Chemistry 177, Course D Syllabus Fall 2013 Instructor Lecture: Dr ...

Chemistry 177, Course D Syllabus Fall 2013
Instructor Lecture:
Office:
Office Hours:
Phone:
E-Mail:
Dr. Cristina Bonaccorsi
2754 Gilman Hall
MW 10–11 AM and by appointment
515-294-4667 (please do not leave voice mail messages)
cbonacco@iastate.edu (preferred contact)
Chem 177 Homepage: http://avogadro.chem.iastate.edu/CHEM177
BlackBoard: https://bb.its.iastate.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp
Turning Point Responder/Clicker Assistance: http://www.celt.iastate.edu/TurningPoint/
Mastering Chemistry: www.masteringchemistry.com
Chem 177 and 177L/177N are co-requisite courses, i.e., students in Chem 177 are required to take Chem 177L/177N at the
same time or to have already received credit in 177L/177N. If you do not fulfill these requirements, you will not get credit for Chem
177. Students who drop or audit Chem 177 will be required to drop 177L/177N and vice versa. Students may not register to audit
Chem 177 after 5:00 PM on Friday, September 9, 2013. The audit does not count towards full-time student status. To add or drop
recitation or lab sections during the first week of class, use AccessPlus. After the first week, please come to the Undergraduate
Chemistry Office in 1608 Gilman (M-F 8 − 11:50 am and 1 – 5 pm)
Note: CHEM-177A (MWF 8 am) and CHEM-177B and D (MWF 9 am and 11 am) are different courses, taught by different
instructors, and with different syllabi and policies.
Required Textbooks & Supplies:
Chemistry, The Central Science (12 th Edition), Brown, LeMay, Bursten, Murphy, and Woodward (2012), Pearson: Upper Saddle
River, NJ. and a Mastering Chemistry Access Card ISBN: 978-0-321-705112. DO NOT buy a used “access code” for Mastering
Chemistry. It won’t work! (The access code is good for one user only and for two years from the activation). If you have bought the
access code for Mastering Chemistry with this textbook within the past two years, you can use the same Pearson account. The
textbook and the MC access card are also good for Chem 178 if you take that course next semester. There are a few purchasing
options:
- Loose leaf edition & Access code Bundle at University Book Store; ISBN 978 0 321 787569
- Access code that includes the e-book at www.masteringchemistry.com (ISBN 978 0 321 705129)
- Textbook: new, used, or rented; ISBN-13: 978-0-321-696724; and an access code with or without the e-book purchased separately.
Turning Point Radiofrequency (RF) Responder/Clicker (RFC-03); ISBN: 9780108000003.
We will begin clicker questions on day one and assessing points starting on Wednesday, September 4, 2013. Purchase your clicker
from the ISU bookstore (http://www.isubookstore.com/home.aspx) to insure that it will work on campus.
Nonprogrammable scientific calculator (with ln x, e x , log x, 10 x , y x functions). Calculators with graphing and text capabilities may
not be used during exams and quizzes. All calculators are subject to inspection during exams and quizzes; improper calculators may
be temporarily confiscated.
Mastering Chemistry:
Mastering Chemistry is an online homework and tutorial system. DO NOT buy a used “access code” for Mastering Chemistry. It
won’t work! If you have bought the access code for Mastering Chemistry within the past two years, you can use the same Pearson
account. To join this course in Mastering Chemistry, type Chem177Fall13 as the course ID. The first Mastering Chemistry
Assignment is due on Wednesday September 4 th at 11:59 PM. Step by step instructions for registering Mastering Chemistry and
joining the course are located on Blackboard (Course Content). Students who have any issues with registration or purchase of the
access code should visit this page: http://masteringchemistry.com/site/support/system-requirements.html. 24/7 Support can be found at
this address: http://247pearsoned.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1637.
Optional Supplies:
Solutions to Red Exercises: Chemistry: The Central Science (12 th ed.); (ISBN: 9780321705488); ACS General Chemistry
Examinations: The Official Guide, Eubanks and Eubanks, Examinations Institute, ACS, Division of Chemical Education (ISBN: 0-
9708042-0-2; ISBN-13: 978-0-9708042-0-4); Student’s Guide for Chemistry: The Central Science (12 th ed.) ISBN-13:
9780321704580.

