General Chemistry II Syllabus for 2025-2026
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Course

CHEM-1412-002 General Chemistry II

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: CHEM 1411, General Chemistry I (Lecture and Lab) with minimum grade of C.

Course Description

This lecture and lab course should combine all of the elements of 1312 General Chemistry II Lecture and 1112 General Chemistry II Lab, including the learning outcomes listed for both courses. Chemical equilibrium; phase diagrams and spectrometry; acid-base concepts; thermodynamics; kinetics; electrochemistry; nuclear chemistry; an introduction to organic chemistry and descriptive inorganic chemistry. Basic laboratory experiments supporting theoretical principles presented in CHEM 1412 Lecture; introduction of the scientific method, experimental design, chemical instrumentation, data collection and analysis, and preparation of laboratory reports. 

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Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:

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Hours

(4 sem hrs; 3 lec, 3 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Chemistry: Online homework system, ALEKS by MacGraw-Hill

The e-text will be accessible in your course portal in ALEKS

Laboratory Manual:  Included in ALEKS

 

Supplies

For Lecture:  Note book, pencil or pen, scientific calculator

For Lab:  Safety goggles, lab coat or apron, pencil, pen, scratch paper, calculator and lab manual

Student Performance

Student Performance/Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes for Lecture:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

1.  State the characteristics of liquids and solids, including phase diagrams and spectrometry.
2. Articulate the importance of intermolecular interactions and predict trends in physical properties.
3. Identify the characteristics of acids, bases, and salts, and solve problems based on their quantitative relationships.
4. Identify and balance oxidation-reduction equations, and solve redox titration problems.
5. Determine the rate of a reaction and its dependence on concentration, time, and temperature.
6. Apply the principles of equilibrium to aqueous systems using LeChatelier’s Principle to predict the effects of concentration, pressure, and temperature changes on equilibrium mixtures.
7. Analyze and perform calculations with the thermodynamic functions, enthalpy, entropy, and free energy.
8. Discuss the construction and operation of galvanic and electrolytic electrochemical cells, and determine standard and non-standard cell potentials.
9. Define nuclear decay processes.
10. Describe basic principles of organic chemistry and descriptive inorganic chemistry.

Learning Outcomes for Lab:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

1. Use basic apparatus and apply experimental methodologies used in the chemistry laboratory.
2. Demonstrate safe and proper handling of laboratory equipment and chemicals.
3. Conduct basic laboratory experiments with proper laboratory techniques.
4. Make careful and accurate experimental observations.
5. Relate physical observations and measurements to theoretical principles.
6. Interpret laboratory results and experimental data, and reach logical conclusions.
7. Record experimental work completely and accurately in laboratory notebooks and communicate experimental results clearly in written reports.
8. Design fundamental experiments involving principles of chemistry and chemical instrumentation.
9. Identify appropriate sources of information for conducting laboratory experiments involving principles of chemistry.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

Class Conduct:  Please be respectful of the other students in class.  Turn off cell phones/pagers.  Pay attention in class.  Do not be disruptive.  If you arrive late, do not try to go to your accustomed seat, but quietly take a chair close to the door.  If you are disrupting class, you may be asked to leave.  If there is any evidence of cheating on any homework, quiz, test, or final, you will receive a zero for that item and cannot make it up or replace it, and it cannot be dropped.  Also, according to the Student Rights and Responsibilities document, tobacco and tobacco product use are prohibited inside college buildings.  This includes smokeless products as well as cigarettes, pipes, and cigars.

All the quizzes, virtual labs, and exams will be conducted online through the ALEKS. Please make sure to log in during the lectures with the corresponding class notes that are already uploaded on the course contents. All the lectures and lab-related lectures (if needed) will be recorded so you all can revisit anytime.

Please use Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook for further information.

