Syllabus: CHM 1020 Chemistry for Liberal Arts Cr. 3
Spring 2010
Section: 314406 Time/Day: 5:00
P.M.-7:45 P.M. T Room: A286
Instructor: Mr. John Taylor About Me Resume
Instructor’s Office: North Campus D-270
Office Phone: (904) 766-6763
Cell Phone: (904)
614-0531 Home: (904) 992-2052 Internet:
(904) 410-1924
email: johtaylo@fscj.edu
Course Description:
Students will benefit by taking high school algebra or MAT 0024 prior to enrolling in this course. This course, designed to meet the General Education Requirements for non-science majors, is designed especially for students who wish to gain an understanding of the fundamental nature of physical science from the chemical point of view. The treatment utilizes an approach to scientific concepts and methods, stressing and illustrating principles rather than merely listing phenomena.
Learning Outcomes:
1.
Explain and apply major concepts in general chemistry.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of scientific method.
3. Interpret scientific models such as formulas, graphs, tables and schematics, draw inferences from them and recognize their limitations.
4. Demonstrate problem solving methods in situations that are encountered outside of the classroom.
Methods of Assessments
1. Written tests, reports and/or use of
equipment to demonstrate student competency in field.
2. Formulate problem, make
observations, derive and test hypothesis and make conclusions.
3. Written reports of projects and/or
written tests demonstrate student competency in the application of scientific
knowledge.
4. Students use demonstrations, group
discussions, written tests, and/or research projects to illustrate competence in recognizing and
evaluating various scientific processes.
Topical Outline
COURSE TOPICS
(Approximate CONTACT HOURS per topic based on 45 hours)
I. Basic
Mathematics for Science (3)
II. Energy,
Classification, and States of Matter (3)
III. Sub-atomic
Particles and Electronic Configuration (5)
IV. Chemical
Bonding (6)
V. Acids,
Bases, Salts, and Basic Inorganic Nomenclature (3)
VI. Mole Concept, Empirical Formulas and
Percent Composition (4)
VII. Classification
of Chemical Reactions, Balancing of Equations, and Stoichiometry (5)
VIII. Solids,
Liquids and Gases (3)
IX. Solutions
(5)
X, Nuclear
Chemistry (3)
XI. Special
Topics (Acids & Bases; Kinetics, Equilibrium, Organic) (5)
Textbook Required:
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Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Chemistry
Chapter 2: Atoms
Chapter 3: Atomic Structure
Chapter 4: Chemical Bonds
Chapter 5: Chemical Accounting
Chapter 6: Gases, Liquids, Solids, and Intermolecular Forces
Chapter 7: Acids and Bases
Chapter 8: Oxidation and Reduction
Chapter 9: Organic Chemistry
Chapter 10: Polymers
Chapter 11: Nuclear Chemistry
Chapter 12: Chemistry of the Earth
Chapter 13: Air
Chapter 14: Water
Chapter 15: Energy
Chapter 16: Biochemistry
Chapter 17: Food
Chapter 18: Drugs
Chapter 19: Fitness and Health
Chapter 20: Chemistry on the Farm and in the Garden
Chapter 21: Household Chemicals
Chapter 22: Poisons
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: A scientific calculator, and periodic chart (provided for tests)
ATTENDANCE:
Students are expected to attend
class and will be responsible for all material presented. The student must sign
the attendance roster to earn credit for attendance. Each class attended will be worth two points,
for 30 total points of the final grade. The student will fill out a data card
similar to your instructor one the last page of this syllabus worth one
additional point for the first day’s attendance. Also counted in the attendance
grade is the completion of several online activities before the second week of
class worth two points each:
Data Card; Time
Management ; Life
Line ; Discover
Wheel Myers-Briggs
The
descriptions may be found at:
http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/cgs1555/spring04/syllabus/activity.htm
5A: Email: Send me an email
to: johtaylo@fscj.edu. In the email make
your subject: 20: first email
Then
in the body of the email tell me about yourself, your hobbies, your goals in
life, where you work and what kind of job for how long, your family, even your
pets. I have a whole web site so that you can get to know me personally. That
site (about Me) is at:
http://www.fccj.us/aboutme/index.html
Do
you have a site About YOU? if so send me the URL. If you want to build a
similar site, I will post it on my online space. When I establish a group
email, I will ask you to introduce yourself to the class and add all the class
members to your address book.
5b: Free Time Chart: Find me 5-10 hours per
week of the 168 total:
Description:
http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/cgs1555/spring04/syllabus/freetime.htm
5c: Create Your life
Line
(must allow active X components to work):
Description:
http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/cgs1555/spring04/syllabus/lifeline.htm
5d. Discovery Wheel:
Description:
http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/cgs1555/spring04/syllabus/discover.htm
5e: Myers-Briggs
Inventory
(short 20 question version online--a John Taylor/Student product):
Description:
http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/cgs1555/spring04/syllabus/mbti.htm
Activity: http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/cop2822/bryanpsy.html
5f: Learning Styles: I will send you a
separate email later if I decided I want you to some exercises here.
Required/Optional Homework: The sample pretest
quizzes posted on the grading outline
are not
homework to be turned. They are for the student’s self practice and for the
student to understand what the instructor expects from each section of the
textbook and his lectures. The Pretest is an actual page of a previous exam. The
grading outline may be found at: http://www.fccj.us/chm1020/20grdS10.htm
The instructor will have
links to Required/Optional
online homework which the student
may or must complete and submit electronically on the homework outline form:
http://www.fccj.us/chm1020/20hwkS09.htm
(not active link 1/11/10)
The
instructor describes required/optional paper
and pencil homework for some sections not available on the Internet on the
sample pretests and/or on the homework grading outline. The student should keep
this homework in a notebook and/or a folder. Homework should be completed prior
to an exam day.
The instructor will announce several
homework assignments which will be required and be counted in the final grade. Most suggested homework is an
option to learn the objectives and will not be graded or counted in the final grade.
The first required
electronic homework is to practice spelling the elements at:
http://www.fccj.info/chem1001/elementquiz/elementquiz.html
E-Instruction (option):
During a scheduled class (150 minutes), after going through the lecture
on the assigned chapters via many modalities of teaching including Internet web
sites, the instructor will utilize either the last 10 minutes or the first 10
minutes of the first or second segment of the class to go through the power
point for the assigned chapter as a review. The power point presentation for
each chapter which is posted on the Internet menu page at:
Hill: http://www.fccj.us/chm1020/PowerPoint/Chapter1/20pptmenu.html
Corwin: http://www.fccj.us/chem1001/01pptmenu.html
However, multiple choice questions will be inserted into these power
points which will require all students to answer via the instructor’s e-Instruction system (keypads). Each
correct response will be worth one point, while an incorrect response will
count zero points. e-Instruction system
will be an option to the chapter online multiple choice exams.
Daily Pretest Quizzes (required):
Pretest quizzes may be
administered before class (4:30-5:00 p.m. T if a pretest proctor is available)
class, sometimes during class, and/or after every class (7:45-8:15 p.m. T).
These pretest quizzes may not be
made up outside of class time, unless directed by the instructor to complete
the pretest in the test center during an assigned period of time.
A different set of pretests
may placed in the
Scored pretest quizzes are NOT recorded in the instructor’s grade book or on Blackboard, but must be attached to the Chapter Exam Grading Outline when a chapter has been completed to receive the pretest grade. This pretest packet is submitted as a separate packet.
The student will skip
the section of the chapter exam that is pre-tested on the midterm or endterm exam. The Pretest scores may be recorded on the
attendance sheet, but only for your instructor’s sense of current levels of class
achievement. If you lose the graded pretests, you will have to do the
section over on the exam.
The instructor only records the Chapter Exam totals in his grade book and also on Blackboard.
Do Not Staple the Chapter Exams together as they are graded
separately, listed on Blackboard separately, and returned separately after the
exam day. Please staple carefully as directed. Mixing the chapter pretest
papers on the due day or the midterm/endterm Exam day may result in a lower
grade.
1. Pretests
are exams. They are not open book. They are not open notes. They are NOT
collaboration with your neighbor.
2. The
pretests may NOT be used during the exam!
3. You
must do the pretests before/during/after class. You may NOT take the pretests
home to complete.
Samples of each section (pretest) of each exam may be found
on the grading outline on the web site. On the sample tests are suggestions for
paper and pencil homework in the textbook.
http://www.fccj.us/chm1020/20grdS10.htm
Pre-testing is a privilege not a right!
Our classroom A-171 does not have a scheduled class in the
room before our class.
