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Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for this course, but we do presuppose high school-level biology and chemistry (especially familiarity with the fundamental aspects of chemical structure).

Prior to taking this course, you may want to review Pre-7.01 Getting up to Speed in Biology, a self-paced course designed to help prepare students for their first college-level biology class.

Text

Freeman, Scott. Biological Science. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. ISBN: 9780130819239.

Spencer, Charlotte A. Genetic Testimony: a Guide to Forensic DNA Profiling. San Francisco, CA: Benjamin Cummings, 2003. ISBN: 9780131423381.

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Regular weekly attendance is expected. Each recitation section meets twice per week for 50 minutes.

Tutors

Tutors are available at no charge for all students who wish to have extra help with the course material, either on a one-time or on a regular basis.

Voluntary Laboratory

This semester is the second time we are offering a voluntary lab component as an exciting addition to 7.012.

The purpose of the labs is to give you a hands-on experience with the organisms, equipment, techniques, and thought process used by molecular biologists. You will have the opportunity to do experiments for yourselves, and a chance to learn the concepts that are addressed in lecture and section from a different angle. Experiments will include:

Isolating your own DNA

Generating and Finding Mutant Yeast

Performing Gene Therapy on Mutant Yeast

Setting up Yeast Matings

Screening Household Products for Carcinogens

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There are six problem sets for this course. Of the six graded problem sets, the lowest grade is dropped in calculating your final grade (see below). The last problem set, Problem Set 7, will not be graded, however, the material on this problem set will be covered on the Final Exam. Although you may engage in general discussions of problems, sharing of answers is a violation of the trust placed in all students in the class, each of whom is entrusted with producing her/his own set of answers. Students who copy problem set answers or allow their problem sets to be copied may receive a 0 for all the Problem Sets (and thus lose 20% of the grade).

Completed problem sets must be put in the appropriate TA’s box in the wooden cart by the due date/time.

Note: Problem sets will not be accepted late and will be scored ZERO points if not turned in on time.

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Three quizzes and a final exam are given in this course. The quizzes are given during the term and a comprehensive final (worth 2 quizzes), given during finals week.

Each of the term quizzes will take place in at least two locations, on the dates listed in the syllabus. See Quiz handouts for room assignments. The lowest letter grade score of the five (the 3 quizzes plus the final worth 2 quizzes) will be dropped when calculating your overall grade. Because we drop the lowest score, there will be no make-up quizzes and no conflict quizzes given for any reason. If you miss a term quiz, it will be the score that is dropped.

The Final Exam is a 3-hour, cumulative exam, covering the entirety of the course. The score on the final exam will be halved and each half counts as a quiz score when calculating your grade. The final represents two of the five quiz scores and must be taken, otherwise you lose 20% of your grade. If your score on the final is your lowest grade then one of the halves will be dropped.

The date, time, and location of the final will be announced as soon as this information is available. A conflict final exam may be scheduled by the registrar for students with legitimate exam conflicts.

Quiz Review Sessions will be held prior to each quiz – the dates, locations and times of the reviews will be announced during the term.

Any quizzes, exams, or problem sets that are not picked up by the end of the term will be disposed of.

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Textbook: Stewart, Calculus: Early Transcendentals,

8th edition, with Enhanced Webassign, Thomson Brooks/Cole.

This syllabus assumes MWF lectures and Tuesday-Thursday discussion sections, with 43 lecture hours in the semester. It includes 36 lectures, leaving 7 hours for leeway and exams. Note that a minimum of 4 one-hour exams is recommended for Math 220, but one can give 5 if there is time.

Math 220 is intended for students who have NOT had a year of calculus in high school.

This is primarily a course on calculation and problem solving; proofs should not be emphasized. Chapter 1 is optional since it represents review material. Instructors may choose to eliminate it or cover it at a pace more rapid than that suggested by the 4 lecture provision. However, many Math 220 students do need review of this material.

It is assumed that the Teaching Assistants in this course may need to do some lecturing in their discussion sections so as to keep the timeline for the syllabus on track.

