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CH101NET–General
Chemistry Spring 2012
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Class
begins: Jan 30 |
Class
ends: May 16 |
Last Day to
Withdraw: Apr 16 |
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Instructor
Information: |
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Name: “Elena” Shiao
Wood |
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E-mail: sHwood@frederick.edu |
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Contact
Hours: email
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Campus
Mail Box #: 191 |
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Course
Information: |
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Credits: 4 |
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On-campus
Meetings: No on-campus meeting is required since the
laboratory activities will be done using the MEDIA pak
simulated laboratory activities software. |
On-campus
Exams: Midterm and
Final |
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Prerequisites: EN 50A and EN 52 or ESL 95 and ESL 99, and
MA 82 or MA 92 and High School Chemistry or CH 50 |
Corequisites: EN 50A and EN
52 or ESL 95 and ESL 99, and MA 82 or MA 92 and High School Chemistry or CH
50 |
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Course
Description: |
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Examines
the concepts underlying modern chemistry, including atomic and molecular
structure, bonding, states of matter and solutions. |
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Core
Learning Outcomes: |
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Upon
completion of this course students will demonstrate 1. Related facts and principles of chemistry
to atomic and molecule structures. 2. Understand fundamental chemistry facts and
principles involving substances in solid, liquid, and gas phases. 3. Relate facts and principles to physical
properties and chemical behaviors including associated heat/energy and gas
law relationships. 4. Write and use chemical equations to solve
qualitative and stoichiometric problems. |
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Instructional
Methods: |
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Access
Blackboard web site Homework
assignments Media
Guide by Pearson Education Pearson
Education website resources Virtual
ChemLab by Prentice Hall One
to One FCC tutoring Discussion
group with other students E-mail
with Instructor Online
tests and quizzes Proctored
midterm and final exams |
How is this
course organized:
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The
course is installed on a Blackboard server. This web site is where students
will access their lecture presentations, homework assignments and laboratory
assignments, participate in discussion groups, and take online tests and
quizzes. A proctored midterm and final exam in the |
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Text(s)
and Course Materials: |
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Chemistry:
A Molecular Approach, 2nd edition, by Nivaldo
Tro, Pearson Education, NJ, 2011 (packaged with MasteringChemistry Student Access Kit is recommended) |
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Virtual
ChemLab: General Chemistry, Student Lab Manual /
Workbook, v2.5, 3/E, by Brian F. Woodfield and
Matthew C. Asplund, Prentice Hall |
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Progress
Report: |
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By
the end of the 6th week of the semester, you will have an
opportunity to evaluate your progress in this course and decide if you need
to make any adjustments (additional study, tutoring, conference with
instructor) to assure your success in this course. |
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Evaluation
Methods: |
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Tests / Papers / Projects /
Participation
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Point Value
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Final Grade
Scale |
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Online
test VCL quizzes VCL
assignments Participation
Final
Exam |
(4
x 60) = 240 (12
x 5) = 60 220
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A >899 pts |
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Total |
1000
points |
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If
the graded performance for online assignments differs significantly from the
grade average for proctored assignments, the instructor reserves the right to
administer additional tests. |
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Student
Services |
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A variety of services are available to
assist students in succeeding at FCC. Students can learn more about these
services by visiting the Student Services web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/index.aspx. Students with disabilities who are in
need of accommodations or who have questions related to disabilities services
should contact the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office at
301-846-2408. Students can learn more about these services by visiting the
Services for Students with Disabilities web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx. |
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Participation
Policy: |
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To
maintain the highest quality of academic work, students are expected to
participate fully in all course activities. In
case of serious illness, emergency, religious holidays, or participation in
official college functions, students remain responsible for completing the
requirements of the course. This
is an internet class and attendance amounts to keeping up with the deadlines
for the assignments, online tests and proctored midterm and final exams. |
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Email Policy: |
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With
the exception of MOL students, all FCC students will receive and are expected
to use their FCC email address for correspondence with faculty and staff at
the college. Students can establish and access their FCC email accounts at https://myfcc.frederick.edu.
Email is an instructional tool essential to student-instructor and
student-student communication. In the Blackboard environment by default, your
email address is available to all students in this course. However,
students are permitted to use email addresses of other students in this
course only for the purpose and the duration of this course. The
instructor can be expected to respond to regular student email inquiries
(grades, posted assignments, and tests excluded) within the time frame of 24
to 48 hours. |
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Academic
Integrity: |
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Work in this course is subject to the provisions of the
FCC Code of Academic Integrity. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated.
As a student, it is your job to practice academic honesty at ALL times. Make sure that all sources, particularly
Internet sources, get proper credit for quotations, paraphrases, and ideas.
More information about this and the Student Conduct Code are available at http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/studentpolicies.aspx |
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You must send your Academic Integrity Pledge to the
instructor. The form is available at http://courses.frederick.edu/_utilities/regform.htm |
Topical Outline (ONLINE
COURSES)
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Week
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SUBJECT |
CONTENT |
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Week
1 |
Chapter
1: Matter, Measurement, and Problem Solving |
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Week
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Chapter
2: Atoms and Elements |
VCL 2-7:
Counting Atoms |
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Week
3, 4 |
Chapter
3: Molecules, Compounds and Chemical Equations Online
Test #1 (cover chapters 1 – 3) |
VCL 2-9:
Counting Molecules |
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VCL 2-1: Name
and Formulas of Ionic Compounds |
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Week
5, 6 |
Chapter
4: Chemical Quantities and Aqueous Reactions |
VCL 6-16:
Analysis of Baking Soda |
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VCL 2-3:
Strong and Weak Electrolytes VCL Quiz 1 |
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Week
7 |
Chapter
5: Gases Online
Test #2 (cover chapters 4 – 5) Midterm
Proctor Exam deadline: Mar 28 (Midterm
cover chapters 1 – 5) |
VCL 2-4:
Precipitation Reactions |
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Week
8 |
Chapter
6: Thermochemistry |
VCL 5-1:
Boyle’s Law: Pressure and Volume |
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Week
9 |
Chapter
7: The Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom Chapter
8: Periodic Properties of the Elements |
VCL 3-3:
Specific Heat of Al |
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Week
10 |
Chapter
9: Chemical Bonding I: Lewis Theory Online
Test #3 (cover chapters 6 – 9) |
VCL 3-10: Heat
of Reaction: NaOH(aq) + HCl(aq) |
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Week
11 |
Chapter
10: Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Shapes, Last
day to withdraw: Apr 16 |
VCL 3-12:
Hess’s Law VCL Quiz 2 |
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Week
12 |
Chapter
11: Liquids, Solids, and Intermolecular Forces |
VCL 2-14:
Converting Concentrations to Different Units |
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Week
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Chapter
12: Solutions |
VCL 4-7: Molar
Mass Determination by Freezing Point Depression |
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Week
14-15 |
VCL
Quiz 3 Online
Test #4 (cover chapters 10 – 12) Proctor
Cumulative Final Exam deadline: May 16 |
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NOTE: Your instructor reserves the right to make changes to this outline as
needed. |