CHEMISTRY 122

CHEMISTRY 122

Tentative Outline

M, W, F 10:00 am

112 Crawford Hall

INSTRUCTOR BIODR. ARTHUR HABER

•Bristol Myers

•Frederick Cancer Research Center

•University of Michigan at Ann-Arbor

•University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

•Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn

•Brooklyn Technical High School

•Jr. High School 234

•P.S. 206

•Who’s Who Among American Teachers

2006, 2000, 1996

INSTRUCTOR BIOcont’d

DR. ARTHUR HABER

• Father of a SUNY undergrad

• Yankees fan

• Socially inept and judgmental, not a

people person

• Enjoys being called La Grande Fromage

• Thinks Glass Plus® is better than Windex®

• Would rather be in Florida

• Loves strong artificial fragrances

• Has a hording problem

•Pedagogically sarcastic and cynical

TEXTBOOK

CHEMISTRY:

A Molecular Approach Fifth Edition

Nivaldo J. Tro

Pearson Education, Inc., New Jersey, 2020

REQUIRED CHAPTERS

12. Liquids, Solids, and Intermolecular Forces

13. Solids and Modern Materials

14. Solutions

EXAM I Chapters 12, 13, and 14

15. Chemical Kinetics

16. Chemical Equilibrium

EXAM II Chapters 15 and 16

REQUIRED CHAPTERS(CONT’D)

17. Acids and Bases

18. Aqueous Ionic Equilibrium

EXAM III Chapters 17 and 18

19. Free Energy and Thermodynamics

20. Electrochemistry

21. Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry

EXAM IV Chapters 19, 20, and 21

REQUIRED CHAPTERS(CONT’D)

22. Organic Chemistry and/or

26. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds

FINAL EXAM Chapters 12 – 21

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

Scientific calculator

Calculator instruction manual

Access to the instructor’s web site

OPTIONAL TOOLS

Access to the publisher’s web site

HOW TO SURVIVE (And Even Excel In) GENERAL CHEMISTRY

E. Kean and C. Middlecamp, McGraw-Hill, 1986

GENERAL CHEMISTRY AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: Mastering the Fundamental Skills

D. R. Klein, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005

Handouts

•Assignments

•Answer Keys

•Graph Paper

•Periodic Table

•Laboratory Materials

Available in class or at

http://people.morrisville.edu/~habera/

INSTRUCTOR’S CLASSROOM STYLE I

INSTRUCTOR’S CLASSROOM STYLE III

I will assume you understand everything I

say or expect in terms of subject matter and

class administration, unless you let me

know otherwise in a timely fashion.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.

The least of the work of learning is done in the

classroom.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.

The least of the work of learning is done in the

classroom.

Learning chemistry is not a passive or spectator

activity; it requires your active participation.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.

The least of the work of learning is done in the

classroom.

Learning chemistry is not a passive or spectator

activity; it requires your active participation.

Your instructor is your guide to the study of

chemistry; he cannot do the work for you.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.

The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom.

Learning chemistry is not a passive or spectator activity; it requires your active participation.

Your instructor is your guide to the study of chemistry; he cannot do the work for you.

You are in college now; you are responsible for your learning.

Your High school education

May have been poor preparation

for studying college level

chemistry

THE GREATEST AMERICAN

PHILOSOPHER OF

EDUCATION

YOGI BERRA

When you come to a

fork in the road,

YOGI BERRA

When you come to a

fork in the road,

take it.

NIKE

NIKE

Just do it!

Advice from yoda

Do or do not, there is no try.

The Equalizer

Progress, not perfection.Robert McCall

•There will be no teaching to an exam

•Learning must be thematic

•Must read the textbook

•Solve problems (reading is just not enough)

•Work hard

•See Tentative Outline

OTHER COMMENTS

GRADE CALCULATION

There will be an assignment for each

chapter; an exam after three or four

chapters.

