Instructor:	Professor Joel M. Goldberg
Office:	A223 Cook Building
Phone:	656-0269
Email:	jgoldber@zoo.uvm.edu
Office Hours:	Tues 2:15 - 3:15, Thurs 10:00 - 11:00, Fri 11:00 - 12:00, or by appointment. In addition, feel free to stop by my office at any other time, although I cannot guarantee that I will be there or that I will not be busy.

Lecture:	MWF, 10:10 - 11:00 a.m. B112 Angell Lecture Hall
Lab:	Wed., 1:25 - 4:15 p.m or Thurs, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. A141 Cook
Weekly Problem Session:	Tuesday, 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. B112 Angell Lecture Hall
Office Hours:	Tuesday, 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Thursday, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Friday, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Text (REQUIRED):	Michael Munowitz's Principles of Chemistry. Available at the bookstore. This is the only Chemistry textbook that I've found that is readable in its own right but also covers the material at a depth that is appropriate for this course. You might even enjoy doing the reading assignments with this book!
Other (REQUIRED):	Hugh B. Kareful's Working Safely with Chemicals in the Laboratory (2nd Edition) -- this is a required book for use in the laboratory and is available in the bookstore.
Lab Manual (REQUIRED):	Chem 35 Lab Manual - Fall 2000 by Chem Dept. Staff. Available for purchase exlusively at the 1st floor Stockroom (A143 Cook) for a mere 15 bucks -- soon to be a major motion picture . . .
Lab Notebook (REQUIRED):	A bound lab notebook (e.g., National #43-571) is required and may be purchased at the bookstore.
Lab Breakage Card (REQUIRED):	You must purchase a breakage card before you will be allowed to check into your lab drawer. Please remember to bring it to each and every lab, as you will need it to check out equipment needed for the week's experiment . . . pretty handy, huh? Well, they do cost $40 (available from the friendly folks at the 1st floor stockrooom), but you will get it all back at the end of the semester IF you are careful and don't break or lose anything.
Lab Safety:	YOU MUST WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES IN THE LAB! They are available in the bookstore -- no excuses! Note: Contact lenses are not allowed to be worn in the laboratory. Also, it is a good idea to buy a labcoat to wear to lab (also available at the bookstore or at the Med School bookstore). If you don't purchase one, please don't wear clothes that you care about to lab.

There will be three "hourly" exams and one comprehensive final exam. The three "hourly" exams are scheduled for September 20th, October 18th, and November 15th beginning at 7:00 p.m. and ending no later than 9:30 p.m. (room TBA) (NOTE: these are all Wednesdays. Please let me know as soon as possible if you have a known conflict with this exam schedule). The Final Exam is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. Monday, December 11th in B112 Angell, and will cover material from the entire semester.

Your grade for the course will be determined as follows:

Laboratory:	250 points
Exam #1:	150 points
Exam #2:	150 points
Exam #3:	150 points
Final Exam:	250 points
Quizzes:	50 points
TOTAL:	1000 points

Missed Exams:

Please make every effort not to miss an exam. If you have a scheduled conflict with an evening exam, you must notify me at least one week before the exam; I will then arrange an alternate time for you to take the exam. If you must miss an exam (for a valid reason, like illness), you must notify me before the exam. Excused exams will not be made-up individually; however, there will be a comprehensive make-up exam on Friday, December 1st. If you miss an exam for an invalid reason (see above), you will receive a ZERO for a grade on that exam.

Missed Labs:

Since the laboratories operate on an extremely tight schedule, it is expected that every student will attend their regularly scheduled lab section unless it is absolutely impossible for them to do so (i.e., due to a documented illness, being out of town due to a family problem, etc.). Oversleeping, studying for an exam, or just plain not being prepared are not valid excuses. If you must miss a lab for a valid reason, notify your lab instructor before the scheduled lab period (you can email your T.A. or call the Chem Department office, 656-2594, and leave a message for them, if necessary). Excused labs must be made-up the same week that they were missed. To make-up a missed lab, find a lab section (preferably in the same room that you normally have lab) that you can fit into your schedule; contact the instructor for that section and ask them if there is room for you to make-up the lab; notify your regular lab instructor as to when and where you intend to make-up the lab and obtain any special instructions for your lab section from him/her. If you cannot make-up an excused lab, notify your lab instructor -- your grade for that lab will be your average lab grade for the semester (as determined at the end of the semester). You may not make-up an unexcused lab! You will receive a grade of zero for each unexcused lab. If you accumulate more than two unexcused labs, you will not receive a passing grade for the course!

