CHEMISTRY 108. University at Buffalo Spring Semester 2019 Announcement Sheet 1

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1 CHEMISTRY 108 University at Buffalo Spring Semester 2019 Announcement Sheet 1 STAFF Lecturer: Days Time Place Office Phone Dr. Jerome B. Keister M, W, F 10:00-10:50AM NSC 225 NSC keister@buffalo.edu Office Hours* Friday 11:00 AM -Noon Laboratory Director: Mrs. Priscilla Clarke NSC pbc@buffalo.edu Office Hours* Wednesday 11:30 AM -12:30PM Associate Laboratory Director: Dr. Rachael Ventura NSC rdibbell@buffalo.edu Office Hours* Thursday 12:00N-1:00PM *and by appointment MATERIALS NEEDED Required: 1. Text: McMurry, Fay, and Robinson, Chemistry, 7th Ed., Prentice-Hall, 2015 (with Mastering Chemistry, ISBN ; text only, ISBN ). Earlier editions may be used. 2. Mastering Chemistry, (included at a discount in the package with the text ISBN above). 3. Lab Manual: Scaife, Beachley, & Allendoerfer, Chemistry in the Laboratory, University at Buffalo, 11th Ed., Thomson Custom Publishers 2009 (ISBN ). 4. Lab Materials: CHE 101-2/107-8 Lab Kit, safety glasses with side shields, lab coat, padlock for lab drawer. 5. A subscription to Top Hat in-class response site (see below). 6. A valid University I.D. card will be required at examinations and for some laboratories. 7. A scientific calculator with arithmetic and transcendental function (sine, cosine, log, etc.) capability is required for examinations. Graphing calculators with the capability to store text are not permitted for examinations. REGISTRATION Registration Procedure: If you are not completely registered for lecture and recitation/lab, see Mrs. Clarke in NSC 266. Important Dates: Monday, February 4, 2019: Last day to drop/add a course. Friday, April 19, 2019: Last day to resign a spring 2019 course with a grade of R (by 11pm). Friday May 10, 2019: Last lecture day. Monday, May 13, 2019: Final Exam period starts.

2 ABOUT THE COURSE Lecture: Students must be registered for lecture and attend all lectures. They should read the text in advance for a better understanding of the lecture and are responsible for learning the material presented whether they attend or not. Recitation: Students must be registered for recitation and laboratory (a four hour contiguous time period) as well as for lecture. The recitation period involves discussion of lecture material and homework assignments. Group problems will be assigned and graded. Homework: Homework will be due on-line through Mastering Chemistry. An access code is required for new students. Books purchased at the bookstore are packaged with an access code that allows you to register. You may also purchase an access code online. Go to: and click the Students button in the Register box. Indicate whether you have an access code and select continue. Then enter the requested information, including your access code, to register to Mastering Chemistry. Please be sure to accurately enter your UB person number so that you receive credit for your assignments. This is the eight digit number that appears on your student ID card. Once you are logged in, enter the University at Buffalo General Chemistry CHE 108 course with our class ID. The Class ID is UBCHE108SP2019. Procedures for registering will also be reviewed in lecture and instructions are posted on the CHE108 course website. Further questions can be directed to the help chat on the website, or the help number In-class Problems: We will be using the Top Hat ( classroom response system in class. You will be able to submit answers to in-class questions using Apple or Android smartphones and tablets, laptops, or through text message. You can visit the Top Hat Overview ( within the Top Hat Success Center which outlines how you will register for a Top Hat account, as well as providing a brief overview to get you up and running on the system. An invitation will be sent to you by , but if don t receive this , you can register by simply visiting our course website, the URL will be announced in class and posted on UBLearns. Note: Your Course Join Code will be announced in class and posted on UBLearns. Top Hat may require a paid subscription, and a full breakdown of all subscription options available can be found here: Should you require assistance with Top Hat at any time, due to the fact that they require specific user information to troubleshoot these issues, please contact their Support Team directly by way of (support@tophat.com), the in app support button, or by calling Laboratory: - 2 -

