COURSE INFORMATION SHEET - SPRING 2004 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT - GREATER HARTFORD |
CHEMISTRY 128 SECTIONS 6, 7, 9, 10 AND 12 |
| Instructor: Dr. Leslie Craine |
| Course Lecture Time: TTh 8:00 - 9:15 AM |
| Phone Numbers: Office -(860)570-9277; Home - (860)688-5418 [until 10 PM] |
| Email Address: crainel@ccsu.edu |
| Web Site: www.chemistry.ccsu.edu/craine |
| Office Hours: Chemistry Office (Rm 202) TTh 9:30 AM - noon, or by appt.* |
| *If you have any questions, comments or difficulties with regard to this course, PLEASE CONTACT ME. Do not let problems build up. |
| I. THE COURSE: This course constitutes the second semester of a two-semester introduction to basic principles of chemistry and some descriptive chemistry. The topics to be covered this semester are to be found in Chapters 10-14 and 16-19 of the required text. The course itself has two types of class meetings: lectures and laboratories. Satisfactory performance on the hour exams, quizzes, final exam and laboratory work are required to pass this course. |
| A. LECTURES, HOMEWORK, QUIZZES AND EXAMINATIONS. |
| 1. IN THE CLASSROOM This is where chemical concepts and information will be presented. Methods will include lecture, demonstrations, and group activities and explorations. Attendance at class sessions is important for promoting your successful performance in the course. Although attendance will not count as a formal part of your grade, it will affect your grade (empirical observation). Therefore, you are encouraged to attend all classes. |
| 2. HOMEWORK AND QUIZZES The purpose of homework assignments is to aid you in learning the material you will need to know to pass the course. Chemistry is a subject in which just reading the text or cramming at the last minute is never enough to assure success. Assignments will be made on a regular basis. Although suggested problem assignments will not be graded, doing them in a timely fashion will help you to do well in the course. As an extra incentive, you will be given a graded QUIZ every week, based directly on the homework assignments. The quiz will consist of one problem, your choice from several listed by the instructor, which you will copy directly from your homework assignment. You will be given 5 minutes to do this. The problem choices will not be announced in advance, and you must be present in class to take the quiz. |
| 3. EXAMS Hour exams will be administered to the lecture sections according to the schedule provided in the syllabus. Each student is required to take ALL THREE [3] EXAMS AND THE FINAL EXAM. There are no make-up exams. Any absence due to an emergency should be discussed immediately with the instructor. |
| B. LABORATORY Chemistry is a laboratory science. Laboratory experimentation provided the information upon which the body of facts and theories found in your textbook is based. Although the laboratory "experiments" you will conduct are not original, they will help you to understand some of the concepts presented in class and to get a feel for what it is like to do laboratory work. Because lab is an essential part of the course, each student is required to perform ALL assigned laboratory work. Missed laboratory work can result in a grade of "F" for the entire course. There will be no provision for making up or repeating experiments. Any absence should be discussed WITH THE LABORATORY INSTRUCTOR, who determines your grade for this portion of the course. Pay careful attention to the expectations of your lab instructor with regard to laboratory attendance and behavior in the lab. Your lecture instructor in this section bases 25% of your course grade on laboratory work. [See grading criteria.] NOTE: students will be required to wear approved goggles for eye protection in the laboratory at all times. Goggles are available in the bookstore. Come prepared! |
| C. EXTRA HELP You are encouraged to visit the instructors in the Chemistry Office for extra help as needed. Although there are no formal help sessions, you are encouraged to form study groups to work on the problem sets and lecture material. If you wish to have a group session with this instructor (for example, before an exam), please contact me and we will try to make an arrangement. If tutors are available, that information will be given to you. |
| II. GRADING CRITERIA The grading criteria for this course are listed below, with the weighting indicated. The final grade is based on these criteria. In general, there is no curving. However, considerations such as effort and attendance will be considered in borderline cases. |
| POINTS | % OF GRADE | |
| LABORATORY | 125 | 25 |
| QUIZZES | 75 | 15 |
| HOUR EXAMS | 225 | 45 |
| FINAL EXAM | 75 | 15 |
| TOTAL | 500 | 100 |
| III. OTHER MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE |
| 1. All students are expected to abide by the University's Student Conduct Code, available from the Assistant Dean of Students or on line at http://www.dosa.uconn.edu/code2.html. In particular, you are expected to abide by the section of the code concerning Academic Integrity. Please obtain a copy and read it. |
| 2. You are responsible for being aware of course adding and dropping deadlines. |
| 3. If you have a learning disability or have need of some special consideration, please contact the instructor as soon as possible so that adjustments can be made. |