CHEM 1311/1111

General Chemistry
Spring, 2020

Instructors:
Dr. Ralph Zehnder
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 486-6662
Office: CAV 204B
Office Hours: M 11:00-12:30, W 11:00-12:30, F 11-1:00, or by appointment; Review
sessions W 5 pm
Mr. Kevin Boudreaux
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 486-6623
Office: CAV 207B
Office Hours: M-F 9:30-11, or by appointment; Review sessions M 5 pm
Mr. Rigel Rilling
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 486-6654
Office: CAV 201B
Office Hours: W 2:00-5:00 pm, F 11:00 am-2:00 pm, or by appointment
Dr. Janet Maxwell
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 486-6624
Office: CAV 229B
Office Hours: MWF 10:00-11:00 am, T 2:00-3:00 pm, R 9:30-10:30 am, or by
appointment

CHEM 1311 — GENERAL CHEMISTRY LECTURE CLASS

Lecture Class Meeting Times

Sec Days Time Instructor Location
010 MWF 10:00 am-10:50 am Dr. Zehnder CAV 215
020 TR 08:00 am-09:15 am Mr. Boudreaux CAV 200
030 TR 11:00 am-12:15 pm Dr. Zehnder CAV 223
Required Texts and Materials
• Textbook and SmartWork online homework [Both Required]:
Thomas R. Gilbert, Rein V. Kirss, Natalie Foster, Stacey Lowery Bretz, Geoffrey
Davies, Chemistry: The Science in Context (5th edition, 2018).
Purchasing Options:
1. Textbook (printed) + eBook + SmartWork
2. eBook + SmartWork
3. SmartWork only (only if you get a textbook from another source that does not
include SmartWork.)
Options 1 and 2 are available at the ASU Bookstore.
Option 3 is only available from the publisher at the Norton website.1
• Approved Lab Goggles [Required] (available from the ASU Bookstore or from the
lab stockroom)
• Calculator [Required]: Scientific calculator capable of performing calculations with
scientific notation and logarithms. Bring your calculator to class and to lab every day.
Only non-programmable calculators may be used on the exams.

Course Description
1311/CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I (3-0). An introduction to the fundamental laws
and theories of chemistry, chemical nomenclature, stoichiometry, atomic structure,
chemical bonding, periodic table, chemical equations and reactions, and the properties
of heat flow and gases. Prerequisites: Students must have received: a score of 580 or
above on the mathematics portion of the SAT if taken before March 2016, a score of
600 or above on the mathematics portion of the SAT if taken in March 2016 or after, a
score of 26 or above on the mathematics section of the ACT, completed college algebra
with a grade of “C” or better, or completed Chemistry 1305 with a grade of “C” or better
in order to enroll in Chemistry 1311/1111. Corequisite: Chemistry 1111.
1111/CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I Laboratory (0-3). Laboratory experiments that
focus on laboratory technique, data collection, and analysis. The experiments will
expand upon the concepts and topics presented in Chemistry 1311. Corequisite:
Chemistry 1311.

Technology Requirements
To successfully complete this course, students need to obtain access to SmartWork,
an online homework program which accompanies the Gilbert textbook.2 These
assignments will be averaged to give a 200-point grade. To register with SmartWork
from within Blackboard, follow the instructions at the end of this syllabus.
TopHat student and classroom engagement platform [Required]
We will be using TopHat, which is an interactive system that will allow students to
use their cell-phones, and/or tablets, and/or laptops to answer questions/quizzes
instantly in class and at home. To get started and for more information please go to
this link and create an account unless you have already a TopHat Account at ASU:
https://tophat.com
Please see the information below for your individual section:

Course Name: CHEM 1311-010 - Spring 2020

Direct URL: https://app.tophat.com/e/841777
6-digit join code: 841777

Course Name: CHEM 1311-030 - Spring 2020

Direct URL: https://app.tophat.com/e/113023
6-digit join code: 113023

Purchasing Options: https://tophat.com/pricing/

1. Create account for 1 semester (4 months): $30
2. Create account for 2 terms (12 months): $48
3. Create account for 4 years access: $96
You only need to create ONE account that you will be able to use for all classes at
ASU that utilize TopHat.

For an overview on how to get started with TopHat visit:

https://support.tophat.com/hc/en-us/articles/200019034-Top-Hat-Overview-Getting-
Started

Grading

Evaluation and Grades

Course grades will be determined as indicated in the table below.

