CHEMISTRY 1A03/1E03 Summer 2008: Information Sheets These sheets provide answers to most of your questions about the

organization of the course. We suggest that, after reading them carefully, you keep them with your notes for future reference. The online version contains useful links and updates. COURSE OBJECTIVES Chemistry 1A03/1E03 is an introductory chemistry course intended to: discuss chemical concepts, theories and examples of fundamental chemistry apply chemistry to current examples within the themes of health, energy and the environment help develop skills needed to solve chemical problems (this largely takes place in the tutorials) provide some experience in the experiment-driven investigation of chemical questions (this largely takes place in the laboratory) In the Fall of 2007, Chem 1A03 (General Chemistry for Scientists) and Chem 1E03 (General Chemistry for Engineers) operated as distinct courses. For summer 2008, they will be combined into one general lecture section. All labs, quizzes, tests and the exam will be common to both courses.

INSTRUCTOR & LABORATORY COORDINATOR Dr. J .C. LANDRY (ABB/121) EXT. 22485; landryjc@mcmaster.ca Office hours: Tuesday/Thursday 12:00 13:00 & 16:00 17:00 COURSE COORDINATOR Dr. P. LOCK (ABB/160) EXT. 23302 The course coordinator oversees the year one program and is available to assist students with any administrative issues that are not otherwise handled by the instructor/lab coordinator.

LECTURES Lectures take place, Tuesday and Thursday 18:00 21:00 in CNH 104.

SCI/ENG 1A00 All students taking chemistry courses must complete (or have previously completed) this safety course presented by Environmental & Occupational Health Support Services (formerly Risk Management). Locations, dates and times will be posted online at http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/eohss/.You must attend a 1-hour session and complete a short multiple-choice test. Please bring your student card and a pencil.

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CHEMISTRY 1A03/1E03 Summer 2008: Information Sheets LABORATORIES Labs are held from 13:30 16:30, Tuesday and Thursdays, in the Arthur Bourns Building (ABB). You will be arbitrarily assigned a lab day and room at the beginning of term. Lists will be posted outside ABB 121. If you add the course late or need to be assigned to the other lab day, please see the Lab Coordinator in the first week of term. A 60-minute Introductory Lab, for all students not exempted from the lab program will be held on either May 7th or 8th at 13:30. Please attend either of these sessions. The lab coordinator will be available immediately following these sessions for section changes and lab exemptions. Regular experiments will commence the week of May 12th and proceed for the following 5 weeks. Students will have 1 laboratory per week. Consult the Chemistry 1A03 and 1E03 laboratory manual for the lab experiment schedule (available on WebCT). Safety goggles must be worn at all times in the laboratory. You must have these goggles (available at the University Bookstore), and your lab books, before your first scheduled lab experiment. In order to be allowed to do the experiments, all students must watch the Safety Video on WebCT and pass the safety quiz associated with the video. THE SAFETY QUIZ WILL BE AVAILABLE ON LINE UNTIL MAY 12th. LAB EXEMPTIONS All students repeating Chemistry 1A03 or 1E03 who want to be exempted from the lab program must see the Lab Coordinator by May 12th. The criterion used for lab exemption is two-fold: completion of Chem 1A03 or Chem 1E03 courses at McMaster University within the last 4 years, and completion of all lab experiments. Lab exemption will not be given to students who withdrew from the course. There is no partial exemption for some of the labs. There is no lab exemption granted on the basis of courses taken at another university. If the exemption is granted, the lab mark obtained previously will be used to calculate your final mark. Students must see the Lab Coordinator in ABB 121 to be granted a lab exemption! TUTORIALS Tutorials concentrate on the development of problem-solving skills. Tutorials are scheduled at 16:30 17:20 Tuesdays and Thursdays (ABB 136). They are run by the teaching assistants and start the week of May 5th and continue until the end of term. Tutorials are optional but highly recommended. You may attend tutorials any day you choose. Tutorial questions and other resources will be found on WebCT. The solutions to tutorial questions will be posted on WebCT at the end of each week. If you wish to work on the suggested tutorial questions, you must access and print them before attending a tutorial session. TUTOR HOURS A Chemistry tutor is available in the basement of the Thode Science and Engineering Library for one-toone and group assistance. Hours will be posted on WebCT and on the door to the tutor room in Thode Library.

