Course Syllabus

Course Description:

Covers general chemical principles including structure of matter, chemical equations and bonding, gases, solutions, periodic law, acids and bases, and chemical equilibrium.

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Lecture Information:

M-F 8:40-9:40 am; Eckles Hall Room 113. Lectures are in-person. I will record each lecture and post it to Canvas hopefully the same day. That doesn’t mean you don’t need to show up to class!! The recordings are really there so you can refer back to them if you want when studying for exams.

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Tutor Information:

Tutor Name	Email
Dustin Boogaart	djb275@mail.missouri.edu
Angira Roy	angiraroy@mail.missouri.edu
Ethan Ross	err6mz@missouri.edu
Piyuni Ishtaweera	psi35d@mail.missouri.edu
Rifat Hasan Apurba	rakdt@missouri.edu

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Lab Section Information:

Section	Teaching Assistant	Email	Recitation Location and Time	Lab Location and Time
01A + 01C	Saamia Salik	ss8nb@umsystem.edu	Schlundt 201 M/W 1-1:50pm	CHEM A207 M/W 2-3:50pm
01B	Gabrielle Tucker	gbtmdr@umsystem.edu	Schlundt 209 M/W 1-1:50pm	CHEM A207 M/W 2-3:50pm
01D	Ashen Samaranayake	aisnk4@umsystem.edu	Physics 102 M/W 1-1:50pm	CHEM A208 M/W 2-3:50pm
01E	Yussuf Fasasi	yafx69@umsystem.edu	Physics 102 M/W 10-10:50am	CHEM A208 T/Th 10-11:50am

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Office Hours:

Instructor: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 12-1 pm (In-person: Schlundt Hall 210). Other office hours may be made by appointment.

Teaching assistants: Office hours will be posted to Canvas. Feel free to attend any TA office hours; you don’t have to go to just your specific TA.

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Electronic Homework

We will be using the online learning tool called ALEKS. Access this through the tab in Canvas labeled VS Materials. There will be homework assignments due every Sunday by 11:59 pm. The due dates for everything are on the ALEKS page.

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Expectations for This Course:

This class is going to be very fast-paced and might prove to be difficult at times. You will need to keep up with the material as we go along and do your best to not get behind! Chemistry material typically builds off of itself, so not understanding one topic may result in confusion throughout other topics. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Communication is key when learning any subject matter, but chemistry is especially difficult to learn just by sitting and listening to lectures. Practicing problems is essential in helping you understand the material! Learning should be a challenge but also fun. I will put some fun, interesting science facts throughout the lectures.

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Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Solve chemical and physical problems including solutions, gases, thermochemistry, quantum theory, and molecular geometry.
• Analyze the contributing factors involved in chemical and physical processes.
• Communicate chemical and physical processes including solutions, gases, thermochemistry, and quantum theory using chemical names and symbols.

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Course Content:

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Textbook:

Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!
Chemistry 2e (Atoms First) from OpenStax, ISBN 978-1-947172-64-7.

You have several options to obtain this book:

• View online (Links to an external site.)
• Download a PDF (Links to an external site.)
• Order a print copy (Links to an external site.)

You can use whichever formats you want. Web view is recommended -- the responsive design works seamlessly on any device.

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Grades and Grading:

Exams	3 exams at 100 pts each (300 pts total)
Comprehensive Final Exam	200 pts
ALEKS	120 pts
Laboratory**	11 labs at 20 pts each + 10 pts lab clean-up (230 pts total)
Total points:	850 points

**To receive all credit hours for this course you must satisfactorily complete the lab portion of the course. Satisfactory completion of the lab means you must earn greater than or equal to 50% of the possible points for the lab section of the course.

 

Points Total	Letter Grade
833 and higher	A+
782 - 832.99	A
765 - 781.99	A-
740 - 764.99	B+
697 - 739.99	B
680 - 696.99	B-
655 - 679.99	C+
612 - 654.99	C
595 - 611.99	C-
570 - 594.99	D+
510 - 569.99	D
425 - 509.99	D-
Below 425	F

All exams will be held during class time, in-person, from 8:40-9:40 am. The three exams are currently scheduled for Tuesday June 20^th, Friday July 7^th, and Monday July 24^th. PUT THESE DATES IN YOUR CALENDAR NOW!! Exams will consist of multiple choice questions. There will be no make-up exams. Those folks missing exams due to excused absences (see below) will have their other two exams and the final weighted for additional points to make up for the missing exam. The final exam will be the last day of class, Friday July 28^th online.

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Excused Absence Policy for Preliminary Exams (not including Final Exam)

There are 3 typical reasons for excused absences: 1) medically excused, 2) death of someone close to you, and 3) university sponsored event.

To be medically excused, it is best to provide written verification from medical staff stating that you have sought care during/near the timeframe of the exam. If there is a death of someone close to you affecting your attendance at an exam, please notify me as soon as it’s convenient. If you are part of a university sponsored event, a letter should come from the program office (also let me know). An excused absence does not mean you will take the exam at a later date.

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Important Notes:

• Any student needing accommodations should inform me. Students with disabilities who may need accommodations for this class are encouraged to notify me and contact the Disability Center early in the semester so that reasonable accommodations may be implemented as soon as possible. All information will remain confidential.
• Academic dishonesty and plagiarism will result in a failing grade on the assignment. Using someone else's ideas or phrasing and representing those ideas or phrasing as our own, either on purpose or through carelessness, is a serious offense known as plagiarism. "Ideas or phrasing" includes written or spoken material, from whole papers and paragraphs to sentences, and, indeed, phrases but it also includes statistics, lab results, art work, etc.  Please see the Office of Academic Integrity for policies regarding plagiarism, harassment, etc. 

