Instructor: Oliver Seely, Jr.
Office: NSM C303
My phone: 243-3778 Department Phone: 243-3376
Office Hours: M,W 1-3pm, or by appointment
e-mail: oseely@csudh.edu
Web page: http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/oliver.htm
Program and Course Outcomes Assessment Information:
http://chemistry.csudh.edu/outcomes/outcomesintro.html
Textbooks:
There is no lecture text for this course.
Chemistry 108 Laboratory Manual
Laboratory Notebook
Course Goals and Objectives. The goal of CHE108 is to offer you the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to compete effectively with your fellow students in CHE110. This goal encompasses specific skill objectives stated in the table of Topics below.
Learning Outcomes. As a result of this course, the student should be able to show knowledge of the subjects presented and discussed in class and to demonstrate that the subjects and skills have been acquired within the range of scores achieved in the categories of Lecture, Laboratory, Math Review and Verbal Communications Skills described below.
Assessment. Student success in meeting learning outcomes will be assessed through the evaluation of performance on homework, quizzes, examinations, laboratory, math review and office visit (see below).
Course schedule and reading assignments
| Week(s) of | Topic |
| Jan. 23, Jan. 30 | Introduction, Scientific Notation, Metric System, Measurement, Precision and Accuracy |
| Feb. 6,13 | Direct Relationships; The Three Variable Equation;
Mass, volume and density
Exam 1 -- Friday, February 17 |
| Feb. 20, Feb. 27 (Feb. 20 is a holiday) | Atoms and moles; Combining Concepts -- Molar Volume |
| Mar. 6 | The Periodic Table; Inverse relationships; Boyle' Law |
| Mar. 13 | Naming Chemical Compounds, Part 1; Introduction to
Changes of State
Exam 2 -- Mar. 17 |
| Mar. 20 | Chemical formulas; GFW and & composition |
| Mar. 27 | Spring Recess |
| Apr. 3 | Mass and mole relationships |
| Apr. 10 | General Analysis of Changes of State -- Direct/Inverse |
| Apr. 17 | Concepts of Heat Transfer
Exam 3 -- Apr. 21 |
| Apr. 24 | Naming chemical compounds, Part 2; Logarithms and the p function (pH, pOH, etc.) |
| May 1, 8 | Chemical Equations; Mass and mole relationships; % yield and limiting reagents |
| May 15 | Last Exam -- Wednesday, May 17, 8:30 am -- 10:30 am |
Laboratory Schedule (refer to the Chemistry 108 Lab Manual
| Week of | Experiment |
| Jan. 23 | Placement test and evaluation, no lab. |
| Jan. 30 | Safety film and check-in and introduction, Nine solution problem, part 1 |
| Feb. 6 | Nine solution problem -- Part 2 |
| Feb. 13 | No lab - February 13 is a holiday |
| Feb. 20 | Equilibrium in the balance |
| Feb. 27 | Graphing Exercises |
| Mar 6 | Density by the Graphical Method |
| Mar. 13 | Mass, volume and density |
| Mar. 20 | Temperature, Heat and Specific Heat |
| Mar. 27 - Mar. 31 | Spring Recess |
| Apr. 3 | Changes of State |
| Apr. 10 | Classification and Properties of Matter |
| Apr. 17 | Solubility of Compounds |
| Apr. 24 | Elements and Atomic Masses |
| May 1 | Water of Hydration |
| May 8 | Checkout |
Your laboratory instructor will provide details regarding lab reports and performance standards.
Grading Policy:
Chemistry 108 is graded CR/NC only. It is a 5 unit class which means (according to the standard formula) you ought to reserve 10 hours per week for study and homework (2 hours outside of class for every unit of credit). If you work consistently at this level throughout the semester you will find the the task of earning a CR in the course to be embarrasingly easy. Your grade will be based on your performance in lecture, lab, math review and your office visit. To receive a CR in the course the following standards must be maintained:
Laboratory: All experiments/exercises must be completed satisfactorily in the opinion of the laboratory instructor.
Math Review: Each math review module may be passed with a score of seven out of ten (See attached sheet).
Office Visit: By the end of the 4th week you must visit the professor and ask him a question dealing with the subject matter of the course. He wants to evaluate your verbal communication skills.
Lecture: Your lecture score is determined by your performance on quizzes, exams and homework. The weight of each is shown below:
1. Quizzes: 30% and given daily starting Friday of the first week.
2. Exams: 50%
3. Homework: 20%: Homework utilizing the World Wide Web will be assigned at least once each week.
On each homework assignment points will be assigned according to the following scale:
a) >=80% correct, 10 points
b) >50% but <80% correct: 6 points
c) <50% correct: - 0 points
You may submit an assignment multiple times and you will be given credit for the highest score. Always use the same name when submitting an assignment. When submitting your homework, make certain that you send it to "Seely-108".
Following these criteria, you must achieve at least 75% in the lecture category to receive a CR in the course.
Academic Integrity is described and discussed and Plagiarism is defined and discussed in the University Catalog. This course will be taught in a manner which upholds and enforces those statements.
Chemistry 108 Math Review
Chemistry 108 Math Review is a self-paced and directed activity based on and managed across the World Wide Web. The performance standards are as follows:
1. There are ten modules dealing with basic areas of mathematics. The student must successfully complete all ten to receive a CR in Chemistry 108.
2. To receive a passing score on a given module a student must get seven problems correct out of a total of no more than ten. Once the seven score is reached, the results can be submitted, even if fewer than ten problems have been tried.
3. Do not submit scores with less than seven correct or more than ten total.
4. There is no limit to the number of times a student can attempt a given area nor is there any restriction on the order in which the modules are attempted.
5. The following "progress points" must be reached.
a) by Wednesday, February 15 at least one module must be passed.
b) by Monday, Mar. 13 a total of at least four modules must be passed
c) by Monday, April 10 a total of at least seven modules must be passed
d) by Friday, May 12 all ten modules must be passed
6. The student is responsible for maintaining the required records of submission, including the verification numbers.
Accessing the CSUDH Chemistry Department's World Wide Web Material
The following guidelines will assist you in accessing the WWW based materials used in support of instruction by the CSUDH Chemistry Department. The general chemistry website which contains program and course information is found at http://chemistry.csudh.edu . Homework is found at http://proton.csudh.edu
From on campus
The Web pages you will be using should execute properly using Internet Explorer. Other browsers may also work properly. After your browser is loaded you will probably be at the CSUDH home page. To get to the Chemistry WWW applications, do the following:
a. In the location window type: proton.csudh.edu and press "Enter."
b. Your browser will go to the server where you will find links to the material needed by your particular course. You should bookmark this site.
From an off-campus location
If you are attempting to reach the website from off-campus, it is assumed that you know the basics of using the internet and the WWW and have a private internet service provider, such as Compuserve, AOL, Comcast or one of the many other private providers. Since you are likely to be using the web materials regularly, we recommend that you bookmark the site for easier future access.
a. Launch your browser
b. In the location window type: proton.csudh.edu and press "Enter"
c. Your browser will go to the server where you will find links to the material needed by your paritcular course. You should bookmark this site.