Course Description
CHEM
1411 is an introduction to chemistry for students who plan to major or minor in
science, engineering, mathematics, or pre-professional studies or to fulfill the
laboratory science requirement of other majors.
Topics include atomic structure, the periodic law, formulas, equations,
gas laws, states of matter, stochiometry, bonding and thermochemistry.
High school chemistry or CHEM 1405 is required prior to enrollment in
this course.
Required
Textbook and Materials
General Chemistry, Ebbing/Gammon, 9th Edition, Houghton Mifflin Co., 2009
WebAssign
Passkey to accompany General Chemistry
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to the Text Web Site by clicking on the text icon!
Experiments
in General Chemistry, Wentworth, 9th
Edition, HM Co., 2009
Scientific
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Academic
Dishonesty/Behavior
The faculty at Northeast Texas Community College expects all students in
every discipline to engage in academic pursuits in a manner that is beyond
reproach. Academic dishonesty, such
as cheating, plagiarism, and collusion, is unacceptable and will result in
disciplinary action.
Method of Evaluation
There will be 4 major exams (50%) and 1 comprehensive final exam (15%) during the
course of the semester. Homework
(10%) will be
assigned and graded from the
WebAssign. These grades produce your lecture average, which accounts for 75% of the total course
grade. Laboratory work accounts for 25% of your course grade.
A. Lecture—75% (3/4) of
course grade
(Exam
Average x 0.5) + (Homework Average x 0.1) +(Final
Exam x 0.15) = Lecture Average
B. Lab—25% (1/4) of course
grade
10 Laboratory Exercises
C. Final course grade =
(Lecture Average x 0.75) + (Lab Average x 0.25) = FINAL
Make-up Work
If you are aware of a pending absence from class, notify me as early as
possible. You are responsible for
all material that is covered in your absence.
If you miss a major exam, your final exam will count twice.
THERE IS NO MAKEUP FOR MISSED HOMEWORK.
Core Curriculum
CHEM
1411 is only one of several courses offered at NTCC that is part of the natural
sciences core curriculum. The
educational objectives of the NTCC core curriculum include the exemplary educational objectives proposed by the Advisory Committee on
Core Curriculum and approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in
1998 (NTCC Catalog 81).
The
objective of the study of a natural sciences component of a core curriculum is
to enable the student to understand, construct, and evaluate relationships in
the natural sciences, and to enable the student to understand the basis for
building and testing theories.
The
exemplary educational core objectives for natural sciences are:
3.1
to understand and apply
method and appropriate technology to the study of natural sciences;
3.2
to recognize scientific and
quantitative methods and the differences between theses approaches and other
methods of inquiry and to communicate findings, analyses, and interpretation
both orally and in writing;
3.3
to identify and recognize
the differences among competing scientific theories;
3.4
to demonstrate knowledge of
the major issues and problems facing modern science, including issues that touch
upon ethics, values, and public policies;
3.5
to demonstrate knowledge of
the interdependence of science and technology and their influence on, and
contribution to, modern culture.
