GENERAL CHEMISTRY II

Class:

CHE105A, Spring 2010

Instructor:

Dr. David Burgess

Office:

STH239  (Office hours are posted on my door.)

Phone:

603-897-8264

E-mail:

dburgess@rivier.edu

Web:

http://www.rivier.edu/chemistry

Required Text: Chemistry the Central Science 11th edition by Brown, LeMay, Bursten, and Murphy

This course is a continuation of CHE104 and will provide an opportunity for each student to learn about, and become skilled at applying, the following concepts: Physical properties of matter, thermodynamics, kinetics, solution chemistry (including equilibrium and acid-base reactions) and electrochemistry. A class schedule is given below. The text provides details as to how these concepts will be presented.

Quizzes will be given over the homework problems at the beginning of laboratory periods. Four exams will be given. The lowest quiz score will be dropped when calculating the quiz averages. Exams will not include true-false or multiple choice questions but will include problems similar to homework problems and exercises done in class and in the laboratory. There will also be a comprehensive final exam.

Final grades will be determined using the following weighting scale:

Quiz Average

 

15%

Exam Average

 

65%

Final Exam

 

20%

Raw scores will be converted to letter grades as established by the college. For example, if a student had a quiz average of 86%, an exam average of 82%, and earned a 77% on the final exam, she would have an overall score of

(.15)(86) + (.65)(82) + (.2)(77) = 81.6

and receive a B- for the course.


 

Course Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 Jan

Martin Luther King Holiday

19 Jan

-

8 Feb

Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, and Solids (Ch. 11)

 

 

9 Feb

Exam 1

11 Feb

-

1 Mar

Properties of Solutions (Ch. 13)

 

 

2 Mar

Exam 2

8 Mar

-

12 Mar

Spring Vacation

3 Mar

-

29 Mar

Kinetics and Chemical Thermodynamics (Ch. 14, 19)

 

 

30 Mar

Exam 3

1 Apr

-

5 Apr

Easter Break

31 Mar

-

26 Apr

Equilibrium (Ch. 15 - 17)

 

 

27 Apr

Exam 4

 

 

6 May

Final Exam

 

 

 

 

 

Homework

 

 

 

Text: Chemistry the Central Science 11th edition by Brown, LeMay, Bursten, and Murphy

 

 

Chapter 11:

4, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 33, 37, 39, 47, 49, 53, 56, 59, 61, 63, 67, 71, 75, 77

Chapter 13:

9, 27, 29, 33, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 57, 59, 65, 67, 69, 71

Chapter 14:

23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 39, 51, 71, 79

Chapter 15:

6, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55

Chapter 16:

19, 29, 31, 33, 39, 41, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 57, 59, 63, 99

Chapter 17:

17, 21, 27, 29, 39, 41, 45, 49

Chapter 19:

41, 49, 53, 55, 57, 63, 65, 77

 

 

 

 

GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY
CHE105AL, SPRING 2010

Dr. David R. Burgess, dburgess@rivier.edu, http://www.rivier.edu/chemistry

The second semester chemistry laboratory will focus on problem solving, critical thinking and logical reasoning in scientific experimentation. In addition the laboratory will provide each student the opportunity to re-enforce the topics covered in lecture and extend their chemical knowledge base by:

1. "In class" laboratory experiments (each count as a separate laboratory assignment). These will be given as the semester progresses. In general the laboratory reports will be due one week after the experiment is completed. Late laboratory reports will receive grade reductions*.

2. Short argumentative paper. Write a paper convincing the instructor that one of the topics in Chapter 12 is the most interesting topic in the chapter using the format given on the website. This will count as one laboratory assignment and is due on 16 February. See the web page for more details. Consider this as a practice paper for #3.

3. Critical thinking assignments concerning the environment. Use Chapter 18 of your text as one resource to identify the environmental concern that should be the number one priority for us today. Write a document to convince President Obama of your choice of the number one environmental concern. In other words, write a sound argument for your position using the prescribed format. A first draft (not a rough draft) will be required on 16 March and will count as one lab assignment. A second draft will be due 6 April and count as a second laboratory assignment. See our web page for more details.

4. Internet assignment (counts as one lab). Evaluate at least three internet web sites dealing with the environmental concern that you chose for assignment #3. The evaluation should include the following (give some explanation. No yes or no answers!):

  • The URL of the site.
  • Is the source reliable? How do you know?
  • Is the information helpful? Explain.
  • Was finding the reference easy or difficult? Explain.

This will be due on the same day as the first draft of the environment paper.

The final grade will be determined by averaging the assignments given during the semester. Each assignment will carry equal weight.

*Late assignments: There will not be any penalty for up to three late lab assignments. If there are four or more late assignments at the end of the semester, all of the late assignments, including the first three, will be penalized 20% when calculating the final grade. Only the late assignments will be penalized and this will be done when final grades are calculated, after the assignments have been graded (all assignments will be graded as if they came in on time).