This document outlines the syllabus for a General Chemistry II lecture course and accompanying laboratory course at Pace University for the Fall 2013 semester. The lecture course is taught by Dr. Robert Craig and covers chapters 11-20 of the textbook. It includes three exams, homework assignments, a final exam, and policies on attendance, grading, and conduct. The accompanying laboratory course involves completion of 24 experiments over the semester and constitutes 25% of the total grade for the chemistry course. Safety protocols are emphasized for the laboratory portion.

1. PACE UNIVERSITY, NYC
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
CHE 112 LECTURE SYLLABUS, Fall 2013
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Robert Craig, Ph.D.
Office: W314
Phone: 212-346-1375
E-mail: rcraig@pace.edu
Text: Ebbing & Gammon, General Chemistry, 10th
Ed., Houghton Mifflin Co., New
York, 2013.
Tentative Schedule:
DATE CHAPTER HOMEWORK
Sept. 3, 10, Introduction to Gen Chem II
Ch. 11: States of Matter: Liquids and Solids
OWL
Sept.17 24, Ch. 12: Solutions OWL
Tuesday Oct. 1 EXAM 1: Chapters 11 & 12
Oct. 8 Ch. 13: Rates of Reaction OWL
Oct. 15 Ch. 14: Chemical Equilibrium OWL
Oct. 22 Ch. 15: Acids and Bases OWL
Thursday Oct .29 EXAM 2: Chapters 13, 14 & 15
Nov. 5 Ch. 16: Acid-Base Equilibria OWL
Nov. 12 Ch. 17: Solubility and Complex-Ion Equilibria OWL
Tuesday Nov. 19 EXAM 3: Chapters 16 & 17
Nov 26 Ch. 18: Thermodynamics and Equilibrium OWL
Dec. 3 Ch. 19: Electrochemistry OWL
Dec. 10 Ch. 20: Nuclear Chemistry OWL
Thursday Dec. 12 PRACTICE FINAL
Tuesday Dec. 17 Go over Chapters 18, 19 & 20
TBA FINAL (Chap 11-20)
Grade: Laboratory 25 %(100-pts-scaled)
Lecture 75 %(100-pts-scaled)
Attendance -5% (not flexible)
Homework – 10% (not flexible)
There are 3 lecture exams (65% of Your grade)(21.6% each)-none are dropped(
Final exam – 20% (if you do not take the final-I can not give you a grade-) (WU)
Attendance -5% (not flexible) 3 exams 65 %
(OWL) Homework 10 %
Final 20 %

2. No Makeup will be given for missing exams except in serious circumstances and with chairperson’s
approval.
ABSENCE IN MORE THAN TWO EXPERIMENTS WILL RESULT IN A FAILING GRADE FOR THE
LABORATORY AND CONSEQUENTLY FOR THE OVERALL CLASS. A PASSING GRADE IS
REQUIRED FOR THE LABORATORY IN ORDER TO PASS THE OVERALL CLASS.
Office Hours: none

3. ***GRADING POLICY:
***Out of 100 pts: Attendance is mandatory(5%)-I take attendance with daily worksheets-they
donot count toward your grade:-meaning-to get a drivers license-your need a certain number of
hours observed by a driving instructor (ie: contact hours)- so same reasoning applies for
Chemistry(SEE MEDICALS-GO TO CHAIRPERSON-NOT ME)
I collect homework –everyweek-I do not accept late homework-I will not grade it -just mark it
“ok” (if not in yellow folder –when I open it-it is late)(exercise timely manner)
Attendance -5% (not flexible)
Homework – 10% (not flexible)
There are 2 lecture exams (65% of Your grade)(32.5% each)-none are dropped(
September 23 EXAM 1
October 21 EXAM 2
12/12 ---Final exam – 25% (if you do not take the final-I can not give you a grade-) (WU)
CLASS ROOM ETIQUE: Your safety is our major concern. Because You have loved ones-‘I need
everyone to return to them in one piece”
Please enter and leave the classroom in an orderly fashion. Please have the utmost respect for
others. Some need more quite classrooms to learn than others. Please raise your hand before you
ask a question. If you “rifle” questions – I can not go through the course material –and it is a lot-
so-we can meet other times to go over a particular topic. I am familiar with IEP (individualized
Educational plans) Please give me a copy. Persons with disabilities -(autism, dyslexia, auditory,
visual, etc.) please just sit up front.
ANY PHYSICAL OR VERBAL ABUSE WILL BE REPORTED TO THE CHAIRPERSON, LAB
SAFETY OFFICER AND HEAD OF SECURITY. SUCH INCIDENTS COULD LEAD TO
YOUR ARREST. *certified with NYC BOE for school violence prevent!
(i.e.: name calling, insulting others verbally, unwanted conversation, sexual comments etc.)
MEDICALS:
If You have a personal problem, such as asthma (medical) or hospitalization of Yourself
due to an accident (car accident, slip and fall-ankle, knee) –have been recently hospitalized

