Syllabus

Chemistry 1020

Everyday Chemistry

Fall 2009

Instructor: Dr. Nedialka Iordanova

Office: Roney 319

Phone: (229) 931-2334

E-mail: niordano@gsw.edu

Web page: http://itc.gsw.edu/faculty/niordano/

Office hours: M 10:30 – 11:30 AM

T,R 1:00 – 2:00 PM or by appointment.

Required: Textbook: Adventures in Chemistry (1^st Edition) by Julie T. Millard, 2008, Houghton Mifflin Company

Objectives: After completion of this course the students will be able to:

1. Apply their chemical knowledge to make well-informed decisions about the medicine they take, the food they eat, the use of nuclear power and pesticides, and the use of modern equipment in medicine.

2. Discuss in a clear and concise manner a variety of chemical topics related to their everyday life such as drugs, food, materials, and state of the art chemical equipment.

3. Recognize the role of chemistry in other disciplines through learning about variety of chemical applications.

Quizzes: There will be a short quiz in the beginning of class as indicated on the tentative schedule. A missed quiz will count as zero. There are no make up and no extensions for arriving late to class. Each quiz will cover previous material.

Exams: There will be given three midterm exams and a final exam (comprehensive). If you have a legitimate excuse for missing an exam, you must notify the instructor before the exam or immediately after to arrange a different time to take the exam (which can be no later than the day after the exam). If you can not make up a missed exam by the next day, the exam will count as zero.

Withdrawal: The last day to withdraw without penalty is Monday, October 19.

Grades: Midterm Exams – 60% (20% each)

Final Exam – 15 %

Quizzes – 25%

Approximate scale: A: 90-100% B: 80-89.99% C: 70-79.99%

D: 60-69.99% F: less than 60%

Attendance: Attendance and participation are required. There are no points for attendance, however missing classes or being late for class may result in missing quiz points.

Integrity: All dishonest academic behavior will be prosecuted. (See the GSW Bulletin.) Cheating on an assignment will result in a grade of zero. A second instance of cheating will results in an F for the course. All quizzes, homework and exams must be your own work.

Classroom Protocol

1. Students are expected to be on time. While many students may have the occasional

experience of being delayed to class, habitual tardiness is distracting and disrespectful.

If any student makes a habit of arriving late, they may, after being warned, be

administratively withdrawn from class. Excuses about the lack of parking become

moot after the first week. Time management is expected of adults, whether in school

or at work.

2. Cell phones are a fact of life. If you bring one to class, make sure it is turned off.

‘Off’ does not mean on ‘vibrate’. Under no circumstances should any student ever

answer a cell phone in class or check a phone for messages or numbers. Phones

should be kept off of your desk. The only time students are allowed to check their

phones is in the event of the campus emergency warning sirens going off. Texting in

class will not be tolerated. If you are found to be texting in class you will be required

to speak with the departmental chair. If it happens again, you may be administratively

withdrawn from class. If any serious circumstance (i.e. - law enforcement, critical

medical condition of a relative) should require you to be on call, you should notify me

before class.

3. Courtesy is expected of all students. You will be treated courteously and you are

expected to treat others in the same manner. One of the hallmarks of adult discourse

is to be able to disagree without being offensive.

4. Anytime you have any concern about any issue in or out of class, please come by my

office and we can discuss it.

NOTE: All students with disabilities that require special accommodation should contact the Students Support Services in Room 304, Sanford Hall (931-2294) before the class begins and should notify the instructor no later than the end of the 2^nd week of classes.

E-mail: The GSW RADAR email account is the official method for communication between the students and the university/faculty. Please, check your account frequently for up dates.

Heads-up: It’s possible that this course will involve the use of plagiarism-prevention technology. You may, for example, be required to submit written assignments on-line through a plagiarism-prevention service or to allow me to submit copies of your writing to such a service. The written assignments may then be retained by the service for the sole purpose of checking for plagiarized content in future student submissions.

Tentative schedule

Date Chapter

Aug. 18 Introduction of the class, Chapter 1

Aug. 20 Chapter 2, Quiz1

Aug. 25 Chapter 3

Aug. 27 Chapter 4, Part I, Quiz2

Sep. 1 Chapter 4, Part II

Sep. 3 Chapter 5, Part I, Quiz3

Sep. 8 Chapter 5, Part II

Sep. 10 Chapter 6, Part I, Quiz4

Sep. 15 Chapter 6, Part II

Sep. 17 REWIEW

Sep. 22 Exam 1

Sep. 24 Chapter 7, Part I

Sep. 29 Chapter 7, Part II

Oct. 1 Chapter 8, Part I, Quiz5

Oct. 6 Chapter 8, Part II

Oct. 8 Chapter 9, Part I, Quiz6

Oct. 13 Chapter 9, Part II

Oct. 15 Chapter 10, Party I, Quiz7

Oct. 20 Chapter 10, Part II,

Oct. 22 REWIEW

Oct. 27 Exam 2

Oct. 29 Chapter 12

Nov. 3 Chapter 14, Part I, Quiz8

Nov. 5 Chapter 14, Part II

Nov. 10 Chapter 16, Part I, Quiz9

Nov. 12 Chapter 16, Part II

Nov. 17 Quiz10/Catch up

Nov. 19 REWIEW

Nov. 24 Exam 3

Nov. 26 Thanksgiving break

Dec. 1 Chapter 18, Part I

Dec. 3 Chapter 18, Part II

Dec. 10 Final exam 10:30 AM– 12:30 PM