General Chemistry I is the first semester of a two semester series. This 5 unit course will be taught from 08/19/20 through 12/19/20 with an online final exam on 12/19/20 (in canvas). The Fall 2020 fully online class (section OLH) is lead by Prof. Nick DeMello (email nick@chem210.com).

Course Description:A comprehensive general chemistry course covering basic concepts, theories and laws of chemistry with emphasis on reasoning and problem-solving skills. Topics include but are not limited to chemical history, nomenclature, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, atomic structure, quantum chemistry, molecular geometry and chemical bonding. The laboratory component of this course introduces students to both qualitative and quantitative techniques appropriate for data collection, exploration and analysis of a variety of chemical systems. This course is transferable to the UC and CSU systems.

Prerequisites:• Math 120 or 123 (or equivalent). Chemistry is a math-intensive subject, every chapter will require algebra.• Completing chemistry 192, high school chemistry, or an equivalent will be an advantage (but not required).

Required Materials:• Internet access and computer (Mac OS or PC). Java must be installed on your computer.• Ability to scan and upload as PDF paper assignments (suggested resources described in Canvas).• Online homework (Mastering Chemistry™) and online test proctoring (Proctorio™) is being delivered through

Cañada’s Inclusive Access program. The digital materials will automatically be charged to your student account at a deeply discounted price (estimated cost $79).

• Lab safety goggles of glasses (can be purchased at the campus bookstore) required for all lab experiments.• Home laboratory kit from Hands-On Labs. The specific kit designed for our course is available from the Cañada

book store (estimated cost $199; can be purchased in person or ordered online for home delivery).• Textbook: Nivaldo J. Tro Chemistry, a Molecular Approach, 4rd Ed.

• This content is available in three formats (choose whichever works better for you):• Online open source version at LibreTexts.org (http://chem.ws/libre-tro)• Online publishers version is included in Canvas at no additional cost.• Print version is available at the bookstore for $49 (est) (deeply discounted from its regular prices, by

bundling with online homework—ask at bookstore for more information). • A spiral bound notebook for doing calculations, taking notes, and recording experiment observations.• A simple scientific calculator. The calculator must have scientific notation, log and square root functions.

Anything more than that is a not needed and will likely slow you down. Keep it simple. Cell phones, PDAs, smart phones, laptops, and other personal electronics devices are not allowed during assessments and may be damaged by spills while conducting chemistry experiments.

Structure

Canvas:This fully online course will be delivered (mostly) through the Canvas LMS. To begin the course, visit the following URL, log in to Canvas, and click the “getting started” icon on the first page. (help accessing canvas on that page)

ACCESS CANVAS http://chem.ws/210Meetings:There are no required meetings during the course (an on-campus final exam is required). Students may contact the instructor by eMail (demellon@smccd.edu). Online office hours are available most Mondays (9:00am) and Wednesdays (6:30pm) and are accomplished with the Zoom teleconferencing system, accessed through Canvas. Students may come on camera/mic and ask questions or just type questions into the chat box (if more convenient or preferred).

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CHEM 210 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

section OLH — CRN 96498

Cañada CollegeScience & Technology

Study:Content is divided into five study blocks, each synchronized with 2-3 chapters of the course textbook. Each block will be covered in about 3-4 weeks (about 2/3 of a book chapter each week). The weekly content is usually presented in four study units (detailed in the class Canvas website; schedule attached). Students will be required to review the learning objectives associated with study units before completing readings associated with that unit. Videos and other optional material are provided to help contextualize and internalize learning objectives.

As students familiarize themselves with the content through reading, videos, online office hours and other resources they will be asked to complete challenges using the online Mastering Chemistry system. They will also be required to accomplish one laboratory activity per week. At the end of each week, a quiz will be required in Canvas. At the end of each block, a longer block test will replace the weekly quiz and will be comprehensive for all the content in that block.

Homework:Homework will use the Mastering Chemistry™ system. Students will be challenged with a single base homework assignments each week that includes 3-5 questions from each of the weeks four study units. The assignment is worth 40 points and usually due 9:00pm PST Friday. Upon completing the base assignment, Mastering Chemistry will create 0-3 follow-up assignments personalized for the student. These followup assignments are optional and can be completed up to two weeks after the base base assignment. Followup assignments provide up to 15 additional points that can be applied to the students base assignment score (to a maximum of 40 points).

