Page 1Page 2PURDUE UNIVERSITYCHEMISTRY 115-M, Fall 2008Instructor Dr. Marcy Towns, WTHR107E, 49-61574, [email protected] Supervisor Ms. Marybeth Miller, BRWN 1144, 49- , @purdue.eduLectures Monday and Friday each week at 11:30 AM and 2:30 PM in WTHR 200URLsBlackboard http://www.purdue.edu/ecoursesOWL On-Line http://owl.thomsonlearning.comAcademic Success Center http://www.cla.purdue.edu/ascPU Gen Chem Help Site http://www.chem.purdue.edu/ghelpThings That You Must Do During Week #1< Purchase an access code for the On-Line Web-Based Learning (OWL). We recommend doing thison-line at http://owl.thomsonlearning.com because of their return policy. < Register yourself into the proper OWL course at http://owl.thomsonlearning.com.< Complete the Introduction to OWL exercises.< Read all the information in this course packet.Required Materials C Textbook: Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity,Sixth Edition, Kotz, Treichel & Weaver.Thomson/Brooks-Cole Publishing, 2006.C Lab Manual: Chemistry 115 LaboratoryManual, Purdue University, Fall 2008 Edition,Hayden-McNeil Publishing, Inc. (Therequired laboratory notebook is packaged withthe lab manual.)C Access code for OWL registration. Werecommendation purchasing this on-line at theThomson Learning OWL website.C A simple scientific calculator will benecessary for exams. Alpha-numeric and programmable calculators will not be allowedfor exams. Solar powered calculators may notwork in Elliott Hall of Music due to lowintensity theater lighting.C Approved safety goggles are available at thebookstores, the chemistry storeroom, oroutside WTHR 200 during the first two weeksof the semester.C A padlock for your assigned lab drawer.(beginning Week #4)C A black, permanent ink Sharpie pen tomark glassware in lab.Recommended for LecturesA CPSrf response pad. These are available at the bookstores and are commonly called “clickers”.PURDUE UNIVERSITYSOURCES OF HELP AND ANSWERS FOR CHM 115 STUDENTSProfessor You can make an appointment with the course professor. E-mail addresses (the best way)and phone numbers are on the cover page of this packet of information.TA Office Hours, WTHR 116 Each CHM 115 TA will hold a one-hour office hour each weekwhere any CHM 115 student can go to get help with chemistry from any CHM 115 TA at no charge.This is 60-70 hours each week where free help is available from the CHM 115 staff. Your TA is theperson who has the closest contact with you in this very large course. The teaching assistants in theDepartment of Chemistry are not just "a bunch of grad students." They are graduate students, all ofwhom have been through a training program in teaching and tutoring skills and some of them haveseveral years' experience in teaching. If you are having a problem with some aspect(s) of the course,go first to your TA. He/she wants to help you and is available for consultation both at specific hoursand by appointment. Feel free to go to the office hours with a classmate or small group if youfeel uncomfortable going alone.Chemistry Resource Room, WTHR 117 The staff in this area can answer many of yourchemistry related questions but going to a CHM 115 TA with your chemistry questions isrecommended. The Chemistry Resource room is also an area where you can study alone or withothers. Various kinds of help for all general chemistry students are available. The resources include:< Free help and tutoring from the staff assigned to this area< A variety of course materials (lecture notes, previous exams, the course text, and lab manuals)< Numerous audiovisual and tutorial programs on chemistryA student ID card is required to check out most of the materials in the Chemistry Resource Room.Times when the Chemistry Resource Room is scheduled to be open will be posted outside WTHR117.General Chemistry Office, BRWN 1144, 49-45250 The staff in this office handles all theadministrative details associated with the course. Go to this office to get signatures on universityforms, to report absences and complete absence forms. Staff members are there to help you but theymust follow the professors’ and university’s rules and policies.Course Supervisor/Coordinator The course supervisor/coordinator, located in the GeneralChemistry Office (BRWN 1144), will handle policy issues or problems in the course. The coursesupervisor is also responsible for maintaining student grade records.CHM 115 Blackboard Courses Up-to-date course information will be posted on the CHM 115Blackboard courses. Links to other web sites that provide useful information for learning chemistrywill be posted on the Blackboard courses. You will find links to the:< TA Office Hour Schedule< Purdue Academic Success Center< Purdue General Chemistry Help Site< OWL On-Line