Coastal
CHEM 1211: Principles of Chemistry I 4 cr.
Sections:
34529 and 34530
Spring Term 2005
SITE: 34529: AB 203 34530: AB204
DAY/TIME: 34529:
Tuesday and Thursday mornings
34530: Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons
CGCC
Course Description:
First
course in a two-semester sequence covering the fundamental principles and
applications of chemistry for science majors. Topics to be covered include composition
of matter, stoichiometry, periodic relations, and
nomenclature. Laboratory exercises
supplement the lecture materials.
Prerequisites: Two years of high school
algebra, MATH 1111 or MATH 1113. Note:
Students who have any CPC requirement in mathematics or science should not take
CHEM 1211.
(3 class hours, 3 lab hours, 4 credit hours)
Required
Textbooks:
Lecture
Text, Laboratory Text, Supplies, and Materials:
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1184 pages Case Bound 8
1/2 x 10 ISBN: 003033604X (Contains
most assigned homework problems. Contains complete solutions for in-chapter
exercises and designated, darkened end-of-chapter questions.) CHEM 1211 will
cover Chapters 1-10 and 12 in Eight Modules (or Units) |
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Table of Contents |
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1. Matter and
Measurement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.
Carbon--More Than Just Another Element. 13.
Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, and Solids. |
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Preparing for Your ACS
Examinations In General Chemistry The Official Guide; Eubanks, Lucy T, & Eubanks, Dwaine
I, American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education; 1998 |
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GCSG |
General Chemistry - Official Study
Guide ($12.00) |
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Topics Covered ·
Atomic Structure (CHEM 1211) ·
Molecular Structure and Bonding (CHEM 1211) ·
Stoichiometry (CHEM
1211) ·
States of Matter / Solutions (CHEM 1211) ·
Energetics (CHEM 1211) ·
Dynamics (CHEM 1212) ·
Equilibrium (CHEM 1212) ·
Electrochemistry / Redox (CHEM 1212)
(CHEM 1211) ·
Descriptive Chemistry / Periodicity (CHEM 1212)
(CHEM 1211) ·
Laboratory Chemistry (CHEM 1211) (CHEM 1212) Features ·
Description of important ideas included in each topic ·
Questions that emphasize the concepts most frequently studied ·
Analysis of how to think through each study question ·
Worked-out solution for each study question ·
Insight into how wrong responses are constructed ·
Practice questions for you to try on your own ·
Answers for all questions |
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WebAssign Access Code.
Bookstore $7 (only purchase after instructor requests)
Laboratory Text: Weekly Printouts from
Student CD and also
Posted on Web Site
(May be printed in Library)
Scientific calculator (non-alphanumeric)
(TI-30XaSE will be used on all exams)
Periodic Table
Goggles
or Visorgogs
Recommended
Additional Textbooks:
Solutions Manual: Student Solutions
Manual to Accompany Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity;
5th edition 2003; Banks;
Thompson Learning: Brooks Cole.
(Contains complete
solutions for designated, darkened end-of-chapter questions.)
Study Guide: Student Study Guide to Accompany
Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity;
5th edition 2003; Banks;
Thompson Learning: Brooks Cole.
Student Lecture Outline: Student
Lecture Outline to Accompany Chemistry & Chemical
Reactivity; 5th edition 2003; Banks;
Thompson Learning: Brooks Cole
Special Dates:
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Drop & Add
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Class
dates |
1/5-4/25,
2005 |
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Administrative
Adjustment |
TBA |
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Last Day to
Withdraw |
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Final Exam |
Thursday April 26 |
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No classes scheduled |
Monday 1/17
(Martin Luther King), Wed-Fri
3/9-3/12 (Spring Break)); |
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Last
Day to Remove ‘I’ |
TBA |
Instructor: John
T. Taylor
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Office:
none (classroom and library) Office
Phone: none Cell Phone:
813-361-4379 or leave messages at instructor’s home at
designated times or extreme emergencies on weekends. ( Office Hours (tentative):
12:
AB 204 for
brown bag (Dinner & Learn sessions)
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Link
to site: http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/office/office.html for
current hours
The instructor is available for additional office
hours by appointment. Appointments must
be made at least two days in advance, except for extreme emergencies. Office hours are subject to change.
E-MAIL:
Each student is required to
have an E-mail address. Free Emails may be obtained from Hotmail
[www.hotmail.com, Yahoo [www.mail.yahoo.com], or email assigned by CGCC.
Students must view their email prior to each class.
First Email to the Instructor:
Each student must submit a
first email to the instructor to all three of the above addresses before the
second class. The subject line must appear as below. The body of the email must
introduce the student to the instructor, why the student is taking the course,
what is the student’s major, what is the student’s chemistry background: high
school/college, what is the student’s math background. When does the student
plan to graduate, where will the student transfer when graduating from CGCC. Where does the student work? How many hours per week?
How many credits is the student attempting? This assignment is worth 2 points
if completed for the first lab report, but minus 10 points if not completed by
Tuesday 1/11 9:30 am.
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E-Mail assignments to all
three addresses above Subjects of emails must describe briefly
the assignments being submitted and begin with 11m (morning class) or 11a (afternoon class): i.e. 11m
or 11a: First Email |
Attendance:
Lecture and laboratory attendance is essential for success in this course. Students
are expected to be on time and to remain for the entire class period. Tardiness to pre-lab will result in a
reduction in the lab assignment grade for that day. The instructor will ask
each student to give his or her word that they will attend every class. Student
must sign the attendance sheet to receive credit for attendance for that
day. Reading, homework assignments, and
group assignments should be completed before coming to each class. Either
on-line quizzes or short in-class quizzes will pretest sections of each exam
covering the daily assignments.
Students missing more than two lecture classes and/or one lab class
during the term must see the instructor outside of class time to investigate
alternatives for the student. Chemistry
is very sequential: what you learn today will be used tomorrow. Absent students forfeit the right to make-up
the pretest quizzes. After the second
absence additional points will deducted for each absence in excess of two
lectures/one lab. Students absent from class are
expected to contact a member of his/her cooperative group prior to the next
class to determine what was missed and what is assigned for homework as the
course calendar is dynamic and is edited every week, sometimes after a class.
Student may contact class
members about assignments at::
http://www.hccbrandon.net/chem1211/11email.html
Required Assessments Week One: (.)**
CHEM
1211 Placement Test (ACS Toledo Placement)**
Learning Styles Inventory-Beta
(electronic and hard copy)
Myers-Briggs
Abbreviated version-20 questions
Time
Management – Brief version
Obtain
CGCC or other email and send first email to the instructor at all three email
addresses
Study
Groups/Phone Network/Lab Partner:
On the first day of class each student will
complete a Data Card, Interview a peer, and introduce (if time permits) that
peer to the class. From these exercises and the learning styles inventory,
study groups, a phone network, and lab partners need to be established. Study
areas, as well as the classroom, should be used for study group and lunch and
learn sessions. Some portions of the office times may meet in the library
computer lab. Each week volunteers will be appreciated to assist in the group
operation of the class. The first personal assistant volunteer will prepare a
matrix with each student’s free study time so that study groups may begin to be
formed the second week of school. The phone network will be established so that
in case of emergencies by the instructor each student will be responsible to
call two other students in the network to alert the student of the emergency so
that information may be distributed prior to the next scheduled class.
Emergencies will usually also include a group email on the morning/afternoon of
the class meeting.
ACS Toledo Placement
Exam:
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During the first week all students must take the CHEM 1211 placement test during the first scheduled lab (Thursday 1/6). It is a pre-assessment of chemistry skills and will be post course tested the week of finals. The test includes 60 multiple choice questions divided into three sections: math, general chemical knowledge, and specific chemical knowledge. Students should be able to score 70% on the Mathematics Section I. If lower than 70%, the student should examine their math ability for this course. |
Students should be able
to score at least 50% or better if they have had high school chemistry recently
on sections 2&3. Bonus points for each sections
will be awrded for scores above 70%, 50%, &
50%. If most of the chemistry questions
seem foreign, the student may have a difficult time completing the course. If
so, the student will need to allot many, many hours of extra time to catch-up
with the students who scores above 70-50-50 mark
CHEM
1211 Practice/Take Home/ Pre-Final Exam:
During the last week of school, (April 24-28 students will complete the on-line practice final exam during the last scheduled lab section after completing the Post ACS Toledo Placement test (No other lab activities are scheduled during final exam week). The course calendar has one of the previous finals designated as the practice final (usually the latest term available) or a new mock ACS exam will be developed for Spring Term 2005. The exam will be closed book and taken with your lab partner in the library computer center. It will be interactive allowing you to change answers after initial scoring. Each cooperative group will submit one practice final section for each module completed during the course. Both students will receive the same grade for the practice final (one point for each question answered correctly). The practice final will count as the first 20% completion towards the final exam grade.
ACS General
Chemistry Exam-First semester (Final Exam)
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The final exam is not optional. It will be the 70 (best 50 will be scored) questions of the standard American Chemical Society First Semester General Chemistry Exam. The Final counts as two to three modular test scores or 10% of the total grade. The multiple choice sections of the module exams are mini-tests of the final as well as online multiple choice homework. If you score more than 50 correct answers, the instructor will award bonus 1 point per correct answer (not adjusted to 1.5 factor for the first 50 questions). |
Final
Exam Challenge:
If a
student scores a higher % on the final exam (all 70 questions-adjusted ACS norm
score) then the grade earned through the total points assigned, then the Final
Exam score will constitute the final grade average for the lecture. The
instructor will not drop the
lowest exam score during the course, but may allow retest the last two weeks to
raise a poor score earned earlier in the course.
Chemistry and the World
Wide Web:
CHEM 1211 Home Page: http://www.hcc.cc.fl.us/faculty/john_taylor/chem1211.htm
Grading Outline/Sample Quizzes: http://www.hccbrandon.net/chem1211/11grdS05.html
Online Grade Calculator: http://www.hccbrandon.net/chem1211/11grdcal.html
Email/Phone Contacts: http://www.hccbrandon.net/chem1211/11email.html
Practice Multiple Choice Quiz Menu:
http://www.hccbrandon.net/chem1211/11testmenu.html
Kotz Text Power
Points: http://www.hccbrandon.net/chem1211/11powerppt.html
Online Lab Manual: http://www.hccbrandon.net/chem1211/1labmenu.html
Daily Quizzes (optional):
Scored pretest quizzes
are NOT recorded in the instructor’s grade book, but must be attached to the
Modular Exam the day of the exam to receive the pretest grade. The scores may
be recorded on the attendance sheet. The
instructor only records Module Exam totals, the Final in his grade book. The pretests may NOT be used during the exam!
Samples of each section (pretest) of each exam may be found on the
grading outline:
http://www.hccbrandon.net/chem1211/11grdS05.html
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Major Learning Outcomes
(Goals): This course is designed as the first
semester of a two semester sequence of College Chemistry. CHEM 1211 has been modified and streamlined
to accomplish the following major learning outcomes in 45-60 total hours of
class and instruction. Students entering the class should have had high
school chemistry which will be demonstrated through the ACS Toledo Placement
Test as a pretest. The same test will be administered at the end of the course.
The Topics in addition to the Placement Objectives will incorporate the American Chemical Society First Semester
General Chemistry Exam Topics: |
1. The student will demonstrate an
understanding and apply principles involved in measurement and problem solving
(significant figures, scientific notation, metric system, and unit analysis
method of problem solving).
2. The student will demonstrate an
understanding of the nature and variety of forms of matter and energy found in
the universe.
3. The student will demonstrate an
advanced understanding of the structure of atoms through quantum mechanic model
and will apply the periodic law to predict chemical and physical properties of
elements.
4. The student demonstrate an advanced
comprehension of the nature of compounds, their formation, composition and
nomenclature of both inorganic and organic compounds including an introduction
to molecular and hybrid orbital theories to explain the geometry of molecules
as well their polar and nonpolar nature.
5. The student will be introduced to the
principles of thermodynamics as the apply to bond
formation and bond breaking activities.
6. The student will demonstrate a
comprehension of chemical equations including oxidation and reduction equations
as well as ionic reactions and utilize them in simple and complex stoichiometric calculations.
7. The student will demonstrate an
understanding of the gas laws and apply their principle of gas behavior in
ideal systems. The student will understand the differences between an ideal and
real gas behavior at extreme conditions.
The student will demonstrate a comprehension of the relationships of the
states of matter as functions of temperature and pressure
8. The student will
demonstrate a basic understanding of solutions, their properties, and the stoichiometric calculations of solution reactions. These
reactions include oxidation and reduction equations.
9. During the semester, the student will
participate in exercises designed to improve the student’s general study
skills, through the general assessments the Discovery Wheel and the Kolbe
Learning Styles Inventory, journal activities, cooperative activities, time
management activities, and stress management.
The student will also utilize technology to enhance the chemistry
learning environment.
Quiz monitors,
attendance monitor, personal assistants, test preparers, camera
persons/editors, study guide word processor assistant, Chemistry WebMasters, as well as study groups are forms of
cooperative learning environments where the student needs to learn how to
function in teams. Each
student MUST take charge of his/her commitment to learning in order to achieve
success in not only this course but also in college.
Unit
Vocabulary Objectives (CGCC Chemistry Department)
Module 1
Objectives (Chapter 1): science and its methods, classifying matter,
elements and atoms, compounds and molecules, physical properties, physical and
chemical changes,
1. Be able to draw a matter chart demonstrating matter, hetergeous mixtures, homogeneous mixtures, pure substances,
atoms, molecule, ions, solutions, colloids, suspensions.
2.. Discuss the structure of the atom and organization of the
periodic table.
Module 2:
Objectives (Chapter 1): units of measurement, using
numerical information, problem solving
1. Differentiate between accuracy and precision
in measurements.
2. Report measurements and calculations to the
proper number of significant figures.
3.
Solve problems using the Unit - Label/Dimensional Analysis method
Module 3
Objectives (Chapter 2, 7 & 8): origins of atomic theory, protons, neutrons,
electrons, atomic structure, atomic number, atomic mass, isotopes, and the
periodic table, electromagnetic radiation, Plank, Einstein, energy, photons,
atomic line spectra and Bohr, the wave properties of electrons, the wave
mechanical view of the atom, the shapes of atomic orbitals,
electron spin, the Pauli Exclusion Principle, atomic subshell energies and electron assignments, atomic electron
configurations, electron configuration or ions, and atomic properties and
periodic trends.
1. Relate the spectrum of an element to the
structure of the atom.
2. Write the electron configuration for and
element and relate to the structure of the atom.
3. Name and identify the four quantum numbers
for an element.
4. Predict properties of elements based on the
trends of the periodic table.
Module 4 Part I Objectives
(Chapter 3): molecules and compounds, molecular models,
ions, ionic compounds, names of compounds,
1. Differentiate between ionic and covalent
bonding.
2. Draw Lewis structures
3. Name and write formulas for ionic and
molecular compounds.
Module 4 Part
II: Objectives (Chapters 9 & 10): valence electrons, chemical
bond formation, bonding in ionic compounds, covalent bonding, bond properties,
charge distribution, in covalent compounds, molecular shapes, molecular
polarity, orbitals and bonding theories, valence bond
theory, and molecular orbital theory.
1. and predict molecular geometry of a molecule.
2. Predict and explain the polarity of a
molecule.
3.
Explain the geometry of a molecule using one of the bonding theories.
