University of Wisconsin –
La Crosse
CHM 104 General Chemistry II
Instructor: Dr. Keith D. Beyer, Room 443, phone
785-8292
Class Hours: M, W, F: 11 – 11:55 am, 100 CH
Discussion,
Thursdays: D41 7:45 am, 405 CH; D42 8:50 am, 252 CH; D43 11:00 am, 100 CH.
Office Hours: M 1 – 2 pm, W 9
– 10 am, others as available – make an appointment or just stop in!
Textbook: Chemistry The Central Science by
Brown, LeMay & Bursten, 9th Ed.
Lab Manual: Experiments in Second Semester
General Chemistry, 2nd ed.
Required for this course:
Calculator with scientific functions, safety goggles (available from
chemistry club or in the bookstore), lab manual (for the lab portion).
Course Description: The
course provides an introduction to the topics of chemical kinetics, equilibria
in the gas and solution phases, acid-base chemistry, solubility,
thermochemistry, and electrochemistry. The laboratory portion of the course
serves to reinforce and demonstrate the above concepts through experiment.
Qualitative wet chemical analysis is also included in the laboratory portion of
this course. Prerequisite: CHM 103
with a grade of C or better or consent of instructor.
Exams:
There will be four exams and a
comprehensive, standardized final.
Exams will be on Fridays during class according to the attached semester
calendar. Exams can not be
missed. You will receive zero
points for a missed exam. You will
be allowed to bring one 3 inch by 5 inch index card to the exams with any
information you deem necessary on it.
You will be given a periodic table for use during the exam; you may not
bring your own. The final exam for this course is Thursday May 15th
7:45 – 9:45 am. The final exam is a standardized test
produced by the American Chemical Society. Study guides for this exam will be available for purchase
either at the university bookstore or by the chemistry club. There are also several on reserve at
the library.
Quizzes: There will be nine quizzes in the
discussion sections on Thursdays in weeks when there is no exam (see semester
calendar.) You will be allowed 15 minutes to complete quizzes. Quizzes are worth 10 points each and
can not be missed for any reason.
Laboratory: The laboratory is very important to an
understanding of chemistry and attendance is mandatory. The laboratory grade accounts for 20%
of the course grade. Any student
receiving a grad of F in the laboratory will automatically receive a grade of F
in the entire course. You must
pass both the laboratory and lecture portions of the course to receive a
passing grade in Chemistry 104.
Your laboratory instructor will give you a syllabus for the lab
including the grading scale. The
laboratory instructor will report a percentage grade and/or a letter grade to
me at the end of the semester, which I will include in your final average. If I receive a letter grade, it will be
converted to points according to the table below:
|
A |
120 |
C |
80 |
|
A- |
112 |
C- |
76 |
|
B+ |
104 |
D+ |
72 |
|
B |
96 |
D |
68 |
|
B- |
88 |
D- |
64 |
|
C+ |
84 |
F |
fail the course |
If
the grades for a particular lab section are abnormally high or low (as compared
to the other sections), I will normalize these grades to bring them in line
with the other lab sections.
However, this rarely occurs.
Additional Exercises: I will
hand out an information sheet on the first day of class. You will receive 2 points for
completing this sheet and handing it in at the first discussion session.
Daily Problems: Suggested problems
will be assigned daily from the text book. It is your responsibility to work through these problems and
bring any questions you have to the discussion section. We will spend time in the discussion
sections working through any questions you have on problems that have been
assigned. These problems will not
be handed in or graded.
Attendance Policy: You are
expected to attend all lectures, discussions, and labs. If you must miss a lab for a particular
reason, discuss this with your laboratory instructor to make alternate
arrangements. Also, anticipate any
conflicts you may have with a specific lab period in advance so that you can
make other arrangements (such as being on an athletic team for a scheduled
event). It is to your advantage to
do all labs. Labs and suggested
problems will help you keep on top of the material for the exams. Missing exams or quizzes is not
acceptable. You will not be
excused for missing an exam or quiz for any reason other than a doctor
certified illness. You will
receive 0 points for a missed exam or quiz. If you are ill, you must contact me via e-mail or phone before
class. Excuses such as "I slept through my alarm" are
inappropriate and will not be accepted.
It is your responsibility to take whatever means necessary to make it to
class for an exam or quiz.
Additional Help:
1) Office hours.
2) Tutors. The chemistry department provides a tutor for this course
and will bear all costs of this tutoring.
You are encouraged to take advantage of this free service if you feel it
will improve your understanding of the course topics. There will be several tutors for the general chemistry
courses. A tutor schedule will be
announced early in the semester.
Tutors will be located in Whitney Center.
3)
Additional resources on the CD-ROM for the book, textbook website: http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_brown_chemistry_9/0,4647,169060-,00.html. The
website for the book provides many helpful resources including problems you can
work for each chapter with hints for the answers if you are having difficulty,
visualizations, interactive exercises, and videos.
Grading Policy: Grades will be determined
according to the following system:
|
100 - 93% |
A |
Tests |
300 |
49% |
(75 points each) |
|
92 - 89% |
AB |
Final |
100 |
16% |
|
|
88 - 81% |
B |
Labs |
120 |
20% |
|
|
80 - 78% |
BC |
Quizzes |
90 |
15% |
(10 points each) |
|
77 - 68% |
C |
Additional exercises |
2 |
0.4% |
|
|
67 - 63% |
D |
|
|
|
|
|
62 - 0% |
F |
Total |
612 |
|
|
Academic
Conduct: A high level of academic honesty and integrity is
expected, and any indication that these standards are not being met will be
confronted. For complete details
on the UniversityÕs policy on student conduct, please look at http://www.uwlax.edu/StudentLife/uws14.htm. Plagiarism, cheating on exams/quizzes,
and copying the work of fellow students invoke severe penalties and may lead to
dismissal from the University. In
particular, if I observe anyone looking at someone elseÕs exam or quiz during
the exam/quiz time, at minimum you will be moved to a front row seat for the
remainder of the semester for exams and quizzes, and/or you may receive an F
for that exam or quiz.
Desire to Learn: I will utilize D2L with
this course. I will post your
grades for each exam, quiz, etc. on D2L which you may access at any time. I use powerpoint presentations to
emphasize points in lecture and show figures to demonstrate concepts. I will post my powerpoint slides by
chapter on D2L. You may wish to
print out these slides for note taking purposes during lecture. I will also often write on these slides
in class using a tablet computer.
I will post these notes on D2L daily after class. This will help you review what has been
presented in class. I will also
post additional items on D2L related to the course such as answer keys to the
tests/quizzes, etc.
University Accommodation Policy: Any student with a documented disability who needs to
arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the instructor and the
Disability Resource Services (DRS) Office
Class Schedule:
|
Chapter |
Sections covered |
Topic |
|
14 |
1 – 5, 7 |
Chemical Kinetics |
|
15 |
1 – 6 |
Chemical Equilibrium |
|
16 |
1 – 9 |
Acid-Base Equilibria |
|
17 |
1 – 4 |
Additional Aspects of
Aqueous Equilibria |
|
5 |
1 – 7 |
Thermochemistry |
|
19 |
1 – 7 |
Chemical Thermodynamics |
|
20 |
1 – 9 |
Electrochemistry |
|
18 |
11 – 7 |
Chemistry of the
Environment |
