Introductory Chemistry I 030.101.

02 (3 credits) Fall 2011 Syllabus Johns Hopkins University Professor Information Professor: Howard Fairbrother Office: New Chemistry Building (NCB) Room 216 Email: howardf@jhu.edu Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 4-5pm Course Information Class Time: MWF 10am-10:50am Class Location: Remsen 1 Call number: 030.101.02 Dept. of Chemistry Class website: JHU Blackboard https://blackboard.jhu.edu - Use your JHU username and password to log in - This site will contain class notes, important updates, exam keys, grades, etc. You will need to visit it frequently to stay current in the class. Corequisites: 030.105 Course Description An introduction to the fundamentals of chemistry. The main topics to be covered are atomic and molecular structure at the level of electron dot structures and VSEPR geometries, the periodic table, stoichiometry, the balancing of chemical equations, the gas laws, the law of mass action and chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, and elementary chemical thermodynamics. Course Materials Required Text:

Oxtoby, Gillis, and Campion, Principles of Modern Chemistry, 6th Edition, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2008. ISBN number: 0534493661 o You should be sure to get an access key for the OWL on-line problem set website. This comes with the hard-copy textbook, but must be separately purchased with the e-textbook.

Other Materials: A non-graphing calculator (sharing of calculators is not permitted) Access to Blackboard essential for notes, updates, etc.

Student Solutions Manual for Principles of Modern Chemistry by Oxtoby, Gillis, and Campion

Getting Help/Other Resources Teaching Assistants will be available Monday through Thursday in Remsen 140 (first floor, adjacent to the entrance near the library) from 6:30pm to 8:00pm to help you with problems concerning the material covered in the course. Teaching assistant contact information will be available on Blackboard. Please be sure to attempt contacting the TAs before contacting the professor. The following services provided by the university are also available: o Study Consulting The Study Consulting Program employs and trains seniors and graduate students to work as study consultants. They meet individually with each of their assigned students one hour per week, or more if necessary; this is a program designed to help students help themselves. Location: Suite 3A Garland Hall; telephone: 410516-5506; email: fday@jhu.edu o Small Group Tutoring Small groups consist of a maximum of six students from the same course headed by one tutor. The Learning Den, Free Small Group Tutoring, Gilman Hall: tutoring@jhu.edu To reserve your seat: Sign up online at http://tutoring.jhu.edu (Your User ID and password is your 6-character Hopkins ID; the two fields are identical), call 410-516-8216 and ask to speak with Anne Benner, or stop by the Office of Academic Advising, Garland Hall, Suite 3A.

Homework, Exams, and Grading Homework You will be assigned problems to work for credit from the OWL (Online Web Learning) website www.cengage.com/owl which is coordinated with the textbook. For details in getting set up and using this website, please read the Student Quick Start Guide, which is posted on the course website. You will need an OWL access code, which you should have received with your hard-copy textbook. IN SETTING UP YOUR ACCOUNT FOR THE COURSE, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU ENTER YOUR JHED ID TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF, SO THAT YOUR SCORES CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO THE COURSES CLASS ROSTER.

Exams

There will be 9 problem sets graded on OWL and the cumulative maximum will be set to 50 points. Earning a cumulative 90% on OWL assignments will be made to equal 100% of the available points to account for any difficulty in dealing with the program and its requirement of achieving the answer within 1% error. The first required assignment in OWL is Introduction to OWL which must be completed by Monday, Sept. 5th. Working through this module will teach you how to navigate within the website. You should also read the tutorials and try the optional problems. The first graded problem set assignment will also be due on Sept. 5th and will cover chapters 1 and 2. Consult the course website regularly for problem set assignments and due dates.

There will be 3 Midterm Exams (100 points each) and 1 Final Exam (200 points) that will be cumulative. Exams will be administered in class (in both Remsen 1 and additional rooms to be announced), except for the Final Exam. The following chapter suggestions for each midterm are approximate and subject to change. Exam 1: Sept. 26th 2011 Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 9 Exam 2: Oct. 24th 2011 Chapters 10, 12 and part of Chapter 13 Exam 3: Nov. 21st 2011 Chapters 13, 14, and part of Chapter 15 Final Exam: Dec. 13th 2011 (2-5pm) Cumulative Final Grading Summary Homework: 50 3 Midterm Exams: 300 points 1 Final Exam: 200 points Total Points available: 550 points Grade Distribution: I try to construct exams so that the average score is in the range of 60 to 70%. There is no set distribution of grades, but in the past it has resembled the following: 25% A, 45% B, 20-25% C, and 5-10% F. The average grade for the course will be close to a B-. Course Policies Attendance: Attendance in class is absolutely mandatory if you wish to do well in the course. Exams will be administered during class time so it is important to be punctual and ready for class. Exams: o Exams are held during the regular class time in the normal class room (Remsen 1) and in additional rooms to be announced. The exam dates for