3 Student Class Schedule cards DO NOT indicate the correct room for the CHE 108 laboratory sections. All laboratory instruction begins in the recitation room with a pre-laboratory discussion of procedures and safety precautions before proceeding to the laboratory. CHE108 laboratory sections begin at the same time and in the same room as the scheduled recitation with which they alternate. The lab instructors will inform their students which laboratory room in the Natural Sciences Complex (NSC) has been assigned to their section. Safety regulations require that laboratory aprons, monogoggle safety glasses, long sleeve shirts, full length pants and shoes that cover the entire foot be worn for all lab work. Students not properly dressed to complete lab may leave to change, noting that the laboratory will end at the scheduled time. Failure to comply with any safety regulations will result in the student leaving the laboratory, with a grade of 0 (zero) for that day's laboratory work. All materials are required at laboratory check-in and check-out. Students are expected to read the experiment of the day and view the posted digital video about the laboratory before the pre-laboratory discussion. CHE 108 students are to submit a handwritten flow chart as well as the answers to the pre-lab questions in a legible form and hand them in to their lab instructor at the beginning of pre-laboratory discussion on the day the experiment is conducted. At the conclusion of the lab period, after cleaning up their station, students are to turn in their data sheet and have their instructor initial their lab book. The write-up of the experiment, using the pages in the lab manual, is due at the next lab meeting and should be turned in prior to the pre-lab discussion. Originals only. Photocopies will not be accepted. Student I.D. cards must be obtained and used to check out certain laboratory equipment at the stockroom. Direct any questions about lab work to the Laboratory Director, Mrs. Clarke. A laboratory safety awareness test has been scheduled for all recitation/lab sections. The test will be given during the recitation periods held Monday, February 4 th - Thursday, February 7 th. Students should read pages (Lab Rules and Regulations, Laboratory Safety and Safety Precautions) in the lab manual) to prepare for this test. Students missing more than two questions on the lab safety test will be required to repeat the test. Lab Check-out and Improper Lab Check Out Charge: All students must check out of their lab drawer during their regular lab period (with their lab instructor) during the week of check-out (May 6-9, 2019). Those who do not are subject to a $ check-out charge plus charges for broken, missing or unusable equipment as well as having the lock cut off the drawer. (Safety glasses and lab kits will be held in the stockroom for one month only). Students who drop the course during the semester must check out within one week of dropping to avoid the lab check-out charge. Students who are absent from check-out at the end of the semester because of illness must complete a waiver form, available at the Copy Center (NSC 361) to have this $ charge waived. This form requires written documentation from a physician verifying the reason for the absence. Filing for a waiver is the student s responsibility alone, and the decision on a fee waiver is NOT made by either your TA or the stockroom window staff. No waivers will be granted after the 1 week grace period. Grading: CHE

4 Lecture/Recitation In-class problems 45 Group work 3) 15 Problem Sets 6) 60 Recitation Total 120 Laboratory Laboratory Reports 10+1) 55 Written Laboratory Final Exam 25 Laboratory Total 80 Examinations Hour Exams 100) 200 Final Exam 200 Examination Total 400 GRAND TOTAL 600 The final course grade (A-F including +/ 's) is determined strictly on the basis of the total number of points accumulated; individual exams, etc., are not assigned letter grades. Estimated cut-offs for letter grades are: 85% = A; 50% = D; even grade intervals in between. Grade cut-offs may be lowered at the discretion of the instructor. Students should keep all examinations, laboratory reports and problem sets until they have received their course grade. These are the only materials which will be accepted as evidence of clerical error in the determination of the course grade. Examinations: Examinations have been scheduled for Friday, 8 March 2019 at 5:00-6:30 PM for Exam 1 and Friday, 19 April 2019 at 5:00-6:30 PM for Exam 2. The final examination is scheduled for Friday, May 17, 2019, at 8:00-11:00 AM. Please clear your calendar for these dates and times! Students should bring their University ID card to all examinations for identification purposes. Make-up Policy: Students who are unavoidably absent from an exam, recitation, or laboratory must present an excuse (obtain form in NSC 361) and should be prepared to document the absence if requested to do so. Laboratories missed because of a valid absence will be prorated on the basis of other work that is done. Make-up exams will be given at 5:00-6:30PM Tuesday, 12 March 2019 for Exam I in NSC. 228 and 5:00-6:30PM Tuesday, 23 April 2019 for Exam II in NSC 228. Incompletes: A grade of incomplete ("I") indicates that additional course work is required to fulfill the requirements of a given course. Students may only be given an I grade if they have a passing average in coursework that has been completed and have well-defined parameters to complete the course requirements that could result in a grade better than the default grade. Prior to the end of the semester, students must initiate the request for an I grade and receive the instructor s approval. Students who present a valid written excuse for failure to take the Final Examination either prior to or within 48 hours of that exam will be given a grade of I (incomplete) if they had a passing average after Exam II. Assignment of an I grade is at the discretion of the instructor. Students with failing averages after Exam II are not eligible for incompletes by University policy, and will automatically be assigned a grade of F if they do not take the Final Examination. I grades must be completed within twelve months; students must not re-register for courses for which they have received an I grade