Lab Activities:Chemistry is an experimental science. Unlike other disciplines studied at college, where ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ is determined by reason or agreement—the laws of chemistry are established by nature. Gravity does what gravity does, without consideration for whether we think it fair, reasonable, or proper. To help students understand this distinction and test use of the laws and theories of chemistry, general chemistry courses require experimentation.

Experiments in our course will be accomplished in your home using the Hands-On Lab kits built for Cañada chemistry. Kits can be purchased through the campus bookstore (online or in person). Background, safety, setup, directions, and post-lab assessment is accomplished through HOL Cloud LMS (separate from the course Canvas site). Customer Service for Hands-On Labs can be reached at 866-206-0773 or by email at info@holscience.com.

CREATE HOL CLOUD ACCOUNT http://chem.ws/hol

A few experiments will be conducted with simulations, designed to reproduce natural phenomena too dangerous or experiment with directly. The simulations require your computer have Java installed. Other lab activities will involve downloading a paper challenge (with questions similar to what you may find on the final exam). On these challenges, an answer isn’t the goal. The goal is to demonstrate the truth of that answer by providing a scientific proof that creates certainty in the answer it reveals. On these challenges you need to do more than ‘show your work’—you need to tell a story with chemical equations, formulas, structures or other methods introduced in the preceding weeks.

One lab activity (experiments, simulation, or proof) is assigned each week and usually due Saturday at 9:00pm. You should start early. Most activities will require a few days to comfortably prepare, accomplish, and report.

Weekly Assessments (Quizzes & Block Tests):Each week a quiz with about 8-12 questions will be available in Canvas and must be completed by 9:00pm Sunday night. About every 3-4 weeks the weekly quiz will be replaced with a longer block test. Block tests will be comprehensive of the block including the week before the test and should run about twice as long as a weekly quiz. Students who miss more than 3 weekly assessments may be dropped from the course without notice.

Assessments must be taken using a Chrome™ web browser on a computer (Mac or PC) equipped with a web camera. Most will be proctored using the Proctorio™ remote proctoring system, which records the student while taking the quiz and uses advanced pattern analysis to ensure a credible assessment.

Proctorio™ is available in Canvas. Click on item in the menu bar to be guided through installation. Students may bring a simple scientific calculator, pencil and blank paper to the quiz. Grades with feedback will be reported in the Canvas gradebook.

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Final ExamThe Final Exam is will be on Dec 19th. The final exam is comprehensive, taking the final exam is required to receive a passing grade and cannot be taken on another day. The final exam is 2 hours but can be started anytime between 8am and 10pm on exam day. The exam will be proctored by your instructor through Proctorio.

GradingThere is no curve. There is no additional credit. Grades are based on a percentage of total points achieved to total points possible. Points are earned for exams, homework, lab workshops, lab experiments and lab safety. The total points expected to be offered this semester is approximately 2,500 — broken down as follows.

Students who earn 90% or more of the available points will receive an A grade. Students who earn less than 90% but 80% or more of available points will receive a B grade. Students who earn less than 80% but 70% or more of available points will receive a C grade. Students who earn between 70% and 55% will receive a D grade.

Where allowed by campus policy, a “+” prefix will be attached to B and C grades when a student earns points in the top half of each respective range. Students who earn less than 55% of the total possible points or who fail to take the final exam will receive a failing grade for the course. Final Grades will be posted in WebSMART approximately two weeks after the final exam. Final grades are not available prior to being posted in WebSMART.

Student Learning Center: The Cañada campus learning center provides computers with web cams and internet access. This semester we expect a document scanning station to be available. The student learning center is a well lit, distraction free environment ideal for studying alone or in groups.

Tutoring: MESA provides free chemistry tutoring in-person through the student learning center. Students are strongly encouraged to explore this valuable resource. NetTutor™ provides live tutors via teleconferencing software in Canvas and is accessible from the Canvas menu bar. Although NetTutor is a commercial service, Cañada College has negotiated it’s availability this semester at no cost to you.

Students with Disabilities: It is the policy of Cañada College to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities pursuant to federal law and the college’s commitment to equal educational opportunities. It is the responsibility of the student to present documentation to the instructor which clearly outlines all requested accommodations. Special needs students should contact the disability resource center at (650) 306-3259 for disability assessment and to learn of available resources.