Pretesting will begin at 4:30 to 5:00 p.m.
each class day and must be completed
before class begins at 5:00. Students who are late to class (after 5:00),
will not be allowed to pretest until after class. Student should plan to stay
late if they can not arrive early. Many times the pretest will not be
administered until the last 5 minutes of class so that student may complete the
item after class has concluded. Sometimes the pretest will begin 5 minutes for
the mid-class break.
Major Exams:
Two major exams (Midterm and
Endterm) will be administered in class on or around the approximate exam days
listed below. Each exam is worth between 350 to 500 points for 800-1000 points
in class testing. However, most every objective on these two exams will be
pretested and are composed of portions of many chapters. These exams will
constitute 40%-60% of the student’s final grade or ~1000 points total. The
grading outline for these exams may be found at: http://www.fccj.us/chm1020/20grdS10.htm
Exams
(Approximate Date):
Exam 1 Week 8: Tuesday February 23 (Between 5:00-6:00) there
will be a required video 6:30-7:45
Exam 2 Week 16: Tuesday, May 4 (or Saturday May 1)
Special makeup Saturday May 1 and
Friday April 30)
Online Chapter
Multiple Choice Tests Required:
During the semester, the student must complete 22 online timed multiple
choice tests worth 20-25 points per chapter under our course Blackboard
Management System. All 22 chapters will be tested. The student may take, up to
three times, each Chapter Test of 20-25 questions. Each question is worth one
point. The highest test score will count. The student has between 60 and 90
seconds on the average to complete a question, which 10 to 15 minutes for 10
questions and 20 to 30 minutes for a 20 question test. For every fifty points a
student does not complete, the student has the option of completing one of the
optional project/papers.
Students will complete during the first six weeks only chapters 1-5
online multiple choice, and chapters 6-9 & 11 during the second half of the
courses. Chapters 10, 12-22 will be completed the second half of the course.
There will be more pretesting done during the first five chapters on the
midterm, much less the second half as the student will be completing most of
the testing online the last eight weeks. Chapters 1-9, 11 tests will have dated
deadline, while chapters 10, 11-22 must be completed by 5:00 p.m. May 4.
Student not completing the online
chapter multiple choice test will have a 100 question first half (Chapters 1-9
& 11) and/or a 100 question second half (chapters 10 & 12-22) end of
term exam on 11 chapters each on the assigned makeup days of April 30 or May 1
or the last class period May 4 and will be closed book..
Online Vocabulary Tests Required:
During the semester, the student must complete 22 online timed
vocabulary fill-in-the-blank tests worth 10-25 points per chapter under our
course Blackboard Management System. All 22 chapters will be tested. The
student may take, up to three times, each Chapter Vocabulary Test of 10-25
questions. Each question is worth one point. The highest test score will count.
The student has between 30 and 60 seconds on the average to complete a
question, which 5 to 10 minutes for 10 questions and 10 to 20 minutes for a 20
question test. For every fifty points a student does not complete, the student
has the option of completing one of the optional project/papers Chapters 1-9, 11 have dated deadlines,
while chapters 10, 12-22 must be completed by 5:00 p.m. May 4
MAKE-UP POLICY:
Make-up exams are usually not given. In the event of an unavoidable
absence (jury duty, hospitalization, incarceration, and death in the immediate
family), you will be allowed make-up. You must contact the instructor, no later
than, the day of the exam in order to discuss what arrangements might be made.
This may be done with a quick email. A
message must be left on the instructor's e-mail (johtaylo@fscj.edu ) if the instructor
cannot be reached. If a makeup is allowed, it must be completed prior to return
of the exam papers completed by the students attending the scheduled exam.
Missed exams will otherwise count as 0 points and the student only has the
option of using her/his pretested quizzes.
The instructor will discuss with the class those that are sick with
colds, flu, and other common illnesses which will hinder their performance on
an exam. On an individual basis he may allow make-up in the test center on exam
days. Also sick children, car and transportation problems will be dealt with on
an individual basis as well as those that just panic on test days or have
back-to-back exams on the same day. But
the rule is generally no makeup on exam day except for the instructor’s
discretion. Student abuse of absences on exam day may result in strict
enforcement of the no-makeup policy with only the unavoidable exceptions above
allowed.
