Chemistry 1411 COURSE SYLLABUS

CRN 26824, Spring 2004 (2nd start)
Time: Thursday 12:00pm — 4:00pm
Web Based lecture

Meet at : 12:00pm - 2:00pm EW 238

2:00pm - 4:00pm SJ 316

Prerequisite : One year of high school chemistry and MATH 1314

Credit : 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)

Course Description : Science and engineering majors study atomic structure, chemical reactions, thermodynamics, electronic configuration, chemical bonding, molecular structure, gases, states of matter, and properties of solutions. The laboratory includes appropriate experiments.

Instructor: Dr. Yiyan Bai

Phone: 713-718-6053

Office: SJ 203 Central College, HCCS

Email: yiyan.bai@hccs.edu

Office Hour: 9:30am–11:30pm TTH

Textbook: Chemistry by Brown, LeMay and Bursten, the 9^th edition.

Lab-book: Chemistry Lab Manual by HCCS

Students with Disabilities: Students who feels that he/she has any special needs or disabilities which may affect his/her ability to succeed in college classes or participate in college programs/activities is encouraged to contact the Office of Disability Support Service (DDS) at the Central College immediately. Instructor is not allowed to arrange any accommodations and/or modifications unless is instructed by Office of DDS.

Academic Honesty: Zero tolerance for any type of academic dishonesty.

Attendance and Withdrawal Policy: Keep perfect attendance is essential for any science class. Students are responsible by themselves for catching up the course works due to absence, tardiness or any other forms of missing the class. A student may be dropped from a course after the student has accumlated absences in excess of 12.5% of the hours of instruction.

Testing: Four tests will be given during the semester. The worst score will be dropped. Each test will be concentrated with specific chapters. The test date and the exact content will be pre- announced.

Lab: The lab takes about 1/5 of the total grade. Each lab grade is based on your attendance, participation and performance. Safety is the most important issue in the lab. You must follow the safety procedure all the time.

Final: A system wide final exam will be given. It is comprehensive. The final exam will take 1/5 of the total grade.

Homework : It is very important to do the homework assignments. You are encouraged to do as many as problems as possible even though you don’t have to turn them in.

Make—up Policy: No make up allowed for any test, any lab and the final.

Grading Policy :

Three out of Four tests: 60%

System Final: 20%

Lab: 20%

Grading Scale: 90 -- 100 A

80 -- 89 B

70 -- 79 C

60 -- 69 D

Below 60 F

Course Calendar and Content:

Week Date Lecture Lab

1. 02/19 Ch. 1 & 2 Safety Training

2. 02/26 Ch. 3 Exp. 1, 2

3. 03/04 Test 1 ( Ch. 1, 2, & 3) Exp. 3

4. 03/11 Ch. 4, 5 Exp. 4,5

5. 03/25 Test 2 (Ch. 4 & 5) Exp. 6

6. 04/01 Ch. 6 Exp. 7

7. 04/08 Test 3 Exp. 8

8. 04/15 Ch. 8, 9 Exp. 9

9. 04/22 Test 4 ( Ch. 8 & 9 )

10. 04/29 Review

11. 05/06 Final ( Comprehensive)

* This tentative schedule is subjected to change.

The link to Dr. Bai's Web Site:

http://ccollege.hccs.cc.tx.us/instru/physci/chemi/bai/bai.htm

The link to Dr. Bai's WebCT ( Chemistry 1411)

http://webct.cen.hccs.edu