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Midterm and Final Exams

Exam I

February 17

Exam II

March 26

Exam III

April 23

Final Exam

May 12

Final Exam

Assignment

Quiz 1 (in disc)

Quiz 2 (in disc)

Quiz 3 (in disc)

Exam I

Quiz 4 (in disc)

Quiz 5 (in disc)

Quiz 6 (in disc)

Exam II

HW 10

Quiz 7 (in disc)

HW 11

Quiz 8 (in disc)

Project lab

HW 12

Quiz 9 (in disc)

HW 13

Exam III

HW 14

Quiz 10 (in disc)

HW 15

Quiz 11 (in disc)

FINAL EXAM

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Chemistry 103 Syllabus

1

CHEMISTRY 103 Lecture 1, Spring 2014
Lecture 1, Spring 2014

General Chemistry 103

4 credit hours
Lectures
2:25– 3:15 PM M, W, F 1351Chemistry
Lecturer
Dr. Oana M. Martin
Office
Room 2132 Chemistry
Office Hours
TBA
Email
omartin@chem.wisc.edu
Website
Learn@UW

Chemistry 103 is the first semester course in a two-semester General Chemistry sequence. The second
semester course is Chemistry 104. Students who take Chemistry 103 should also plan to take Chemistry
104. Chemistry 103 and 104 provide a general background concerning the principles and factual basis
of chemistry. The 103-104 sequence serves as a prerequisite for advanced courses such as Organic
Chemistry (341 or 343), Analytical Chemistry (327 or 329), and Inorganic Chemistry (311). Students in
Chemistry 103 should have placed into Math 114 or higher.

Required Materials

1. Textbook: Chemistry the Central Science, Brown, Lemay, Bursten, Murphy and Woodword, 12
edition. Pearson

2. Lab Manual: Chemistry 103 Laboratory Manual, Spring 2014, Chemistry Department, University
of Wisconsin-Madison; available in the chemistry building lobby from Alpha Chi Sigma, sold (cash
only) during the first two weeks of class.

3. Lab Notebook: Carbonless laboratory notebook with duplicate pages available from Alpha Chi
Sigma or local bookstores.

4. Safety Goggles: Industrial quality eye protection is required at all times when you are in the lab.
Safety goggles that completely seal around the eyes and fit over regular glasses can be
purchased from local bookstores.

5. An electronic RF “clicker”. The lectures will make extensive use of student “voting” on concept
tests, surveys, and other questions. You will need to buy an I-Clicker radio-frequency clicker and
bring it to every lecture. These can be purchased at the University Bookstore.

6. Calculator: An inexpensive calculator is required. It should have capabilities for square roots,
logarithms and exponentiation (antilogarithms), and exponential (scientific) notation operations.
The calculator will be used on homework assignments, quizzes, exams, and in the lab. Any
programmable calculator may be used so long as 1) it is allowable for both the ACT and SAT
exams and 2) it is only used for simple mathematical calculations and not used to store information
such as chemical formulas or equations.

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7. A Mastering Chemistry account for access to on-line homework. This is bundled with your
new textbook for no additional charge. Instructions for registering are given on the course
homepage on Learn@UW. If you purchased a used textbook or received one from another
student, you must purchase your own access to the Mastering Chemistry system online at:
http://www.masteringchemistry.com.

Web-Based Course Materials and Class Emails
To access Web-based materials, you must have activated your UW-Madison NetID so you have an ID
and password. You probably have already done this. If not, activate your NetID by going to
http://my.wisc.edu, clicking on Activate your NetID, and following the directions. You may also change
your NetID password at this same Web site.  Much information about this course will be transmitted via
email, using an automated email list based on registration in the course. It is best to use your @wisc.edu
email for UW-Madison communications. You can tell your other email accounts to forward to your
@wisc.edu email account, or vice versa.