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CHEMISTRY 1A03/1E03 Summer 2008: Information Sheets WebCT Chemistry 1A03/1E03 will make use of WebCT (short for Web Course Tools), an integrated set of tools for delivering course components over the Internet. For example, an assumed knowledge practice quiz, sample tests, previous years tests, personalized quizzes, tutorials, a course bulletin board, and a calendar of Chemistry 1A03/1E03 events will be available. Since WebCT courses are maintained in a secure environment on the Internet, only students registered in Chemistry 1A03/1E03 have access to the materials. In order to login to WebCT you need: 1. the internet address: http://webct.mcmaster.ca 2. your user name: it is your McMaster AP1 account userid (if the Registrar has not yet added you to the electronic course list, we will not have your userid on our database) 3. your password: you will be given a password when you sign-up for your AP1 account. If you attempt to login to WebCT and find that you are not registered under the expected user name and password, follow the steps described on the WebCT login page. If your registration is delayed and you need early access to the website, contact Dr. Landry/Lock. Other WebCT issues can be addressed to the IT help desk in the Mills library (2nd floor). It is essential that you login to WebCT as soon as possible, since the assumed knowledge practice quiz, the safety quiz, and your personalized Quiz 1 (due Wednesday May 14th, 12:00 {noon}) are located there. WebCT can be accessed from your home or dormitory room, or from over 200 computers linked to the University's network; these are located in ABB 166, BSB 241-245, JHE 233A/234, HSC 2B24C, KTH B110/B121/B123. Their current hours of operation are posted outside each computer lab and online. You will need to set up a proxy account with CIS to use the on-campus computer clusters. You can register for such an account online through MUGSI. If you have any difficulties in the computer clusters, ask for help from a Student Consultant. If you do not have regular access to the internet and will not be on campus regularly, please contact your instructor immediately. For information on the best browsers and browser settings to use with WebCT see their help site, http://www.webct.com/support/. Please see Dr. Landry/Lock or your instructor if you would like further assistance with WebCT.

QUIZZES, TESTS, AND EXAMINATIONS There will be six personalized WebCT Quizzes during the term. Your answers for the quizzes are to be entered via WebCT. Quizzes not submitted by the due dates and times will not be marked. Solutions to your quizzes will be available for you on WebCT shortly after the due dates. If you complete all 6 quizzes then one quiz (lowest grade or not submitted) will not be counted towards your final grade.

Quizzes can be submitted anytime once they have become available on WebCT but they must be submitted before 12:00 {noon} on the following dates: May 14th, 21th, 28rd, June 4th, 11th, 18th. Please note that quizzes cannot be submitted in written form or by email to any of the instructors or the lab coordinator; you must use WebCT. It is your responsibility to ensure that your quiz is submitted on Page 3 of 9

CHEMISTRY 1A03/1E03 Summer 2008: Information Sheets time. Save each question once you have an answer and try to submit before the deadline to avoid unexpected server problems on the last day. Past the due time, any saved work (even if incomplete) will be considered as your final submission. Two Term Tests will be scheduled on the following days: Thursday, May 22nd , 2008 at 18:00 Thursday, June 5th, 2008 at 18:00 Pre-existing conflicts should be discussed with the course coordinator well in advance. The June Final Examination (3 hours), will be written in class, Thursday, June 19th, 2007, 18:00 and will test all course content from the term. This examination must be written in order to pass the course.

MISSED WORK Students unable to submit quizzes, write tests or attend laboratories due to illness, or for other valid reasons, should contact the Associate Dean of Science (Studies) in GS/116, the Associate Dean of Engineering in JHE/345, the Arts and Sciences Programme Administrator in C/105A, or appropriate dean or administrator in your programme or faculty. Once suitable medical certification has been received by the Associate Dean/Programme Administrator, a note will be sent to the Lab Coordinator. Some faculties and programmes will ask you to have a form filled out. This form should be brought to the Laboratory Coordinator in ABB/121. As a result of this procedure, your missed quiz and/or test will not count against you. There are no make-up quizzes or tests. Students wishing to do make-up labs must have permission from their respective faculty and need to see the Laboratory Coordinator (ABB/121) as soon as possible to reschedule a lab. CALCULATION OF FINAL MARK FOR THE COURSE

