Chemistry 222                                                    Winter 2011                                                        Oregon State University

Abbreviated Syllabus                                        January 3, 2011                                                

The OSU Department of Chemistry homepage is located at www.chem.orst.edu.

The CH 222 website is located at www.chem.orst.edu/courses/ch221-3/ch222/default.htm and includes the complete syllabus.

Midterm Exams:                  Exam 1                  Thursday               January 27, 2011                 7:30-8:50pm

                                              Exam 2                  Thursday               February 24, 2011               7:30-8:50pm

Final Exam:                          Final Exam           Wednesday           March 16, 2011                   7:30-9:20a

                                                                                                                                                   (Good Morning!)

Lectures:                               MWF                      8:00-8:50am        224 Gilbert Hall                   Nafshun

                                                MWF                      9:00-9:50am        224 Gilbert Hall                   Nafshun

                                                MWF                      11:00-11:50am   224 Gilbert Hall                   Watson

                                                MWF                      12:00-12:50pm   124 Gilbert Hall                   Muir

Instructors:                           Dr. Richard Nafshun           Richard.Nafshun@oregonstate.edu                Gilbert Hall 139

Office Hours:                       M 10am, T 11:00am, R noon, and by appointment

                                                Dr. Philip Watson               Philip.Watson@oregonstate.edu      Gilbert Hall 147

Office Hours:                       M 3pm, W Noon,  F Noon, and by appointment

                                                Sean Muir                             muirs@onid.orst.edu                           CLC-Valley Library

Office Hours:                       M 1pm, W 1pm, R 4pm, and by appointment

Textbook and Supplies:     Chemistry, A Molecular Approach, by Tro, 2/ed, Text, Prentice Hall (Required)

                                                Mastering Chemistry, Online Homework, Prentice Hall (Required)

                                                www.onlinechemlabs.com, Online Laboratories, Online Labs, LLC (Required)

Any Scientific Calculator can be used broadly in CH 221, CH 222, and CH 223

On-Campus Laboratory Manual, Laboratory Goggles (if needed), Lab towel (if needed), and Lab Coat (if needed), Issued during your first visit to 209 GBAD (Week 2 of the term)

Course Coverage:                Bonding II (Chapter 10), Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry (19), Gases (5), Liquids,

Solids, and Intermolecular Forces (11), Solutions (4), Solutions (12), Kinetics (13),

Equilibrium (14).

A grade in this class will be obtained through the point system outlined on the CH 222 Student Grade Sheet; 651 points for an A, 623 for an A-...  If you write a higher percentage score on the final exam than on the midterm exams, the final exam percentage will be used as a score for all three term exams (see the CH 222 Student Grade Sheet).  There is nothing to sign-up for.  It is an automatic win-win situation.  This is a mechanism which gives students who experienced educational difficulty during the term for any reason a chance to demonstrate that they have mastered the material and to profit from that mastery.    There are no "make-up exams," "early exams," "alternate exams," "extra-credit assignments," or "deals."  If you miss Exam 1 or Exam 2 due to a choice or unavoidable event, the above mechanism will be used.  If you were sick during Exam 1 but took the exam, know that you can ace the Final Exam and still earn an "A" in CH 222.  If you score 96 on Exam 1 and 100 on Exam 2, know that you need master a small amount of new material to perform excellently on the cumulative final exam to maintain your "A."  You must take the CH 222 final exam.  You cannot reschedule the final exam.

A minimum score of 65% of the laboratory points is required for a D- or higher in CH 222 (see the CH 222 Student Grade Sheet).