Chapter 1: Functions and Models (4 lectures)

1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function

1.2 Mathematical Models: A Catalog of Essential Functions

1.3 New Functions from Old Functions

1.5 Exponential Functions

1.6 Inverse Functions and Logarithms

Chapter 2: Limits and Derivatives (5 lectures)

2.1 The Tangent and Velocity Problems

2.2 The Limit of a Function

2.3 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws

2.4 The Precise Definition of a Limit (optional)

2.5 Continuity

2.6 Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes

2.7 Derivatives and Rates of Change

2.8 The Derivative as a Function

Chapter 3: Differentiation Rules (8 lectures)

3.1 Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions

3.2 The Product and Quotient Rules

3.3 Derivatives of the Trigonometric Functions

3.4 The Chain Rule

3.5 Implicit Differentiation

3.6 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions

3.7 Rates of Change in the Natural and Social Sciences

3.8 Exponential Growth and Decay

3.9 Related Rates

3.10 Linear Approximations and Differentials

3.11 Hyperbolic Functions

Chapter 4: Applications of Differentiation (7 lectures)

4.1 Maximum and Minimum Values

4.2 Mean Value Theorem

4.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph

4.4 Indeterminate Forms and L'Hospital's Rule

4.5 Summary of Curve Sketching

4.7 Optimization Problems

4.8 Newton's Method

4.9 Antiderivatives

Chapter 5: Integrals (7 lectures)

5.1 Areas and Distances

5.2 The Definite Integral

5.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

5.4 Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem

5.5 The Substitution Rule

Chapter 6: Applications of Integration (5 lectures)

6.1 Areas Between Curves

6.2 Volumes

6.3 Volumes by Cylindrical Shells

6.4 Work

6.5 Average Value of a Function

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Midterm Exams (50%)

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February 11

Midterm 2

February 25

Midterm 3

March 11

Midterm 4

March 25

Midterm 5

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Midterm 6

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Final Exam (25%)

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Syllabus for Math 220, Spring 2021

Instructor: Sarka Petrickova, petrckv2@illinois.edu
Virtual Office Hours: TBA
Course webpage: https://learn.illinois.edu/ (moodle)

Students will need to purchase WebAssign. Please read the following paragraph carefully:
Homework & Book:   Homework will be on the online system WebAssign, which automatically comes
with the eBook that we will be using, Stewart's Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 8th edition. (You will
NOT need to purchase a physical copy of the textbook.) Access to WebAssign and the eBook will be free
during the first two weeks of the semester. After that, you will need the access code, which can be
purchased at the University Webstore at
https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/search.aspx?keyword=stewart. There are basically two purchase
options: multi-semester ($109) and 1-semester ($76.50). It is up to you which one you choose. The same
system (and the same eBook) is used in Calculus I,II,III, so if you plan to take Calc II, it is probably worth
your while to purchase the multi-semester option. Note that other classes that use Webassign (Diff Eq,
Linear Algebra) use a different book and your calculus access will not transfer to those other classes. If
you have several classes this semester that use WebAssign, you might want to look into Cengage
Unlimited. For more details see http://go.illinois.edu/CalculusBookInfo.

Course Description:
This is a standard first course in Calculus. Topics for this course include functions, limits, continuity, the
derivative, differentiation of algebraic and trigonometric functions with applications including curve
sketching, anti-differentiation and applications of integrals, the Riemann sum, and the Fundamental
Theorem of Calculus. More info about the course here: https://math.illinois.edu/resources/department-
resources/syllabus-math-220
Grades:
The final grade will be computed based on these percentages:
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WebAssign 15% (Lecture-quizzes 5% + Homework 10%)
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Participation in discussion sections: 10%
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6 Midterm Exams: 50% (Highest five scores:  10% each.)
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Final Exam:  25%
Grade cutoffs:
A+ above 97, A above 93, A- above 90
B+ above 87, B above 83, B- above 80
C+ above 77, C above 73, C- above 70
D+ above 67, D above 63, D- above 60
F below 60

