NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title: General Chemistry II

Course prefix, number, and section number: CHEM 1412.0500

Semester/Year of course :Spring 2022

Semester start and end dates:1/18/22-5/14/22

Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Face to face/Synchronous

Class meeting location, days, and times: Mon and Wed 9:30, FM-MSU 227

Lab meeting location, days, and times: Mon 11:00, FM-MSU 213

Semester credit hours:4

Course description: Chemical equilibrium; phase diagrams and spectrometry; acid-base concepts; thermodynamics; kinetics; electrochemistry; nuclear chemistry; an introduction to organic chemistry and descriptive inorganic chemistry.

Course prerequisites: General Chemistry I (Chem 1411) and College Algebra (Math 1314)

Required course materials: Chemistry, A Molecular Approach, by Nivaldo J. Tro, 5th edition, Pearson Education, Inc. (either hard copy or e-book:  ISBN: 9780135419441); MasteringChemistry online access code; carbon copy lab notebook.

Required supplies:  Notebook paper, pens, #2 pencils and eraser, and a scientific calculator.  (TI 30X IIS recommended; TI 84 Plus is great, but a graphing calculator is not necessary.)

Name of instructor: R. Jill Willi

Office location: Flower Mound MSU Building 222

Telephone number:972-899-8353

E-mail address:jwilli@nctc.edu        

Office hours for students: M 9am-9:30; T 9am-9:30, 3pm-3:30; W 9am-9:30, 1pm-2pm; R 9am-9:30, 3pm-3:30.

SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER

The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.

SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

List of graded assignments:

1          Attendance

4          Graded Exams

1          Final Exam

~14      Lab Grades

~10      Classwork, Homework & Quizzes

Final grade scale:  A = 90-100      B = 80-89     C = 70-79      D = 60 –69    F = <60

80% Lecture Grade and 20% Lab Grade. 

The lecture grade (80%) will consist of:

Four exams = 40%

Final exam = 25 %

Attendance = 5%

Classwork, Homework and Quizzes = 10%. 

Late work policy: reduced credit for late work before graded assignments are handed back; no extra credit in this course

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.

COURSE POLICIES

Academic Integrity Policy: Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion.  Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty.  See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”. 

•          Honesty in completing assignments is essential.  Cheating, plagiarism, or any other kind of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated and will result in appropriate sanctions that may include failing an assignment or exam, failing the class, or suspension or expulsion.  A report WILL be filed with the college.

•          If cheating or collusion is suspected, a conference between the suspected parties and the instructor will be scheduled and notation made in the student’s file.

Attendance Policy: Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class.  Be sure to sign in.  If you do not sign in, you will be counted absent.  You are expected to attend class regularly and punctually.  Students who are tardy or absent in chemistry class usually find it very difficult to keep up.  Do not fall behind.   If you miss class, it is your responsibility to catch up.

•          Excessive absences (failure to sign in or attend lab) may result in a student being dropped from the course with no credit awarded.  Excessive absences will be defined as more than 4 consecutive classes for a class that meets twice a week.

•          A student who enrolls in this course and fails to attend must drop the course (fill out the online form) to avoid receiving an “F”.  Students will not be dropped automatically.

Withdrawal Policy

A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: April 4, 2022

Student Learning Outcomes:

Lecture Learning Outcomes

1. State the characteristics of liquids and solids, including phase diagrams and spectrometry.

2. Articulate the importance of intermolecular interactions and predict trends in physical properties.

3. Identify the characteristics of acids, bases, and salts, and solve problems based on their quantitative relationships.

4. Identify and balance oxidation-reduction equations, and solve redox titration problems.

5. Determine the rate of a reaction and its dependence on concentration, time, and temperature.

6. Apply the principles of equilibrium to aqueous systems using LeChatelier’s Principle to predict the effects of concentration, pressure, and temperature changes on equilibrium mixtures.

7. Analyze and perform calculations with the thermodynamic functions, enthalpy, entropy, and free energy.

8.         Discuss the construction and operation of galvanic and electrolytic electrochemical cells, and determine standard and non‐standard cell potentials.

9.         Define nuclear decay processes.

10.       Describe basic principles of organic chemistry and descriptive inorganic chemistry.

Lab Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

1.         Use basic apparatus and apply experimental methodologies used in the chemistry laboratory.

2.         Demonstrate safe and proper handling of laboratory equipment and chemicals.

3.         Conduct basic laboratory experiments with proper laboratory techniques.

4.         Make careful and accurate experimental observations.

5.         Relate physical observations and measurements to theoretical principles.

6.         Interpret laboratory results and experimental data, and reach logical conclusions.

7.         Record experimental work completely and accurately in laboratory notebooks and communicate experimental results clearly in written reports.

8.         Design fundamental experiments involving principles of chemistry and chemical instrumentation.

9.         Identify appropriate sources of information for conducting laboratory experiments involving principles of chemistry.

Core Objectives:

Critical Thinking

Communication

Teamwork

Empirical and Quantitative Analysis

COLLEGE POLICIES

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.

ADA STATEMENT

NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations.  See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.

STUDENT SERVICES

NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students.  See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS