BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

The City University of New York                    Department of Science

Title of Course: College Chemistry I            Class Hours: 4

Course Code: CHE 201                                Laboratory Hours per Week: 3

Semester: SPRING/FALL                               Credits: 4

Instructor Information:
Name: Maria Greene
Email: mgreene@bmcc.cuny.edu
Office: You can email me to schedule a meeting.

Course Description
College Chemistry I                                                              CHE 201
College Chemistry II                                                             CHE 202

4 credits, 4 hours, 3 laboratory hours (per term)

This is a two-semester course sequence that involves the study of chemical principles including atomic and molecular theories, molecular structure, and reactivity. The laboratory will include experiments illustrating the chemical principles.

CHE 201-202 two terms required.  Required in A.S. (Biotechnology Science), A.S. (Engineering Science), A.S. (Science), A.S. (Science for Forensics), and fulfills science requirement for A.A. (Liberal Arts).

Prerequisite for CHE 202 is CHE 201.

Basic Skills Prerequisites: ACR 094, ENG 088 or ESL 062, and MAT 056.

SURVEY
You are required to fill out a ‘beginning of the semester’ survey and a ‘midterm’ survey. These surveys are to help you recognize and improve upon salient areas in your life as a student in order to be successful in this class. Some of these areas include study habits, work ethics, etc.

EXIT SURVEY
For this survey you will determine what worked well (or didn’t work well) for you during the semester and what further changes/adaptations should be made moving forward with your career/student life.

WEEKLY EXPECTATIONS
Pre-class Warm-up Sessions

• At the beginning of each class, we will engage in deep breathing exercises.
• Mindfulness is said to be “a powerful tool in raising awareness of and ameliorating intense emotions that often accompany teaching and learning.”
• The idea behind engaging in this exercise at the beginning of each class is to allow you to relax which can lead to you being more focus and attentive in class.

Quizzes

• There will be a mini quiz before or after selected sections. Therefore, you are expected to read the assigned readings before coming to class.
• These quizzes will comprise of student constructed questions.
• Each student is expected to contribute a minimum of four questions in total for the semester.
• Questions that are not approved by the instructor will not be counted as your expected contribution.

Class Participation

• Each student voice is expected to be heard during class discussions.
• How this is done: Discussion leaders
• Each student will be assigned the role of discussion leader for selected topics. There will be an assigned block of ‘break out session’ time where the discussion leader will engage the class in the topic of the day. The discussion leader will field questions in which I will assist in part in answering. Also, the discussion leader will have a couple of questions of his/her own to ask the class.

 

Student Learning Outcomes

Course Student Learning Outcomes (Students will be able to…)	Measurements (means of assessment for student learning outcomes listed in first column)
1.   learn the concepts and principles of chemistry.	1.  Examinations, Homework Assignments and Laboratory Experiments
2.   recognize the importance of and develop a skill in     problem solving.	2. Examinations, Homework Assignments and Laboratory Experiment
3.  relate chemistry to other areas of science.	3. Examinations, Homework Assignments and Laboratory Experiments
4.   unify the diverse topics of chemistry.	4.  Homework Assignments and Laboratory Experiments

Below are the college’s general education learning outcomes, the outcomes that are checked in the left-hand column indicate goals that will be covered and assessed in this course.  (Check at least one.)

	General Education Learning Outcomes	Measurements (means of assessment for general education goals listed in first column)
x	Communication Skills- Students will be able to write, read, listen and speak critically and effectively.	Students will submit written lab reports and answer critical questions in pre-lab and post-lab assignments.
x	Quantitative Reasoning- Students will be able to use quantitative skills and the concepts and methods of mathematics to solve problems.	Students will solve problems requiring algebraic manipulation, proportional reasoning, exponential notation and to analyze graphically conceptual and experimental data.
x	Scientific Reasoning- Students will be able to apply the concepts and methods of the natural sciences.	Homework assignments, examinations, and experimental observations.
	Social and Behavioral Sciences- Students will be able to apply the concepts and methods of the social sciences.
	Arts & Humanities- Students will be able to develop knowledge and understanding of the arts and literature through critiques of works of art, music, theatre or literature.
	Information & Technology Literacy- Students will be able to collect, evaluate and interpret information and effectively use information technologies.
	Values- Students will be able to make informed choices based on an understanding of personal values, human diversity, multicultural awareness and social responsibility.

Required Text & Readings

1. Zumdahl, Steven S., and Zumdahl, Susan A., Chemistry 9^th Edition, Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning  (2014),  Belmont, CA,  ISBN 978-1-285-71642-8

2. Wentworth, R. A. D. and Munk, Barbara H., Experiments in General Chemistry 10^th Edition, Brooks/Cole  Cengage Learning (2013), Belmont, CA., ISBN 978-1-111-98942-2

Other Resources

Use of Technology (if applicable)

**Tentative exam Schedule (Please note that the exam schedule is flexible and may change as the need arises). One week’s notice will be given prior to an exam date. The final exam date is set by the department and cannot be changed.

