CLASS
MEETS: MWF 7:40 - 8:50 AM, RH
111
1. Instructor: Dr. Todor Gounev;
Office, FH 510C; Phone, 235-2294
E-mail,
gounevt@umkc.edu
Office
hours, MW 9:30-11:30 AM and daily by appointment
Course
website, g.web.umkc.edu/gounevt
2. Required
Materials: “Principles of
General Chemistry,” 2nd Edition, by Silberberg; McGraw-Hill, 2009, ISBN: 9780077274320
(1st edition is acceptable)
CPS-rf response pad; WebAssign
access; Scientific (non-graphing) calculator
3. Recommended
Materials: “Student Solutions Manual,”
2nd Edition, by Silberberg; McGraw-Hill, 2009, ISBN: 9780073226644 (1st edition is acceptable)
The
McGraw-Hill textbookwebsite
4. Prerequisites: A working knowledge of
college algebra
5. Co-requisites: CHEM 211L
6. Schedule of Lecture Topics:
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Date |
Topic |
Notes |
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Aug. |
24 M |
Orientation, Chapter 1 |
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26 W |
Chapter 1 |
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28 F |
Chapter 1 |
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31 M |
Chapter 1 |
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Sep. |
2 W |
Chapter 2 |
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4 F |
Chapter 2 |
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7 M |
Labor
Day (No Classes) |
Hwk
1 |
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9 W |
Chapter 2 |
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11 F |
Chapter 2 |
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14 M |
Chapter 3 |
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16 W |
Chapter 3 |
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18 F |
Chapter 3 |
Hwk
2 |
|
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21 M |
Chapter 3 |
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23 W |
Chapter 4 |
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25 F |
Exam
I (Chapters 1 - 3) |
Hwk
3 |
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28 M |
Chapter 4 |
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30 W |
Chapter 4 |
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Oct. |
2 F |
Chapter 4 |
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5 M |
Chapter 5 |
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7 W |
Chapter 5 |
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9 F |
Chapter 5 |
Hwk
4 |
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12 M |
Chapter 5 |
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14 W |
Chapter 6 |
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16 F |
Chapter 6 |
a
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19 M |
Chapter 6 |
Hwk
5 |
|
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21 W |
Chapter 7 |
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23 F |
Exam
II (Chapters 4 - 6) |
Hwk
6 |
|
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26 M |
Chapter 7 |
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28 W |
Chapter 7 |
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30 F |
Chapter 8 |
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Nov. |
2 M |
Chapter 8 |
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4 W |
Chapter 8 |
Hwk
7 |
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6 F |
Chapter 8 |
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9 M |
Chapter 9 |
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11 W |
Chapter 9 |
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13 F |
Chapter 9 |
b, Hwk 8 |
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16 M |
Chapter 10 |
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18 W |
Exam
III (Chapters 7 - 9) |
Hwk
9 |
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20 F |
Chapter 10 |
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23 M |
Thanksgiving
Holiday (No Classes) |
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|
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25 W |
Thanksgiving
Holiday (No Classes) |
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27 F |
Thanksgiving
Holiday (No Classes) |
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|
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30 M |
Chapter 10 |
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Dec. |
2 W |
Chapter 11 |
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4 F |
Chapter 11 |
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7 M |
Chapter 11 |
Hwk
10 |
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9 W |
Exam
IV (Chapters 10, 11) |
Hwk
11 |
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11 F |
Overview |
c |
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14 M |
Final
Exam (Chapters 1 - 11) |
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Notes
(a) Last day to withdraw without
assessment.
(b) Last day to withdraw with a WP or WF.
(c) Arts
& Science reading days, attendance is optional.
7. Homework: Homework problems from the end of each
chapter will be assigned regularly. The homework
will be administered via WebAssign at webassign.com and will be
graded. These assignments will reinforce
concepts and principles described in the text and assist you in preparing for
the examinations. Your WebAssign Username is the same as your Student
ID number without the fronting zeroes. For
example, if your UMKC Student ID is 001234567, your Username is 1234567. Your Institution is UMKC. Your initial Password is set to be the
same as your Username. At your first
login you should immediately change this password by clicking on the My
Options button. After
the initial grace period of about 2 weeks, you will be required to purchase an Access
Code ($20) in order to access WebAssign. If you obtained a new textbook at the UMKC
bookstore, your Access Code should be bundled with it.
8. Class
Participation: Occasionally during
class you will be asked questions related to the material being discussed. You will answer the questions using your
response pad and the CPS system. The
responses will be recorded and graded.
Your response pad can be purchased at the UMKC bookstore. To activate your response pad, go to einstruction.com
and create a CPSOnline account. Select
your Username and Password and enter a valid e-mail address
that you check regularly. Make sure you
register with the same first and last name as you are known in the UMKC
records. The serial number appears
on the LCD screen of the response pad upon startup. If you already have a CPSOnline account, simply
login and Enroll in a class. The class
key is t1910g70. Proceed to purchase
access to CPSOnline and save your Pad ID. If you are taking other classes that use CPS,
create only one CPSOnline account. The
access fee ($10) covers all of your CPSOnline classes during the semester and
you can use the same response pad.
However, your Pad ID will be different for the different classes.
9. Exams: Four exams will be administered during the
semester. They will cover material
indicated in the syllabus. You will be given the entire class time to complete
each exam. The final exam will be
cumulative over all material discussed in class. The final exam date is Monday, December 14
2009 8:00 AM.
No
make-up exams will be administered in the course. In order to obtain an excused absence from an
examination, the student must communicate in person or by phone the reason for
his or her absence prior to the examination if possible and provide written
documentation pertaining to the legitimacy of the absence.
10. Grading: Final grades will be
calculated as follows:
4
Exams ® 60 %
Homework ® 20 %
Final
Exam ® 20 %
Class
Participation Bonus ® Adds up to 25 pts to the final exam score
(equivalent to a 5% overall bonus)
Total scores (in %) within the following ranges guarantee the student at least the indicated letter grade: A, 90.0-100; B, 80.0-89.9; C, 70.0-79.9; D, 60.0-69.9; F, 0-59.9.
11. Academic
Honesty and Cheating: Cheating or
plagiarism of any kind will not be tolerated.
All violations will be handled in accordance with established procedures
and polices concerning student academic responsibility. Please be aware that an infraction is
considered serious and could result in an F in the course and suspension from
the University.
12. Grievance
Procedures and Conduct of the Class:
Any grievance about grading and/or the conduct of the class should be
taken up first with the instructor.
Further comments and complaints should be addressed to the Department
Chair only after the instructor has been consulted. This class will be conducted in compliance
with UMKC's Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity and Sexual Harassment
Policies (see UMKC General Catalog).