CHEM 101 SECTION A1 – FALL 2003

CHEM 101 is the first part of the introductory chemistry sequence and assumes chemistry 30 or equivalent as a prerequisite. 

 

Instructor               Dr. Dusan Ristic-Petrovic

E-mail                    chem10x@yahoo.com

Webpage               www.chemed.ca

 

Lectures                 M W F 1000–1050 in Chem E1–60

Office                     Chem EB-46

Office Hours           T 1000-1100, F 1100-1200, or by appointment

 

MATERIALS

(1)  General Chemistry, by Petrucci, Harwood and Herring (8^th Edition) and Solutions Manual

 

(2)  CHEM 101/103 Laboratory Manual, 2003-2004 Edition.

 

(3)  Safety glasses for laboratory, available for purchase in the Undergraduate Chemistry Storeroom in Chem E2–29 (cheaper than Bookstore).  (If you wear prescription glasses, you still need safety glasses.  Large safety glasses that fit over prescription glasses are available in Chem E2–29.)

 

ADMINISTRATION

Questions about lectures, exams, or problem sets?  See Dr. Ristic-Petrovic.

Questions about labs?  See Dr. Gee (Chem E2–34A; Tel. 492-3438).

Questions about registration and scheduling conflicts for lecture or labs?  See Dr. Gee (only after telephone registration closes on Sept. 10.)

 

LABORATORY (Online:  http://www.chem.ualberta.ca/~ngee/Chem10XLabs.html)

The laboratory is an essential part of this course, and failure to register in and attend it will result in a grade of 1 (Fail) in the course.  To apply for a formal laboratory waiver, see Dr. Gee before your first lab begins.  Labs begin on the week of September 16–20, and lab room assignments will be posted outside Chem E2–34 (and on the laboratory webpage) on September 13.  Read the instructions in the manual before attending the first lab, which will include check-in (remember to bring your student ID) and submission of a pre-lab assignment.

 

HELP SESSSIONS

These are equivalent to the seminar that you registered for, and run at all times listed in the registration guide.  You may come in at any time regardless of what time you actually registered in.  Teaching assistants will be available to help you with lecture topics, homework problems, and lab experiments.  These lecture and lab help sessions run M–F 0930–1700 in Chem E2–34A.

 

EXAMINATIONS AND MARKS

 

Mark Distribution

 

Tentative Exam Schedule

Exam	Date	Time	Location
Midterm exam 1	Friday, October 3, 2003	1000-1050	Chem E1–60
Midterm exam 2	Wednesday, November 5, 2003	1000-1050	Chem E1–60
Course final exam	Thursday, December 11, 2003	0900–1200	TBA

 

Exams are closed-book.  Calculators with extensive alphanumeric capabilities, and handheld or laptop computers are NOT permitted.  Cell phones, Palm Pilots, headphones or any other devices not specifically allowed by your instructor are forbidden.  Bring your student ID card to all exams.

 

Other Important Dates

October 13                    University closed – Thanksgiving

November 7                   Last day to withdraw with grade of W

November 10                 Fall break, no classes

November 11                 University closed – Remembrance Day

December 3                   Last day of classes

 

University undergraduate grading scale

 

Letter Grade	Grade Point
A+ A A-	4.0 4.0 3.7
B+ B B-	3.3 3.0 2.7
C+ C C-	2.3 2.0 1.7
D+ D	1.3 1.0
F	0.0

 

 

ATTENDANCE         
It is essential that you maintain regular attendance.  It is the responsibility of the student to be appropriately prepared for all classes. In the event that you are absent from a particular lecture, you must assume full responsibility for the material missed.

                                 

PUNCTUALITY & CONDUCT IN CLASS                                                                                                                   
In order for all students to get the most out of each lecture, punctual attendance is mandatory. Further to this end, we ask that you talk as little as possible with your classmates during the lecture (unless, of course, you are directed to do so by the instructor).

 

Violations of the “Code of Student Behaviour”, described in the University Calendar, have serious consequences such as lowering of a grade or expulsion from the University.

 

ABSENCES FROM EXAMS

Under very special circumstances an excused absence may be granted at the discretion of the instructor (midterm exams) or the Faculty (final exam).  Permissible excuses are incapacitating illness, severe domestic affliction, or other compelling reasons (including religious conviction). 

 

Missed midterm exams:  There are no makeup exams.  If an excused absence from a midterm exam has been approved, its weight will be transferred to the final exam.  Excuses must be presented to Dr. Ristic-Petrovic within two working days.  An unexcused absence from a midterm exam will result in a score of zero.

Missed final exam:  Follow the procedures outlined in the University Calendar, §23.5.6, p. 69–70.  You must seek approval for a deferred final exam from the Faculty in which you are registered.  The deferred final exam will be given on Friday, January 3, 2003, at 0900–1200 in a room TBA.