Students who take the test on the assigned midterm test day are guaranteed to receive their graded exam on or before the next three weeks of classes has passed, otherwise the student will be assigned a 100% grade for the un-graded paper. Student not taking the exam on exam day may not receive their grade until days or weeks after the class papers are returned and are exempt from the automatic 100%
If the online multiple choice and vocabulary tests for chapters 1-4 are not posted on Blackboard at least one week prior to the midterm, then these tests will be credited at 100% of the value. Likewise Chapters 6-9 and 11 must be posted at least one week prior to the Endterm exam day or they will be credited at 100%. Chapters 11, 12-18 must be available by Spring Break or they will be credited at 100%. Chapters 19-22 must be available two weeks before the end Term Exam day or they will be credited at 100%. Currently these tests are not available on Blackboard as there has been a new edition of the text requires (12th). The last time the instructor taught the course, the materials were based on the 20 chapter 11th edition of the textbook.
GRADING:
The approximate grade
distributions are:
90% = A
Online Chapter MC/Voc Exams 25-40%
80% = B Two Exams and
Pretests 40-50%
65% = C Projects/Papers
(required) 17-32%
50% = D Attendance 3%
The instructor reserves the right to
make necessary modifications or adjustments to the syllabus and grading during
the semester as necessary.
The instructor will not drop
the lowest chapter test grade. Don’t ask! Instead a student may prove
comprehension of the material at a later time through post testing as arranged
with the instructor on Makeup test days.
Exams will be based on
material covered in the lecture as well as reading assignments outlined on the
course calendar (or class emails), the content of the 22 chapters, and grading
outline. (Chapters 1-9, 11 will be covered in great detail, while chapters 11,
12-22 will be self study online open book exams)
Instructor’s Right to Change or Modify Grading
Procedures:
This instructor reserves the
right to make changes in this syllabus whenever he feels it is appropriate to
do so. The instructor reserves the right to modify or change the grading progress
as the course proceeds. Any additional course assignments will substitute for
deleted items. Some may also be modified
if not deleted. The instructor will not
add major examinations as a modification and maintain the two exams plus final
requirements and their percent distribution.
READING ASSIGNMENTS, Projects, and
Papers:
Stated on the course calendar, assignment outline, or by
group email, grading outline samples and/or worksheets/handouts will be a
variety of topics to research which directly relate to topics of the chapters
in the textbook or supplemental chapters handed out in class.
Also there
will be Internet Reading assignments under Essay Paper and Activity Projects
Grading. More details later when posted on the web site with no point values.
You will research using Internet search engines to find at least four
references on a particular topic assigned.
Papers/Projects:
There will five required
projects/papers assigned during the term. There will be up to eight optional
projects/papers. If a student does not complete on line multiple choice tests
for each 50 points assigned, then the student has an option of being assigned a
zero or completing one of the optional projects below. Completion of the
project, provided all criteria has been included will award the student full
credit. The required project grades will total 40-50 points each or up to 17-33%
of the student’s final grade.
Some of the
project/Papers may include:
1. Toxicology of
Commercial Products (Chap 21 & 22)
2. Drug Analysis
(Chapter 18)
3. Diet Analysis
(Chapter 16, 17 & 19 (mostly))
4.
Scientific Method Paper-Movie (Chapter 1)(Part 1 required, Part 2 optional makeup)
5. Nuclear Chemistry
paper (Chapter 12)
6. Electrical Demand
(alternate to Gasoline Project) (Chapter 15)
7. Gasoline
Demand (required) (Chapter 15)
8. Home Energy
Analysis (Chapter 15)
9. Global
Warming Paper/Movies (required) (Chapters 12-15)
10.
Automobiles: Who Killed the Electric Car? (required)(Chapter 15)
11. Primary
Water Demand (Chapter 12 & 14)
12. Water,
water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink (Chapters 12 & 14)
13. Those
darn Pests! My Options (Chapter 19)
14.
Pickens Plan (Who is Tboon Pickens) and the
15. The
Pros and Cons Dieting to lose or Gain) weight
Others as suggested
during the term
(Links to descriptions will be placed on the web site)
I. The Video Project: The
(Controlled
Experiment Paper [Andromeda Strain Movie Paper]):
Part 1: Movie Film: Andromeda Strain – 1971 (50 points)
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In
conjunction with Chapter 1, your assignment is to watch the film partially
during class time, then at home, or at an additional on campus time. Note the
problem which threatened life on earth, and setoff a "wildfire" protocol.