WebAssign (15%)
Lecture-quizzes (5%): You will be asked to watch prerecorded videos and answer simple questions every
Monday, Wednesday, Friday. We really want students to complete these lecture-quizzes on the day of
the lecture because the material will be in the worksheet the next day (Tuesday and Thursday). To
encourage students to start working early, there will be extra credit for lecture-quiz questions finished
on or before the day of the lecture.
Homework (10%): Homework will be assigned for each lecture.
You should always try to finish the homework before the next lecture. The hard deadline will however
be two lectures after it was assigned:
Lecture-quiz* and Homework from Monday's lecture will be due Friday 11:59pm, Illinois Time.
Lecture-quiz* and Homework from Wednesday's lecture will be due Monday 11:59pm, Illinois Time.
Lecture-quiz* and Homework from Friday's lecture will be due Wednesday 11:59pm, Illinois Time.
(* 10% Extra credit for Lecture-quiz questions finished on or before the day of the lecture.)
All assignments for the week will be released by Sunday 8am, so you can start working on them early.
There are NO EXTENSIONS (no late homework will be accepted). Your 2 lowest Lecture-quiz scores and 2
lowest homework scores will be dropped at the end of the semester.
To access WebAssign, login here using your U of I netid and password:
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https://www.webassign.net/uiuc/login.html
To ensure your HW scores are correctly recorded, you should always use the above link to access
WebAssign. You may need to wait 24-48 hours after registering for the course to be able to log in to
WebAssign. For technical problems, contact WebAssign student support.

Participation (10%)

Active participation in the online learning environment is vital to your success in this course.
Discussion sections on Tuesday/Thursday will be mostly be Live via Zoom. Links to Zoom meetings will
be available on the course webpage in the tab called 'Zoom'. These will be run by a graduate Teaching
Assistant (TA). The TA will break you into small groups (3-4 students) where you will work on a
worksheet focused on the topics you learned in lecture videos from the previous day. Worksheets will
be graded for effort and participation with emphasis on working together as a group. Missing a
worksheet results in a score of zero, but the lowest 2 scores in this category will be dropped. You must
be on time and stay for the whole discussion section to obtain any participation points.
Your 2 lowest worksheet scores will be dropped at the end of the semester.

Midterm Exams (50%)
We will have six short midterm exams, first one during the third week and then every two weeks. All our
midterm exams will be on Thursdays 7pm- 7:50pm. The conflict exams will likely be: the same evening
(Thursday 8pm-8:50pm) and the morning after (Friday 8 AM-8:50 AM).
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All our exams will be online on PrairieLearn and will be proctored through the Computer Based
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Tentative exam schedule (will be confirmed by January 25):
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Material Covered
Midterm 1
February 11
Weeks 1--3
Midterm 2
February 25
Weeks 3--5
Midterm 3
March 11
Weeks 5--7
Midterm 4
March 25
Weeks 7--9
Midterm 5
April 8
Weeks 9--11
Midterm 6
April 22
Weeks 11-13
Every Midterm Exam will contain one problem from a lecture, one problem from a worksheet, and one
problem from a WebAssign homework.

Final Exam (25%)
This will cover all class material.
Regular time:  TBA
Conflict times: TBA

Netiquette:
Write clearly and professionally. In any course-related communication (emails, chats, discussions), use
standard proper English with correct grammar. Stay on topic. Whether you are writing a discussion post
or a message to your instructor, stay focused on the topic. In an online course, most communication is
done through written messages either in private posts or public discussions. It is important that students
in online courses be especially sensitive to how messages and sentiment are communicated and
received. Remember you are communicating with real people.  Be kind and ethical. Do not belittle other
students or the TAs or the instructor. You may disagree with what someone says, but focus on the issue,
not the person. Instead, be overly kind. Thank people for their response. Let them know you appreciate
their time, how quickly they responded, etc. Behave online as you would in person. Be forgiving of the
mistakes of others. Thank you!

Academic integrity
Violations of academic integrity will be taken seriously, and will be handled under the procedures of
Article I, Part 4 of the student code.

