to write a deferred examination. These students are required to
give three weeks of notice to the faculty concerned and to document the religious obligations
involved. Students who miss an exam for medical or compassionate grounds may submit a
request for deferral, along with supporting documentation, to the Faculty within five working
days after the scheduled writing of the examination.

Further information on final examinations is available at: www.uoit.ca and search “final exam
policies”.

16. Blackboard Site

This course has a Blackboard site (available at https://uoit.blackboard.com/) that will provide on-
line access to the course syllabus, materials, assignments, etc. Laboratory materials will also be
distributed through this site. The site provides a forum for communication (through e-mail and
discussion boards) with instructors and other students. The site will be changed as the semester
proceeds, so you should check it regularly for update

17. Course Evaluations

Student evaluation of teaching is a highly valued and helpful mechanism for monitoring the
quality of UOIT’s programs and instructional effectiveness. To that end, course evaluations are
administered in an online, anonymous process during the last few weeks of classes. Students are
encouraged to participate actively in this process and will be notified of the dates via Blackboard.

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18. Course Topics – Lecture / Assignment Schedule

Students are responsible for all material covered in lectures (in class and online),
assignments, laboratories, and textbook readings.

The following is a tentative order of the topics covered this semester:

Chapters – Topics Lecture

1 – Chemical Tools: Experimentation and Measurement* Online lecture
2 – Atoms, Molecules, and Ions* Online Lecture
3 – Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions Week of Jan 8
4 – Reactions in Aqueous Solution Week of Jan 9/Jan 15
5 – Periodicity and The Electronic Structure of Atoms Week of Jan 15/Jan 22
6 – Ionic Compounds: Periodic Trends and Bonding Theory Week of Jan 22/29
Midterm 1 (Chapters 1 – 4) CRN 70067: Feb 1;
CRN 70066, 72840: Feb. 2
7 – Covalent Bonding and Electron-Dot Structures Week of Feb 5
8 – Covalent Compounds: Bonding Theories and Molecular Week of Feb 5/12
Structure
9 – Thermochemistry: Chemical Energy Week of Feb 26
17 – Thermodynamics: Entropy, Free energy and Equilibrium Week of Feb 26/Mar 5
10 – Gases: Their Properties and Behaviour* Online Lecture
11 – Liquids, Solids, and Phase Changes Week of Mar 5/Mar 12
Midterm 2 (Mainly Chapters 5 – 9, 17) CRN 70066, 72840: Mar. 7;
CRN 70067: Mar. 8
12 – Solutions and Their Properties Week of Mar 12
13 – Chemical Kinetics Week of Mar 12/Mar 19
14 – Chemical Equilibrium Week of Mar 19/Mar 26
15 – Aqueous Equilibria: Acids and Bases Week of Mar 26/Mar 27
16 – Applications of Aqueous Equilibria* Online Lecture
18 – Electrochemistry Week of Apr 2
Final Exam (Mainly chapters 10 – 16, 18 but will require April 10 – 22
knowledge from prior chapters)
*You are responsible for covering the material in the online lectures

Assignment Date Released Due Date Chapters Covered

1 Fri, Jan 19 Fri, Jan 26 Chapters 1 – 4
2 Fri, Feb 9 Fri, Feb 16 Chapters 5 – 8
3 Fri, Mar 9 Fri, Mar 16 Chapters 9 – 12, 17
4 Mon, Apr 2 Mon, Apr 9 Chapters 13 – 16
*These dates are tentative and may be adjusted to correspond to when material is covered in
lecture.