Accelerated Chemistry

Summer 2009
Mr. Vermillion
404.609.6393
Kyle1946@yahoo.com

Text: General Chemistry, Whitten et al, 7th Ed. and the Student Solutions Manual
Scope: Term I: chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
Term II: chapters 8, 10, 14, 15, 17 and 21

Tests: Term I: Daily tests beginning 6/2/2009; Final Exam Friday, 6/19/2009
Term II: Daily tests beginning 6/22/2009; Final Exam 7/10/2009

Special Saturday Class: Saturday Field Trip to the ABG: 6 June 2009, 10 AM

Class Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 8-2:15 PM; Friday 8-12 PM (Total hours = 29 per
week)

Term I (June 1 – June 19, 2009)

Unit 1 Chemical Formulas, Equations, and Stoichiometry

Chapter 2: Chemical Formulas and Composition Stoichiometry

Chapter 3: Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry

Unit 2 Chemical Reactions and Atomic Structure

Chapter 4: Some Types of Chemical Reactions

Chapter 5: The Structure of Atoms

Unit 3 Chemical Periodicity and Chemical Bonding

Chapter 6: Chemical Periodicity

Chapter 7: Chemical Bonding

Term II (June 21 – July 10, 2009)

Unit 4 Molecular Architecture and Reactions in Aqueous Solutions

Chapter 8: Molecular Structure and Chemical Bonding Theories

Chapter 10: Reactions in Aqueous Solutions I: Acids, Bases, and Salts

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Unit 5 Solutions and Chemical Thermodynamics

Chapter 14: Solutions

Chapter 15: Chemical Thermodynamics

Unit 6 Chemical Equilibrium and Electrochemistry

Chapter17 Chemical Equilibrium

Chapter 21 (and parts of 11): Redox and Electrochemistry

*Text: General Chemistry, Whitten et al, 7th Ed.

Accelerated Chemistry Typical Daily Schedule

Hour Time Activity
1 8 to 855 Review/study
2 9 to 955 Test
Break Break
3 1015 to 1105 Lecture
4 1110 to 12 Lab
Break Break
5 1225 to 115 Lecture
6 120 to 215 Review/study

Grading: Grades are based on a point system. Everyone starts out with 50 points for homework
and class participation. You can earn another 50 points for your Chemistry Lab Portfolio. Tests
and projects are usually 100 points each. Other points will be assigned for quizzes and other
minor assignments (usually 10 points each). Points will be deducted for missing homework, poor
lab or classroom performance (usually in 5 point increments). The final exams count the usual
25% of your term grade.

Pace: This is a regular science class compressed into 6 weeks.. You will be responsible for
completing the work that is normally done in about 33 weeks during the normal school year.
Thus, we will be completing about a week’s worth of work each day. Because this is a demanding
pace, I expect you to not have a part time job during summer school, and to do about 3-5 hours of
homework per night. We’ll be in class about 29 hours per week, and when you add in the
homework, you’ll be looking at about 50 hours of ‘chemistry” each week. If you do commit to
this time demand, then you’ll probably do OK to great in this class, otherwise, you may find the
experience not fruitful. To reiterate, if you feel confident that you can make this commitment
and follow through, then you’ll probably succeed and be glad you did.

Class Attendance: Please don’t miss more than one day per semester. If you do, you’ll likely be
dropped from the course (School policy).

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Laboratory: Labs will be completed daily. Generally, you will have formal lab reports
assigned. You are responsible for answering all questions, solving
problems and filling out data tables for each lab. You will be graded on these questions
and concepts with quizzes and test questions. You are expected to have completed a Pre-
lab report prior to beginning the actual lab. The pre-lab report consists of the following:

Title
Purpose
Materials
Procedure

This is your “pass into the lab”. Later, you’ll add your data table and analysis sections.
Your analysis section will include calculations, graphs etc.

Finally you’ll add the discussion and conclusion section to complete the lab report.

You are expected to keep your lab area clean and in order and at all times practice good
safe laboratory techniques (refer to lab safety handout).

