CH233H

CH233H

Welcome to CH 233H!  This is the third term of General Chemistry for Honors College students.

We will cover Entropy & Free Energy, Electrochemistry, Chemistry of Metals, Organic Chemistry (and Molecular Orbital Theory), and the Organic Chemistry of Living Systems.

This page serves as the course syllabus.  News will be posted here.  

For items used or linked to in class, go here.

News

Kelly will hold a review session in LPSC 219 (the lab room) on Thursday evening (4/27) starting at 6 p.m.  She'll have stuff to discuss but bring questions!

Since many of you are looking at health professions you may be interested in the following, which I was asked to share:

The Oregon State University College of Science invites you to attend the annual Health Professions Fair coming up on Tuesday, April 25th. The fair will be open to students from 10:00am to 2:00pm in the Memorial Union Ballroom.

Admissions representatives from 70 health professions schools in Oregon and across the country will be attending to provide useful information for students preparing for a career in health care. Programs represented include medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, public health, physician assistant, physical therapy, veterinary medicine, naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, biomedical sciences, occupational therapy, counseling, psychology, chiropractic, and more!

No prior registration is required to attend this FREE event. You are welcome attend during any of the hours the fair is open and stay for any length of time. Visit the event website to learn more and see a list of schools attending the fair at http://www.science.oregonstate.edu/hpf.

Course Details

4 credits

Lecture:  MWF, 1200-1250, LPSC 125

Instructor:  Kevin Gable (email kevin.gable@oregonstate.edu)
Office hours: T,W 4:30-5:30 (Gilbert 234) or see my schedule for any other available time.

TA Kelly Ramzy (email ramzyk@oregonstate.edu).  Kelly's office hours are Mondays 4-6 p.m. in West Hall 125 ("the whiteboard room"), or by appointment.

Recitations:  
Section 010 Tuesday 11-11:50 (Gilbert 228)
Section 011 Thursday 2-2:50 (Gilbert 228)
You need to also register for the lab, CH 263H as a corequisite:
Section 10 Tuesday 12-2:50 (LPSC 219)
Section 11 Thursday 3-5:50 (LPSC 219)

Text:  "General Chemistry" by Petrucci, et al., 11th Edition. Required.  Study guide/solutions manual recommended but not required.  Some materials will be shared via the Web; Canvas will be used to post grade information.

Schedule

Student Learning Outcomes

The successful student will:

1. Demonstrate the ability to apply scientific methodology, and the ability to draw conclusions based on observation, analysis, and synthesis, when presented with problems drawn from the topics covered in this course, as measured by performance on exam questions requiring written explanations.
2. Recognize and apply the concepts and theories of chemistry, as measured by performance on short answer exam questions.
3. Apply the concepts and principles covered in this course to problems drawn from other areas, as measured by performance on homework assignments and exam questions, and by performance on a capstone group presentation.
4. Demonstrate the ability to think scientifically and critically as measured by performance on exam questions requiring written explanations.
5. Demonstrate mastery of basic chemical concepts and principles covered in this course as measured by performance on exams.
6. Demonstrate problem-solving skills applicable to a wide variety of problems drawn from the topics covered in this course, as measured by performance on exams.
7. Continue to build and refine an understanding of how molecular structure, thermodynamics, kinetics, and equilibrium are interrelated and are all factors that affect the feasibility and outcome of chemical processes, including those involving organic and biological systems, as measured by performance on exam questions requiring written explanations and by performance in a capstone group presentation.

This course satisfies the Baccalaureate Core Perspectives requirement for a Physical Science with Lab (when taken concurrently with CH 263H). The Baccalaureate Core learning outcomes are:

1. Recognize and apply concepts and theories of basic physical or biological sciences.
2. Apply scientific methodology and demonstrate the ability to draw conclusions based on observation, analysis, and synthesis.
3. Demonstrate connections with other subject areas.

Course Policies

Grading.  There will be 2 midterms (100 points each), a final exam (200 points), and an oral group presentation (100 points).  The final letter grade will be based on your achievement out of the 500 points possible.  You must take the final to receive a passing grade.

Makeups: If you are unable to take a midterm exam, and your reason is determined to be a valid medical or other excuse, the remainder of the material will be prorated.  No makeup exams will be given.

Regrades:  You should always ask me to clarify how exams were graded and make a careful comparison between posted answer keys and your answers.  You may request exams be regraded at any point prior to the end of Dead Week, but at that point all grades except the Final Exam become permanent. 

Academic Honesty:  Students are expected to follow OSU regulations concerning academic honesty.  Violations (including but not limited to: collaboration on a graded exercise, use of unauthorized material during exams, or submission of altered exams for regrade) will be handled according to procedures laid out in the Academic Regulations and may include penalties up to failure in the course.

Students with special needs:  

Accommodations for students with disabilities are determined and approved by Disability Access Services (DAS). If you, as a student, believe you are eligible for accommodations but have not obtained approval please contact DAS immediately at 541-737-4098 or at http://ds.oregonstate.edu. DAS notifies students and faculty members of approved academic accommodations and coordinates implementation of those accommodations. While not required, students and faculty members are encouraged to discuss details of the implementation of individual accommodations.