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.

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; potential consequence; e.g. 1; 2): Cheating on an exam or plagiarism (e.g. lack of appropriate citation in a lab assignment; inlcude in-text citation) 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 in school and the workplace (general ; chem) 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, Oct 30

weekly quiz

collect / review HW

block

ch. 20.1 oxidation number & redox reactions; # 44, 47

ch. 10.2 - 10.3 solubility rules; types of aqueous reactions; # 80, 81, 90

Mon, Oct 30

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Mon, Oct 16

weekly quiz

ch. 13.4 vapor pressure & boiling point; # 77

HW: ch. 11ap; # 9, 13abc; 36, 38b

Tu, Oct 17

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Fri, Oct 13

ch. 13.2 IMF; # 40

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

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Fri, Oct 6

collect / review HW

test review

block

ch. 9.5 vector addition & molecular polarity

HW: ch. 9ap; # 19, 21

Fri, Oct 6

Tu, Oct 3

ch. 9.4 VSEPR

HW: ch. 9ap; # 7, 9, 11, 15

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Mon, Oct 2

weekly quiz

ch. 9.3 Lewis structure; Ocet rule

HW: ch. 8ap; # 41, 45

announcement: revise lab handout

Fri, Sept 29

end of grading period

lab data analysis (bring your lab NB)

block

labware lab

collect chem tutoring form

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Mon, Sept 25

weekly quiz

ch. 8.3 chemical formula / chemical name - ionic compound

ch. 9.2 chemical formula / chemical name - covalent compound

HW: ch. 2ap; # 25, 43abcefgh, 45 (skip g), 49, 50

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block

ch. 6.3 periodic trends in ionization energy

HW: ch. 7ap; # 17, 21, 23, 25ab

Fri, Sept 22

Tue, Sept 19

ch. 6.3 periodic trends in atomic size

HW: ch. 7ap; # 5 (& explain), 13, 15

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Mon, Sept 18

weekly quiz

ch. 6.3 electronegativity

HW: ch. 8ap; # 36ab, 37

read ch. 6.2 periodic table & electron configuration

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block

collect / review HW; test review

announcements: citations & lab; basis of lab report points; review lab NB rubric; no change in test date

Mon, Sept 11

weekly quiz

ch. 5.3 electron configuration / orbital diagram / periodic table

HW: ch. 6ap; # 63ab, 65abe, 67abc, 69

block

Fri, Sept 8

ch. 5.2 atomic orbitals; site 1 (requires cdf player or mathematica);  site 2 & electron spin

HW: ch. 6ap; # 47, 49, 59

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Tu, Sept 5

no weekly quiz

continue lab

block

excel / statistics simulation lab [lab 1]

revise stats assignment & lab 1 handout (content of lab report)

Fri, Sept 8

Tue, Sept 11

Mon, Aug 28

weekly quiz

notes: statistics: qualitative.nb basis; t-test.pptx (paired vs unpaired) & p-value.pptx (~ 15"); mathematica: t-test.nb

Fri, Aug 25

collect / review HW

notes [bring your lab NB]: statistics: mean, SD, normal pdf, & outlier

HW: statistics

Fri, Sept 8

Tu, Aug 22

ch. 4.2 - 4.3 atomic structure; periodic table; ions; isotopes; average atomic mass

HW: ch. 2ap; # 16, 31 & ch. 3ap; # 16

Fri, Aug 25

Mon, Aug 21

seating chart

distribute: periodic table, lab notebook rubric, & textbook

review course website / syllabus ; butterfly parable

purchase a bound lab notebook (NB)

HW: survey, signature form; lab safety form (return one form & attach the other copy to your lab NB; sign both copies)

HW: msds

Fri, Aug 25

Mon, Sept 4