course outline

CHEMISTRY 1050
Prof. Chris Kozak
Instructor: Dr. Christopher M. Kozak
Phone: Ext. 8082
Office: C2018
Research Lab: C5006
E-mail: [email protected] (Include “Chem 1050” in the subject line of any e-mails to me)
Website: http://www.chem.mun.ca/zfac/cmk.php
Lecture times:
Labs:
MWF 12:00 – 12:50, Th 11:00 – 11:50 room C2010
Room C3046
Required text: General Chemistry 9th Ed., by Petrucci/Harwood/Herring; Prentice Hall 2006.
CHEMISTRY HELP CENTRE:
The Chemistry Resource Room (C-2012) is open 9 to 5 pm, Monday to Friday. At least one qualified instructor is available
during these hours to help students with text and worksheet problems, pre-labs etc.
Office hours:
Tuesdays 9:00 to 10:30 am
Students wishing to see me outside these hours must make an appointment by e-mail or by speaking to me after
class.
Course grading scheme:
Final Exam:
Lab:
Review Assignments:
Term Tests (3):
60%
15%
4%
21%
Dates of Dr. Kozak’s Term Tests
Test #1 (5%):
Test #2 (8%):
Test #3 (8%):
Wednesday Sept. 20th
Wednesday Oct. 18th
Wednesday Nov. 15th
Review Assignments:
There will be three (3) Review Assignments. These will be assigned at least two weeks before Tests 2 and 3 and the final
exam. There will be no assignment before Test 1. The purpose of these is to help you study the material for the tests. The
solutions to the assignments will be taken up in class on the Friday immediately preceding the scheduled tests, or in the last
week of classes before the exam period. The three assignments will count toward 4% of your final grade.
You have been given a series of review questions for the introductory material, covering Chapters 1 to 5. These will not be
marked, but you are strongly encouraged to complete these in order to reinforce your knowledge of the background topics.
Answers, but not solutions, are given at the end of each set of questions.
Dr. Kozak’s Policy on Missed Tests:
The points for any test not written increases the value of the final exam by the appropriate percentage providing a suitable
excuse is provided for missing it (medical note, etc.). There will be no make-up tests.
Should the University be closed on account of weather on a scheduled test day, the test will be automatically rescheduled
for the next day (ie, September 21st, October 19th and November 16th for Tests 1, 2 and 3, respectively).
Chem 1050 Course websites:
Dr. Kozak’s Chem 1050 website:
http://www.chem.mun.ca/zcourses/1050.php
http://www.chem.mun.ca/homes/cmkhome/CMKTeaching.htm
The first of the above sites is the “official” site for the course. Here you will find descriptions of the course curriculum, old
tests and exams, and links to pages maintained by other instructors for the course. Detailed Learning Objectives and
Sections covered are listed in the “Curriculum” section of this site. You are strongly advised to read ahead in order to
fully participate in class and to get the most from the lectures.
I maintain the second site where you will find details specific to this section. I will post my overheads, links to important
websites, reading assignments and problem sets and solutions as the course progresses.
INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL
No matter why you are taking chemistry, this course is designed to meet the following objectives:
• to introduce you to the language that chemists use when investigating and describing the world around us
• to familiarize you with the concepts and skills that are needed in courses beyond the first year from physics, biology
and environmental science courses to specialized chemistry courses
• to help you establish or improve problem-solving skills that can be used in any profession or life in general
• also, hopefully during the course, you will gain a curiosity for a more in depth knowledge of chemistry which can be
gained through higher level chemistry courses
In order to help you plan your studying time, a list of homework problems from your text is provided below. You should
work through these problems on your own time and check the solutions in your solutions manual after you have attempted
them. If you do problems with your solutions manual open you will not learn the very important problem solving skills you
require to succeed in this course. You will only obtain a false sense of security, thinking that you know how to do the
problems. Chemistry is a subject that requires you to see many different types of problems and time does not allow that all
types of problems be taken up during lecture. On tests you are responsible for concepts covered in lectures as well as all
types of problems covered in the list of homework problems, tutorials and examples in the text as well as those covered in
lectures.
Problems From Text: *NOTE* These are just representative problems and you should be able to complete most problems
within the chapters and at the end of each chapter.
Representative Problems From Petrucci/Harwood/Herring 9th Ed.
Ch. 1: 7, 9, 13, 21, 23, 27,40, 47, 62, 65, 77. 78
Ch. 2: 9, 22, 32, 33, 37, 43, 46, 47, 51, 53, 57, 72, 76
Ch. 3: 7, 13, 17, 23, 35, 41, 43, 47. 51, 54, 55, 57, 59, 71, 73, 75, 90, 96
*Note: Although you will not be tested explicitly on significant figures or conversions etc. it will be assumed that you know
how to convert and marks will be deducted for improper use of significant figures.
Ch. 4: 1, 7, 17, 23, 25, 29, 39, 43, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 74, 85, 91, 96
Ch. 5: 2, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41
Ch. 5: 47, 49, 53, 57, 63, 83
Ch. 6: 1, 9, 11, 13, 19
Ch. 6: 23, 25, 27, 31, 37, 43, 45, 49, 53, 61, 65, 71, 73, 75, 78
Ch. 6: 82, 86, 92
Ch. 7: 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 21, 25, 27, 31
Ch. 7: 33, 40, 45, 47, 53, 57, 59, 63, 65, 67, 71, 80, 87, 90, 93
Ch. 8: 3, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 35
Ch. 8: 39, 41, 43, 45, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 69, 71, 75, 77, 79, 83, 85, 87, 91, 96, 107
Ch. 9: 3, 9, 13, 15, 17, 21, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 41, 43, 47, 52
Ch. 10: 1, 3, 25, 27, 29
Ch. 10: 17, 21, 35, 40, 43, 45, 49, 51, 53, 57, 63, 65, 67, 69, 73, 79, 81, 85, 92, 95, 110
Ch. 11: 3, 5, 7, 11
Ch. 11: 13, 15, 21, 23, 25, 27, 33, 35, 39, 41, 43, 51, 64
Ch. 12: 7, 11, 15, 27, 29, 33, 49, 50, 51, 57, 73, 74, 88, 92, 104
Ch. 13: 1, 19. 23, 25, 31, 41, 47, 49, 53, 55, 57, 65, 73, 77
One last gentle reminder: This course covers a huge amount of diverse material at a very quick pace. Do not let yourself
become overwhelmed. Read your textbook regularly, and do try to read ahead. It is much more easy to digest a section or
two per day rather than several chapters the night before a test. Also, learning chemistry is like learning a new language…
only practice will improve your knowledge. Immerse yourself in it! Do the problems in the text and on the websites and
discuss them with your colleagues. Despite seeming like a vast collection of unrelated facts or theories, chemistry is in fact
very holistic. Many of the things you learn in this course will be relevant to topics being taught in your physics, biology,
mathematics or engineering courses. I will attempt to make these topics as relevant to “real life” as possible. Learning to
look for similarities is one of the foundations of science!