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Chemistry100
IntroductiontoGeneralChemistry(Sections4049)
Fall2016
Instructor: GregElliott
gelliott@mail.sdsu.edu

LabCoordinator: KathyMcNamaraSchroeder
CSL313
kmcnamara@mail.sdsu.edu

Coursetimeandlocation: 9:009:50a.m.,MWF,ENS280
Labrooms:

CSL525,522,524,528(5thfloorsChemicalSciences
Laboratorybuilding)

Officehours(Helproom): 10:0011:00amMon.;GMCS203
10:00a.m.12:00p.m.,Fri.;GMCS203
Calloremailtomakeanappointmentatanothertime
Textbook(required):

*IntroductiontoGeneralChemistry,2ndEdition(2015)
I.Blei&G.Odian(HaydenMcNeil)
ISBN9780738080710
*ThisisavailablethroughtheSDSUBookstore.Canbe
substitutedwithusedcopiesofISBN9780716770732or
ISBN9780716743750(firsttenchaptersonly).
OnlinehomeworkcardalsoavailablethroughBookstoreor
onlinethrough
<http://connect.mheducation.com/class/fall2016chem
100>

Labmanual(required):

Chem100LabManual,ChemistryDept.

Studyaides(optional):

StudyGuideforGeneral,Organic,andBiochemistry,
SecondEdition(2006)M.L.Gillette&W.Gloffke

Blackboardwebsite:

http://blackboard.sdsu.edu
1) Combinedsections:Thissyllabusandotherhandouts
2) Labsections:Grades,announcementsfromyourTA

Crasherswebsite:

http://www.chemistry.sdsu.edu/courses/CHEM100/

Additionalrequireditems: Nonprogrammablecalculator(e.g.,TI30Xaor
Casiofx300msplusrequiredforChem200)
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Matchesorbutanelighterforsomelabexercises
SafetyGlassesandapron(availableattheBookstore)

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Thecourse:
PrerequisitesAworkingabilitywithhighschoollevelalgebra.
AttendanceStudentsareexpectedtoattendalllecturesonlyduringyourregisteredtime.
CourseenrollmentYoumustbeenrolledinonelaboratorysectionaswellaslecture.If
youdonotattendthelabsectioninwhichyouareenrolled,yourspotwillbegivento
anotherstudentandyouwillbedroppedfromthecourse.
ExpectedlearningoutcomesChemistry100isanintroductiontogeneralchemistry.By
theendofthiscourseasuccessfulstudentwillbeableto:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)

executebasicchemistrycalculationssuchasunitconversionsand
stoichiometry;
explainthebasicprinciplesofatomictheoryandchemicalbonding;
quantitativelyandqualitativelydescribephysicalandchemicalproperties
ofmatter;
illustratetheconceptofdynamicequilibriumwithacidbasechemistry;
safelyandconfidentlyconductprotocolsinalaboratoryenvironment.

