Introduction to Chemistry I, Chem 104
Spring 2007
General Information
- Class Schedule: M, W, F 8:00 - 8:50 am in Byrd Hall room 302
- Office Number: Byrd Hall room 401
- Office Hours: If you have difficulty with course concepts or have
any questions, please feel free to drop by for help. If my office hours do
not coincide with your free time, then schedule an appointment. Keep in mind
that regular help will assist you in mastering the material. If you find that
I am already helping other students during office hours, ask if you may join.
I usually help more than one student at a time, with each student having the
opportunity to interject questions. This method makes better use of everyone's
time.
- Phone Number: 953-7788
- Email Address: mabrouks@citadel.edu
If you need help at night, the best way to reach me is via email.
General
Course Information
- Required Text: Chemistry for Changing Times by Hill and Kolb,
11th ed.
- Co-requisite: Chem 114.
- Course Prerequisites:
- Chem 103 and 113.
- Students should recall the following fundamentals of chemistry: the
names and symbols of the abundant elements, Lewis dot structures, inorganic
nomenclature, stoichiometry, and acid-base and redox reactions.
- Course Content: This course will introduce the student to the following
topics: biochemistry and consumer, environmental, organic, and polymer chemistry.
- Course Objective: By the conclusion of this course, the student should
be able to:
- name organic compounds
- write polymer reactions
- understand ingredient labels on foods and drugs
- understand the chemistry of air and water pollutants, drugs, food, household
chemicals, and some poisons.
- Lectures
- Lectures will be posted to WebCT as they become available. These can
be accessed using the student's six-digit CIT number without the letters
CIT or any dashes as the username. Initially the password is set to the
last four digits of a student's social security number; the password can
be re-set at any time by the student.
- Students must print the notes ahead of time and study them prior to
each class. Students must bring the notes to lecture each day so that
they can be annotated. The professor will only be highlighting information
in the notes, so that class time can be devoted to problem solving or
class discussions.
|
Date
|
Topic or Test
|
| January 10-24 |
Chapter 9 |
| January 26-February 2 |
Chapter 10 |
|
January 29 (Monday)
|
Test #1: Ch. 9
|
| February 5-12 |
Chapter 15 |
| February 14-26 |
Chapter 16 |
|
February 16 (Friday)
|
Test #2: Ch. 10 & 15
|
| February 28-March 5 |
Chapter 18 |
| March 7-19 |
Chapter 19 |
|
March 9 (Friday)
|
Test #3: Ch. 16 & 18
|
| March 21-23 |
Chapter 20 |
| April 2-6 |
Chapter 17 |
|
April 4 (Wednesday)
|
Test #4: Chs. 19 & 20
|
| April 9-13 |
Chapter 12 |
| April 16-23 |
Chapter 13 |
|
April 18 (Wednesday)
|
Test #5: Chs. 17 & 12
|
- Test Bank: Old tests have been posted to WebCT. Although topics may
be grouped differently on the old tests, they can still be used for practice.
Print the appropriate tests, give yourself one hour to work the test, and
then consult your notes for assistance with any troublesome problems. The
old tests will provide you experience for the in class test.
Teaching Style
A variety of teaching formats will be employed throughout this course, to more
effectively transmit the course subject to the students. All of the following
will be employed in addition to others as deemed necessary:
- interactive lecture style, lecture with questions
- class work
- class discussion
Course Grading Policy
- Honor in the Class: All students will adhere to the Citadel honor
code described in The Guidon, and as such will not cheat on any work
submitted to the instructor for a grade. Cheating includes discussion of the
difficulty level of the test, the emphasis, and questions. Cheating will
not be tolerated!
- Tests: There will be a total of five required one hour long tests.
These tests will address material from the lecture notes and any suggested
homework problems. At midterm, all tests count. At the end of the semester,
the lowest test grade equivalent will be dropped and the remaining five test
equivalents averaged for 75% of the final course grade.
- Make-up Tests: All make-up tests must be taken by two days after
the original test date. Failure to do so will result in a 0 on the corresponding
test.