Course Organization and Expectations
This course has been designed and organized to help you learn chemistry, but no course or instructor
can learn for you. Learning is something only you can do. For that reason you are the most important
feature of the course. This means that you will need to devote considerable out-of-class time to studying
the subject. The rest of this syllabus outlines the features of the course than will help you learn.
The amount of time you should expect to put into this course ranges from 8-12 hours of out-side of class
studying per week. The precise amount will depend on your academic background, native ability, and
desired success level. In order to keep up, it is essential that you work on improving your studying and
time management skills. A recommended study strategy for this course is: 1) read the assigned material
in the text before each whole class session, 2) attend class and take your own notes, 3) having read the
Chapter as soon as possible begin to work homework problems. When you encounter problems that you
cannot solve, refer to the text, your notes, a tutorial, or your fellow students. Forming a study group to
work through problems is an excellent way to learn chemistry.
Throughout this course emphasis will be placed on understanding chemistry and learning to think
effectively in solving problems. Successful problem solving requires a basic knowledge of principles, facts
and terms: a vocabulary of chemistry. This course includes a range of activities that are aimed at
facilitating the learning process. These activities are described below.
Lectures
You are expected to attend all lectures. During lectures we will discuss principles, outline goals, and
present illustrations and demonstrations. We will make frequent use of in-class “ConcepTests” for which
you will use your electronic clickers to vote for answers and, following discussions with your neighbors,
revise your votes. A lecture is not intended to describe or explain everything you should learn; rather, it
will indicate what topics it is important to study and should provide some insight into those topics. Lecture
will also give you an opportunity to think about these topics and see if you understand them. You should
take notes during lecture, but this ought not be a passive, unthinking process. Your notes should reflect
your understanding of what you heard and saw, not just a repetition of what the lecturer said or wrote on
the chalkboard. Sample lecture notes taken by a TA will be posted on Learn@UW shortly after each
lecture. Occasionally Powerpoint will be used and the slides will be available to download from the course
web page.
Lecture Demonstrations. Many chemical reactions and other phenomena are sufficiently dangerous or
expensive that it is not practical for all students to experience them first hand. Nevertheless such

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reactions may illustrate important principles or show important facts that will be useful later on in
chemistry and other science courses, or in everyday life. The UW-Madison Chemistry Department has a
tradition of using lecture demonstrations to help students understand chemistry. When a demonstration
is done in class, make careful observations of what happens and make certain that you understand the
principles the demonstration is designed to illustrate. All demonstrations are important, and questions
about observations or principles that have been presented via demonstrations can occur on
examinations.
Textbook. The textbook supplements the lectures. It provides background material for the lectures and
also works out many relevant examples. In addition, at the end of each chapter are a number of problems,
and in the appendices are answers to selected problems. For an understanding of the material in this
course it is important to solve as many of these problems as possible. Plan to buy your own textbook. A
reference copy of the textbook is available for consultation in the Chemistry library.
Discussion/Laboratory Sections A group of 22 or fewer students constitutes a discussion/laboratory
section supervised by one Teaching Assistant (TA). Discussion sections are for questions, help, review,
and problem solving relevant to recent lectures, homework, laboratory experiments and other assigned
material. You should be prepared when you come to the discussion class and ask specific questions.
Your TA may also discuss material relevant to the laboratory in discussion section.
On Line Homework. There are 15 on-line “Mastering Chemistry” homework assignments. All
assignments except for the last one (HW 15) are due on Sunday evenings (at 11 PM). See the course
schedule for all the due dates. You need to register on the Mastering Chemistry website to gain access
to the assignments (see instructions on Learn@UW). The answers should be entered online before 11
pm on the day of the assignment. There is a 55 minute grace period after which no uncompleted problems
can be accepted. Additional problems from the book will be assigned as practice, but not graded.
Chemistry is a problem solving science, and the importance of working these problems cannot be
understated. We encourage you to work in groups and not attempt to work on the questions at the last
minute. All questions regarding the “Mastering Chemistry” homework should be sent to
chem103hw@chem.wisc.edu.
Weekly Quizzes. A quiz will be given in the second discussion section each week, except for the first
week of classes and the weeks when there are scheduled exams. Quizzes will be 15-20 minutes long,
will be pencil-and-paper, and will consist of questions more challenging than some of the online
homework: questions that combine two or more concepts or require more thought to answer. There are
no makeup quizzes. To account for a possible absence the best 10 out of 11 quiz scores will be used to
calculate your grade.