5 The instructor must specify a default letter grade at the time the I grade is submitted. A default grade is the letter grade the student will receive if no additional coursework is completed and/or a grade change form is not filed by the instructor. Individual instructors may set shorter time limits for removing an incomplete than the six-month time limit. For spring 2019, the incomplete grade default is Dec. 31, Upon assigning an I grade, the instructor shall provide the student specification, in writing or by electronic mail, of the requirements to be fulfilled, and shall file a copy with the appropriate departmental office. The Incomplete policy is not retroactive and does not apply to transfer credit. The "I" must be changed to a grade before the degree conferral date if the student plans to graduate in that semester. A default grade can be "B," "C," "D," or "F." (If a student selected an S/U grading option, it will replace the default letter grade when the grade defaults.) Students requesting an incomplete are hereby reminded that University regulations prohibit a second registration in a course for which they currently have an I-grade and that all I-grades must be removed before graduation. Students who stop attending, as judged by their absence from Exam II and the Final Examination, without officially resigning, will be assigned the grade of FX and their lack of attendance will be reported to the Office of Financial Aid at the end of the semester. Students registered with the Office of Accessibility Resources: The Chemistry Department works closely with the Office of Accessibility Resources to make it possible for anyone wishing to take a Chemistry course to do so. Special arrangements can be made for handicapped students who cannot take examinations in the normal manner and for those who cannot perform laboratory experiments unaided with the normal equipment. All such arrangements must be made well in advance of the event by contacting Mr. Randall E. Borst, Director of Accessibility Resources, 60 Capen Hall and the appropriate lead instructor; Dr. Keister for examinations and Dr. Ventura for laboratory experiments. Academic Integrity: The University community depends upon shared academic standards. Academic dishonesty in any form represents a fundamental impairment of these standards. If, after consultation with the student, an instructor believes the student has committed an act of academic dishonesty, the instructor has the authority to impose sanctions in keeping with this principle. The MINIMUM sanctions to be imposed in Chemistry 108 are as follows: First infraction: The maximum point value for the assignment will be subtracted from the student's point total. A subsequent infraction will result in a minimum penalty of 100 points. Students should consult the Academic Regulations and Procedures section of the Undergraduate Education Bulletin for a more detailed discussion of possible harsher sanctions and the appeals process. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1. The possession of crib sheets or unauthorized notes at an examination, whether or not they are used; the display or answering of any electronic device such as cell phone, ipod, mp3 player, PDA, etc. (Calculator memory banks, calculator cases or other articles are subject to inspection by the proctors.) 2. Copying from another person s examination paper or lab report or deliberately allowing another person to copy from you. 3. Changing any of the answers on an examination paper or lab report and then requesting that the paper be regraded for additional credit. 4. Reporting of laboratory work not actually done in the laboratory or using data inconsistent with the numbers listed on the data sheet