Module 5
Objectives (Chapter 4): the mole, empirical and molecular formulas,
percent composition, hydrated compounds, chemical equations, balancing chemical
equations, mass relationships in chemical reactions – stoichiometry,
limiting reactants, percent yield, and chemical equations and chemical
analysis.
1. Solve problems using mole relationships.
2. Balance chemical equations and predict products
of chemical reactions.
3. Use balanced chemical equations to solve
stoichiometry problems.
Module 8
Objectives (Chapter 5): properties of compounds in aqueous solution,
precipitation reactions, acids and bases, reactions of acids and bases,
gas-forming reactions, organizing reactions in aqueous solution,
oxidation-reduction reactions, measuring
concentrations of compounds in solution, stoichiometry
of reactions in aqueous solution, types of chemical reactions
1. Write net ionic equations for double
replacement reactions.
2. Solve problems using solution concentration
(molarity
3. Identify
and balance redox reactions using the half - reaction method.
Module 7
Objectives (Chapter 6): Thermodynamics, energy,
specific heat capacity and thermal energy transfer, energy and change of state,
enthalpy, enthalpy changes for chemical reactions, Hess’s Law, state functions,
standard enthalpies of formation, and determining enthalpies of reaction.
1. Solve problems using the First Law of
Thermodynamics.
Module 6
Objectives (Chapter 12): properties of gases, gas laws, the ideal gas
law, gas laws and chemical reactions, gas mixtures and partial pressures, the
kinetic molecular theory of gases, diffusion of gases, applications of the gas laws and kinetic molecular theory,
and nonideal gas behavior.
1. Solve problems using the gas laws.
Course
Calendar for Class Meetings:
CRN 34529 (Lecture:
(Lab:
CRN: 34530 (Lecture:
(Lab:
CHEM 1211 Tentative Course Schedule /Calendar:
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Thursday, 1/6 |
ACS Toledo
Placement Pre-Test |
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Thursday 1/6 |
Review Syllabus |
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Thursday, 1/6 |
Module 1: Introduction and Chapter 1 - Matter |
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Tuesday, 1/11 |
Module 1: Introduction and Chapter 1 - Matter Module 2: Chapter 1
Measurement |
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Thursday, 1/13
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Lab – Safety,
MSDS, and Check In |
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Thursday, 1/13 |
Finish Chapter 2 – Measurement |
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Monday, 1/17 |
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Tuesday, 1/18 |
Module 3: Chapter 2, 7.5-7.7 - Atoms and Elements |
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Tuesday, 1/18 |
Lab – Density
of Sugar Solutions and Density of Metals |
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Thursday, 1/20 |
Module
1&2 Exam I (Chapters 1 & 2) |
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Tuesday, 1/25 |
Module 3 Chapter 8.1-8.4 |
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Tuesday, 1/25 |
Lab -
Chemical and Physical Changes |
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Thursday, 1/27 |
Module 4: Chapter 3 – Molecules, Ions, and Their Compounds |
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Tuesday, 2/1 |
Chapter 3 and Chapter 9.1-9. |
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Tuesday, 2/1 |
Lab –
Chromatography and Separating Components of a Mixture |
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Thursday, 2/3 |
Finish Module
4 |
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Tuesday, 2/8 |
Module 3
& 4 Exam II (Chapters 3 & 7.5-7.7, 8.1-8.4,9.1-9.4) Module 5: Chapter 4 – Chemical Equations and Stoichiometry |
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Tuesday, 2/8 |
Lab –
Determining a Chemical Formula |
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Thursday, 2/10 |
Module 5: Chapter 4 – Chemical Equations and Stoichiometry |
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Tuesday, 2/15 |
Module 5: Chapter 4 – Chemical Equations and Stoichiometry |
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Tuesday, 2/15 |
Lab – Waters
of Hydration |
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Thursday, 2/17 |
Module 8: Chapter 5 – Reactions in Aqueous Solution |
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Tuesday, 2/22 |
Module 8: Chapter 5 – Reactions in Aqueous Solution |
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Tuesday , 2/22 |
Lab –
Properties of Solutions: Electrolytes
and Nonelectrolytes |
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Thursday, 2/24 |
Module 8: Chapter 5 – Reactions in Aqueous Solution |
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Tuesday, 3/1 |
LAST DAY TO DROP WITHOUT ACADEMIC
PENALTY |
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Tuesday, 3/1 |
Module 8: Chapter 5 – Reactions in
Aqueous Solution |
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Tuesday, 3/1 |
Lab -
Chemical Reactions and Lab – Lab
Midterm |
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Thursday, 3/3 |
Finish Module 8 |
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Tuesday, 3/8 |
Module 5 & 8 Exam III (Chapter 4 and 5) Module 7: Chapter 6 Principles of Reactivity:
Energy & Chemical Reactions |
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Thursday, 3/10 |
Spring Break |
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Tuesday, 3/15 |
Module 7
continued |
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Tuesday, 3/15 |
Lab -
Acid-Base Titration |
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Thursday, 3/17 |
Module 7
continued Chapter 8 |
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Tuesday, 3/22 |
Module 3 Part II: Chapter 7 – Atomic
Structure |
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Tuesday, 3/22 |
Lab –
Absorbance Spectra and Beer’s Law |
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Thursday, 3/24 |
Module 3 Part II: finish Chapter 7 –
Atomic Structure & Chapter 8 – Atomic
Electron Configurations and Chemical Periodicity |
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Tuesday, 3/29 |
Finish Module 3 Part II |
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Tuesday, 3/29 |
Lab – Heat of
Combustion |
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Thursday,
3/31 |
Module 7 and