Assign Exam Course Grade

50

65

73

68

80 = (0.40)(64) + (0.60)(80)

=73.6

256

50

65

73

68

80

92

65

77

85

75

70

88

80

90

75

245

= (0.40)(74) + (0.60)(82)

=78.8

888

6410400

256 2 %

8210300

245 2 %

74101200

888 2 %

STUDENT TYPES

TYPE A

TYPE B

TYPE C

TYPE A STUDENT

Reads the textbook

Attends all classes

Does the homework properly and in a timely fashion

Shows work neatly and clearly

TYPE A STUDENT(cont’d)

Studies regularly

Does not cram for exams

Asks timely and appropriate questions

Gets help when needed

Uses mental floss

Mental Floss

In one ear and out the

other

Dont’ you get criss-

crossed

I recommend you try a

little mental floss

Jimmy Buffet

Banana Wind

PROPERLY DONE HOMEWORK

Completed on time in a deliberate fashion

Written neatly

For problems requiring a numerical approach,

work must be shown clearly and number

crunching must lead to the correct numerical

answer required for analysis.

Correct answers (numerical or otherwise) without

work will not receive credit.

TYPE B STUDENT

Randomly follows the

characteristics of the

TYPE A Student

Help is still possible

TYPE C STUDENT

You do not want to be

in this situation.

Help may very well be

impossible at this

point.

There is no extra

credit that can be done

after the course to

improve grade

TYPE C STUDENT(cont’d)

You do not want to be

in this situation.

Help may very well be

impossible at this

point.

There is no extra

credit that can be done

after the course to

improve grade

ATTENDANCE

Students are expected to attend every class.

While emergency situations calling students away

exist, students are still responsible for materials

covered and for any announcements made in class.

Your instructor can make an attempt to

accommodate a specific situation that causes an

absence, but only if the instructor is notified (e-

mail, voice mail) beforehand. However, only valid

absence excuses will be considered. Check your e-

mail for deadlines and other information from your

instructor.

CLASSROOM DECORUM

When the instructor is ready to begin class it

is time for student conversation to stop. Student

activities at this point should be dedicated to the

lesson at hand. Doing homework, chemistry or

otherwise, is not an acceptable activity. Completing

laboratory reports for chemistry is not an acceptable

activity. Students participating in these endeavors

indicate they are not part of the class. Do not waste

your time, the class’s, or the instructor’s.

TYPE D STUDENTStudents who think college is a rite of passage.

You are here to learn; getting a “good” grade is secondary.

GRADING SCHEME

Assignments 40%

Exams 60%

A 100-92%

A- 91-88%

B+ 87-85%

B 84-82%

B- 81-78%

C+ 77-74%

C 73-70%

C- 69-66%

D+ 65-63%

D 62-60%

F <60%

GRADING SCHEME

While you are most welcome to discuss

your progress in the course with your

instructor, lobbying for a grade will be

ignored.

DURING FINAL EXAMS WEEK

Last Exam

Final Exam

Optional

Cumulative

American Chemical Society standardized exam

TIME TO BEGIN

FIRST THING TO LEARN

T. Benfey’s version of

the periodic table

Tom Lehrer’s version

of the periodic table

SECOND THING TO LEARNCHEMISTRY – THE FOUNDATION OF MANY CAREERS

Agricultural Science

Archaeology

Biochemistry

Biology

Botany

Coatings

Cosmology

Data Storage

Drug Design

Drug Development

Ecology

Education

Electronics

Engineering

Environmental Science

Food Science

Alternative Fuels

Traditional Fuels

Fuel Cells

Criminal Forensics/FBI

International Forensics/CIA

Geology

Graphic Design

Green Chemistry

History of Science and Technology

Chemical Laboratory Technician

Medical Laboratory Technician

Imaging Laboratory Technician

Materials Science

Traditional Medicine

Folk Medicine

Neurology

Nuclear Medicine

Metallurgy

Meteorology

Nanotechnology

Paleontology

Paper Science

Patent Law

Pharmacology

Physics

Philosophy and Ethics

Polymers

Risk Management and Assessment

Structural Materials

Toxicology

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