Assessment Total Points

Exams (3×100 pts) 300 pts
Final Exam 150 pts
Quizzes, classroom participation 150 pts
SmartWork Homework 200 pts
Laboratory 200 pts
Total 1000 pts
Students who are taking both CHEM 1111 and CHEM 1311 for the first time who wish
to drop either course must drop both courses, because dropping either course would
result in the co-requisite requirement no longer being met.

Overall grades in CHEM 1311/1111 will be determined as follows:

• If BOTH CHEM 1311 and CHEM 1111 are completed, the letter grade will be
based on a total of 1000 points.
• For students who begin and complete ONLY CHEM 1311, a percentage will be
calculated using only lecture assessments (first four items listed above with 800
points possible) and the letter grade will be assigned based on that percentage.
• For students who begin and complete ONLY CHEM 1111, the percentage will be
calculated using only lab assessments and that percentage will be used to assign
a letter grade.

Grading System
Course grades will be dependent upon completing course requirements and meeting
the student learning outcomes.

The following grading scale will be used for this course:

A = 900-1000 points (90-100%)
B = 800-899 points 80-89.9%)
C = 700-799 points (70-79.9%)
D = 600-699 points (60-69.9%)
F = 0-599 points (<60%)

Exams
The exams will be given outside of regular class time on the dates listed below:

Exam Date Room Time

Exam 1 Wednesday, February 12 MCS 100 5:30 pm
Exam 2 Wednesday, March 18 MCS 100 5:30 pm
Exam 3 Wednesday, April 15 MCS 100 5:30 pm

Most of the exams will be over material covered since the last exam. However, the
course builds on material delivered earlier so the concepts, calculations and techniques
from earlier exams may be required. Only non-programmable calculators may be
used on the exams (i.e., no graphic calculators are allowed).
Make up exams will be at the discretion of your individual faculty. Usually,
allowances will only be made in the case of an excused university absence.
Communication with your instructor is critical.
Final Exam
The Final Exam will be a comprehensive multiple-choice standardized exam published
by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Study guides for the ACS exam (“General
Chemistry - Official Study Guide”) are available for sale in the lab stockroom and from
the ACS web page.3 The schedule for the 1311 final exams is shown below. The
complete final exam schedule is also available on the ASU web page.4

Sec Days Time Instructor Final Exam Date Time

010 MWF 10:00 am- 10:50 am Dr. Zehnder Mon., May 4 10:30 am-12:30 pm
070 TR 08:00 am- 09:15 am Mr. Boudreaux Tues., May 5 08:00-10:00 am
030 TR 11:00 am- 12:15 pm Dr. Zehnder Tues., May 5 10:30 am-12:30 pm

Blackboard
Grades will be posted on Blackboard.5 Information, handouts, homework assignments,
and other course documents will either be posted on your instructor’s faculty web page,
or on Blackboard.

Attendance
You are expected to attend all class meetings. You are expected to arrive on time and
to stay until the end of the lecture. In-classroom activities such as worksheets and
quizzes cannot be made up. You will not be automatically dropped if you stop attending
class.
If you have the flu, please stay home. Do not help spread the flu to everyone
else. Keep your professor informed as to your status by email (preferred) or telephone
(if necessary). Your faculty will work with you to keep up to date in the class.

Last Day to Drop

The last day to drop the course with a grade of “W” is Thursday, March 26, 2020.
CHEM 1111 — GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

Laboratory Meeting Times

The lab classes that accompany the CHEM 1311 lecture course are shown in the table
below. The labs will meet first for pre-lab lectures in the Class Room listed in the table.

Section Day Meeting Time Instructor Class Room Lab Room

03Z M 2:00 pm-04:50 pm Dr. Zehnder CAV 215 CAV 216
04Z T 11:00 am-01:50 pm Mr. Rilling CAV 211 CAV 216
05Z W 11:00 am-01:50 pm Mr. Rilling CAV 211 CAV 216
06Z W 2:00 pm-04:50 pm Dr. Zehnder CAV 215 CAV 216
07Z R 11:00 am-01:50 pm Mr. Rilling CAV 215 CAV 216
08Z R 02:00 pm-04:50 pm Mr. Rilling CAV 215 CAV 216
09Z M 02:00 pm-04:50 pm Dr. Maxwell CAV 200 CAV 206

The CHEM 1111 General Chemistry laboratory class accompanies this lecture class.
The lab is designed to illustrate some of the principles involved in performing scientific
measurements, handling chemicals, and performing chemistry experiments. In some
cases, the experiments in the lab will introduce you to concepts before you cover them
in the lecture course, and in some cases, the experiments will reinforce concepts
already covered in the lecture course.
Labs will begin meeting on the first day of class. Bring your calculator!

