MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE OF CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Department of Physical Environmental and Computer Sciences
Course Syllabus –Spring 2006
Course Title: Basic Chemistry (CHM 112 .050)
Instructor: TBA
Room: TBA
Email: TBA
Text Book: Introduction to Chemical Principles, 8th Edition, by H. Stephen Stoker,
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Course Description and Purpose
CHM 112, Basic Chemistry is an introductory course designed to prepare students for successful encounter with General Chemistry (CHM 201 and CHM 202). It is for those who have had little or no previous instruction in chemistry or who had such instruction so long ago that a thorough review is needed.
CHM 112 presents those topics in chemistry which are essential and which students find the most difficult. These include properties and states of matter, chemical bonding and reactions, chemical periodicity, chemical nomenclature, mole concepts, stoichiometric calculations, solution concentration and gas laws.
Prerequisites: MTH 136/138, Intermediate Algebra.
Content Goals
We will endeavor to cover the first ten chapters in the text, however parts of chapters 11 to 14 could be included when appropriate. The learning goals for each chapter are stated at the beginning.
Attendance
Attendance to all classes is required for proper understanding of the course material. Please be punctual - lateness disrupts.
Homework, Quizzes and Tests
In each chapter study the examples and answer the questions that follow. Then, answer the even-numbered questions at the end of the chapter. A record of your work should be kept in a specific workbook. The workbook will be examined periodically during the course, especially during one-to-one help sessions. Other homework assignments for submission will be specified. Homework grades will awarded based on your workbook exercises and other homework assignments.
Three major tests are schedule in addition to a final exam. Class quizzes will be given on an ad-hoc basis without prior notice.
Evaluation
The final grades for the course will be determined from the following.
Three (3) Tests50%
Quizzes 10%
Homework 10%
Final Exam 30%
Total 100%
INC (Incomplete)
“Incomplete is a temporary grade for the student who is doing reasonably good work during the semester and who for some justifiable reason has not been able to complete a particular assignment.&;
W (withdrawal)
Last day to drop courses with ‘W’ grade is Tuesday April 4th, 20xx.
Final exam is scheduled for TBA from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Lecture/Discussion Schedule
Week (Date)TopicsSections From Text
1 General Introduction----------------------1.1 to 1.4
2 Basic Concept About Matter---------------4.1 to 4.5
Numbers From Measurements--------------2.1 to 2.6
3 Numbers From Measurements----------2.6 to 2.8
4 Dimensional Analysis---------------------3.7 to 3.11
Test # 1
6 Atoms, Molecules, and Formulas---------5.1 to 5.9
7 Mole Concept and
Chemical Formulas--------------------------9.1 to 9.15
8 Electronic Structure and
Chemical Periodicity-------------------------6.1 to 6.12
Test # 2
9 Chemical Bonds--------------------------7.1 to 7.8
10 Chemical Bonds------------------------7.9 to 7.16
11 Chemical Nomenclature----------------8.1 to 8.7
12 Chemical Calculations-----------------10.1 to 10.8
13 Chemical Calculations-----------------10.8 to 10.11
Test # 3
Chemical Calculations
14 Solutions (Concentration)-------------13.6 to 3.8
15 Molarity---------------------------------13.11