Resources for students with disabilities:
To obtain disability-related academic adjustments or auxiliary aids, students with disabilities should
contact the course instructor and Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES).
To contact DRES, you may visit 1207 S. Oak St., Champaign, call 333-4603, e-mail disability@illinois.edu
or go to the DRES website.

Support resources and supporting fellow students in distress
As members of the Illinois community, we each have a responsibility to express care and concern for
one another. If you come across a classmate whose behavior concerns you, whether in regards to their
well-being or yours, we encourage you to refer this behavior to the Student Assistance Center (333-
0050) or online at odos.illinois.edu/community-of-care/referral/. Based upon your report, staff in the
Student Assistance Center reaches out to students to make sure they have the support they need to be
healthy and safe.

 Further, we understand the impact that struggles with mental health can have on your experience at
Illinois; significant stress, strained relationships, anxiety, excessive worry, alcohol/drug problems, a loss
of motivation, or problems with eating and/or sleeping can all interfere with optimal academic
performance. We encourage all students to reach out to talk with someone, and want to make sure you
are aware that you can access mental health support at the Counseling Center
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Course Policy for Chemistry 102A, Spring 2021

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Course Policy for Chemistry 102A

INSTRUCTOR FOR CHEM 102A:
Tom Hummel

3016 Chem Annex, 333-9111

Zoom Office Hours: Tuesdays 10-11,
                                  Thursdays 10-11
tjhummel@illinois.edu

HOMEPAGE:  http://chemistry.illinois.edu/clc/courses/chem-102-hummel

REQUIRED MATERIALS:
1.
Chemistry-An Atoms First Approach, 2nd ed., Zumdahl & Zumdahl
2.
Student Solutions Guide for Chemistry-An Atoms First Approach, 2nd ed.,
3.
Electronic calculator with log function

WHEN AND WHERE:

1.
Chem 102A will be totally online this semester (except for most Merit students). In
general, each week there will be two asynchronous lecture videos to watch and two Zoom
discussion (quiz) sections. The exception to this are most Merit discussion sections which
will meet in person. The lecture videos are accessed through Lon Capa (a link to Lon
Capa is on our homepage) and the schedule of when to watch the various videos is on our
assignment pages. The discussion sections are on Wednesdays and Fridays at the time
indicated on your schedule.  Major ideas will be introduced in lecture while discussion of
these concepts, homework assignments, and related problem solving will take place
during quiz sections. Your TA will email you the Zoom link for the online discussion
sections. The Zoom link for Tom Hummel’s office hours will be posted on Lon Capa and
also on our website.

2.
Participation is very important in all facets of the course.  One of the easiest ways to learn
is to pay attention during lecture videos and discussion section, and to take good notes.
Some of the material and applications covered in 102A are not presented in the text, so
lecture and discussion notes will be one of your primary resources.  Also, grades of zero
are assigned when homework assignments and quizzes are missed.  These have a real and
adverse effect on semester grades.

3.
Most students are required to take Chem 103, General Chemistry Laboratory, along with
Chem 102.  This 1 hour lab course provides demonstration of principles covered in Chem
102B/C. Reference the Chemistry 103 Experiments book for details concerning Chem
103. Chem 103 is totally online this semester.

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GRADING:

Lon-Capa Homework
70 pts.

Text Homework
30 pts.

Quizzes (6 total, no quizzes dropped) 100 pts.

Hour Exams (100 pts. each)
300 pts.

Final Exam
300 pts.

Total
800 pts.

Hour exam grades and the final exam grade will be scaled so that 90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, 70-79
= C, 60-69 = D and 0-59 = F.  At the end of the semester, the course director will sum all the
points together (800 total points) and will set overall course grades according to the 90, 80, 70,
60 scale, i.e., 800-720 = A, 719-640 = B, 639-560 = C, 559-480 = D and below 480 = F.  With
the plus/minus grading system, the grade cut-offs will be set so that 100-93.0% = A,   92.9-
90.0% = A-,  89.9-87.0% = B+,  86.9-83.0% = B,  82.9-80.0% = B-,  79.9-77.0% = C+,  76.9-
73.0% = C,  72.9-70.0% = C-,  69.9-67.0% = D+,  66.9-63.0% = D,  62.9-60.0% = D- and below
60.0% = F.  Note:  As explained below, the Lon-Capa homework grade will not be scaled.

