CH 302 Principles of Chemistry, 50025 Part 2, Fall 2016

Instructor : Dr. Sara Sutcliffe

Class Time : TTh 2-3.30pm in WCH 1.120
Office Hours : TTh 3.30-4.30pm in my office (starts as soon as class ends really)
Office : WEL 5.238
Telephone : 471-4544. If you want to leave a message, it's better to email me !
E-mail : emu@mail.utexas.edu
When emailing Dr. Sutcliffe include your first and last name as well as UNIQUE NUMBER of the course you are in.
Do NOT call either Dr. Sutcliffe OR your TA's at home. EVER !

Teaching Assistants, Peer Learning Assistants & Office Hours :

Grace Kim seyong.grace.kim@gmail.com Th 1-2pm suite B
Seongwoo Jeong jeongseongwoo@utexas.edu T 10-11am suite B
Dylan Boucher dgboucher@utexas.edu M W 9-10am suite A
Joanna Ma joanna_ma_2010@utexas.edu W 4-5pm in WEL 3.402
PLA's:
Jorge & Brooks: Th 10-11am suite A
Luis & Gabe: W 3-4pm suite B

Grace will be your primary contacts with regard to exam regrades. Always include your first and last name, EID
and the version number of the exam AND YOUR CLASS UNIQUE in your emails to any of us !!!

Course Text: The OFFICIAL class textbook is the free UT e-book (see below). The course has also been paired
with an OpenStax e-book. It is always a good idea to have a reference book for even more practice problems,
alternative explanations, appendices, etc. Get a used one – there are plenty out there! I will post online lecture
notes that you can refer to. The most recent official textbooks were both called Chemical Principles, one by Atkins,
another by Zumdahl. Various used editions exist, as do plenty of alternates. The e-book does not have an index.
You can use the tentative schedule on the last page to cross reference to your particular book.

Course Webpages:
UT e-book: https://gchem.cm.utexas.edu/
Open Stax book: http://cnx.org/contents/havxkyvS@9.311:uXg0kUa-@4/Introduction
Canvas: http://canvas.utexas.edu/ Check this regularly for any announcements. Main course notes will be here.
Squarecap: https://www.squarecap.com/ I’m using this system for grading class participation.
The following are optional online systems:
QUEST: https://quest.cns.utexas.edu (if you don’t use this system you will only be able to check some grades)
ALEKS: http://www.aleks.com/
Sapling: http://saplinglearning.com

UT e-book topics covered in this class (proposed schedule on last page gives more detail)
(I strongly recommend you review CH301 materials on your own time!!)
UNIT 7: Physical Equilibria
UNIT 8: Solubility Equilibria
UNIT 9: Chemical Equilibria
UNIT 10: Acid/Base Equilibria
UNIT 11: Kinetics
UNIT 12: Electrochemistry
UNIT 13: Nuclear Chemistry
 Grading for the Course:

Evening Exams (60%) 4 exams drop 1 lowest score

Final Exam (25%) Cumulative.** OR: Average of Exams 1- 4 (if higher)
Participation (Squarecap) (5%) Average score; some points will be dropped
Canvas Assignments (5%) Average of all assignments; drop 5 lowest.
QUEST (5%)* Number TBD; drop 2 lowest.
ALEKS (5%)* Homework average (2.5%) + overall mastery (2.5%).
Sapling Learning (5%)* Number TBD; drop 2 lowest.
** Or average of ALL FOUR in class exam scores: Done automatically on my spreadsheet. You don't have to sign up to take the final: you just
try to beat your 4 exam average. If you miss the final (or do worse than the 4 exam average) the 4 exam average is used.

*The QUEST, ALEKS and Sapling choices are OPTIONAL homeworks. You do not have to buy ALL of them. But
they can enable you to earn a few more points to take the stress off your exams. You will pick ONE of them to use
to get you to 100%, and you may if you wish, get a second one to get up to a maximum of 105%.

All of these online systems have their own internal gradebooks where you may check your scores. Squarecap scores
may show on Canvas during the semester. At the end of the semester all of these scores will be pulled into Canvas
and QUEST and (hopefully) displayed in a logical enough manner that you can calculate your grade. However I will
still post a worksheet to try to help out.

