| MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE | |||
| CHEMISTRY 1B | |||
| General Chemistry II | |||
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Summer 2009 latest revision 4/30/09 |
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| Instructor: | Ronald W. Rinehart, Ph.D. | Office: PS-211 | Phone: 646-4152 rrinehart@mpc.edu |
| Office Hours: | Monday through Friday [June 15 - August 7] |
PS-211 | 12:00 - 8:30 PM |
| Lecture: | Monday - Thursday Friday |
PS-201 | 8:10 - 9:00
AM 8:10 - 9:00 and 9:10-10:00 AM |
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Laboratory: |
Monday - Thursday | PS-202/205 | 9:10 AM - 12:00 PM |
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here for course schedule [if you came here from the class schedule, close this window to return to it] |
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On-line schedule and
references:
www.mpcfaculty.net/ron_rinehart/1B/
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| Prerequisites: Completion of Chemistry 1A, “C” or better. | |||
| Transferability:
CHEM 1B is transferable to UC and CSU and is listed as CAN CHEM 4. |
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EQUIPMENT:
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| Course
Description:
The general chemistry sequence is designed for students planning to enter science, medicine, and related professions. This course focuses on the following topics: chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, solution chemistry, acid and base chemistry, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and gases. |
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| READING
ASSIGNMENTS:
This course will cover chapters 11 and 13-19 in Chemistry: The Molecular Science by Moore, Stanitski, Jurs, 3rd edition. I strongly encourage you to read the relevant chapter before I discuss it in lecture because the lecture progresses at a pace appropriate for those people already familiar with the material. Since mastery of each topic area is a necessary prerequisite for understanding subsequent topics, the importance of regular attendance and maintaining a current reading schedule can not be overemphasized. |
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| EXAMS: Four one-hour exams | |||
| QUIZZES: A minimum of three will be given. | |||
| LABS:
Reports due by the following lab session; graded on a 12-point scale |
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| ATTENDANCE:
mandatory at both lecture and lab. Call and leave a message at 646-4152 (or email me at rrinehart@mpc.edu) BEFORE missing any session. Missed quizzes and exams will be made up at my discretion by prearranged appointment. I guarantee that you will NOT improve your grade by calling in sick and asking for a makeup! It will NOT be possible to make up missed labs. Quizzes and exams not promptly made up will count as F and included in the overall average. |
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| Grading: Grades are assigned and recorded on the basis of a 12-point scale as indicated below: ( A+ = 12, A = 11, A- = 10, B+ = 9, B = 8, B- = 7, C+ = 6, C = 5, C- = 4, D+ = 3, D = 2, D- = 1, F = 0 ) Since MPC does not use plus and minus grades, your final course grade will be reported as a straight letter. |
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| Exams: 4 @ 12.5% each: | 50% |
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| QUIZZES: |
15% |
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| LAB
REPORTS: |
25% |
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| LAB
TECHNIQUE: |
5% |
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| Attendance
& Deportment: |
5% |
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| HOMEWORK:
Chapter problem assignments will be given, but will generally not
be graded. Nonetheless, it is highly recommended that they be done as
scheduled. Special assignments may be given. |
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| TUTORING: MPC provides "Supplemental Instruction" funded by the ACCESS program at UC Santa Cruz. An experienced MPC student has been specially selected for this course. He or she will attend the lectures, may be present during labs as well, and will have additional hours as she or he schedules. If you should need additional tutoring, you will have to arrange that yourself | |||
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For the
latest course information, check the course website frequently. http://www.mpcfaculty.net/ron_rinehart/1B/ Updated information there will supersede anything thereby rendered obsolete in this document. |
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| © Ronald W. Rinehart, 2009 | |||