Module 3 Part II Exam IV (Chapter 6, 7, 8) |
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Tuesday, 4/5 |
Lab –
Worksheet on Lewis Structures and Molecular Shapes Module 4 Part II: Chapter 9 – Bonding and Molecular Structure: Fundamental Concepts |
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Thursday, 4/7 |
Lab –
Worksheet on Hybridization and Molecular Orbital Theory |
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Thursday, 4/7 |
Finish Module 4 Part II:
Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 - Bonding
and Molecular Structure: Orbital
Hybridization and Molecular Orbitals |
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Tuesday, 4/12 |
Module 6: Chapter 12 – Gases and Their Properties |
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Tuesday, 4/12
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Lab- Boyle’s
Law (possible Graham’s law of Diffusion Lab
Xerox handout) |
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Thursday, 4/14 |
Finish
Module 6: Gases and Their
Properties |
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Tuesday,
4/19 |
Module 4
Part II & Module 6 Exam V (Chapters 9 and 10 and 12) |
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Thursday,
4/21 |
Lab – Lab Final
Exam
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Thursday 4/21 |
Grade Calculation and Review for Final |
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Tuesday 4/26 |
Post Test – ACS Toledo Placement Exam |
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Thursday, 4/26 |
Final Exam –
First Term ACS Standardized Exam |
A more detailed course calendar will be developed which includes the scheduled quizzes for each lecture class and the weekly homework both on WebAssign and online. The tentative URL is:
Course Calendar: http://www.hccbrandon.net/chem1211/11calendarS05.html
Power Points from the textbook may be downloaded by the student for their study. Go to:
Power Points
prepared the instructor may be viewed at:
http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/chem1211/powerpoints/11pptF04.html
Grading Scale:
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Overall Percentages |
Grade |
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100 – 90 % |
A* |
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89 – 80 % |
B* |
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79 – 65 % |
C* |
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64 – 50 % |
D* |
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< 50 % |
F |
*Lab is an essential part of this class. If you acquire less than 60% in lab, you will
automatically receive a letter grade of ‘F’ in this course.
Grade Review:
See Grading Sheet (distributed separately) for a point by point summary
of the course. It also serves as a Course outline, indicating sections of the
text being covered on each exam.
Grading
Outline: http://www.hccbrandon.net/chem1211/11grdS05.html
Grade Calculator: http://www.hccbrandon.net/chem1211/11grdcal.html
Point Grade Summary:
_______(010) Explorations
Lab week 1 [Email (2); Dis
Wheel: (2) LrnSty:(4)
Time:(2) Card (2)
_______(000) ACS Toledo
Placement Pre Test Lab week 1
_______(030) Attendance
[Lecture 30+ lectures x 1 point each]
_______(050) Homework via
Web Assign [up to 25 bonus points]
_______(020) On-Line
Homework/Presentation System Responses
_______(500) Modular Exams
_______(050) ACS
_______(120) Final Exam
[20 Practice + 50 of 70 x 2 pts ACS Exam]
_______(140) Lab
Assignments [14x10]
_______(030) Lab Midterm
_______(050) Lab Final
_______(1000) Grand Total
Tentative (point)
% Weighting of the Components of the
Course:
Exams 50%
Homework
7%
Attendance 3%
Post-Test 5%
Final Exam 12%
Lab Assignments 15%
Lab Midterm and Lab Final 8%
Total 100%
Grade Calculation:
The
following example illustrates how the final grade is determined using weighted
averages. Note: This sample contains less
grades than you will actually have. For
example, there should be 8 exam grades instead of 3 as each of the actual exams
will.
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Component Grades (points received / points possible, # in parentheses is percentage) |
Average (percentages
added together and divided by total
number of grades) |
Average x Weight |
Total (% points received for this component/ possible % points) |
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Explore: 10/10 |
100% |
100 x 0.01 |
1/1 |
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Attendance 28/30 |
93.3% |
93.3 x 0.03 |
2.8/3 |
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Exam Grades: 42/50 (84%), 45/50 (90%),
36/50 (72%) |
(84 + 90+ 72) / 3= 82.0% |
82.0 x 0.50 = |
41.0/50 |
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Homework-WebAssign: 23/25 (92%), 20/27 (74%), 21/24 (88%) |
(92 + 74 + 88) / 3 = 84.7% |
84.7 x 0.05 = |
4.2/5 |
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Homework-Online 18/20 |
90.0% |
90.0 x 0.02 |
1.8/2 |
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Lab Assignments: 9/10 (90%), 10/10 (100%),
10/10 (100%), 9/10 (90%) |
(90 + 100 + 100 + 90) / 4 = 95% |
95 x 0.14 = |
13.3/14 |
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Lab Midterm and Final: 42/50 (84%), 36/50 (72%) |
(84+ 72) / 2 = 78% |
86 x 0.10 = |
8.6/10 |
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ACS Post Test: 46/55 (84%) |
84% |
84 x 0.05 = |
4.2/5 |
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ACS Final Exam: 38/50(70)=(76%)x1.6=60.9(80) 60.9+20=80.9(100) |
80.9% |
80.9 x .0.10 = |
8.1/10 |
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Totaling last column à |
85.0/100 (85%) Grade = B |
Grade Availability:
Grades
may be calculated using a computer program specifically designed for that
purpose. The student may access an online version at anytime at:
http://www.hccbrandon.net/chem1211/11grdcal.html
The
instructor may have access to another similar program through Dr. Andrea
Wallace, who teaches the other section of CHEM 1211 and is the chair of the Department A hard
copy computer print out of your grades may be provided to you just prior to
midterm through Dr. Wallace’s program. Students should keep track of all their
grades on the hard copy of the grading outline attached to this syllabus, Then
they can input their grades into the on line calculator. The calculator will
ignore all sections and tests not yet completed. This allows to student to do
the “What if” I make this on the next test or the final and estimate what the
final outcome will be.
