General Chemistry 1140-A

Spring, 2006
MWF 9:00 - 9:52
4 credits
D144 Ottensman Hall
Instructor:  Dr. Sundin
Office:   311 Ottensman Hall
Phone 342-1015
  • Syllabus
  • Sample Exams and Quizzes - Spring, 2006
  • Sample Exams and Quizzes - Spring, 2005
  • Sample Exams and Quizzes - Spring, 2004
  • Sample Exams and Quizzes - Spring, 2003
  • Sample Exams and Quizzes - Spring, 2002
  • Sample Exams and Quizzes - Fall, 2001
  • Sample Exams and Quizzes - Fall, 2000

    Introduction:     Chemistry 1140 is the first semester of a two-semester sequence in general chemistry. The Chemistry 1140 - 1240 sequence is designed for students requiring a full year of general chemistry including chemistry and chemical engineering majors as well as students in biology, agriculture, the health professions, etc. Students needing only one semester of chemistry should take Chemistry 1050. Chemistry 1140 serves as a prerequisite to Chemistry 1240. Chemistry 1140 may also be used to partially satisfy the University's Natural Science requirement. The prerequisite for Chemistry 1140 is a grade of "C" or better in a Math course 1530 through 1830 or a score of 20 or better on the Math Proficiency Exam. It has been our experience that students with a poor math background (do not have a working ability with algebra) generally fare poorly. It has also been our experience that students without high school chemistry often fare quite well since they know that they cannot simply rely on past knowledge. These students study seriously and reap the benefits.

    Textbooks:

    Supplementary Materials: Splash proof Safety Goggles (University Bookstore, Student Center); a simple scientific calculator (exponents and logarithms).

    Grade:	   					Grade Scale:
    Hour Exam Average		40%		A       90 -100	
Quiz Average			15%		B       80 - 89	
Assignments			 5%		C       70 - 79	
Laboratory			20%		D       60 - 69	
Final Exam			20%		F       59 or less

    Lecture: The lecture or class time will be spent on discussion, problem solving sessions, and even lectures depending on the material being covered.

    Homework: Questions are assigned in the syllabus. You should work out all problems since by and large they are typical of the kinds of problems you are expected to master and handle with ease. You should also work out the problems that are in the body of the text. Answers to the even-numbered questions are in the back of the text. Some questions will be handed in with some of them being graded for answering the question and some of them being graded for accuracy. Activities will also be assigned on the Web.

    Special Assistance: Occasionally neither studying the text nor in-class discussion is sufficient to enable some students to acquire an adequate understanding of the material under consideration. Students are urged to seek special assistance before falling behind. Often, a few minutes of focused discussion is all that is needed to clear up a significant roadblock. You should not hesitate to visit the instructor's office at that point, or before!

    Sometimes questions come up at inopportune times. A further means of communication is electronic mail. Students may send messages to me (or each other) at any time, day or night. I will periodically respond to questions either via e-mail or in class. Sometimes, a response will be e-mailed to the entire class if the same concept appears to be giving a number of students difficulty and if it seems to be important to get a response out to the class before the next class period. From time to time, problems will be posed and then worked out on e-mail. When I e-mail the entire class, I will always use your UW-P e-mail address. If you are using an e-mail package different than the UW-P e-mail, you can have your campus e-mail forwarded using these Instructions. I will assume that you check your e-mail at least once a day during the week and once on the weekend. Note: if you simply reply to an e-mail that I have sent to the whole class, the whole class will receive your reply.

    A variety of computer aided instruction packages are available in the Chemistry Computer Lab, Ottensman 301. If the activity requires audio, you must provide your own headphones. Headphone jacks are attached to the keyboard cable on selected computers in the Chemistry Computer Lab. Specific references will be made to certain activities on the class syllabus on the World Wide Web or by e-mail. Links will also be made to other Web resources.

    Please contact me right away if you have any disabilities so that appropriate accommodations may be made.

    Exams and Quizzes: Periodically short quizzes will be given in class. Such quizzes generally cover only a few recent concepts. Since the primary purpose of the quizzes is instructional, make-up quizzes will not be given and the quizzes will count for only 15% of the final grade. The lowest 1 or 2 quizzes will be dropped. Answers to the quizzes will be placed on the Web. Four one hour exams will be given. The exams will be given on Thursday evenings from 5:00-6:30 pm. Generally, the preceding Wednesday will be an optional review day. Make-up exams are given only in cases of emergency.

    Written Assignments: From time to time written assignments will be made. Such assignments include topics which are not normally covered in classroom discussion as well as the examination of topics from a different perspective. These assignments will be graded for content as well as appropriate language. The papers will be typed. Also, from time to time selected homework problems will be collected and graded.

    Absence Policy: A student's grade will not automatically be lowered for missing class periods. However, any quiz which is missed or paper that is late will count as a zero (no exceptions) and any exam which is missed (except in cases of emergency) will count as a zero.

    Academic Misconduct: Academic misconduct will be adjudicated using the procedures outlined in the Web document "Policies Governing Student Life at UW-Platteville".

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