General Comments:	CHEM 35 consists of a series of lectures covering the basic principles of elementary chemistry. The course is divided into three sections, and at the end of each there will be an examination to evaluate each student's understanding of the material. Problem solving will be done during the lecture hour and review sessions will be held to go over problems. The lectures are coordinated with a laboratory sequence which relates, in part, to the lecture material. The assigned problems and the reading assignments in the text are summarized in the Course Schedule. The solutions to all of the problems will be made available as the class progresses. Pay close attention to the Course Schedule and try to read ahead and understand the material relevant to each lecture ahead of time. This will facilitate your understanding and increase your ability to follow closely the development of each topic. If you do not do this, you may find that you cannot assimilate the material properly during the lecture period. Also, I will post on the web any PowerPoint presentation slides that I use in class -- you may also find it helpful to look at the slides for a particular subject area prior to attending the associated lecture. My lecture notes will also be made available on the web. There are many ways of learning chemistry. One of the best is problem solving and, while the assigned problems are not collected or graded, I strongly recommend that they be done. Examination questions may come from lecture slide material, assigned problems, lab experiments and a variety of miscellaneous sources. DO NOT FALL BEHIND! The course is carefully structured so that you should have no difficulty with the material if you follow the recommended study schedule, attend lectures, do all the assigned problems, and make sure that those problems not done correctly are eventually understood . . . before the examination. Please do not hesitate to see me if you are having difficulties or have questions which were not answered during the lecture hour. During the first week of class I will announce and post specific office hours for individual and small group discussions. If you cannot come at those times, I will be pleased to make an appointment for a more convenient time. In addition, feel free to stop by my office at any other time, although I cannot guarantee that I will be there or that I will not be busy. I also appreciate any anonymous comments, questions, etc., which may be left in the cardboard box at the exit of the lecture room. I will pick these up at the end of each lecture and will answer them at the following lecture, or individually, as is necessary.
Assigned Problems:	The assigned problems are for your benefit and are not to be handed in. You are strongly encouraged to do not only the assigned problems, but also any additional problems in the text that you desire. WARNING: Procrastination may be hazardous to your health! There are ALOT of assigned problems! Working a few problems each day will save you the misery of doing hundreds of them the day before the exam (you also learn more by doing them over a longer period of time). Solutions to the assigned problems will be made available to you as the class progresses.
The Box:	While CHEM 35 is not too large of a class, active discussion during lectures can be challenging at times. If you do have a question or comment, please speak loud enough so that everyone can hear you. Near the exit to the lecture room is a cardboard box for anonymous comments, questions, criticism or whatever else you wish. You may put items there as you leave the lecture and, if they are of general relevance, I will try to answer or comment at the beginning of the next lecture. Comments on any aspect of the course (lab, lecture, etc.) are welcome.
The Laboratory:	The laboratory is a necessary adjunct of this course, designed to both introduce you to some new material, reinforce other material, and give you some idea of the distinction between reading about and actually doing chemistry. Some of the experiments will require brief reports whereas others will require a more detailed exposition. Your laboratory grade will be based on your general ability to carry out experiments, the accuracy with which your results are recorded and interpreted, your laboratory quiz results, and a subjective evaluation by the laboratory instructor of your overall ability in the laboratory. Laboratories will begin the week of September 11th. You must be enrolled in a laboratory section in order to take this course. Laboratory section enrollment is handled by the Registrar's online registration system, which means that I have no control over scheduling you into a lab section that fits into your schedule. However, during the first week of classes, I will do all that I can to help facilitate the inevitable enrollment shifts in the lab sections for this course. I will discuss this in detail during the first class.
Review - Problem Solving Sessions:	Every Tuesday afternoon from 4:15 - 5:15 in B112 Angell, I will hold a review/problem-solving session. The purpose of these sessions is to go over specific details of the lecture material, work problems, and general review. No new material will be introduced in these sessions and your attendance is strictly optional.
The Course Website:	This course will make extensive use of electronic and web-based materials. ALL course materials (lecture presentation slides, assignments, lecture and lab schedules, handouts, old exams and answer keys, grades, etc.) will be available online at the course website: http://www.uvm.edu/~jgoldber/courses/chem35/ If you are looking for ANY information regarding this course, please look at the website first; if it is important, it will probably be there!
Quizzes:	On most Fridays, a short quiz will be given on the week's material. These will be graded and then returned to you an discussed in class on the following Monday.