6 5. Copying or altering the copyrighted laboratory computer disks to obtain data without doing the computer experiments as designed. Miscellaneous: NSC 361 (the Copy Center ) will serve as a general office during certain (posted) hours for the following purposes: 1. Extra copies of announcement sheets will be available there and on UBLEARNS CHE 108 Web site under Course Documents. 2. Requests for excused absences may be obtained there. These requests must be signed by the appropriate instructor (lecturer for hour exams and lab instructor for lab experiments) and returned to NSC 361 by the student within seven days of the absence or the date of lab check-out (whichever comes first). 3. Lab reports which students wish to have regraded must be turned in there within one week after the paper has been returned to the student. The nature of the problem must be specified on an attached sheet. Papers containing white-out corrections will not be regraded. 4. Late lab reports must be turned in there. See Lab Notes Sheets for due dates of lab reports. 5. Students will be given a dated and initialed receipt for all materials turned in at the Copy Center. 6. A directory for all Chemistry 108 instructors (with office hours listed) will be posted outside NSC 266, 361 and on the UBLEARNS CHE 108 Web site. Problem Assignments: Problem assignments will be announced in class and also will be posted on the UBLEARNS Web site. UBLEARNS CHE 108 Web site Announcements: Up to date course information and assignments are available through the UBLEARNS CHE 108 Web site. The URL is: Information about accessing UBLEARNS is on the Web site

7 Week of 1/28 2/4 2/11 2/18 2/25 3/4 3/11 CHEMISTRY 108 Schedule for Spring 2019 All laboratories begin at the same time and in the same room as CHE 108 scheduled recitations.. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Intro., Ch. 12 No Rec/Lab Ch. 12 Check In/Lab Safety Test Ch. 13 Exp. 14 Chemical Kinetics Ch. 14 Ch. 14 Exp. 15 Chem Equilibrium Ch. 15, Review Ch. 16 Exp. 18 ph, Indicators & Buffers No Rec/Lab Check In/Lab Safety Test Exp. 14 Chemical Kinetics Exp. 15 Chem Equilibrium, Review Exp. 18 ph, Indicators, & Buffers Ch. 12 No Rec/Lab Ch. 13 Check In/Lab Safety Test Ch. 13 Exp. 14 Chemical Kinetics Ch. 14 Ch. 15 Exp. 15 Chem Equilibrium Ch. 15, Review Ch. 16 Exp. 18 ph, Indicators, & Buffers 3/18 SPRING RECESS No Rec/Lab Check In/Lab Safety Test Exp. 14 Chemical Kinetics Exp. 15 Chem Equilibrium, Review Exp. 18 ph, Indicators, & Buffers Ch. 12 Ch. 13 Ch. 13 Ch. 14 Ch. 15 Review Exam 1 (Ch ) Ch. 16 3/25 Ch. 17 Rec. only Ch. 17 Ch. 17 4/1 Ch. 17 Ch. 18 Ch. 18 4/8 4/15 Ch. 18 Exp. 20 Galvanic & Electrolytic Cells Ch. 19 ; Exp. 20 Galvanic & Electrolytic Cells ; Ch. 19 Exp. 20 Galvanic & Electrolytic Cells Ch. 20 ; Exp. 20 Galvanic & Electrolytic Cells ; Ch. 19 Review Exam 2 (Ch ) Last Day to Resign with R Grade 4/22 4/29 Ch. 20 Exp.23B/C Anal. of a Metal Complex Ch. 23 Exp.23B/C Anal. of a Metal Complex Ch. 20 Exp.23B/C Anal. of a Metal Complex Ch. 23 Exp.23B/C Anal. of a Metal Complex Ch. 20 Ch. 23 5/6 Ch. 23 Review Check Out Review Check Out Ch. 23 Review Check Out Review Check Out Review Last Day of Classes 5/13 Final Exams start Final exam 8:00 AM Monday, February 4, 2019: Last Day to Drop/Add a course Friday, April 19, 2019: Last Day to Resign a spring 2019 course with a grade of R (by 11pm) - 7 -

