This document provides the syllabus for a large lecture general chemistry course. It outlines logistical details such as class meeting times and location, instructor contact information, grading breakdown, and exam/quiz dates. Policies are specified regarding attendance, calculators, textbooks, homework, and the university honor code. Assistance resources like office hours, help sessions, and disability accommodations are also mentioned. The level of detail in the syllabus aims to clearly communicate expectations and requirements for the course.

1. The Teaching Institute for Graduate Students
Saturday, February 20
Harold Simmons Hall - First Floor
8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Engaging Large Lecture Classes
Michael Lattman, Chemistry
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2. The Teaching Institute for Graduate Students
Saturday, February 20
Harold Simmons Hall - First Floor
8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Engaging Large Lecture Classes
Michael Lattman, Chemistry
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3. What do I mean by “dealing with”?
Syllabus issues for large classes
Attendance issues with large classes
Make up exams – how best to minimize this
Keeping up with the material — how to “encourage” students to do this
Contact outside lecture: office hours vs. group help sessions
Lecture demonstrations (to illustrate principles discussed)
How to be efficient at distributing and collecting exams
Minimizing cheating in large lecture classes
Grading all this stuff
Lecture room
Personal Preferences
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4. Chemistry 1303.001 General Chemistry Fall 2013
MWF 10:00 – 10:50 am Room 133 FS
General Information and Syllabus
Check the Announcements for this class on Blackboard often.
Instructor Professor Michael Lattman
Room 310 Fondren Science
Telephone: 214-768-2467
email: mlattman@smu.edu
Office Hours
Mon 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Tues 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Help Session
Tues 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Room 158
The following are on Blackboard at the beginning of the semester
General Information
and Syllabus
Download this document (pdf) in the Syllabus section.
Schedule Download the course Calendar (pdf) in the Course Documents section
Homework Download 1303HWassignments2 (pdf) under Homework in the
Assignments section.
Chapter 1 notes Download Chapter 1 notes (pdf) in the Course Documents section
Student Information Sheet
Hard copies of these are distributed at the first class meeting. Fill them out, and hand
them back before leaving.
First Day Information and Checklist Sheet
Hard copies are distributed in class.
Withdrawal from Lecture REQUIRES Simultaneous Withdrawal from Lab
If a student is enrolled in both Chem 1303 (lecture) and Chem 1113 (lab) in the
same semester, a withdrawal from Chem 1303 REQUIRES simultaneous
withdrawal from Chem 1113.
Last day to drop course is Friday, November 8, 2013
Calculators (each student must have their own – no sharing during exams or quizzes)
Must have a simple, inexpensive scientific calculator (must do logarithms and
exponential notation). If it costs more than $10-15, it probably will not be allowed during
exams and quizzes. (Nothing higher than a TI-30.) Examples of acceptable calculators:
Casio fx-260solar or a TI 25x (<$10 at Target or Walmart). MAKE SURE THAT YOU
KNOW HOW TO USE THE CALCULATOR; DO NOT BUY A NEW CALCULATOR
AND USE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A QUIZ OR EXAM.
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5. Textbook
! Chang and Goldsby, Chemistry, 11th
ed., McGraw-Hill: New York, 2013. Note that the
10th
edition is similar.
! Chapters 1 through 11 will be covered this semester
! The textbook should be viewed as the cornerstone of the course and should be used
extensively, not only as a source of practice problems, but also for additional and
alternate explanations of concepts covered in lecture.
! Do ALL assigned homework problems.
Grading Final course grade is determined as follows:
Three Exams
Quizzes
Final Exam (cumulative)
54%
18%
28%
Option: Replace lowest exam score with quiz average
if it results in a higher overall average. This option
does not apply to make-up exams (see below). This
option does not apply to the Final Exam.
Attendance
! Attendance will be taken periodically by passing a sign-in sheet around the classroom
and by the quizzes.
! It is quite unwise to assume you can keep up with this course by only reading the notes!
COME TO CLASS.
! If attendance drops off on Fridays, the quizzes will be moved from Wednesday to Friday.
Seating Chart
You are required to sit in your assigned seat for all exams and quizzes. This chart will be
posted on Course Documents section of Blackboard on September 3, 2013.
