NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: CHEM 1412 General Chemistry II
Course prefix, number, and section number: CHEM 1412.0520
Semester/Year of course: SUMM 2023
Semester start and end dates: 7/10/22-8/10/22
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): face to face
Class meeting location, days, and times: Mon, Tues, Wed Thurs 9:30-11:50am, FM-MSU 227
Lab meeting location, days, and times: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs 12:30-2:50pm, 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, 6th edition, Pearson Education, Inc. (either hard copy or e-book); carbonless copy lab notebook, scientific calculator
Name of instructor: R. Jill Willi
Office location: FM-MSU 222
Telephone number: 972-899-8353
E-mail address: jwilli@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: M-T-W-R 9:00am-9:30am
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:
4 Graded Exams
1 Final Exam
~14 Lab Grades
~15 Classwork, Homework & Quizzes
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
Final grade scale: 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 %
Classwork, Homework and Quizzes = 15%.
Late work policy: Late work policy: No late work accepted for quizzes; reduced credit for late work before graded assignments are handed back in lab; no extra credit in this course
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COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy: 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, the instructor, and the appropriate dean will be scheduled and notation made in the student’s file.
Attendance Policy: Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. It is your responsibility 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.
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: August 1, 2023
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.
- Discuss the construction and operation of galvanic and electrolytic electrochemical cells, and determine standard and non‐standard cell potentials.
- Define nuclear decay processes.
- Describe basic principles of organic chemistry and descriptive inorganic chemistry.
Lab Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
- Use basic apparatus and apply experimental methodologies used in the chemistry laboratory.
- Demonstrate safe and proper handling of laboratory equipment and chemicals.
- Conduct basic laboratory experiments with proper laboratory techniques.
- Make careful and accurate experimental observations.
- Relate physical observations and measurements to theoretical principles.
- Interpret laboratory results and experimental data, and reach logical conclusions.
- Record experimental work completely and accurately in laboratory notebooks and communicate experimental results clearly in written reports.
- Design fundamental experiments involving principles of chemistry and chemical instrumentation.
- Identify appropriate sources of information for conducting laboratory experiments involving principles of chemistry.
Core Objectives:
Critical Thinking
Communication
Teamwork
Empirical and Quantitative Analysis
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