Chemistry 1010/1011 - Chemistry for Society and Environment (3 credit hours lecture + 1 credit hour
recitation)
Semester: Spring I 2006
Dates: January 18 (Wednesday) - March 15 (Wednesday)
Instructor - Dr. F. J. Matthews
Office - SSC D304
Office phone - 221-7622
Chemistry office phone - 221-7626
Office hours - office hours or see office door
E-mail address - matthewsf@apsu.edu
Course Description:
The nature of matter and energy, the developments of chemical technology,
and the interaction of this technology with humans and their environment.
Topics include atomic structure, energy in matter, chemical bonding and
molecular structure, solutions, acid-base reactions and redox reactions.
Prerequisite: None
Lecture Time: 4:45-7:15 pm MW - FCC
Lab Time: 7:30-10:00 pm MW - FCC
Lecture Text:
Hill, J.W.; Kolb, D.K. "Chemistry for Changing Times", 10th edition;
Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2004.
Lab Text:
Blackburn, J.R.; Joesten, M.D.; Langford, P.B.; Craig, J.C. "World of
Chemistry", 2nd edition; Brooks/Cole: Belmont CA, 1996.
Topics to be Covered:
The chapters 1 to 10 of Hill's "Chemistry for Changing Times" may be covered. See
Lecture-Text Schedule.
Out of Class Work:
Students are expected to read the text prior to class. Recommended homework assignments
are available at the following website - Lecture-Text Schedule. These assignments are made for the
student's benefit, indicate the type of material to be expected on the
hour exams, and will be a source for problem solving in the recitation
session each week.
Lecture Testing:
Three lecture exams are tentatively scheduled as follows:
First Exam - February 1 - Wednesday
Second Exam - February 22 - Wednesday
Third Exam - March 15 - Wednesday
There will be no make-up exams for unexcused absences; a grade of zero will
be recorded for that test. Make-up exams will only be considered for excused
absences*, however, the instructor must be notified of the proposed absence
before the scheduled examination. The make-up exam must be completed on the
first day the student returns to class. *Excused absences are at the instructor's
discretion. Students may be required to submit proof of their excuse before
a make-up exam will be administered.
Lab Quizzes:
A short quiz will be given at the beginning of each lab period. The quiz
will cover both the previous lab and the current lab. No make-up quizzes
will be given for late or absent students.
Grading Scale:
Lecture Grade
One-hour exams (90%) + Homework/quizzes (10%) = Lecture average (100%)
Lab Grade
Participation (30%) + Quizzes (30%) + Laboratory Assignments (40%) = Lab
Average (100%)
Letter Grade from Numerical Average
A>90.00, B>80.00, C>70.00,
D>60.00, F<60.00
Attendance Policy:
Students are expected to be present and seated for all Chemistry 1010/1011 classes
by 4:45 pm each day. A student who accumulates more than three (3) unexcused
absences will have their lecture grade decreased as follows:
4 to 5 unexcused absences = 1 letter grade decrease in lecture grade
6 to 7 unexcused absences = 2 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
8 to 9 unexcused absences = 3 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
>10 unexcused absences = 4 letter grades decrease in lecture grade
Excessive excused absences will not be acceptable.
Other University Dates:
February 17 - Friday - APSU Automatic W Deadline
February 20 - Monday - President's Day Holiday
February 24 - Friday - APSU/Dr. Matthews' Last Day to Drop a Course
March 22 - Wednesday - Final Grades Available Online
Classroom Behavior:
The classroom is expected to be a learning environment, therefore it is expected
that students will be quiet, attentive, and courteous. Classes are less than
an hour in length, therefore no food or drink is allowed in class. Sleeping
will not be tolerated and discussions between students should be taken outside
of the lecture classroom. Questions, responses, and discussions should be
directed to the instructor, not classmates. Pagers, cell phones, or other
electronic devices must be turned off while students are in class.
Drop/Withdrawal Policy:
Students who choose to withdraw from general chemistry lecture must also withdraw from
lab. Students must obtain the instructor's signature to withdraw from CHEM 1010/1011 after the "APSU Automatic W Deadline" date.
February 17 - Friday - Monday - APSU Automatic W Deadline
March 22 - Wednesday - APSU/Dr. Matthews' Last Day to Drop a Course
Educational Goals:
The general objective of the University is to produce educated men and women
equipped to use their abilities productively and wisely. The curricula of
the University are routes to intellectual maturity and means to be development
of ideas, insights, values, and competencies which form a permanent personal
capacity for thought and action. The University does not claim that it will
develop educated men or women. It does claim it will provide the opportunity
and the favorable conditions for students to construct their own education
and to acquire the means of making self-education the rewarding enterprise
of a lifetime, enabling them to become effective agents of social change.
Given this opportunity at the University in this course, each student should
develop, at an appropriate level:
(1) skills of inquiry, abstract and logical thinking, and critical
analysis;
(2) literacy in writing, reading, listening, and speaking;
(3) the ability to understand and use numbers and statistics;
(4) an understanding of the scientific method;
(5) a concentration in a discipline in order to enter a chosen profession,
undertake advanced study, or develop an avocation.
These are the marks of an educated man or woman, and it is the aim of the
University to challenge and assist in their attainment. To this end Austin
Peay State University is committed to the integration of human learning functions
and to an orderly educational sequence.
2nd Semester Chemistry for Society and Environment - FCC - Lecture/Lab Syllabus - CHEM 1020/1021
2nd Semester Chemistry for Society and Environment - FCC - Lecture-Text Schedule - CHEM 1020