Exams (Seating Chart is in effect. Check Blackboard for this chart on September 3, 2013.)
Three Exams: Wednesday, Sept. 25; Wednesday, Oct. 30; Monday, Dec. 9
Final Exam: Wednesday, Dec. 18 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
YOU CANNOT TAKE THE FINAL EXAM AT ANY OTHER TIME ---- not during the
other General Chemistry Exams, not 3 hours late, not one day early, NOT AT ANY
OTHER TIME AT ALL! This is University Policy!
Quizzes (Seating Chart is in effect. Check Blackboard for this chart on September 3, 2013.)
! No Make-ups are given for quizzes.
! Ten regular quizzes will be given.
! You may skip any two quizzes for whatever reason you choose (illness, oversleeping,
weather, weddings, sports, court appearances, car trouble, whatever!). If you take 9 or 10
quizzes, only the best 8 will be counted in your final quiz average.
! The format of the quizzes is short. These are usually problems just like those in the
assigned homework and will be given in the first 15 minutes of class. Learn to work
rapidly. That means practicing the problems and truly knowing how to do them. No extra
time is given if you are late to class.
! Quiz dates are on the Calendar. All are on Wednesdays.
! It is wise not to miss a quiz on a whim. Several students in the past have missed two
quizzes before the final (10th
) quiz and, for completely legitimate reasons, had to miss the
final quiz. There are no make-ups for quizzes.
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6. Textbook
! Chang and Goldsby, Chemistry, 11th
ed., McGraw-Hill: New York, 2013. Note that the
10th
edition is similar.
! Chapters 1 through 11 will be covered this semester
! The textbook should be viewed as the cornerstone of the course and should be used
extensively, not only as a source of practice problems, but also for additional and
alternate explanations of concepts covered in lecture.
! Do ALL assigned homework problems.
Grading Final course grade is determined as follows:
Three Exams
Quizzes
Final Exam (cumulative)
54%
18%
28%
Option: Replace lowest exam score with quiz average
if it results in a higher overall average. This option
does not apply to make-up exams (see below). This
option does not apply to the Final Exam.
Attendance
! Attendance will be taken periodically by passing a sign-in sheet around the classroom
and by the quizzes.
! It is quite unwise to assume you can keep up with this course by only reading the notes!
COME TO CLASS.
! If attendance drops off on Fridays, the quizzes will be moved from Wednesday to Friday.
Seating Chart
You are required to sit in your assigned seat for all exams and quizzes. This chart will be
posted on Course Documents section of Blackboard on September 3, 2013.
Exams (Seating Chart is in effect. Check Blackboard for this chart on September 3, 2013.)
Three Exams: Wednesday, Sept. 25; Wednesday, Oct. 30; Monday, Dec. 9
Final Exam: Wednesday, Dec. 18 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
YOU CANNOT TAKE THE FINAL EXAM AT ANY OTHER TIME ---- not during the
other General Chemistry Exams, not 3 hours late, not one day early, NOT AT ANY
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7. SHOW ALL WORK
If these words appear on a section of an exam or quiz, it means that you must show a
clear, logical method, including units, for all quantities. In such cases, the right answer is
worth nothing unless your work is properly shown. Points will be deducted if either of
these is not clear (units and work).
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decimal%point.%%This%emphasizes%the%decimal%and%avoids%critical%mistakes.%%Thus,%0.769%is%
correct,%while%.769%is%not.%%%Whether&one&is&reading&newsprint,&a&Blackberry&or&Iphone,&a&small&
computer&screen,&or&a&handwritten&lab&report,&a&tiny&decimal&point&can&be&easily&missed.&&Get&into&the&
habit&of&adding&the&zero&before&the&decimal&point&NOW.&&For&the&next&few&weeks,&I&will&only&correct&
this;&later&in&the&semester,&points&will&be&deducted.
Make-up Exams (No make-ups for quizzes.)
! In the interest of fairness, the only time make-up EXAMS will be given is in the case of a
documented illness or a death in the family.
! Documentation requires a written letter from the student and, in the case of illness, a note
from a doctor or the health center. This must include a phone number for verification.