Laboratory
The laboratory is extremely important to an understanding and appreciation of chemistry. In laboratory
you will have the opportunity to do chemistry and to apply experimental techniques to solving chemical
problems. You should prepare in advance for each laboratory exercise by writing up an introduction and
procedural outline in your lab notebook. Optional pre-lab quizzes are available on the course website and
they will help your understanding of the most important information. The scores for these quizzes will not
be added to your total course score. During the lab period you will carry out the experiment, take notes,
and complete your data analysis. All your work must be turned in at the end of the period in the form of
the duplicate pages from your lab notebook. Occasionally you will be asked to write lab reports, these
are due at a time specified by your TA. Please note that late laboratory reports are not graded. You will
be graded on your in-lab experimental technique and data analysis, and on your note taking skills. The
schedule of labs is given in the course schedule provided. Italicized labs are computer labs which you
will compete outside of the laboratory on your own time.  In some cases you will need to work with other
students in your lab to devise an experimental procedure to solve a problem. We encourage you to
discuss your work with your fellow students and TA while doing the experiment. However, your lab write-

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up must be done as indicated in the lab manual, which often means an individual write-up. A more
detailed description of how lab work will be carried out is provided in the lab manual.
Safety Quiz The Safety Quiz must be passed with a perfect score before you can begin lab work.
Therefore you should study the safety information in your laboratory manual and take the Safety Quiz as
soon as possible. You must complete the Safety Quiz by Sunday February 2. You can take the Safety
Quiz as many times as necessary to attain a perfect score.
Resources. Your best source of information is your teaching assistant. They understand what it takes to
succeed in this course and are trained professionals who can help you navigate this semester. The
Greater University Tutoring Service (GUTS) offers free assistance to any student in this class via a variety
of programs. These include study group tutoring, individual tutoring, study skills counseling. The
chemistry fraternity AXE also provides free tutoring. You can meet with the professors after class, during
their office hours, or by setting up an appointment by email.
Technology Enhanced Learning.
Much of the material for this course is only available via Learn@UW. You are urged to visit the web site
routinely for up to date class information. You have access to the 103 materials via Learn@UW only if
you are enrolled in this course. You can use Learn@UW on your own computer, a friend’s computer, or
any other computer on campus. Direct your Web browser to https://learnuw.wisc.edu/  and log in. You
will be asked for your NetID Username and Password. If you have a problem logging in, and you have
been registered for this section of Chem 103 for at least two days, send an email to
rbain@chem.wisc.edu.
Midterm and Final Exams
There will be three midterm exams of 50 minutes each and a two-hour final exam. No make-up exams
will be given. The three tests, given during the class period, are based on material presented in lectures,
assigned reading from the textbook and assigned problems. Tests may also include questions based
upon laboratory material. The two hour final exam is comprehensive, covering topics from the entire
semester.
Exam I

Monday, February 17, 2:25 – 3:15 PM,

Room TBA
Exam II

Wednesday, March 26, 2:25 – 3:15 PM,

Room TBA
Exam III

Wednesday, April 23, 2:25-3:15 PM,

Room TBA
Final Exam

Monday, May 12, 7:45 – 9:45 AM

Room TBA
Grades
Your grade will be based on a maximum of 1000 points divided as follows:
15 Online Homework assignments

140 points;
Laboratory

210 points;
Clicker Points*

30 points;
TA Personal Evaluation**

20 points;
Three midterm exams

300 points;
10 Quizzes (best 10 out of 11)

100 points;
Final Exam

200 points.
==================================================================
Total

1000 points

5

* 30 points are given for responding to 80% of all clicker questions; 15 pts are given for a 60%.
**TA Personal Evaluation: This provides a means for your TA to evaluate your overall performance in
discussion section and in lab. Your grade will be based on your attendance, preparation, and participation
in discussion and lab.
Your final course grade will be based on your relative total of accumulated points compared to the rest
of the class. The approximate distribution of final grades is given below. The top 24% of the scores will
receive A’s and so forth. It is important to note that the distribution will be adjusted upwards if class
performance exceeds our expectations.
An important difference between this course and many high school courses is that the grades you receive
on the exams, homework, laboratories and other assignments determine your final grade. One cannot
improve this grade by performing additional work.