Your % score then has to be converted to a letter grade. Time for the fun part:

Letter Grading: UT has adopted plus minus grading. Here are the borderlines:
Grade GPA Score
A 4.0 93.00% - 100.00%
A- 3.67 90.00% - <93.00% Note: It is possible that these cutoffs may
B+ 3.33 87.00%- <90.00% move downward slightly at the end of the
semester, based on the performance of the
B 3.0 83.00% - <87.00%
class as a whole. If you use these as a guide
B- 2.67 80.00% - <93.00% and strive to be above a certain cutoff, then
C+ 2.33 77.00%- <80.00% you will not have to worry about how much
C 2.0 73.00% - <77.00% the cutoffs change.
C- 1.67 70.00% - <73.00%
D+ 1.33 67.00%- <70.00%
D 1.0 63.00% - <67.00%
D- 0.67 60.00% - <63.00%
F 0 <60.00%

Course Description: This course continues from the topics introduced in CH301 and covers physical and chemical
equilibria, solution equilibria, acids and bases, buffers, electrochemistry, kinetics and some nuclear chemistry.

Course Prerequisites: C- or better in CH301. It’s also a good idea to enroll in CH204K concurrently, or as soon as
possible after taking CH302 (if you need CH204K).

Statement from the Center for the Core Curriculum:

This course carries the Quantitative Reasoning flag. Quantitative Reasoning courses are designed to equip you with
skills that are necessary for understanding the types of quantitative arguments you will regularly encounter in your
adult and professional life. You should therefore expect a substantial portion of your grade to come from your use of
quantitative skills to analyze real-world problems.

Core Curriculum Objectives

This course may be used to fulfill three hours of the natural science and technology (Part I or Part II) component of
the university core curriculum and addresses the following four core objectives established by the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board: communication skills, critical thinking skills, teamwork, and empirical and
quantitative skills.

Communication skills: Students will work in class, on homework and on exams to apply scientific model to explain
empirical data as well as to use models to predict physical and chemical change. Students will be able to connect
mathematical formulas and graphical representations to communicate scientific concepts.

Critical Thinking: Students are presented with many opportunities to use critical thinking skills to solve problems
both in class via clicker response system and on graded homework assignments. These skills are assessed on the
exams.

Teamwork: Students are encouraged to collaborate with their neighbors on clicker type activities that are designed
to reinforce their understanding of topics just presented and /or applying them to other related situations. Outside of
class, students are encouraged to continue working in groups with the aim of better understanding of homework and
learning module assignments.

Quantitative Skills: Students are required to calculate answers based on their understanding of scientific laws and
derived equations. These methods include skills in manipulating units, understanding and applying the concept of
ratios, proportionality, rearranging algebraically to solve for a specified unknown, understanding and applying rates
of change, interpreting equations using physical models. These skills are assessed on the exams.

Attendance:
Attendance in class affects your grade directly, via Squarecap. Coming to class also helps you keep focused on what
we are covering. Evidence of attendance/participation is occasionally requested by the Dean's office or financial aid
office. If you are late for class or must leave early, please do so QUIETLY!

Communication:
Before emailing/posting: READ through this syllabus FIRST as you may well find the answer here. If you email me
keep in mind three things: 1) I have no idea who you are or what section you are in if you don’t tell me. 2) If it’s an
open-ended question I’d much rather you came to office hours. 3) I don’t spend all my time outside of class waiting
for emails, I have many other commitments, some of which are a little unpredictable; I will try to reply to questions
as soon as I can, but sometimes you may have to wait longer especially if you didn’t consider 1 & 2. I will use
Piazza for the course this semester. TA’s and myself will be watching it. Please try to comment to a tag so that your
question can be efficiently answered and we don’t get multiple questions on the same thing. Don’t use Piazza as an
excuse for not coming to see TA’s in office hours though. I much prefer to help students face to face – I can see if
the lightbulb went on, as it were. If you come to our office hours, have a specific question in mind. “I don’t get
equilibria” isn’t a good starting point. Don’t wait until you are waaaay behind though, see us when it first starts to
confuse you. The most critical thing with this course is to try and stay on top of it. It sneaks up on you…

Recorded Lectures (Blurb provided by College of Liberal Arts).

If you’re sick and miss class, or want to review, watch this!
Your class is using the Lectures Online recording system. This system records the audio and video material
presented in class for you to review after class. Links for the recordings will appear in the Lectures Online tab on the
Canvas page for this class. You will find this tab along the left side navigation in Canvas.
To review a recording, simply click on the Lectures Online navigation tab and follow the instructions presented to
you on the page. You can learn more about how to use the Lectures Online system at
http://sites.la.utexas.edu/lecturesonline/.
Recordings are presented complimentary through the 12th class day. After the 12th class day you will need to pay a
one-time course materials charge to gain access to all recordings for your class. The regular cost is $16, however if
you purchase access before the 12th class day, the cost is only $12.
Please note that your professor decides when and for how long recordings will be available for you to review. You
can find additional information about the lecture capture system at: http://sites.la.utexas.edu/lecturesonline/.

