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CHM-130: Fundamental Chemistry
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CHM130 Class # 22493
CHM130 Class # 20752

INSTRUCTOR:
Quinn Thacker:
QRT2004@yahoo.com, (480) 720-5630

INSTRUCTOR:
Ken Costello:
chm130@chemistryland.com, (480) 202-2993
If taking the on-campus CHM130 lab, you might find the below link to the help pages useful.  If taking the online CHM130 lab, then no need to use these help pages.  http://www.chemistryland.com/CHM130S/LabHelp/MenuForLabHelp.html
Each topic in chemistry can be studied by focusing on the following: (1) building blocks, (2) mathematics, and (3) force & energy. Just like 3 colors are mixed to make any color, these 3 areas are mixed to explain any chemistry topic.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Final
arrow up 01-INTRODUCTION:circles
DEADLINES VS. TARGET DATES:  There are no due dates, but there are target dates (in parentheses) that give you a pacing that spreads out the learning. It is good if the course is flexible to accommodate unforeseen circumstances or irregular schedules. The target dates are placed next to the assignments below. Again, these aren't deadlines, just dates that help you stay on track. calendar

Student Information Sheet

It's always helpful for instructors to have extra information about why you are taking the course and other relevant information.   So we have a Student Information Sheet that we would like you to fill out.     Here is the form as a Word document.   Here is a Web page that has the sheet which you can copy and place in an email.  Then add the information.

  

Why Chemistry?

Throughout human history, chemistry has helped us survive. Turning stones into tools, making fire, creating ceramics, and preserving food were some of the earliest benefits of chemistry.

Early Chemistry Menu Page (1/26)
Tutorials and Quiz    

Pitfalls to Learning

Learn the pitfalls you encounter when learning a difficult subject like chemistry
Tutorial (1/29)

No Quiz

Chemistry in a New Light
Your instructor has created a way to tie all areas of chemistry together and at the same time make it easier to comprehend. All chemistry topics are a mixture of building blocks, force/energy, and math.

Chemistry in a New Light Tutorial (2/1)

Quiz for Chemistry in a New Light at Sapling Learning (2/3)

Scientific Skepticism

Learning science means how to look beyond the surface, beyond the moment, and beyond the expected response. This approach helps us uncover the real truths behind what is presented. It also protects us from being fooled.

Scientific Skepticism Menu Page (Tutorials & Quiz) (2/5)
arrow up 02-MATHEMATICScircles

Mathematical Universe Tamed (2/6)
 Math? There's nothing to it.

Symbols vs The Real Thing (2/7)
Symbols just don't carry the same weight
Quiz for Symbols vs The Real Thing at Sapling Learning (2/8)

Math & Measurement Reading Assignment in Textbook (2/9)

THE ENGLISH SYSTEM
Its hodgepodge ways don't measure up

METRICS tutorial (2/10)
A system for all people for all time.
Quiz for Metrics at Sapling Learning (2/11)

Significant Figures Tutorial & Reading Assignment (2/13)
When numbers aren't themselves

MEASUREMENTS tutorial (2/14
Measuring Temperature, Mass, Volume, and Density

DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS tutorial (2/15)
A smart way to do math
Quiz for Sig Figs and Conversions at Sapling Learning (2/16)

Quiz based on end of Chapter 2 problems at Sapling Learning (2/17)

arrow up 03-BUILDING BLOCKScircles

Building Block Intro (2/18)
(Simply Complex)

Protons, Electrons, and Neutrons Built from Energy (2/18)
(Condensation of Energy)

Elements Built from Protons, Electrons, and Neutrons (2/18)

Compounds built from Elements (2/19)

Building Blocks for Inorganic Compounds (2/19)
(Oxygen is king)

Building Blocks for Organic Compounds (2/20)
(Carbon is king)

Quiz for Building Block Series at Sapling Learning (2/21)

 

CLASSIFYING: CALMING THE CHAOS (2/22)
Putting Elements in Their Place with the Periodic Table

Quiz for Classifying: Calming the Chaos at Sapling Learning (2/23)

Extra Credit Quiz for Classifying Matter at Sapling Learning (2/23)

Extra Credit Quiz for Element names/formulas at Sapling Learning (2/24)

Chapter 3: Elements and Compounds
Textbook Reading Assignment (2/26)
Plus Chemistry and Secret Codes

Quiz based on end of Chapter 3 problems at Sapling Learning (2/28)

 field of flowers
arrow up 04-PROPERTIES OF MATTERcircles

Physical and Chemical Properties
Physical and Chemical Changes
Textbook Reading Assignment in Chapter 4 (3/2)

Quiz for Physical and Chemical Properties & Changes at Sapling Learning (3/4)

Energy Defined & Conservation of Energy (3/6)

Energy Quiz at Sapling Learning (3/8)