Lon-Capa Homework Grade:  Most weeks you will have electronic homework sets assigned
which we call Lon-Capa homework.  The Lon-Capa assignments can be accessed from the 102A
homepage (http://chemistry.illinois.edu/clc/courses/chem-102-hummel). Sign-on instructions for
Lon-Capa will appear after you select the Lon-Capa link on our homepage.  The Lon-Capa
password is your active directory (AD) password.   The list of due dates for the various Lon
Capa homework sets is on p. 6 of this handout. The Lon Capa assignment due dates are always at
9 a.m. Tuesday.

Your Lon-Capa homework grade (70 points) will be determined by how many of the assigned
problems you complete correctly.  Each problem is assigned a point total.  You receive all these
points when you successfully answer that problem correctly (assuming all work is done before
the deadline).  Any work after the deadline will not earn any credit (no exceptions).  The Lon-
Capa system will keep a running total of all points earned during the semester.  At the end of the
semester, we will prorate your total points earned from the online homework sets into a 70 point
grade.  If you do all assigned problems correctly by the deadline then you will earn a 70 (a
perfect score) for your Lon Capa homework grade.  If you do 90% of the assigned homework
problems correctly then you will earn a 63 for your homework grade, etc.  Since students can
attempt all problems as many times as they want before the deadline, there is no reason for any
student in the course to have an online homework grade less than (or close to) perfect (70).

Text Homework: To do well in this course, you must do the assigned text problems as well the
online homework problems.  The assigned text homework problems have odd and even
numbered questions and exercises.  The odd numbered problems are answered in the Student
Solutions Guide while the even numbered problems are not answered in this solutions manual.
At various times during the semester, we will collect your answers to the assigned even
numbered text homework problems to make sure you are trying to solve these problems.  The
assigned Review Questions will not be collected. The 30 point text homework grade will be
determined by how many of the assigned even numbered answers you turn in.  If you try to solve
all even numbered problems and turn them in on time, then you will receive a grade of 30.  Note:

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TAs will only check to see if you attempted the even numbered problems and will not correct
your mistakes.  It is your responsibility to have correct answers.  We will post detailed solutions
to all even numbered assigned homework problems and assigned Review questions on Lon Capa

Quiz Grade:  During the semester, you will take six 50-60 minute online quizzes on dates to be
announced.  The quizzes will be accessed through Lon Capa. The purpose of the quizzes is to
help you prepare for hour exams (content and time management).   At the end of the semester,
the score totals of the six quizzes will prorated into a 100 point quiz grade. No quizzes will be
dropped and the quizzes will not be scaled.  Note:  All missed quizzes will result in a grade of
zero, unless excused by the course director.  In order to receive an excused grade, you must have
a documented excuse or a letter from the Emergency Dean stating the reason for your absence.
If you receive an excused quiz grade, then an average grade of all your other quizzes will be
assigned for the excused grade.

EXAMS:

1.
We will take three exams during the semester on Wednesday March 3, Wednesday April
7, and Monday May 3.  All exams are from 7:00-8:50 pm. The Computer Based Testing
Facility (CBTF) online system will administer the electronic exams.  Details regarding
the CBTF online system are found at https://cbtf.engr.illinois.edu/. Conflict exams will
available through the CBTF online system; sign up details will be posted on Lon Capa.
The final exam will also be available through the CBTF online system. The date and time
will be posted as soon it is known.

2.
No alternate make-up exams will be given.  If you must miss both the exam and the
conflict, contact Tom Hummel immediately.  Your exam score will be prorated if you
have a valid, documented excuse.  (See University regulations.)

