Introductory Chemistry I030.101.02 (3 credits)

Fall 2012 SyllabusJohns Hopkins University

Professor Information

Professor: Howard FairbrotherOffice: New Chemistry Building (NCB) Room 216Email: howardf@jhu.edu Office Hours: Wed, 4-5 pm

Course Information

Class Time: Mon Wed Fri - 10 am -10:50 amClass Location: Remsen 1Call number: 030.101.02 – Dept. of ChemistryClass website: JHU Blackboard – https://blackboard.jhu.edu

- Use your JHU username and password to log in.- This site will contain class notes, important updates, exam keys, grades, etc.

You will need to visit it frequently to stay current in the class.Corequisites: 030.105

Course Description

An introduction to the fundamentals of chemistry. The main topics to be covered are atomic and molecular structure at the level of electron dot structures and VSEPR geometries, the periodic table, stoichiometry, the balancing of chemical equations, the gas laws, the law of mass action and chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, and elementary chemical thermodynamics.

Course MaterialsRequired Text:

← Oxtoby, Gillis, and Campion, “Principles of Modern Chemistry, 7th Edition”, ISBN number: 9781111660390

o You should be sure to get an access key for the OWL on-line problem set website. This comes with the hard-copy textbook, but must be separately purchased with the e-textbook.

Other Materials: A non-graphing calculator (sharing of calculators is not permitted) Access to Blackboard – essential for notes, updates, etc. Student Solutions Manual for Principles of Modern Chemistry by Oxtoby, Gillis,

and Campion

Getting Help/Other Resources

Teaching Assistants will be available Sunday through Thursday in Remsen 140 (first floor, adjacent to the entrance near the library) from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm to help you with problems concerning the material covered in the course. Teaching assistant contact information will be available on Blackboard. Please be sure to attempt contacting the TAs before contacting the professor.

The following services provided by the university are also available:o Study Consulting

The Study Consulting Program employs and trains seniors and graduate students to work as study consultants. They meet individually with each of their assigned students one hour per week, or more if necessary; this is a program designed to help students help themselves. Location: Suite 3A Garland Hall; telephone: 410-516-5506; email: fday@jhu.edu

o Small Group Tutoring Small groups consist of a maximum of six students from the same

course headed by one tutor. The Learning Den, Free Small Group Tutoring, Gilman Hall:

tutoring@jhu.edu To reserve your seat: Sign up online at http://tutoring.jhu.edu

(Your User ID and password is your 6-character Hopkins ID; the two fields are identical), call 410-516-8216 and ask to speak with Anne Benner, or stop by the Office of Academic Advising, Garland Hall, Suite 3A.

Homework, Exams, and Grading

Homework

You will be assigned problems to work for credit from the OWL (Online Web Learning) website www.cengage.com/owl which is coordinated with the textbook. For details in getting set up and using this website, please read the Student Quick Start Guide, which is posted on the course website. You will need an OWL access code, which you should have received with your hard-copy textbook.

IN SETTING UP YOUR ACCOUNT FOR THE COURSE, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU ENTER YOUR JHED ID TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF, SO THAT YOUR SCORES CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO THE COURSE’S CLASS ROSTER.

There will be 9 problem sets graded on OWL and the cumulative maximum will be set to 50 points.

Earning a cumulative 90% on OWL assignments will be made to equal 100% of the available points to account for any difficulty in dealing with the program and its requirement of achieving the answer within 1% error.

The first required assignment in OWL is Introduction to OWL which must be completed by Mon, Sept. 10. Working through this module will teach you how to navigate within the website. You should also read the tutorials and try the optional problems.

The first graded OWL problem set assignment will also be due on Mon, Sept 10 and will cover chapters 1 and 2.

Consult the course website regularly for problem set assignments and due dates.

Exams

There will be 3 Midterm Exams (100 points each) and 1 Final Exam (200 points) that will be cumulative. Exams will be administered in class (in both Remsen 1 and additional rooms to be announced), except for the Final Exam. The following chapter suggestions for each midterm are approximate and subject to change.

