1 Chemistry 221 Fall 2017 Instructor: Dr. Eric Sheagley Email: [email protected](this should be the primary means of contact). Also, D2L has a Discussion List feature that allows communication with your classmates. I will be making a point to regularly check the Discussion Board. Office Hours: Location TBA. Tuesday 10:30-11:30; 1:45-2:45 and Thursday 10:30-11:30 or by appointment. Due to time constraints, office hours will have to end promptly at the listed times. Texts: (see FAQ document posted on D2L for purchase options) Chemistry, A Molecular Approach, 4 th Edition, Nivaldo Tro, Pearson/Prentice Hall. Foundations of Chemistry, 4th edition, Hanson; www.pcrest.com Exams: There will be two one-hour midterms (100 pts each) and a two-hour final (150 pts) (see schedule). The final exam will be cumulative. The material to be covered during each exam is shown on the schedule. Please see missed exam policy below. Quizzes: On selected dates, there will be three 20 point quizzes given through D2L (see schedule). You will be given a window of 48 hours in which you can take the quiz. Once started, you will have two hours to complete the quiz. It is imperative that you finish the quiz and that you submit your responses to D2L before the end of the 48 hour window. Further instruction will be provided in class. These quizzes are designed to make sure you are keeping up with the materials covered in class. THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES. Your lowest quiz score will be dropped. Participation: Aside from that assessments listed above, there are an additional 110 points you can earn toward your overall score. Clicker Questions: In-class points will be awarded for answering clicker questions. 1.0 points will be awarded for each response. Earning 80% of the total available points from the clicker questions will confer full credit for participation (40 points). There will be no makeup offered on the clicker questions, hence the 80%. In my lecture, I will support the iClicker 1 and the iClicker 2. Directions for setting up your iClicker are below. Homework: There are two options for earning the 40 homework points available towards your overall grade. You can earn the homework points by participating in the chemistry workshop (you must enroll in Chem 284, 1 credit) or by completing the online homework through MasteringChemistry. If you are not registered for a workshop (CH284), you are required to do Mastering Chemistry. Assignments on MC will be assigned for each chapter that we cover in the book; the assignment deadlines are listed on the below schedule. Deadlines for these assignments WILL NOT BE EXTENDED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL– NO EXCEPTION WILL BE MADE! Your overall homework score will be based upon a 40 point maximum. You will receive maximum credit if you score at least 80% of the overall total available points. If you earn less than 80% your score will be prorated appropriately. Each assignment is open starting on the first day of class. The deadlines for the assignment will be at 11:00 PM on the scheduled date. Directions for setting up MasteringChemisrty are below. DDP Activity: There will be one Deliberative Democracy Practice (DDP) activity during the term. This activity involves group discussion about a scientific policy. You will learn about the policy through assigned readings and through your group’s discussion. The activity includes two graded group worksheets and two graded individual reading assignments for a total of 30 points.
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Chemistry 221 Fall 2017
Instructor: Dr. Eric Sheagley
Email: [email protected] (this should be the primary means of contact). Also, D2L has a Discussion List
feature that allows communication with your classmates. I will be making a point to regularly check the
Discussion Board.
Office Hours: Location TBA.
Tuesday 10:30-11:30; 1:45-2:45 and Thursday 10:30-11:30 or by appointment. Due to time constraints,
office hours will have to end promptly at the listed times.
Texts: (see FAQ document posted on D2L for purchase options)
Chemistry, A Molecular Approach, 4th Edition, Nivaldo Tro, Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Foundations of Chemistry, 4th edition, Hanson; www.pcrest.com
Exams: There will be two one-hour midterms (100 pts each) and a two-hour final (150 pts) (see schedule). The
final exam will be cumulative. The material to be covered during each exam is shown on the schedule.
Please see missed exam policy below.
Quizzes: On selected dates, there will be three 20 point quizzes given through D2L (see schedule). You will be
given a window of 48 hours in which you can take the quiz. Once started, you will have two hours to
complete the quiz. It is imperative that you finish the quiz and that you submit your responses to D2L
before the end of the 48 hour window. Further instruction will be provided in class. These quizzes are
designed to make sure you are keeping up with the materials covered in class. THERE WILL BE NO
MAKE-UP QUIZZES. Your lowest quiz score will be dropped.
Participation: Aside from that assessments listed above, there are an additional 110 points you can earn toward your
overall score.
Clicker Questions: In-class points will be awarded for answering clicker questions. 1.0 points will be
awarded for each response. Earning 80% of the total available points from the clicker questions will
confer full credit for participation (40 points). There will be no makeup offered on the clicker
questions, hence the 80%. In my lecture, I will support the iClicker 1 and the iClicker 2. Directions for
setting up your iClicker are below.
Homework: There are two options for earning the 40 homework points available towards your overall
grade. You can earn the homework points by participating in the chemistry workshop (you must enroll in
Chem 284, 1 credit) or by completing the online homework through MasteringChemistry. If you are not
registered for a workshop (CH284), you are required to do Mastering Chemistry. Assignments on
MC will be assigned for each chapter that we cover in the book; the assignment deadlines are listed on the
below schedule. Deadlines for these assignments WILL NOT BE EXTENDED FOR AN
INDIVIDUAL– NO EXCEPTION WILL BE MADE! Your overall homework score will be based
upon a 40 point maximum. You will receive maximum credit if you score at least 80% of the overall total
available points. If you earn less than 80% your score will be prorated appropriately. Each assignment is
open starting on the first day of class. The deadlines for the assignment will be at 11:00 PM on the
scheduled date. Directions for setting up MasteringChemisrty are below.
DDP Activity: There will be one Deliberative Democracy Practice (DDP) activity during the term. This
activity involves group discussion about a scientific policy. You will learn about the policy through
assigned readings and through your group’s discussion. The activity includes two graded group
worksheets and two graded individual reading assignments for a total of 30 points.
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Grading: There will be 500 points possible for this class.
The total point ranges noted below will be used in determining course letter
grades. Letter grades are NOT assigned to individual exams, quizzes, etc. I
reserve the right to adjust the range of the categories based on class