Quizzes Labs Term Test 1 Term Test 2 Final Exam Total

10% 15% 15% 15% 45% 100%

Cumulative Cumulative/Mandatory

All grades will be posted on WebCT one week before the final exam. Please ensure they are correct. Your final grade will be calculated by two different methods: (1) using the percentages listed above, and (2) by replacing the lower of your two test grades with your grade on your final exam. You will receive whichever grade is higher. (Note: this calculation assumes that you have written both midterm tests. If you miss a midterm test and are not exempted from that test, then option (2) does not apply). The purpose of this policy is to minimize anxiety about marks, and hopefully allow you to focus your energy more constructively on the course material. In the long run, students who work hard on each assignment tend to receive the higher marks overall. Know that the policy exists as insurance against unforeseen difficulties. Page 4 of 9

CHEMISTRY 1A03/1E03 Summer 2008: Information Sheets CALCULATORS The two term tests and the final examination all require a calculator. THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE CALCULATOR IS THE CASIO FX 991, available at the bookstore. NO OTHER CALCULATOR IS PERMITTED DURING TESTS AND EXAMS.

REQUIRED ITEMS The Textbook for the course is General Chemistry, 9th edition, by R.H. Petrucci. The text is bundled with a Study Guide. This package must be purchased at the bookstore during the first week of classes. Buy your lab goggles and calculator while youre there. A Student Lab Notebook (Hayden McNeil) with carbonless sheets must be purchased from the bookstore. No other notebooks will be acceptable. Laboratory manuals will be available on WebCT. Please print and compile all the required information before attending each experiment. Safety goggles (approximately $12) may be purchased from the bookstore. Lab coats are strongly recommended, but optional.

COURSE CONTENT Chapters 1,2,3,4, and 6 are Assumed Knowledge (Matter, Measurements, Significant Figures, Atomic Theory, Elements, Ionic and Molecular Compounds, Basic Nomenclature, Concept of Mole, Oxidation States, Stoichiometry, Solutions, Limiting Reactant and Gas Laws excluding KineticMolecular Theory). These topics will not be discussed in class but will figure in the quizzes, term tests and final examination. It is your responsibility to study this material. The Chapters and Sections listed below, as well as additional material used in class to support the themes of health, energy and environment, represent the Core Course Content common to all sections of Chem 1A03/1E03. This material will be covered in the common quizzes, term tests and final examination. Laboratory Experiments are a formal part of the course content. The term tests and final examination will include questions related to the laboratory material.

Chapter 8 Electrons in Atoms 8-1 Electromagnetic Radiation 8-2 Atomic Spectra 8-3 Quantum Theory 8-4 The Bohr Atom 8-5 Two Ideas Leading to a New Quantum Mechanics 8-7 Quantum Numbers and Electron Orbitals 8-9 Electron Spin: A Fourth Quantum Number 8-11 Electron Configurations Page 5 of 9

CHEMISTRY 1A03/1E03 Summer 2008: Information Sheets Chapter 9 The Periodic Table and Some Atomic Properties 9-2 Metals and Nonmetals and Their Ions 9-3 The Sizes of Atoms and Ions 9-4 Ionization Energy 9-5 Electron Affinity 9-6 Magnetic Properties 9-7 Periodic Properties of the Elements Chapter 10 Chemical Bonding I: Basic Concepts 10-1 Lewis Theory: An Overview 10-2 Covalent Bonding: An Introduction 10-3 Polar Covalent Bonds and Electrostatic Potential Maps 10-4 Writing Lewis Structures 10-5 Resonance 10-6 Exceptions to the Octet Rule 10-7 Shapes of Molecules 10-8 Bond Order and Bond Lengths 10-9 Bond Energies Chapter 15 Principles of Chemical Equilibrium 15-1 Dynamic Equilibrium 15-2 The Equilibrium Constant Expression 15-3 Relationships Involving Equilibrium Constants (not p. 631/632) 15-4 The Magnitude of an Equilibrium Constant 15-5 The Reaction Quotient, Q: Predicting the Direction of Net Change 15-6 Altering Equilibrium Conditions: Le Chteliers Principle Chapter 5 Introduction to Reactions in Aqueous Solutions 5-1 The Nature of Aqueous Solutions 5-2 Precipitation Reactions 5-3 AcidBase Reactions 5-4 OxidationReduction: Some General Principles 5-5 Balancing OxidationReduction Equations 5-6 Oxidizing and Reducing Agents 5-7 Stoichiometry of Reactions in Aqueous Solutions: Titrations Chapter 16 Acids and Bases 16-1 Arrhenius Theory: A Brief Review 16-2 Brnsted-Lowry Theory of Acids and Bases 16-3 Self-Ionization of Water and the pH scale 16-4 Strong Acids and Strong Bases 16-5 Weak acids and Weak Bases 16-7 Ions as Acids and Bases 16-8 Molecular Structure and Acid-Base Behaviour 16-9 Lewis Acids and Bases Chapter 7 Thermochemistry 7-1 Getting Started: Some Terminology Page 6 of 9