Inordertobesuccessfulinthiscourse,youwillneedtospendaconsiderable
amountoftime(estimatedatapproximately12hoursperweek)outsideofclasson
reading,studying,andhomework.Eachchaptershouldbereadpriortoinitial
discussioninlecture.Rereadingthetextafterlecturewillhelpinunderstandingthe
materialandreinforcinglecturetopics.Homeworkproblemsarebestcompletedas
theyarebeingpresentedanddiscussedinlecture.Donotputoffstudyand
homeworkassignmentsuntilthenightbeforetheexamoryouwillfail.Attendance
atlabsisamust,unlessyouareseriouslyill.
HelpRoomIhighlyrecommendthatyoutakeadvantageoftheChem100HelpRoomto
askquestionsthatariseduringyourstudiestoyourinstructorortheteachingassistants.
AnystudentmayattendanyoftheHelpRoomhoursofanyteachingassistant(TA)and
youmayattendasmanyasyoulike.TheweeklyscheduleforTAandinstructorhoursis
postedonthedooroutsidetheHelpRoom(GMCS203).Itisalsoavailablefor
downloadontheCombinedsectionsBlackboardsite.Again,Iurgeyoutotake
advantageofthesefreetutorials,discussionsoflecture/labmaterial,andhomeworkhelp.
AcademichonestyDontcheat.Youwillneedtolearnthematerialinthiscourseand,
equallyimportantly,developtheproblemsolvingskillsrequiredofthiscoursetobe
preparedforupperdivisioncourseworkandeventuallyacareer.Anyonecaughtcheating
willreceiveanappropriatepointspenalty(typicallyazeroforanassignmentorexam)
andwillbereferredtotheuniversityfordisciplinaryaction.
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ExamsandgradingTherewillbethreemidtermexamsandonefinalexamgivenin
class.ThefinaliscomprehensiveandwillbegivenonMonday,December19,2016
from8:0010:00a.m.inENS280.Sixquizzeswillbegiveninlab.Itisyour
responsibilitytotakeexamsandquizzesduringtheirscheduledtimes.Pleaselook
carefullyatthescheduleandarrangeyourotheractivitiesnowsoasnottoconflictwith
exams/quizzes.Sharethisschedulewithfriendsandfamilymembers.Takegoodcareof
yourhealthsothatyouarenotsickonexamdays.
Exam1
Exam2
Exam3
Final
Quizzes
Lab
Participationpoints(lab)
Homework

150points
150points
150points
215points
50points
180points
10points
50points
955pointstotal

Chapter1,2,3
Chapter4,5,6
Chapter7,8,9
Chapter110
10points/quiz(lowestdropped)
15points/lab(lowestdropped)
AssignedbyTA

Thefollowinggradesareguaranteedforthepercentagesshown.Itispossiblethatthe
percentagesmaybelowered,buttheywillnotberaisedforagivenlettergrade.
A
B
C

90%
80%
70%

D
F

60%
below60%

DroppingthecourseItisyourresponsibilitytofollowuniversitypoliciesregarding
Cr/NC,drops,withdrawals,andincompletes.Yourlastopportunitytowithdrawfromthe
coursewithoutagradeappearingonyourreportcardisSep.12,2016at11:59p.m.
StudentswithdisabilitiesAtSanDiegoStatewehaveanexcellentStudentDisability
Servicesoffice(http://go.sdsu.edu/student_affairs/sds).Ifyouareastudentwitha
disabilityandbelieveyouneedspecialaccommodationsforthisclass,itisyour
responsibilitytocontactStudentDisabilityServicesat(619)5946473foran
appointment.Dothisassoonaspossibletoavoidanydelayinthereceiptofyour
accommodations.Pleasenotethattestingaccommodationsonthebasisofdisabilityare
notretroactiveandcannotbeprovidedbytheinstructorwithoutthestudentfirst
obtaininganaccommodationletterfromStudentDisabilityServices.
ReligiousobservancesPleasenotifymewithinthefirsttwoweeksofclassofany
plannedabsencesfromexams,quizzes,orlabsduetoreligiousobservancessothatwe
canarrangesomereasonableaccommodation.
ChangestothesyllabusThissyllabusandschedulearesubjecttochangeintheeventof
extenuatingcircumstances.Iwilldomybesttomaketheseclearwithannouncementsin
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classanontheBlackboardwebsite.Pleasepayattentiontoannouncementsmadeinclass
andlab.Itisyourresponsibilitytocheckonannouncementsmadeinyourabsence.

