MC Syllabus

2000-2001

Chem 1411, General Inorganic Chemistry I

4 Semester Credit Hours

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Course Description :
This course will enable students to become proficient in stoichiometry, chemical equations, atomic structure, chemical bonding, reactions, gas laws, liquids and solids, and solutions. A knowledge of algebra is needed.

Text and Materials:
1. Text: Chemistry: Principles and Reactions, 4rd Ed., by Masterton and Hurley (required).
2. Lab Manual: Basic Laboratory Studies by Grace R. Hered (required).
3. A scientific calculator is needed for this course.

Course Goals/Objectives:
After successful completion of this course, a student will be able to answer descriptive questions and to work
word problems like those assigned in the text.

Class Policies:
If you decide to not complete this class, then it is your responsibility to go the Office of Student Services to
initiate the dropping of this class. I will sign a drop slip through the fifteenth week of class. I will not sign a
drop slip during final exams week. If this class is not dropped, then a letter grade will be assigned.

Evaluation of Students:
Tests 65%    Homework 10%    Lab Grade 25%

Guaranteed Grades:
A.....90%     B......80%     C......70%      D......60%

Course Schedule:

1. Matter and Measurement	2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
3. Mass Relations in Chemistry; Stoichiometry	4. Reactions in Aqueous Solution
5. Gases	6. Electronic Structure and the Periodic Table
7. Covalent Bonding	8. Thermochemistry
9. Liquids and Solids	10. Solutions

Instructor Information:

Name: J. Anderson	Office: SF-127
Office Phone: 685-4620	E-Mail: janderson@midland.cc.tx.us
AOL IM Screen Name: JDAnder1	Office Hours: M-F 1-3 PM
Division Chair: Dr. Margaret Wade, 108 SF, 685-4615.	Division Secretary: Brenda Smith, 109 SF, 685-4612.

Intellectual Competencies- Science & Math

• Reading- Understanding the material incorporated in the text used in this course will require the student to analyze and interpret various chemical concepts.
• Listening- The primary teaching methods used in this course are discussion and lecture. Understanding the oral presentation of material will require the student to analyze and interpret various chemical concepts.
• Critical Thinking- Critical thinking, as exemplified by problem solving, is inherent in the study of any scientific discipline. Chemical problems will be considered, discussed, and analyzed in this course.

ADA Statement:
Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible. These conditions may include documented physical or educational disabilities. Please be aware that services or accommodations are not automatic. Each student must request them and secure the proper authorizations.

NOTE: If this syllabus unintentionally differs from the syllabus handed out in class, the class syllabus shall be considered valid.

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