Note how did the scientists approach the "Wildfire" problem
and note all the steps and procedures used in the experimental controls
that help eliminate the various variables from their investigation, then
explain how they went about trying to solve the problem to come up with a
solution. What were the three questions they had to determine. Finally you
need to explain the solution, and the chemistry behind it, which is discussed
in Chapter 7 in the Hill text. The requirement is that this paper must be
three pages double spaced minimum. The student may printoff Note pages for
the movie at: http://www.fccj.us/chm1020/ControlledExperiment20.htm
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Optional Part 2: The Controlled Experiment (optional):
1. The
student will watch the online 25 minute home movie made in 1996 that
demonstrated an experiment. Access the Note Page to record your observations.
Then report your conclusions: The URL is:
http://www.fccj.us/ControlExperiment/WebExport/controlexperiment/ie5/index.html
2. The
student will perform a controlled experiment at home. The student will design
the experiment, i.e. science fair project at FSCJ, such as:
a. Hot water freezes
faster than cold water in a freezer in a refrigerator, contrary to the laws of
thermodynamics?
b. Watch the controlled experiment film by the instructor.
Suggest several hypotheses which can suggested from the experiment, then close
the paper with suggestions how to improve the procedure/process for better
results. Then actually create a better film as a bonus (This part may be a
group effort.)
c. Other suggestions in class for control
experiments are serve as a judge at a local middle school and write up what
happen and what you judged and where the students used the scientific method.
Or
Option Part 2: The New Andromeda Strain Movie (optional)
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The student will watch this new version and include a page
to compare the old to the new, and how the science of the solution is
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The Andromeda Strain Miniseries (2008) Starring: Benjamin Bratt, Eric McCormack Director:
Mikael Salomon Rating
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Option Part 2: The Andromeda Strain Book (optional)
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The Andromeda Strain
(Paperback)
by Michael Crichton (Author) The third option
for Part 2 is to read the book and write a third page comparing the original
book with the original movie. Some folks are always talking how the book and
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II. Organic Paper:
Prescription Drugs (optional)
Read: Chapter 18 Drugs
In conjunction with Chapters 9, 16, and 18, plus the supplemental
chapter: Drugs:
Chemical Cures, Comforts, and Cautions, the
student will select a prescription drug. The student will consult a PDR in the library. The student may use
the Poop sheet provided with the drug.
The student should select a drug of interest, or one prescribed by a doctor for
the student to take. The student should include the chemical names, generic
names, etc. in a one page paper. The student should consult at least three
pharmacies to find the average price as well as an online pharmacy, plus
compare the Name Brand versus Generic prices.
What would the drug cost in
III. Nuclear
Chemistry Paper (optional)
The student will
write a two paper in conjunction with chapter 12 on Nuclear Chemistry. Several
questions should be answered:
a. What is the difference
between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?
b. Can a nuclear power plant explode like an atomic bomb? If not,
then what is the environmental danger from an accident, such as the Three Mile
Island accident in the
c. What are the environmental problems caused by a nuclear power
plant. If you saw the film “Category 6” what happened when they crank up the
power plants beyond the federal limits of production.
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IV. Energy Project:
Gasoline Demand (required):
Read: Chapter 15 Energy
During the first two
weeks of class you need to fill your gasoline tank in your car. During course
you will keep a record of all purchases of gasoline noting dates, price,
amount, cost and odometer reading. During the last two weeks, you fill your
tank again and record the data. You will determine:
a. The Total Miles driven; the Total Gallons Used;
the Total Cost.
- Then you will
compute the average MPG and the average cost per mile for the gasoline.
The instructor may add additional data for you to determine to complete
this project.
And/or
V. Energy Project:
Electrical Demand (option to gasoline project if no car)
Read:
Chapter 15 Energy
The student will collect
data on his/her or family’s primary electrical demand. The student will learn
to read the electric meter. Each day for a month the student will read the
meter and keep a spread sheet of the data include KWH used per day. The project
should begin on the day JEA (or your power company) reads the meter and the one
month later reads the meter again.
If possible the student should setup a monthly data spreadsheet on
the KWH used for one year and the total electric bill to compute the yearly
amount of electricity the household used and the total cost.