4. (broken leg-food poisoning) or a death of an immediate family member (NOT DISTANT
RELATIVE), or sudden pregnancy (illiness, dizziness-etc.)Email both mainoffice and
myself by a family member- bring documentation
I can contact the appropriate medical office for you (
*this is because sometimes we have to leave or evacuate facilities suddenly (fire, bomb
threat, etc.)
Thanks:
P.S.: never email me directly-please email the main office
if You email me directly requarding homework or exams material –just bring question to
the “question box”- I will make one-please type the question(s) out and hand it to me at the
beginning of the lecture-we can all learn from each other, and more often than not-You are
not the only person with that particular question(s)
If we do not have a recitation-I would like to designate a “recitation time”-night and weekend
classes are often “short changed” –Dr. R. Craig
ACCEPTABLE EMAILS:
“hello Dr. Craig-this is Cynthia from CHM 2-please go over my exam again?
It seems you gave Angie an 93 on exam 1 and I got a 89. My question #4 looks just like
hers- why? This is acceptable-it is a teachable moment! Just email the chairperson as well-
or the department secretarty simultaneously(
***These are unacceptable emails:
“Hello –Dr. Craig-this is Mike Smith- I am in your lecture and lab section-I am also Dr. Smith’s
son from the English department, and I work in the writing center.
Could You call me? 347-444-7788 –I am really nervous today

5. -while I understand You might be nervous-test anxiety is a normal reaction
if You are Physical fit-come in and Take the exam-It is unfair to other classmates and my family
for me to personally call You.
We all struggle here and there-You do not have to have a perfect performance to get an “A+” in
any class in college-I will never ask you any questions besides –“do you understand today’s
lesson?” this person wants me to “process” he has a relative that works at PACE, and what he
does for a living. I also will never get in your business-I am not a guidance counselor )
“Hey Dr. Craig- can you check question 5b, 5c and all of 6 (a,b and c) from chapter 17-I
am here with some friends and we want the right answer for class?”- this question others
probably have as well-as I would like to answer it –this is not an “online course” –these
question are best answered during a recitation.
*we will also end up having a series of emails and my Wife and kids, Brian and Brandon
will complain---because they need to communicate with me as well.
“Hey Dr. Craig-how was flooding during hurricane Sandy?”-as I would like to answer this
question-it is not really relevant to the course material. It is just a matter of fact-harmless
but unacceptable.
“my book has been stolen-can you email me the worksheet for next class, and the last 3
please?”
My answer: Yes – they will be in the portal-but I would like for you to maintain a
relationship (a positive one) with a study group and/or lab partner.
“hey professor- I just emailed You-I have to leave class early to get my daughter-please do
not penalized me?”-the fact is-YOU PAID TO BE HERE- Pace University Chemistry
Department did not ring your bell –and say pay $2,500.00 for my chem class. Just like you
might pay for a “personal trainer at BALLY’s”-You paid for this class-and – Your
probably over 18 years old –so You do not need permission to leave.
P.S.S: I PROMISE EVERY THING WILL BE DONE TO MAKE THIS A PLEASURABLE-
ENJOYABLE-PASSING GRADE IN CHEMISTRY

6. Fall 2013 Syllabus (laboratory)
Text: General Chemistry Experiments by R. Kabbani, D. Athanasopoulos and S. Wiener

7. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Experiment
Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6 Check-in and Safety Video.
Sept 10 Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Exp. 13: Qualitative Analysis of Group 1.
Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Exp. 14: Qualitative Analysis of Group 2.
Sept 23 Sept 24 Sept 25 Sept 26 Sept 27 Exp. 15: Colligative Properties.
Sept 30 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Exp. 16: A Kinetic Study: Reaction of Crystal Violet with NaOH.
Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Exp. 17: Chem. Equilibrium: Determining the Equilibrium Constant.
Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Exp. 18: Analysis of a Solid Mixture: Titration of a Weak Acid.
Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Exp. 19: Polyprotic Acids, Titration of Phosphoric Acid.
Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Oct. 31 Nov 1 Exp. 20: Measuring the Solubility Product of Lead Iodide.
Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 6 Nov 7 Nov 8 Exp. 21: Determination of Ksp, ΔGo
, ΔHo
, and ΔSo
for the Dissolution
of Calcium Hydroxide in Water.
Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 Exp. 22: Enthalpy, Entropy and Free Energy.
Nov 18 Nov 19 Nov 20 Nov 21 Nov 22 Exp. 23: Electrochemistry.
Nov 25 Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Exp. 24: Redox Titration: Determination of the Percent Iron in an
Unknown.
Nov 30
Exp. 16
- - - - Make-up days.
Safety goggles and lab coats have to be worn in the lab at all times. You will not be allowed to work in the lab without
safety goggles and lab coats for your own protection.
Grade: The Laboratory grade constitutes 25% of the total course grade. The laboratory report is due one week after
the experiment is completed. Points will be deducted for late lab reports, and instructors will grade and return your
lab reports within one week. Students are required to read the experiment and answer the questions before coming to
the laboratory. Missing more than 2 labs will earn you an “F” for the course.
Students enrolling in chemistry laboratory courses should be aware that a wide range of substances are used. If a student has
or suspects that a medical condition or health problem exists or may come to exist, which might be affected by being in a
chemical laboratory (e.g., allergies, chemical sensitivities, pregnancy, fainting, etc.), the student should consult his or her
personal physician. The student may also wish to consult the University Health Care Unit. Your laboratory instructor cannot
give you health care advice, but should be informed appropriately of concerns and potential problems.
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commitment to equal educational opportunities for students with disabilities includes providing reasonable accommodations
for the needs of students with disabilities. To request an accommodation for a qualifying disability, a student must self-
identify and register with the Coordinator of Disability Services for his or her campus. No one, including faculty, is
authorized to evaluate the need for or grant a request for an accommodation except the Coordinator of Disability Services.
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