Course Organization
General Chemistry 2 (Chem 1B) consists of 3 hours of lecture and 6 hours of lab per week.
Textbook: "Chemistry", Open Stax, FREE - https://openstax.org/details/books/chemistry
Assignments
Weekly Quizzes: Each Quiz evaluates one or two Course Objectives and will be given every Friday. You will be allowed to use your book and notes. Each Quiz is designed to take 20-30 minutes to complete, will consist of 4 or 5 questions, and will be graded Pass (Master)/Not Pass (Master). A Pass (Master) Grade (80% or higher) means you have mastered that Course Objective.
If you do not pass a quiz, i.e., do not master a Course Objective, you can retake Quizzes 1-5 after Exam 1, Quizzes 6-8 after Exam 2, Quizzes 9-12 after Quiz 13, and Quiz 13 after the Final Exam.
Two Exams: Each Exam evaluates three or more Course Objectives and will be given on Friday of Week 6 and Friday of Week 10. You can use your book and notes. Each Exam is designed to take 30-40 minutes to complete. Exams are graded A-F. Exams cannot be retaken.
Final Exam: The Final Exam covers all Course Objectives and will be on the last day of class. The Final Exam is designed to take you 45-60 minutes to complete. You can use your book and notes. The Final Exam is graded A-F. The Final Exam cannot be retaken.
Homework: You have to put in the study time (2 hours of deliberate, active work for every lecture hour) to learn and perform well in this course.
Homework includes:
Retrieval and Deliberate Practice of course material. While reviewing course material, practice retrieving the information and develop your problem solving skills by doing the Quiz Practice Problems (with solutions) spaced over time on the Chem 1B website. This will help your long term retention of these concepts.
2. Consumer Product of the Week assignments will increase our awareness and knowledge
of chemistry and science and its effect on and relevance to us and society. This
assignment will be ongoing during the semester.
We buy and use products at home and at work that serve many purposes. How do these products work? Do they work as advertised?
For this assignment, you will keep a notebook/file/record of Consumer Products. I expect you to record at least one Consumer Product each week. Each Consumer Product should be related to the CHM 1B Course Objective we are covering that week.
I will collect and read your findings at various times during the semester. Or, I will select students at random to report to the class what they have found. Or, I will have you trade your notebook with another student so that others can see what you have been doing.
For each Consumer Product:
1. give the Brand Name and Name of the Product. Do NOT give something that is NOT packaged and sold in a store.
2. State the CHM 1B Course Objective that is related to this product. (Do not say “Objective 1.” Write the Objective.)
2. In one sentence, describe how the product is related to the CHM 1B Course Objective you mentioned in (1).
Or
2. Describe how the product advertisement claim is related to the CHM 1B Course Objective you mentioned in (1).
Please keep current with this ongoing assignment. Each finding should only take a few minutes to complete; I do not expect more than a few sentences for each substance.
Laboratory: Your Lab Grade consists of a 15 Lab Assignments (weekly) and a Lab Safety Factor.
Grading
Your Chem 1B Course Grade (lecture and lab) will be based on your mastery of the 17 Course Objectives.
A = demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of concepts and principles
B = demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, application, and analysis of concepts and principles
C = demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of concepts and principles.
To earn an A Grade: Pass 12 of 13 Lecture Quizzes, B+ average (≥ 85%) with an A (≥ 87.5%) on 1 Exam of Two Exams and Final Exam, ≥ 87.5% on Consumer Product, ≥ 87.5% on Lab Assignments.
To earn a B Grade: Pass 10 of 13 Lecture Quizzes, B- average (≥ 75%) with a B (≥ 80%) on 2 of 3 Exams, ≥ 75% on Consumer Product, ≥ 75% on Lab Assignments.
To earn a C Grade: Pass 7 of 13 Lecture Quizzes OR C average (≥ 60%) on Two Exams and Final Exam, ≥ 60% on Lab Assignments.
D or F Grade: Pass less than 7 of 13 Lecture Quizzes.
A ≥ 87.5%, B range (75-87.5%), B- = 75-79.9%, B = 80-84.9%, B+ = 85-87.4%, C = 60-74.9%
Example: A student passes 11 Lecture Quizzes, earns 70% on the 2 Exams and Final Exam, 70% on Science News, and 80% on Lab assignments earns an overall C grade.
Sample Schedule
