Chemistry 102 – Spring 2007 – Dr. Wier

MWF 11:30 am – DLR 316

 Dr Larry Wier                          Phone: 375-2116

Chemistry Department            Email: lwier@sbu.edu

DeLaRoche 303                  Web page: http://web.sbu.edu/chemistry/wier/

 

Date

Topic

Chapter & Section

January 15, 17, 19

January 22, 24

Covalent Bonding: Orbitals

9.1 – 9.5

January 26, 29, 31

February 2

Liquids, and Solids

10.1– 10.9

February 5

Exam 1

 

February 7, 9

Properties of Solutions

11.1 – 11.3

February 12, 14, 16

February 19

Chemical Kinetics

12.1 – 12.8

February 21

Exam 2

 

February 23, 26, 28

March 2

Chemical Equilibrium

13. 1 – 13.7

March 12, 14, 16,

March 19, 21, 23

Acid – Base Equilibria

14.1 – 14.12

March 26

Exam 3

 

March 28, 30

April 2, 4, 11, 13

More Aqueous Equilibria

15.1 – 15.8

April 13, 16, 18, 20

Entropy & Free Energy

16.1 – 16.9

April 23

Exam 4

 

April 25, 27, 30

May 2

Electrochemistry

17.1 – 17.8

  All hour exams will be held from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in DLR 316.

  May 4 (Friday) - Final Exam from 10:35 am to 1:05 pm in DLR 316

  Grading: four hour exams at 15% each = 60 %

final exam = 20%

quiz average = 15%

attendance = 5%

Textbook: Chemistry by Steven S. Zumdahl and Susan A. Zumdahl, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA 02116, 7th edition, 2007.

Attendance Policy

You are expected to attend class and be present for the scheduled exams. If you cannot attend class, it is your responsibility to obtain notes from a classmate. If you cannot be present for a scheduled exam, it is your responsibility to contact me and make other arrangements, preferably before the exam is given or at least on the day of the exam.  I do not give makeup exams. If you miss an exam and do not contact me in a timely manner, your grade for that exam will be zero. To contact me, call my phone number at school, 375-2116, and leave a voice mail message. Thank you.

Cell phones

Please turn your cell phone off during our class time.

Calculator

Please purchase a scientific calculator (graphing ability not required) for use during this and other science classes and bring the calculator with you to lecture, lab and exams.

Cheating

Anyone caught cheating during an exam will receive a zero for that exam. Anyone caught cheating a second time will receive an F for the course.

Disabilities

Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Disability Support Services Office, Doyle room 26, at 375-2065 as soon as possible to better ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

Grading scale

A: 93% to 100%   C+: 77% to 79%            D+: 67% to 69%

A-: 90% to 92%     C: 73% to 76%             D: 63% to 66%

B+: 87% to 89%     C-: 70% to 72%            D-: 60% to 62%

B: 83% to 86%                                                F: below 60%

B-: 80% to 82%

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