Meeting Times, Location, & Course Delivery Details
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Upon successful completion of this course…
1. The student will be able to compute mathematical equations to solve problems in a great variety of
fields of study, problems involving ratios, percentages, approximation and estimation, measures of central
tendency, standard deviation, statistical inference, reading and interpreting graphs, charts and tables.
2. The student will be able to manipulate calculators as tools for solving problems encountered in
everyday life.
3. The student will be able to perform algebraic formulas to solve mathematical exercises.
4. The student will be able to explain science as a way of knowing about the physical world.
5. The student will be able to analyze and perform experimentation as a way of asking and answering
questions about science.
6. The student will be able to recognize the types of questions that science, by its nature, can and cannot
answer.
7. The student will be able to generalize concepts of natural science to convey its complexity and to
comprehend that asking a science question requires prior knowledge.
8. The student will be able to discuss some of the practical and ethical human implications of scientifically
derived knowledge.
9. The student will be able to compose a theory and demonstrate that theory in practice.
10. The student will be able to explain the principles of chemistry in relation to chemical and physical
properties, chemical nomenclature, and chemical reactions.
11. The student will be able to perform calculations and solve problems (using computer technology when
appropriate) in relation to items in the previous objective above.
12. The student will be able to analyze, collect and record scientific data.
13. The student will be able to demonstrate the operation of appropriate equipment and instrumentation
relating to the chemistry discipline.
14. The student will be able to analyze and interpret instrumental/experimental data.
The text is the same as Fall semester. The textbook is not required, but class will follow this one--Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity by Kotz, Treichel and Townsend, 7th ed. The lab book will be provided to you for downloading. Class will start where 230 left off in the Fall, which was in dot structures. Tentatively, the material will be in this order:
dot structures and molecular geometries
bonding and molecular structure
gases and their properties
intermolecular forces, liquids and solids
solutions and their behaviors, colligative properties
kinetics
equilibrium
thermodynamics
Lectures on the equilibrium material is spread out over several chapters in most texts, and I will not necessarily follow the same order as in the text. These chaps. cover one large subject area, and I will treat it in a more unified manner than the book does. (This is the same way I have done this in previous years.)
You all have me for lecture, section M1, so your class grade will be determined according to the cut-offs given below. I have the Tues. and Wed. afternoon labs, and Mark Chrisman has the Mon. afternoon lab. Your labs will be graded by whichever of us you have for lab. If you have Mark, he will pass those grades on to me, and your class grade will be determined according to the grade cut-offs given below.
Tentative Schedule
Subject to change during the semester. Adequate notice of changes will be given.
Please note that there is a quiz or test every Friday except for Jan. 17th (the first week of class), April 18th (Good Friday) and the last day of class. There will be a quiz on Wed. April 16th. There will be no quiz make-ups, but I will drop your two lowest quiz grades. Test make-ups will require convincing me of the validity of your excuse for missing the test, and if you fail to convince me you may receive a zero on the test. If you miss a quiz or test at 8 AM for any reason, and contact me that day by noon, I will usually let you take the quiz or test that day. Within reason. If your alarm fails to go off, or your car doesn’t start, more than 3 or 4 times, it is becoming unreasonable. The final exam will be cumulative.
There will be a paper. This will be a minimum of 5 pages, topic of your choice with my approval. Though the points will be treated as extra credit, I would like you to do a paper. Incidentally, please be warned that I grade the paper ruthlessly for grammar and clarity of expression, and require correct usage and citation of sources, if any. Since you can write about almost anything, and may not need sources, don't use ChatGPT, or whatever other AI variant is current at the time. AI tends to hallucinate. Also, I will have some idea of your writing style by then. Do not recycle a paper from some other class either. If you would like help with your paper, the writing center is there for you.
Assignment dates are
Lab 200 pts. Most will be one week, and 20 pts. each.
Quizes 240 pts. Best 8 of 10, at 30 pts. each, given on Jan. 24, 31, Feb. 14, 21, 28, March 21, 28, April 11, 16, 25
Tests 345 pts. Three at 115 pts. each, given on Feb 7, March 7, April 4
Final 215 pts. Mon. May 5, 8:00 AM
Paper up to 50 pts. extra credit. Due Wed., April 9.
If, for some reason, it becomes necessary to modify the list of assignments, the percentages and grade cut-offs will still be used.
I will use plus/minus grading this semester. The cutoffs will be as follows:
A- 88-89% A 90% and above
B- 78-79% B 80-86% B+ 87%
C- 60-65% C 66-76% C+ 77%
D 50-59%
F below 50%
Instructor Course Policies
Attendance will not be taken, but your presence is expected. Consistent absence from class can be expected to have a potentially negative effect on any borderline grade situations at the end of the semester. Being more than 15 min. late to lab will be treated as a safety violation, and will result in a loss of points on that lab. However, we are flexible about which section you do a lab in. If you need to miss lab for any reason, and wish to do the lab on a different day than you are registered for, be sure to make arrangements early enough--the week before is good--to be able to do so. There will also be a week at the end of the semester for lab make-ups.