Recitation: Recitation/discussion sessions meet on Thursdays; attendance is required. Students are encouraged to work in groups
to improve their understanding of concepts and of their problem-solving skills. A short (~12 minute) quiz will be given during
every recitation session on materials covered in lecture and assigned homework. There are no make-up quizzes, no exceptions.
At the end of the semester, 3 to 5 low scores will be dropped, including scores of zero due to absence.
Assignments: Mastering Chemistry will be used for homework assignments. You should expect two assignments every week that
will require one to two hours each. Visit http://www.masteringchemistry.com/ to keep track of due dates and your score. Mastering
Chemistry is worth 75 points and these will be calculated directly out of the percentage found on the Mastering Chemistry built-in
grade-book total column. If you have 100% you will be awarded 75 points, if you have 50%, you will be awarded 37.5 points, etc.
Mastering Chemistry scores will be uploaded on Blackboard at mid-term and at the end of the semester. A clear explanation of how
points are awarded can be found on each assignment. Some of each homework assignment may cover material that will be
discussed in the upcoming lecture: this is done to encourage students to come to lecture prepared and requires reading the textbook
in preparation for lectures. Many of the assignments, especially those that cover material not yet explored in lecture, are tutorial in
nature; the tutorials provide hints and sufficient information to answer the questions. The tutorial problems are designed to
introduce students to concepts and problem solving techniques.
Late assignments will be penalized 0.5% per hour after the deadline to a maximum of 50% (submitting an assignment 24 hours
late will result in a 12% penalty; submitting the assignment 2 weeks or more after the deadline will result in a 50% penalty).
All Mastering Chemistry assignments must be completed by Friday, December 13 at 10 PM to count for credit. Paper-based
homework may be assigned upon occasion and will be collected in recitation.
Exams: In addition to the Final Exam (given during the week of Dec. 16-20), there will be three one-hour exams scheduled on
the following Wednesdays: September 25, October 23, and November 20. Exams start at 1 pm and end at 1:50 pm (instead of
lecture). Rooms will be communicated in class. There are no make-up exams, no exceptions. Missed exams require a face-to-face
discussion with the instructor (not your TA). If a student misses two hourly exams, he/she will be asked to drop the course. Students
are urged to be proactive and communicate to the instructors, in a timely manner, if anything prevents them from taking an exam.
Athletes and students who are away from campus for ISU games, matches, or club trips and cannot take the exam as
scheduled, must discuss their options with the instructors as soon as possible. No cell phones, PDA devices, etc. may be used during
exams and in the lectures.
Exams will be returned to students during the recitation session on the Thursday following each exam. The General Chemistry
Office will not give out individual exam scores. A Periodic table, appropriate equations, and physical constants will be provided on
the back sheet of each exam.
Special Academic Needs: Please address any special needs or special accommodations with the course instructor as early in the
semester as possible. Those seeking accommodations based on disabilities should obtain a Student Academic Accommodation
Request (SAAR) from the Disability Resources (DR) office (515-294-7220); disabilityresources@iastate.edu). DR is located in
Room 1076 of the Student Services Building. Web site: http://www.dso.iastate.edu/dr/. A request presented on the day prior to the
exam may not be accommodated.
Academic Misconduct: Academic misconduct in any form is in violation of ISU Student Disciplinary Regulations and will not be
tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to: copying or sharing answers on tests or assignments, submitting a lab report using
manufactured results or results that you have not collected yourself, plagiarism, and having someone else do your academic work;
having anyone other than you bring your clicker to class and use it to earn points on a quiz is academic misconduct. Depending
on the act, a student could receive an F grade on the test/assignment, F grade for the course, and could be suspended or expelled
from the University. See the Conduct Code at www.dso.iastate.edu/ja for more details and a full explanation of the Academic
Misconduct policies.
Laptops, iPods, cell phones & others: Browsing the Internet, playing games, music, movies, texting, facebook, twittering, reading
newspapers, solving crosswords, etc. are not permitted in the classroom. Any disruptive behavior/activities in the class that might
affect your fellow students will not be tolerated and may result in a zero grade for any assignment associated with that class
including exams and may impact your grade significantly. Students disturbing class will be asked to leave the room. The use of
laptops or other electronic devices is allowed only in lecture (NOT in recitation or laboratory) and only if used as a study aid (for
example for taking notes). Language translators and dictionaries are not allowed during quizzes and exams, no exceptions.
