Syllabus for Chemistry 1952: Honors General Chemical Science 2

Spring 2015
Class meeting times: MWF 11:00-11:50 AM
Class meeting location: Beury 415
Discussion sections:
(all in Beury 415)

Mon 1:00-1:50 PM (Section 001 CRN:489)

or Wed 12:00-12:50 PM (Section 004 CRN:22365)
or Fri 12:00-12:50 PM (Section 002 CRN:490)

This course is the second semester of a comprehensive survey of modern descriptive,

inorganic, and physical chemistry. Topics include: thermodynamics, solutions and their
behavior, chemical kinetics, and chemistry of the elements.

Contact information for course personnel:

Instructor: Prof. Ann M. Valentine
Office: Beury 352
Phone: 215-204-7836
Email: ann.valentine@temple.edu
Teaching assistant: Liz Cerkez
elizabeth.cerkez@temple.edu
Office hours: Prof. Valentine's office hours are Tuesday and Wednesday, 1:30-3 PM or by
appointment (which is best arranged by e-mail). Your Teaching Assistant (TA) will also give
you her schedule for office hours.
Blackboard: Important announcements and useful information can be found in:
Chem 1952 Honors General Chemistry II Spring 2015

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Course materials: Our textbook is the 6th edition of Chemical Principles: The Quest for
Insight by Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones and Leroy Laverman, published by W. H. Freeman in
2013. Well again be using Sapling Learning for homework. Detailed instructions for signing
up for Sapling Learning are included on page 7 of this document.
Presumably you have a textbook and Sapling access from Chem 1951 last semester.
If not, you have several options for obtaining your course materials.
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(ISBN: 978-1-4641-4570-4)
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Option 4. Textbook by some other means (online vendor, used, etc.) and Sapling
Learning access. Sapling Learning access may be purchased from the Sapling Learning
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If you get a different edition of our text (other than the 6th Edition), you are responsible for
figuring out which sections of the new edition equate to your edition. (For example, Chapter 1
in the 5th Edition is split into Chapters 1 and 2 in the 6th Edition, and subsequent chapters are
renumbered.)

A copy of the textbook is also available on 2-hour in-library reserve at the Science &
Engineering Library.
The textbook publisher also offers a Study Guide to accompany Chemical Principles:
The Quest for Insight, 6th Edition by John Krenos and Joseph Potenza (ISBN: 978-1-46412435-8) and also a Student Solutions Manual to accompany Chemical Principles: The Quest
for Insight, 6th Edition by Carl Hoeger, Laurence Lavelle, and Yinfa Ma (ISBN: 978-1-46410707-8). Copies of each are available on 2-hour in-library reserve at the Science &
Engineering Library.
Calculators: Students should have a scientific calculator that includes exponential and log
functions. Note that the possession, use and sharing of graphing and programmable
calculators, PDAs, and cell phones are prohibited when taking quizzes and exams.

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Make-up policy: Please look now at the homework and exam schedule and reconcile it with
your other commitments. It is very unlikely that exams will move; please discuss predictable
conflicts with Prof. Valentine as soon as possible. Make-ups of missed examinations
(whether for scheduling conflict, illness, etc.) are not automatic and are at Prof. Valentines
discretion. Only documented excuses in extraordinary circumstances will be accepted.
Drop/Add: The last day to drop a course without a record of the class appearing on the
transcript is Monday, January 26th.
Withdrawal: In weeks three through eight of the semester, a student may withdraw only with
their advisors permission. This is Temple Universitys Policy (#02.10.14). There is no need to
seek an instructors signature. The course will be recorded on the transcript with the notation
of W, indicating that the student withdrew. A student may withdraw from no more than five
courses during his/her undergraduate career. A student may not withdraw from the same
course more than once. After week eight, students may not withdraw from courses and will
receive a letter grade. The last day to withdraw from a course is Tuesday, March 17th.
Incompletes: An incomplete, or I, will only be given in accord with Temple Universitys
Policy (#03.12.13). An I cannot be assigned until the specific requirements have been met
and the Agreement for Issuing an Incomplete form has been signed and submitted by the
instructor and the student prior to submitting the form to the Deans Office or Deans
Designee for final approval. To obtain an I, at least 50% of the work for the course must be
completed, a students accumulated point total must be more than 75% of the total number of
possible points, and there must be a valid reason acceptable to academic advising. For
students who are assigned a grade of I, all previous scores will stand and will be used in the
calculation of the final score and grade when the course is completed. No I designation may
be requested after the final exam for the course has been administered.
Student Conduct: Students are expected to adhere to the highest standards of academic
honesty. Discussion and collaboration while doing homework and studying are greatly
encouraged, but all work to be graded is to be the students own work. Cheating of any kind is
not tolerated. Penalties may range from a zero on the cheated-on assessment to a failing
grade in the course and a report to the Student Conduct Board. For details, please see the
Student Code of Conduct: http://policies.temple.edu/getdoc.asp?policy_no=03.70.12
Student Rights and Responsibilities: The University has a policy on Academic Rights and
Responsibilities: http://policies.temple.edu/getdoc.asp?policy_no=03.70.02 Temple University
is a community of scholars in which freedom of inquiry and expression is valued. Each
member of the University community is expected to have respect for the rights of others, to
conduct ones self in a manner that is compatible with the Universitys mission, and to take
responsibility for ones actions. To fulfill its functions of promoting and disseminating
knowledge, the University has authority and responsibility for maintaining order and for taking
appropriate action, including, without limitation, exclusion of those who disrupt the
educational process.