Evaluation & Requirements of Students
Examinations                                                          45%
Class Participation                                                   5%
Final Examination   (Comprehensive)                    20%
Extra Credit: (% of grade to tbd)
                       
Another Instructor:
Laboratory                                                                30%
 

College Attendance Policy

At BMCC, the maximum number of absences is limited to one more hour than the number of hours a class meets in one week.  For example, you may be enrolled in a three-hour class.  In that class, you would be allowed 4 hours of absence (not 4 days).  In the case of excessive absences, the instructor has the option to lower the grade or assign an F or WU grade.

 

Academic Adjustments for Students with Disabilities

Students with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations or academic adjustments for this course must contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities.  BMCC is committed to providing equal access to all programs and curricula to all students.

 

BMCC Policy on Plagiarism and Academic Integrity Statement

Plagiarism is the presentation of someone else’s ideas, words or artistic, scientific, or technical work as one’s own creation.  Using the idea or work of another is permissible only when the original author is identified.  Paraphrasing and summarizing, as well as direct quotations, require citations to the original source.  Plagiarism may be intentional or unintentional.  Lack of dishonest intent does not necessarily absolve a student of responsibility for plagiarism.

 

Students who are unsure how and when to provide documentation are advised to consult with their instructors.  The library has guides designed to help students to appropriately identify a cited work.  The full policy can be found on BMCC’s web site, www.bmcc.cuny.edu. For further information on integrity and behavior, please consult the college bulletin (also available online).