Additional lectures: I may also be recording catchup/review/whatever lectures on Friday afternoons in WEL, which
as they are in WEL, will be available for free at
https://cns.utexas.edu/information-technology/classroom-technology/lectures-on-demand
Details on Assignments:

1. Exams: There will be four EVENING exams, from 7-9pm on the following TUESDAYS:
**IMPORTANT: IF YOU HAVE A **GENUINE CONFLICT** WITH THESE EXAM TIMES DUE TO A
LAB SECTION OR UT SANCTIONED EVENT YOU ARE **REQUIRED** TO PROVIDE
DOCUMENTATION TO WEL 2.212 AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE EXAM**
September 13
October 4
October 25
November 29 ***LOCATIONS TO BE POSTED ON CANVAS***

TA’s will have review sessions before each exam. The locations and times will be announced on Canvas. If you
miss an exam for any reason you will receive a score of zero for that exam. It is your responsibility to make sure you
get to the exam on time. No-one will be allowed to start the exam more than 30 minutes late and no-one will be
allowed to leave the classroom until 30 minutes have elapsed. ***THERE ARE NO MAKEUP EXAMS***.
Some students feel their test scores do not reflect the amount of work they put in or their understanding of the
subject. Tests are NOT like homeworks. They are done under stressed, timed conditions with NO help (you can’t go
online and Google the answers – this way we find out if YOU know how to do this stuff!) If you do not know the
material well, it will seem that you have very little time to ponder the questions. Remember what happens on game
shows? You should think about this when revising for exams and developing test taking skills. Practice old exams
will be posted on Canvas. The questions aren’t the same as ones on the homework sites. Very true - but the topics
WILL be the same. To really master this stuff you need to work a LOT of questions from different sources so you
are used to different question writing styles, can see patterns for yourself, note and identify common approaches and
key words, be able to catch yourself making mistakes like not converting to kJ from J, and do it all in the time
allotted. This will NOT come easily, so it needs practice! Above all, you need to be able to do this without ANY
reference to your notes. If you peeked at all, that’s a question you probably would miss. Don’t assume the coverage
on my old exams will be identical – some topics on the old Exam 1 might be on Exam 2 this semester, for example.
I will provide a list of which questions from which exams would line up with the current exam, but it should be
pretty obvious. I will also provide a study guide, which is really just me going through and summarizing some of the
main points covered by that exam. You should be doing much more than that for yourself as you prepare.
You will not be allowed to keep the exam. You MUST write your name on the scantron, the exam as well as your
scratch paper. Failing to do this will mean we will be UNABLE to fix your grade if you did not bubble in your
version number or EID correctly.

2. Final: 3 hours. Comprehensive. Cumulative. The exam will be taken in a proctored room on the UT campus. You
must be present at the assigned time to take the exam. The TENTATIVE date and location are available at the
registrar's website. They don’t usually change much from those, but.. we could have an ice storm, whatever.. Please
do not email to ask exactly when it is so you can schedule a flight- I don’t know until the official schedule is posted
about 2 weeks before the end of the semester!!! Schedule travel AFTER finals.

3. Canvas: I will post notes here, and messages to the class. Check announcements often. Online learning modules
with attached quizzes which will link directly to parts of the gchem site are posted here. You should attempt to work
through these in advance of class to aid your understanding of material presented in class. The modules on Canvas
will be built into the course calendar so you will be able to see the approximate dates we will cover specific topics. It
is possible some due dates may adjust slightly so you should always check for any announcements etc., to stay up to
date. The lowest FIVE scores will be dropped.

4. Squarecap: This will be used during class. You need to be in class to use it effectively. There will be free
response questions (all responses get credit) as well as questions that actually have a correct answer or answers (all
responses will get credit and those which are also correct will get an additional point). I may also have quizzes on
squarecap; if so, the grade will be one point for each correct answer and one additional bonus point for answering
ANY of the quiz questions (so the quizzes are more aggressively graded for accuracy). Information as to how to sign
up for Squarecap will be posted on Canvas. We will start using it immediately so points will get logged right away
BUT I will officially start counting the scores after the 12th class day. You will accrue points and I will determine
what percentage of the total points you have earned. I will EXCUSE a certain number (to be determined later) of the
total points to allow for missed activity before the 12th class day, any connectivity issues, etc. If you make a habit of
attending class regularly and working/submitting the problems we cover, you should have a very respectable grade.
Please note this system relies on you having a working mobile device. A recent upgrade has been a free app for
iphones (which you are welcome to use if you have one) instead of the campus wifi, but you should plan ahead and
purchase bandwith to ensure that you’ve got enough to last the week. Those who purchased a year’s access last
semester will get this semester for free, if not, the fee is <$10. Yes, its cheap, and local.