Laboratory Attire
Beginning on the first day of lab, everyone MUST have approved goggles, long-
sleeved shirts which cover the midriff, long pants, and shoes with closed toes and
heels (no sandals, slides, etc.). (Basically, you should have as little exposed skin as
possible.) Anyone not wearing the appropriate attire will not be allowed into lab.

Lab Procedures and Lab Reports

The procedures for these labs will be posted on Blackboard in the section labeled “Lab
Resources.” The procedures will provide a description of the background for each
experiment, pre-laboratory questions that will be turned in at the beginning of the lab
period, a procedure for the experiment, and a lab report form which must be handed in
when the lab is completed. It is essential that you read the materials posted in
Blackboard for that week’s lab before coming to lab. Each lab will be worth 100 points.
The point average in Lab will be scaled to 200 points and then incorporated into your
overall CHEM 1311/1111 grade.
Cleaning Up After Lab
Make sure that your lab area is clean and that all glassware and hardware has been
cleaned and returned to the appropriate drawers before leaving the lab. Points may get
deducted if you leave the lab in unsatisfactory conditions.

Make-Up Lab Policy

The lowest lab score will be dropped from the total. If you miss a lab for a valid reason,
that is the score that will be dropped.

Lab Safety Training

All students enrolled in lab courses are required to take a Mandatory Laboratory Safety
Training and Quiz on Blackboard. Instructions for completing the quiz are given below:
1. Login to Blackboard, and choose the course: entitled “Lab Safety Training.”
2. Under the left hand menu, choose: “Get Started Here”.
3. There are three sections:
a. Welcome to Lab Safety Training — There are your instructions.
b. Lab safety training — Click on “Lab Safety — Click here to begin”. This will
download a PowerPoint slide show which will cover the safety training.
c. The lab safety quiz. You must score 90% or higher. You can take it again in 24
hours.
The Lab Safety Training must be completed by the evening of Sunday, January 26.

Lab Midterm and Lab Final

There will be a 100-point lab midterm and a 100-point lab final given during the week of
3/30/20 and the last week of classes respectively. These grades will not be dropped
from the lab total.
LECTURE AND LAB SCHEDULE — Spring, 2020

Week
Date Of Lecture Lab
1 1/13 Chapter 1: Matter and Energy Lab Safety Lecture
— Composition of Matter, Significant figure lecture and
States of Matter, worksheet
Measurements, SI Units,
Mandatory Lab Safety Training and
Significant Figures, Unit
Quiz — instructions given in Lab
Conversions
Safety Training section (must be
completed by Jan. 26)
2 1/20 Monday, Jan. 20 MLK-day Labs Do Not Meet
Chapter 2: Atoms, Ions, and Take Home Assignment: “Scientific
Molecules — Nuclear Model, Measurement and Presentation of
Atomic Mass, Periodic Table, Data” must be completed before
Molecular and Ionic start of lab next week
Compounds, Naming
Compounds and Writing
Formulas
3 1/27 Chapter 2, cont. Measuring Mass and Volume

4 2/3 Chapter 3: Stoichiometry — Measuring Density

The Mole Concept, Balancing
Equations, Stoichiometry,
Percent Composition, Limiting
Reactants
5 2/10 Chapter 3, cont. The Use of Volumetric Glassware
Exam 1 – Wed., Febr. 12 (Ch.
1, 2,3)
6 2/17 Chapter 4: Solution Chemistry Percentage Water in a Hydrate
— Concentration, Electrolytes,
Acid-Base Reactions,
Precipitation Reactions, Redox
Reactions
7 2/24 Chapter 4, cont. Percentage of Potassium Chlorate in
a Mixture
8 3/2 Chapter 5: Thermochemistry Titration of Vinegar
— Energy, Systems, Enthalpy,
Heat Capacity, Calorimetry,
Hess’s Law, Standard
Enthalpies of Formation
9 3/9 Spring Break No classes or labs
 Week
Date Of Lecture Lab
10 3/16 Chapter 6: Properties of Specific Heat Capacity
Gases — Pressure, The Gas
Laws, the Ideal Gas Law, Gas
Density, Dalton’s Law, Kinetic-
Molecular Theory
Exam 2 – Wend., March 18
(Ch. 3, 4,5)
11 3/23 Chapter 6, cont. Heats of Reaction: Hess’s Law
Thurs., Oct. 31 Last Day to Drop
12 3/30 Chapter 7: A Quantum Model Preparation and Properties of
of the Atom — Hydrogen and Oxygen Gases
Electromagnetic Radiation, (Demo)
Atomic Spectra, Photoelectric Lab Midterm Exam
Effect, Bohr Model, Quantum
Numbers, Atomic Orbitals,
Electron Configurations of
Atoms and Ions, Periodic
Properties
13 4/6 Chapter 8: Chemical Bonds — Gas Law Labs
Lewis Structures, Covalent April 7th at 2 pm Moon lecture
Bond, Polar Bonds, On that day labs will meet at 3:15 pm
Resonance, Exceptions to the
Octet Rule 4/10 is spring
holiday, no classes that day.
14 4/13 Chapter 9: Molecular The Emission Spectra of Atoms
Geometry — VSEPR, Valence
Bond Theory, MO Theory
Exam 3 – Wed., April 15 (Ch. 7,
8, 9)
15 4/20 Chapter 9, cont. Molecular Structures and Shapes

