CHEMISTRY 120.  BASIC CHEMISTRY
BAKER UNIVERSITY   Spring 2013
Section A:     MWF 10:30 AM
Section B:     MWF 11:30 AM

Instructor:   M. Barbush
Office:  Mulvane 301  Phone: 594-8310  e-mail: michael.barbush@bakeru.edu
Web Address:  http://www.bakeru.edu/faculty/barbush/
Office Hours:  MW 2:30-4:00 PM; T 1:30-3:30 PM
               Many other times by appointment


TEXT:     Stoker, H. Stephen, Introduction to Chemical Principles,
          Ninth Edition,  Prentice-Hall, Inc.:  Upper Saddle River,
          NJ; 2008.


       A calculator will likely be needed and may be used during tests.
       One that can use scientific notation is best; one that also can
       calculate logarithms is even better.


COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is an examination of the structure and
                    nature of atoms; chemical reactions and
                    stoichiometry; gases; water and solutions; acids,
                    bases, and salts;  oxidation and reduction; and
                    nuclear chemistry.

REQUIREMENTS:

     Class attendance is required.  There will be NO make-up tests or
     quizzes.  If you know in advance that you must miss a test,
     notify the instructor as soon as possible to arrange to take the
     test in advance.


GRADING:

     The course grade will be determined primarily by four one-hour
     tests (400 points), one twenty-five minute quiz (50 points),
     and a comprehensive final examination (200 points).


HINTS: 
     It is often very helpful to work as many of the problems in the
     text as possible to gain a thorough understanding of the subject.
     It is often best (and more enjoyable) to work and discuss the
     problems with other people.


CH120.  TENTATIVE LECTURE AND EXAM SCHEDULE.  Spring 2013

Dates               Material

1/23 - 2/11    Ch. 3 - Unit Systems and Dimensional Analysis
               Ch. 4 - Basic Concepts About Matter
               Ch. 5 - Atoms, Molecules, Formulas, & Subatomic Particles
               Ch. 6 - Electronic Structure and Chemical Periodicity

Fri. 2/1       QUIZ
 
Wed. 2/13      TEST ONE

2/15 - 3/4     Ch. 7 - Chemical Bonds
               Ch. 8 - Chemical Nomenclature
               Ch. 9 - Chemical Calculations:  Moles and Formulas
 
Wed. 3/6       TEST TWO

3/8 - 4/8      Ch. 10 - Chemical Calculations involving Chem. Equations
               Ch. 11 - States of Matter
               Ch. 12 - Gas Laws

Wed. 4/10      TEST THREE

4/12 - 4/29    Ch. 13 - Solutions:  Terminology and Concentrations
               Ch. 14 - Acids and Bases
               Ch. 15 - Oxidation and Reduction
               Ch. 17 - Nuclear Chemistry

Wed. 5/1       TEST FOUR

5/3 -5/6       Review for Final

Fri. 5/10      COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAMINATION for CH120A 10:30 section
1:00 PM

Mon. 5/13      COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAMINATION for CH120B 11:30 section
1:00 PM