Please note that all the labs count. They add up to 20% of your overall grade, which is approximately two letter grades. You are not expected to be able to do all the calculations for all the labs on your own – you are expected to get as much help as you want or need with the lab write-ups. Let us help you. (They are the part of the grade in this class over which you have the most control.) To receive a grade for the lab, you must turn in a lab write-up.
Labs in my sections will be due one week after the experiment is completed. There will be a late penalty of 10% per day for the labs which will start the second week, so you have a week's grace period before losing any points. Any lab which is two or more weeks late to me will receive no credit. (Mark’s section will follow his rules.)
There is no lab the first full week of class because of drop/add, or the second week because of MLK Day. So the first lab will be the week of Jan. 27th.
There is no lab the week of Spring Break. There will be a week for make-up labs at the end of the semester, probably the last full week of class. That leaves two extra weeks with no lab in them. We generally reserve these in case of weather and College closing. If we don’t close due to weather, then one may end up in the middle of the semester during mid-terms. The other may end up at the end of the semester. You will be told when the lab-free weeks will be early enough for you to enjoy it.
There will be a 20 point extra credit award for lab cleanliness at the end of the semester, by the way, for those of you who wish to take advantage of it.
Please see the current Student Handbook for the college’s Academic Integrity policies as they pertain to examinations, plagiarism, classroom behavior, and the process for handling academic misconduct charges. See the current Student Handbook for the college’s Attendance policy especially as it pertains to excused absences.
In recent unsettled times it has been uncertain what may happen. Everything given below should be considered aspirational and subject to change. If this class can no longer be taught face to face, it is expected that it will continue in Blackboard as synchronous lectures – which means I will still have class, at scheduled times, in blackboard sessions, which I will record. I will continue to do tests and quizzes in a way which will allow you to show me your work, and I will still give partial credit. So aside from our not being in the same room, it would continue to be as close as possible to the way I am starting as face to face.
If anyone is out of class due to illness or quarantine, then I will work with you during that time by phone or online to keep you on track, and/or after to get you caught back up.
Additional Information
Catalog Course Description: A continuation of CH 230. Particular emphasis on equilibrium and properties of aqueous solutions, descriptive inorganic chemistry and qualitative analysis. Laboratories include analysis of data generated by students. Prereq. CH 230.
Overview: Principles of Chemistry II is a two part course: lecture and lab. The course is a science-major’s introductory chemistry course designed to teach the basic theories of chemical structures and reactions, laboratory skills and practices, and problem-solving logic as it is applied to chemical problems. It also serves to satisfy requirements for General Education in the natural sciences and fulfills a Q requirement in general education.
Course Goals and Objectives: This course addresses the following goals/objectives in the General Education program: “Use mathematics to solve problems in a great variety of fields of study, problems involving ratios, percentages, approximation and estimation, measures of central tendency, standard deviation, statistical inference, reading and interpreting graphs, charts and tables. Use calculators as tools for solving problems encountered in everyday life. Solve mathematical exercises that require the use of algebraic formulae. Demonstrate an understanding of science as a way of knowing about the physical world; ask and answer questions using observation and /or experimentation; and recognize the types of questions that science, by its nature, can and can not answer. Demonstrate an understanding of a natural science in a depth sufficient to convey its complexity and to understand that to ask a question requires prior knowledge. Demonstrate an understanding of some of the practical and ethical human implications of scientifically-derived knowledge. Apply theory to practice.” (from the General Education Goals and Objectives) This course addresses the following goals/objectives in the Chemistry program (which may be relevant to other programs requiring this course): “Have an understanding of the principles of chemistry in relation to chemical and physical properties, chemical nomenclature, and chemical reactions. Be able to make calculations and solve problems (using computer technology when appropriate) in relation to items in the previous objective above. Be able to properly collect and record scientific data. Be able to setup and operate appropriate equipment and instrumentation relating to the chemistry discipline. Be able to appropriately analyze and interpret instrumental/experimental data.” (from the Chemistry Program Major/Minor Assessment Report).
As with all classes at Wilmington College, it is expected that an average student may expect to spend at least 2 hours working outside of class for each hour of lecture the class is worth. This class has 3 hours of lecture per week. This should be considered approximate only, due to the variation in students, and in class material from one week to another, but a substantial time commitment is expected in addition to time spent in class and lab.
In order to maintain your eligibility for financial aid, you must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0. You also must successfully complete 2/3 (67%) of the classes for which you are registered after the first week of school. Dropping a class could put you at risk of not meeting the 67% criteria. If you wish to drop a class, please see your instructor or advisor for help calculating your status.
