Chemistry 1202-03 / Fall 2020
3:00 - 4:30 PM TTh Online Office Hours
Dr. John Hogan jhogan1@lsu.edu
578-1525
Zoom Meeting Address https://lsu.zoom.us/j/5370924974
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Expectations: |
CHEM 1202 is a General Education course in the Natural Sciences area, physical science subdivision. Students should demonstrate problem-solving skills and knowledge of the basic theories of chemistry and its underlying principles. You should spend a minimum of nine hours per week working on assignments for this class. |
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Required Text: |
Chemistry: The Central Science, Brown, LeMay, and Bursten, any edition. |
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Structure: |
This course covers
chapters 14, 15, 5, 19, 16, 17, and 20 of the text. You will take a mandatory 15-problem,
10-point, online quiz periodically. Mandatory online homework
problems are worth 0.1 points each (4 points per assignment). All quizzes are written in 5-answer
multiple-choice format. If you cannot
take an online quiz on the day when it is scheduled, ie,
when it first shows up on the website, the software will
allow you to take it up to 2 weeks late.
Homework assignments must be
completed on time. No extensions will
be given for these. Mandatory
internet homeworks may be submitted in advance of
their deadlines (deadlines are online with the assignments),
but will not be
accepted late regardless of circumstances.
A comprehensive online final exam will be worth 40 points. All quizzes, homeworks,
and the final exam are in open-book format.
You will need to use your textbook to do many of the homework problems
and a few of the quiz problems. My
course lectures are located online Moodle, organized by text chapter, and
accessed via chapter links on the right side of the Moodle page. Grading
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Quiz/Homework: |
60 points maximum |
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Final Exam: |
40 points maximum |
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Course Total: |
100 points |
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You should attempt to earn 70.0 points doing in-class quizzes and online homework to maximize your prefinal grades but only the first 60 of these points will count toward your final grade. The maximum score for the final exam is 40 points. I don’t expect there to be a curve on the final exam. Final course grading will be assigned as follows: |
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096 - 100 A+ |
090 - 095 A |
087 - 089 A- |
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084 - 086 B+ |
080 - 083 B |
077 - 079 B- |
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074 - 076 C+ |
070 - 073 C |
067 - 069 C- |
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064 - 066 D+ |
060 - 063 D |
057 - 059 D- |
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000 - 056 F |
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Problems: |
Please do not email me with questions and
problems as I get over 70 emails per day and cannot guarantee that you will
get a response from me if you send me an email. If it’s important you should talk to me
via Zoom during office hours. |
SYLLABUS
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Dates/Deadlines |
Activity |
Text Chapters |
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Aug 25 – Sep 8 |
View Panopto Chapter Lectures |
14 |
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Sep 8 |
Homework 1 deadline |
14 |
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Sep 10 |
Quiz 1 |
14 |
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Sep 15 – Sep 22 |
View Panopto Chapter Lectures |
15 |
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Sep 22 |
Homework 2 deadline |
15 |
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Sep 24 |
Quiz 2 |
15 |
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Sep 29 - Oct 8 |
View Panopto Chapter Lectures |
5, 19 |
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Oct 8 |
Homework 3 deadline |
5, 19 |
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Oct 13 |
Quiz 3 |
5, 19 |
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Oct 15 – Oct 29 |
View Panopto Chapter Lectures |
16, 17 |
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Oct 29 |
Homework 4 deadline |
16, 17 |
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Nov 3 |
Quiz 4 |
16, 17 |
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Nov 5 – Nov 17 |
View Panopto
Chapter Lectures |
20 |
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Nov 17 |
Homework 5 deadline |
20 |
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wNov 19 |
Quiz 5 |
20 |
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Nov 24 – Dec 3 |
Semester Review |
5, 14 – 17, 19, 20 |
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Nov 25 – Nov 29 |
Thanksgiving Break |
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Dec 7 – Dec 12 |
Final Exam |
5, 14 – 17, 19, 20 |
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Students need to read and understand the LSU
student code of conduct, as explained here: http://students.lsu.edu/saa/students/code Violations will be reported to the Dean of Students.
LSU is committed to providing reasonable
accommodations for persons with disabilities.
Any student with documented disabilities should contact Disability
Services & the course instructor, on a confidential basis, ASAP. Disability Services: 115 Johnston Hall,
(225)578-5919, http://www.lsu.edu/disability
Students should be aware of the resources offered
by the Center for Academic Success, http://students.lsu.edu/academicsuccess, which include free tutoring and a variety of
workshops designed to help students acquire critical college survival
skills. Also the LSU Olinde Center, http://students/lsu.edu/careercenter, is available to assist students in developing a four-year career plan
that will help them achieve professional success after graduation.
For the duration of the COVID-19 crisis students
must wear face masks and, when possible, maintain a social distance from others
of a least 6 feet. Walk on the
right-hand side of hallways, and obey signs indicating designated doorways to
enter and exit buildings. Failure to follow
safety precautions may result in disciplinary action.