TO DO WELL IN THIS COURSE:

1.
The discipline of chemistry and of this course in particular demand that you take
responsibility for your own learning.  Major learning takes place during study and
problem solving; the instructors are here to guide your efforts, but you must supply the
initiative and hard work.

2.
In addition to Lon-Capa homework, there are assigned homework problems from the text.
The assignments for the semester are posted on our website in a separate document titled
Chemistry 102A assignments.  In general, the reading assignment should be done before
viewing the lecture videos and the assigned problems attempted before discussion
section.  Attempt to solve all the assigned problems, as most will emphasize different
perspectives on a topic.

Solutions to over one-half of the assigned problems in the textbook are available in a
recommended supplement called the Student Solutions Guide for Chemistry.  Please use

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To receive the best help in the Virtual CLC:
1. Make sure you have attempted all problems two or three times on your own.
2. Keep your work nearby to help us locate mistakes.
3. Be ready to screenshare or take a complete screenshot of the problem (including
problem name and # of tries).
this resource in a mature way.  Copying the solution to a problem to satisfy a homework
assignment does not provide the practice required to gain proficiency and to perform well
on exams.  In order to acquire problem solving skills (numerical and conceptual),
independent problem solving is required.  This is the ultimate purpose of homework.

3.
The Lon-Capa homework sets are not inclusive of all the types of problems expected for
you to master.  This is why additional homework problems are assigned from the text.
To do well in this course, you must take both formats for homework seriously.

4.
Read the assignment carefully.  We will not cover every section of every chapter.  You
are responsible for all the assigned reading and problems.

5.
It is impossible to learn the material we cover in lecture and in quiz section if you do not
do your assignments regularly. Do not fall behind; it is extremely difficult to catch if you
do fall behind.

MISCELLANEOUS:

1.   The Chemistry Learning Center (CLC) is a free resource staffed exclusively by general
chemistry TAs to help students, whenever you need it!  Visit the Virtual CLC at
chemistry.illinois.edu/clc/virtual-clc to find links to:

Drop-in Zoom – Available Monday through Friday, 12 - 6 pm.  General chemistry TAs
are waiting to help; as you enter the meeting, enter your name and course into the chat.
The host will move you into a breakout room with a CLC TA.  Come and go as you
please, or stay to work in a breakout room and ask for help as needed!

Chemistry Learning Piazza (CLP) – Follow the link on the Virtual CLC to post to our
Piazza discussion board and receive help with homework questions!  CLC TAs monitor
the CLP from Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm.

CLC Tutorials – Over 30 tutorials written specifically for general chemistry at Illinois
can be found at chemistry.illinois.edu/clc/tutorials!
2.
All grades in the course will be entered into an electronic gradebook which can be
accessed from a link on our Chem 102A website.  The address for the gradebook is:
https://apps.atlas.illinois.edu/Gradebook/.

3.
Staff located in the Fred H. Turner Student Services Building, 601 E. John Street, offer a
counseling service for emotional problems, test anxiety and study skills.  For critical
problems and emergencies call the Emergency Dean at 333-0050.

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4.
The Office of Minority Student Affairs' (OMSA) Academic Services Center (ASC) offers
free tutoring and academic services.   Matched and drop-in tutoring along with
Supplemental Instruction (SI), collaborative learning/study groups, and academic skills
workshops are among the services featured in the OMSA ASC.  OMSA's services are
designed to help students achieve in college.  The level of rigor at the University of
Illinois is different than in high school or community college.  No matter how you
performed before attending Illinois, there is always room to examine and hone your study
skills.  To learn more about these services, visit
https://omsa.illinois.edu/programs/tutoring/ or stop by the OMSA ASC located at 701
South Gregory Street, Suite I, Urbana, IL 61801.
5.
If you have difficulty with any part of the course, please contact Tom Hummel or your
TA promptly.

The office hours for Tom Hummel are during your scheduled lecture times via zoom:
Tuesdays 10-11 am and  Thursdays 10-11 am.  The links for these office hours are
posted on Lon Capa and on our website (http://chemistry.illinois.edu/clc/courses/chem-
102-hummel).

