General Chemistry 115B
Syllabus
Required Text:
Zumdahl, "Chemistry" , Fourth Edition
Supplemental Texts:
"Partial Solutions Guide for Chemistry"
"Study Guide for Chemistry"
Model Kits:
Model kits come in a variety of types and prices, but
they are only useful if you buy one that you are willing to
use and understand. Any standard organic model kit can be
used in most chemistry courses. Model kits can also be
checked out of the stock room.
Grades-
The grade in 115B will be determined by weekly homework,
weekly quizzes, midterm exams, laboratory work and a final
exam. The point distribution is indicated below.
- Attendance ----- 100 points
- Homework -----100 points
- Quizzes --------- 100 points
- Hour Exams --- 300 points
- Laboratoy ------ 100 points
- Final Exam ----- 200 points
- Total Points ---- 900 points
Lecture-
Attendance in lecture is required
and will be graded.
Quizes-
Quizes will be given almost every week in recitation or
laboratory. Quiz questions will cover material covered in
lecture the previous week, the entire homework assignment
and lab work from the previous week. There will be eleven
quizes and ten out of the eleven quizzes will be counted
toward the final grade.
Recitation -
The Monday recitation is a time to ask questions and
practice problem solving. Each recitation professor will
discuss problem solving and go over practice problems during
class. Please come with a list of questions to ask.
Recitation quizes will be given during the last fifteen
minutes of the class. Attendance in
recitation is mandatory for a passing grade (with one
unexcused absence allowed).
Laboratory -
Attendance in laboratory is
mandatory for a passing grade with one unexcused absence
allowed.
Final Exam -
The final exam will not be the American Chemical Society
Standardized Exam and will not be cumulative. The final exam
will cover only the Chemistry 115B material.
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