Approximate Distribution of Final Grades
Lecture attendance and active participation are essential to the learning process. You will be given many
opportunities to participate by voting with your clicker.
Health or Disability Concerns. All students at UW are entitled to an accessible, accommodating, and
supportive teaching and learning environment. The provision of reasonable accommodation for students
with disabilities is a shared faculty and student responsibility. Students are expected to inform their
professor of their need for accommodation; the professor and TA are expected to make the necessary
arrangements. If you have special needs, please make an appointment to speak to your professor and
TA at your earliest convenience. If you have a condition that might result in a seizure, loss of
consciousness, or other situation that might endanger your safety or the safety of others in the laboratory,
please inform your TA.
Missing Class or Other Deadlines. If illness or other circumstances prevent you from attending an
exam, meeting an assignment deadline, or attending laboratory your TA will work to accommodate the
absence as long as you email him or her before the scheduled meeting time or deadline. If you are ill and
cannot attend class, you will be able to use the class notes and Powerpoint slides on Learn@UW to
obtain missed information.
Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct
You will be writing laboratory reports and answers to homework questions in this course. It is not OK to
simply copy and paste material from the Web into these reports or answers. The UW-Madison Writing
Center has a good description of how to paraphrase or quote material that you did not write yourself. It
is available at http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QuotingSources.html. Copying results or answers to
questions, homework, or exams from someone else and passing them off as your own work is academic
misconduct and will not be tolerated. Such misconduct is grounds for a failing grade in this course.

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COURSE SCHEDULE

This is a tentative course schedule. The exam dates are fixed. Please follow the latest updates on
Learn@UW.

Wk
#
Date
Lecture topic
Chpt Lab
Assignment
1
1/22
Introduction. Matter and
Measurement
1
No Lab

HW 1 (Sun)
1/24
Atoms and Elements.
2
2
1/27
Molecules, Ions and
Compounds
3
Citizenship in lab
Safety Quiz
HW 2 (Sun)
Quiz 1 (in disc)
1/29
Chemical Equations and
Chemical Reactivity. Formula
Weights
3
1/31
The Mole. Empirical
Formulas. Limiting Reactants
3
3
2/3
Properties of Aqueous
Solutions.
4
Solutions, Density and
Graphing

HW 3 (Sun)
Quiz 2 (in disc)
2/5
Reactions in Solution.
4
2/7
Concentrations of Solutions.
4
4
2/10
Solution Stoichiometry
4
Reaction Types and Chemical
Logic

HW 4 (Sun)
Quiz 3 (in disc)
2/12
Solution Stoichiometry
4
2/14
Review
1-4
5
2/17
Exam I
1-4
No Lab
HW 5 (Sun)
2/19
The Nature of Energy.
The First Law of
Thermodynamics
5
2/21
Enthalpy. Enthalpies of
Reaction.
5
6
2/24
Calorimetry. Hess’s Law
5
Reaction of Zn & I2

HW 6 (Sun)
Quiz 4 (in disc)
2/26
Enthalpies of Formation
5
2/28
Atomic Structure
6
7
3/3
Many-electron Atoms
6
Solution Calorimetry

HW 7 (Sun)
Quiz 5 (in disc)
3/5
Electron Configurations
6
3/7
Periodic Properties of the
Elements
7
8
3/10
Chemical Bonding. Lewis
Symbols. Ionic and Covalent
Bonding
8
Light, Color and Solutions

HW 8 (Sun)
Quiz 6 (in disc)
3/12
Bond Polarity. Lewis
structures.
8
3/14
Resonance Structures.
Strengths of Covalent Bonds
8
9
3/17-
3/21
Spring recess
-
10
3/24
Review
5-8
No lab
HW 9 (Sun)
3/26
Exam II
5-8
3/28
drop
deadline
Molecular Shapes. The
VSEPR Model
9

7

11
3/31
Covalent Bonding and Orbital
Overlap. Hybrid Orbitals
9
Synthesis of an Alum
HW 10 (Sun)
Quiz 7 (in disc)
4/2
Multiple Bonds. Molecular
Orbitals
9
4/4
Molecular orbitals
9
12
4/7
Characteristics of Gases.
Pressure
10
Web MO
 HW 11 (Sun)
Quiz 8 (in disc)
4/9
Gas Laws
10
4/11
The Ideal Gas Equation. Gas
Mixtures.
10
13
4/14
The Kinetic-Molecular Theory
of Gases
10
Project lab
HW 12 (Sun)
Quiz 9 (in disc)
4/16
Liquids. Intermolecular forces
11
4/18
Properties of Liquids.
11
14
4/21
Review
9-11
No lab
HW 13 (Sun)
4/23
Exam III
9-11
4/25
Phase changes. Phase
diagrams
11
15
4/28
Liquid crystals
11
Window on Solid State
(lab check-out)
HW 14 (Sun)
Quiz 10 (in disc)
4/30
Solids: Classification and
Structure
12
5/2
Types of Solids
12
16
5/5
Polymers and Nanomaterials
12
No lab
HW 15 (Friday)
Quiz 11 (in disc)
5/7
Review
All
5/9
Review
All

