Course: CHEM 110 – Introductory Chemistry I
Term: Fall 2001
Room: Brennan 203
Day and Time: MWF 1:00-1:50
Instructor: David A. Rusak, Ph.D.
Office: Loyola 306
Phone: 941-6338
Email: rusakd2@scranton.edu
Office hours: TRF 9:00-10:00
Textbook: Seager, S. L., and Slabaugh, M. R., Chemistry for Today 4th ed., Brooks/Cole 2000.
Goals: We develop fundamental concepts of general chemistry.
Class and Exam Schedule: We will complete the first 10 chapters of the text. An exam will be given after every 3 chapters. The final exam will be cumulative.
8/27 – 9/5
Chapter 1: Matter, Measurements, and Calculations
9/7 – 9/12
Chapter 2: Atoms and Molecules
9/14 – 9/21
Chapter 3: Electronic Structure and the Periodic Law
9/24
Exam 1
9/26 – 10/3
Chapter 4: Forces Between Particles
10/5 – 10/12
Chapter 5: Chemical Reactions
10/15 – 10/19
Chapter 6: The States of Matter
10/22
Exam 2
10/24 – 10/31
Chapter 7: Solutions and Colloids
11/2 – 11/7
Chapter 8: Reaction Rates and Equilibrium
11/9 – 11/16
Chapter 9: Acids, Bases, and Salts
11/19
Exam 3
11/26-12/5
Chapter 10: Radioactivity and Nuclear Processes
TBA
Final Exam
Grades: The three exams given during the semester will be worth 100 points each. The final exam will be worth 200 points. Grades will be determined by point totals using the following table:
A > 470 A- 450-469 B+ 425-449 B 400-424 B- 375-399 C+ 350-374 C 325-349 C- 300-324 D+ 275-299 D 250-274 F <250
Academic Regulations: In accordance with the regulations in the Undergraduate Catalog, you will receive an “F” if you violate the Academic Code of Honesty. Also in accordance with the Catalog, every student is responsible for all material presented and announcements made during any class.
General: You will be permitted to bring a non-programmable calculator
to exams. If you do not have one, a limited number are available
for borrowing.
Chemistry 111
Course: CHEM 111 – Introductory Chemistry II
Term: Spring 2002
Room: Loyola 300
Day and Time: MW 12:30 – 1:45
Instructor: David A. Rusak, Ph.D.
Office: Loyola 306
Phone: 941-6338
Email: rusakd2@scranton.edu
Office hours: MT 9:00 – 10:00, R 3:00 – 4:00
Textbook: Seager, S. L., and Slabaugh, M. R., Chemistry for Today
4th ed., Brooks/Cole 2000.
Goals: We continue to develop fundamental concepts of general
chemistry, organic chemistry, and
biochemistry.
Class and Exam Schedule: We will begin with Chapter 11 of the text and follow the same sequence as the text.
Date Topic
1/28, 1/30 CH 11, 12: Alkanes and Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
2/4, 2/6 CH 13, 14: Alcohols, Phenols, and
Ethers and Aldehydes and Ketones
2/11, 2/13 CH 15, 16: Carboxylic Acids and Esters
and Amines and Amides
2/18, 2/20 Review, EXAM 1
2/25, 2/27 CH 17: Carbohydrates
3/4, 3/6 CH 18: Lipids
3/11, 3/13 CH 19: Proteins
3/18, 3/20 Review, EXAM 2
4/3 CH 20: Enzymes
4/8, 4/10 CH 21: Nucleic Acids and Protein
Synthesis
4/15, 4/17 CH 22, 23: Nutrition and Carbohydrate
Metabolism
4/22, 4/24 CH 24: Lipid and Amino Acid Metabloism
4/29, 5/1 Review, EXAM 3
5/6, 5/8 CH 25: Body Fluids
Grades: The three exams given during the semester will be worth 100 points each. The final exam will be worth 200 points. Grades will be determined by point totals using the following table:
A > 470 A- 450-470 B+ 425-449 B 400-424 B- 375-399 C+ 350-374
C 325-349 C- 300-324 D+ 275-300 D 250-274 F <250