If you need to get in touch with Tom Hummel, please e-mail him at
tjhummel@illinois.edu and he will get back to you as soon as possible.

DETAILS FOR WEEK 1:

1.
View this Course Policy video and the Lecture 1 video by Tuesday, January 26.

2.
Attempt the assigned Tuesday Week 1 text homework problems before your discussion
section on Wednesday.

3.
Attend the first discussion section on Wednesday, January 27 (either through Zoom or in
class for Merit students). Bring questions on course policy or on material covered in
Lecture 1 or from the first text assignment. Note that nothing will be collected on
Wednesday.

4.
The first two online (Lon Capa) homework sets (called Homework 1 and Homework 2)
are both due by 9 am Tuesday, February 9.

5.
The online quiz 1 needs to be taken by 10 pm Wednesday, February 10. This quiz covers
the material from the first five assignments.  Your answers to the even-numbered
assigned Zumdahl problems from the first five assignments will be collected on this quiz
day.  As always, answers to the assigned Review Questions are not collected.

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CHEMISTRY 102A
LON-CAPA HOMEWORK DEADLINES

       Homework #

Due Date

1 and 2

9 a.m. Tuesday, February 9

3

9 a.m. Tuesday, February 16

4

9 a.m. Tuesday, February 23

5

9 a.m. Tuesday, March 2

6

9 a.m. Tuesday, March 9

7

9 a.m. Tuesday, March 16

8

9 a.m. Tuesday, March 23

9

9 a.m. Tuesday, March 30

10

9 a.m. Tuesday, April 6

11

9 a.m.  Wednesday, April 14

12

9 a.m. Tuesday, April 20

13

9 a.m. Friday, April 30

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HE = Hour Exams
S/F = Classes start/finish in Chem 102A

Final Exam Date:  Chemistry 102A: To Be Announced


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      Instructor: Karle Flanagan

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Course Webpage

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Course Materials

Required Workbook: Stat 100 Incomplete Lecture Notes Workbook. Either the Fall 2020 or Spring 2021 editions (They are both green) by Ellen Fireman, Karle Flanagan, and John Marden.

Available at the Illini Union Bookstore for $35.

This notebook is the only thing that’s required to purchase for Stat 100!

You will use this notebook each week when you watch the videos!

Required Calculator: Any calculator is accepted. I recommend this one!

Class Times

    Online Section ONL: No assigned meeting times. Watch lecture videos on Compass. No in-person locations.

Office Hours

STAT 100 Office Hours will be offered each week Monday-Friday from 2pm-5pm via Zoom.

Feel free to stop by anytime for help. If you are unavailable during these times and want to meet, send us an email at stat100@illinois.edu and we will set up a time!

Technical Issues

If you experience a glitch in Lon Capa/Compass, first, try logging out and logging back in. If this doesn’t work, send an email to our tech doc, Dr. Yuk Tung Liu ytliu@illinois.edu describing the problem. Please make sure to include a screenshot of the error in your e-mail. You can also stop by office hours and get help in person!

Homework Schedule

Homework is due every Tuesday and Thursday at 11:59pm (see calendar) on Lon-Capa. You can ask questions on the Lon Capa discussion boards and stop by office hours any time to get homework help!

We do NOT accept late hw, but we do drop your 4 lowest HW scores. This means you can miss 4 HW assignments without any penalty!

Exam Schedule

There will be 3 evening exams and a cumulative final. See the Exam Schedule for dates, times, and locations.

Grade for Required Work

Grade for required work

3 Exams: 60% (each worth 20%)

Homework: 15%

Final Exam: 25%

Overall Grade is Translated into a Letter Grade as follows:

    Grade
    Percentage
    Grade
    Percentage
    Grade
    Percentage

    A+
    97-100
    A
    93-96.99
    A-
    90-92.99

    B+
    87-89.99
    B
    83-86.99
    B-
    80-82.99

    C+
    77-79.99
    C
    73-76.99
    C-
    70-72.99

    D+
    67-69.99
    D
    63-66.99
    D-
    60-62.99

    F
    < 60

Bonus Work

Bonus Points — You may earn between 0 and 100 Bonus Points.