the 2011 fall semester are Sept. 26, Oct. 24, and Nov. 21 (all Mondays). You can bring one letter-size sheet of paper containing anything you want (for example, pertinent constants, formulae) to the exams. The exam must be written in ink (pen, felt-pen, ball-point no pencil). o Exams will reflect material covered in lecture and problems assigned in OWL. The three hour exams will cover material announced in class. o Studying together is encouraged, but you must complete your exams on your own. Cheating will not be tolerated and anyone found cheating will receive a 0 on their exam and the Dean of Students will be notified, and if circumstances warrant, be asked to take appropriate action. For more information, see the guide on Academic Ethics for Undergraduates and the Ethics Board website: http://www.jhu.edu/ethics/ o Exams will be handed back in lecture, usually on the day of the lecture following the examination. Students are urged to get to class a little early that day to speed up the process. Missed Exams: If you miss an examination because of sickness, or some other valid reason, then you must give an appropriate reason in writing and in person to Prof. Fairbrother by the Monday following the date of the given exam. Letters from doctors are not required. The statement must be signed in ink; emails are not acceptable. If you give a valid reason in writing for missing an exam then your final grade will be based on the exams that are taken. If no valid reason for missing an exam is given in writing by the deadline, then the grade for the missed exam will be taken as zero. You will only be allowed to miss one exam. Regrading: If you feel that there is an error in the grading of your exam, then you can submit the exam to Prof. Fairbrother for review. You must specify briefly in writing exactly what you believe the error in grading is. The deadline for submitting exams for consideration for regrading is the Monday following the date the exam was given. Only exams written in ink will be considered for regrades. It is possible that a second look at an answer may result in lowering of the score. Homework/Practice Problems: The suggested reading will help supplement the notes from class and will also help in your understanding of the course. Practice problems are available at the end of each chapter and on OWL. OWL includes the text, tutorials and practice problems. To account for technical difficulty involving the program, achieving a cumulative 90% of the OWL points will be made to equal earning 100% of the OWL points. Solutions to half of the problems in your textbook are given in the Student Solutions Manual. Social Media: o During class all cell phones should be turned off, I dont want to see you texting or playing Angry Birds during lecture. o Students should not Facebook friend their TAs until after the semester has ended. o Do not surf the internet during class, you will get the most out of the class if you are paying attention during lecture.

Course Schedule Approximate and Subject to Change Week 1 - Chapters 1 and 2: Structure of atoms, stoichiometry, chemical arithmetic Mon. Aug. 29th Chapters 1 and 2 Weds. Aug. 31st Chapters 1 and 2 Fri. Sept. 2nd Chapters 1 and 2 Week 2 - Chapter 3 Chemical bonding, periodic table, valence electrons, Lewis dot structures, VSEPR rationale of geometry Mon. Sept. 5th Labor Day, No Class OWL Assignment 1 Due Weds. Sept. 7th Chapter 3 Fri. Sept. 9th Chapter 3 Week 3 Chapter 3 continued and Chapter 9: Gases Mon Sept. 12th Chapters 3 and 9 OWL Assignment 2 Due Weds. Sept. 14th Chapters 9 Friday Sept. 16th Chapters 9 Week 4 Chapter 9 continued Mon. Sept. 19th Chapter 9 OWL Assignment 3 Due Weds. Sept. 21nd Chapter 9 Fri. Sept. 23th Review for Exam 1 Week 5 Exam 1 and Chapter 10: Solids, liquids, and phase transitions Mon. Sept. 26th Exam 1 Weds. Sept. 28th Chapter 10 Fri. Sept. 30th Chapter 10 Week 6 Chapter 10 continued and Chapter 12: First law of thermodynamics Mon. Oct. 3rd Chapters 10 OWL Assignment 4 Due Weds. Oct. 5th Chapter 12 Fri. Oct. 7th Chapter 12 Week 7 Chapter 12 continued and Chapter 13: Second law of thermodynamics Mon. Oct. 10th Fall Break Tuesday (the 11th) follows Mondays schedule OWL Assignment 5 Due Tues. Oct. 11th Chapter 12 Weds. Oct. 12th Chapter 12 Fri. Oct. 14th Chapter 12 and 13 Week 8 Chapter 13: continued Mon. Oct. 17th Chapter 13 OWL Assignment 6 Due Weds. Oct. 19th Chapter 13 Fri. Oct. 21st Review for Exam 2

Week 9 Exam 2, Chapter 13 continued, and Chapter 14: Chemical equilibrium Mon. Oct. 24th Exam 2 Weds. Oct. 26th Chapter 13 and 14 Fri. Oct. 28th Chapter 14 Week 10 Chapter 14: continued Mon. Oct. 31st Chapter 14 OWL Assignment 7 Due Weds. Nov. 2th Chapter 14 Fri. Nov. 4th Chapter 14 Week 11 Chapter 15: Acid/Base equilibrium Mon. Nov. 7th Chapter 15 OWL Assignment 8 Due Weds. Nov. 9th Chapter 15 Fri. Nov. 11th Chapter 15 Week 12 Chapter 15 continued Mon. Nov. 14th Chapter 15 OWL Assignment 9 Due Weds. Nov. 16th Chapter 15 Fri. Nov. 18th Review for Exam 3 Week 13 Exam 3 and Thanksgiving Break Mon. Nov. 21st Exam 3 Weds. Nov. 23rd Thanksgiving Break Fri. Nov. 25th Thanksgiving Break Week 14 Chapter 15 continued and Chapter 16: Solubility equilibrium Mon. Nov. 28th Chapter 15 and 16 No OWL Assignment Weds. Nov. 30th Chapter 16 Fri. Dec. 2nd Chapter 16 Last day of classes Week 15 Reading Period Mon. Dec. 5th Optional OWL Assignment (recommended for practice on Chapter 16) -Review session held during Reading Period (Dec. 3-6) Time and place TBD -Final exam held during Final Exam week (Dec. 7-16) Tuesday December 13th, 2-5pm, place TBD

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