Instructor: Prof. Enrique Peacock-López, Office:212 TCL, 597-2434, epeacock@williams.edu. (http:/www.williams.edu/Chemistry/epeacock/EPL_CHEM_102/epl.102.html)
Office hours: Arrange appointments by signing up on the sheet posted outside 212 Thompson Chemical Lab. Prof. Peacock-López will also hold periodic Monday 9:00PM-11:00PM evening review/problem sessions in room 206 TCL.
Resource Center: The Math and Science Resource Center, located in Thompson Physical Lab 113, 114 and 207, is open Sunday through Thursday from 8 p. m. to midnight. Chemistry 102 students may use the Center as a place to study and work on problem sets. Resource Center Tutors will be available if you need help.
Tutorial Assistance: Undergraduate chemistry majors are available to give individual tutorial help (at no expense) to Chemistry 102 students. Ask Prof. Peacock-López if you would like a tutor.
Laboratories: Dr. Skinner (327 BSC), coordinator; Professor Peacock-López, and Professor Thoman instruct laboratory sections with the help from undergraduate TAs.
Text: R. Chang, Chemistry, 6th Ed., (New York, McGraw, 1998) will be used extensively. A laboratory instruction manual is issued on the first day of class, and term bills are charged for photocopying cost.
Assignments:
Relevant reading assignments from your text will be noted each class. Ten problem sets will be handed out during the semester which you may work on with other Chemistry 102 students. It is strongly recommended that you do the problems systematically as the material is covered in class. Problem sets will be handed in and selected problems will be graded. Solutions to the problems will be posted on the Chemistry 102 home page. (http:/www.williams.edu/Chemistry/epeacock/EPL_CHEM_102/epl.102.html)
Class Attendance:
New material will be introduced at every lecture and it is very strongly recommended that you attend every class and take careful notes. There is usually a strong positive correlation between the number of classes you attend and your grade in the course. Classes begin promptly, often with important announcements.
Laboratory Attendance:
No unexcused absences or unauthorized section changes are permitted. If necessary to be absent from a regular laboratory period, obtain written explanation from the laboratory coordinator (Dr. Skinner). Give this written explanation to the instructor of the laboratory section you are using for a make-up. Make every effort to make up the lab within the week of the absence. You must complete all lab conferences, laboratories and laboratory reports in order to pass the course; if you fail to do so you will not be permitted to take the final exam.
Dissabilities:
Students with disabilities who may need disability-related classroom accommodations for this course are encourage to set up an appointment to meet with me as soon as possible and to contact the Dean's Office at X-4262 to better ensure that accommodations are provided in a timely manner.
Honor Code:
THE WILLIAMS COLLEGE HONOR CODE APPLIES IN CHEMISTRY 102 to the quizzes, test, exam, and to your laboratory reports. You are encouraged to work together on problem sets and laboratory experiments, but submitted written work should be your own. You should acknowledge in writing any assistance you received from the literature, from other students, from Resource Center Tutors, or from Writing Workshop Assistants. A proper acknowledgement includes the full name and class year of a student colleague. Its not necessary to cite your class notes or conversation with a faculty member. Please consult Prof. Peacock-López if you have any questions regarding the honor code
Grades: Grade will be calculated on a basis approximating:
15% best 8 of 10 problem sets - NO LATE PROBLEM SETS ACCEPTED.
25% best 7 of 9 quizzes - NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES.
15% midterm test, scheduled for Wednesday March 14, 2001 - NO MAKE-UP TEST.
15% two-hour final examination as scheduled by the registrar.
30% laboratory notebook, reports, and experiments.
Quizzes will be based primarily on problem sets and lecture notes; exams will be based on problem sets, labs, and lecture notes. You should focus on understanding the lecture material and learning how to solve problems like those assigned in problem sets. Working problems, such as the ungraded problems on the problem sets, is one of the best ways to learn the material.