chemistry 222: introduction to inorganic...

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Chemistry222:IntroductiontoInorganicChemistrySpring2017Syllabus

Instructor: Dr.LisaRosenberg Office:BWCB414d* Tel.721-7173 Email:lisarose@uvic.ca Web:http://web.uvic.ca/~lisarose/ *Thisofficeisinsidealargerroom(B414)withafob-lockeddoor:calltoletmeknowyou’reatthe

door,oremailtomakeanappointmenttoseeme.LabInstructor: Dr.DaveBerry Office:Elliott334e Tel.721-7170 Email:berryde@uvic.ca Web:http://www.uvic.ca/science/chemistry/people/instructors/DaveBerry/index.phpPrerequisites: Chem101and102orequivalent. Lectures: Tuesday,Wednesday,Friday,10:30-11:20am,ELL167Drop-inhours: (Ell038)Tuesdays5:00-6:30pm Coursewebsite: http://web.uvic.ca/~chem222/index.htm Laboratorywebsite: http://web.uvic.ca/~berryde/chem222/index.html CourseContent: Introductiontofundamentalconceptsininorganicchemistry,andasurveyof thes-,p-,andd-blockelementsandtheircompounds•Periodictrendsinphysicalandchemicalproperties•Molecularsymmetry•Molecularorbitaldiagramsforsimplecovalentmolecules•Solidstatestructures:metals,salts,andsimpleorextendedcovalentsystems•Oxidationandreductionprocesses•Introductiontocoordinationchemistry,includingcoloursandmagnetismoftransitionmetalcomplexes•Allaccompaniedbyexamplesofdescriptivechemistryandapplicationsastimepermits Coursematerials:allofthefollowingwillbeavailableforpurchaseattheUVicBookstore.(1)Textbook(recommended): InorganicChemistry,4thEd.,Housecroft&Sharpe(H&S),Pearson,2012.Mostofthelecturematerialcanbefoundinthistextorearliereditions,butmylectureswillbetheultimateauthority.Acopyofthistextisavailableon2hreserveatthelibrary.(2) Course workbook (required): The workbook is intended to be a guide to the lectures. It contains somecontent and should be brought to every class. Due to course content changes, previous versions of thisworkbookareNOTrecommendedforusein2017.(3)i>clicker(required)(4)calculator(fortests;seewebsitefordetails)

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Grading: 1stMidterm(duringclass,Tuesday,Feb7) 15%2ndMidterm(duringclass,Wednesday,Mar15) 15%FinalExam(3hours) 34%i>clickerparticipation 3% Laboratory 33%Total 100%

Youmustpassboththelectureandlaboratoryportionsofthecoursetoreceiveapassinggrade.Othernotes:•IexpectyoutoreadandabidebyUVic’spolicyonacademicintegrityat

http://web.uvic.ca/calendar2017-01/undergrad/info/regulations/academic-integrity.html•iClickerusewillcommencewithinthefirstfewlectures;pleaseregisteryourclickerassoonaspossible.Clickerparticipationisasfollows:ifyouparticipatein80%oftheclickerquestionsposedinclassyougetthefullmarks(3%)towardsyourtotalgrade.Theparticipationgradeforlessthan80%responseisbasedonaslidingscale(e.g.40%participationisworth1.5marks).Notethatclickergradesareforclassparticipationonlyandnotonthepercentageofcorrectanswers.Toregisteryourclickerforthiscourse,followtheinstructionsat

https://www.uvic.ca/systems/support/learningteaching/iclicker/•Problemsetswillbeprovidedregularlyonthecoursespacessite.TheseproblemsetsarepracticeproblemsandwillNOTbegraded(sopleasedon’thandthemin).Solutionstotheproblemsetswillalsobeposted.•ThelecturematerialandthelaboratorymaterialareNOTintendedtocorresponddirectly.DaveBerryoryourlaboratoryTAcanansweranyquestionsyouhaveaboutthelaboratory.•The2ndMidtermTestiscumulative,butwithanemphasisontopicscoveredsincethe1stMidtermTest.•Thefinalexamisalsocumulative,butwithaslightemphasisontopicscoveredsincethe2ndMidtermTest.•Iwillmakeeveryefforttogradeandreturnmidtermsassoonaspossible.Notethatonceyouhavereceivedyourgradedmidterm,youhave2weekstohaveyourmidtermgradealteredbasedonanysortoferrorinaddition,grading,etc.•IfyoumissoneoftheMidtermTestswithavalidmedicalexcuse,thepercentageweightofthatexamwillbedividedbetweentheotherMidtermTestandthefinalexam. •IfyoumissbothMidtermTests,againonlywithavalidmedicalexcuses,thesecondexaminationMUSTbemadeupwithintwoweeksofthe2ndMidtermTestdate. •IfyoumisstheFinalExam,youmustsubmitdocumentationwithaRequestforAcademicConcessionformtotheUndergraduateRecordsOffice,asdescribedintheCalendar.