Chemistry 1.1 EDA

GENERAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

(3 unit-lecture, MWF 7:30 – 8:20 am  A603)

General Information

Text:           CHEMISTRY, 9^th ed. Raymond Chang

                       http://www.mhhe.com/chang

References:

CHEMISTRY: THE CENTRAL SCIENCE, 9^th ed.

Brown, Lemay, Bursten

GENERAL CHEMISTRY Principles and Modern  Applications, 7^th ed.

Ralph H. Petrucci and William S. Harwood

(Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1997)

CHEMISTRY 6^th ed.

Charles E. Mortimer

(Wadsworth, Inc., 1986)

CHEMISTRY Molecules, Matter, and Change, 4^th ed.

Loretta Jones and Peter Atkins

(W.H. Freeman and Company, 2000)

Instructor:    Mr. Higinio R. Barros, Jr.

5^th Floor, SC Building, Chemistry Department

                   Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan

                   Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City

                   Email: gino_bschem@yahoo.com ; hbarros@xu.edu.ph

Webpage: http://ginobarros.tripod.com

Residence hours:     MWF 1:00 – 4:00 pm ; TTh 10:30 am – 12:00 nn

Class-related concerns may be consulted via email (see address above)

Course Outline:

*Changes in the schedule will be announced by the instructor.

Grading System:

Lecture:           Midterm Period Grade = [PE + ME + (Chap Exams, Quizzes, Assignments, etc.)]/3

Final Period Grade = [SFE + FE + (Chap Exams, Quizzes, Assignments, etc.)]/3

Overall:           

Final Grade = (2/3)*Final Period Grade + (1/3)*Midterm Grade

Examinations:             There are four major exams (Prelim, Midterm, Semifinal, and Final).

Quizzes &Assignments:          

Quizzes will be given depending on the need and will be usually announced. Questions for quizzes are usually exercise questions / applications to practice the concepts learned but will sometimes be “objective” type. They may be held before or after the lecture or activity, so students are held responsible to study and be prepared.

Assignments or homework/problem sets are given with the intention of encouraging self-study among students, not just to review their lecture notes but also to pursue some skills development not readily acquired during class hours, e.g. performing calculations or balancing chemical equations. Assignments are usually taken from the textbook, so students are obliged to have their own copy by purchase or they can borrow.

Web-based Materials:  

 In addition to lecture notes and textbook, the following are available via the web: problem sets, basic skill tutorials, sample exams, simulations. These can be found in the website specified by the textbook authors (see above) and other webpage addresses that will be given by the instructor. Clarifications and short tutorial-consultations may be called to the instructor’s attention thru email (address given above) provided that the student will give his/her complete identification.

Other Activities:         

Depending on the availability of facilities, some class periods may be spent in the AVR for other instructional modes like video-showing or PowerPoint presentations or multi-media activities.

Class Decorum:                       

                                    Students are expected to be present in all class periods. Allowed number of absences will be accounted according to school policy for the current semester. Tardiness is not also tolerated. Taking of lecture notes is an integrated function of every student as well as studying and participating in class.