My office is 208 CSA. I will have office hours Mon. through Fri. from 11 to 12, meetings permitting. (I don't know when those will all be yet.) My extension is 258. My email is dore_meinholtz@wilmington.edu. If I’m in my office and the door is open, come in. If the door is closed, knock -- I may just be hiding my computer screen while I’m making up a test. If the door is open, but I’m not there, I’m probably either coming back soon or somewhere else on the floor. Please wait for me, or hunt me down in one of the labs. Although I am expected to have official office hours, any time I am not actually in class, lab, or meeting, I will be available to you, so almost all the time I am here is office hours if you want them to be. Finally, I am in the phone book (382-5169) but I strongly, firmly, and emphatically suggest that you use this information only with the utmost care and restraint.
Finally, if you have any disability or medical condition which might affect your performance, comfort, or safety in class or in lab, please let me know as soon as possible.
ADA statement: Americans with Disabilities Act: If you have a documented disability that requires accommodations, contact the Accessibility and Disability Services Director at 937-481-2444, Robinson Communication Center 111.
Institutional and Program-Level Policies
All exams will follow the Final Exam Schedule. Students scheduled to take three or more final examinations on one day may request to arrange their examination schedule, so no more than two exams occur on one day.
Requests for early or late exams are considered only under extreme circumstances. Prior to the exam period, the student must file a written request on the Early/Late Exam Form available in the Student One Stop Center, Academic Records, and on the WC portal. The form must be signed by the Instructor and the Academic Dean, approving the alternate exam time. This process must be completed prior to the scheduled exam period.
Out-of-class Work Expectation A minimum of 2 hours of out-of-class student work is expected for each hour of in-class time for traditional face-to-face courses. For online and hybrid courses, the combination of face-to-face time and out-of-class work should be equal to 3 hours per credit hour per week. |
Instructional Course Delivery |
Academic Integrity Policy The use of generative AI is prohibited except where expressly allowed in assignment instructions. |
Academic Misconduct - Examples [10/24]
ACADEMIC CODE OF CONDUCT
This policy is directly related to the first Testimony, which is part of the Student Code of Conduct. “I will practice personal and academic integrity.” The initial responsibility for dealing with academic misconduct lies with the individual faculty member in whose classroom or course of study the offense occurs. The responsibility includes determination of the consequences for the offense. The goal is for faculty to confront cheating and plagiarism, to teach ethical behavior, and to provide an appropriate consequence based on the nature of the incident. Faculty are encouraged to explicitly address academic misconduct and its consequences in the course syllabus.
EXAMPLES OF ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT
A. Examination offenses include, but are not limited to, the following:
1.Taking unauthorized materials into or out of the examination room.
2.Leaving the examination room without authorization before completing an examination.
3.Talking in the examination room without authorization.
4.Discussing the examination outside the examination room during the course of the examination.
5.Attempting to observe the work of another student.
6.Taking an examination for another person or permitting someone else to do so.
7.Collaborating improperly by discussion, joint research, or joint effort in any way expressly prohibited by the instructor. This includes using a cell phone or other device to access information from another source or another student.
8.Improper knowledge of contents of an examination - No student shall knowingly acquire unauthorized knowledge of an examination or any part of an examination, or solicit, offer, or give information about any part of an examination.
B. Student work offenses include, but are not limited to, the following, which are expressly prohibited in the absence of prior written approval of the instructor or instructors involved:
1.Resubmission of work - Submitting work which has been previously submitted for credit.
2. Plagiarism - Submitting work done wholly or partly by another, including the unattributed copying of all or parts of a published work or internet document. Using generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) sources to produce work (when not expressly permitted) is also a form of plagiarism. Some instances of plagiarism are the result of ignorance rather than dishonesty. When plagiarism is encountered, the instructor should be sure that the student knows proper procedures for attributing content.
3.Prohibited sources - Consulting material or persons contrary to the directions of the instructor.
4.Improper collaboration - Engaging in any discussion, joint research, or joint effort of any kind expressly prohibited by the instructor.
5.Deception - Misrepresenting the authenticity of sources, citations, or principles in any written work.
6. Sharing work – Students who share their work with others are responsible for how that work is used. For example, if a student shares a paper with another student to help him or her understand an assignment, and that student submits the work as their own, the author of the paper shares responsibility for the plagiarism committed by the other student.
D. Other misconduct - Engaging in any other improper conduct as specified by the instructor.
E. Lying – deliberately providing false information relevant to academic matters, such as misrepresenting the inability to take an examination because of illness.
F. Disruptive or disrespectful classroom behavior – causing a disturbance in the classroom, interrupting instruction, speaking rudely or threatening students or faculty.
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ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
Students with Disabilities
In accordance with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973), Wilmington College provides access through reasonable accommodations to students with documented physical and psychological disabilities.
Students who wish to access Services need to meet with the Director of Accessibility and Disability Services and provide verification of their disability. To register with Accessibility and Disability Services, students submit an Application for Services. In addition, the student must provide the Disability Verification form accompanied by current disability documentation from a licensed professional. For more information, contact the Director of Accessibility and Disability Services at accessibility@wilmington.edu or 937.481.2444, 114 Robinson Communcation Center.