• The University community welcomes intellectual diversity and respects student rights. Students who have questions concerning the quality of instruction in this class may address concerns to either the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Chemistry Department Office (125 Chemistry Building) or Director of the Office of Students Rights and Responsibilities. All students will have the opportunity to submit an anonymous evaluation of the instructor at the end of the course.

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Laboratory Information

The laboratory section for CHEM 1320 is in-person and will consist of 11 labs. All relevant information and documents such as pre-lab questions, post lab questions, and lab procedures can be found on the course Canvas page for each week.

The first lab meets Wednesday June 7^th, 2023. Recitation time is used for going over the lab, potential procedural issues, and typical calculations and concepts the lab entails. You must attend the recitation to participate in the lab! Being more than 10 minutes late to recitation may result in your exclusion from the laboratory. Pre-lab questions are due at the beginning of every recitation via canvas upload.

Each lab report will be worth 20 pts. The labs are due at the start of the next recitation session following the completion of the laboratory experiment. For example, when lab meets on Monday, the lab report is due that following Wednesday, along with the pre-lab for Wednesday’s lab. Wednesday’s lab report will be due that following Monday, along with the pre-lab for the next lab, and so on and so forth. The lab reports will be uploaded to canvas. Late lab reports will be penalized by 20% per day. Late pre-lab assignments will not be accepted. It is highly recommended that you look over and read the lab procedure before coming to recitation!

Safety Issues: Sandals or opened toes are NOT permitted in the laboratory at any time. Goggles must be worn at all times when you are in the lab, as required by State law. Safety goggles can be purchased from the Mizzou bookstore. Ordinary eyeglasses do not offer sufficient protection unless inscribed with a “Z87” designation. No food or drinks are allowed in the laboratory. Water bottles, coffee cups, etc. can be placed out in the hallway and picked up after the lab is completed.

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**Tentative day-by-day schedule

Week	Date	Topics	Laboratory Assignments
Week 1	Monday, June 5th	Introductions, Syllabus, Start Material	NO LAB
	Tuesday, June 6th	SI units of measurement
	Wednesday, June 7th	Atomic Theory	Measurement (Washer) Lab
	Thursday, June 8th	Atomic Structure and Symbolism
	Friday, June 9th	Chemical Formulas
	ALEKS homework due Sunday, June 11th by 11:59pm
Week 2	Monday, June 12th	Electromagnetic spectrum	KClO3 Decomposition Lab
	Tuesday, June 13th	Bohr Atom Model
	Wednesday, June 14th	Quantum Theory	Spectroscopy (Star) Lab
	Thursday, June 15th	Electron Configuration
	Friday, June 16th	Periodic Trends
	ALEKS homework due Sunday, June 18th by 11:59pm
Week 3	Monday, June 19th	NO CLASS - JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY	NO LAB
	Tuesday, June 20th	Exam #1
	Wednesday, June 21st	Ionic and Molecular Compounds	Conductivity Lab
	Thursday, June 22nd	Ionic and Covalent Bonding
	Friday, June 23rd	Nomenclature and Lewis Structures
	ALEKS homework due Sunday, June 25th by 11:59pm
Week 4	Monday, June 26th	Lewis Structures cont.	Periodic Behavior of Metals Lab
	Tuesday, June 27th	Geometry, Resonance and Formal Charges
	Wednesday, June 28th	VSEPR Theory	VSEPR Lab
	Thursday, June 29th	Valence Bond Theory and Hybridization
	Friday, June 30th	Molecular Orbital Theory
	ALEKS homework due Sunday, July 2nd by 11:59pm
Week 5	Monday, July 3rd	Balancing Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry	NO LAB
	Tuesday, July 4th	NO CLASS - INDEPENDENCE DAY
	Wednesday, July 5th	Reaction Yields and Formula Mass	Behavior of Two Families Lab
	Thursday, July 6th	Molarity and Solution Stoichiometry
	Friday, July 7th	EXAM #2
	ALEKS homework due Sunday, July 9th by 11:59pm
Week 6	Monday, July 10th	Thermochemistry	Molar Mass and Formula of a Volatile Liquid Lab
	Tuesday, July 11th	Heat Capacity, enthalpy, calorimetry
	Wednesday, July 12th	More Thermo	Thermodynamics Lab
	Thursday, July 13th	Hess's Law
	Friday, July 14th	Ideal Gas Laws
	ALEKS homework due Sunday, July 16th by 11:59pm
Week 7	Monday, July 17th	Applying Ideal Gas Laws	Hess’s Law Lab
	Tuesday, July 18th	Gas stoichiometry
	Wednesday, July 19th	Kinetic-Molecular Theory	Chromatography Lab
	Thursday, July 20th	Non-ideal Gases
	Friday, July 21st	Intermolecular Forces
	ALEKS homework due Sunday, July 23rd by 11:59pm
Week 8	Monday, July 24th	EXAM #3	Lab Clean-up
	Tuesday, July 25th	Properties of Liquids
	Wednesday, July 26th	Phase Transitions
	Thursday, July 27th	Final Exam Prep
	Friday, July 28th	Comprehensive Final Exam