The student should
conduct an experiment to determine one of the major energy guzzlers in the student’s
home. It involves using the scientific method. This should be reported at the
end of the project
Next the student will
research adding solar to her/his home. Include the cost of the system (say 4.25
KW at $16,900 minus rebates) and how your electric bill is reduced. Then compute payback at today’s electric
rates, and at a rate increase of 10% per year. The student should also
investigate solar water heating for household use plus what kind of system
could be used for spas and/or swimming
pools.
Data should be presented
in spreadsheet format or table format.
VI. Index card Project: Toxicology of Commercial Products (optional )
Read/Reference: Chapter 21 Household Chemicals and Chapter 22 Poisons
The student will collect data from 10 different categories of
household products used in her/his home. The product and its chemical contents
should be listed on the front side of a 3x5 or 4x6 file card. On the back of
the card the precautions and emergency procedure should be listed for the
misuse of the product. Can you find the nearest poison control center. Read the
chapters on Toxicology and Poisons and
Household chemicals in your textbook.
VII. Biochemistry
Project: Diet Analysis (optional)
Read/Reference: Chapter 16 Biochemistry, Chapter 17 Food, and Chapter 19 Fitness and Health
The student should read chapter
17: Food and Chapter 19 (online). The student will list and estimate the
amounts of each food consumed for a day, The student will prepare a table
breaking down the foods in the six categories of body nutrients excluding
water: Water, Fats, Carbohydrates,
Proteins, Vitamin, and Minerals. The totals for each category should be
computed as well as the total calories for each food consumed. The daily total
should be computed. If possible the student could extend the project into a
“normal” day and an “abnormal” day. The data should be presented in
spreadsheet/table format with a cover page summary.
VIII.
Alternative Energy Project/Paper (required)
Watch the movie:
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Tagline: In 1996, electric cars began to appear on
roads all over ·
Plot Outline A documentary that investigates the birth
and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and
sustainable living in the future. Plot Synopsis: With gasoline
prices approaching $4/gallon, fossil fuel shortages, unrest in oil producing
regions around the globe and mainstream consumer adoption and adoption of the
hybrid electric car (more than 140,000 Prius' sold this year), this story
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The foremost goal in making this movie is to educate and enlighten
audiences with the story of this car, its place in history and in the larger
story of our car culture and how it enables our continuing addiction to foreign
oil. This is an important film with an important message that not only calls to
task the officials who squelched the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, but all of
the other accomplices, government, the car companies, Big Oil, even Eco-darling
Hydrogen as well as consumers, who turned their backs on the car and embrace
embracing instead the SUV. Our documentary investigates the death and
resurrection of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and
sustainable living in our country's future; issues which affect everyone from
progressive liberals to the neo-conservative right.
Then write a paper about
the movie, highlighting the points which had the greatest impact on you. In the
final minutes of the film, the documentary uses a guilty/not guilty analogy for
each of the major points in the film. Include these with at least one sentence
describing this category of evidence present. Do research on the current hybrid
automobile, pros and cons. Is the HYBRID a long term solution? Is there a next step toward gasoline
independence, and conclude with suggestions which might solve our personal
transportation problem. Please inject you personal comments and opinions but
label them so. What is a plug-in hybrid? Describe the current hydrogen car
initiative.
Why Gasoline? Alternatives to hybrid Electric vehicle are:
Flex Fuel Cars and ‘HHO’ Hybrids see website:
http://www.waterfuelsecret.com/?gclid=CKvsvuH6v5QCFQQiIgodq12LTg
One of our
research assignments will be to investigate our personal gasoline or energy
demand. Flex Fuel and HHO hybrids offer alternatives. I heard a caller on
the Clark Howard Radio Show talk about ‘HHO’
kits for $1000 to $2000 when the conversion could cost less than $200. I know
my son could install this on one of our old cars, especially the 78 Olds Wagon
that gets only 12 mpg (but its carburetor car and not fuel injected). I can not
afford this at this time, but maybe next month I'll take a chance and buy the
book. What do you think? Go to this site and let me know your opinion. Add this
your alternative energy paper.
VIII. Global Warming Project/Paper (required)
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Write a paper on Global Warming.
Take a pro or con stand on the issue. You may use references from the film.
There is a follow-up 30 minute update by Al Gore which will be shown in class.