5/12
FINAL EXAM
7:45-9:45 AM
All


omartin@chem.wisc.edu

Sept 12

rbain@chem.wisc.edu

Midterm and Final Exams

Exam I

September 23

Exam II

October 14

Exam III

November 4

Exam IV

December 2

Final Exam

December 20

Final Exam

Assignment

Sep 2

Sep 5

Sep 7

Sep 9

Sep 12

Sep 14

Sep 16

Sep 19

Sep 21

Sep 23

Exam I

Sep 26

Sep 28

Sep 30

Oct 3

Oct 5

Oct 7

Oct 10

Oct 12

Oct 14

Exam II

Oct 17

Oct 19

Oct 21

Oct 24

Oct 26

Oct 28

Oct 31

Nov 2

Nov 4

Exam III  (drop deadline)

Nov 7

Nov 9

Nov 11

Nov 14

Nov 16

Nov 18

Nov 21

Nov 23

Nov 25

Nov 28

Project Lab

Nov 20

Dec 2

Exam IV

Dec 5

Dec 7

Dec 9

Dec 12

Dec 14

Office Hours

Textbook

assignments

Textbook

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textbook

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COURSE SCHEDULE

Chemistry 103 Fall 2011 Syllabus

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CHEMISTRY 103
Lecture 3, Fall 2011

General Chemistry 103

4 credit hours
Lectures
3:30 – 4:20 PM MWF 1351 Chemistry
Lecturer
Dr.  Oana M. Martin
Office
Room 5232 Chemistry
Office Hours
Monday 4:30 – 5:30 PM, Wednesday 2:30 – 3:30 PM
Email
omartin@chem.wisc.edu
Website
Learn@UW

Chemistry 103 is the first semester course in a two-semester General Chemistry sequence.  The second
semester course is Chemistry 104.  Students who take Chemistry 103 should also plan to take Chemistry
104.  Chemistry 103 and 104 provide a general background concerning the principles and factual basis of
chemistry.  The 103-104 sequence serves as a prerequisite for advanced courses such as Organic
Chemistry (341 or 343), Analytical Chemistry (327 or 329), and Inorganic Chemistry (311).  Students in
Chemistry 103 should have placed into Math 114 or higher.
Required Material

Textbook: Chemistry the Central Science, Brown, Lemay, Bursten, Murphy and Woodword, 12 edition.
Pearson
Lab Manual: Chemistry 103 Laboratory Manual, Fall 2011, Chemistry Department, University of
Wisconsin-Madison; available in the chemistry building lobby from Alpha Chi Sigma, sold (cash only)
during the first two weeks of class.
Lab Notebook: Carbonless laboratory notebook with duplicate pages available from Alpha Chi Sigma or
local bookstores.
Safety Goggles: Industrial quality eye protection is required at all times when you are in the lab. Safety
goggles that completely seal around the eyes and fit over regular glasses can be purchased from local
bookstores.
An electronic RF “clicker”.  The lectures will make extensive use of student “voting” on concept tests,
surveys, and other questions.  You will need to buy an I-Clicker radio-frequency clicker and bring it to
every lecture.  These can be purchased at the University Bookstore.
Calculator: An inexpensive calculator is required. It should have capabilities for square roots, logarithms
and exponentiation (antilogarithms), and exponential (scientific) notation operations. The calculator will be
used on homework assignments, quizzes, exams, and in the lab. Any programmable calculator may be
used so long as 1) it is allowable for both the ACT and SAT exams and 2) it is only used for simple
mathematical calculations and not used to store information such as chemical formulas or equations.
Keep This Syllabus for Future Reference