! Make-up exams may be either written or oral and will be given on Tuesday, December
10, 2013.
! The results of a make-up exam will be counted in the calculation of your final grade. The
optional “quiz average substitution” does not apply to make-up exams.
Rules for Exams and Quizzes
! Only the specific type of calculator described above is allowed.
! NO cell phones, laptops, or other electronic devices at your desk.
! Sit in assigned seats according to Seating Chart; this chart may be changed periodically.
! No hats allowed. No caps (unless worn backwards) allowed.
! You may not leave class early on exam and quiz days unless you have permission from
the instructor.
SMU Honor Code Read the SMU Honor Code (especially the first four paragraphs) at
http://www.smu.edu/studentlife/PCL_05_HC.asp
In addition to the penalties given by the SMU Honor Council, the instructor will give a
ZERO for any work on which unauthorized assistance was received, and this is NOT a
grade that will be dropped or substituted. You will see the following pledge on each
quiz and exam.
On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this exam.
Signed . Date .
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8. Assistance
! Do not be afraid to ask for help!
! Office hours Mon 11:00 am - 12:30 pm; Tuesday 10:00 am - 11:30 am
! If you need to see me beyond my office hours, please see me after class, send an email, or
phone me to set up an appointment. I will try to accommodate almost any schedule.
! Weekly HELP SESSIONS are held on Tuesdays 5:00 – 6:00 pm in Room 158.
! The class email list (SMU email addresses only) is used to send corrections to homework
answers, changes in office hours, and other announcements via email. Also, check
Announcements on Blackboard for this information.
! Disability Accommodations: Students needing academic accommodations for a
disability must first contact Disability Accommodations & Success Strategies (DASS) at
214-768-1470 or www.smu.edu/alec/dass.asp to verify the disability and to establish
eligibility for accommodations. They should then schedule an appointment with the
professor to make appropriate arrangements. (See University Policy No. 2.4.)
! Religious Observance: Religiously observant students wishing to be absent on holidays
that require missing class should notify their professors in writing at the beginning of the
semester, and should discuss with them, in advance, acceptable ways of making up any
work missed because of the absence. (See University Policy No. 1.9.)
! Excused Absences for University Extracurricular Activities: Students participating in
an officially sanctioned, scheduled University extracurricular activity will be given the
opportunity to make up class assignments or other graded assignments missed as a result
of their participation. It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements with the
instructor prior to any missed scheduled examination or other missed assignment for
making up the work. (University Undergraduate Catalogue)
DON'T FALL BEHIND! ! !
General Chemistry requires disciplined study habits. This means keeping up with the
material on a day-by-day basis (a minimum of 12 - 15 hours of concentrated, quality
study time per week is probably about average). Work all of the assigned problems with
the objective of understanding the concept, not just getting the right answer.
The very best way to study is to WORK PROBLEMS! WORK PROBLEMS! WORK
PROBLEMS! WORK PROBLEMS! WORK PROBLEMS! WORK PROBLEMS!
Learning Outcomes
· The student will be able to demonstrate basic facility with the methods and approaches of
scientific inquiry and problem-solving in the areas covered by the material in Chapters 1 -
11 in the textbook. See&Calendar.
· At the end of the course the student will be able to explain how the concepts and findings
of chemistry shape our world.
Note: Last day to drop course is Friday, November 8, 2013
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9. August 2013 CHEM 1303.001 FALL 2013 MWF 10:00 – 10:50 am LATTMAN
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26
First class day
Chap 1
27 28
Chap 1,2
29 30
Chap 2
31
The chapter numbers shown in this calendar are intended to
give you an idea of what will be covered in lecture.
Specific coverage for exams and quizzes will be announced.