Note: running out of bandwidth is a very real possibility as everyone pushes more online stuff. More information
about bandwidth can be found here: https://sites.cns.utexas.edu/oit-blog/blog/purchasing-additional-bandwidth

The remaining OPTIONAL extras are yours to choose between. YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO ALL OF THEM!!

5. QUEST Homework:
Here is the official statement from Quest:
This course makes use of the web-based Quest content delivery and homework server system maintained by the
College of Natural Sciences. This homework service will require a $30 charge per student for its use, which goes
toward the maintenance and operation of the resource. Please go tohttp://quest.cns.utexas.edu to log in to the
Quest system for this class. After the 12th day of class, when you log into Quest you will be asked to pay via credit
card on a secure payment site. You have the option to wait up to 30 days to pay while still continuing to use Quest
for your assignments. If you are taking more than one course using Quest, you will not be charged more than
$60/semester. For payment questions, email quest.billing@cns.utexas.edu.

READ the Student Instructions under "HELP". You may submit your answers any time up until the due
date and time; DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE! Work the problems as I cover the material and
submit a few at a time. Negative points are given for wrong answers (see the "help" link on the website) to prevent
continuous random guessing. You have one less try than there are answer choices, or ten tries for a math free-
response question. Late submissions are not allowed. The lowest TWO homework grades will be dropped. There
are NO MAKEUP HOMEWORKS.

NOTE: As I understand it: if you don't purchase Quest access, after they enact the cutoff (see above) you will not
be unable to access subsequent HWs. Everyone should be able to see their exam grade, but exam answers will NOT
be released. This is a new policy within the department. I will release homework answers.
At the end of the semester I will pull all the grades from Squarecap, ALEKS, Sapling into both Quest and Canvas.

6. ALEKS: Access is from http://www.aleks.com. You will need a course code; this will be given once the
semester is up and running. This is NOT the same ALEKS course you had to take to enroll in CH301 at UT, but it
has a very similar feel. Actually it has improved, at least from the student side of knowing where you are and what
you need to work on. If it ever offers you a tour of the site or how to enter answers to some type of question before
you get going, do it, it will help. You can log in and work for a while, then log out and come back later in the day to
resume work. You'll have to start with another initial assessment. I will post a document on Canvas to show you
how to get up and running. I believe it will cost ~$50. There will be roughly 12 ‘homeworks’ (called Objectives) full
of specific topics that you need to learn (finish) by a deadline. The first one should be review, so you should be able
to get it done easily. I will group the topics to be covered into the order in which we will be getting to them in the
lectures. They are labeled to show which exam they relate to, e.g.: “XXX (on Exam Y)”. Some of the topics (in the
earliest deadlines) may be review. As you learn topics due for that week, your gradebook score will go up for that
Objective. Some may already be done due to your prior knowledge, as determined by the initial or later assessments!
As an additional aid to your score, if you have earned an 85% OR HIGHER on an objective by the deadline, at the
END of the semester I will adjust that deadline score to 100% on my own spreadsheet. It wont show on ALEKS. If
you completed less than 85% of the topics for that week, then you will just get the score that you earned that week.

You are scheduled to be assessed FOUR times during the semester on your CUMULATIVE knowledge of the
material covered. Basically, around the time of each exam. You can use these to test your readiness for the exam, or
do them after the exam. Once you complete the topics required for an objective that has an assessment, you will be
assessed. During an assessment, do **NOT** keep clicking "I haven’t learned that yet" if you don't want to do
the assessment at that time. This will result in topics being removed from your pie (lowering your apparent overall
mastery level of the topics) and prevent you from being able to move forward as easily. You cannot skip the
assessment, but if you do not wish to do it at that time, simply log out and log back in later. If the assessment is
finished before the current objective’s deadline, you will be able to work on any passed missed topics and future
topics that ALEKS knows you are ready to learn, until the deadline expires. The pie “unlocks”. After that deadline,
you will be back to only working on the topics in the new current objective. Note that completing missed topics after
their deadline will not retroactively increase your gradebook scores BUT your overall mastery (pie score) will
increase. Your ALEKS grade is determined in two parts: 50% is the average of all of the individual objective
deadline scores. The remaining 50% is your mastery of all topics in the pie by the final objective deadline.
If you have any trouble with ALEKS they do have tech support, please contact them if you have any trouble loading,
etc. PLEASE be sure your UT EID is entered as your School ID under the personal info to ensure you get
CREDIT for your work!

