Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon, USA
| Phone: | (503) 491-7348 | Email: | mike.russell@mhcc.edu |
| Office Hours: | MWF 8-9 MW10-11 | Office: | AC 2568 |
| Chemistry 221 Website: | http://mhchem.org/221 | ||||||||
| Required Materials: | Chemistry The Central Science (11th Edition) by Brown et al., ISBN 0-135-031-486 |
| The Chemistry 221 Companion (Lab Manual, Problem Sets, etc.) | |
| Graphing calculator (such as the TI-83, etc.) | |
| Bound Laboratory Notebook | |
| Scantron Sheets for exams ("Test Form 8000" or "Form No. 882-ES" only) | |
| Safety goggles for lab |
Course Description: This course offers the fundamental basis of chemistry for science, pre professional, chemistry and engineering majors. A strong emphasis is placed on a mathematical approach. CH 221 covers nomenclature, stoichiometry, periodic properties, thermochemistry and introductory chemical bonding.
Prerequisites: Students must have 2-3 years of high school mathematics. Completion or concurrent enrollment in Math 111 is required, and a high school physics course (or the equivalent) is highly recommended.
Course Philosophy: To be successful, students enrolled in a 200 level chemistry course should complete all assignments before coming to class, attend classes regularly, participate in discussions, and think critically to discover the fundamental theories inherent to this course. All homework assignments represent the minimum requirement for understanding the principles of chemistry. It is assumed that A and B students will perform enough unassigned exercises to master the concepts.
The Honor Principle: All students will be expected to behave with the highest moral and academic integrity while enrolled in this class. Plagiarism, cheating or sharing information on tests or laboratory reports, disruptive behavior, and other related offenses will be dealt with according to the directives stated in the current Mt. Hood Community College Student Guide.
| Grading: | Midterm Exams (2 total, 130 points each) | 260 points |
| Quizzes (6 total, lowest quiz dropped, 20 points each) | 100 points | |
| Lecture Final Exam | 180 points | |
| Laboratory Final Exam | 100 points | |
| Class Presentation | 100 points | |
| Problem sets (6 total, 10 points each) | 60 points | |
| Nine lab experiments (20 points each) | 180 points | |
| Lab Completion Bonus and Notebook | 20 points | |
| Total points: | 1000 points |
| Tentative grading distribution: | A: 89-100% | B: 78-88% | C: 62-77% | D: 50-61% | F: less than 50% |
Each student will give a Class Presentation this term. For more information, see the handout entitled "Class Presentations FAQ".
Laboratory Safety and Etiquette rules can be found in the lab packet for this course and on the website. Information regarding lab reports, the mandatory lab notebook, the lab completion bonus and missed lab sessions can be found in the lab packet and on the course website as well. Lab reports will never be accepted electronically (email, etc.); only hard copies will receive credit.
Problem sets: We will be using problem sets found in the CH 221 Companion, available at the bookstore. All problems should be attempted prior to class (we will be discussing them during recitation), and arriving late to a problem set session will invoke a point penalty. Late problem sets will also receive a point penalty. Details regarding problem set grading will be discussed during the first recitation of the term.
Note that sessions may be recorded to maximize the learning resources available to the student population. See the "College Information" guide on our website (found under "Class Information") for more detail.
"What’s Due This Week" Schedule for CH 221 Fall 2010
| Week | Dates | Lab Assignment |
| 1 | 9/21 - 9/24 | Introduction to the course |
| Begin "Chemistry and the Internet" and "Identification of an Unknown Compound" Labs - goggles required | ||
| 2 | 9/28 - 10/1 | Begin "Density of Liquids and Solids" Lab |
| Due: Problem set #1 - Chapter 1 | ||
| Labs due: "Chemistry and the Internet" and "Identification of an Unknown Compound" (Lab #1) | ||
| Take Quiz #1 | ||
| 3 | 10/5 - 10/8 | Begin "Chemical Nomenclature and Formula Writing " Lab |
| Due: Problem set #2 - Chapter 2 Part 1 and Chapter 3 (3.3 - 3.4) | ||
| Lab due: "Density of Liquids and Solids" (Lab #2) | ||
| Take Quiz #2 | ||
| 4 | 10/12 - 10/15 | Begin "Determination of an Empirical Formula" Lab |
| Due: Problem set #3 - Chapter 2 Part 2 and Chapter 3 (3.3 - 3.5) | ||
| Lab Due: "Chemical Nomenclature and Formula Writing" (Lab #3) | ||
| Take Quiz #3 | ||
| 5 | 10/19 - 10/22 | EXAM #1 - Chapter 1, Chapter 2 & Chapter 3 (3.3 - 3.5) |
| Begin "Percent Potassium Chlorate in a Mixture" Lab - goggles required | ||
| Lab due: "Determination of an Empirical Formula" (Lab #4) | ||
| 6 | 10/26 - 10/29 | Begin "Ionic Reactions in Aqueous Solutions" Lab - goggles required |
| Due: Problem set #4 - Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 | ||
| Lab due: "Percent Potassium Chlorate in a Mixture " (Lab #5) | ||
| Take Quiz #4 | ||
| October 29, 9 AM: Last chance to reserve a Class Presentation element | ||
| 7 | 11/2 - 11/5 | Begin "Determination of an Unknown Chloride" Lab - goggles required |
| Due: Problem set #5 - Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 | ||
| Lab due: "Ionic Reactions in Aqueous Solutions" (Lab #6) | ||
| Take Quiz #5 | ||
| 8 | 11/9 - 11/12 | EXAM #2 - Chapter 3, Chapter 4 & Chapter 5 (Wednesday - see me for exam date) |
| Begin "Calorimetry" Lab - goggles required (Wed. section - see me) | ||
| Lab due: "Determination of an Unknown Chloride" (Lab #7) (due 11/12 9 AM for Thurs. section) | ||
| Due: "Peer-reviewed Class Presentation Rough Draft Paper" (due 11/12 9 AM for Thurs. section) | ||
| 9 | 11/16 - 11/19 | Class Presentations - final paper due at presentation |
| Lab due: "Calorimetry" (Lab #8) | ||
| 10 | 11/23 - 11/26 | No Labs - Thanksgiving! |
| 11 | 11/30 - 12/3 | Begin "The Atomic Spectrum of Hydrogen" Lab - due during lab period (Lab #9) |
| Due: Problem set #6 - Chapter 6 and Chapter 6 | ||
| Take Quiz #6 | ||
| 12 | 12/8 | Lecture Final Times to be announced |
| 12/7 - 12/10 | Lab Final Times to be announced - Lab Notebook due |
 Copyright © 2010 by Dr. Michael Russell Professor of Chemistry at Mt. Hood Community College Gresham, Oregon, USA 97030 |