CHM 102 Fall 2020

Introduction To Chemistry (3 Units)

Prerequisite: None
Course Coordinator: Dr. Mamoun Bader Office: SG.054
Phone: +966-1-215-7620 Email: [email protected]

Section Class Time Class Location Instructor

CHM 102- 1 Sun, Tue, Thu; 9:00 - 10:00 B1.004/ B2.003 Mamoun Bader
CHM 102- 3 Sun, Tue, Thu; 10:00 - 11:00 B1.004/ B2.003 Mamoun Bader
CHM 102- 2 Sun, Tue, Thu; 11:00 - 12:00 B1.004/ B2.003 Mamoun Bader
CHM 102- 4 Sun, Tue, Thu; 1:00 - 2:00 B1.004/ B2.003 Saddam
Muthana

Office Hours:
Dr. Mamoun Bader Sun, Tue and Thu 13:00 pm - 14:00, 15:00- 16:00, and by appointment.
Dr. Saddam Muthana Sun, Tue and Thu 9:00– 10:00, 14:00 – 15:00, and by appointment.

Students enrolled in CHM 102 must also enroll in CHM 102 L

Text Books:
Required: Chemistry 13th edition, by Raymond Chang, ISBN-13: 978-1259911156
You can buy it on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Raymond-Chang-Dr/dp/1259911152

Recommended: Principles and modern applications, by Petrucci, Harwood, Herring and

Madura 10th Edition, Person (2009)

Web sites:
 www.khanacademy.org
 https://www.clutchprep.com/chemistry
 American chemical society educational materials and division of chemical education,
www.acs.org
 General chemistry course and textbook online, www.msu.edu
 Other websites resources will be suggested during the course

Course Description:

This single-semester, terminal course is designed to provide engineering students with a foundation in the
fundamental principles and concepts of chemistry. Topics covered include atomic structure,
nomenclature, chemical equations, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, chemical bonding, solution
properties, kinetics, equilibrium, electrochemistry, descriptive inorganic, nuclear chemistry, and
bio/organic chemistry. Quantitative problem solving, involving some calculus-based concepts, is
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emphasized.

Course Objectives:
 Students will recognizing the basic concepts in chemistry including elements, compounds, their
properties, naming, and how they react.
 Students will demonstrate understanding of basic concepts in bonding theories, electronic
structure, thermodynamics, kinetics, and electrochemistry.
 Students will develop problem solving skills and basic data analysis.
 Students will predict and rationalize chemical reaction, molecular shapes and hybridization.
 Students will carry out chemical calculations and solve mathematical equations that are relevant
to chemistry
 Students will recognize the relevance of chemistry to applied materials science and engineering

Grading Scheme:
Attendance & Participation 5%
Quizzes & Assignments 25 %
Two Midterm Exams 40 %
Final Exam: Comprehensive (closed book) 30 %
TOTAL 100 %

A 95-100 % A- 90-94 %
B+ 86-89 % B 83-85 %
B- 80-82 % C+ 76-79 %
C 73-75 % C- 70-72 %
D+ 66-69 % D 60-65 %
F 0-59 %

All quizzes and exams will be closed book and closed notes. A successful student will prepare by reading
the text book before and after lectures, attending classes, participating in class discussions and questions,
and by doing homework and practice problems.

Email and Website:

It is the responsibility of each student to ensure the activation of his university e-mail in order to receive
course news and announcements. The course will have a Moodle site (http://elearning.alfaisal.edu/) where
grades and attendance will be posted.

Attendance Policy
We will follow Alfaisal University policy on attendance and delivery of this course and any updates that
the university might adopt as we progress into this semester. Such updates will be announced in class, e-
Learning, or via email.
 Policy related to missing classes: Regardless of the reasons, a student missing 15% or more of
classes will be denied (DN) from the course. The 15% absences are intended to accommodate for
medical emergencies1 and cases of bereavement of an immediate family member2. Only in these
cases will the student be allowed to make up missed class work or missed exams
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 Arriving late to class: Coming to class 5 minutes after the start of class time is considered late,
and 3 lates will count as 1 absence. Coming to class 10 minutes late will be considered as an
absence.
1
Medical emergency counts for only verifiable communicable diseases and unforeseen, beyond the
student’s control, hospitalization. It needs to be documented by the hospital (not a clinic, much less a
private practice doctor) and will be verified.
2
Bereavement document from the Ministry of Health will be required in case, God forbid, of a death in
your immediate family. In such a case, you will be excused for three days.

Cell Phone/ Laptop/ IPad Policy

All electronic devices are not allowed during the exams (except calculators under the instructor
permission). Most notably cell phones are not allowed even in off mode. An irrevocable score zero (0)
will be assigned to any student caught with a cell phone and may be subject to further disciplinary
measures. Students are not allowed to use their mobile phones, IPads or laptops during regular classes.
Any student caught using any of these devices will be instructed to leave the classroom and will be given
a full absence for that particular lecture.