6. Sapling Learning:
This is another a set of additional roughly weekly homeworks. Some topics will be covered in more depth than
others, and, in different formats to those you do on QUEST or ALEKS or Canvas. It costs around $40. The special
key code they may ask for will just be TTh (yes, the days class meets). As for QUEST, the TWO lowest Sapling
scores will be dropped. Late submissions will not be permitted.
1. Go to http://saplinglearning.com and click on "US Higher Ed" at the top right.
2a. If you already have a Sapling Learning account, log in and skip to step 3.
2b. If you have Facebook account, you can use it to quickly create a Sapling Learning account. Click the blue button
with the Facebook symbol on it (just to the left of the username field). The form will auto-fill with information from
your Facebook account (you may need to log into Facebook in the popup window first). Choose a password and
timezone, accept the site policy agreement, and click "Create my new account". You can then skip to step 3.
2c. Otherwise, click the "Create an Account" link. Supply the requested information and click "Create My Account".
Check your email (and spam filter) for a message from Sapling Learning and click on the link provided in that
email.
3. Find your course in the list (you may need to expand the subject and term categories) and click the link. 4. If your
course requires a key code, you will be prompted to enter it.
5. If your course requires payment, select a payment option and following the remaining instructions.
Once you have registered and enrolled, you can log in at any time to complete or review your homework
assignments. During sign up or throughout the term, if you have any technical problems or grading issues, send an
email to support@saplinglearning.com explaining the issue. The Sapling Learning support team is almost always
faster and better able to resolve issues than your instructor.
PLEASE be sure your UT EID is entered under the personal info to ensure you get CREDIT for your work!

NOTE: Items 5 -7 allow your total score to go over 100%. The maximum will be 105% so the two BEST
scores out of these three items will count towards your grade. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO ALL THREE.

In fact, if you think about it you could skip all of them, but then you’re looking at 95% maximum. So why have I
added in all this extra stuff? Three words: PRACTICE, INCENTIVE, CHOICE. To succeed in this stuff you need to
PRACTICE a lot, and do lots of different kinds of problems. Not just the easy stuff on Canvas. I reward you for
your work with an INCENTIVE of some points you can earn outside of the exams. And since I think we all work
differently, you have a CHOICE of things to try.

Course Requirements: Your Responsibilities as a Student:

1. TURN OFF YOUR CELLPHONE & LAPTOP (unless using it for taking notes or Squarecap). SET YOUR
PHONE TO VIBRATE. Be considerate of others: if you MUST attempt to multitask in class sit so that your laptop
is not viewable by others. If something of an emergency is going on, sit in the back so you can go outside.
2. Acquire a NON-PROGRAMMABLE scientific calculator. You needed one for CH301. I’ll discuss suitable
calculators in class. LEARN how to use it BEFORE the exam. Show your calculator in office hours before the
exam if you need to check if we will allow it. You will NOT be allowed to use a cellphone or PDA.
3. BRING the NON-PROGRAMMABLE SCIENTIFIC calculator TO THE EXAM. PROGRAMMABLE
CALCULATORS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN EXAMS. NOTE: CALCULATORS WILL NOT BE
PROVIDED FOR THE EXAMS. If you try to use a programmable one, we will take it from you and you will
finish the exam without it.
4. Bring a device that can access the Internet in order to access Squarecap. Paper entries will NOT be accepted.
Be savvy enough to make sure you plan to have sufficient battery life and bandwidth to make it work.
Again, if you keep running out, look here: https://sites.cns.utexas.edu/oit-blog/blog/purchasing-additional-bandwidth
5. Get access to a textbook – you need some more reference material & practice problems.
6. Regularly check Canvas/Piazza/your email for messages. Make sure email isn’t going into a spam folder.
(That’s the email address you provided with your EID).
I use Canvas to bulk email the class for significant matters (exam grades ready, cancelled class due to weather, etc).
7. Regularly check your grades on Canvas, especially after exams. Notify your TA promptly of any problems. The
exams are machine graded. DO not assume we will check everyone’s individual grades!

My Course Policies:
Regrades: We will fix genuine errors on any assignment to the best of our abilities. There are no regrades for
Homeworks. If you get the answer wrong on the first try and do not understand why, you should come to office
hours. Do not email Dr. Sutcliffe or your TAs with open ended questions – instead, go to office hours. Due dates are
set for the entire class, NO EXCEPTIONS. For EXAMS: If you make a mistake with your EID or version number,
your TA will fix it but it is YOUR responsibility to email them PROMPTLY with your full name & your EID. It is
YOUR responsibility to check the ENTIRE scantron before submitting it.

Email Abuse (SPAMMING) ANYONE who bulk emails the class to send a message which is irrelevant to THIS
course (tickets, surveys, roommates etc.) will be reported to ITS. Repeat abusers will be reported by ITS to Student
Judicial Services for further disciplinary action. Email abuse is discussed in more detail at
https://www.utexas.edu/vp/it/policies/aup/ specifically section V and VI.

