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Lecture 1 1/19/05. CHE132: General Chemistry II Dr. Jimmy Hauri. Office: 253 Testa Science Building Email: jhauri@assumption.edu Office phone: x 7359 Office hours: MWThF 9:30-12. Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (5th ed.) by Kotz and Trechel Grading:
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Lecture 1 1/19/05 CHE132: General Chemistry II Dr. Jimmy Hauri
Office:253 Testa Science Building • Email:jhauri@assumption.edu • Office phone:x 7359 • Office hours:MWThF 9:30-12
Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (5th ed.) by Kotz and Trechel Grading: Weekly Quizzes (8 x 10 points/each) 80 Midterms (3 x 135 points/each) 405 Final (cumulative) 150 Laboratory 250 Paper 90 Class Participation 25 Total 1000
Quizzes: • A short quiz will be given every Friday. • No make-ups, but the lowest scores will be dropped, so that only 10 quizzes count toward final grade. • Class participation:Easy to get full credit, just attend class and be involved with class discussion • Calculator policy: Students may only use non-programmable calculators during exams. Calculators that can store more than a single line of text in memory are prohibited. • Attendance:Will not be taken, but important to learn anything.
Academic Dishonesty:Don’t cheat!!See A. C. Student Academic Handbook for consequences. • Paper:5-page paper on a chemistry topic. • Extra credit: 2 – 5 points per seminar. Turn in a ~1-page summary within a week of an approved seminar for credit. Quality of summary determines points.
Exam schedule • Exam 1 – Wednesday, February 16, 2005 • Exam 2 – Wednesday, March 23, 2005 • Exam 3 – Monday, April 18, 2005
Quiz 1 • Find a science article in the NEWSPAPER • 4 papers free on Campus (Science Tuesday) • Critique article • Turn in during office hours before end of office hours Wednesday January 26th
A + B ↔ AB • Rate based on: • Constant • Concentration
At Equilibrium: • Rates (forward and reverse) are equal • Concentrations stop changing • Reactions are still going • ‘dynamic equilibrium’ • Equilibrium not the same thing as kinetics