Disability Services Information

If you require special accommodations because of a documented disability, you must identify yourself to
your instructor by the 2nd week of instructions. Students with disability must also present professional
documentation to the Counseling and Skills Development Unit (Student Affairs) to get support and
services.

Academic Integrity
Students are expected to maintain academic integrity at all times and to seek assistance from the instructor
when uncertain. Students who engage in activities which misrepresent their academic work through
plagiarism, cheating, and falsification infractions of academic integrity will be subject to serious
disciplinary measures, ranging from a zero grade in that assessment to the dismissal from the university
altogether. All aspects of the course are covered by these rules, including homework, lab reports, course
reports, quizzes, and exams.

Consequences of Misconduct
When discipline and misconduct issues become apparent, a student will initially receive a verbal warning
as a reminder to respect the professor’s authority during class time. If this misconduct during class time
occurs few more times, the student will be terminally dismissed from the particular course or from the
university altogether. Any student disrupting an examination may be instantly dismissed from the
examination room and risk taking an F grade.
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Assignments, Quizzes and Exams
Late assignments will not be accepted; they must be completed on the day they are due to receive credit.
There is no provision to make-up for missed homework assignments, quizzes, midterm or final exams
except under reasons deemed acceptable by your professor (refer to attendance policy section).

The professor is expected to return promptly the grades of homework assignments, lab reports, quizzes,
and midterm exams and to go over them with proper feedback and solutions. Grades will be posted within
a maximum of one week after the day on which the assessment was offered.

Students must always present their Alfaisal ID cards during exam times.

Lines of Communication
If you have any concern or suggestion, it is imperative to follow the following steps in the order they are
listed:
1. First, talk to your professor to resolve your issue.
2. Second, if your issue has merit and was not resolved by your professor in a reasonable time frame,
you may then contact the Chair of the Department.
3. Third, if your issue has merit to be escalated further along the hierarchy, you may then contact the
Vice Dean for Academic & Student Affairs. The Vice Dean will address your issue on time.
4. Failure to give due chance and time to resolving your issue with your professor, your Department
Head, and your Vice Dean, and going above their heads straight to the Dean or to the Provost, will
certainly invite disciplinary measures for not adhering to the institutional lines of communication
outlined above.

Notes:
1. If your issue has no merit, learn to take NO for an answer; do not expect a miracle from the
Department Chair nor from the Vice Dean.
2. Students are discouraged from nagging their professors to extract undeserved higher grades.
Students who engage in this behavior will be automatically barred from consideration when their
professors study borderline cases for possible slight grade improvement at the end of the semester.
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Tentative Schedule (Subject to change):

Students are expected to read each assigned chapter before class.
Date Topic Chapters Quizzes &
Assignments
Week 1 Syllabus, introduction Chemistry 1-2 QUIZ 1
Aug. 30th Matter, Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
Week 2 Syllabus, introduction Chemistry 1-2 QUIZ 2
Sept. 6 Matter, Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
Week 3 Matter, Atoms, Molecules, and Ions 1-2 QUIZ 3
Sept. 13 Mass relationships in chemical reactions 3
Week 4 Mass relationships in chemical reactions 3 QUIZ 4
Sept. 20 Reactions in Aqueous Solutions 4
Week 5 Reactions in Aqueous Solutions 4 QUIZ 5
Sept. 27
Week 6 Gases 5 QUIZ 6
October 4th
Week 7 Thermochemistry 6 QUIZ 7
Oct. 11 *Exam I Tuesday October 13th
Week 8 Quantum Theory and Electronic Structure of Atoms 7 QUIZ 8
Oct. 18
Week 9 Selected Topics: Periodic Relationships and Chemical 8-10 QUIZ 9
Oct. 25 Bonding
Week 10 Selected Topics: Periodic Relationships and Chemical 8-10 QUIZ 10
Nov 1st Bonding
Week 11 Intermolecular Forces, Liquids and Solids 11 QUIZ 11
Nov. 8
Week 12 Physical properties of solutions 12 QUIZ 12
Nov. 15 *Exam II Tuesday November 17th
Week 13 Chemical Kinetics 13 QUIZ 13
Nov. 22
Week 14 Thermodynamics, Entropy and Free Energy 17 QUIZ 14
Nov. 29
Week 15 Selected Topics: Chemical Equilibrium, Acid-Bases, 14-16 QUIZ 15
Dec. 6 Solubility

Week 16 Electrochemistry 18
Dec. 13
TBA Final Exam (Comprehensive & closed book)

* Exams will be in person and administered at 12:00 pm, unless announced otherwise, locations will
be announced.
Weekly quizzes will be posted online and must be completed by due date