Jeff Church

New Plymouth High School

church@npschools.us
208-739-0379

Department of Physical Sciences

Introduction to Chemistry (4 credits)
Chem 101
Spring 2015
Expectations of a Dual Credit student:

Students and Instructors are accountable for all information on the Course
Syllabus, as well as the Institutional Syllabus Addendum, which is located on the
students Blackboard Site for this course. For further information regarding
Library resources, academic honesty, accommodations, and more, please refer to
the addendum on Bb.
Course Description

This Course presents a systematic treatment of chemical principles and their application. Topics
include nomenclature, periodicity, reactions, equations, stoichiometry, solutions, gases, and an
introduction to the theory of the atom, equalibria, acids, bases, redox and radioactivity. Prereq:
Math 108 or placement score into Math 143. CoReq: Chem 101L.
General Education Core Objectives:
This course is an approved General Education core class, and meets the following core
objectives:
(Core Objectives may vary by course)
Critical
Thinking
Communicatio
n

the ability to think using analysis, synthesis, evaluation, problem solving,

judgment, and the creative process
the ability to develop, support, and appropriately communicate ideas
through speech, writing, performance, or visual media

Quantitative
Reasoning

the ability to calculate, measure, analyze data

Information
Literacy
Personal
Responsibility

the ability to locate, understand, assess, and synthesize information in a

technological driven society
the ability to understand and manage self, to function effectively in social
and professional environments and to make reasoned judgments based on
an understanding of the diversity of the world community

Course Schedule
This section is required. At a minimum, this section must include*
Course meeting times are Monday Friday
Period 1, 8:00-8:45 and Period 7, 1:31-2:16
Room 5 at New Plymouth High School
This course is a year long course at NPHS but will be registered as Spring Semester through
CWI
Course Focus

Using Chemistry to learn about the scientific process and valid approaches to problem solving.
Course Objectives
This section is required. List here student learning outcomes for this course, found on the
Outcomes and Assessment Matrix. Each outcome should be measureable. The list should be
preceded by the phrase, Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to
.
Outcomes Assessment
Students will demonstrate their comprehension of chemistry in written lab reports, weekly
quizzes, unit exams and semester exams.

Grading Policy (the College and High School grading policies may differ for the same
class)
Each graded assignment/test will be graded on a percentage. Students overall percentage for
the course will determine the course grade.
>90% = A,89- 80%=B,79- 70%=C, 69-60%=D, <60%=F
30% of the student grade will be from tests, 70% from quizzes, labs and classwork

Student work will be scored using the following rubric:

5= Exceeds standard- Expands upon knowledge beyond what is presented in class

4= Meets Standard- Has shown proficiency in understanding knowledge/skills presented in class.
3= Not Meeting Standard- Has shown partial understanding knowledge/skills presented in class.
2= Developing- beginning to show understanding knowledge/skills presented in class.
1= Beginning Has not yet shown understanding knowledge/skills presented in class but is
working on doing so.

Standards based upon learning goals presented in class. Scale may be used to assess a wide
variety of situations such as an essay question response, verbal response to questioning,
classroom presentation, or lab activity.

Textbooks and Required Materials

We will be using Introductory Chemistry by Nivaldo
Tro 4th edition ISBN-13 978-0-321-68793-7
Course Expectations
This section may include:

Attendance in compliance to New Plymouth High School attendance policy

Completion of written lab reports, homework, quizzes and tests at a proficiency appropriate for a
college level course.
Grade average for this course must exceed 60% to pass
Complete end of course evaluations