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Web-Based Course Materials and Class Emails
To access Web-based materials, you must have activated your UW-Madison NetID so you have an ID
and password. You probably have already done this. If not, activate your NetID by going to
http://my.wisc.edu, clicking on Activate your NetID, and following the directions. You may also change your
NetID password at this same Web site.
Much information about this course will be transmitted via email, using an automated email list based on
registration in the course. It is best to use your @wisc.edu email for UW-Madison communications. You
can tell your other email accounts to forward to your @wisc.edu email account, or vice versa.
Course Organization and Expectations
This course has been designed and organized to help you learn chemistry, but no course or instructor can
learn for you. Learning is something only you can do. For that reason you are the most important feature
of the course. This means that you will need to devote considerable out-of-class time to studying the
subject. The rest of this syllabus outlines the features of the course than will help you learn.
Many of you are first semester freshmen.  You will find several significant differences between your high
school course and this course.  Perhaps the biggest is the amount of time you should expect to put into
this course, this ranging from 8-12 hours of out-side of class studying per week.  The precise amount will
depend on your academic background, native ability, and desired success level.  In order to keep up, it is
essential that you work on improving your studying and time management skills.  A recommended study
strategy for this course is: 1) read the assigned material in the text before each whole class session, 2)
attend class and take your own notes, 3) having read the Chapter as soon as possible begin to work
homework problems. When you encounter problems that you cannot solve, refer to the text, your notes, a
tutorial, or your fellow students.  Forming a study group to work through problems is an excellent way to
learn chemistry.
Throughout this course emphasis will be placed on understanding chemistry and learning to think
effectively in solving problems. Successful problem solving requires a basic knowledge of principles, facts
and terms: a vocabulary of chemistry.  This course includes a range of activities that are aimed at
facilitating the learning process.  These activities are described below.
Lectures
You are expected to attend all lectures. During lectures we will discuss principles, outline goals, and
present illustrations and demonstrations. We will make frequent use of in-class “ConcepTests” for which
you will use your electronic clickers to vote for answers and, following discussions with your neighbors,
revise your votes. A lecture is not intended to describe or explain everything you should learn; rather, it will
indicate what topics it is important to study and should provide some insight into those topics. Lecture will
also give you an opportunity to think about these topics and see if you understand them. You should take
notes during lecture, but this ought not be a passive, unthinking process. Your notes should reflect your
understanding of what you heard and saw, not just a repetition of what the lecturer said or wrote on the
chalkboard. Sample lecture notes taken by a TA will be posted on Learn@UW shortly after each lecture.
Occasionally Powerpoint will be used and the slides will be available to download from the course web
page.
Lecture Demonstrations. Many chemical reactions and other phenomena are sufficiently dangerous or
expensive that it is not practical for all students to experience them first hand. Nevertheless such reactions
may illustrate important principles or show important facts that will be useful later on in chemistry and
other science courses, or in everyday life. The UW-Madison Chemistry Department has a tradition of
using lecture demonstrations to help students understand chemistry. When a demonstration is done in
class, make careful observations of what happens and make certain that you understand the principles
the demonstration is designed to illustrate. All demonstrations are important, and questions about
observations or principles that have been presented via demonstrations can occur on examinations.
Textbook.  The textbook supplements the lectures. It provides background material for the lectures and
also works out many relevant examples.  In addition, at the end of each chapter are a number of
problems, and in the appendices are answers to selected problems.  For an understanding of the material