ON-Line Grade Calculator:
http://www.hccbrandon.net/chem1211/11grdcal.html
Instructor’s Right to Change or Modify Grading Procedures:
This instructor reserves the right to make changes in
this syllabus whenever he feels it is appropriate to do so. The instructor
reserves the right to modify or change the grading progress as the course
proceeds. Any additional course assignments will substitute for deleted
items. Some may also be modified if not
deleted. The instructor will not add
major examinations as a modification and maintain the above general category
point distributions. Tests will constitute ~50% of the grade excluding the
final’s 12%, 23-25% for the laboratory
component [15% weekly work and 3% for the midterm and 5% for the final], 7% of
the grade for Homework, Interactive Classroom Presentation System and/or
Computer online Homework, 5% for the Post ACS Placement Test, and 3% for attendance.
Students absent on exam days will do a makeup exam outside of class time when they return on the next Tuesday or Thursday following the absence. This exam must be completed before the next scheduled exam or the day the instructor returns the exam missed. The instructor guarantees the student two days to make up the exam, but thereafter it depends on the day the test are returned.
Student who takes the test on the assigned test day are guaranteed to receive their graded exam on or before the next exam day after completion of the new exam, otherwise the student will be assigned a 100% grade for the un-graded paper.
Lab Reports are due prior to the next scheduled lab. Lab reports submitted after that date may be subject to a one to two point (10-20%) penalty depending on whether the instructor has graded that weeks lab. Lab reports not returned prior to the Lab Midterm or those due after midterm not returned prior to the Final receive an automatic 10 points (100%). Lab Data submitted without calculation will receive a minimum of 5 points (50%). Labs not submitted receive a grade of zero. Students absent from lab receive a zero. Students attending and submitting all lab reports receive up to 10 extra points as a student is allowed only one absence from lab.
Other
Pertinent Information (Supplemental Notes):
Department of Natural Sciences
and Mathematics Class Attendance Policy
The Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (DNSM) recognizes the importance of class attendance for success in college courses. The emphasis on class attendance may vary with the instructor, the course and the method of instruction being used.
The DNSM attendance policy
is as follows:
- Class attendance is a student responsibility.
- Class attendance is strongly encouraged,
the DNSM will support any instructor who chooses to include a statement
concerning absences and/or tardiness in his/her syllabus.
- DNSM instructors can give an “F” to a student who, for any reason, is counted
absent from 25% or more of the regularly scheduled class hours of a
course.
- DNSM instructors can use absences and tardiness as factors when calculating the
final grade.
- The attendance policy for each course must be distributed in writing by
the instructor at the beginning of each semester. The announcement will include a statement concerning academic penalties that
may result from excessive absences or tardiness.
Students with Disabilities: Qualified students with documented disabilities are eligible for
physical and academic accommodations under the American Disabilities Act and
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Students requesting accommodations should contact Student Development
Services at 264-7220 (voice) or 264-3371 (TTY) and this professor during the first week of class.
Withdrawal Policy:
Students
will be allowed to withdraw from this class any time during the semester
through Tuesay,
Academic Misconduct:
Academic misconduct or dishonesty such as cheating and plagiarism is not permitted. Suspected cases will be reported to the Vice President of Student Development Services and may result in failure of an assignment or exclusion from the class. Also, the instructor reserves the right to reassign work to students if the instructor senses the work submitted is not the work of the student. (No questions asked-The instructor may tell the student to resubmit the work to earn the daily quiz grade or examination grade or may sign a zero if second request is made).
Classroom Etiquette:
Students are expected to conduct themselves as
adults in the classroom showing respect to their classmates. Only persons
registered for this class are permitted in the laboratory. As a courtesy to the instructor and your
fellow classmates, cellular
telephones and pagers should be cut off before entering the classroom or
laboratory. Likewise, the instructor sometimes forgets to shut his down
at the beginning of class, so hopefully someone sitting close to the front may
remind the instructor with a hand gesture for him to check his phone,
Children in the Classroom
Policy: It is the goal of Coastal Georgia Community
College (CGCC) to provide a safe and effective learning environment for all
students. Any action, which interferes
with this goal, will not be permitted.