16 4/27 Chapter 10: Intermolecular Lab Final Exam

Forces — Intermolecular
Forces, Vapor Pressure,
Phase Diagrams, Water
17 5/4 Final Exams
General Policies Related to This Course
All students are required to follow the policies and procedures presented in these
documents:
• Angelo State University Student Handbook6
• Angelo State University Catalog7

Academic Integrity
Students are expected to maintain complete honesty and integrity in all work. Any
student found guilty of any form of dishonesty in academic work is subject of disciplinary
action and possible expulsion from ASU.

The College of Science and Engineering adheres to the university’s Statement

of Academic Integrity.8

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

ASU is committed to the principle that no qualified individual with a disability shall, on
the basis of disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the
services, programs or activities of the university, or be subjected to discrimination by the
university, as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008 (ADAAA) and subsequent
legislation.
Student Disability Services is located in the Office of Student Affairs, and is the
designated campus department charged with the responsibility of reviewing and
authorizing requests for reasonable accommodations based on a disability. It is the
student’s responsibility to initiate such a request by contacting an employee of the
Office of Student Affairs, in the Houston Harte University Center, Room 112, or
contacting the department via email at [email protected]. For more information about
the application process and requirements, visit the Student Disability Services website.9
The employee charged with the responsibility of reviewing and authorizing
accommodation requests is:

Dallas Swafford
Director of Student Disability Services
Office of Student Affairs
325-942-2047
[email protected]
Houston Harte University Center, Room 112
E-mails
For conducting official ASU business please use your official ASU e-mail account.
Please make sure that you check your ASU.EDU account on a regular basis. The
instructor may send important announcements regarding this course, homework, and/or
exams to your ASU e-mail
account. You will not be able to use the excuse of not checking your e-mail with regard
to assignments, tasks, or exams you missed.
Any submitted e-mails are expected to be written in a professional format and
impeccable English. For more information how to communicate by e-mail please see:
https://www.wikihow.com/Email-a-Professor
The instructor will refuse to read and/or respond to any messages that do not comply
with such requirements.
The instructor will respond to legitimate e-mails within 24 - 48 hours during the week
and may not respond until after weekends or holidays if messages are received on any
of such days.

Incomplete Grade Policy

It is policy that incomplete grades be reserved for student illness or personal misfortune.
Please contact faculty if you have serious illness or a personal misfortune that would
keep you from completing course work. Documentation may be required. See ASU
Operating Policy 10.11 Grading Procedures10 for more information.

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a serious topic covered in ASU’s Academic Integrity policy11 in the Student
Handbook. Plagiarism is the action or practice of taking someone else’s work, idea, etc.,
and passing it off as one’s own. Plagiarism is literary theft.
In your discussions and/or your papers, it is unacceptable to copy word-for-word
without quotation marks and the source of the quotation. It is expected that you will
summarize or paraphrase ideas giving appropriate credit to the source both in the body
of your paper and the reference list.
Papers are subject to be evaluated for originality. Resources to help you
understand this policy better are available at the ASU Writing Center.12

Student Absence for Observance of Religious Holy Days

A student who intends to observe a religious holy day should make that intention known
in writing to the instructor prior to the absence. See ASU Operating Policy 10.19
Student Absence for Observance of Religious Holy Day13 for more information.
Title IX at Angelo State University:
The University prohibits discrimination based on sex, which includes pregnancy, sexual
orientation, gender identity, and other types of Sexual Misconduct. Sexual Misconduct
is a broad term encompassing all forms of gender-based harassment or discrimination
including: sexual assault, sex-based discrimination, sexual exploitation, sexual
harassment, public indecency, interpersonal violence (domestic violence and/or dating
violence), and stalking. As a faculty member, I am a Responsible Employee meaning
that I am obligated by law and ASU policy to report any allegations I am notified of to
the Office of Title IX Compliance.
Students are encouraged to report any incidents of sexual misconduct directly to ASU’s
Office of Title IX Compliance and the Director of Title IX Compliance/Title IX
Coordinator at:

Michelle Boone, J.D.

