Course Syllabus

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Instructor:  Gino A. Romeo Jr., Ph.D.

Phone/text: (928) 852-0504, email: gino.romeo@yc.edu, Office: Verde M-230 WEBSITE

            If you text, please provide your name and, CHM152

EMAIL Communication: YOUR YC SCHOLAR account ONLY

 

Class Schedule, 1/19/21-5/14/21:

Tuesdays & Thursdays ZOOM meetings - 9:00-12:15 

YC Calendar - includes withdrawal dates

 

 

Gino’s Schedule

Class Schedule

 

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

9:00

 

12:15

 

CHM152

ONLINE

 

CHM152

ONLINE

12:15

 

2:15

 

Office Hour

ONLINE

 

Office Hour

ONLINE

2:00

 

4:45

CHM130

ONLINE

 

 

CHM130

ONLINE

 

 

4:45

 

5:45

 

 

Office Hour

ONLINE  

 

 

 

                       

Required Course Materials

    • Use the following Course Key: CHM152-OLI
  • Access to CANVAS & Logger Pro (through the YC Cloud)
  • Calculator with log function. Cell phones are NOT to be USED as calculators.
    Suggested     Text: Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity ANY edition, Kotz, Treichel, Townsend
  • Free Google Account

Attendance Policy

I have the right to drop you from lecture after February 5th if I believe your attendance minimal and you have not contacted me indicating your desire to remain in class.


LECTURE COMPONENTS

10-Questions, 90 minutes per exam, taken on Sunday using LockDown Browser

  • Open Notes - 6 sheets of handwritten notes
  • NO Make-ups
  • Exam 1 - Units 1, 2, 3
  • Exam 2 - Units 4, 5
  • Exam 3 - Unit 6
  • Exam 4 - Unit 7

 

  • Online Assignments

Difficulties with technology are NOT acceptable excuses…

  • Quizzes in the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) platform

 

LABORATORY COMPONENTS

  • Individual Lab Summaries in Google Drive

Google Drive Summaries are due by an announced date. 

No Late Submissions

  • Calculations delineated in Spreadsheet

 

Cell Phone Policy No phone conversations in class, during class.

 I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

 

Zoom Classroom Behavior

You will be removed from the Zoom class session (for the day) if I believe you’re disrupting the learning environment.  

 

Headphones

No headphones/ear pieces are to be worn during class while taking an exam.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grade Breakdown (*Points may be adjusted to ensure your lab grade is at least 25% of your grade)

 

grading policy

Lecture

Number

Points per

Total

%

OLI Quizzes

19

20

380

41

Syllabus Quiz

1

30

30

3

Exam 1

1

100

100

11

Exam 2

1

100

100

11

Exam 3

1

100

100

11

Exam 4

1

100

100

11

 

Lab Grading Policy

Laboratory2

Number

Points per

Total

%

Lab Summary – electronic (Google Drive)

5

20-30

125

13

 

 

1 If your average score for both Exam parts 1 & 2 is less than 60% your final grade for the course will be dropped by one letter grade, after all grades are averaged.  2Less than 70% on Lab total will drops your final course grade by one letter grade, after all grades are averaged   Your final grade will be averaged including all assignments then dropped by one letter grade.   

100 - 90% A, 89 - 80% B, 79 - 70% C, 69 - 60% D, < 59% F

There is no extra credit work in this course

Course Content:

  1. Laboratory practice
  2. Instrumental analysis, computer assisted data acquisition in a laboratory setting (pH titrations, etc.), experimental design, long term project management, electronic data processing and scientific report writing.
  3. Solutions and Colligative Properties of Solutions
  4. Chemical Kinetics: Reaction Mechanisms and Reaction Rates
  5. Chemical Equilibrium: Equilibrium Constants, Reaction Diagrams, and Le Chatelier's Principle
  6. Advanced Equilibrium Principles: Acid-Base behavior, pH and Titration Curves, Buffers and Buffer preparation, solubility products.
  7. Chemical Thermodynamics: Enthalpy, Entropy, and Gibbs Free Energy.
  8. Electrochemistry: Balancing Redox Equations, Electrochemical Cells, Connections with Thermodynamics and Equilibrium
  9. Nuclear Chemistry: Nuclear power, bombs, waste, radiologic dating, and writing nuclear equations


Learning Outcomes:

  1. Introductory aspects of organic, and biological chemistry1. Use scientific reasoning to evaluate physical and natural phenomena. (1-9) 
  2. Solve chemical problems associated with kinetic, equilibrium, thermodynamic, and electrochemical principles.
    b. Draw conclusions regarding physical and chemical phenomenon through evaluation of data and observations collected in a traditional laboratory setting.
  3. Identify the unifying themes of the scientific field of study. (1-9) 
  4. Use appropriate scientific vocabulary to describe or identify chemical phenomenon associated with kinetics, equilibrium, thermodynamics, electrochemistry and nuclear chemistry.
    b. Write equations that represent chemical equilibrium, and mechanisms of reaction using accepted nomenclature and symbols.
    c. Describe the major themes associated with concepts presented during the term of study.
    d. Identify the correct analysis of a problem or explanation of a concept.
  5. Interpret the numerical and graphical presentation of scientific data. (1-9) 
  6. Use data to support a conclusion or interpretation.
    b. Draw conclusions from chemical information presented on graphs.
  7. Use the tools and equipment necessary for basic scientific analysis and research. (1) 
  8. Use laboratory glassware and instruments in a traditional laboratory environment to manipulate and measure chemical quantities.
  9. Record the results of investigation through writing. (1)
  10. Write a report, using chemical literature norms, to document the result of an investigation.