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10. September 2013 CHEM 1303.001 FALL 2013 MWF 10:00 – 10:50 am LATTMAN
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
Labor Day
No class
3
Help Session
5:00 pm
Rm 158
4
Quiz 1
Chap 2,3
5 6
Chap 3
7
8 9
Chap 3
10
Help Session
5:00 pm
Rm 158
11
Quiz 2
Chap 3
12 13
Chap 4
14
15 16
Chap 4
17
Help Session
5:00 pm
Rm 158
18
Quiz 3
Chap 4
19 20
Chap 4
21
22 23
Chap 4,5
24
Help Session
5:00 pm
Rm 158
25
Exam 1
26 27
Chap 5
28
29 30
Chap 5
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11. October 2013 CHEM 1303.001 FALL 2013 MWF 10:00 – 10:50 am LATTMAN
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Help Session
5:00 pm
Rm 158
2
Quiz 4
Chap 5,6
3 4
Chap 6
5
6 7
Chap 6
8
Help Session
5:00 pm
Rm 158
9
Quiz 5
Chap 7
10 11
Chap 7
12
13 14
Fall Break
No class
15
Fall Break
No class
16
Chap 7
17 18
Chap 7
19
20 21
Chap 8
22
Help Session
5:00 pm
Rm 158
23
Quiz 6
Chap 8
24 25
Chap 8
26
27 28
Chap 9
29
Help Session
5:00 pm
Rm 158
30
Exam 2
31
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12. November 2013 CHEM 1303.001 FALL 2013 MWF 10:00 – 10:50 am LATTMAN
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Chap 9
2
3 4
Chap 9
5
Help Session
5:00 pm
Rm 158
6
Quiz 7
Chap 9
7 8
Chap 9,10
LAST DAY TO
DROP
9
10 11
Chap 10
12
Help Session
5:00 pm
Rm 158
13
Quiz 8
Chap 10
14 15
Chap 10
16
17 18
Chap 10
19
Help Session
5:00 pm
Rm 158
20
Quiz 9
Chap 10
21 22
Chap 11
23
24 25
Chap 11
26 27
no class
28
Thanksgiving
29
no class
30
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13. December 2013 CHEM 1303.001 FALL 2013 MWF 10:00 – 10:50 am LATTMAN
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
Chap 11
3
Help Session
5:00 pm
Rm 158
4
Quiz 10
Chap 11
5 6
Review
7
8 9
Exam 3
Last class day
10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18
FINAL
EXAM
11:30 am –
2:30 pm
19 20 21
You MUST take the Final Exam at the time assigned for your class. This is
Wednesday, December 18, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm.
You may not take the Final Exam with the other sections.
THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS.
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16. Fondren Science Room 133 seating chart as of September 2
Chemistry 1303.001 Fall 2013 M W F 10:00 - 10:50 am Lattman
AISLE AISLE
122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145
Thomas,
Joshua
Robert
0 Tilton,Kar
a Diane
0 Trattner,
Heather
Ashley
0 Tribble,E
mily
Rose
H
Turbeville
,Meredith
Elizabeth
Walden,T
yler S
0 Wallace,
Madelyn
Haley
0 Warren,A
ndrew
Jonathan
0 Wasson,
Campbell
Elizabeth
0 Weiss,Al
exandra
Anne
H
Wilkerso
n,Tyler
Garrett
0 Williams,
Mariah
Janae
0 Wilt,Clair
e
Suzanne
0 Wolfe,Ga
rrett
Michael
96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121
Richards,
Kenneth
Matthew
Roberts,
Daniel
Walsh
Rochas,A
men
Amarachi
Rostro,D
aniel
Alberto
Ruzo,An
a Lucia
Salazar
Hinojosa,
Alejandro
Schmidt,
Taylor
Paige
Schulz,L
ogan
Conard
G
Schurr,Q
uincy
Regan
Schwartz
,Reid
Bronson
Shafi,Hib
ah
Smith,Da
vid
Landon
Smading,
Aubrey
Lynn
Smith,Am
anda Lee
Singri,Ya
shas
Muralidh
Smith,Kat
herine
Taylor
Snodgras
s,Andrew
Ray
Sommer,
Evan