“…..(Something bad) happened so I missed/ did badly in…….” It is important to realize that wanting a specific
grade and actually getting the results to justify it are not the same thing. To be fair to ALL students, the details of
this syllabus are applied WITHOUT EXCEPTION. People get ‘flu, break up with the love of their life, have their
car break down, oversleep, etc. But we still have to go to work and do our job. If something very bad happens to you
(such as a serious car wreck, a significant family member dies, or you become ill to the point of missing several
weeks of school) during this semester you should go to your Dean’s office and explain your situation to them (and
provide proof of this). They will communicate with me if they feel the situation is warranted. Depending on the
situation, you may be allowed to drop the class or I may assign you an incomplete if I feel your performance in the
class prior to the event justifies this. An incomplete (you must currently have a passing grade in order to qualify)
means you will receive an X for your final grade. You will have to complete the missed exam(s) as a result of the
event in the following semester, or you will get an F. More details are available in the UT Course Schedule.
However if your grades take a beating due to a mild sickness, you should work with a TA or myself and try to catch
up as best as possible, but realize that it won’t be easy! Please come and see me early in the semester if you feel you
are getting behind, as the longer you leave it, the harder it will be to adjust.

DO NOT SCHEDULE ANYTHING DURING EXAMS AND FINALS! No exam can be taken late. If you have
a conflict with the established 7-9pm exam time such as a lab or another exam, we offer an alternative exam time
from 4-6pm on the same day as the regularly scheduled exam. To sign up for the alternate exam, please visit
http://www.cm.utexas.edu/testing and follow the given instructions. We do not offer any other alternate exam
periods. If you are unable to attend both the 7-9pm regular exam time and the 4-6pm alternative exam time, please
contact the Chemistry Student Services Office (WEL 2.212, 512-471-1567) for help moving into a section of this
course with different exam dates.

Only religious holidays and UT related conflicts are acceptable reasons to reschedule an exam for another day. If
you are away from campus for a University-sponsored activity, you must provide advance notice written on UT
letterhead explaining the reason for your absence. If your exam is in conflict with a religious holiday you must
provide notice of the conflict at least 14 days in advance. Please contact the Chemistry Student Services Office to
set up a make up exam. Some holy days are not possible to predict exactly, so, please make arrangements EARLY.
You can always cancel when you find out the actual date doesn’t conflict. Some requirements can be accommodated
during the exam. For example, breaking a fast is OK, but please eat something that is NOT going to disturb others!

SSD Students
If you are a student registered with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities and receive special
accommodations for your exams, the Chemistry Student Services Office (WEL 2.212) is equipped with a VERY
limited number of seats in a reduced distraction environment for the administration of exams. Please submit your
SSD letter to them. Visit http://www.cm.utexas.edu/testing to sign up for accommodated exams for this course. You
may contact Chemistry Student Services (512-471-1567) with any questions related to setting up SSD
accommodations for a chemistry class.

Student Athletes: All NCAA student-athletes must present a missed class letter to Dr. Sutcliffe on the first day of
class. If you are a student-athlete and will be missing an assignment or exam due to official travel (as documented
on your missed class letter), it is your responsibility to contact your academic counselor and make exam
proctoring arrangements at least 2 weeks prior to the exam date. Have your proctor contact me via email. As for
religious events, if there is a semifinal (tentative) match, then make plans as if it is going to occur and cancel as you
find out. All proctored exams must be taken before or during the scheduled class exam time.

Cheating: In a word, DONT! I despise cheating and will penalize it. Students who violate University rules on
scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of failure in this course and /or
dismissal from The University. Since such dishonesty harms the individual, all students, and the integrity of The
University, policies on scholastic dishonesty will be strictly enforced. "Scholastic dishonesty" includes, but is not
limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion, falsifying academic records, and any act designed to give unfair
academic advantage to the student, providing false or misleading information in an effort to receive a postponement
or an extension on a test, quiz, or other assignment), or the attempt to commit such an act. More info here:
http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/scholdis.php

UT Austin Policy on Accommodations:

The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate academic accommodations for qualified
students with disabilities. See above discussion on exam conflicts. If you are given a letter, bring it to WEL 2.212
and don't wait for campus mail! For more information on qualifying for accommodations, contact the Office of the
Dean of Students at 471 -6259, 471- 6441-TTY.

UT Policies Regarding Quizzes, Exams, and Grading:

1. The use of programmable calculators is not permitted during exams.
2. As stipulated in the University guidelines regarding exams, you may not leave the exam room for any reason
during an exam and then re-enter the room to resume the exam.
3. You are required to keep your copy of all exams and quizzes. You will be asked to submit them to solve any
grading related problems.
4. Scholastic dishonesty will be prosecuted to the full extent. It is the student's responsibility to find out what is
considered as scholastic dishonesty. This information is available in the current issue of the General Information
Catalogue published by the Registrar's Office.