Exam 1: Mon, Oct 1, 2012 – Chapters 1, 2, 3, 9Exam 2: Mon, Oct 29, 2012 – Chapters 10, 12; part of Chapter 13Exam 3: Fri, Nov 30, 2012 – Chapters 13, 14; part of Chapter 15Final Exam: Tues, Dec 18, 2012 – Cumulative

Final Grading Summary

Homework: 503 Midterm Exams: 300 points1 Final Exam: 200 points

Total Points available: 550 points

Grade Distribution: I try to construct exams so that the average score is in the range of 60 to 70%. There is no set distribution of grades, but in the past it has resembled the following: 25% A, 45% B, 20-25% C, and 5-10% F. The average grade for the course will be a B-.

Course Policies

Attendance: Attendance in class is absolutely mandatory if you wish to do well in the course. Exams will be administered during class time so it is important to be punctual and ready for class.

Exams:o Exams are held during the regular class time in the normal class room

(Remsen 1) and in additional rooms to be announced. The exam dates for the 2012 fall semester are Oct 1, Oct. 29, and Nov. 30. You can bring one letter-size sheet of paper containing anything you want (for example, pertinent constants, formulae) to the exams. The exam must be written in ink (pen, felt-pen, ball-point – no pencil). Students are also expected to bring a non-graphing calculator to each exam.

o Exams will reflect material covered in lecture and problems assigned in OWL. The three hour exams will cover material announced in class.

o Studying together is encouraged, but you must complete your exams on your own. Cheating will not be tolerated and anyone found cheating will receive a 0 on their exam and the Dean of Students will be notified, and if circumstances warrant, be asked to take appropriate action. For more information, see the guide on “Academic Ethics for Undergraduates and the Ethics Board” website: http://www.jhu.edu/ethics/.

o Exams will be handed back at the end of the first lecture following the examination.

Missed Exams: If you miss an examination because of sickness, or some other valid reason, then you must give an appropriate reason in writing and in person to Prof Fairbrother by the Monday following the date of the given exam. Letters from doctors are not required. The statement must be signed in ink; emails are not acceptable. If you give a valid reason in writing for missing an exam then your final grade will be based on the exams that are taken. If no valid reason for missing an exam is given in writing by the deadline, then the grade for the missed exam will be taken as zero. You will only be allowed to miss one exam.

Regrading: If you feel that there is an error in the grading of your exam, then you can submit the exam to Prof Fairbrother for review. You must specify briefly in writing exactly what you believe the error in grading is. The deadline for submitting exams for consideration for regrading is the Monday following the date the exam was given. Only exams written in ink will be considered for regrades. It is possible that a second look at an answer may result in lowering of the score.

Homework/Practice Problems: The suggested reading will help supplement the notes from class and will also help in your understanding of the course. Practice problems are available at the end of each chapter and on OWL. OWL includes the text, tutorials and practice problems. To account for technical difficulty involving the program, achieving a cumulative 90% of the OWL points will be made to equal earning 100% of the OWL points. Solutions to half of the problems in your textbook are given in the Student Solutions Manual.

Social Media: o During class all cell phones should be turned off, I don’t want to see you

texting, tweeting or playing Angry Birds during lecture. o Students are not to Facebook friend their TAs until after the semester has

ended. o Do not surf the internet during class, you will get the most out of the class

if you are paying attention during lecture.

030.101 Intro Chem – Fall 2012 Syllabus Date ScheduleApproximate and subject to change

Week 1 - Chapters 1 and 2: Structure of atoms, stoichiometry, chemical arithmeticWed., Sept. 5 – Chapters 1 and 2Fri., Sept. 7 – Chapters 1 and 2

Week 2 - Chapter 3: Chemical bonding, periodic table, valence electrons, Lewis dot structures, VSEPR rationale of geometry Mon., Sept. 10 – Chapter 3 – OWL Assignment 1 dueWed., Sept. 12 – Chapter 3Fri., Sept. 14 – Chapter 3

Week 3 – Chapter 3 continued; Chapter 9: GasesMon., Sept. 17 – Chapters 3 and 9 – OWL Assignment 2 dueWed., Sept. 19 – Chapter 9Fri., Sept. 21 – Chapter 9

Week 4 – Chapter 9 continuedMon., Sept. 24 – Chapter 9 – OWL Assignment 3 dueWed., Sept. 26 – Chapter 9Fri., Sept. 28 – Review for Exam 1