Outline of Topics

Week	Ch/Sec	Topic	Pages
		Chemical Foundations2 mins deep breathing exercises at the beginning of each class
1	1.1	Chemistry: An Overview	3 – 5
	1.2	The Scientific Method	5 – 8
	1.3	Units of Measurement	8 – 11
	1.4	Uncertainty in Measurement	11 – 14
	1.5	Significant Figures and Calculations (Student Constructed mini quiz)	14 – 18
	1.6	Learning to Solve Problems SystematicallyDiscussion Leader	18 – 18
	1.7	Dimensional Analysis (Student Constructed mini quiz)	18 – 22
	1.8	Temperature (Student Constructed mini quiz)	22 – 26
	1.9	Density	26 – 27
	1.10	Classification of MatterDiscussion Leader	27 – 31
		Atoms, Molecules and Ions2 mins deep breathing exercises at the beginning of each class
2	2.1	Early History of Chemistry	43 – 44
	2.2	Fundamental Chemical Laws	44 – 47
	2.3	Dalton’s Atomic TheoryDiscussion Leader	47 – 50
	2.4	Early Experiments to Characterize the Atom	50 – 53
	2.5	Modern View of Atomic Structure	54 – 55
	2.6	Molecules and IonsDiscussion Leader	55 – 57
3	2.7	Introduction to the Periodic Table (Student Constructed mini quiz)	57 – 60
	2.8	Naming Simple Compounds (Student Constructed mini quiz)Discussion Leader	60 – 70
		Stoichiometry2 mins deep breathing exercises at the beginning of each class
	3.1	Counting by Weighing	82 – 83
	3.2	Atomic Masses	83 – 85
	3.3	The MoleDiscussion Leader	85 – 90
	3.4	Molar Mass (Student Constructed mini quiz)	90 – 92
	3.5	Learning to Solve ProblemsDiscussion Leader	93 – 94
	3.6	Percent Composition of Compounds	94 – 96
	3.7	Determining the Formula of a CompoundDiscussion Leader	96 – 103
4	3.8	Chemical Equations	103 – 105
	3.9	Balancing Chemical Equations (Student Constructed mini quiz)Discussion Leader	105 – 108
	3.10	Stoichiometric Calculations (Student Constructed mini quiz)	108 – 114
	3.11	Concept of Limiting Reagent (Student Constructed mini quiz)Discussion Leader	114 – 123
		Types of Chemical Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry2 mins deep breathing exercises at the beginning of each class
5	4.1	Water, the Common Solvent	139 – 141
	4.2	Strong and Weak ElectrolytesDiscussion Leader	141 – 145
	4.3	The Composition of Solutions	145 – 153
	4.4	Types of Chemical Reactions (Student Constructed mini quiz)	153 – 153
	4.5	Precipitation Reactions	153 – 158
	4.6	Reactions in Solution	158 – 160
	4.7	Stoichiometry of Precipitation Reactions	160 – 162
6	4.8	Acid-Base Reactions (Student Constructed mini quiz)Discussion Leader	163 – 170
	4.9	Oxidation-Reduction Reactions	170 – 175
	4.10	Balancing Oxidation-Reduction ReactionsDiscussion Leader	175 – 177
		Gases2 mins deep breathing exercises at the beginning of each class
	5.1	Pressure	190 – 192
	5.2	Gas Laws of Boyle,  Charles and Avogadro (Student Constructed mini quiz)	192 – 198
	5.3	Ideal Gas Law (Student Constructed mini quiz)Discussion Leader	198 – 203
7	5.4	Gas Stoichiometry (Student Constructed mini quiz)	203 – 208
	5.5	Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures	208 – 214
	5.6	Kinetic Molecular Theory of GasesDiscussion Leader	214 – 222
	5.7	Effusion and Diffusion	222 – 224
	5.8	Real GasesDiscussion Leader	224 – 226
		Thermochemistry2 mins deep breathing exercises at the beginning of each class
8	6.1	The Nature of EnergyDiscussion Leader	246 – 252
	6.2	Enthalpy and Calorimetry (Student Constructed mini quiz)Discussion Leader	252 – 260
	6.3	Hess’s Law (Student Constructed mini quiz)	260 – 264
	6.4	Standard Enthalpies of FormationDiscussion Leader	264 – 271
		Atomic Structure and Periodicity2 mins deep breathing exercises at the beginning of each class
9	7.1	Electromagnetic Radiation (Student Constructed mini quiz)	296 – 298
	7.2	The Nature of MatterDiscussion Leader	298 – 304
	7.3	The Atomic Spectrum of Hydrogen	305 – 306
	7.4	The Bohr Model	306 – 310
	7.5	The Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom	310 – 313
	7.6	Quantum Numbers	313 – 314
	7.7	Orbital Shapes and Energies	314 – 318
10	7.8	Electron Spin and the Pauli Principle	318 – 318
	7.9	Polyelectronic Atoms	318 – 320
	7.10	The History of the Periodic Table	320 – 322
	7.11	The Aufbau Principle and the Periodic TableDiscussion Leader	322 – 329
	7.12	Periodic Trends in Atomic Properties	329 – 334
	7.13	The Alkali Metals	335 – 338
		Types of Chemical Bonds2 mins deep breathing exercises at the beginning of each class
11	8.1	Types of Chemical Bonds (Student Constructed mini quiz)	352 – 356
	8.2	Electronegativity (Student Constructed mini quiz)	356 – 358
	8.3	Bond Polarity and Dipole Moments (Student Constructed mini quiz)Discussion Leader	358 – 361
	8.4	Ions: Electron Configurations and Sizes	361 – 365
	8.5	Energy Effects in Binary Ionic Compounds	365 – 369
	8.6	Partial Ionic Character of Covalent Bonds	369 – 370
12	8.7	The Covalent Chemical BondDiscussion Leader	370 – 373
	8.8	Covalent Bond Energies and Chemical Reactions	373 – 376
	8.9	The Localized Electron Bonding Model	376 – 376
	8.10	Lewis Structures (Student Constructed mini quiz)Discussion Leader	376 – 380
	8.11	Exceptions to the Octet Rule	380 = 384
	8.12	Resonance	384 – 389
	8.13	Molecular Structure: The VSEPR Model	389 – 402
		Covalent Bonding: Orbitals2 mins deep breathing exercises at the beginning of each class
13	9.1	Hybridization and the Localized Electron Model	416 – 428
	9.2	The Molecular Orbital Model	428 – 431
	9.3	Bonding in Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules	421 – 437
	9.4	Bonding in Heteronuclear Diatomic Molecules	438 – 439
	9.5	Combining the Localized Electron and Molecular Orbital Models	439 – 441
		Liquids and Solids2 mins deep breathing exercises at the beginning of each class
	10.1	Intermolecular Forces	455 – 458
	10.2	The Liquid State	458 – 459
14	10.3	Introduction to Structure and Types of Solids	459 – 465
	10.4	Structure and Bonding in Metals	465 – 471
	10.5	Network Atomic Solids	471 – 478
	10.6	Molecular Solids	479 – 480
	10.7	Ionic Solids	480 – 483
	10.8	Vapor Pressure and Changes of State	483 – 491
	10.9	Phase Diagrams	491 – 496
15		Examination Week

 

Laboratory

Expt                            Title                                                                            Page

Laboratory Safety, Laboratory Rules and Check In

1C                   Measurements of Mass and Volume                                       31

1A                   Identification of Unknown Compound                                   15

1B                   Paper Chromatography                                                              23

2                      Isotopes and Mass Spectroscopy                                             41

3A                   Empirical Formula of an Oxide                                                57

3B                   Hydrates and Their Thermal Decomposition                        65

4B                   Ionic Reactions in Aqueous Solutions                                    87

4C                   How Much Acetic Acid in Vinegar?                                         97

5B                   Decomposition of Potassium Chlorate                                   111

6                      Thermochemistry and Hess’s Law                                          121

7                      Absorption Spectrum of Cobalt (II) Chloride                       137

8                      Solubilities Within A Family                                                    151

9A                   Identity of an Insoluble Precipitate                                        159

11                    A Student’s View of Liquids and Solids                                  201