COURSE SYLLABUS FOR

Accelerated Chemistry 3

(AP Chemistry Accredited)

 

Instructor: Dr. Hynes                                                                          Office: Room 307

Office Hours: M     T      W   Th     F     or by appointment                 Phone: 318-357-3174 Ext. 158, chynes@lsmsa.edu

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Text:  Chemistry – The Central Science, 10th ed. by Brown, LeMay & Burnsten

Lab Manual:  Chemical Principles In the Laboratory, 7th ed., by Slowinski, Wolsey & Masterton

 

Attendance: Class attendance is mandatory. All absences will be dealt with according to the Student & Academic Handbook. Take note that an absence in laboratory is treated like a lecture absence. Students with an exemplary attendance record may be eligible for a bonus at the end of the semester. Three cumulative unexcused tardies during any one semester will result in 2% being deducted from the student’s overall average for that semester.

Assignments: Assignments include Homework, Quizzes, Laboratory Reports, Exams and a Semester Final Exam. All assignments will be graded according to four criteria: 1) completeness, 2) correctness, 3) neatness and 4) timeliness. Homework and Lab Reports should ALWAYS be turned in. Late assignments however will be penalized 15% the 1st day,  25% the 2nd day and after that they will NOT be accepted. At the instructor’s discretion, a student may be asked to redo an assignment. It is MANDATORY to show all work on each assignment to obtain full credit. It is also recommended that the student save all graded assignments to substantiate any claims of grading errors.

Makeup: An assignment missed due to an excused absence may be made up, those that are due to unexcused absences may not be made up. It is the responsibility of the student to determine what assignment(s) was missed and to complete it within 2 class periods. The instructor reserves the right to assign an alternate form of makeup work.

Re-tests: A maximum of 2 Re-tests will be allowed over the course of the semester for any 2 exams taken in-class. Each Retest taken will be averaged with its respective in-class exam. Upon return of the graded in-class exam, a student must take their Retest during the instructor’s next available evening study. A Retest is not allowable on a Make-up exam. Students who do not use any of their Re-tests will be eligible for BONUS at the end of the semester.

 

Grading scale:             100 - 90%         A                     Composition of           20%  of  Homework Average

                                      89 - 80%         B                      overall grade:             20%  of  Quiz Average

                                      79 - 70%         C                                                          20%  of  Laboratory Average

                                      69 - below       D                                                         20%  of  In-class Exam Average

                                                                                                                        15%  of  Semester Exam

                                                                                                                          5%  for Preparedness

 

SPECIAL NOTE: A STUDENT MUST HAVE A PASSING GRADE FOR THE LAB COMPONENT TO PASS THE CLASS

 

Laboratory Reports: Laboratory reports must be neatly typed or hand written. Molecular structures may be hand drawn. Each laboratory report is due 1 week after the experiment was completed. The components of the laboratory report are listed below. A separate page does not have to be used for each item, several items may be combined onto one page.

 

            1) Cover sheet: your name, partner's name, experiment name, and date when experiment was performed

            2) Answers to Pre-Laboratory questions showing all calculations.

            3) A purpose: 1 to 2 sentences clearly defining what the student is to attempting to accomplish.

            4) A balanced chemical reaction (if appropriate) with the names of the compounds in the reaction.

            5) Procedure: very brief, no more than 1 paragraph. Specific details do not have to be given.

            6) Data section: recorded information, tabulate if not already done so on the laboratory handout.

            7) Calculations: shown for all computations.

            8) Results: quantitative or qualitative results (calculations). Tabulate if appropriate.

            9) Conclusions: Were you successful? Why or why not? Comparison to accepted results, %error.

                 Suggest improvements in your technique or laboratory procedure. Sources of errors.

10) Answers to Post-Laboratory questions if applicable.

 

QUIZ DATES: EACH FRIDAY                         EXAM DATES: (9/7)  (10/3)  (10/24)

 

Other Chemistry Instructors:  Dr. Lasseter (Rm 101), Dr. Shima (Rm 307), Dr. Ward (Rm 307)