Class Syllabus
Below is the syllabus for our chemistry class. The syllabus will be handed out in class, but I am providing you with this digital copy as well. Feel free to email me with any questions you or your parents may have.
Chemistry Syllabus 2007-2008
Teacher: Mrs. Inman
Room: 303
Contact: inmanb1@nku.edu
Materials Needed:
Notebook, Paper, Pencil, Pen, Copy of Periodic Table, Scientific Calculator, and Textbook
Course Objectives:
-To get students excited about chemistry
-To relate chemistry to practical everyday life
-To prepare students for future chemistry courses
Evalution:
-Unit Tests and Quizzes 45%
-Assignments, projects and labs 25%
-Homework Checks 10%
-Labs 20%
Academic Misconduct: Cheating, dishonesty, plagiarism, or deception in fulfilling requirements will not be tolerated. Penalties include failing the assignment, exam, or the class.
Schedule of concepts to be covered:
1st Nine Weeks
Metric System: Metric Standards and Metric Prefixes, Numerical value and relationship of metric units
Energy: Forms, Transformations, Transmission, Thermodynamics
Matter: Physical Properties, Types of Matter, Phases of Matter, Mixtures, Elements, Compounds, and Solutions
Elements and the Periodic Table: Numbers, Symbols, Design of the Periodic Table, Classification and Position of Elements on Periodic Table
Atom: Structure and Arrangement, Electron Configuration
2nd Nine Weeks
Atomic Features: Bonding Types, Atom radii, Electron Affinity, Nuclear Forces, Radioactivity, Ionization Energy
Chemical Reactions: Writing Basic Equations, Types of Reactions, Reaction Predictions, Bonding
3rd Nine Weeks
Factors of Chemical Reactions: Mechanics involved in forming compounds, Effects on reactions rates, Temperature, Catalysts, & Concentration
Gas Laws: Boyle’s Law, Charles Law, Graham’s Law, Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures, Idea Gas Law
4th Nine Weeks
Reaction Rates and Equilibrium: Reversible Reactions, Reaction Rates, Chemical Equilibrium, Le Chatelier’s Prinicple
Acids and Bases: Arrheniums Theory, Brfnsted-Lowry Theory, Lewis Theory, Naming, pH Scale, Buffers and Salts, Ionization Constant, Titrations
Redox Reactions: Oxidizing and Reducing Agents, Oxidation Numbers, Balancing Redox Equations, Half-reaction Methods
**This syllabus was created using ideas from http://www.letcher.k12.ky.us/teachers/ksizemore/Chem/Chemistry%20Syllabus.doc