Actually a better film is the Six Degrees film shown on National geographic
Channel last February:
Or
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National Geographic: Six Degrees Could Change the World (2007) Starring: Alec Baldwin Director:
Ron Bowman Rating Product Description |
Special Class Folks:
Our learning community
requires use to function as a group. I need volunteers for the following jobs:
Attendance monitor; Librarian; Photographer; Reporter; Testmaster, an Email
Nudger, and others suggested from time to time by the instructor.
WEB-SITE:
This course uses the instructor’s home page: http://www.fscj.me or http://www.fccj.us or http://www.fccj.info web site
giving you access to course information the CHM 1020 link. http://www.fccj.us/cham1020.html
gives you access to the course home page. The instructor will setup from his
fccj.edu email a Group Email for weekly communication.
This course also uses Blackboard to list the Modular and
Final Exams scores, and check-your-final grade through the Internet
(Note: The course materials
are not currently on Blackboard)
Access the Blackboard web site through http://bb.fccj.org/
.
Email Requirement:
Each student should
send the instructor an email during the first week from either your fscj email
account or an outside email account for your primary contact. Be certain you
put in subject box:
20: first email
Tell me
about yourself. Why are you taking this course? Did you have high school
chemistry? When? What grades did you make? What is your highest math course
completed? Where do you live? What are your telephone numbers? What is your
external email address which can serve as a backup to FCCJ assigned email. Always begin the subject of each email with 20: (day class). Subject-less emails will be
deleted or subjects without the number code. Attachments will only be opened if
the number code is in the subject line. This prevents viruses and spam.
OFFICIAL OFFICE HOURS:
(also Unofficial – anytime I am in my office)
Some office
hours are in my actual office D-270;
while others will be in the classroom 30 minutes prior to class and 30 minutes
after class for pretesting:
See Matrix on Page 16
Students with Disabilities:
Qualified students with documented
disabilities are eligible for physical and academic accommodations under the
American Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973. Students requesting accommodations
should contact this professor during
the first week of class with official documentation of disability
Withdrawal Policy:
Students will be allowed to withdraw from
this class any time during the semester through Thursday, March 25
for an A-16 schedule
and will post a grade of “W”. After this
date a letter grade will be assigned reflecting the student’s performance in
the class. Students failing to attend
class for the first two consecutive weeks are subject to withdrawal by the
instructor according to FSCJ policy. These ‘no
shows’ must be reported to Admissions and Records by Tuesday January 19.
Academic Misconduct:
Academic misconduct or dishonesty such as cheating and plagiarism is not permitted. Suspected cases will be reported to the FSCJ administration and may result in failure of an assignment or exclusion from the class. Also, the instructor reserves the right to reassign work to students if the instructor senses the work submitted is not the work of the student. (No questions asked-The instructor may tell the student to reattempt the work to earn the daily quiz grade or examination grade or the instructor may assign a zero if second request is made).
Classroom Etiquette:
Students are expected to conduct
themselves as adults in the classroom showing respect to their classmates. Only
persons registered for this class are permitted in the classroom. As a courtesy to the instructor and your
fellow classmates, cellular
telephones and pagers should be cut off before entering the classroom.
Likewise, the instructor sometimes forgets to shut his down at the beginning of
class, so hopefully someone sitting close to the front may remind the
instructor with a hand gesture for him to check his phone. Disruptive students
maybe asked to leave.
Studying: Chemistry
is a cumulative subject. Concepts learned in the first chapter will be applied
in the second, etc. The final exam is cumulative.
In order to do well in this course, it is essential
to study and work problems from the textbook and study guide.
The following
is a list of study suggestions
1)
Read the text chapters
before the material is covered in class. At least power read the material
2)
Take good notes and review
them daily. Within 24 hours
of taking you note, rewrite them in a neat format/notebook.
3)
Work all assigned homework
problems at the end of the assigned chapters.
Do not get behind!!!!!!
4)
Work the practice exams that
are available on the web site without looking at the answer key. Then
check your answers.
5)
Use the interactive web site
and submit the online required homework.