Director of Title IX Compliance/Title IX Coordinator
Mayer Administration Building, Room 210
325-942-2022
[email protected]

You may also file a report online 24/7 at www.angelo.edu/incident-form.

If you are wishing to speak to someone about an incident in confidence you may contact
the University Health Clinic and Counseling Center at 325-942-2173 or the ASU Crisis
Helpline at 325-486-6345.

For more information about Title IX in general you may visit www.angelo.edu/title-ix.
Student Learning Outcomes
• Learning Goal 1: Students will be able to analyze complex chemical problems and
draw logical conclusions.
o Students will be able to use an understanding of atomic structure at the basic
and atomic levels to analyze the structure and reactivity of substances and
chemical species.
o Students will be able to use an understanding of how energy interacts with
matter to predict stable chemical species, and perform thermodynamic
calculations describing chemical reactions.
• Learning Goal 2a: Students will be able to understand and apply scientific
reasoning in the chemical sciences.
o Students will be able to use an understanding of ions and molecules at the
atomic level to predict the behavior of reactions in aqueous solutions.
o Students will be able to use the basic ideas of quantum mechanics to
describe how molecular bonds form and to predict molecular shape and
polarity. Molecular structure and polarity will be used to predict the forces
between molecules and relate those forces to the states of matter and phase
changes.
• Learning Goal 2b: Students will be able to employ mathematics in the analysis of
chemical problems.
o The mole concept, chemical formulas and balanced chemical equations will
be used to do chemical calculations that relate macroscopic measurements to
numbers of atoms, ions or molecules.
o Students will be able to do calculations involving solution concentration and
know how to prepare solutions of given concentrations.
o Students will be able to quantitatively predict gas properties using gas law
calculations.
• Learning Goal 3: Students will be able to demonstrate technical and analytical skills
in chemistry.
o Students will be able to use the periodic table to determine basic atomic
information and to predict trends in atomic properties.
o Students will be able to interconvert between chemical names and
formulas to the extent that they can work problems given only one of those
pieces of information.
o Students will be able to classify common types of chemical reactions and
predict the outcomes of reactions.

Evaluation of Student Learning Outcomes

Student learning outcomes will be evaluated by test questions or by the grading of in-
classroom activities, as described by your instructor.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Natural Sciences Objectives
The objective of the study of a natural sciences component of a core curriculum is to
enable the student to understand, construct, and evaluate relationships in the natural
sciences, and to enable the student to understand the basis for building and testing
theories.

Exemplary Educational Objectives

1. To understand and apply method and appropriate technology to the study of
natural sciences.
2. To recognize scientific and quantitative methods and the differences between
these approaches and other methods of inquiry and to communicate findings,
analyses, and interpretation both orally and in writing.
3. To identify and recognize the differences among competing scientific theories.
4. To demonstrate knowledge of the major issues and problems facing modern
science, including issues that touch upon ethics, values, and public policies.
5. To demonstrate knowledge of the interdependence of science and technology
and their influence on, and contribution to, modern culture.

1
http://books.wwnorton.com/books/index.aspx
2
www.wwnorton.com/smartwork
3
http://uwm.edu/acs-exams/students/student-study-materials/
4
http://www.angelo.edu/services/registrars_office/final.html
5
http://blackboard.angelo.edu (or access Blackboard from RamPort)
6
https://www.angelo.edu/student-handbook/
7
https://www.angelo.edu/catalogs/
8
https://www.angelo.edu/student-handbook/community-policies/academic-integrity.php
9
https://www.angelo.edu/services/disability-services/
10
https://www.angelo.edu/content/files/14197-op-1011-grading-procedures
11
https://www.angelo.edu/student-handbook/community-policies/academic-integrity.php
12
https://www.angelo.edu/dept/writing_center/academic_honesty.php
13
https://www.angelo.edu/content/files/14206-op-1019-student-absence-for-
observance-of
To enroll in the SmartWork online homework please go to “content” in BlackBoard and
click on the link SmartWork5, which looks like the one shown in the picture below.

Then follow the guidelines given by Norton.