Children must not be left unattended at any time on campus. If an emergency arises which requires a
student to bring an underage child
(defined as any child under the age of sixteen who is not a CGCC student
enrolled in a credit class) to campus, the child must be under the direct
supervision of an adult at all times.
Parents and guardians of children considered disruptive or unsupervised
will be asked to remove the children from the campus immediately.
Bringing children to the classroom is not
permissible under most circumstances.
However, if an emergency arises which necessitates bringing a child to class, the student must receive the prior consent of the
faculty member involved. Children who
are ill may not be brought to class regardless of the circumstances. Due to the nature of the equipment, the
subject matter involved, and the level of supervision necessary, underage
children will not be allowed in college laboratories or in the
Children enrolled in non-credit classes must be under the direct supervision of an adult at all times. Likewise, children attending campus events must be supervised at all times. Any child under the age of 16 must be under the direct supervision of his/her parent, legal guardian, or other responsible adult when in the college library unless the child is part of a call AND the supervising teacher or paraprofessional is present.
Studying: In order to do well in this
course, it is essential to study and work problems. The following is a list of study suggestions
1)
Read the text chapters before the material is covered in class.
2)
Take good notes and review them daily.
3)
Work all assigned homework problems.
Do not get behind!!!!!!
4)
Work the practice exams that will be made available without looking
at the answer key.
5)
Work problems in ACS study guide.
6)
Use the interactive CD-Rom for studying.
Master Student Exercises:
The instructor
understands that the average attention span for a student listening to a
lecture is less than 20 minutes. Each
class is 150 minutes (two 75 minute sections and a 10-15 minute break). Generally, the instructor will attempt to
cover the lecture topic is short sound bites
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Also the instructor
may incorporate exercises from the Becoming a Master Student
program. The $42 text may be ordered
online. It is one of the best
investments a college student may make.
The Discovery Wheel and Learning Styles Inventory are both assessments
from the Master Student text. It
is not required by this course, but suggested for students who need to
improve their study skills
From day-to-day the instructor and/or student groups may use
exercises from the program to break-up the lecture and expose the student
general learning principles. Most
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The instructor’s
experience is that we math and science folks just go on-and-on-and-on, which
research shows is successful with 35 to 40% of the students. Those 35-40% need
to understand the problem with the other 65% who are struggling. Many times, athletes are mislabeled ‘dumb
jocks’ when they are excellent kinesthetic
learners and go absolutely crazy after 5 minutes of a traditional transmission
science lecture. All students need to
know their best learning style (auditory, visual, kinesthetic, mixed
modality) and find strategies to succeed in experiences not presented in
their preferred learning style. Go back
to high school, which homework did you attempt first, why? Did you put-off those dreaded subjects to
last, why?
During the first week all students will
complete a learning styles inventory supplied by the instructor or completed
online to be counted as part of the first week of lab.
Learning
Styles Web Site: http://www.hcc.cc.fl.us/faculty/john_taylor/learnstyle/menu.html
Beta
Test LSI Online: http://www.hccbrandon.net/learnstyle/lsi.html
(submit cycle and Grid) 2pts
MBTI:
http://www.hccbrandon.net/learnstyle/bryanpsy.html
(submit Analysis) 2pts
Master Student Discovery and Intention
Journal Entry System
One way to become a
better student is to use the Discovery
and Intention Journal Entry System to increase your effectiveness with the
least possible struggle. It’s a way to
focus your energy, and it is closely related to the idea of taking a First Step
such as the First Step in Alcoholics Anonymous.
Alcoholics must tell the truth about their drinking before they can
begin to change. Students must admit to
their strengths and weaknesses before they can take action. Students may first use a paper and pencil
journal (notebook), but by the third or fourth week journal activities should
be electronic word processing documents which may be E-mailed to the
instructor.
Through Discovery Statements, the student can learn “where you are.” They are
a record of what you learn about yourself as a student-both strengths and
weaknesses. Discovery Statements can also be declarations of what you want,
descriptions of your attitudes, statements of your feelings, transcripts of
your thoughts, and chronicles of your behavior.
Intention
Statements can be used to alter your course. They are statements of your commitment to do
a specific task, to take a specific action.
An intention arises out of your choice to direct your energy toward a
particular goal.
The following are the seven guidelines for Discovery and
Intention Statements:
Discovery Statements: Intention Statements:
1. Discover what you want. 1.
Make you intentions positive.(never use try)(use do)
2. Record the specifics. 2.
Make intentions small and keep able.
3. Notice your inter voices and pictures. 3.
Use observation criteria for success.
4. Notice physical sensations. 4.
Set time lines.
5. Use discomfort as a signal. 5.
Be careful of intentions that depend on others.
6. Suspend self-judgement.(be
kind) 6.
Anticipate self-sabotage.
7. Tell the truth. 7. Identify your rewards.
http://college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/ellis/master_student/10e/students/ or
http://college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/ellis/master_student/10e/students/exercise_index.html
‘Muddy Water’ Issues:
Each day, students may use 3x5 file cards (as
provided by the instructor the first week) to list the day’s muddiest water
issue or send the instructor an email immediately after class. What was confusing? What don’t you understand? What problems at the end of the chapter
overwhelm you? As you leave the
classroom, you will submit a card with your name and the issue or issues. If you are absolutely on target, no problem
then no card submitted a card indicates to the instructor you are on course on
time and understand the learning concepts. At the end of each on-line
group/individual quiz/homework may be a place to journal your discovery
statements, the muddy water issues, and check list of vocabulary words that you
do not understand.