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LabChemistryisanexperimentalscience.Assuch,itsprinciplesarebestillustratedin
thelaboratorysetting.Asastudentinthiscourse,youwillhavetheopportunitytolearn
manybasicprinciplesofchemistryinamodern,wellequippedlaboratoryenvironment.
Learnthenameofyourlaboratoryteachingassistant(TA)andyourlabsectionnumber.
Youwillneedtoincludethisinformationonyourlabassignmentsandexams.
Allpersonspresentinachemistrylaboratorymustwearapprovedeyeprotection
andclosedtoeshoes.Longhairmustbeconfinedsecurely.Theeyeprotectionmust
bewornbyeverybodywheneveranyoneintheroomisworkingwithchemicals.
Anyonenotincompliancewillbeaskedtoleaveandwillnotbeallowedtoreturn
untilproperlyattired.
LabworkforChem100mustbeperformedinCSL525/522/524/528duringthelabhours
forwhichthestudentisregistered.Becauseoflogisticalconstraints,youwillnotbe
allowedtomakeupmissedlabexperiments;however,yourlowestlabreportandquiz
scoreswillbedroppedwhendeterminingyourcoursegrade.Usethesefreepasses
wisely.
Remember,wheneveranychemicalsareinuseanywhereintheroom,everyonemust
wearappropriategoggles,labcoatorapron,andclosedtoedshoes.Ifyouhave
forgottenyourgogglesthenyoumusteitherborrowapairfromafriend,buynewonesat
thebookstore,orgohomeandtakeazeroonthatlab.Anyweekthatcontainstheword
Experimentonthelabscheduleindicatesgogglesandshoeswillberequiredthatday.
Storeapairofshoesinyourlockerifyouthinkyouwillforgettowearpropershoes.Lab
reportsaredueattheendofthelabperiod.Latereportswillreceivenocredit.No
creditwillbegivenforalabreportiftheworkwasnotactuallydonebythatstudent.
Thelabreportconsistsofthedatapagesandquestionsinthelabmanual.Where
computationsareinvolved,numericalsetupsmustbeshown.Thefinalanswermust
includeunitsandthecorrectnumberofsignificantfigures.Reportsmustbelegible.
Ifyoufailtocheckoutofyourlockerattheendofthesemester,therewillbeafeeof
$25.Ifyouneedtodropduringthesemester,youmustcheckoutofyourlockerbeforea
dropisallowed.
Thereare10participationpointsavailable.Thesewillbeassignedatthediscretionofthe
labTAattheendofthesemester.Arrivingontimeandpreparedforlaboratorywill
insurethatyoureceivethesepoints.

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OnlinehomeworkThepurposeofonlinehomeworkistoallowstudentstheopportunity
toworkattheirownratesonproblemsthatillustrateprinciplesonwhichtheywillbe
testedduringexams.Immediatehelpintheformofguidedsolutions,practice,and
questionhelpisavailabletostudentswhendoingproblems.Multipleattemptsare
allowedforeachproblem,butifyoucannotsolvetheproblemaftermorethanacouple
oftriesthenpleasebringittothehelproominGMCS203forTAhelp.
Thehomeworkgradewillbedeterminedbythenumberofproblemscompletedcorrectly
onlinethroughtheMcGrawHillConnectChemistrymodule.Thetenonlineassignments
correspondtothetenchapterscoveredinthetextbook.Duedatesforeachofthe
assignmentswillbeannouncedontheBlackboardcombinedsectionaseachisassigned.
Approximately650totalproblemswillbeassignedduringthesemester,andthese~650
pointswillbescaleddowntoatotalof50possiblepointsthatwillbeusedindetermining
eachstudentsfinalhomeworkgrade.
EachstudentmustpurchasetheirownConnectChemistryaccesscodefromtheSDSU
bookstore.Avideotutorialonhowtoenrollforandusetheonlinehomeworkplatformis
postedtotheBlackboardCombinedsectionswebsite.
AdditionalpracticeproblemsOneofthemostcommonrequestsbystudentsismore
practiceproblems.ThefollowingproblemsfromtheExercisessectionatthebackof
eachchapterinyourtextbookarerecommendedtohelpwithyourmasteryofthematerial
priortoexams.Itisrecommendedthatyouworkontheseingroups,identifyconcepts
thataregivingyoutrouble,andthenbringyourquestionswithyoutoofficehours.
AnswerkeysforpracticeproblemsfromeachchapterwillbepostedtotheCombined
sectionsBlackboardsiteperiodically.
Ch.

