1 Chemistry 102 Spring 2014 Section 507: Tue & Thu 11:10 AM-12:25 PM Dr. Michael Stollenz Lecture Room: Heldenfels Room 100 Office: Heldenfels Room 104 A Office Hours: Tue & Thu 12.30–2.00 PM (other times to be announced) E-mail: [email protected] (Please put “CHEM 102 and Section #” in the subject line!) Phone: 979-845-3745 (office hours preferred!) Instructor Assistant: Brian Mosby Supplemental Instruction Leader: Julia Taylor Welcome to CHEM 102! As the science that describes matter, chemistry is vital to our understanding of diverse fields such as health, environmental science, energy resources, and material science. Exciting developments in very diverse areas virtually guarantee that chemistry will become even more important in the years to come. Knowledge of chemistry, therefore, is a vital ingredient in your liberal arts education and an essential foundation for your technical education. CHEM 101 and 102 are the first-year chemistry sequence in the core curriculum. These are 3-credit courses. This lecture is a part of the much larger First Year Chemistry Program of the Chemistry Department at Texas A&M University. Although the large enrollment does place certain limitations on us, we are committed to providing you with a meaningful and stimulating course. This syllabus outlines the course policies for my sections. Other instructors’ policies may differ slightly. Please read this material carefully to familiarize yourself with the various rules and procedures, especially those which govern examinations and grades. The best way to prepare for this course is a commitment for regular study, 10 or more hours per week for reading and problem solving some time every day. Please take advantage of additional support by my office hours. At the end of this syllabus, you will find a calendar, which contains exam dates, homework assignments, and a schedule for the lecture. I look forward to a good semester. Dr. Michael Stollenz, 01/13/142 Course Policies and Procedures Required Materials: (1) Calculator suitable to use on lecture exams. Calculators may not have multi-line screen or extensive memory. See later discussion. (2) OWL (on-line homework) and electronic textbook (Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity, 8th Edition; Kotz, Treichel, and Townsend) combined for Texas A&M University (TAMU); including full solution manual. Please go to the following website: http://owl.cengage.com/partners/tamu/ You can buy the combo (electronic book and OWL) for $75.00 for 6-months. If you also want an optional, but highly recommended loose-leaf hardcopy of the textbook for the 101 part of the textbook, pull down 'CHEM 101' in the menu to see an option for $57 (cheaper!!). The best deal is if last semester you bought the option for $99 that gives you 24 months of OWL, the e-book, and a loose-leaf hard copy version of the entire textbook for both CHEM 101 and 102. The optional hardback textbook version (ISBN-10: 0840048289 ISBN-13: 9780840048288) can be bought discounted from www.cengage.com/gateway/tamuchem or alternatively used from sources such as Amazon or similar. A hardback textbook is a life-time investment! Hardcopies of the textbook are also on reserve at the library. (3) i>Clicker2 ISBN- 1429280476. You can purchase your i>clicker at the Texas A&M Bookstore and other bookstores. It costs $46.65 new, plus tax for the device, with no cost to register your clicker into a course. Once you buy the clicker, you can use it for all your courses that require i>clickers for the remainder of your time at Texas A&M. You can also resell it. You will need to register your clicker for the class. Be sure to use your TAMU ID number without any spaces or dashes. You can register at: http://www.iclicker.com/support/registeryourclicker/. You will need to use it in class to complete your registration. If you already own the CPS clickers, you can get a $10 rebate. Go to: http://iclicker.com/Customers/education/TexasAMUniversityRebate/ You will need (a) your i>clicker2 receipt (a copy will work) (b) the actual UPC bar code cut out from the i>clicker2 box (c) the remote ids of your new i>clicker2 and your old CPS clicker or old i>clicker (d) the filled out form (pdf found at the website). Electronic Devices: Cell phones have to be turned off during the lectures. You may use laptops for taking notes and voice recorders for recording lectures. Use of all other electronic devices (except from clickers and non-programmable calculators) is strictly prohibited during the lectures and exams. Taking pictures is not allowed. Violations of these rules may result in zero clicker points for that day.3 Lecture Reading Assignments: Lectures are designed to help you in developing an understanding of the material being emphasized. To get the most out of lecture, one should always read the appropriate sections of the notes or the text before class. Tentative chapters are shown in the Calendar. The link to the e-book and full solution manual is available through OWL. Lecture Reading Schedule: There is a tentative schedule at the end of this syllabus. Topics and chapter references are subject to change. Special announcements and schedule changes will be announced at the beginning of the lectures and/or on OWL. Lecture Attendance: Students are required to attend lectures in their registered section. I will not be taking attendance throughout the semester; however, to encourage you to attend class, there will be occasional in-class quizzes that will account for part of your lecture grade (see below). In your own interest, you should attend all classes! Clicker Polling/Participation: During the semester, you have polling during lecture. These will be both individual or in groups during class. They are quiz-like, in that there is a correct answer. There are no make-up clicker assignments, as the lower percent required should take care of necessary absences, forgotten clickers (bring your clicker to each class!), or bad batteries. Clicker points will be transformed into class points (30 points total). If you have a Texas A&M University-approved reason of absence (same rules as for