Information from the department of Natural Sciences regarding drop policies:

• 4th class day: Dropping courses electronically: During the first four class days, students may add and drop
courses with the Registrar’s online registration service, ROSE.
• 12th class day: Dropping a class with possible refund: During days five through twelve, students may drop
courses online, but must go to the department offering the course to seek permission to add a course. Be
advised that some departments do not allow adds/drops after the fourth class day. For those departments that do
allow adds/drops, the add-transactions before the twelfth class day will be processed in the respective
department. Students who wish to add a class after the twelfth class day should be required to go to the Student
Division of the Dean's Office (first floor of W. C. Hogg) to provide justification for the proposed change. The
student must have written permission and documentation of class attendance from the instructor and
departmental approval.
• 49th class day: Last day to drop a course with approval: After the 12th day of class, and until the deadline
for dropping courses, a student wishing to drop a course will get the forms from the Dean's Office (WCH 1.106)
or their departmental advising center and ask the instructor to sign the drop form. Instructors are also asked to
indicate on this form the grade (A-F) that the student has earned in the class up to this point.
• Nonacademic Q-drop: After the last day for academic Q-drop students with substantiated nonacademic
reasons (as determined by the Dean’s Office) may be allowed to drop a course. Faculty will be asked to provide
information on student performance up to the time of the nonacademic Q-drop request but are not responsible
for making the decision about assigning a grade of Q. Students who experience significant nonacademic
 problems such as extended health-related problems or family emergencies are encouraged to contact the Dean’s
Office.
• New One-time Drop Policy: Students have the option once in their undergraduate degree to drop a class or
drop out of all classes in a semester right up til the last class day. More information is available at
http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/2010-2011/legislation/EPC_OTE.html. According to the policy as
approved by the Provost, a student who has completed at least two long semesters here at UT can drop a class
only if he or she has an average grade of D+ or below in the class at the time of the request and if there are no
pending investigations of scholastic dishonesty for the course in question.

Information from the Office of Campus Safety and Security

512-471-5767, http://www.utexas.edu/safety/
- Occupants of buildings on The University of Texas at Austin campus are required to evacuate
buildings when a fire alarm is activated. Alarm activation or announcement requires exiting and
assembling outside.
- Familiarize yourself with all exit doors of each classroom and building you may occupy.
Remember that the nearest exit door may not be the one you used when entering the building.
- Students requiring assistance in evacuation shall inform their instructor in writing during the first
week of class.
- In the event of an evacuation, follow the instruction of faculty or class instructors.
- Do not re-enter a building unless given instructions by the following: Austin Fire Department, The
University of Texas at Austin Police Department, or Fire Prevention Services office.
- Behavior Concerns Advice Line (BCAL): 512-232-5050
- Link to information regarding emergency evacuation routes and emergency procedures can be found
at: www.utexas.edu/emergency
Please take time to peruse the campus safety security site by visiting http://www.utexas.edu/safety/preparedness/.
You are your own best first responder.
When moving about campus, especially during darkness, move with a friend and maintain awareness of your
surroundings. Check the “Be Safe” website at http://besafe.utexas.edu/ for the latest safety tips.

This semester we have implemented the new Campus Concealed Carry Law. The bottom line is that the Licensed to
Carry Person (LTC) is responsible for knowing all the rules on how to carry and knowing the excluded areas on
campus. If there are questions check the “Frequently Asked Questions” at https://campuscarry.utexas.edu/faq

Campus Carry
As specified in University policy HOP #8-1060, LTC holders are required to keep their handgun on or about their
person if they are carrying. During EXAMS and the FINAL it is quite possible your TA may request ALL students
in the room put their backpacks at the front or sides of the exam room in order to prevent cheating, or simply
because of a lack of space. If this would cause you to find yourself in inadvertent violation of the law, you should
plan accordingly. Exam dates are clearly stated on the syllabus as well as the class registration information. More
information about campus carry can be found at https://www.policies.utexas.edu/policies/campus-concealed-carry.

