syllabus

1. SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE
COURSE OUTLINE
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Vishwas Joshi CATALOG NO.: CHE 100
CRN-28635; Wed. Lab (Room SMTHSC-116; 8:00 am to 10:45 am).
CRN-28635; Fri. Lecture (Room SMTHSC-12;3 8:00 am to 10:45 am).
COURSE TITLE: General Chemistry SEMESTER: Spring 2013
TEXTBOOKS: 1) Zumdahl, S. S., DeCoster, D. J., Basic Chemistry, 7th ed. and/or OWL: Online Web Learning student access
code, Brooks/Cole. (These 2 items are packaged together in the bookstore).
2) Hein, et al, Foundations of Chemistry in the Laboratory, 12th
edition for Suffolk CC.
3) IUPAC approved SAFETY GOGGLES (required for all lab sessions)
For additional information please check: http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/joshiv Follow CHE-100 link
LECTURE SCHEDULE (Tentative)
WEEK TOPIC CHAPTERS
1 Chemistry: An Introduction 1
1, 2 Measurements and Calculations 2
2 Matter 3
3 Energy 10 (omit sections 10.7onwords)
5 EXAM I – Chapters 1-3 & 10
3, 4 Chemical Foundation: Elements, atoms and ions 4
5 Modern Atomic Theory 11
6 Chemical Bonding 12
8 EXAM II – Chapters 4, 11 & 12
7 Nomenclature 5
8 Chemical reactions: An introduction 6
9 Reactions in Aqueous solutions 7
11 EXAM III– Chapters 5 - 7
11, 12 Chemical Composition & Quantities 8,9 (omit limiting reactions and % yield)
13 Solutions 15 (omit complicated math problems)
13 Liquids and Solids 14 (omit complicated math)
14 Gases 13 (omit complicated math)
15 EXAM IV– Chapters 8,9, 13-15
15 Acids & Bases 16
16 FINAL EXAM Cumulative
REQUIRED MATERIALS: Safety Goggles and a Calculator
LABORATORY SCHEDULE (Tentative)
WEEK TOPIC EXPERIMENT NUMBER
1 Safety & Check in, Lab Tech 1
2 Measurements 2
3 Densities & Compositions of Metal 3
4 Calorimetry 5
5 Freezing Points 4
6/7 Lewis Structures and Molecular Models 7
7/8 Water in Hydrates 6
8/9 Identification of Selected Anions 8
10* Single Displacement Reactions 9
10* Double Displacement Reactions 10
10/11 Quantitative preparation of Potassium Chloride 11
11/12 Properties of Solutions 12
13, 14 Ionization - Electrolytes and pH 13
14, 15 Neutralization - Titration II; Check Out 15
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2. SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE
GENERAL CHEMSITRY COURSE SYLABUS
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:
This course is intended to meet the needs of the student enrolled in Health Careers or other curricula and
will prepare the student for enrollment in subsequent chemistry courses. The successful student will be
able to demonstrate proficiency in:
1. Solving problems involving atomic structure.
2. Solving problems involving chemical bonding.
3. Chemical nomenclature.
4. Balancing and interpreting chemical equations.
5. Solving problems involving chemical combinations.
6. Solving gas-law and chemical equillibria.
7. Solving problems involving acids, bases and solutions.
8. Solving problems involving stoichiometry.
9. Performing basic laboratory techniques and experiments, which illustrate the chemical
principles presented in lectures.
The student will learn basic laboratory techniques and will perform experiments that illustrate the
chemical principles presented in lecture.
Prerequisite: MAT 007 or equivalent.
PROCEDURES FOR ACCOMPLISHING THESE OBJECTIVES:
Chemistry 100 consists of two seventy-five minute lectures and one two-hour-and-forty-five minute lab
per week. Each laboratory period will begin with a short discussion of the assigned experiment. The
laboratory work will be accomplished with students working in pairs or larger groups if appropriate.
If a student is 10 minutes late to lab and therefore misses the pre-lab presentation given by the instructor
that includes safety precautions, the student will not be allowed to work in the lab and this will result in a
grade of zero for that lab.
STUDENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE COURSE:
1. The student is expected to read the assigned chapters in the textbook and/or the handouts prior to
the class, so as to be able to participate actively in class discussions. Also, the student is expected
to read the assigned experiments prior to the laboratory period, so as to be able to perform the
experiment successfully and efficiently. Students MUST wear safety goggles during the lab period.
They may be purchased from the bookstore.
2. There will be four (4) exams. Exams will be graded on a scale of 100 points and no grades will be
dropped.
3. Students are expected to prepare homework assignments. Homework assignments are due on the
date assigned and cannot be turned in late.
4. Each student will be required to prepare a clear, concise report on each experiment performed in
the laboratory. The reports are due one week after the experiment is completed. Late lab reports
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3. will be penalized five points per school day. After one week the report will not be accepted and will
result in a grade of zero. Lab reports are graded on a scale of 100 points.
5. There will be a departmental comprehensive final exam. This may be given outside the normal
lecture period. The date will be announced by the instructor.
GRADING PROCEDURES:
The progress of the student during the semester will be evaluated by lecture examinations, quizzes,
homework, class participation and laboratory reports. The relative weights of these components toward
determination of the student's grade is as follows:
Lecture Exams/Quizzes 60%
Final Examination 15%
Laboratory 25%
100%
Homework 3% (Bonus for CRN-28635 only)
RULES CONCERNING STUDENT ABSENCE:
All students are expected to attend every class session for which they are registered. Students are
responsible for all that transpires in class whether or not they are in attendance. The College defines
excessive absence or lateness as more than the equivalent of one week of class meetings during the
semester. Excessive absence or lateness may lead to failure in a course or removal from the course roster.
Absences, excused or not, from either the lecture or the laboratory period cannot be made up. Students
who are not absent all semester from the laboratory period will have their LOWEST laboratory report grade
dropped from the tabulation of their laboratory grade.
A passing grade in the lecture and in the laboratory part of the course must be achieved to obtain a passing
grade for the course.
NOTES:
1. CHE-100 may not be used as a substitute for CHE-133.
2. Neither CHE-100 nor CHE-122 may be taken after a student has completed CHE-133 or its
equivalent.
3. Credit will be given for CHE-100 or CHE-122 but not both.
THIS COURSE OUTLINE REPRESENTS BASIC DEPARTMENTAL POLICY FOR ALL SECTIONS OF THIS
COURSE. AN INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTOR MAY AUGMENT THIS POLICY TO MEET THE PARTICULAR
NEEDS OF THE CLASS.
Additional Course Website
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/sambass/index_files/page0001.html
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