Respect everyone in class.

Students are responsible for all aspects of the class.

Follow all laboratory safety rules.

This is a college-preparatory honors course, where UC awards an extra "grade point" for this course. Due to the culumative nature of chemistry, strongly recommend forming a study group (password = 94109G) for chem tutoring as soon as any problem arises.

excellent preparation for college chemistry,  a “gate keeper “ (1,  2, 3, 4) course,  required in STEM majors.

for non-STEM majors, prepare for the rigors of college; (1, 2)

Textbook: Chemistry; Glencoe

optional supplement resources: chemwiki @ UCDavis; CK12 chem ebook; Khan Academy videos

prerequisite: algebra I (B or higher); recommend: (i) students with a D or F in fall honors chem to enroll in spring chem rather than spring honors chem and (ii) concurrent enrollment in advanced algebra.

semester- and grading period- grades are cumulative from the beginning of the semester, thus the semester grade may not be the average of your grading period grades. 

extra credit points: attending Calday earns 3 points; provide proof of attendance, e.g. schedule / program of events and written summary of your activities; must attend one science related event; turn-in on Monday after Calday.

academic integrity (e.g. 1; 2; 3; potential consequence; e.g. 1; 2): Cheating on an exam or plagiarism (e.g. lack of appropriate quote marks / citation in a lab assignment; as such, inlcude in-text citation and a reference list at the end of the lab assignment; ex1, ex2) is unacceptable; potential consequences (teacher discretion):  (i) score = 0 (default, which can't be dropped), (ii) negative points, (iii) lower semester grade by 1 level, and (iv) semester grade = F.

include your name(s) & period on all turned-in material; otherwise, no points.

Based on the benefits of group work, up to two students may work in a group for their prelab and / or lab report and / or HW assignments (excludes test / quiz).

late work (i.e. homework, prelab, or lab report) due to an absence is due on the day of your return to class and write "absent" on it and write the score on any HW assignments; otherwise, no points.

exams

• score = 0 for being absent on day of exam / quiz
• make-up test / quiz until it is returned to the class
• weekly quiz on Monday (Tuesday if Monday = holiday); may use 1- page / 1- side notes
• may use a calculator, periodic table  for exam; may write notes on this paper.  may use photocopy of textbook appendixes, but no notes may be written on it.
• may include recent lab and / or integrate prior related chemistry content
• test correction; do corrections on another sheet and attach in front of original; due before school starts on the next school day; score = average of test correction & original test.
• retest maybe afterschool; record highest score
• Final exam is cumulative & multiple choice format

class work / home work

• include HW score on HW:  2 points for trying each problem, 1 point for trying part of a problem, 0 point for no attempt on a problem; any multiple-part problem is still worth 2 points. write your HW score at the top of the assignment; otherwise, your score = 0.
• bring your textbook to class on the day of HW collection.

labs

• turn-in prelab assignments & lab reports at the beginning of class
• prelab due on the day of the lab; lab report due date on course website
• lab report score = 0 if no prelab done or misbehave during lab
• no make-up labs, but can get lab data from a classmate and to avoid plagirism, cite data source & state absence
• read lab notebook rubric / scoresheet and lab safety rules; sign & attach to the end of your lab notebook; otherewise, no lab notebook points
• to prepare your lab report, use Word (include equation editor) & Excel as appropriate
• lost of prelab / lab report points for improper sequence of content

Any exceptions to the policy in the syllabus will require a note (stating your name & description of the situation & item number in the grade book) signed by me.   Fill-out survey & signature form.

Fall

Spring

ch. 4 atom

ch. 5* electron configuration

ch. 6 periodic trends

ch. 8* & 9* chemical formula / name

ch. 8* & 9* chemical bonds

ch. 13 intermolecular forces

ch. 10 chemical equations / reactions

ch. 20 redox reactions

ch. 2 dimmensional analysis

ch. 5* light & spectroscopy

ch. 11 moles

ch. 12 stochiometry

ch. 14 gas

ch. 15 solutions

ch. 16 thermodynamics

ch. 25 nuclear chem

ch. 17 kinetics

ch. 18 equilibrium

ch. 19 acid / base

Mon, Dec 17

mental math II:

video [~ 34"]

CW: practice problems II - no calculator

caveat: order of operation & calculators; e.g. 1; 2; i.e. use parenthesis to clarify / ensure proper "order" and / or break calculations into "parts"; i.e. decompose

