COURSE PREFIX & NUMBER: CHM 105   INSTRUCTOR:   OFFICE:   OFFICE TELEPHONE:   SECRETARY: 574-6015   OFFICE HOURS:   CLASS SCHEDULE:   Department of Physical Sciences

COURSE SYLLABUS

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. recognize and understand the language of chemistry, including definitions of important terms.

2. give the definitions of acids and bases, complete simple acid-base reactions.

           3. understand the pH scale.

4. list common physical properties of pure organic substances.

5. write chemical formulas of simple organic compounds; name organic compounds.

6. describe chirality, assign absolute configuration to enantiomers and diastereomers.

7. describe basic structures, properties and reactions of organic compounds to include:

alkanes             alkenes        alkynes                     aromatic compounds

                    aldehydes         ketones         carboxylic acids      esters

                     amides             amines           phenols

                8. complete organic reactions such as:

                   saponification                 esterification                 substitution

                  hydrolysis of alkenes      hydrogenation    

                  acid base reactions         oxidation of alcohols     reduction of carbonyl compounds

            9. describe the basic structures, properties, and reactions of biochemical compounds to include:

                  carbohydrates                 enzymes                     proteins

                  lipids                               amino acids                vitamins

                  alkaloids

10. describe chemical communication pathways

11. describe bioenergetics pathways

12. describe catabolic pathways

           13. describe anabolic pathways

If a scheduled classroom test is missed, arrangements for a make-up test must be made. Failure to do so will result in the grade of zero. Each instructor will inform you of his/her grading policies regarding scheduled and make-up tests, reports, and the final examination.

The daily grade may be based on quizzes, homework and/or special assignments, and class participation. Quizzes may be given without prior notification. Policies regarding the daily grade will be explained by the instructor.

Absence on the day of a final exam will result in the grade of I (incomplete) or F, at the discretion of the instructor. Incomplete grades must be cleared according to the policies of the registrar as listed in the College Catalog.

A student who wishes to withdraw from the course must follow the appropriate procedures of the Office of Admissions and Records.

The College will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students should notify the Counselor for Students with Disabilities (located in Counseling and Career Development, Building 410, Room 210) and their instructors of any special needs. Instructors should be notified on the first day of classes.

To minimize classroom disruptions and protect the integrity of test-taking situations, activated electronic communication devices such as pagers and telephones are generally not permitted in classrooms at Trident Technical College. The only exception to this policy will be for on-call emergency personnel (police, fire, EMS), who will be required to notify their classroom instructor of their need for such devices at the beginning of the term and provide documentation verifying their occupation. However, on-call emergency personnel may not leave a testing situation, communicate by electronic means and return to complete an examination. In these cases, instructors should make arrangements for re-testing.

Prompt and regular attendance is the responsibility of each student. In most cases, a student must attend at least 80 percent of classes in order to have an opportunity to earn a passing grade. The student is responsible for all material covered and all assignments made in class. Any time a student is absent from a class, laboratory, or other scheduled event, it is the student's responsibility to make satisfactory arrangements for any make-up work permitted by the instructor. It is the student's responsibility to initiate the paper work required to drop or withdraw from courses. Failure to attend classes does not constitute proper procedure for dropping or withdrawal and may result in the grade of F.

All Veteran students are required to maintain attendance in order to earn VA benefits. Whenever a veteran student's absences exceed 20 percent of the hours assigned to the course, the VA student will be administratively dropped for excessive absences. An instructor may administratively withdraw a student who has missed more than 10 percent of contact hours for the course if the student has not notified the instructor of reasons for the absences prior to reaching the 10 percent limit. Contact the Veterans Assistance office for additional information.

Students should be aware that equipment and materials for a particular laboratory experiment are only made available for use over a seven-day period and make-up experiments outside that period are not permitted. However, any student who unavoidably misses his/her normal laboratory session does have the option of attending another section’s session during the seven-day period, if space is available and at the session instructor’s discretion. Failure to attend a scheduled chemistry laboratory class during the calendar week assigned to a particular experiment will result in a grade of zero for all aspects of that experiment.

Your instructor is available to you outside of class for academic assistance. Full-time faculty maintain and post regularly scheduled office hours. Part-time faculty are accessible in a variety of ways, which may include conferences before and after class or by appointment, telephone conferences, and E-mail. The phone number for contacting your instructor is provided on your syllabus addendum or cover sheet.

1. The student is required to read the laboratory manual and to become familiar with each experiment prior to entering the laboratory. The instructor may give pre-lab quizzes based on the manual without prior notice.

2. The student is required to hand in the experiment Pre-lab assignment found in the lab manual, prior to entering the laboratory. Failure to do so will result in the student's not being admitted to the laboratory.

3. The lab report is due 1 week after completion of the experiment unless otherwise specified. Late reports will be penalized. The reports must be printed in ink or typewritten, and must be legible. All lab work - weighings, preparations, observations, raw data, etc. - must be recorded in the lab notebook (not in the manual) in ink, dated and signed. The instructor will provide more details regarding lab notebook entries. Copies from the notebook entries will be included with the filled-in report portion of the experiment - including answers to problems - obtained from the manual.

4. Each student must maintain a separate notebook and hand in an individual report, even though he/she has a partner during the experiment.

5. The laboratory portion is considered an essential part of the course. The student is responsible for performing every experiment and handing in a report. The instructor will notify the student of his/her responsibilities in the event the student is absent on the day of an experiment. Failure to hand in a report (or, at the discretion of the instructor, a substitute assignment) will result in the grade of zero for the experiment.

6. The student is responsible for reading, understanding and obeying safety regulations as listed in the lab manual and the handout "Laboratory Safety".

7. Laboratory Practical Test. At the end of the laboratory course, a written test will be given which will contain questions on the concepts, calculations, and practical techniques encountered in the laboratory experiments. This test will constitute 25% of the grade for laboratory work.

 

 

THE CONTENTS OF THIS SYLLABUS CAN ONLY BE CHANGED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTMENT HEAD