Academic Integrity: Honesty in academic work is a central element of the learning environment.  The presentation of another individual’s work as one’s own or the act of seeking unfair academic advantage through cheating, plagiarism or other dishonest means are violations of the College’s “Student Code of Conduct.”   Definitions of plagiarism, cheating, and violation of copyright and penalties for violation are available on the YC website, see http://www2.yc.edu/content/registration/integrity.htm .  Plagiarism will not be tolerated and may be reported to the Office of Judicial Affairs.

 

Student Code of Conduct: Respect for the rights of others and for the College and its property are fundamental expectations for every student.  The “Student Code of Conduct” outlines behavioral expectations, and explains the process for responding to allegations of student misconduct.

 

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grades and Withdrawal - Up to week before last day

 

The “S” grade is defined as equivalent to a grade of “C” or better on the conventional grading scale of A-F. A course completed with an “S” grade indicates appropriate subject area knowledge to satisfy the prerequisite requirement of a related higher-level course.

Specified courses are graded only S/U. Students in other course who prefer the S/U grading option must notify the class instructor. Conditions of Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grading:

  • Since some college and universities limit the number of credits completed with S/U grading that will transfer, or restrict the way that such credits may be applied to degree requirements, it is recommended that students preparing to transfer select the S/U grading option only for elective courses.
  • A maximum of twelve (12) hours of “S” credit from 100- and 200-level courses may be applied toward Yavapai College graduation requirements.
  • S/U grading is not an option for courses applied to the Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC).
  • S/U grades are not computed in the students’ Yavapai College grade point average.

 

Grade of Incomplete (I) will not be awarded.

 

Student Support Services and Resources:

Disability Support Services: Yavapai College is committed to providing educational support services to students with documented disabilities.  Academic support services or accommodations for mobility-impaired students must be arranged through Student Support Services (Prescott Campus: 928-776-2079).

 

Learning Resource Centers: A Learning Resource Center is available at the Prescott and Verde Valley Campuses - (928) 634-6562. 

 

The Learning Centers provides academic support to students including instructional technology, tutorial support and workshops that aid classroom learning.

The Learning Center includes the following components:

  • Free Drop-in Tutoring
  • Study Groups
  • Study Environment with Course Specific Resources
  • English Modules
  • Writing Center with Assistance
  • Academic and Career Advisement and Financial Aid Assistance
  • Language Groups for English and Spanish Learners
  • Individual tutoring available through Student Support Services Program to Qualified Students
  • Reference Materials, Math Videos, and Study Skills Resources
  • Computers Available for Student Use
  • Disability Resource Information
  • Assistive Computers
  • Interactive Television Course Support
  • On-line Tutorials

 

Library:  Library services are available at the Prescott Campus and the Verde Valley Campus libraries.  Both libraries are members of a countywide library network, which provides access to a wide-range of information and resources at libraries throughout Yavapai County.  Possession of a College library card entitles students to access materials housed at member libraries.  Instructors may place required course materials on reserve in the library or make assignments that require the use of library resources.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OLI Module Schedule & Links to Google Spreadsheet (Indicates Virtual lab in OLI)

YC Calendar – Includes Withdrawal Dates

Weekly Schedule

Week (Monday-Sunday)

OLI Module – each has a quiz

1 – 1/18

Module 2: Intermolecular Forces,   

Module 6: Solubility 

Google Spreadsheets & How to Complete

Logger Pro

2 - 1/25

Module 7: Colligative Properties

3 - 2/1

Module 8: The Second Law of Thermodynamics

Module 9: Free Energy

Exam 1 – 2/8

4 - 2/8

Module 11: Reaction Rates

Module 12: Rate Laws

5 – 2/15

Module 12: Rate Laws

Module 13: Reaction Mechanisms

6 – 2/22

Module 15: Concepts of Chemical Equilibrium

7 – 3/1

Module 16: LeChatelier's Principle  Equilibrium Demo

8 – 3/8

Module 17: Equilibrium Calculations

9 – 3/15

Spring Break

Exam 2 – 3/22

10 – 3/22

Module 19: Defining and Measuring Acids and Bases

11 – 3/29

Module 20: Strong and Weak Acids and Bases pH Scale

12 – 4/5

Module 21: Buffers

13 – 4/12

Module 22: Titrations  Standardize NaOH, Acid/Base Titrations

Exam 3 – 4/18

14 – 4/19

Module 24: Solubility and Complex Ion Equilibria Solubility

15 – 4/26

Module 26: Foundational Concepts of Electrochemistry

Module 27: Galvanic Cells

16 – 5/3

Module 28: Other Applications of Electrochemistry

Exam 4 – 5/14