Week 5 – Exam 1; Chapter 10: Solids, liquids, and phase transitionsMon., Oct. 1 – Exam 1Wed., Oct. 3 – Chapter 10Fri., Oct. 5 – Chapter 10

Week 6 – Chapter 10 continued; Chapter 12: First law of thermodynamics Mon., Oct. 8 – Chapter 10 – OWL Assignment 4 dueWed., Oct. 10 – Chapter 12Fri., Oct. 12 – Chapter 12

Week 7 – Chapter 12 continued; Chapter 13: Second law of thermodynamicsMon., Oct. 15 – Fall Break Tues., Oct. 16 – follows Mon. schedule – Chapter 12 – OWL Assignment 5 dueWed., Oct. 17 – Chapter 12Fri., Oct. 19 – Chapters 12 and 13

Week 8 – Chapter 13 continuedMon., Oct. 22 – Chapter 13 – OWL Assignment 6 dueWed., Oct. 24 – Chapter 13Fri., Oct. 26 – Review for Exam 2

Week 9 – Exam 2; Chapter 13 continued; Chapter 14: Chemical equilibriumMon., Oct. 29 – Exam 2Wed., Oct. 31 – Chapters 13 and 14

Fri., Nov. 2 – Chapter 14

Week 10 – Chapter 14 continuedMon., Nov. 5 – Chapter 14 – OWL Assignment 7 dueWed., Nov. 7 – Chapter 14Fri., Nov. 9 – Chapter 14

Week 11 – Chapter 15: Acid/Base equilibriumMon., Nov. 12 – Chapter 15 – OWL Assignment 8 dueWed., Nov. 14 – Chapter 15 Fri., Nov. 16 – Chapter 15 Week 12 – Chapter 15 continued; Thanksgiving BreakMon., Nov. 19 – Chapter 15 – OWL Assignment 9 dueWed., Nov. 21 – Thanksgiving BreakFri., Nov. 23 – Thanksgiving Break

Week 13 – Exam 3; Chapter 15 continued Mon., Nov. 26 – Chapter 15Wed., Nov. 28 – Review for Exam 3Fri., Nov. 30 – Exam 3

Week 14 – Chapter 15 continued; Chapter 16: Solubility equilibriumMon., Dec. 3 – Chapters 15 and 16 – No OWL Assignment dueWed., Dec. 5 – Chapter 16Fri., Dec. 7 – Chapter 16 – Last day of classes

Week 15 – Reading PeriodMon., Dec. 10 – Optional OWL Assignment (recommended for practice on Chapter 16)

- Review session held during Reading Period – Time and place TBD- Final exam held during Final Exam week – Tues, Dec 18, 2-5 pm, place TBD

Johns Hopkins Policies and Support Services

The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Arts and Sciences/Engineering Catalog and the JHU Undergraduate Academic Manual contain information on a wide variety of topics, such as support services, clubs and student organizations, and policies relating to student rights and responsibilities. This course is governed by the policies set forth in these two documents.

Classroom Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

If you are a student with a documented disability who requires an academic adjustment, auxiliary aid or other similar accommodations, please contact the Disability Services Office to obtain an accommodation letter, Suite 385 Garland Hall at 410-516-4720 or via email at: studentdisabilityservices@jhu.edu.

Statement of Diversity and Inclusion

Johns Hopkins University is a community committed to sharing values of diversity and inclusion in order to achieve and sustain excellence. We believe excellence is best promoted by being a diverse group of students, faculty and staff who are committed to creating a climate of mutual respect that is supportive of one another’s success. Through its curricula and clinical experiences, we purposefully support the University’s goal of diversity, and in particular, work toward an ultimate outcome of best serving the needs of students. Faculty and candidates are expected to demonstrate an understanding of diversity as it relates to planning, instruction, management, and assessment.

A Word On Ethics

The strength of the university depends on academic and personal integrity. In this course, you must be honest and truthful. Ethical violations include cheating on exams, plagiarism, reuse of assignments, improper use of the Internet and electronic devices, unauthorized collaboration, alteration of graded assignments, forgery and falsification, lying, facilitating academic dishonesty, and unfair competition.

Report any violations you witness to instructors. You may consult the associate dean of student affairs and/or the chairman of the Ethics Board beforehand. See the guide on “Academic Ethics for Undergraduates” and the Ethics Board Website (http://ethics.jhu.edu) for more information.