Everyone may earn between 0 and 100 Bonus Points. Every bonus point earned helps your overall grade, but even if you do no bonus work, you can still get 100% for the course. In other words, bonus points can only help you. Bonus points are extra credit. Here’s how you can get them:

Pre-Lecture bonus points (46 bonus points)

Each class there will be a short pre-lecture video posted on Lon Capa followed by a few questions. The pre-lectures are designed to give you a preview of the basic concepts you’ll see in the actual lectures.  There are 23 prelectures and each is worth 2 bonus points.

Lon Capa Surveys (25 bonus points)

There will be 5 surveys due on the first Friday of each month (see the course calendar). Each survey is worth 5 bonus points. The surveys are all anonymous. Lon Capa just records whether or not you submitted a survey, not who submitted which answer. You must answer every question on the survey to get the 5 points.

Research Opportunities (28 bonus points)

There will be a few research opportunities to participate in throughout the semester.  The details will be posted on our course Compass page!  These opportunities are completely optional, but give those who want to a chance to participate in a real study.

The bonus points add to 99!  Everyone will get 1 bonus point automatically for free. 😉

How do these bonus points get calculated into your grade?  At the end of the semester, take your total bonus points and divide them by 20.  This will be how many percentage points get added to your grade!  For example, if you have all 100 bonus points, you’d take 100 and divide it by 20 to get 5.  So if you have an 80% (B-) in the class, the bonus would bring you up to an 85% (B).

Course Outline

Study Design: observational studies vs. randomized experiments, why randomized controls are key, confounders in observational studies, Simpson’s paradox, intent to treat analysis, etc.

Descriptive Statistics: mean, median, SD, histograms, box plots, normal curve, etc.

Linear Regression: correlation coefficient, simple linear regression, the RMSE, etc.

Probability: chance, multiplication rule, addition rule, conditional probability, Bayes rule, etc.

Statistics for Random Variables: expected value and standard error of chance processes, probability histograms and the Central Limit Theorem, developing simple chance models box models that more complicated sampling processes can be translated into, the Law of Averages, etc.

Sampling and Statistical Inference: using sample means and percents to estimate population means and proportions, attaching margins of errors to our estimates by computing confidence intervals, why randomized sampling is key, etc.

Significance Tests: one sample and two sample z-tests, t-tests, and chi-square tests for goodness of fit and independence, the focus is on understanding how these tests depend on chance models.

Limits of Significance Tests: understanding what the p-value means and under what circumstances it is valid (for example, hypotheses must be stated before looking at the data, the total number of experiments before significant results were found must be reported, etc.)

LON-CAPA Site

http://www.lon-capa.uiuc.edu

All homework and bonus work is submitted and graded immediately on Lon Capa.

Compass Site

https://compass2g.illinois.edu

We’re using Compass 2g to post announcements, lecture videos, and display grades. Exams will also be taken on Compass.

(Lon Capa’s gradebook is too confusing, so check your grades on Compass.)

Academic Integrity

If you cheat on an exam or attempt to cheat on an exam in this class you’re very likely to get caught and the consequences will be SEVERE. See the University Student Code of Conduct.

You are not allowed to work with other people on exams and you are not allowed to use cheating websites like Chegg.  We have multiple versions of all exams that may look identical at first glance, but are not. Bottom line is, please don’t cheat. It’s not worth risking your entire college career and you will get caught. If you are caught, you will get a 0 on the exam and be reported to the university.

DRES Accommodations

I am happy to offer accommodations for disabilities verified through DRES (http://www.disability.illinois.edu/). Please email me a copy of your letter during Week 1. Since all of our exams will be online, I will provide the extra time accommodation for any student who needs it and sends me their DRES letter.  If you have any other questions or need any other accommodations, don’t hesitate to reach out. 😊

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