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Course Syllabus
Chemistry 209 Fall 2013
Instructor: Mario Robles Ph.D.
Email: Robles_Mario@sac.edu
Lecture: 5:20PM-6:45PM Monday and Wednesday in I-209 318
Laboratory: 7:00PM-10:10PM SAC R-301
Office Hours: By appointment, before class or after class.
Textbooks:
1) Foundations of College Chemistry, 12th Edition, Hein & Arena (required)
2) Laboratory experiments will be posted on Blackboard
Required material: 1) Goggles are required, Scientific calculator and a periodic table of elements.
Calculators:
Calculators are expected to be used in class. You will be doing calculations during lectures and laboratory periods; especially during quizzes and exams. Your calculator should be capable of handling exponential notations, logarithmic calculations, and “root” calculations. You will not be allowed to share calculators during exams. Please have your calculators at all times.
Course description: This is a one semeste course that covers fundamental concepts of chemistry, including measurements, states of matter, atomic theory and structure, chemical bonding, properties of matter, solutions, acids and bases, gases, intermolecular forces, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, and thermochemistry.
Attendance:
Attendance at all lecture and laboratory sessions is mandatory. Students will be dropped from course for excessive absences without valid excuses. Also, you are expected to be on time everyday.
Grading:
Grading
Points
Letter Grade
Quizzes and Classwork
250 (25%)
A=890 and above
4 Hour Exams
400 (each worth 100 points) (40%)
B= 790-889
Final Exam
200 points(20%)
C= 690-789
Laboratory
150 points (15%)
D= 590-689
Mindmaps
50 points (5%)
Total Points
1,000 points
F= Less than 590 points
Tests and Exams:
Four one hour exams worth 100 points each will be given. There will be no make up exams or early exams. Tests will only be returned to you during lecture or
Chemistry 209 Fall 2013
Instructor: Mario Robles Ph.D.
Email: Robles_Mario@sac.edu
Lecture: 5:20PM-6:45PM Monday and Wednesday in I-209 318
Laboratory: 7:00PM-10:10PM SAC R-301
Office Hours: By appointment, before class or after class.
Textbooks:
1) Foundations of College Chemistry, 12th Edition, Hein & Arena (required)
2) Laboratory experiments will be posted on Blackboard
Required material: 1) Goggles are required, Scientific calculator and a periodic table of elements.
Calculators:
Calculators are expected to be used in class. You will be doing calculations during lectures and laboratory periods; especially during quizzes and exams. Your calculator should be capable of handling exponential notations, logarithmic calculations, and “root” calculations. You will not be allowed to share calculators during exams. Please have your calculators at all times.
Course description: This is a one semeste course that covers fundamental concepts of chemistry, including measurements, states of matter, atomic theory and structure, chemical bonding, properties of matter, solutions, acids and bases, gases, intermolecular forces, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, and thermochemistry.
Attendance:
Attendance at all lecture and laboratory sessions is mandatory. Students will be dropped from course for excessive absences without valid excuses. Also, you are expected to be on time everyday.
Grading:
Grading
Points
Letter Grade
Quizzes and Classwork
250 (25%)
A=890 and above
4 Hour Exams
400 (each worth 100 points) (40%)
B= 790-889
Final Exam
200 points(20%)
C= 690-789
Laboratory
150 points (15%)
D= 590-689
Mindmaps
50 points (5%)
Total Points
1,000 points
F= Less than 590 points
Tests and Exams:
Four one hour exams worth 100 points each will be given. There will be no make up exams or early exams. Tests will only be returned to you during lecture or