600 pts Homework (~15 40pts each)Optional Adaptive Follow-ups — 0-3 Adaptive per base assignment — Adaptive points (15 pts) scored will be added to base assignment up to a total of 40 points

33%

Exercises 63%750 pts Lab Activities (~15 50pts each)

— Hands-On Kit Experiments w/ Reports (~9x 50pts) — Virtual Experiment w/ Reports (~2x 50pts) — Scientific Proof (Paper) Challenges (~4x 50pts)

30%

730 pts Weekly Quiz (~11 30pts each)Block Tests (4x 80pts) ~ 30 pts from previous week ~ 50 pts from previous block

30%

Assessments 37%200 pts FINAL EXAM (200pts each)

— online, in Canvas 6%

20 pts Setup Checklist Quiz 1%2,500 pts 100%

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Notices

About transitioning into a collegiate environment.“We teach rose bushes and ivy where to grow. Infants, toddlers, and children are taught right from wrong and other essential lessons.

Useful skills, necessary limits, and entertaining tricks are taught to service animals and pets. Teaching is acting upon another to cause them to know something. Out of necessity teaching is generally done without a subjects knowledge, regardless of their consent, and often against their will.

As children become adults, the educational process for them changes. We teach less and ask students to learn more. Required lessons are slowly replaced with opportunities to explore and seek out whatever knowledge a student may choose to make their own. Eventually teaching ends and young adults graduate from even our highest schools, but opportunities to learn may continue. The collegiate environment is not a school. There are no teachers here and enrollment is not required.

If you take this class, you are doing so of your own free will. You are choosing to attempt to master an extremely challenging subject. The faculty and staff of this college will do our best to assist you in your challenge. But passive attendance and simply doing as you are told will not be sufficient. The knowledge proffered here must be taken up, considered, and made your own. You face a difficult challenge. Success is not guaranteed, regardless of effort or intent.

This college also offers you the benefit of having your knowledge tested, graded and certified if you meet a level of mastery determined by the state and college. This certification is not a reward or payment for effort. It is recognition of learning, of what knowledge you succeed in making your own. It is a worthy achievement that few will accomplish. It is something to be proud of.”

About Inclusive Access This courses that requires access to online resources and/or homework tools. The content will automatically delivered via Canvas/

publisher platform and billed to your school account and is part of Inclusive Access program.  It gives all students access to the required material on day 1 access at a lower cost than direct from the publisher or traditional packages in the bookstore.  For continued use of platform, please pay for access on Websmart.  Contact Cañada Bookstore if you have a charge account for book purchase.

To OPT OUT of the Inclusive Access, go to https://tinyurl.com/ybp8kxrk. Submit the “request for refund” ON/BEFORE JAN 28, 2019. You will receive confirmation when your request is processed. Access to homework platform as well as eBook will be terminated.  To reinstate access, contact Canada Bookstore. Payment for access as well as reinstatement charge will apply.

As a further benefit, discounted copy of print book is available in most cases via RENT-TO-OWN OPTION. See bookstore for details. Academic Integrity Policy (from the Cañada College Catalog)

“As members of the college community, students at Cañada are expected to demonstrate integrity in all academic endeavors. Students are evaluated on their own merits, so they should protect academic integrity at Cañada College and be proud of their achievements.

General principles of academic integrity include the concept of respect for the intellectual property of others, the expectation that individual work will be submitted unless otherwise allowed by an instructor, and the obligations both to protect one’s own academic work from misuse by others and to avoid using another’s work as one’s own. Faculty, with the full support of the College, has the right to take standards of academic integrity into account when assigning grades. All students are expected to understand and abide by these principles.

Any act which gains or is intended to gain an unfair academic advantage or which compromises the integrity of the academic standards of the college may be considered an act of academic dishonesty.”

Common forms of academic dishonesty are: plagiarism, fabrication and cheating. Refer to the Cañada College Catalog for detailed definitions. Any student found pursuing any form of academic dishonesty will be subject to disciplinary action according to the guidelines described in the College Catalog.

Student Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of Chem 210 course, a student should be able to:

1. Recognize states of matter, classes of matter, properties of matter and discuss units of measurements of mass, length and volume. 2. Identify and name atoms, elements, ions, molecules, ionic compounds and molecular compounds. 3. Recognize chemical reactions and discuss moles and molar mass of elements and compounds. 4. Write laboratory reports, applying the scientific method. 5. Calculate moles and/ or number of molecules (or atoms) of a substance from grams and the formula or molar mass of the substance. 6. Determine the limiting reactant and the amount of excess reactant(s) remaining after the reaction from stoichiometry. 7. Perform conversions between units using the metric system, the English system, or between both.

