Class Meetings: Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in 117 Alison Hall (ALS)

Sec 80: MWF 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
Sec 81: MWF 12:20 PM - 1:10 PM

Lab Sections: All labs meet in Room 006, Drake Hall (QDH)

Sec 84: W 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sec 85: R 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Sec 86: R 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Sec 87: R 7:00 PM - !0:00 PM
Sec 83: F 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Texts and Materials:

Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity, 6th Edition, by Kotz, Treichel, and Weaver.
Student Solutions Manual to Accompany Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity,
6th Edition, by Banks.
CHEM-103H Laboratory Manual, Fall 2006 (available at U. of D. bookstore).
Laboratory notebook - Bound research notebook (not spiral bound) with perforated
sheets for carbon(less) copies.
Laboratory safety goggles (not safety glasses) are required for laboratory work.
Scientific calculator. Calculators with graphing and equation-solving capabilities are not
necessary but will be useful for those planning to take CHEM-104H. Calculators with
keyboard capabilities (e.g. TI-92), laptop computers, cell phones, PDA's and other similar
electronic devices may not be used for exams.
General Chemistry Molecular Model Kit (optional).

World Wide Web Site:

Additional problems, sample quizzes, molecular models, etc., can be found at the saunderscollege.com web site referred to in the preface of your text.

Hour Examinations: (common exam – both sections 80 and 81 - location to be announced)

Exam I - Wednesday, September 27 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Exam II - Wednesday, October 25 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Exam III - Wednesday, November 29 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Final Examination:

It is a 3 hour comprehensive exam covering the semester’s material.
The date is to be announced. (Final exam period: Dec. 8 -15)

Exam Policies:

Grading:

All questions about grading or requests for regarding must be made to either
Dr. Bulkowski or your TA within one week of when the quiz or exam was returned to the class.

Make-ups:

Make-up examinations will not be given. If you miss an exam and have a valid
University excuse, the grade on the final exam will be substituted for the missing exam grade. See Dr. Bulkowski as soon as possible after missing an exam (or beforehand if you know that you will be missing an exam) with your excuse. All unexcused absences will be recorded as zeroes until an excuse is accepted.

Electronic Devices:

Other than calculators, no electronic devices of any kind (i.e. cell phones, palm pilots, etc.) will be allowed to be present during exams. Possession of such a device will result in a zero for that exam. No exceptions.

Assignments and Problem Sets:

While no daily problem sets will be assigned for collection and grading, it is expected that you will do the problems recommended at the end of each chapter in the text and additional sample problems given out in class as part of your regular study routine. Solutions to all of these problems will be provided. However, besides these problems, you will be assigned several special problem sets that will be turned in for grading and, along with the exams and lab reports, will be used to determine your final grade.

Laboratory:

The laboratory part of this course was designed to provide an opportunity for a “hands-on exploration of a variety of chemical principles.” The lab experiments are selected to complement the classroom work rather than duplicate it. Although some lab experiments will be directly related to the class material, others will illustrate related chemical principles not specifically covered in class.

The lab meets in 006 Drake Hall (QDH) at the times assigned for your section. You are to attend only your scheduled lab section. There will be no make-up labs, although it may be possible to reschedule a lab during a different section time, if a serious conflict dictates. However, you must first have Dr. Bulkowski's permission to make a change. Lab work cannot be made up in subsequent weeks so see Dr. Bulkowski as soon as you recognize that there might be a conflict. If a lab is missed without a valid excuse, a grade of zero will be recorded for that lab. Late lab reports will not be accepted and a grade of zero will be assigned unless an extension has been granted prior to the deadline. Performing the lab work is a necessary requirement to receive credit for the course. An excessive number of missed labs will result in a failing grade for the course, even though all other work may be successfully completed.
The first lab sessions will meet the week of September 11 (i.e. on the 13th, 14th or 15th, depending on your section.) You will check-in, discuss safety issues, and do Experiment #1, Chemical Stoichiometry: Job’s Method. Be sure to bring your lab goggles (not safety glasses) to this and all the remaining lab sessions. You will not be admitted to the lab unless you have them. The goggles must be approved for lab work with chemicals. Also, be sure to do the prelab assignment. It will be checked by your TA at the beginning of the lab session. The lab reports are usually due one week after the experimental work is completed. However, there are a few exceptions so consult the lab report schedule to see the actual date the report is due.

The labs will be graded on a 100 pt.scale, according to the following scheme: 5 pts. based on the accuracy of the experimental results; 5 pts. assigned at the discretion of the TA based on lab technique, quality of the prelab, etc.; 90 pts. based on the quality of the lab report.

See the Chem-103H Lab Manual for specific details about the prelabs and lab reports.

Course Grades:

Hour Exams (3) 45% (15% each)
Comprehensive Final Examination 25%
Problem Sets & Assignments 10%
Laboratory 20%

Final letter grades for the course will be assigned using a plus/minus grading scheme. The scale is an absolute scale rather than one which is based on a bell-shaped curve grade distribution. So, everyone potentially can earn an A or conversely an F. With this grading scheme, you are encouraged to cooperate and help each other. To give you some idea of what performance levels are expected of you, the minimum overall averages required for the indicated grades letter are tentatively:

A 86, A- 82, B+ 78, B 74, B- 70, C+ 66, C 62, C- 58, D+ 54, D 50, D- 45, F < 45

Academic Honesty:

Cheating will not be tolerated in this course. This includes such actions as lying, plagiarism, copying, submitting work that is not you own, sharing data or files, altering or fabricating data, storing information in calculators, using cribs during exams, etc. See the Code of Conduct in the UD student handbook. All instances of dishonesty will result in judicial proceedings
in accordance with the University's academic dishonesty policy.

I hope this course will prove to be a stimulating and rewarding educational experience.

Good luck!


Dr. J. E. Bulkowski