Lewis
G
Sulaimon
,Saheeda
t
Sweeney,
Angeliqu
e
0 Tassie,C
hijioke
Alozie
0 Taylor,Sa
muel Lee
0 Terry,Kea
ten
Richard
73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95
McNeely
III,Robert
H
Meruva,V
enkat
Bharadw
Miller,De
von
Alexandri
Nguyen,
Elizabeth
Hoangha
Miranda,
Marco
Alexande
Mott,Alex
ander
Gerard
Nguyen,J
asmine F
Miller,Par
ker
Alexande
Nguyen,J
acqueline
Thien-ha
Moye,Nic
holle
Angelica
Nguyen,
Quynh
Phuong
Nierat,Se
an
Nicolas
Osselaer,
Jake
Thomas
Ostling,K
aitlin
Reilly
Padierna
Jr,Gerard
o
Pakzad,
Maxwell
Robert
F
Patel,Me
ghan
Ketan
Pizzey,Fa
ith
Katherine
Pranav,Di
vya Dilip
Price,Kat
hleen
Lauren
Quigley,R
ory
Thomas
Raicevic,
Stefan
Rasmuss
en,Drew
Nicole
53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
Imouokh
ome,Thel
ma
Jaramillo,
Daniel A
Johnson,
Shawn
David
Kehr,Shel
by Briggs
Kiser,Ma
deline
Mae
Kissell,C
olby
Edward
E
Kudva,Sh
ilpa
Kyle,Cale
b Trenton
Lad,Uma
Bharat
Lee,Jane
J
Leon,Ale
xander
Rene
Lee,Nath
an
Michael
Leon-
Amtmann
,Santiago
Linck,Pa
ul
Alexande
E
Liu,Shiyu Maddra,K
aitlyn
Michelle
Matt,Mer
edith
Sloan
McConvill
e,Christin
a Ann
McCuisti
on,Holly
Marie
McKee,R
yan
Martin
36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
Gambino,
Alexis
Leigh
Fuller,Ma
xfield
Munson
Garcia,All
ison
Marie
Gabrielse
n,Erik
Douglas
Gonzalez
,Jose A D
Gilchrist,
John
Robert
Gonzalez
,Sylvia
Coral
Grabarke
witz,Emil
y Ann
Gray,Jere
my Donte
Gurley,C
aroline
Elizabeth
Gwinn,W
esleigh
Ruth
Hammon
d,William
Mason
D
Hansen,J
oseph L
Hawkins,
Andrew
Neal
Hinkebei
n,Matthe
w
Hook,Nic
holas
Thomas
Howell,T
homas
Pearce
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
Cloyd,Mi
chael
Austin
Conner,C
hloe
Lizabeth
Crews,Sy
dney
Nicole
Danner,T
odd
Marshall
Davis,As
hley
Rose
C
Darwish,
Yousef
Raed
Davis,Re
bekah
Suzanne
De
Muth,Willi
am Dylan
Dickman,
Dylan J.
Dillingha
m,Kathry
n Camp
Earland,
Dominiqu
e Erielle
C
Fatima,Z
ainab
Fernea,
Weston
C
Flores,Ka
therine
Alexis
Fore,Chri
stopher
Heath
Friske,M
atthew
Cole
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Andrews,
Payton
Douglas
Armstron
g,Michael
Keathly
Barazi,Ke
enan
Shahem
Baughma
n,Alexan
der
B
Brown,C
arolina
Marie
Blocker,C
larke
Stevens
Bolton,M
organ B
Bock,Ste
ven
James
Brown,M
atthew
Peter
Brown,Oli
via
Louise
B
Burgess,
Lauren
Corin
Burglass,
Stephen
Pool
Capouya,
Abigail
Lorraine
Chapman
,James
Harry
146 147 1 2 3 4 5 148 149
Woodson
,Walker
Glaze
Wright,Gi
llian
Anne
A
Lippas,Al
exandra
Victoria
Abbah,U
cha
Chinyere
Adler,Ale
xandra
Athos
Ahn,Jaes
ung
Albalawi,
Rakan
Khalid F
A
Yakushi,
Connor
Toshiro
Zhang,Yij
ia
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19. What do I mean by “dealing with”?
Syllabus issues for large classes
Attendance issues with large classes
Make up exams – how best to minimize this
Keeping up with the material — how to “encourage” students to do this
Contact outside lecture: office hours vs. group help sessions
Lecture demonstrations (to illustrate principles discussed)
How to be efficient at distributing and collecting exams
Minimizing cheating in large lecture classes
Grading all this stuff
Lecture room
Personal Preferences
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