Any labs missed as a result of excused absences, will be made up promptly at backwork.

General Chemistry Lab Safety
The chemistry laboratory can be a place of discovery and learning. However, by
the very nature of laboratory work, it can be a place of danger if proper common-sense
precautions aren't taken. While every effort has been made to eliminate the use of
explosive, highly toxic, and carcinogenic substances from the experiments which you
will perform, there is a certain unavoidable hazard associated with the use of a variety
of chemicals and glassware. You are expected to learn and adhere to the following
general safety guidelines to ensure a safe laboratory environment for both yourself and
the people you may be working near. Additional safety precautions will be announced
in class prior to experiments where a potential danger exists. Students who fail to
follow all safety rules may be asked to leave the lab or suffer grading penalties.

Attire

1. Safety goggles must be worn at all times while in the laboratory. This rule must
be followed whether you are actually working on an experiment or simply writing
in your lab notebook. You must wear safety goggles provided by the chemistry
department.
2. Contact lenses are not allowed. Even when worn under safety goggles, various
fumes may accumulate under the lens and cause serious injuries or blindness.

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 3. Closed toe shoes and long pants must be worn in the lab. Sandals and shorts are
not allowed.
4. Long hair must be tied back when using open flames.

Conduct

4. Eating, drinking, and smoking are strictly prohibited in the laboratory.

5. No unauthorized experiments are to be performed. If you are curious about trying
a procedure not covered in the experimental procedure, consult with your
laboratory instructor.
6. Never taste anything. Never directly smell the source of any vapor or gas; instead
by means of your cupped hand, waft a small sample to your nose. Do not inhale
these vapors but take in only enough to detect an odor if one exists.
7. Coats, backpacks, etc., should not be left on the lab benches and stools. Beware
that lab chemicals can destroy personal possessions.
8. Always wash your hands before leaving lab.
9. Learn where the safety and first-aid equipment is located. This includes fire
extinguishers, fire blankets, and eye-wash stations.
10. Notify the instructor immediately in case of an accident.

Proper Handling of Chemicals and Equipment

11. Consider all chemicals to be hazardous unless you are instructed otherwise.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are available in lab for all chemicals in use.
These will inform you of any hazards and precautions of which you should be
aware.
12. Know what chemicals you are using. Carefully read the label twice before taking
anything from a bottle..
13. Excess reagents are never to be returned to stock bottles. If you take too much,
dispose of the excess.
14. Many common reagents, for example, alcohols and acetone, are highly
flammable. Do not use them anywhere near open flames.
15. Always pour acids into water. If you pour water into acid, the heat of reaction will
cause the water to explode into steam, sometimes violently, and the acid will
splatter.
16. If chemicals come into contact with your skin or eyes, flush immediately with
copious amounts of water and consult with your instructor.
17. Never point a test tube or any vessel that you are heating at yourself or your
neighbor--it may erupt like a geyser.
18. Dispose of chemicals properly. Waste containers will be provided and their use
will be explained by your lab instructor. Unless you are explicitly told otherwise,
assume that only water may be put in the lab sinks.
19. Clean up all broken glassware immediately and dispose of the broken glass
properly.
20. Contact the stockroom for clean-up of mercury spills.

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 21. Never leave burners unattended. Turn them off whenever you leave your
workstation. Be sure that the gas is shut off at the bench rack when you leave the
lab.
22. Beware of hot glass--it looks exactly like cold glass.

Adapted from: http://chemlabs.uoregon.edu/Safety/GeneralInstructions.html

Computer Assignments and Videos: During the year, you will watch the video series,
“The World of Chemistry”. You are expected to take notes (which will be graded). Often
you’ll have a detailed quiz on the video’s contents (the good news is, you may use your
notes for the quizzes!).

We’ll have several computer assignments during the year. Time to complete these will be
provided in one of the computer labs. Always follow the rules for computer use. If you
finish early, you are not automatically excused from the lab. Check with me. I’ll provide
you with guidance as to how and where to spend your extra time.