 

LECTURES AND PROBLEM SETS

New material will be presented during lectures. The textbook is used primarily as a reference for students and the lectures do not necessarily follow the same sequence of topics as the text and/or treat topics with the same emphasis as the text.

 

Problem sets will be distributed using the online service provided by the textbook publisher.  Go here: http://www.prenhall.com/phga/html/sect_1/index.html to register using the Student Access Code you received with your textbook.  This will allow you to do problem sets online.  While these are not for marks, you are strongly encouraged to do them as well as the questions in the textbook.

 

Practice tests will be posted periodically at my website: www.chemed.ca .  These will give you an idea of the types of questions that will appear on exams.

 

GETTING STARTED: THINGS YOU SHOULD DO RIGHT AWAY

 

1. Obtain the textbook, solutions manual and your Student Access Code.
2. Register for online homework at: http://www.prenhall.com/phga/html/sect_1/index.html
3. Read the first two chapters of the textbook.

 

 

 

QUESTIONS FROM THE TEXTBOOK THAT YOU MAY FIND USEFUL

 

Chapter	Suggested problems
1	5, 7,10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 37, 39, 41, 49, 63, 64, 67, 71, 79, 82, 84
2	7, 13, 21, 25, 28, 51, 53, 55, 57, 63, 65, 67, 69, 77, 89, 93
3	5, 7, 15, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 37, 41, 43, 49, 51, 53, 57, 61, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 83, 91, 95, 98
4	4, 5, 6, 10, 13, 14, 16, 23, 29, 33, 37, 43, 57, 61, 63, 71, 77, 90, 92, 94
5	14, 27, 28, 35, 37, 43, 57
6	4, 11, 16, 18, 41, 45, 49, 55, 61, 67, 71, 100, 104
8	2, 10, 15, 17, 23, 32, 39, 44, 46, 54, 60, 65, 72
9	12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 35, 41, 51, 53, 69, 71, 85, 87, 94, 95, 105
10	5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 25, 29, 33, 41, 43, 51, 60
11	4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 25, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 71
12	5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 23, 25, 27, 33, 39, 43, 45
13	17, 18, 19, 20, 61, 65, 71
22	5, 7, 10, 15, 21, 25, 29, 41, 47, 51
23	7, 8, 16, 17, 29, 31, 33, 41, 47, 51, 55, 59

                                                                                                                         

 

 

 

PROPOSED COURSE OUTLINE

N.B.  This is a guide to the topics covered and their approximate order.  The extent to which topics are emphasized and their exact sequence can only be known by attending class regularly!

 

1.   ATOMIC STRUCTURE

Rutherford model of atom, isotopes, periodic table	2.3–2.6
Nature of light, atomic spectra, Bohr model of atom	9.1–9.4
Nature of matter, quantum mechanical model of atom	9.5–9.7
Shapes and energies of hydrogen orbitals, electron spin	9.8–9.9
Multi-electron atoms, shielding, electron configurations	9.10–9.12
Periodic table; sizes of atoms and ions, ionization energy, electron affinity, magnetic properties	10.1–10.6
Periodic trends	10.7

 

2.   BONDING

Compounds:  types of bonding, nomenclature	Chap. 3
Lewis structures, polar covalent bonds, electronegativity, formal charge vs. oxidation numbers	11.1–11.4
Resonance, octet rule exceptions	11.5–11.6
VSEPR and molecular structure	11.7
Bond order, bond length, bond strength	11.8–11.9
Valence bond theory, hybridization, multiple bonding	12.1–12.4
Molecular orbital theory	12.5

 

3.   STATES OF MATTER

Relation of gases/liquids/solids with intermolecular forces
Ideal gases, partial pressures, Dalton’s law, kinetic molecular theory, real	6.3–6.9
Properties of liquids and solids	13.1–13.3
Types of intermolecular forces	13.5–13.7
Structures, properties, and bonding of extended solids	13.8
Phase diagrams	13.4

 

4.   CHEMISTRY OF THE ELEMENTS

Organizing principles:  atomic properties, bonding, metal vs. nonmetals, acids and bases, redox, physical states	10.7, Chap. 5 Chap. 4
Acids and bases: Definitions:  Arrhenius (17.1), Brønsted-Lowry (17.2), Lewis (17.9)    Nomenclature:  binary acids, oxoanions, oxoacids, carboxylic acids (3.6–3.7), amines (17.5) Structure and strength (17.8–17.9)	Chap. 17
Oxidizing and reducing agents	5.6
Hydrogen and oxygen	8.6, 8.3
Alkali metals, alkaline earth metals	22.1–22.3
Group 13 and 14 metals	22.4–22.5
Group 13 and 14 nonmetals	23.5–23.6, 8.5
Nitrogen and Group 15 elements	8.2, 23.4
Chalcogens	23.3
Halogens	23.2
Noble gases	8.4, 23.1