Chemistry 223
Syllabus
Summer 2005
Instructor: Dr. Gwen Shusterman
Science Building II, Room 350, 725-3897, email: shustermang@pdx.edu
web page: web.pdx.edu./~shusteg
Office Hours: MWF 10:30-11:00, TR 10:30-11:30
Text: Chemistry 4th Edition, McMurry and Fay, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2004.
Exams: There will be two one-hour midterms, two short quizzes and a two-hour final (see schedule). The final exam will be cumulative. The material to be covered during each exam is shown on the schedule.
Homework: There will be regular problem assignments. These will not be turned in for grading. Some quiz and midterm problems may be taken from these problem sets. The answers to these problems are provided in the back of the text and in the solutions manual. Feel free to work additional problems to practice your problem solving skills. Success in this course is strongly correlated with time spent working problems.
General Info: You are responsible for all information given during class times. This includes homework assignments and any special announcements or schedule changes. Deadlines and course information will frequently be posted on the class WEBCT calendar page or on the bulletin board.
Grading: Grades will be based on the cumulative scores of exams and quizzes, plus participation points (approximately 15% of the grade). The following scores guarantee the grade shown; however, the instructor may choose to revise these percentiles downwards if class performance warrants it.
|
Grade |
A |
B |
C |
D |
F |
|
Score |
³ 90% |
³ 80% |
³ 65% |
³ 55% |
< 55% |
If you are a student with a documented disability and registered with the Disability Resource Center, please contact me (the instructor) immediately to facilitate arranging academic accommodations.
Lecture and Exam Schedule
(Coverage may vary slightly from schedule)
|
Week |
Day |
Date |
Activity |
Chapter |
Subject |
|
1 |
M |
Aug 1st |
Lecture |
13 |
Equilibrium |
|
|
T |
Aug 2nd |
Lecture |
13 |
LeChatlierÕs |
|
|
W |
Aug 3rd |
(Quiz) Lecture |
(13) 15 |
Acids & Bases, pH |
|
|
R |
Aug 4th |
Lecture |
15 |
Ka Kb – salts |
|
|
F |
Aug 5th |
Lecture (Exam 1) |
16 (13,15) |
Neutralization reactions |
|
2 |
M |
Aug 8th |
Lecture |
16 |
Buffers |
|
|
T |
Aug 9th |
Lecture |
16 |
Solubility & Ksp |
|
|
W |
Aug 10th |
(Quiz) Lecture |
(16) 17 |
D G, D S |
|
|
R |
Aug 11 |
Lecture |
17 |
|
|
|
F |
Aug 12 |
Lecture (Exam 2) |
18 (16,17) |
Electrochemistry |
|
3 |
M |
Aug 15 |
Lecture |
18 |
Nernst Equation |
|
|
T |
Aug 16 |
(Quiz) Lecture |
(18) 20 |
Transition Metals |
|
|
W |
Aug 17 |
Lecture |
22 |
Nuclear Chemistry |
|
|
R |
Aug 18 |
Final Exam |
13,15-18,20,22 |
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Any changes to the class schedule will be announced in class. All students are responsible for changes.