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CHEMISTRY 101-003 FALL 2011 TuTh 9:30-10:45 AM, 1004 Shelby Hall I. INSTRUCTOR Prof. Thomas Vaid Office: 2101D Shelby Hall Office Hours: Mon 10:00-11:00 AM, Thurs 2:00-3:00 PM II. PREREQUISITE Placement in MATH 112. III. COURSE DESCRIPTION Chemistry 101 is an introductory general chemistry course that covers a number of basic facts and principles of chemistry. Some of the topics included are: chemical formulas, reaction stoichiometry, atomic structure, chemical periodicity, molecular structure, covalent bonding theories, molecular orbitals, gas laws, and kinetic molecular theory. There are 2.5 hours of lecture per week, a recitation, and laboratory component. IV. OBJECTIVES Some of the topics covered in the course are given in the Course Description above. At the conclusion of the course, students should be able to: a) Classify different materials as elements, compounds, homogeneous mixtures, or heterogeneous mixtures. b) Properly balance a chemical equation. c) Remember the ideal gas law (PV = nRT) d) Use enthalpies of formation to determine the enthalpy change of a chemical reaction. e) Be able to rationalize trends in ionization energy, electron affinity, and electronegativity across the periodic table. f) Determine an approximate molecular geometry using Lewis structures and VSEPR. g) Construct a simple molecular orbital diagram. V. TEXT The text is Chemistry: A Molecular Approach by Nivaldo J. Tro, 2nd edition. The book has been customized for The University of Alabama by removing chapters not to be covered and is available in a loose-leaf form to reduce the cost and increase convenience. Copies of the student solutions manual, which provides solutions to new problems at the end of each chapter, will be on reserve in the Rodgers Science Library.

VI. LABORATORY MANUAL The lab manual is Laboratory Manual for Chemistry: A Molecular Approach by Vincent and Livingston. Chemistry is a hands-on science. The experiments have been designed to assist the student in learning fundamental chemical principles. The experiments will serve as an introduction to the basic laboratory operations and skills needed in the practice of chemistry. Each student must purchase a lab manual and enroll in a lab section. Other safety rules will be explained during your first laboratory. Laboratory sections will start meeting the week of August 23. More than two (2) absences in laboratory will result in failure of the entire course (grade F).

VII. COURSE GRADES Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3 Exam 4 Particip. HW 100 100 100 100 80 120 Lab 150 Final 150 TOTAL 800 points

(Drop lowest score)

Grading Scale For the overall course scores shown below, the grades shown are the guaranteed minimum that you will receive (with +/-s given at the instructors discretion). In the past, scores have been scaled upward at the end of the semester. A = 90 100 B = 80 - 89 C = 70 - 79 D = 60 - 69 F < 60

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Exams

You must bring your Action card, driver's license, or other photographic identification to all exams in order to receive a grade. No make-up exams will be given. Should you have to miss one of these exams it will become your drop grade. No programmable calculators, language translators, pagers, cell phones or similar electronic devices are allowed. You must use the Casio FX-260 calculator for examinations; this calculator is available at the Supe Store for $10. B. Homework

Homework assignments will be submitted on the Web using MasteringChemistry, at http://www.pearsoncustom.com/al/uachem/. The due dates are listed on the web site and will be announced in lecture. MasteringChemistry access can be

purchased with the textbook at the Supe Store or on the Internet. The course code for this section is CH101Vaid2011. C. Attendance

To encourage attendance and participation, during each lecture there will be two or three questions that you will answer using your Turning Technologies clicker. After you answer the question, you will have the opportunity to discuss it with your neighbors in class and then answer the question again. Your grade for participation will be based only on your giving an answer, not on the answers correctness. VIII. EXTRA HELP Office Hours - The course instructor has designated office hours (in 2101D Shelby), during which he will help any students who have questions or want extra instruction. Do not overlook this resource. Office hours Monday 10:00-11:00 AM and Thursday 2:00-3:00 PM. Learning Skills Center - The Learning Skills Center is located in 124 Osband Hall, and is loaded with helpful materials. Please visit the center to determine if the available materials might be useful in your study of chemistry. IX. RECITATION/EXAM PERIOD (5:00 6:20 PM Monday) This time will be used for exams in the weeks in which there is an exam. In other weeks a recitation period will be held in which the instructor or graduate assistant Thomas Hester will do example problems and answer questions. Attendance is not required at these sessions (except, of course, for exams). X. ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT All acts of dishonesty in any work constitute academic misconduct. The Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Policy will be followed in the event of academic misconduct. XI. DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS To request disability accommodations, please contact the Office of Disability Services at 348-4285. After initial arrangements are made with that office, contact your professor.

XII. IMPORTANT DATES (http://registrar.ua.edu/calendar/fall_2010.html) August 31 Last day to register or add a course or drop a course without a grade of W Midterm grades submitted Last day to drop a course(s) from the schedule (but retain at least one class) with a grade of W

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XIII. COURSE WEBSITE Important notices about the class, along with Exams from previous years and other relevant information, will be posted at http://bama.ua.edu/~tpvaid/CH101_web_page.html