The
(904) 766-6718
The
The
Center is open Mon-Thur 8 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Instructor Requested Information:
During the first week of
class, the student will fill out a 4x6 file card. The instructor has provided a
sample below with his personal data and his block scheduled time. The completion of this card is worth (2 points)
toward the student's final grade
Data Card (4x6 file card): Front Side (Personal Data)
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Name: John Taylor CHM 1020
Office: Science D-270
Address:
Telephone: 766-6763 (office)
Cell: 904 614-0531 Home: 904-992-2052
E-MAIL : johtaylo@fscj.edu
Employment:
FCCJ since 9/06/06
Full time chemistry faculty
Major:
Instructional Technologies Minor:
Chemical Education
Long Term
Goal: Educational Software Developer
Prerequisite: MAT
1024 equivalent Algebra completed
Chemistry
Background: High School chemistry
completed: yes
Physics
Background: High School Physics completed: no
Software/Computer Literacy: WP, Word,
Excel, HTML, Javascript
Home Computer: yes Internet ISP: yes or have access
Why are you
taking this course? Required for education major
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Data Card (4x6 file
card): Back
Side (Scheduled Time Blocks)
Class/Work Schedule
Summary:
Number Section Room Time Days
ESC 1000 313948 D-203 9:30-10:45 a.m. MW
ESC 1000 307314 A-171 9:30-10:45 a.m. TR
CHM 1025C 307804 D204 11:15-1:15 M (Lab-White)
D207 1:30-3:35 p.m. MW (Lecture)
CHM 1025C 307805 D207 7:15-9:20 p.m. MW
(Lecture)
D204 5:00-7:00 p.m. M
(Lab-White)
CHM 1025C 307815 D204 11:15-1:15 T (Lab)
D207 1:30-3:20 p.m. TR (Lecture)
CHM 1020 314406 A171 5:00-7:45 p.m. T
CHM 1032C 323122
Class/Office Matrix Schedule (Where is Your
Instructor?):
My
Schedule Matrix: I have 10 hours of office hours, Office/Pretest means I am in the course’s classroom, while Office means my office D-270. You must find 10 hours in you
weekly matrix for studying chemistry. Please make your own!
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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7:30 |
At Home |
At Home |
At Home |
At Home |
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8:00 |
On the Road |
On the Road |
On the Road |
On the Road |
Community |
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8:45 |
On the Road |
On the Road |
On the Road |
On the Road |
Service |
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9:00 |
Office/Pretest |
Office/Pretest |
Office/Pretest |
Office/Pretest |
Projects |
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9:30 |
ESC 1000 A171 |
ESC 1000 A171 |
ESC 1000 A171 |
ESC 1000 A171 |
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10:00 |
Earth Science |
Earth Science |
Earth Science |
Earth Science |
Corporate |
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Lecture |
Lecture |
Lecture |
Lecture |
Computer |
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Office/Pretest |
Office/Pretest |
Office/Pretest |
Office/Pretest |
Training |
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11:10 |
Office/Pretest |
Office/Pretest |
Office/Pretest |
Mallard Room |
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CHM 1025C Professor White |
CHM 1025C |
Office/Pretest |
Lunch |
Special |
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12:30 |
D-204 |
D-204 |
Office/Pretest |
Lunch |
Help |
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12:45 |
Lab |
Lab |
Lunch |
Office/Pretest |
Pre-testing |
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1:15 |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Office/Pretest |
Sessions |
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1:30 |
CHM 1025C |
CHM 1025C |
CHM 1025C |
CHM 1025C |
as |
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2:00 |
Lecture |
Lecture |
Lecture |
Lecture |
announced |
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2:30 |
D-207 |
D-207 |
D-207 |
D-207 |
via |
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3:00 |
Lecture |
Lecture |
Lecture |
Lecture |
email |
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3:30 |
Office/Pretest |
Office/Pretest |
Office/Pretest |
Office/Pretest |
On Campus |
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4:00 |
Office/Pretest |
Office/Pretest |
Office/Pretest |
Office/Pretest |
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Afternoon Break |
Afternoon Break |
Afternoon Break |
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4:30 |
Afternoon Break |
Afternoon Break |
Afternoon Break |
On the Road |
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5:00 |
CHM 1025C |
CHM 1020 |
Office/Pretest |
CHM 1032C |
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Lab (Dr White) |
A171 |
Office/Pretest |
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D204 |
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7:00 |
Office/Pretest |
CHM 1020 |
Office/Pretest |
Hybrid |
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Where can you find 10 hours per week minimum to study?
Name: ___________________________
CHM 1020 Spring Term 2009
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