COURSE OBJECTIVES:

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

    1.     report numerical results in scientific notation, utilizing proper units and the appropriate number of significant figures.

     2.    relate atomic and molecular properties of matter to chemical periodicity and bonding.

   3.     identify the products of nuclear decay.       

     4.    name simple inorganic compounds making use of the periodic table.

    5.     complete and balance chemical equations.

    6.     classify chemical reactions according to types.

    7.     define stoichiometry and identify the limiting reagent in a chemical reaction.

    8.     calculate the stoichiometric amount(s) (mass, moles, volume or pressure) of product(s) from the amount of reactant(s) for a given chemical reaction.

    9.     determine molar concentration and weight percent of a solute in solution.

  10.     utilize Lewis structures and molecular models to describe the structure and shape of molecules, and thereby explain the properties of gases, liquids, and solids.

   11.    utilize ideal gas laws to calculate temperature, pressure, volume, amount, density or molecular weight of a gas.

  12.     explain the relevance of vapor pressure in phase changes, and its effect on the properties of solutions.

   13.    define colligative properties.   Be able to calculate the colligative properties (freezing point depression, boiling  point elevation, osmotic pressure) of solutions.

  14.     define intermolecular forces and be able to describe their effect on physical properties of solids, liquids and gases. 

  15.     list general properties of acids and bases.  Explain Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry and Lewis definitions of acids and bases. 

  16.     calculate the pH and pOH values of dilute solutions of acids and bases, and identify the basic concepts of  acid-base titrations.

   17.    complete and balance the equations for Acid/Base and Precipitation reactions.

GRADING SYSTEM AND POLICY:

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:

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.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN CLASSROOMS:

The only electronic devices allowed during any examination, laboratory practical or final examination are calculators.  Cell phones, PDAs, or “laptop” devices are NOT ALLOWED during any type of testing.

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.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Before attending classes, you must meet all prerequisites and officially register for all courses. Prompt and regular attendance is your responsibility. You are responsible for all material covered and all assignments made in class. Any time you are absent from a class, laboratory or other scheduled events, it is your responsibility to make satisfactory arrangements for any make-up work permitted by the instructor.

An absence is defined as nonattendance for any reason, including illness, emergency or official leave. If you arrive late to class, you may not be allowed into the classroom and may be considered absent for that period. If you leave before the instructor dismisses class, you may also be considered absent. All class sessions are important. Any time you miss a class you increase your risk of making a failing grade.

If you quit coming or participating in the course and do not officially withdraw by the withdrawal date for each semester, you will receive a grade of F or U. Your instructor cannot assign a grade of W. If you receive financial aid or veterans’ aid, your aid may be revised as a result of any changes in your course schedule.

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 may be administratively dropped for excessive absences.  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.

Academic Assistance:

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.

Self study interactive compact disks (CD) are available for use in 700/301 and the Learning Center (900/211).  Other General Chemistry textbooks, along with accompanying solution manuals and notes are available for use at the Reference Desk of the LRC (Library).

OTHER COURSE SPECIFICATIONS:

To be announced by the instructor.

FOR STUDENTS PLANNING TO ENROLL IN CHM 111:

Students planning to enroll in CHM 111 (College Chemistry II) are advised that the final examination in CHM 111 will cover material in both CHM 110 and CHM 111.  One reason for this is that chemistry is a comprehensive subject.  Therefore, the skills learned in CHM 110 will be needed in CHM 111.  Topics from CHM 110 stressed in CHM 111 include: nomenclature; ideal gas laws; stoichiometry, especially “solution” stoichiometry; acid-base theory; and reactions. 

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