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Disability: Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a
disability should contact Prof. Valentine to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible.
Contact Disability Resources and Services (DRS) at 215-204-1280 in 100 Ritter Annex to
arrange reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. See also
http://www.temple.edu/disability
Classroom etiquette: Silence your cell phone and keep your laptop closed during class.
Grading: There will be a total of 750 points possible. The breakdown is as follows:
Exams 1-3 (100 points each)
Exam 4
Recitation and lecture quizzes*
Homework problems**
Final exam
Total

300 points
50 points
100 points
100 points
200 points
750 points

* Each students best 7 recitation quiz scores (out of ~12) and best 3 lecture quiz scores (out
of ~5) will count, for 100 points total.
** The total homework points will be scaled to 100 points total.
Letter grade assignments will start with:
93-100 A
90-93 A87-90 B+
83-87 B
80-83 B77-80 C+
etc.
but the instructor reserves the right to ease the grade ranges if appropriate. For example, the
instructor reserves the right to assign an A- to a score of 89 or even lower. Ill do my best to
estimate grade ranges as the semester goes on.

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Lecture schedule:
Date
January

Topic

12 Mon
14 Wed
16 Fri

Chapter 10: Physical Equilibria

Intro & Phases and Phase Transitions
More Phases and Phase Transitions
Solubility

19 Mon
21 Wed
23 Fri

MLK Day no classes

More Solubility
Colligative Properties

26 Mon

More Colligative Properties

Chapter 11: Chemical Equilibria
Reactions at Equilibrium
More Reactions at Equilibrium

28 Wed
30 Fri
February
2 Mon
4 Wed
6 Fri
9 Mon

Equilibrium Calculations
(Chapter 10 homework due)
Response of Equilibria to Changes in Conditions
Chapter 12: Acids and Bases
Nature of Acids and Bases

11 Wed
13 Fri

More Nature of Acids and Bases

(Chapter 11 homework due)
Exam 1: Physical & Chemical Equilibria: Chapters 10-11
Weak Acids and Bases

16 Mon
18 Wed
20 Fri

pH of Solutions of Weak Acids and Bases

Polyprotic Acids and Bases
More Practice With Acids and Bases

23 Mon
25 Wed
27 Fri
March
2 Mon
4 Wed
6 Fri

Chapter 13: Aqueous Equilibria

Mixed Solutions and Buffers
(Chapter 12 homework due)
Titrations
More Titrations

Spring break this week

no classes

Before class,
read sections

10.1-10.3
10.4-10.7
10.8-10.10

10.11-10.13
10.14-10.17

11.1-11.3
11.4-11.5

11.6-11.8
11.9-11.11
12.1-12.3
12.4-12.6

12.7-12.10
12.11-12.13
12.14-12.17

13.1-13.3
13.4-13.5
13.6-13.7

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Date
9 Mon
11 Wed
13 Fri
16 Mon

Topic
Solubility Equilibiria
(Chapter 13a homework due)
More Solubility Equilibria
Chapter 14: Electrochemistry
Redox Reactions

18 Wed
20 Fri

Galvanic Cells
(Chapter 13b homework due)
Exam 2: Acids, Bases & Aqueous Equilibria: Chapters 12-13
More Galvanic Cells

23 Mon

Electrolytic Cells

Before class,
read sections
13.8-13.11
13.12-13.14
14.1-14.2
14.3-14.5

14.6-14.9
14.11-14.12

Chapter 15: Kinetics

25 Wed
27 Fri

Reaction Rates
Concentration and Time

30 Mon

Reaction Mechanisms
(Chapter 14 homework due)

April
1 Wed
3 Fri

6 Mon
8 Wed
10 Fri

13 Mon
15 Wed
17 Fri
20 Mon
22 Wed
24 Fri
27 Mon
May
1 Fri

Models of Reactions
Catalysis
Chapter 16: Main Group Elements
Periodic Trends and Hydrogen
(Chapter 15 homework due)
Exam 3: Electrochemistry & Kinetics: Chapters 14-15
Main Group Part 2 Students Choice
Chapter 17: Transition Metals
d-Block Elements and Compounds
(Chapter 16 homework due)
Coordination Compounds
Electronic Structures
All About __________________ Students Choice
(Chapter 17 homework due)
Exam 4: Chemistry of the Elements: Chapters 16-17
Chapter 18: Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Decay
Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy
Final Exam (10:30 AM-12:30 PM)
(Optional Chapter 18 homework due)

15.1-15.3
15.4-15.6
15.7-15.10

15.11-15.13
15.14-15.16

16.1-16.4

TBA

17.1-17.4
17.5-17.7
17.8-17.12

18.1-18.5
18.6-18.12

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