8 CHEMISTRY 108 Schedule for Spring 2019 Course Objectives Assessment:* Students successfully completing this course will: Understand and apply concepts to solve problems using: Properties of Solutions Chemical Kinetics General Chemical Equilibria Describe and calculate quantities for: Acid-Base Equilibria Precipitation Equilibria Thermodynamic Quantities and Relationships Properties and Fundamentals of Electrochemical Systems Understanding the importance and role of the following in society: Nuclear Chemistry and Radioactivity Transition metals and coordination chemistry Organic and Biological Chemistry Assessment Problem sets 1,2 Test 1 Laboratory Experiments 14 and 15 1/4 of credit on the Final Exam Students must achieve a grade equal to C or above to be deemed satisfactory on a midsemester report Problem sets 3-5 Test 2 Laboratory Experiments 18 and 20 1/4 of credit on the Final Exam Problem sets 6-10 Laboratory Experiment 23 1/2 of Final Exam *course objectives are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances Outline of Topics Chapter 12: Solutions and Their Properties Energy Changes and the Soolution Process Concentration Units for Solutions Factors that Affect Solubility Colligative Properties Vapor Pressure Lowering Boiling Point Elevation and Freezing Point Depression Osmotic Pressure Fractional Distillation Chapter 13: Chemical Kinetics Reaction Rates Rate Laws and Reaction Order Experimental Detarmination of a Rate Law Integrated Zero-, First- and Second Order Rate Laws Arrhenius Equation Reaction Mechanisms Rate Laws for Elementary Reactions and Overall Reations Catalysis Chapter 14: Chemical Equilibrium The Equilibrium State Equilibrium Constants K p and K c Heterogeneous Equilibria Le Chatelier s Principle Link Between Chemical Equilibria and Kinetics Chapter 15: Aqueous Equlibria: Acids and Bases Bronsted-Lowry Acid-Base theory Acid-Base Strength Diissociation of Water - 8 -

9 CHEMISTRY 108 Schedule for Spring 2019 The ph Scale Measuring ph ph of Solutions of Strong Acids and Bases Equilibria in Solutions of Weak Acids Percent Dissociation of Weak Acids Polyprotic Acids Equilibria in Solutions of Weak Bases Relation Between K a and K b Acid-Base Properties of Salts Lewis Acids and bases Chapter 16: Applications of Aqueous Equilibria Neutralization Reactions Common Ion Effect Buffer Solutions Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation ph Titration Curves Strong Acid-Strong Base Titrations Weak Acid-Strong Base Titrations Weak Base - Strong Acid Titrations Polyprotic Acid-Strong Base Titrations Solubility Equilibria for Ionic Compounds K sp and Calculating Solubility Factors That Affect Solubility Precipitation on Ionic Compounds Chapter 17: Thermodynamics: Entropy, Free Energy and Equilibrium Spontaneous processes Ehthalpy, Entropy, and Spontaneous Processes Entropy and Probability Entropy and Temperature Standard Molar Entropies and Entropies of Reaction Second Law of Thermodynamics Free Energy and Spontaneity Standard Free-Energy Changes Free-Energy Changes under Nonstandard Conditions Free Energy and Chemical Equilibrium Chapter 18: Electrochemistry Galvanic Cells Cell Potentials and Free Energy Changes for Cells Standard Reduction Potentials Nernst equation Standard Cell Potentials and Equilibrium Constants Batteries Corrosion Electrolysis and Electrolytic Cells Chapter 19: Nuclear Chemistry Nuclar Reactions Radioactivity Nuclear Stability Radioactive Decay Energy Changes During Nuclear Reactions Nuclear Fission and Fusion Detecting and measuring Radioactivity Applications of Nuclar Chemistry Chapter 20: Transition Elements and Coordination Chemistry Electron Configurations Properties of Transition Metals Oxidation Sttates of Chemistry of Selected - 9 -

10 Coordination Compounds Ligands Naming Coordination Compounds Isomers Enantiomers Colors of Complexes Valence Bond Theory Crystal Field theory Energy Changes and Energy Conservation Chapter 23: Organic and Biological Chemistry Alkanes Functional Groups Naming Organic Compounds Alkenes and Alkynes Arenes Alcohols and Amines Aldehydes and Ketones Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives Polymers CHEMISTRY 108 Schedule for Spring

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