Gen Chem II e-Syllabus

Course e-Syllabus - Fall 2018

Course: General Chemistry, CHEM. 1223

Course Description: A continuation of CHEM 1103. Properties of solutions, chemical kinetics, equilibria, second and third laws of thermodynamics, redox equations, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry and aspects of descriptive chemistry.

Prerequisites: CHEM 1103 and concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1232

Instructor: Dr. Mike Jezercak Office: H 320 C E-mail: drjez@uco.drjez.com

Office Hours: M, W, F - 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m., T - 10:00 a.m.- 11:50 a.m.by Appointment.

Course Objectives: Students, upon completion of this course, will have gained exposure and practice in the basic language and operation of chemistry.

Class time: 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. M, W, F.

Course Text (Required): CHEMISTRY – A Molecular Approach, 4th Ed. Nivaldo Tro., Publ. Pearson/Prentice-Hall

Evaluation: Final grades will be based on the results of 5 regular classroom exams and a final examination. In the event of a serious illness or emergency only, one exam grade, not including the Final Exam, may be discarded. No other grades will be discarded and there will be no make-up quizzes or exams. Grades will be assigned based on the following percentages:

Weighting:		Grade Distribution:
		A = 85%
Exams	80%	B = 70 %
ACS Standardized Final	20%	C = 55%
		D = 40%

Audit: Students desiring to audit this course will be assessed a satisfactory grade by maintaining a letter grade of “C” or better.

Attendance: Attendance to all classes is expected. No make-up exams will be given.

Quality of Written Work: All submitted assignments and exams must conform to standards discussed in class and in the provided handout and example. Work not adhering to strict standards of neatness, organization and grammar will not be graded and will subsequently be marked as missing

Course Schedule:

The lecture schedule, chapter coverage and homework assignment schedule are all posted at http://www.drjez.com/uco/GenChem_II_Lecture/GenChem_II_Lecture.htm

Topical Coverage

The order and content of this course will follow the lecture text. Topical content list.

Audit: Students desiring to audit this course will be assessed a satisfactory grade by maintaining a letter grade of “C” or better.

Attendance: Attendance to all classes is required.

Exam Philosophy: Exams are written with a specific intent. Please read Exam Philosphy and Strategy for this and appropriate strategies for completing the exams.

Submitted Work: All work submitted for a grade must adhere to standards commensurate with work at the Universitry level. See the Homework and Problem Solving Organization for specific information.

Additional:

Academic Misconduct: All students are expected to follow the UCO Code of Student Conduct. Failure to adhere to ethical standards may result in expulsion from the course or University as warranted and may include the filing of an academic misconduct report.

A summary Student Information Sheet is available for review. http://www.uco.edu/academic-affairs/files/aa-forms/StudentInfoSheet.pdf

Disability Support:
The University of Central Oklahoma complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Students with disabilities who need special accommodations must make their requests by contacting Disability Support Services, at (405) 974-2516. The DSS Office is located in the Nigh University Center, Room 305. Students should also notify the instructor of special accommodation needs as soon as possible. Per Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), pregnant and parenting students may request adjustments by contacting the Title IX Coordinator, at (405) 974-3377 or TitleIX@uco.edu. The Title IX Office is located in the Lillard Administration Building, Room 114D

Title IX:
Statement on Sex and Gender-Based Discrimination: As a faculty member, I am invested in the well-being of students I teach. While I am here to assist you with your work in this course, I will do my best to help if you come to me with other concerns. Please know that I must report any form of discrimination, harassment, or violence covered by Title IX to the Title IX Coordinator. That means that I cannot keep information confidential, but I will keep information as private as possible. To make a report or learn more, please contact UCO’s Title IX Coordinator, Adrienne Martinez, at (405) 974-3377 or TitleIX@uco.edu. For more information about your options, including reporting and confidential resources, please visit: http://www.uco.edu/central/title-ix/index.asp

Academic Misconduct:
All students are expected to follow the UCO Code of Student Conduct. Failure to adhere to ethical standards may result in expulsion from the course or Univeristy as warranted and may include the filing of academic misconduct. report.

Transformative Learning:
This course is based upon the Discipline Knowledge tenet of the Central Six.
(see http://www.uco.edu/central/tl/central6/ )

A summary Student Information Sheet is available for review.
http://www.uco.edu/academic-affairs/files/aa-forms/faculty/StudentInfoSheet.pdf.