Additionalpracticeproblems

1.

114,1824,26,29,31,33,36,38,4748,5456,58,60,68

2.

14,910,1215,17,1928,3342,5258

3.

512,15,18,19,2336,42,44,46,55,57

4.

1,419,22,25,27,3135,4042,47

5.

2,8,1218,21,22,2530,34,3638,48,49

6.

12,67,1112,1517,2024,33,35,37,3943,4546,48,5254,59

7.

24,6,10,1427,29,31,3436,38,49,5152,55,5961

8.

15,911,1420,23,2628,31,33

9.

16,8,1113,1521,27,28,35,36,45,5154,68,72

10.

18,15,17,18,43,44,49,50
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Scheduleoflecturesandlabs:
Date
Lecture Schedule
Aug.
Mon.
29
Introduction, Chapter 1
Wed.
31
Chapter 1
Sept. Fri.
2
Chapter 1
Sept.

Mon.
Wed.
Fri.

5
7
9

Sept.

Mon.
Wed.
Fri.

Sept.

Weekly Lab Schedule

Introduction, Lab tour,
Sig. Fig. and Scientific
Notation worksheet (M-F)

Holiday (campus closed)

Chapter 1
Chapter 2

Check-in (Tue.-Fri.),
Experiment-Mass and
density (Tue.-Fri.)

12
14
16

Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Chapter 2

Quiz 1, Periodic table

worksheet

Mon.
Wed.
Fri.

19
21
23

Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 3

Quiz 2, Chemical
nomenclature worksheet
(Mon.-Fri.)

Sept.

Mon.
Wed.
Fri.

26
28
30

Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Chapter 4

VSEPR worksheet (Mon.Fri.)

Oct.

Mon.
Wed.
Fri.

3
5
7

Chapter 4
Review for exam 1
Exam 1 (Chapters 1-3)

Experiment-Separation of
an unknown mixture
(Mon.-Fri.)

Oct.

Mon.
Wed.
Fri.

10
12
14

Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

Quiz 3, Experiment-Heat
capacity of a metal (Mon.Fri.)

Oct.

Mon.
Wed.
Fri.

17
19
21

Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Chapter 6

Quiz 4, ExperimentDetermination of molar

volume of gas and gas
constant (Mon.-Fri.)

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Date
Oct. Mon.
Wed.
Fri.

24
26
28

Lecture Schedule
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Chapter 6

Weekly Lab Schedule

Experiment-Metal
carbonate (Mon.-Fri.)

Oct. Mon.
Nov. Wed.
Fri.

31
2
4

Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Exam 2 (Chap 4-6)

Experiment-Empirical
formula of magnesium
oxide (Mon.-Fri.)

Nov. Mon.
Wed.
Fri.

7
9
11

Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Holiday (campus closed)

Chemical reactions
worksheet-Due at lab next
week (Fri. labs may attend
any other time)

Nov. Mon. 14
Wed. 16
Fri.
18

Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Chapter 8

Quiz 5, ExperimentAcid/base titrations-Part 1

(Mon.-Fri.)

Nov. Mon. 21
Wed. 23
Fri.
25

Chapter 9
No class
Thanksgiving (no class)

Periodic table worksheet

(Mon. ONLY)

Nov. Mon. 28
Wed. 30
Dec. Fri.
2

Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Chapter 9

Quiz 6, ExperimentAcid/base titrations-Part 2

(Mon.-Fri.)

Dec.

Mon.
Wed.
Fri.

5
7
9

Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Exam 3 (chap. 7,8,9)

Check out of lab

Dec.

Mon
Wed

12
14

Chapter 10
Chapter 10

Final Exam:
Mon. Dec 19th, 2016
8:00 - 10:00 am

Final Exam is held

in ENS 280

The Final Exam is

cumulative (Chapters 1-10)