CHEMISTRY 1A03/1E03 Summer 2008: Information Sheets 7-2 7-3 7-4 7-5 7-6 7-7 7-8 7-9 Heat Heats of Reaction and Calorimetry Work The First Law of Thermodynamics Heats of Reaction: U and H Indirect Determination of H: Hesss Law Standard Enthalpies of Formation Fuels as Sources of Energy

Chapter 19 Spontaneous Change: Entropy and Free Energy 19-1 Spontaneity: The Meaning of Spontaneous Change 19-3 Evaluating Entropy and Entropy Changes 19-4 Criteria for Spontaneous Change: The Second Law of Thermodynamics 19-5 Standard Free Energy Change, G 19-6 Free Energy Change and Equilibrium 19-7 G and K as Functions of Temperature Notes In section 10-3, Electrostaticpotential maps will not figure in term tests or the final examination. In section 19-6, the derivation of equation 19.11 will not figure in term tests or the final examination. More detail about the course content will be provided by your Instructor.

SENATE POLICY STATEMENTS All students should read and become familiar with the Statement on Student Academic Responsibility and the Academic Integrity Policy as found in the Senate Policy Statements distributed at the time of registration and available in the Senate Office. Any student who infringes on these resolutions will be treated according to the published policy.

DISCRIMINATION POLICY McMaster University is concerned with ensuring an environment that is free of all adverse discrimination. If there is a problem that cannot be resolved by discussion among the persons concerned, individuals are reminded that they should contact their Department Chair, or Human Rights & Equity Services, as soon as possible. Issues involving teaching assistants should also be brought to the attention of the Lab Coordinator.

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CHEMISTRY 1A03/1E03 Summer 2008: Information Sheets FINDING CHEMISTRY ON CAMPUS Lectures are held in the Chester New Hall, CNH/104 (building 23) labs, tutorials and all staff and instructors offices are in the Arthur Bourns Building ABB (building 25). This building also houses the main Chemistry office (ABB 156) and the chemistry tutorial room (ABB 136). You will find a lot of recent construction around campus. Do not be surprised to find new wings and new buildings, not shown on the latest maps.

ABB JHE BSB

CNH MML DSB

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CHEMISTRY 1A03/1E03 Summer 2008: Information Sheets

Chemistry 1A03/1E03 Schedule: May June 2008

Monday
May 5 12 Experiment 1 19 Experiment 2 26 Experiment 3 June 2 Experiment 4 9 Experiment 5 16 17 Make-up lab 10 3 4 Quiz 4 Due: noon Quiz 5 Released 11 Quiz 5 Due: noon Quiz 6 Released 18 Quiz 6 Due: Noon 5 Experiment 4 Test # 2: 6 7:30 12 Experiment 5 19 Make-up lab Exam: 6 - 9 20 13 6 27 20 6 13 7 Quiz 1 Released 14 Quiz 1 Due: noon Quiz 2 Released 21 Quiz 2 Due: noon Quiz 3 Released 28 Quiz 3 Due: noon Quiz 4 Released 8 15 Experiment 1 22 Experiment 2 Test # 1: 6 7:30 29 Experiment 3 30 23 9 16

Tuesday

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