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Free Time
First Lab Exercise: Chemistry takes a lot of time to study. Each student should identify at least 10
hours or more per week of free time that she/he will commit towards his/her
study of chemistry if you do well on the Toledo Placement test. The following are suggested strategies for
scheduling your study times. Make an
hour by hour seven day matrix 8 columns (hour and each day of the week) by 24
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Starting with wake-up
and end with sleeping:
1. Schedule fixed blocks
of time first. These include work, class time, eating, and sleeping.
2. Include time for
travel and errands
3. Schedule time for
fun.
4. Set realistic goals.
5. Allow flexibility in
your schedule.
6. Study at least two
hours for every hour in class plus an extra two for computer assignments in the
open lab and an extra two with a cooperative group member for homework
comparison and checking.
7. Avoid scheduling
marathon study sessions.
8. Set clear starting
and stopping times.
9. Plan for the Unplanned!
A simple time planner is available at the following
Student Success Site:
http://college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/ellis/master_student/10e/students/ or
http://college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/ellis/master_student/10e/students/exercise_index.html
Students will submit a hard copy of the free time
chart to the instructor (TA) by the beginning of the second week for 20% (2 points)
of the first lab activity
Additional
Chemistry Web Sites:
John Taylor’s Interactive Chemistry Web
Sites
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Create Temperature Scales: http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/mathworkshop1/frametemp.html Dimensional Analysis Online Calculator: http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/chemistry/dimanalysis/unitanalysis.html Chemical Element Spelling Test: http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/elementquiz/elementnew.html |
Online Kotz Text
Practice Multiple Choice Tests (2-25 question/chapter):
Chemdex is a large chemistry directory created by Dr. Mark
Winter at the Department of Chemistry,
Yahoo and Google search engines include sites organized in
directories.
Both have
chemistry directories and include a search box:
Yahoo: http://www.yahoo.com/science/chemistry/
Goggle: http://www.Google.com/Top/Science/Chemistry/
Links
for chemists and Virtual Library chemistry may be found at:
http://www.liv.ac.uk/chemistry/links
Chemistry
Web Guide: http://science.searchbeat.com/chemistry.htm
Galaxy:
Chemistry: http://wwww.galaxy.com/galaxy/Science/Chemistry.html
The
NIST Chemistry WebBook (database of physical data and
spectra):
Student may
also purchase the software: CHMiCALC™ from Dr Bert Ramsay at the Chemical
Concepts Corporation. Visit his web site
at: http://www.chemicalc.com
http://www.sciencedownload.com/Chemistry/Chemical_Laboratory/CHEMiCALC/
ChemiCalc™ was reviewed recently by the
Journal of Chemical Education and a reprint may be reviewed online at: http://www.hccbrandon.net/aboutme/ChemiCalc.htm
Another review of ChemiCal is available at: http://www.liv.ac.uk/ctichem/s18ccalc.html
As a suggestion for
learning to use Internet Search Engines, conduct a key word search on the topic:
electron configuration. (What URLs can you find?). Next the student should search periodic chart and evaluate the sites
discovered, book mark the best sites. Some of the questions may be answered
using local software when the Internet is not available
However, the student may gain access to the
text’s excellent web site:
Each chapter has two 25
question multiple choice practice quizzes which will be complete for online
homework.
The student will access
either PrenHall or HMCO web sites for other published
chemistry texts:
Corwin: (beginning text) has excellent online interactive tests: http://www.prenhall.com/corwin
Hill: http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_hillpetrucci_genchem_4
Ebbing: http://www.hmco.com/college/chemistry/index.html
There are other good software packages
that the student may want to purchase.
Some are listed on the chemistry-hyperlinks page as well as good Web
Sites: http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/chm1045/chemlink.html
Recommended
Texts on Reserve in the Library:
Drewes, Fred, “How
to Study Science”, McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Gleason, Walter, J., “Is Your Math Ready for Chemistry?’, Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1993.
Kean,
Instructor Requested Information:
On the first day of
class, the student will fill out a 4x6 (or 3x5) file card to give to the
instructor at the end of class.
The instructor has
provided a sample below with his personal data and his block scheduled
time. The completion of this card is
worth 20% of the
first lab grade (2 points) toward the student's final grade
Why are you taking this course?
Which four year school do you plan to
attend?
Data Card (4x6 file
card): Front Side (Personal Data)
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Name: John Taylor CHEM 1211
Address:
Telephone: 813 361-4379 (cell after
E-MAIL : jttaylor@cgcc.edu
or jtaylor@hccfl.edu
Employment:
Coastal
Full time/Adjunct chemistry faculty
Major:
Instructional Technologies Minor:
Chemical Education
Long Term
Goal: Educational Software Developer
Prerequisite: Math Level: College Algebra 1959
HS Chem:
1958 A, no prep chem
Software/Computer
Literacy: CGS 1100 or CGS 1107; WP: Word
Home Computer: yes Internet ISP: yes or have access
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Data Card (4x6 file card):
Back Side (Scheduled Time Blocks)
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