      Unlike the other Sapling Learning quizzes, the mid-term exam will be timed.  Pick a day between March 21st and April 24th to take it. Choose what two-hour block of time you would like to do the mid-term exam. Then let one of your instructors know the date and time you wish to take the exam and a phone number where you can be reached.  Your instructor will set Sapling Learning to make the mid-term exam available to you at that day and time.   Your instructor will telephone you to say it's time to start the mid-term exam.  Also, the instructor will converse with you for about 15 minutes as you do the first section of the exam.
      The mid-term will cover up through section 06.  A mid-term practice exam will be available in early March.
arrow up 05-Early Views of Mattercircles

Early Development of Atomic Theory (3/10)
After 2,000 years, the idea of the atom returns

Chapter 5: Reading Assignment for Textbook (3/11)
Early Atomic Theory Quiz at Sapling Learning (3/12)

Quiz uses some Problems Pulled from Textbook (Chapter 5)
Quiz on Isotopes at Sapling Learning (3/13)

     Unlike the other Sapling Learning quizzes, the mid-term exam will be timed.  Pick a day between March 21st and April 24th to take it. Choose what two-hour block of time you would like to do the mid-term exam. Then let your instructor know the date and time you wish to take the exam and a phone number where you can be reached.  Your instructor will set Sapling Learning to make the mid-term exam available to you at that day and time.   Your instructor will telephone you to say it's time to start the mid-term exam.  Also, the instructor will converse with you for about 15 minutes as you do the first section of the exam.
      The mid-term will cover up through section 06.  A mid-term practice exam will be available in early March.
arrow up 06-NOMENCLATURE & USEcircles

Nomenclature Introduction & Menu (3/16)
Includes links to Chemistry Language Tutorial,
Textbook Assignment, & PowerPoint Tutorials

Quiz on Nomenclature at Sapling Learning (3/19)
arrow up 07-ART OF COUNTING circles

The Art of Counting without Counting (3/22)

When items are too many to count or too small to count,
one needs to learn the art of counting without counting.
Also included is the Good News and Bad News about Chemistry

Textbook: Read sections 7.1(Mole) and 7.2(Molar Mass) in chapter 7

The Art of Counting Quiz at Sapling Learning (3/25)
Count by Moles because a Trillion is Too Small
coins
arrow up 08-CHEMICAL EQUATIONScircles
Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations (3/27)
Any type of production needs to balance starting and ending inventory
Balancing Equations: Textbook Assignment as Quiz at Sapling Learning (3/30)
These quiz questions were pulled from question 11, p.170, 11th edition; question 3, p.172 from 12th edition
question 17, p.171, 11th edition, and question 7, p.172, 12th edition
arrow up 09-CHEMICAL INVENTORY CIRCLES

Stoichiometry (4/5)
The procedure for writing out calculations to get the right starting and final amounts for the right reaction. This tutorial goes through the steps of doing inventory for the chemical equations.
Stoichiometry Quiz at Sapling Learning (4/7)
arrow up 10-MODERN VIEW OF MATTER circles

The Nature of Light and a Modern View of the Atom (4/9)

This is a tutorial that shows how the electron structure of the atom was discovered. The quiz questions are scattered throughout the tutorial.

Quiz on Nature of Light and the Modern Atom at Sapling Learning (4/11)

arrow up 11-BONDS CIRCLES

Chemical Bonds: The Atom Connection (4/13)

This tutorial reviews some bonding principles from an earlier tutorial that focused on building blocks and expands it to focus on force & energy plus a more modern view of the atom.

Quiz on Bonds at Sapling Learning (4/16)
arrow up 12-GASES circles

Tutorial on Gases (4/19)

Composition, Misconceptions, Gases at Work, Gas Laws, and Density

Quiz on Gases at Sapling Learning (4/21)

arrow up 13-LIQUIDS & 14-SOLUTIONSCIRLCES

Liquids, Solutions, Concentrations Tutorial (4/24)

Quiz on Liquids, Solutions, and Concentrations at Sapling Learning (4/27)
arrow up 15-ACIDS & BASES CIRCLES

Acids and Bases (4/30)

 
   
arrow up FINAL CIRCLES
Online Final at Sapling Learning
The online final exam is now available on Sapling Learning.  Like the quizzes there is no time limit to the online final.  You can start it and exit plus return to it.  The deadline to do the online final is May 10th.   There is no study guide or practice final.  You don't need it. You have almost 2 weeks to work on it.

In the image, that's not a zero and no, that's not CHM130 students collapsed on the grass.
The finals are not that bad. Take a breath, the "O" stands for oxygen.

On-Campus Final (May 2 & week of finals, May 6-9th)
In addition to the online final at Sapling Learning, you also need to take an on-campus final exam. Instead of an on-campus exam, an oral final (over the phone exam) can be offered to students on a case by case basis.  Also, the test could be proctored at another location.  Contact your instructors for details.
The on-campus final can be taken in the Testing Center or in Room C329 (Building C, 3rd floor).  The Testing Center is open 8am to 6pm (Mon.-Thurs.)  Be there by 3pm by because they close at 6pm.

Link to Study Guide for the On-Campus Exam is here.
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