- Students who know that a test must be missed, must speak with the professor
and establish a make-up test date prior to the absence.
- Ill students must contact the professor and make-up the test within
two days of the original test date.
Where special arrangements have been made regarding a make-up, this is a contract
between the professor and that specific student. This student is not at liberty
to pardon other students from taking the test on time.
- Final Exam: The final exam, which constitutes 25% of the course grade,
is required. The final exam will cover chapters 9, 10, 12, 13, 15-20. Failure
to take the final exam results in a final course grade of F. The final exam
will be only be given during the assigned time of Saturday, April 28 at
1 pm, regardless of circumstances. According to Citadel policy, summer
furlough begins following completion of the last scheduled exam.
- Laboratory: The grade earned in Chem 104 is independent of the grade
earned in Chem 114.
- Midterm Grade: All tests will count towards the midterm grade. Grades
will be assigned based on the scale below.
- Formula for Determining Course Grade:
- Recognizing that people have a bad day periodically, one CLE assignment
and one test will be dropped at the end of the course.
- Tests (best 4 of 5): 75%
- Final Exam: 25%
- Use the following equation to determine your final course grade.
- Final Course Grade = (Test Avg)(0.75) + (Final Exam)(0.25)
- Scale for Final Course Grades
- All lecture grades are awarded based on the following scale. This scale
does not apply to lab courses.
- A: 100-87
- B: 86-77
- C: 76-67
- D: 66-57
- F: 57-0
Testing Format
Tests will address material from the lecture notes, textbook, and suggested
homework problems. The following types of questions will appear on tests, as
appropriate:
- multiple choice questions on course concepts and their application, 10-30
questions
- matching, as appropriate, 10 questions
- fill-in the blank, 4-20 questions
- problems, 2-5 questions
- other, 1-6 questions
Tests will be administered on starting at 7:55 am and ending at 8:55 am. This
timeframe will provide students one full hour to complete the tests. No additional
time will be given, except to LD students with written documentation (see appropriate
section below).
Note
- LD students: It is the responsibility of these students to provide
the professor with written documentation from Dr. Barbara Zaremba regarding
their special needs. According to Citadel policy, all letters addressing special
needs must be processed by Dr. Zaremba. Letters from Dr. Zaremba must be received
by this professor at least two days prior to the test and mutually
acceptable arrangements must be made by this same timeframe between the professor
and the student. All tests will be administered in the presence of this
professor.
Classroom Attendance and Etiquette
- For details see http://faculty.citadel.edu/mabrouk/etiquette.htm
.
- Attendance at each class lecture is mandatory, as described in the college
catalog p. 25. Attendance will be submitted daily on-line.
- Sleeping is prohibited in this professor's classroom. The first time
a student is caught sleeping the student will be directed to the back of the
classroom. The second offense by any student will result in the removal of
that student and any future sleeping student from the classroom. Sleeping
during class prevents one from learning important concepts.
- Pre-knobs are not welcome on test days. Hosts are responsible for the
conduct of their pre-knob on lecture days; pre-knobs must sit at the back
of the room with their host. The host must inform the professor of the presence
of a pre-knob prior to class.
- Students will not be allowed to enter class late. Class starts at 8 am
exactly, based on atomic time.
- You are responsible for the condition of your desk. Report any writing on
the desk before class begins.
- Food, drink, smoking, and tobacco are prohibited in Byrd Hall, since these
items do not mix well with chemicals.
- The use of profane language is unacceptable in the presence of this professor.
- Spring Break begins following a student's last scheduled class. We will
have class on Friday, March 22 from 8-8:50 am.
Suggested Homework Problems
As each chapter is presented homework problems from the textbook
will be provided. Although these problems will not be graded, they will provide
the student invaluable experience for the in-class tests. Solutions to many
of the assigned questions/problems can be found at the back of the book in
Appendix C.
This
page was created by Dr. Suzanne T.
Mabrouk (mabrouks@citadel.edu) on 8/98 (modified: 1/8/07).