Fri, Dec 14

collect / review HW

collect chem tutoring form

block

mental math I:

mental math practice: Math Trainer (do: add, subtract, & multiply)

CW: practice problems I - no calculator

its value ; online conference

Mon, Dec 10

weekly quiz

ch. 11.1 - 11.3 mole; # 89ab, 90ab; 98; 111; 114, 115

check online gradebook for errors (due to OS upgrade)

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Tu, Dec 4

finish up

retest on IMF & chemical reactions (after school)

Mon, Dec 3

weekly quiz

ch. 5.1 light & spectroscopy (phet); # 65, 66, 70, 72, 74

potential extra credit - use Juypter notebook for your density lab report & remember to share class data

Fri, Dec 7

Tu, Nov 13

no weekly quiz

vit C lab data analysis; bring your lab NB

Fri, Nov 9

end of grading period

collect / review HW

Tu, Nov 6

finish-up redox Rx

collect chem tutoring form

Mon, Nov 5

weekly quiz

finish-up redox Rx

Mon, Oct 29

weekly quiz

ch. 10.1 chemical equations (use matrix algebra; optional); # 72, 76

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block

Clausius-Clapeyron equation

HW: ch. 11ap; # 41 ; appendix B

ch. 13.4 vapor pressure; boiling point

HW: ch. 11ap; # 9, 35

Fri, Oct 26

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Mon, Oct 22

weekly quiz

chromatography simulations

Fri, Oct 19

retest on ch. 6, 8, & 9 periodic trends, ionic / covalent compounds

lab assignment: msds

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Tu, Oct 16

ch. 13.2 IMF; simulations

HW: ch. 11ap; # 7, 11, 13

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Mon, Oct 15

weekly quiz

test correction - in class

end of period

block

finish-up, if needed

VSEPR lab

end of period

Tue, Oct 9

weekly quiz

ch. 9.5 molecular polarity; # 108, 112, 113, 114 [will not be on this week Friday's test]

Fri, Oct 26

Tu, Oct 2

valence bond theory & hybrid orbitals

HW: ch. 9 ap; # 27ab, 28, 29, 31, 33

Fri, Oct 5

Mon, Oct 1

weekly quiz

finish-up

announcement: revised chem tutoring form

end of grading period

ch. 9.3 - 9.4 VSEPR; # 80, 81, 105

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block

collect chem tutoring form

ch. 9.1 covalent bond; valence bond theory; hybrid orbitals; Lewis structure # 73, 79, 83, 99, 102, 104

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Tu, Sept 25

finish-up

ch. 9.5 electronegativity & bond type; # 109

retest on ch. 4 & 5 atom & electrons (after school)

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Mon, Sept 24

weekly quiz

ch. 8.3 chemical formula / names - ionic cpd; # 74, 75

ch. 9.2 chemical formula / names - covalent cpd; # 95, 96, 97abc

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Tu, Sept 18

ch. 6.3 periodic trends - background: Coulomb's law & effective nuclear charge; atomic size

HW: ch. 6ap; # 55, 56 & skim ch. 6.1 - 6.2 periodic table

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Mon, Sept 17

test on ch. 4 & 5 atom & electrons

HW: what is the moral / message in the butterfly story ? do you agree / disagree with the message ? support your response.

Tu, Sept 18

Mon, Sept 10

weekly quiz

finish-up lab

lab assignment: plagiarism

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Tue, Sept 4

weekly quiz

ch. 5.3 electron configuration & periodic table (cdf: electron conf; orbital;); # 78, 79bcgh, 80

Fri, Sept 14

Fri, Aug 31

ch. 5.2 atomic orbitals (orbitalViewer info)

HW: ch. 6ap; # 47, 49

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block

ch. 5.1 - 5.2 light; Bohr model; spectroscopy (phet; java)

HW: ch. 6ap; # 8ab, 13, 23, 25

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Mon, Aug 27

weekly quiz

notes: intro to statistics (bring your lab NB)

HW: stats

Fri, Sept 7

Tu, Aug 21

distribute textbook

ch. 4.2 - 4.3 atom; # 64, 65; 68; 72

Fri, Aug 24

Mon, Aug 20

attendance / seating chart

distribute / review: course syllabus, periodic table / eqn sheet; lab NB rubric, lab safety info, survey, signature form

HW: read, sign, & return: lab safety form, survey / signature form and put a copy of the lab safety form & lab NB rubric in the back of your lab NB