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CHEM 111

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Fall 2018

Chemistry 111 – Principles Chemistry for Engineers Instructor: Drew Meyer Office: Clapp 203 (in main chemistry office – around the corner from Millis 203 which has a copy machine in it) Phone: 216-368-2994 Email: [email protected] Lecture: MWF 10:35 -11:25 a.m. Office Hours: Tuesday 3:15-5:00 p.m., Wednesday 3:15-5:00 p.m., Thursday 9:45 a.m.-11:25 a.m., or drop-in. In case of office hours overflow, office hours will be moved to Millis 222 (undergraduate lounge). Recommended Text: There are two recommended texts for CHEM 111 this semester. The OpenStax textbook can be downloaded from the link below as a PDF electronically. The Gilbert textbook can be purchased from the bookstore as either a physical copy or from their website as an electronic version. Chemistry, 5th Edition, Gilbert, Kirss, Foster, and Davies Any older version of the text is fine and we will not require access to textbook online resources. Chemistry from OpenStax, Print ISBN 1938168399, Digital ISBN 1947172093, www.openstax.org/details/chemistry Reading: Readings will be assigned on a daily basis throughout the semester. Students are strongly encouraged to do all assigned readings prior to discussion in class. A reading (posted on Canvas) will specifically cover some ideas of learning chemistry and study skills that go into this pursuit and should be considered carefully. The topic of active reading an important skill for academic work is discussed and should receive significant attention. Learning Objectives: A good chemist will be able to approach and solve complex problems using strong critical thinking skills and communicate these scientific findings to others. The development of these abilities as well as the attainment of a conceptual understanding of introductory chemistry including atomic structure, chemical reactions, thermodynamics, dynamic chemical equilibrium, kinetics, and redox chemistry. At the end of the semester, successful students will be able to apply the course material to problems that require logic, trial and error, and a systematic application of scientific models. Successful students will also be able to effectively communicate scientific concepts to others verbally through in-class paired discussions and through writing on exam questions. Canvas Resources: The syllabus, previous exams and keys, practice problems and keys, discussion section keys, and the lecture presentations grouped by chapter will be posted on Canvas for student use. I believe taking your own notes during the lecture period is an important part of the learning process and to encourage good note taking, lecture presentations will be posted at the completion of each chapter. For suggestions on good note taking skills, refer to the first reading assignment posted on Canvas.

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ALEKS: The strongest method for developing problem solving skills is through practice. The homework assignments are designed with this in mind and strive to provide students with a wide variety of problems that will test and challenge them. This semester we will be using the program ALEKS for online homework preparation. Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces is a Web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system. ALEKS uses adaptive questioning to quickly and accurately determine exactly what a student knows and doesn't know in a course. ALEKS then instructs the student on the topics she is most ready to learn. As a student works through a course, ALEKS periodically reassesses the student to ensure that topics learned are also retained. ALEKS courses are very complete in their topic coverage and ALEKS avoids multiple-choice questions. A student who shows a high level of mastery of an ALEKS course will be successful in the actual course she is taking. ALEKS also provides the advantages of one-on-one instruction, 24/7, from virtually any Web-based computer for a fraction of the cost of a human tutor. The course code for CHEM 111 is 6JU4G-MRRN3 and instructions for signing up for the program can be found on Canvas as well as information about how the ALEKS score will be calculated. Note: ALEKS is excellent at helping you master chemistry skills. Exam questions will require you combine the skills you have mastered in ALEKS to solve problems. You should do practice problems as part of your chemistry studying on top of the ALEKS. The practice problems posted on Canvas and in your textbook are great places to start to practice your problem solving. Clicker Questions: Clickers will be used throughout the semester to encourage active participation during the lecture period. We will be using iClicker clickers this semester. You must register your iClicker on the link under tools on Canvas. You will earn 1 clicker point for a correct answer to the clicker question and 0.75 points for an incorrect response. At the end of the semester, at least 10 clicker points will be dropped from the total and there will be no clicker make-ups. If a student uses an iClicker(s) not registered to them, this is academic misconduct (e.g., if a student uses an iClicker to earn clicker points for a student who is absent). In the event that this happens, the student will be sanctioned as specified by the academic misconduct policy. Exams: The course will consist of 3 topical 50-minute exams and one comprehensive 3-hour final exam given on the scheduled final exam period. Unless there is a prearranged excused absence (or for documented medical or family emergences), no exam make-ups will be given. No extra time will be given for late arrival on exam day. Due to the comprehensive nature of the final, the final exam grade may be used as a substitute for the lowest topical exams. Requests for exam re-grading should be submitted within one week of receiving the graded exam with a written statement of why you believe the exam was improperly graded. Discussion sections: A 50-minute discussion section will be held each Tuesday. The discussion sessions will consist of time devoted to solving practice problems in groups and a quiz. There will be a discussion section each week except the week of fall break. The lowest 2 quiz score will be dropped to account for absences and no make-up quizzes will be given.

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Syllabus Grades will be determined as follows: Homework assignments: Clicker questions: Discussion section quizzes: 3 Topical exams: 1 Final exam:

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Fall 2018

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The following grading scale will be used for CHEM111 – 100-88.0% (A), 87.9-76.0% (B), 75.9%-60.0% (C), 60.0-50.0% (D),...