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Chemistry, the Central Science Brown, LeMay and Bursten, 8th ed

Content:
Topics will be covered in the following, tentative order: Chapter 1-Matter, Chapter 2-Atoms, Chapter 3-Stoichiometry, Chapter 4-Aqueous reactions, Chapter 5-Thermochemistry, Chapter 6-Electronic Structure, Chapter 7-Periodic Properties, Chapter 8-Chemical Bonding, Chapter 9-Molecular Geometry, Chapter 10-Gases, Chapter 11-Intermolecular Forces.

Exam Dates, Practice Exams and Answer Keys: Practice exams will be posted here approximately 1 week before each exam. Answer keys will be posted here shortly after each exam.

Exam	Date	Covers	Practice Exam	Answer Keys
#1	Fri, Sept 14	chapter 1, 2 and 3.1-3.2		A, B
#2	Fri, Oct 5	chapter 3 and 4.1-4.4		A, B
#3	Fri, Oct 26	chapter 4.5-4.6, 5, 6.1-6.7	#1, #2	A, B
#4	Fri, Nov 16	chapter 6.8-6.9, 7 all, 8 all		A, B
Final	Wed, Dec 5, 7:00-9:50 am	covers material from Exams #1-#4 and chapters 9 and 10

All exams and the final are cumulative, but will stress material covered since the previous exam. Exams will be computer graded. It is the responsibility of the student to bring a student ID and a number 2 pencil for each exam. Make-up exams are not given for any reason. If you have a personal emergency, contact me before the exam and I will substitute your final exam grade for the missed exam. If you attend at least 12 discussion sessions this semester, you will be allowed to drop your lowest exam grade (not including your final).

During exams, you are not allowed to use programmable calculators with memory. You will only be allowed to use basic scientific calculators with log and exponent functions. If you do not bring an acceptable calculator to the exam, you will have to take the exam without a calculator. If you are caught using a calculator with data, constants or other information stored in memory you are cheating. If you look at another student's paper or otherwise cheat on any graded material, you will receive an F for the semester.

Important dates:

Holidays: Sept 3, Nov 12, 22-25

Withdrawal Deadline: Oct 19

Cheating:
Cheating will not be tolerated. Students found cheating will be given an F for the entire course and a letter will also be placed in the student's academic record. I also reserve the right to bring further disciplinary actions against the student; the possible outcome of which is expulsion from the University. In the end, cheating hurts everyone! Look at it this way, would you want to be operated on by a surgeon who cheated her way through medical school, be defended by a lawyer who cheated his way through law school, or work in a building designed by an engineer who cheated her way through college? How would you feel about being taught by me if I didn't know anything because I had cheated my way through graduate school? For further information, consult your UCF Golden Rule book.

Ahhh, sweet success...
My goal in this class is the same as yours! I want you to learn chemistry (and to have some fun and gain some insight into the world around you along the way). Do you want an "A" in chemistry? Well, you are definitely smart enough, so the question isn't if can you succeed, but will you choose to succeed. Will you put in the time and effort to ensure a positive learning experience? You have many resources to help you reach that goal:

Yourself: College chemistry is not easy. Your success in this course requires hard work and commitment. You are expected to spend at least 2 hours studying outside of class for every hour of lecture. We meet for 3 hours a week so you should be spending about 6 hours a week studying chemistry. Cramming for exams does not work. It is much more effective to study an hour or so every day. This method provides you with plenty of time to seek help with problem areas. The night before an exam, you have few resources to turn to if you need help.

Your peers: Form study groups. Research shows that study group members typically earn higher grades by providing opportunities to check the completeness of notes with others. Another useful way to use study groups is to have everyone make up a sample exam or quiz to share with everyone else. You then have 4 -5 copies of an exam to practice with. You can then grade them together and discuss what is right and wrong. Just making up exams is also a great way to study since you will need to go through your notes and try to figure out what things are most important in order to make up good questions. Study groups should be serious. If things start to get silly or unproductive when everyone gets tired then stop and take a break or go eat together and then come back later when you are more focused on studying.

