Syllabus

Mr. Ground 8/11/06
Course: Chemistry I

Instructor: William R. Ground

Room: AH 126 D

Academic Assistance:

Science academic assistance is on Tuesday, 3:15 – 4:00 (AH 126 D), you will be notified at least one day in advance if academic assistance is required.

Academic assistance is open to all students regardless of class grade, it is required of students when course grade or major test grade falls below 80.

Textbook:

Modern Chemistry, Holt Rinehart and Winston, 2002. You may use the user name and password provided by your teacher to access the textbook online as well as other chemistry resources.

Behavior Standards:

Play fair. Share everything. Don't hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don't take things that aren't yours. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. Live a balanced life -- learn some and think some and draw and point and sing and dance and play and work some every day. Be aware of wonder. Remember the Styrofoam cup: The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that. Remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned -- the biggest word of all -- LOOK.

from All I Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten

by Robert Fulghum

Materials:

Notebook (3 – ring) for homework and class work, and lab work; graph paper, calculator (any scientific calculator). Not having materials for class will lower a student's grade.

Grade Calculations:

Each quarter grade will be determined by using to the following:

25 % daily short quizzes/daily work, 25 % labs/notebook, 50 % chapter tests

Calculation Of Semester And Final Grade:

1^st Semester Grade: Average of 1^st and 2^nd quarter grade 90%

1^st semester exam 10%

2^nd Semester Grade: Average 3^rd and 4^th quarter grade 100%

Final Grade: Average of 1^st and 2^nd Semesters 90%

2^nd semester exam 10%

Course Description:

It's hard to think of a subject more interesting or more important than chemistry; from the sand Burger King purposely adds to their apple pie to the wonderfully complex DNA molecule. The study of chemistry can be great fun. Chemistry is the study of matter. Chemistry I is an advanced academic science course for students who will continue their education after high school graduation. We will briefly review topics covered in physical science, i.e., atomic structure, names and formulas of atoms and compounds, chemical reactions. In addition, introductory chemistry includes mole-mass-volume problems, gases, the periodic chart, electrons in atoms, bonds that hold atoms together, acids and bases, nuclear reactions and maybe more.

Students will have reading assignments and/or written assignments for most class periods.

William R. Ground

Two Questions We Should All Be Able To Answer

1. How much of the electricity in the US comes from burning coal? %

coal is a green house gas releasing CO₂, and sulfur gases

2. 50% of elect comes from coal, 1 Billion tons, 20 pounds per person per day for every man woman and child in US

convert coal to liquid -- 1 barrel of water needed to make 3 barrels of liquid fuel