Suggestions to help you do well in this course: (in no particular order) Pre-read before lecture. Look at the
relevant parts of your chosen textbook. Make notes- don’t just stare at it! Read actively, not passively. Engage the
concepts and verify their calculations make sense. Stay up to date on any changes that occur. Check Canvas/your
email/Piazza for notices. Keep up with your assignments. Start assignments promptly so you can seek help if you
have questions. Working with others in a study group can be very helpful sometimes, but remember: if YOU don’t
understand the material, you will do badly on the tests! You ultimately need to be able to work new & similar
problems without ANY notes or hints and quickly. Under exam conditions! This is why I recommend getting a
used textbook to supplement the e-book: to be an additional source of problems to work and alternate explanations
to concepts. Take notes in class. Turn off anything that is NOT being used for the class. Besides being a
bandwidth hog, you cannot learn anything while a video of a cat riding a Roomba (or whatever else you find
amusing) is playing on your laptop or your friend you texted 2 minutes ago is texting you again about something
that can wait until you’re done with studying! Look at the course notes on Canvas. Don’t submit to any of the
online sites at the last minute if you can avoid it! Use the material soon and often -practice. Go and find MORE
problems other than the ones I assigned; look in your textbook, other books, online etc. You must work problems
you haven't seen before to really find out how much you know. And don’t just give up and Google the answer if it
doesn’t come to you in 2 minutes! You have to make that grey stuff between your ears have a workout. It’s a muscle
basically – it won’t improve if you don’t push it! Test yourself before the test... in the same conditions. Find out
what you don't know BEFORE the test! Find out what your bad habits are – do you doze off? Second-guess yourself
out of the right answer? When you work a problem, rework it using a different unknown. Divide huge scary
problems into smaller chunks. Develop the ability to interpret equations rather than only using them to do one kind
of problem. COMPARE to other problems you have done. What worked then? How is it similar/different? In other
words, how does the equation summarize the concept? If you have exam anxiety, seek help, the UT Sanger Learning
Center has many resources. Don’t get overwhelmed -Come to office hours so we earn our keep!

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 Tentative Schedule CH 302 Principles of Chemistry Part 2 (50025) Fall 2016:
There will be some blurring of exact dates of coverage.
EVENING EXAM DATES are fixed: if we haven’t covered it, it won’t be on that exam!!

Thurs Aug 25 Introduction, Setting up on Squarecap. UNIT 7 Phase Changes.

Tues Aug 30 Phase Diagrams. Vapor Pressure.
Thurs Sept 1 Solutions & Solubility
Tues Sept 6 Effect of Solutes on Vapor Pressure
Thurs Sept 8 Colligative Properties
(Fri Sep 9th is 12th class day; see earlier details on add/drops)
Tues Sept 13 UNIT 8 Solubility Equilibria
Thurs Sept 15 UNIT 9 Chemical Equilibria: Equilibrium Extent
Tues Sept 20 Activity. Reaction Quotient, Equilibrium Constant. Heterogeneous Equilibria
Thurs Sept 22 Pressure and Concentration Expressions Equilibrium Calculations & Le Chatalier's Principle,
Tues Sept 27 Van’t Hoff Equation
Thurs Sep 29 UNIT 10 Acid/Base Equilibria Definitions (Arhenius, Bronstead- Lowry, Lewis).
Tues Oct 4 Acid Strength .The pH scale pH of strong & weak acids & bases
Thurs Oct 6 % Dissociation Protonation state at controlled pH
Tues Oct 11 Polyprotic Acids (concept, calculations
Thurs Oct 13 Salts (concept & calculations)
Tues Oct 18 Very Dilute Solutions (brief) Buffers:
Thurs Oct 20 Henderson-Hasselbach Equation; buffer calculations
Tues Oct 25 Titrations and Indicators, associated calculations. Polyprotic Acid Titrations
Thurs Oct 27 UNIT 11 Kinetics: Intro, Rate Equation, Initial Rate Method,
Tues Nov 1 catchup
(Tues Nov 1st is the 49th class day; the last day to q- drop- check with your advisor)
Thurs Nov 3 Integrated Rate Laws (cont), Collision Theory.
Tues Nov 8 Mechanisms, Arhenius Equation, Catalysts
Thurs Nov 10 UNIT 13 Nuclear Chemistry
Tues Nov 15 catchup
Thurs Nov 17 UNIT 12 Intro to Electrochemistry: cell types, cell potentials.
Tues Nov 22 Calculating Cell potentials. Nernst Equation. Calculating K
Thurs Nov 24 THANKSGIVING BREAK NO CLASSES
Tues Nov 29 Types of Batteries, Electrolysis & Corrosion
Thurs Dec 1 Demo day. Come and see me make an idiot of myself.

Mon Dec 5* 11-12pm WEL 2.224 Date reserved to record catch up lecture materials as needed.

* not your normal scheduled class or my Friday catchup 2-3pm lecture, but due to the rearranged calendar the last
class day is Monday, so if we have a weather event or similar and there is a cancelled class, I will use it as needed,
you can watch using the Lectures on Demand.

EXAMS: 7-9pm on Tuesdays, September 13, October 4, October 25, November 29.

FINAL EXAM: Comprehensive. See the Registrar’s website for time and date.