Grades: The grades will be based on a total possible 700 points accumulated from the 3-one-hour exams (100 points each), 100
points from the 10 best recitation quizzes, 75 points from homework problems, 75 points from Turning point clicker quizzes, and
the final exam (150 points). The tentative letter grade scale would be 93% A, 90% A–, 87% B+, 83% B, 80% B–, 77% C+, 73% C,
70% C–, 67% D+, 63% D, 60% D–, below 60% F.
Important: final grades are based solely on graded work and are NOT negotiable; no make-up or extra credit points will be offered at
any time during the semester and with no exceptions. The final grade distribution will be consistent with prior semesters.

Important Course Policy: It is the student’s responsibility to check grades on Blackboard. Any student who discovers an error in a
grade on Blackboard must contact the teaching assistant and bring the graded work to their TA within 1 week of receiving the returned
graded work to have the grade corrected.
Chemistry Help Center: The chemistry help center in room 1761 Gilman Hall is staffed by general chemistry teaching assistants.
All chemistry TAs hold office hours in this room. Any student in any general chemistry course can obtain help at any time that the
help center is open. Hours: Monday through Thursday 9 AM until 5 PM and Friday 9 AM to 1 PM. Solutions manuals and general
chemistry textbooks, study guides, and workbooks are available. Resources in the Help Center may not be removed from the
room. Students are encouraged to form study groups and meet on a regular basis.
How to e-mail your Chem 177 Instructors: When communicating with the Chem 177 Instructors, please write in the subject area:
“Chem 177 and what the issue is”. Be polite and business-like in your writing. Use proper sentences and correct English. Short
messages are appreciated. In general, your instructors read Chem 177 related e-mail messages Monday–Friday. Other than
emergencies, e-mail messages sent after 5:00 p.m. are not opened until 8:00 a.m.
Problems and Questions: Please check on Blackboard to see if your question or issue can be answered under the Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ) section. If you are having issues with Blackboard or the electronic grade-book, contact your recitation TA. If you are having
issues with Mastering Chemistry, visit:
http://247pearsoned.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1637 (if the issue is not resolved with the mastering chemistry support, then
please contact Dr. Bonaccorsi). Note that we are not able to solve technical issues such as registration, access to the internet, etc. You are
however encouraged to let us know if you are unable to complete an assignment due to technical difficulties.
If you have issues with your Clicker, please contact the head TA (name TBA) for the course.
Course Goal/Learning Outcome: Upon successful completion of this course, students will have mastered fundamental concepts in
general chemistry and will be able to successfully approach Chem 178 (the second half of our general chemistry course). Chem 177
will allow the student to pursue upper level chemistry courses as well as specialized studies in other fields of science and engineering.
Learning Objectives: In general, upon successful completion of the course, students will have refined their study skills (prepare for
lecture, quizzes, and exams; study consistently and effectively; practice), will be fluent in the language of chemistry, and will have
learnt to appreciate the importance of chemistry and science in their everyday life. More in detail, students will be able to:
1) handle scientific data and perform calculations involving algebra and unit conversions;
2) understand atomic structure and write chemical formula of compounds; know chemical symbolic representation, nomenclature, and
terminology;
3) understand reaction stoichiometry using balanced chemical equations and perform calculations involving moles, mass and number
of molecules, limiting reactant, theoretical yield and percent yield;
4) recognize different types of chemical reactions such as precipitation reaction, acid-base neutralization reaction, redox reaction and
work with problems involving solution stoichiometry, molarity, and moles;
5) understand energy, enthalpy of reaction, measure energy using calorimetry and Hess’s law;
6) understand electronic structure and its relationship to light and other electronic properties of the matter;
7) use the periodic table to explain electronic structure, properties of elements, electronegativity, electron affinity, atomic sizes and
other periodic properties of elements;
8) have basic understanding of chemical bonding to classify compounds as ionic and covalent and to draw Lewis structures and related
resonance structures;
9) understand molecular shapes, hybridization, molecular orbitals and compounds with multiple bonds;
10) understand the kinetic theory of gases and the relationship between pressure, volume, temperature and amount of gases;
11) understand the forces existing between molecules (intermolecular forces) and how they affect the properties of the compounds in
the solid, liquid, and gas phase.