Class attendance: There is a proven correlation between class attendance and overall grade for the course. The exams are based on the material covered in lecture. Your presence in class should include your mind (not just your body). If you are overtired or have not learned the material from the previous lecture then you are not getting the most out of current lecture. Always come to class prepared. Those of you who do this will see the immediate pay-offs. Reading ahead means lectures made more sense. Studying regularly means better grades on exams.

Discussion Groups: Each week you will meet in smaller groups for one hour with a trained graduate teaching assistant (GTA). The discussion sessions are optional, however, attendance will be taken and if you attend at least 12 sessions, you will be allowed to drop your lowest exam grade (not including your final). Discussion sessions are an opportunity to ask the GTA questions concerning the material from lecture and to practice problem solving.

Homework: I will provide you with suggested homework for each chapter. Homework will not be collected or graded and is for your benefit only.

Supplemental Instruction (SI): Free SI is offered through SARC. Check out the study skills pages that Dr. Science developed with the help of Dennis Congos from SARC. Attendance at SI is also optional, however, students will earn 1 Bonus point added to their total final course points for every SI session they attend (up to 10 points). The SI rooms and times for CHM 2045 for the Fall 2001 semester will be posted during the first week of classes.

SI Sessions: Erin
DAY	TIME	ROOM
Monday	1:00 - 1:50 pm	ED 119
Wednesday	9:00 - 9:50	ED 340
Thursday	10:00 - 10:50	CL1 318
Friday	9:00 - 9:50	HPA 112

Free chemistry tutoring from SARC: Free chemistry tutoring is also offered through SARC.

Tutoring: David
DAY	TIME	ROOM
Monday	3:00 - 7:50	Phillips 115
Wednesday	3:00 - 7:50	Phillips 115
Friday	1:00 - 4:50	Phillips 115

Free chemistry tutoring from Student affiliates of ACD: Free chemistry tutoring is also offered through ACS.

Tutoring: ACS
DAY	TIME	ROOM
Tuesday	4:00 - 7:00 pm	CHM 203

Class web page: It takes me a lot of time to make our class web page, but I do it because I believe it is truly helpful. You'll find practice exams, recaps of lecture material, suggested homework problems, as well as advice and study skill information from Dr. Science.

Office hours for GTA's: The rooms and times for CHM 2045 GTA office hours for the Fall 2000 semester will be posted during the first week of classes:

GTA Office Hours
GTA	DAY	TIME	ROOM
Abhijeet Dhamne	Wednesday	9:00 - 10:50	CH 107 B
Abdelaziz Dalil	Monday Wednesday	9:00 - 9:50 9:00 - 9:50	CH 107 B
Dequan Xiao	Thursday	9:00 - 10:50	CH 225

Me: My job is not to torment you and make your life miserable. I'm here to help you through a rather difficult subject. Think of me as you experienced tour guide, showing you the important points, putting things in context and helping you avoid the mistakes that I faced when I was in your place. So make sure you get your money's worth ($$$) out of me. One way I can be particularly helpful is in answering questions. Since the pace of the course is very fast, make sure you get all questions answered immediately, either by asking during class, e-mailing me or taking advantage of my office hours. Now I may decide not to directly answer your question if I feel you should be able to get the information somewhere else, but I may point you in the right direction (all part of the plan to make you more self- sufficient!) Some questions are hard to answer by email and so I am also available MW 10:00 - 11:00, F 9:30-10:30 and by appointment to answer questions. Please, don't wait until the end of the semester to get help; come see me at the FIRST sign of trouble!

In closing, you have to take control over your education. You have a right to demand the best from your instructors, after all we are here for you. You also have to expect the best from yourself. So what will you get out of this class? That all depends on what you take from it...