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Cañada College Chem 210 ONH — Fall 2020 Schedule

(as of Aug 10th, 2020 - Subject to Change)

MON TUE WED THR FRI

TOPICS to STUDY HOMEWORK (due Fri 9:00 pm) & ACTIVITY (due Sat 9:00 pm) END of WEEK ASSESSMENT

Week 1 Ch 01 17-Aug 18-Aug 19-Aug 20-Aug 21-Aug

Science • ClassificationProperties • Measurement Getting Started & Laboratory Safety HW-01 Due

(short)QZ-01 (short)

Week 2 Ch 01/02 24-Aug 25-Aug 26-Aug 27-Aug 28-Aug

Significance • ConversionElements • Sub-Atomic ACT: PRF/Dimensional Analysis Challenge HW-02 Due QZ-02

Week 3 Ch 02 31-Aug 1-Sep 2-Sep 3-Sep 4-Sep

Nuclear Atom • PeriodicityAtomic Structure • Atomic Mass Holiday Weekend (no experiment) HW-03 Due (no quiz)

Week 4 Ch 03 7-Sep 8-Sep 9-Sep 10-Sep 11-Sep

Bonding • FormulasMass Analysis • Binary Compounds LABOR DAY HOLIDAY ACT: EXP/Lab Techniques & Measurements HW-04 Due TEST-A

Week 5 Ch 03/04 14-Sep 15-Sep 16-Sep 17-Sep 18-Sep

Mass Percent • Equations ACT: EXP/Mass Conversions to Moles & Atoms HW-05 Due QZ-04

Week 6 Ch 04 21-Sep 22-Sep 23-Sep 24-Sep 25-Sep

Stoichiometry • Limiting Reagent ACT: EXP/Chemical Compounds HW-06 Due QZ-06

Week 7 Ch 04 28-Sep 29-Sep 30-Sep 1-Oct 2-Oct

Concentrations • ElectrolytesIonic Equations • RedOx ACT: PRF/Solving the Molar Subway HW-07 Due TEST-B

Week 8 Ch 05 5-Oct 6-Oct 7-Oct 8-Oct 9-Oct

Pressure • Simple LawsIdeal Gas Law • KMT ACT: EXP/Titration for Acetic Acid in Vinegar HW-08 Due QZ-08

Week 9 Ch 05/06 12-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct 15-Oct 16-Oct

Gas Stoichiometry • Gas MixturesEnergy • Heat Capacity ACT: EXP/Boyle’s Law HW-09 Due QZ-09

Week 10 Ch 06 19-Oct 20-Oct 21-Oct 22-Oct 23-Oct

Calorimetry • EnthalpyHeat of Rxn • Hess’ Law ACT: PRF/Submarine Challenge HW-10 Due TEST-C

Week 11 Ch 07 26-Oct 27-Oct 28-Oct 29-Oct 30-Oct

Waves • Quantum PuzzlesBohr Atom • de Broglie ACT: EXP/Hess's Law HW-11 Due QZ-11

Week 12 Ch 07/08 2-Nov 3-Nov 4-Nov 5-Nov 6-Nov

Schrödinger • OrbitalsSpin • GS Configurations ACT: EXP/Quantitative Spectroscope & Visible Light HW-12 Due QZ-13

Week 13 Ch 08 9-Nov 10-Nov 11-Nov 12-Nov 13-Nov

Shells • Periodic TrendsIons • Metalicity Holiday Weekend (no experiment) HW-13 Due (no quiz)

Week 14 Ch 09 16-Nov 17-Nov 18-Nov 19-Nov 20-Nov

Octet Rule • BondingElectronegativity • Lewis Structure ACT: PRF/Quantum Puzzles HW-14 Due TEST-D

Week 15 - 23-Nov 24-Nov 25-Nov 26-Nov 27-Nov

- THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY (no experiment) (no HW-15) (no quiz)

Week 16 Ch 09/10 30-Nov 1-Dec 2-Dec 3-Dec 4-Dec

Resonance • Bond ThermodynamicsElectronic Shape • Molecular Shape ACT: EXP/Molecular Modeling and Lewis Structures HW-16 Due QZ-16

Week 17 Ch 10 7-Dec 8-Dec 9-Dec 10-Dec 11-Dec

VSEPR • Net DipoleValence Bond • MO Theory ACT: EXP/(SIM) Molecular Polarity HW-17 Due QZ-17

Week 18 Ch 11 (through 11.6) 14-Dec 15-Dec 16-Dec 17-Dec 18-Dec

IMF • Heating Curves Review Week (no experiment) HW-18 Due FINAL EXAM

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