Course Calendar: Sequence of materials will not change but dates may be adjusted as
needed.
Week 1 Introduction, syllabus, course registration with CWI
Week 2 Ch 1 Atomic theory, scientific method
Week 3 Ch 2 Measurement and problem solving, Scientific notation, conversions, dimentional
analysis
Weeks 4-5 Ch 3 Matter and energy, lab materials and safety
Week 5 Lab Identifying Chemical Reactions.
Weeks 6-8 Ch 4 Atoms, elements and the Periodic Table
Weeks 9-11 Ch 5 Molecules and Compounds
Weeks 12-13 Ch 6 chemical composition and quantities
Weeks 14-15 Ch 7 Balancing Chemical Equations
Week 16 Sem 1 EOC
Week 17 Ch 7 Solubility, classifying reactions
Weeks 18-19 Ch 8 Quantities in Chemical Reactions, limiting reactant, theoretical yeild
Weeks 20-23 Ch 9 Electrons, quantum mechanics
Weeks 24-26 Ch 10 Chemical bonding
Weeks 27-29 Ch 11 Gas laws
Weeks 30-31 Ch 12 Intermolecular Forces
Weeks 32-33 Ch 13 Solutions
Weeks 34-35 Ch 14 Acids and Bases
Ch 15 Chemical equilibrium
Ch 16 Oxidation and reduction
Ch 17 Radioactivity and Nuclear decay
Week 36 Sem 2 EOC, ASC Final exam

End of Course Electronic Evaluations

To help instructors continually improve courses, students will complete anonymous online
evaluations for each course. Students will be able to access evaluations during their final
weeks of the semester following the online link provided to you by your high school teacher
and/or by CWIs Dual Credit office.
[Faculty note: Please adjust timeline for courses running fewer than 16 weeks.]
Behavioral Expectations
This section is required and should clearly state behavioral expectations and
consequences.
Every student has the right to a respectful learning environment. In order to provide this
right to all students, students must take individual responsibility to conduct themselves in
a mature and appropriate manner and will be held accountable for their behavior.

Students who disrupt the class or behave inappropriately or disrespectfully, as

determined by the instructor, may be asked to leave the classroom. Instructors or CWI
Dual Credit staff have the right to create a written behavioral contract with students; if a
student violates a behavioral contract, they may be released from the course.
Academic Dishonesty
All work submitted by a student must represent his/her own ideas, concepts, and current
understanding. All material found during research must be correctly documented to avoid
plagiarism. Cheating or plagiarism in any form is unacceptable and violations may result in
disciplinary action ranging from failure of the assignment to failure of the course. Repeated acts
of academic dishonesty may have more severe institutional ramifications.
Drop Policy
It is the students responsibility to drop the course. All class drops must be officially
recorded by the College by completing an Add/Drop form and submitting it to the Dual
Credit Office. Classes may NOT be dropped by telephone or e-mail. Failing to drop by
this method may result in an outstanding debt to the College as well as a permanent
academic transcript record with a grade of F. Once the CWI Dual Credit drop and
refund deadline has passed, students may withdraw from this course up to the CWI Dual
Credit withdrawal deadline. A withdrawn course generates a permanent academic
transcript record with a grade of "W". This is considered an unsuccessful attempt and
can have impact on a students future financial aid eligibility. Students who withdraw
from courses after the drop and refund deadline are NOT entitled to refunds of tuition
and fees and the full balance owed remains due and payable to College of Western
Idaho. All drop/refund and withdraw deadlines are included in the CWI Dual Credit
registration packet. For more information about these deadlines, please contact the CWI
Dual Credit Office at (208) 562-3371.
Library and Information Resources
:
All CWI Dual Credit students have full access to CWIs Library, its online resources and
the US Mail book checkout system, free of charge. The CWI Library is located in room
105 of the Nampa Campus Multipurpose Building (no longer located at the Main
Campus). Online library and information resources, including electronic databases, are
accessible through the library web page at https://cwidaho.cc/library/. Student login
instructions are available on the library home page.
Affidavit of Syllabus as Contract
This section is optional. CWI recommends that you use this section to obtain parent and
student signatures to indicate that both parties have read and understood the content in the
syllabus; specifically the Course Expectations, Behavioral Expectations and Drop Policy
sections.

Student
Date

Date

Parent/Guardian