1. REQUIRED SUPPLIES AND TEXTBOOKS (available in Bookstore)
Textbook: Zumdahl, Introductory Chemistry
CHEM 1F92 Laboratory Manual (CHEM 1P00 Experiments are in this manual)
CHEM 1P00 Study Pack
Lab Coat
Safety glasses or goggles
"Basic Chemical Principles" Study Guide and Answers (on reserve under CHEM 1F92)
"Math Skills" Study Guide and Answers (on reserve under CHEM 1F92)
Other items may be placed on reserve during the term.
3. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
A. General
CHEM 1P00 is designed to help students prepare to take a full-year university level Chemistry course such as CHEM 1F92. The course covers basic math skills in addition to concepts essential to understanding and applying chemical principles in future chemistry courses. A short laboratory session each week gives practical experience in handling chemicals and apparatus, and interpreting data. Tutorials give practice and experience in solving problems, and are specifically designed to develop problem-solving skills.
B. Examinations
There are two 50-minute midterm tests plus a final exam. The midterm tests consist primarily of problems and short-answer questions. The final examination may include essay questions as well as problems and short-answer questions. All examinations are cumulative and may also include topics from the laboratory work.
Departmental Policy on Final Examinations To receive a passing mark in the course, a student must achieve a mark of at least 30% on the final examination.
C. Laboratories
Students attend a lab once a week, according to the schedule given later in this Handbook. The lab period is 90 minutes long, and is preceded or followed by a 90-minute tutorial. A completed experiment includes a submitted lab report. Students must complete at least 90% of the labs in order to pass the course. If you miss an experiment, you will be allowed to make it up provided you have a valid reason for your absence from lab.
Laboratory reports are due two working days after completion of the experiment. Day lab reports should be turned in by 5:30 p.m. on the 2nd day, in the report box outside E305. Night lab reports are due at noon on the third day.
D. Tutorials
The tutorials are provided to give students practice in solving problems and essential math skills. A short quiz will be given each week to test comprehension of the material covered the previous week.
E. Assignments
There are weekly assignments in CHEM 1P00, designed to follow the lectures and textbook. They may also have questions on math skills that are covered in the tutorials. Each student will be given an individualized set of assignments at the beginning of the year. Marked assignments will be returned in class.
4. MARKING SCHEME
Two 50-minute midterm tests, 15% each 30%
Labs 10%
Tutorials 10%
Assignments 10%
Final examination (3 hours) 40%
5. COURSE OUTLINE AND APPROXIMATE LECTURE SCHEDULE
|
Date |
Lecture |
Topic |
Zumdahl Ref. |
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Jan 5 |
1 |
Scientific notation. Units. Length, volume, and mass. |
1; 2.1-2.3 |
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Jan 7 |
2 |
Significant figures. Dimensional analysis |
2.4-2.6 |
|
Jan 10 |
3 |
Multistep dimensional analysis. Temperature. Density. |
2.7-2.8 |
|
Jan 12 |
4 |
Properties of matter. Elements and compounds. |
3.1-3.3 |
|
Jan 14 |
5 |
Mixtures and pure substances. Separation of mixtures |
3.4-3.5 |
|
Jan 17 |
6 |
Energy and energy changes. Heat capacity |
3.6 |
|
Jan 19 |
7 |
How to study chemistry. The chemical elements. Dalton’s theory. |
4.1-4.4 |
|
Jan 21 |
8 |
Chemical formulas. Atomic structure. Isotopes |
4.5-4.7 |
|
Jan 24 |
9 |
Periodic Table. Structures of elements. Ions. |
4.8-4.11 |
|
Jan 26 |
10 |
Naming compounds. Metals that form 2 cations |
5.1-5.2 |
|
Jan 28 |
11 |
Naming nonmetal compounds. Polyatomic anions |
5.3-5.4 |
|
Jan 31 |
12 |
Naming acids. Formulas from names. |
5.5-5.7 |
|
Feb 2 |
13 |
Counting by weighing. Atomic masses. The mole. |
8.1-8.3 |
|
Feb 4 |
14 |
Molar mass. Percentage composition. Empirical formulas. |
8.4-8.6 |
|
Feb 7 |
15 |
Empirical formula calculations. Molecular formulas. |
8.7-8.8 |
|
Feb 9 |
16 |
Chemical reactions. |
6.1-6.2 |
|
Feb 11 |
Midterm Test 1 (through Chapter 5) |
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Feb 14-18 |
Reading Week |
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Feb 21 |
17 |
Balancing chemical equations. |
6.3 |
|
Feb 23 |
18 |
What causes reactions? Solids and solubility rules. |
7.1-7.2 |
|
Feb 25 |
19 |
Reactions in water. Acid-base reactions. |
7.3-7.4 |
|
Feb 28 |
20 |
Redox reactions. Classifying reactions. |
7.5-7.7 |
|
Mar 2 |
21 |
Mole-mole relationships in chemical equations. |
9.1-9.2 |
|
Mar 4 |
22 |
Mass calculations. |
9.3 |
|
Mar 7 |
23 |
Limiting reagents. % Yield. |
9.4-9.5 |
| Mar
9 |
24 |
Solution composition: mass %, molarity. | 14.2-14.4 |
| Mar
11 |
25 |
Dilution. Solution stoichiometry. | 14.2-14.4 |
|
Mar 14 |
26 |
Electromagnetic radiation. Energy levels of H. |
10.1-10.3 |
|
Mar 16 |
27 |
Wave mechanical model of the atom. Orbitals. |
10.4-10.6 |
|
Mar 18 |
28 |
Electronic configuration and the Periodic Table. |
10.7-10.9 |
|
Mar 21 |
29 |
Types of chemical bonds. Electronegativity. Dipole moments. |
11.1-11.3 |
|
Mar 23 |
Midterm Test #2 (through Chapter 9). |
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Mar 28 |
30 |
Configurations of ions. Ionic compounds. Lewis structures. |
11.4-11.6 |
|
Mar 30 |
31 |
Lewis structures with multiple bonds. Molecular structure. VSEPR. |
11.7-11.9 |
|
Apr 1 |
32 |
Molecular structure and VSEPR (continued). |
11.9-11.10 |
|
Apr 4 |
33 |
Intermolecular forces. Types of solids. Solubility. |
13.3, 13.5; 14.1 |
|
Apr 6 |
34 |
Arrhenius and Bronsted acids and bases. |
15.1-15.2 |
|
Apr 8 |
35 |
Water as an acid and a base. Ion product of water. |
15.3-15.4 |
|
Apr 11 |
36 |
PH. Buffers |
15.5-15.6 |
|
Apr 13 |
Snow Day, Review |
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20, 2004 by A. van der Est
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