Respect everyone in class.

Students are responsible for all aspects of the class; chemistry tutoring is encouraged.

Follow all laboratory safety rules.

Textbook:  World of Chemistry.  Zumdahl et al.; CK-12 chemistry online textbook [~ 50 MB]

prerequisites:  B or higher in prior science and 1^st year algebra course; credit or concurrent enrollment in advanced Algebra recommended.  C or higher in H Chem 1 to enroll in H Chem 2.

semester- and grading period- grades (example calculation) are cumulative from the beginning of the semester, thus the semester grade may not be the average of your grading period grades.  attending CalDay in the spring provides 2 extra credit points (provide proof of attendance, e.g. schedule / program of events & summary of your activities; must attend 1 science related session). 

academic integrity  (e.g. 1; 2; 3), i.e. there will be consequences for cheating / plagiarism, e.g. appropriate use of in-text citations.  for cheating on an exam, your semester grade = F !  in other situations, the consequence depend on the specific act & if there is a prompt parent letter describing the stiuation / request for leniency.  potential consequences:  score = 0 (default); referral; lower semester grade by 1 level, or semester grade = F.

grade adjustment option (for either fall or spring semester); upon student request; deadline = end of 3^rd week of school; provide STAR report, your report card, this syllabus, semester online gradebook printout, & grade change form

STAR chemistry score	semester grade
advance	+ 3 %
proficient	+ 1 %

exams

• weekly quiz on Mondays (Tuesday if Monday = holiday; may use 1-page, 1-side of notes)
• score = 0 for being absent on exam day
• no make-up for test / retest / quiz.
• retest (afterschool & requires prior chem tutoring session); record highest score
• test corrections is available for test / retest if your score > 50%; due on the following school day; attach the test corrections to the front of your original test / retest; score = average of original & corrected test / retest
• may drop 1 test / semester for 9 chem tutoring sessions - signed by a chemistry teacher
• may use 2-sided 1-page containing STAR chemistry reference sheets (equation sheet & periodic table; no photoreduction, no attachment) for exam & quiz; may write notes on this paper.  may use photocopy of textbook appendixes, but no notes may be written on it.

labs

• if you are absent, there is no make-up labs & prelab + lab report score = 0
• prelab assignments due at the beginning of class on lab day; no prelab -> lab report score = 0
• Late lab report / prelab assignment will not be accepted. 
• read lab notebook rubric / scoresheet and lab safety rules; sign & attach to the end of your lab notebook [no signature or scoresheet = no lab notebook points]
• to prepare your lab report, use Excel & Word (including equation editor) as appropriate; 2 students / lab report; exceptions given on the day of the lab
• may revise lab report once upon sincere 1^st attempt; attach & label revision to the front of the original lab report; lost of lab report points for improper sequence of content

prelab, lab report, test corrections, & HW are to be stapled and due at the beginning of the period.  include HW score on HW:  2 points to try each problem, 1 point to try part of a problem, 0 point for no attempt on a problem; any multiple-part problem is still 2 points.  there is a 50% penalty for late HW.

Any exceptions to the policy in the syllabus will require a note (attach to assignment) signed by me; a prompt request is more likely to be successful.  Fill-out survey & signature form.

Fall

Spring

ch. 3  atom

ch. 4 chemical names

ch. 11  electron configuration

ch. 12.  chemical bonds

ch. 14 intermolecular forces

ch. 7  chemical equations

ch. 8  precipitation reactions

ch. 18  redox reactions

ch. 5  dimensional analysis

ch. 11  light & spectroscopy

ch.  6  moles

ch. 9 stoichiometry

ch. 13  gas

ch. 15  solution

ch. 14.2-14.3; & 10 thermodynamics

ch. 19  nuclear chem

ch. 23 (online textbook)  kinetics

ch. 17 equilibrium

ch. 16 acid / base chem

review for STAR chem test - if time is available

Mon, Feb 27

weekly quiz

collect / review HW

block

ch. 19 nuclear chem

HW: ch. 21ap; # 1, 5, 9, 23; 29, 31, 33, 37, 39

Mon, Feb 27

Tue, Feb 21

test on ch. 10 & 14 thermodynamics

announcment:  no chem tutoring drop requests for 3rd grading period

Mon, Feb 13

weekly quiz ;   finish notes on Gibbs' free energy

collect chem tutoring forms / missing work

Fri, Feb 10

ch. 10.10  entropy & Gibbs free energy

HW: ch. 19ap; # 23, 29, 35, 37

Tue, Feb 14

Mon, Feb 6

weekly quiz

ch. 10.7  Hess' law

HW: ch. 5ap; # 47, 49, 50

Tue, Feb 14

Fri, Feb 3

lab data analysis  (bring your lab NB) /  retest review

Tu, Jan 31

ch. 10.1 - 10.6  enthalpy & calorimetry

HW:  ch. 5ap; # 21, 23, 35, 37; 53, 55, 57

Tue, Feb 14

block

ch. 14.2 - 14.3  heating curve

HW:  ch. 11ap; # 27, 29, 30

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Tu, Jan 24

weekly quiz

ch. 15.10 colligative properties

HW:  ch. 13ap; # 45 (info), 47, 51

Fri, Feb 3

Fri, Jan 27

Fri, Jan 20

ch. 15.7 - 15.8  solution stoichiometry

HW: ch. 4ap; # 51, 53, 56

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Tu, Jan 17

weekly quiz

ch. 15.6  dilution & solution preparation

HW:  ch. 13ap; # 27ab, 28ab;  ch. 4ap; # 11, 12, 13

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Fri, Feb 3

Fri, Jan 13

ch. 15.4 - 15.5  concentration

HW:  ch. 13ap; # 11a, 13, 15, 17, 19

Fri, Feb 3

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Mon, Jan 9

weekly quiz

ch. 15.1 - 15.3  solubility

HW: ch. 13ap; # 1, 3acd, 5ac

Fri, Feb 3

Fri, Jan 27

Fri, Jan 6

ch. 13.11 gas stochiometry

HW:  read ch. 13.7 - 13.10; ch. 10ap; # 20, 39, 41, 55

Tu, Jan 10

Thu, Jan 5

ch.13.6  partial pressure

HW:  ch. 10ap; # 45, 47, 49, 53

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ch. 13.2 - 13.5  various gas equations

HW:  ch. 10ap; # 17, 18, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 35, 37

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Tues, Jan 3

ch. 13.1  pressure

HW:  ch. 10ap; # 7, 13, 14

announcement: document any gradebook errors before school starts @ 7:55 am & revised course syllabus

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winter break