 

Lab Conduct:  Safety goggles must be worn at all times:  long pants/skirt (covering at least the top half of the calf), apron or lab coat, hair back, and, if necessary, gloves (will be specified).  No open-toed shoes, shoes with holes in them, shoes that leave the top of the foot exposed, hats of any sort, shorts, food, or drink are not allowed in the lab.  Anyone acting in an unsafe manner will be warned once, and may receive a point deduction if necessary.  If they are seen without safety goggles or misbehave a second time, they will be asked to leave the laboratory.  They will be allowed to return within 30 minutes to finish their work, if they can, but they must finish by the time all students who were not disciplined finish.  If they are asked to leave more than once for any given experiment, they will receive a zero for that experiment’s lab report.  Safety is the MOST critical part of the lab.  You must attend the safety lecture, pass the safety quiz, and complete pre-lab material before you will be allowed to perform experiments for the lab.  Any experiments missed by failing to do this will be zeroes and cannot be made up.

 

Some labs will be done with partners, and all will be done in close proximity to other students.  You are encouraged to discuss and/or work with your neighbors; however, working with a student does not give a license to copy work/data.

 

You must clean up your area of the lab.  It is not the instructor’s or lab supervisor’s job to clean up after you.  Points will be deducted from the lab if your lab area must be cleaned up for you.

 

Efficient Use of Time in the Lab:  Please be aware that this class is scheduled for three hours and twenty minutes.  This is generally more than enough time to finish most labs, but please expect to be in class for the scheduled time, if not longer.

Grading Criteria

Grading Criteria:

 

Lab: You must have completed and turned in the pre-lab from the text at the beginning of the lab period to participate in the lab. You must come to lab prepared.  This means all blanks must be filled in with reasonable answers to complete the experiment.  Generally, completion will be assessed while the class prepares for the experiment.  If you arrive tardy and have missed too much of the pre-lab lecture (as determined by the instructor) you will not be allowed to begin the experiment.  Please arrive ON TIME to avoid a zero grade.  Lab reports + pre-labs and post-labs (all stapled together) are due at the beginning of the next experiment.  No late work is accepted. 

 

Failure to leave a clean lab will result in a 10-point deduction on your lab report for that week.  If the lab in general is left messy, rather than an individual’s area, the whole class may be docked points on their lab report.  All students are required to clean their laboratory equipment and check out of their locker.  Failure to check out of your locker will result in a one-letter grade deduction for the course.  

Quizzes for Lecture:  Online quizzes need to be completed on time.

Final Exam for Lecture:  Will be conducted via ALEKS online

 

Attendance

Class attendance is mandatory with attendance monitored by class roll (in class only).  There will be no makeups for missed homework, quizzes, or tests unless prior arrangements have been made at least 24 hours in advance. 

 

Attendance in the lab is required (in class only).  There are no make-up labs, but, with prior arrangements, a student may attend another section of the lab under special circumstances.  Please be aware that the only option is some time PRIOR to your scheduled lab. 

 

The last day to drop the course with a “W” is _11/26/2025______________________.  Dropping the course is the sole responsibility of the student.  Failure to officially withdraw will result in a grade of F.

 

Calendar

Additional Information

Reading the Text:  It is vital that you read the text BEFORE the lecture on that chapter.  This will greatly improve your understanding of the topic and therefore your grade.  As there is a large amount of material to cover in this class, not all of it can be covered in the time allocated for class.  You are responsible for the information presented in the text even if it is not covered in lecture and vice versa.

Resources Available:  Additional helpful books are available on reserve on the 4^th floor of the library.  Most resources I have in my office including supplementary texts and additional problems are available for check-out.

Email:  Every student has an account in AC Online.  You need to check this several times a week.  Handouts, assignments, grades, and contacts will all be made through email on AC Online.

INFORMATION SHEET/SIGNATURE:  You must fill out and return the information sheet for this class (handed out  during class)You must also sign it to signify that you have read and understand the syllabus.  No graded assignments will be returned to you and no grades will be posted in AC Online until the signed information sheet is returned.

***This syllabus is subject to change.  You will be informed of any changes to the syllabus in class, email, and posting in AC Online.***