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in this course it is important to solve as many of these problems as possible. Plan to buy your own
textbook. A reference copy of the textbook is available for consultation in the Chemistry library.
Discussion/Laboratory Sections
A group of 22 or fewer students constitutes a discussion/laboratory section supervised by one Teaching
Assistant (TA). Discussion sections are for questions, help, review, and problem solving relevant to recent
lectures, homework, laboratory experiments and other assigned material. You should be prepared when
you come to the discussion class and ask specific questions. Your TA may also discuss material relevant
to the laboratory in discussion section.
On Line Homework.  There are 14 on-line “Mastering Chemistry” homework assignments.  See the
course schedule for the due dates given in parentheses. You need to register on the Mastering Chemistry
website to gain access to the assignments (see instructions on Learn@UW). The homework should be
printed out at the beginning of the week, and the answers should be entered online before 11pm on the
day of the assignment.  There is a 55 minute grace period after which no uncompleted problems can be
accepted.  Additional problems from the book will be assigned as practice, but not graded.  Chemistry is a
problem solving science, and the importance of working these problems cannot be understated.  We
encourage you to work in groups and not attempt to work on the questions at the last minute.  All
questions regarding the “Mastering Chemistry” homework should be sent to chem103hw@chem.wisc.edu.
Laboratory
The laboratory is extremely important to an understanding and appreciation of chemistry. In laboratory you
will have the opportunity to do chemistry and to apply experimental techniques to solving chemical
problems. You should prepare in advance for each laboratory exercise by writing up an introduction and
procedural outline in your lab notebook. Optional pre-lab quizzes are available on the course website and
they will help your understanding of the most important information. The scores for these quizzes will not
be added to your total course score. During the lab period you will carry out the experiment, take notes,
and complete your data analysis.  All your work must be turned in at the end of the period in the form of
the duplicate pages from your lab notebook. Your laboratory report is due at a time specified by your TA.
Please note that late laboratory reports are not graded.  You will be graded on your in-lab experimental
technique and data analysis, and on your note taking skills. The schedule of labs is given in the course
schedule provided.  Italicized labs are computer labs.
In some cases you will need to work with other students in your lab to devise an experimental procedure
to solve a problem. We encourage you to discuss your work with your fellow students and TA while doing
the experiment. However, your lab write-up must be done as indicated in the lab manual, which often
means an individual write-up. A more detailed description of how lab work will be carried out is provided in
the lab manual.
Safety Quiz
The Safety Quiz must be passed with a perfect score before you can begin lab work. Therefore you
should study the safety information in your laboratory manual and take the Safety Quiz as soon as
possible. You must complete the Safety Quiz before your laboratory session the week of Sept 12. You can
take the Safety Quiz as many times as necessary to attain a perfect score.
Resources.  Your best source of information is your teaching assistant.  They understand what it takes to
succeed in this course and are trained professionals who can help you navigate this semester.  The
Greater University Tutoring Service (GUTS) offers free assistance to any student in this class via a variety
of programs.  These include study group tutoring, individual tutoring, study skills counseling. The
chemistry fraternity AXE also provides free tutoring.  You can meet with the professors after class, during
their office hours, or by setting up an appointment by email.
Technology Enhanced Learning.
Much of the material for this course is only available via Learn@UW. You are urged to visit the web site
routinely for up to date class information.  You have access to the 103 materials via Learn@UW only if
you are enrolled in this course. You can use Learn@UW on your own computer, a friend’s computer, or
any other computer on campus. Direct your Web browser to https://learnuw.wisc.edu/  and log in. You will
be asked for your NetID Username and Password. If you have a problem logging in, and you have been
registered for this section of Chem 103 for at least two days, send an email to rbain@chem.wisc.edu.

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Midterm and Final Exams
There will be four midterm exams of 50 minutes each and a two-hour final exam. No make-up exams will
be given. The four tests, given during the class period (see course outline for dates), are based on
material presented in lectures and assigned problems.  Tests may also include questions based upon
laboratory material. The two hour final exam is comprehensive, covering topics from the entire semester.

Exam I
Friday
September 23  3:30 – 4:20 PM,

Room 1351

Exam II
Friday
October 14,
3:30 – 4:20 PM,

Room 1351

Exam III
Friday
November 4
3:30 – 4:20 PM,

Room 1351

Exam IV
Friday
December 2
3:30 – 4:20 PM,

Room 1351

Final Exam
Tuesday
December 20
10:05 AM – 12:05 PM
             Room TBA
Grades
Your grade will be based on a maximum of 1000 points divided as follows:

14 Online Homework assignments

170 points;

Laboratory

210 points;
Clicker Points*

30 points;

Course Surveys*

10 points;

TA Personal Evaluation**

20 points;

Four 50-min. exams @ 90 points each

360 points;

Final Exam

200 points.

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Total

1000 points
* 30 points are given for responding to 80% of all clicker questions; 15 pts are given for a 60%. Course
surveys and evaluations allow us to assess and improve course components.  You receive 10 points if you
complete these surveys and evaluations.
**TA Personal Evaluation:  This provides a means for your TA to evaluate your overall performance in
discussion section and in lab. Your grade will be based on your attendance, preparation, and participation
in discussion and lab.
Your final course grade will be based on your relative total of accumulated points compared to the rest of
the class.  The approximate distribution of final grades is given below.  The top 24% of the scores will
receive A’s and so forth.   It is important to note that the distribution will be adjusted upwards if class
performance exceeds our expectations.
An important difference between this course and many high school courses is that the grades you receive
on the exams, homework, laboratories and other assignments determine your final grade.  One cannot
improve this grade by performing additional work.

