CHEM 110 General Chemistry I

A portion of the course, including some quizzes and homework assignments, will be administered using WebCT via the internet at http://webct.wmich.edu:8900/SCRIPT/miller110/scripts/serve_home. Your Login ID and initial password are both your last name.

All information in this syllabus is also available at http://unix.cc.wmich.edu/~millerj/chem110/syllabus.htm

Instructor

Dr. John B. Miller Office: Wood 3156, 387-2871 Lab: Haenicke 4450, 387-2951 john.b.miller@wmich.edu

Office Hours TF 1330-1430 or by appointment

The class meets three days per week. These will generally be broken down into:

• somewhat more than two days of lecture with occasional demonstrations (usually Tuesday, the first half of Thursday, and the second half of Friday.
• one half day of problem solving, student questions, and review (usually the second half of Thursday)
• a short quiz taking about one third of a class period (usually the first third of Friday)

The course topics will be covered in a significantly different order than that of the text. The first half of the material is descriptive, developing a model and establishing common principles and language. The second half of the materials is more quantitative.

Week	Dates	Topics(s)	Reading	Notices
1	6/22-6/23	Introduction Matter and its Properties Atoms and Ions	1.1-1.6, 2.1-2.3, 2.5	Quiz #1
2	6/27-6/30	Molecules Nomenclature Chemical Equations The Periodic Table	2.4-2.7, 3.7, 8	Quiz #2
3	7/6-7/7	Chemical Bonding Lewis Structures Molecular Geometry VSEPR & dipoles	9, 10.1-10.2	Quiz #3 no class Tues 7/4
4	7/11-7/14	Atomic Structure Orbitals & electron configurations Hybrid Orbitals & molecular structure	7, 10.3-10.8	Quiz #4 Dr. Perkovic lecturing
5	7/18-7/21	Measurements Gases Intermolecular Forces Liquids	1.7-1.9, 5, 11.1-11.3	Quiz #5
6	7/25-7/28	Solids Phase Changes Reactions & Stoichiometry	11.4-11.9, 3	Quiz #6
7	8/1-8/4	Reactions in Solution Properties of Solutions	4, 12	Quiz #7
8	8/8-8/11	Thermochemistry	6	Final, Friday 8/11

Reading
Reading assignments should be complete before the topic is covered in class. Learning favors the prepared mind.

Homework
Suggested homework will be assigned on a regular basis. Homework is intended as a study guide. It will not be collected or graded. Some homework will be available through the WebCT. Many of the quiz and examination questions will be nearly identical to the homework problems. Student success is directly correlated to understanding and completing the assigned problems. A large portion of each review time will be spent in working student-suggested problems.

Quizzes
Seven short weekly quizzes will be administered, usually during the first half of class on Friday. Some quizzes will be taken using a Web-based tool, called WebCT. The lowest score from Quiz #2 through Quiz #7 will be dropped. Quiz #1 will be especially brief, and its score cannot be dropped It is to the student´s advantage to take all of the quizzes, regardless of how well-prepared you may feel; any points are better than no points. There will also be a brief quiz on calculator use early in the fifth week of the course, once significant computation is required.

Examinations
A comprehensive final examination will be given during the regular class time on
Friday 11 August.

Quizzes: 175 points 1@10 points 6@30 points,  lowest score dropped) 1@15 points (calculator quiz) 64 % Final Examination: 100 points 36 % TOTAL: 275 points

Approximate grading scale A 90-100% BA 85-89% B 80-84% CB 75-79% C 70-74% DC 65-69% D 60-64% E 0-59%

Current individual scores will be available through the WebCT course (http://webct.wmich.edu:8900/SCRIPT/miller110/scripts/serve_home).

Attendance
Attendance in class is important, as material is often covered in lecture that is complementary to the text. Missed announcements of schedule changes, etc., due to absence will not be grounds for making up a quiz.

Make-ups
Make-up quizzes and examinations will generally not be permitted. Under the rare circumstances where a make-up might be granted, prior notification and consent of the instructor will be required.

Re-grades
Any quizz or examinations that is submitted for a re-grade will be completely regraded. It is possible for your score to decrease. This policy does not apply to simple clerical errors, which will be corrected upon request.

Academic Integrity
Adeherance to the University Academic Integrity policy as explained in the Undergraduate Catalog is expected. No breach of this policy will be tolerated. Any offenders, explicit or complicit, will be dealt with in accordance with the established University procedures.