CHY 115: Principles of Chemistry II
First Summer Session, 2007
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Gale Rhodes |
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Subject to change. See |
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5:30-8:30 PM or so, M W |
Required LOOK!!! |
1) Chemistry, 9th Edition, Chang, McGraw Hill, 2007 2) Student Solutions Guide for Chang. 3) USM computer account, with e-mail 4) A calculator that can handle scientific notation and
logarithms. |
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1) Three exams, 100 points. 2) Final exam, covering all material in Chemistry 113 and 115, 200 points. 3) Seven Second-Step Quizzes, score is total of best 5 quizzes, 50 points. Total points available: 550. For details on computation of your final grade, see Grading Policy. |
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See Schedule for EXAM DATES and list of new material on each exam. Exams will emphasize new material, but all exams are comprehensive, including material from the first semester. |
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If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, please inform me during the first week of the semester, after consulting with the Office of Academic Support for Students with Disabilities, 237 Luther Bonney (780-4706). For problems with writing or study skills, make an appointment at the Learning Center, 253 Luther Bonney (780-4228) or the Counseling Center, 106 Payson Smith (780-4050). |
I may revise this table of assignments as the course proceeds. I will inform you when I make changes.
Memory is not a bad word. Thoughtfully chosen memory work will make you a more potent thinker and problem solver in chemistry class and lab. I always assume that you have done the memory work for current and previous chapters.
How to study, get the most out of class, and be ready for exams.
Various aids and supplements, added as the course progresses.
Make sure you get full credit for your work. See this statement of policies, practices, and penalties.
The main purpose of Chemistry 113 and 115 is to begin equipping you to use chemistry as a tool. Most of you are here because your major (or a major you are considering) contains a chemistry requirement. This requirement is present because the designers of your curriculum know that workers in their field must understand chemical concepts and use chemical techniques in their everyday work. For instance, modern biology draws heavily on chemical skills: such techniques as genetic engineering, detecting viruses, screening for AIDS antibodies, testing for pregnancy, assessing water quality, and establishing evolutionary realtionships among animals and plants all require understanding, judgment, and skill in chemistry. Chemistry is biology's most important tool, and it is vital also in physics and engineering, where it provides a basis for understanding the substances that make up construction materials, semiconductors, and new high-temperature superconductors. Chemistry is crucial in the geosciences as well, providing the basis for understanding the structures and chemical reactions of the earth's minerals. Whatever scientific field you choose, you will be, at least in part, a chemist.
A skilled chemist
In this course, you will have the opportunity to develop all of these skills. How skilled you become depends mostly on how much time and energy you are willing to invest. In the end, no matter how hard I work in the course, the amount and quality of your work will determine whether chemistry becomes one of your tools.