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Approximate Distribution of Final Grades
Lecture attendance and active participation are essential to the learning process.  You will be given many
opportunities to participate by voting with your clicker.
Health or Disability Concerns.  All students at UW are entitled to an accessible, accommodating, and
supportive teaching and learning environment. The provision of reasonable accommodation for students
with disabilities is a shared faculty and student responsibility. Students are expected to inform their
professor of their need for accommodation; the professor and TA are expected to make the necessary
arrangements. If you have special needs, please make an appointment to speak to your professor and TA
at your earliest convenience. If you have a condition that might result in a seizure, loss of consciousness,
or other situation that might endanger your safety or the safety of others in the laboratory, please inform
your TA.
Missing Class or Other Deadlines.   If illness or other circumstances prevent you from attending an
exam, meeting an assignment deadline, or attending laboratory your TA will work to accommodate the
absence as long as you email him or her before the scheduled meeting time or deadline.  If you are ill and
cannot attend class, you will be able to use the class notes and Powerpoint slides on Learn@UW to obtain
missed information.
Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct
You will be writing laboratory reports and answers to homework questions in this course. It is not OK to
simply copy and paste material from the Web into these reports or answers. The UW-Madison Writing
Center has a good description of how to paraphrase or quote material that you did not write yourself. It is
available at http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QuotingSources.html. Copying results or answers to
questions, homework, or examinations from someone else and passing them off as your own work is
academic misconduct and will not be tolerated. Such misconduct is grounds for a failing grade in this
course.

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COURSE SCHEDULE
Wk
Date
Lecture Topic
Chpt
Laboratory
Assignment
1
Sep 2
Introduction. Matter and Measurement
1
No Lab

2
Sep 5
Labor Day – no class

Citizen in Laboratory
Safety Quiz
HW1 (Sun)
Sep 7
Atoms and Elements
2
Sep 9
Molecules, Ions and Compounds
2
3
Sep 12
Chemical Equations and Chemical Reactivity.
Formula Weights
3
Reaction Types and
Chemical Logic
HW2 (Sun)
Sep 14
The Mole. Empirical Formulas. Limiting Reactants
3
Sep 16
Properties of Aqueous Solutions.
4
4
Sep 19
Reactions in Solution. Concentrations of
Solutions.
4
Solutions, Density
and Graphing
HW3 (Sun)
Sep 21
Review
1-4
Sep 23
Exam I

5
Sep 26
Concentrations of Solutions
4
Lake Study
HW4 (Sun)
Sep 28
Solution Stoichiometry
4
Sep 30
Solution Stoichiometry
4
6
Oct 3
The Nature of Energy. The First Law of
Thermodynamics
5
Reaction of Zn & I2
HW5 (Sun)
Oct 5
Enthalpy. Enthalpies of Reaction
5
Oct 7
Calorimetry. Hess’s Law
5
7
Oct 10
Enthalpies of Formation
5
No Lab.
HW6 (Sun)

Oct 12
Review
4-5
Oct 14
Exam II

8
Oct 17
Atomic Structure
6
  Solution Calorimetry
HW7 (Sun)
Oct 19
Many-electron Atoms
6
Oct 21
Electron Configurations
6
9
Oct 24
Periodic Properties of the Elements
7
No Lab.
HW8 (Sun)
Oct 26
Chemical Bonding. Lewis Symbols. Ionic and
Covalent Bonding
8
Oct 28
Bond Polarity. Lewis structures.
8
10
Oct 31
Resonance Structures. Strengths of Covalent
Bonds
8
Synthesis of an Alum
HW9 (Sun)

Nov 2
 Review
6-8
Nov 4
Exam III  (drop deadline)

11
Nov 7
Molecular Shapes. The VSEPR Model
9
No Lab.
HW10 (Sun)
Nov 9
Covalent Bonding and Orbital Overlap. Hybrid
Orbitals
9
Nov 11
Multiple Bonds. Molecular Orbitals
9

7
12
Nov 14
Characteristics of Gases. Pressure. Gas Laws
10
Light, Color and
Solutions
HW11 (Sun)
Nov 16
The Ideal Gas Equation. Gas Mixtures
10
Nov 18
The Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases
10
13
Nov 21
Liquids. Intermolecular Forces
11
No Lab.
-
Nov 23
Properties of Liquids
11
Nov 25
Thanksgiving Vacation

14
Nov 28
Liquids
11
Project Lab
HW12 (Sun)

Nov 20
Review
9-11
Dec 2
Exam IV

15
Dec 5
 Solids: Classification and Structure
12
Window on Solid
State
HW13 (Sun)
Dec 7
 Types of Solids
12
Dec 9
Polymeric Solids. Nanomaterials
12
16
Dec 12
Review
1-12

HW14 (Thur)

Dec 14
Review
1-12