General Chemistry I, Chem 151

FALL 2004

Dr. Suzanne Theresa Mabrouk

General Information

• Office Number: Byrd Hall room 401
• Office Hours: If you have difficulty with course concepts or have questions, please feel free to drop by for help. 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 interject questions.
  • M 1-2 pm
  • W 9-10 am
  • R 3-5 pm
  • open door policy
  • by appointment
• Phone Number: 953-7788
• Email Address: mabrouks@citadel.edu
  If you need help at night, the best way to reach me is via email. I am never receptive to phone calls at home.

General Course Information

• Required Text: Chemistry: The Molecular Science by Moore, Stanitski, and Jurs, 2nd. ed.
• Co-requisite: Chem 161
• Course Content: This course will introduce the student to the basic concepts of analytical, inorganic, and physical chemistry and organic nomenclature. Science and engineering students will use the fundamentals of this course in their major studies and also in their future career. Students will also be better informed to make decisions throughout life.
• Course Objective: By the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to do the following:
  • write decimal numbers in scientific notation and vice versa
  • tell how many significant figures a number has
  • convert units from one system of measurement to another
  • write electronic configurations
  • draw reasonable Lewis dot structures
  • name inorganic compounds
  • name organic compounds
  • balance chemical equations
  • solve stoichiometry problems
  • solve gas law problems.

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 will be dropped and the remaining four tests 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.
  

1. 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.
2. Ill students must contact the professor within two days of the original test date to schedule a test make-up 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. 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 Monday Dec. 13 at 1 pm . According to Citadel policy, winter furlough begins following completion of the last scheduled exam.
• Laboratory: The grade earned in Chem 151 is independent of the grade earned in Chem 161.
• Midterm Grade: All tests will count towards the midterm grade. Grades will be assigned according to the scale given below.
• Final Course Grade: At the end of the course, the lowest grade will be dropped and the remainder averaged. Grades will be determined based on the following percentages and assigned based on the scale listed below.

• Scale for Midterm and Final Course Grades:
  • A: 100-87
  • B: 86-77
  • C: 76-67
  • D: 66-57
  • F: 56-0

Classroom Attendance and Etiquette

• Attendance at each class lecture is mandatory, as described in the college catalog p. 25. Attendance will be submitted daily on-line.
• Thanksgiving furlough begins following a student's last scheduled class. We will have class on Friday, November 19 from 8-8:50 am.
• Students will not be allowed to enter class late. Class starts at 8 am.
• Food, drink, smoking, and tobacco are prohibited in Byrd Hall.
• Cell phones, pagers, other electronic communication devices, headsets, and other entertainment equipment are prohibited in class.
• Sleeping is prohibited class. Drowsy students should stand at the back of the room during lecture.

Note

ADHD/ADD 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.

Suggested Homework Problems

At the beginning of each chapter, suggested homework problems from the textbook will be assigned. Students should work these problems, as the related material is presented in class. These problems will provide adequate practice towards future tests. These problems will not be collected nor graded. However, some of these problems could appear on future tests.

This page was created by Dr. Suzanne T. Mabrouk (mabrouks@citadel.edu) on 8/17/04 (modified: 8/20/04).