• During the first laboratory session you will check into the lab and then carry out Experiment 1. You will not be allowed into the laboratory unless you have a breakage card. You should have a pre-lab (including data charts) written in your BOUND lab notebook for Experiment 1 (Lab Safety I and Density of Some Pure Metals). A pre-lab consists of the title, date, purpose, brief procedure and data charts for the experiment. Leave a page in the front of your notebook for the "Table of Contents".
  
  
• At the end of the semester you will have to check out of the laboratory and replace (using your breakage card) any missing or damaged equipment. If you do not check out of the laboratory, you will not receive a grade or credit for the course, and you will forfeit the breakage fee.
  
  
• Remember your lock combination! There will be a charge of $1.00, after the first week, if we have to look it up for you.
  
  
• You are required to wear OSHA approved safety glasses or goggles while working in the laboratory. If you persist in working without them, you will be asked to leave and given a zero for the lab. If you forget yours, you can rent a pair for 50 cents from the stockroom for the day. Contact lenses should NOT be worn in the lab; they can absorb and preconcentrate noxious vapors and are very dangerous should you accidentally get some chemicals in your eyes. Wear your glasses to lab, instead!
  
  
• All work, data, observations, etc. are to be recorded in ink in your notebook, not on loose pieces of paper.
  
  
• You are expected to keep the laboratory clean.
  
  
• There is ample time to do all of the experiments in the scheduled time, provided that you are prepared when you arrive; i.e., if you have read and understand the material in the laboratory manual for that week's experiment. The schedule for the laboratory experiments is included in the Course Schedule that is attached to the syllabus. for the course
  
  
• It is expected that every student will attend their regularly scheduled lab section unless it is ABSOLUTELY impossible for them to do so. All lab sections are full and switching to another lab is extremely difficult to arrange even for one week.
  
  
• If you MISS a lab for a documented sickness or family crisis, you need to notify your T.A. immediately or leave a phone message for your T.A. at the Chemistry Office (x62594) BEFORE the lab so that arrangements can be made with the T.A. to make up the lab that same week. Remember: if you miss more than two labs without a documented excuse, you will receive a failing grade for the course.
  

• Each laboratory will be preceded by a brief introductory lecture from your T.A.
  
  
• Each week there will be a laboratory quiz consisting of two questions: one about the previous experiment and one about the current experiment (or about a current lecture topic). Missed quizzes may NOT be made up, so plan to be in lab on time.
  
  
• You will be expected to record all of your observations and data in a BOUND laboratory notebook in ink. Your T.A. will check your lab notebook TWICE during each laboratory period: 1) at the beginning of the period to ensure that you have prepared adequately for the day's experiment, and 2) at the end of the period to ensure that you have a complete written account of the day's experiment in an organized, legible fashion. If you need to use some of your partner's data in the calculations, they should be copied into your notebook (with proper acknowledgement) BEFORE leaving lab. Based on these observations, your T.A. will give you either 3 points (acceptable), 1 point (deficient), or 0 points (unacceptable).
  
  
• Before the end of the lab period, your T.A. will gather the class back together to go over the data collected and the necessary calculations for the experiment. BEFORE LEAVING THE LAB every student MUST have their T.A. sign their data/calculations sheet. At this time, students should also have done all of the calculations that the experiment requires.
  
  
• Each experiment will require a brief written report organized as follows:
  
  • Title (date) (partner's name - if applicable)
    
  • Introduction =>2 pts
    
    • 25 words or less
  • Experimental Procedure => 1 pt
    • very brief summary
    • equations, etc.
    • 50 words or less
  • Data and Calculations => 6 pts
    • Tables of Data
    • Sample Calculations
    • Tabulated Results
  • Results & Discussion => 6 pts
    • Observations
    • Meaning of results, measurements
    • Qualitative error analysis
    • Conclusions, possible improvements in experiment
      
      
• All lab reports MUST follow the above format! Lab reports should be LEGIBLE and should be approximately 3 pages in length. All labs are graded on a 15 point scale (see above).