SYLLABUS
1)
Chemistry 100,
Introduction to Chemistry, 3 credit hours
2)
Fall 2001 MWF
11.00AM-11.50AM
Instructor:
Dr. Gabriel Otiko
Room:
Farr-Chinnock 104
Office Phone: 869
6224
Office Hours: MWF
8.00AM-9:00AM; TR 9.00AM-10.00AM
e-mail: gotiko@inetlmu.lmunet.edu
3)
Course Prerequisite/Co-Requisite: None
4)
Course Description: A study of the principles of chemistry Atomic and molecular structures,
chemical bonding and chemical reactions.
5)
Goals: 1) To
give students the fundamentals of chemistry. 2) To help students gain the
self-confidence and discipline necessary to study and learn a difficult
subject. 3) To deliver a comprehensive survey of basic chemistry.
6)
Relationship of this course to content area knowledge and
skill: Introductory chemistry is a
subject required for the further study of a number of subjects: chemistry,
biology, physics, engineering, secondary education, and certain health related
fields. It is a course for students what have had no previous knowledge of
chemistry; and it is also intended for students pursuing careers in
non-scientific areas.
7)
Text: Chang, R.,
“Essential Chemistry, 2nd edition”McGraw-Hill 2000
8)
Course Objectives: 1) To help students appreciate chemistry as the study of the changes
that matter (in living and nonliving things) undergoes. 2) To study atomic and
molecular structures. 3) To study the physical and chemical properties of
various forms of matter: elements, mixtures, and compounds.
9)
Outline of Course Contents/Units of Instruction:
a)
Introduction
b)
Atoms, Molecules
and Ions
c)
Stoichiometry
d)
Reactions in
Aqueous Solutions
e)
Gases
f)
Energy
Relationships in Chemical Reactions.
g)
The Electronic
Structure of Atoms.
h)
The Periodic
Table.
i)
Chemical Bonding
I; The Covalent Bond
j)
Chemical Bonding
II: Molecular Geometry and Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals
k)
Intermolecular
Forces in Liquids and Solids.
l)
Physical
Properties of Solutions
m)
Acids and
Bases.
The course contents are the chapters
indicated above. The instructor will announce any materials that will not be
covered. The student is responsible for reading each chapter and section even
if that material was not covered.
10) Required
Reading: The Textbook and
materials distributed by the instructor.
11) Suggested
Bibliography: None.
12) Method of
Instruction and Learning: Classroom
lecture, problem solving and homework will be the principle of instruction.
Homework will be colleted and reviewed. Students are expected to read
assignments before coming to the class.
13) Course
Requirements/Method of assessment/Evaluation/Documentation: All students are expected to attend
classes regularly, complete assignments on time, study and work hard. If you
choose not to attend class, you are responsible for obtaining any notes and
class material from classmate If you miss an examination, and the absence is
considered inexcusable, you will not be allowed to make up the
examination. Examples of inexcusable
absences include, but are not limited to: sleeping in, not ready for
examination, did not feel like taking exam, had a headache, etc. Excused
absences might include death in the family, hospitalization, illness (you will
need a doctor’s excuse), etc. This class is scheduled for a 50-minute period.
If you come to class late, you will only have the remainder of the period to
finish the examination. There will be an examination every two or thee chapters
of material, and a comprehensive final examination. The method of assessment is
as follows:
3 Examinations
300 points
Final Examinations
200 points
Total 500
points
90-100% A
80-89% B
70-79% C
60-69% D
< 60% F
Laboratory work will consist of materials assigned by the instructor.
14) Date of
last revision: August 28 2000.