CHEM 177 Tentative Schedule of Classes Fall 2013
Dates Textbook Reading Suggested Problems
Aug 26, 28, 30 Ch. 1: Introduction: Matter and
Measurement
Ch. 1: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 17, 19, 24, 25, 28, 29, 32,
35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 45, 49, 51, 55, 56, 59, 65, 71, 73,
75, 77, 78
Sep 2
Labor Day: No Lecture
Sep 4, 6, 9 Ch. 2: Atoms, Molecules and Ions Ch. 2: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 23, 25,
29 , 31, 35, 37, 38, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59,
63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 77, 79, 83, 86, 89, 92,
98, 99, 100, 103, 104, 105
Sep 11, 13, 16, 18 Ch. 3: Stoichiometry Ch. 3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 23, 33, 35, 37, 39, 43, 46, 49, 51, 53, 61, 63, 65,
67, 69, 75, 76, 77, 81, 83, 89, 93, 94, 95, 96, 104,
106, 108
Sep 20, 23, 27, 30 Ch. 4: Reactions in Aqueous Solution Ch. 4: 1, 2, 5, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29,
35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 47, 49, 51, 53, 56, 61, 65,
67, 68, 69, 71, 74, 75, 77, 81, 82, 83, 87, 89, 94, 96,
98, 99, 103, 106, 112, 113, 114, 115
Sep 25 Hour Exam I, Wednesday, 1:10 – 2:00 PM. Topics from Chapters 1-3.
Oct 2, 4, 7, 9 Ch. 5: Thermochemistry Ch. 5: 4, 6, 8. 11, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27,
29, 31, 33, 37, 41, 43, 45, 47, 51, 53, 55, 56, 57, 65,
69, 71, 73, 80, 81, 83 1, 96, 100, 108, 114, 115, 116
Oct 11, 14, 16, 18 Ch. 6: Electronic Structure of Atoms Ch. 6: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 13, 14, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 31,
33, 38, 39, 43, 49, 51, 53, 54, 56, 63, 65, 67, 69, 70,
71, 73, 74
Oct 23 Hour Exam II, Wednesday, 1:10 – 2:00 PM. Topics from Chapters 4-6.
Oct 21, 25, 28, 30
Nov 1
Nov 1, 4, 6, 8
Ch. 7: Periodic Properties of the
Elements
Ch. 7: 4, 7, 11, 19, 23, 25, 29, 30, 31, 33, 36, 37, 39,
41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 67,
68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77, 81, 82, 88, 91, 92, 93, 97, 101,
110, 112
Last Day to drop a course or withdraw without extenuating circumstances
Ch. 8: Basic Concepts of Chemical
Bonding
Ch. 8: 1, 2, 4, 9, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26,
31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 47, 48,
50, 54, 56,63, 64, 65, 69, 71, 72, 74, 90, 93, 96, 97,
108
Nov 11, 13, 15, 18 Ch. 9: Molecular Geometry and Bonding Ch. 9: 1, 3, 4, 14, 15, 19, 21, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 39,
43, 45, 51, 55, 56, 57, 61, 63, 66, 69, 70
Nov 20 Hour Exam III, Wednesday, 1:10 – 2:00 PM. Topics from Chapters 7-9.
Nov 22,
Dec 2, 4, 6
Ch. 10: Gases Ch. 10: 3, 4, 7, 10, 17, 23, 29, 39, 41, 45, 47, 51,
53, 55, 58, 59, 61, 65, 69, 75, 77, 78, 80, 82, 83, 85,
89, 97, 106, 108, 111, 116, 121, 124, 125
Nov 25, 27, 29 Thanksgiving Break: No Lectures
Dec 9, 11, 13 Ch. 11: Liquids and Intermolecular Forces Ch. 11: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18,19, 21, 22,
23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 37, 40, 43, 47, 50, 51, 53, 55,
57, 59, 61
Dec 6
Dec 13
Dec 16–20
Last day to request an alternative time for final exam in case of conflicts*
10:00 PM deadline for completion of Mastering Chemistry assignments for credit
Final Exam: A 2-hour comprehensive final exam will be scheduled as a group final sometime
during the week of December 16–20. The time will be announced by the Registrar in late September
or early October. Do not make travel arrangements to leave for winter break or vacation prior
to the end of finals week until the date and time of final exam for Chem 177 is published by the
ISU Registrar's Office.
* Students who have three or more finals on the same calendar day may request to reschedule a final. The instructor of the course having the
smallest number of students is responsible for arranging an alternate examination time for the student unless make-up exam times are available in
one of the other courses. To reschedule, the student must notify the instructor prior to the last day of class before the beginning of dead week so the
instructor has time to make appropriate arrangements.