OER Based General Chemistry I
Spring 2022
Course Number: CHEM 1120-06
Course Name: General Chemistry I
Credit Hours: 3
Class Days: T/R, 11:10 – 12:35 am, Boswell xxx
Instructor: Insert your name
Instructor's e-mail Address: youremail@tnstate.edu
Instructor's Office: Boswell xxx
Office Hours: M, W, (11:00 AM-12:00 PM; 1:00 PM-2:00 PM) in office and R (1:00 PM-2:00 PM) in room xxx
A comprehensive study of chemical principles designed for students pursuing a career in chemistry or other scientific areas. Material to be covered includes introduction to metric system and scientific notation, structure of matter, nomenclature, composition and reaction stoichiometry, types of chemical reactions, atomic structure, chemical bonding, reactions in aqueous solutions, gases and kinetic molecular theory, and thermochemistry.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
High school chemistry or CHEM 1000 and two years of high school algebra or MATH 1010. Students without any previous chemistry course should consider taking CHEM 1000 before taking this course.
Computer/mobile device with internet connection to use in classroom is necessary. A basic scientific calculator is necessary for this class.
Good news! The textbook for this class is available for free online! If you prefer, you can also get a print version at a very low cost.
Your book is available in web view and PDF for free. You can also choose to purchase on iBooks or get a print version via the campus bookstore or from OpenStax on Amazon.com.
You can use whichever format you wish. Web view is recommended -- the responsive design works seamlessly on any device. If you buy on Amazon, make sure you use the link on your book page on openstax.org so you get the official OpenStax print version. (Simple printouts sold by third parties on Amazon are not verifiable and not as high-quality.)
Textbook Title: Chemistry: Atoms First from OpenStax
Edition #: 2nd
Author(s): Paul Flowers, Klaus Theopold, Richard Langley, Edward J. Neth, andn William R. Robinson
Publisher: OpenStax
Year: 2019
ISBN-10: 1-947172-63-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-947172-63-0
https://openstax.org/details/books/chemistry-atoms-first-2e (Book is embedded in this course shell) .
Homework: available for free online! ChemVantage All assignments will accessible in elearn, however, you can practice anytime online.
Please see "Instructor Information" in the Getting Started Module for instructor contact information.
A student can expect to receive a response from the instructor within 24-48 hours of a student's email to the instructor unless notified of extenuating circumstances such as instructor illness.
Letter grades for this course will be assigned based on the following scale.
% Range | Assigned Grade |
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90-100 | A |
80-89 | B |
70-79 | C |
60-69 | D |
0-59 | F |
Description | Points |
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3 One-Hour In-Class Exams | 45% |
Reading Check | 15% |
Full Chapter Homework Assignments | 15% |
Class Quizes | 5% |
Comprehensive Final Exam | 20% |
Total Points | 100% |
There will be reading assignment before each class. After reading the assigned topics you will take a quiz. These quizzes are graded and you will have three (3) attempts for each quiz. However, if for any reason should you need additional attempts, please ask your instructor. These are due before each class meeting. You are strongly encouraged to seek help on topics/problems that you found difficult or unclear. You can seek help in the classroom, by meeting your instructors in their office hours, or taking advantage of our tutoring center (see "Student Resources" above). During the class we will introduce a topic, discuss it and see its application in predicting properties using calculations. In other words, you will see and work on problems similar to ones that usually appear in test/quiz questions. There will be pop quizzes in class. After the class you will develop skills to complete homework assignments. These are longer assignments and you should continue working on it on a daily basis, after the class, when it is still fresh in your memory. Homework assignments will have strictly enforced due dates.
Before class activity: reading and taking the comprehension quiz
During class activity: interacting with the topics and problems that applies the concepts learned, pop quiz possible.
After class activity: Answer questions from the relevant homework assignment.
There are three one-hour class tests, These are positioned at roughly every one third of the semester. These are based on the activity completed, before, during and after classes. This course does not have a formal midterm exam. Your midterm grade will be calculated by taking a percentage of the points you have earned relative to the points possible at that point in time. Your midterm grade should be viewed as a progress report. However, the final grade will be calculated based on the grade scheme shown above.
The course has a comprehensive final exam that will take place during the final exam week. Final exam is two (2) hour long, and it may be scheduled for a time slightly different than the class meeting time. You are responsible to make accommodation for the final exam. Your instructor will be able to let you know the exact date and time for the final exam once the final exam schedule for this semester is published by the university. You can also find it at: Final Exam Schedule (tnstate.edu)
Class participation is vital for a subject like chemistry. At any point, if you feel lost/hopeless, you must meet your instructor and frankly discuss your difficulty. The sooner and the more detail you can discuss, more effective help you will receive. Remember, it is all in the mindset. We here believe in "Growth Mindset". It simply means, everybody can learn, everybody can grow. We urge you to believe the same way.
If you are late to class, you will miss important content. Because you are late, you will not even know what you missed. But no worries, you will notice, most students seem to have a clear idea about something and you do not. Now your job is to clarify this by reading book, seeing your instructor, or taking help from the tutoring center.
Students are required to adhere to the same professional, legal and ethical standards of conduct online as on campus. In addition, students should conform to generally accepted standards of "netiquette" while sending e-mail, posting comments to the discussion board, and while participating in other means of communicating online. Specifically, students should refrain from inappropriate and/or offensive language, comments, and actions.
Academic honesty and integrity lie at the heart of any educational enterprise. Deliberate violations of academic honesty and integrity are not tolerated and are prohibited. Such violations include, but are not limited to, an attempt by one or more students to use unauthorized information in the taking of an exam, to submit as one's own work, themes, reports, drawings, laboratory notes, computer programs, or other products prepared by another person, or to knowingly assist another student in obtaining or using unauthorized materials. Students guilty of academic misconduct, either directly or indirectly through participation or assistance, are immediately responsible to the instructor of the class. In addition to other possible disciplinary sanctions, which may be imposed through the regular institutional procedures as a result of academic misconduct, the instructor has the authority to assign an "F" or zero for an activity or to assign an "F" for the course.
Actions outlined in the Tennessee State University Student Handbook under the Code of Student Conduct will be followed for incidents of academic misconduct.
Students are expected to:
The TSU Library is available to all students enrolled in Tennessee State University. Links to library materials (such as electronic journals, databases, inter-library loans, digital reserves, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, and librarian support) and Internet resources needed by learners to complete online assignments.
Qualified students with disabilities will be provided reasonable and necessary academic accommodations if determined eligible by the The Office of Disability Services. Prior to granting disability accommodations in this course, the instructor must receive written verification of a student's eligibility for specific accommodations from the Disability Services Office. It is the student's responsibility to initiate contact with the disability services office and to follow the established procedures for having the accommodation notice sent to the instructor. Eligible students will be given an accommodations letter and should provide their instructor with a copy of it.
The instructor reserves the right to make changes as necessary to this syllabus. If changes are necessitated during the term of the course, the instructor will immediately notify students of such changes both by individual email communication and posting both notification and nature of change(s) in a course announcement.