This document is a syllabus for a General Chemistry II course that provides information about the course structure, grading policies, schedule, and expectations. It includes three key points: 1) The course covers topics in physical properties of solutions, chemical kinetics, nuclear chemistry, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, and other topics, using a specified textbook. Exams and homework make up the majority of the grade. 2) Students are expected to read the textbook, complete online homework and quizzes, and attend lectures and recitation sections. Completing homework problems is important preparation for exams, as exam questions may be similar. 3) The course schedule outlines the pacing and timing of exams, assignments, and topics

1. General Chemistry II – Syllabus
Chemistry 1240 University of Toledo Fall 2012
Sections Professor Lecture Recitation
1-11, 91 Dr. Joseph Schmidt MWF 10-10:50 AM, RH 1520 Thur at Various Times
Office: 3277B Wolfe Hall 419-530-1512 joseph.schmidt@utoledo.edu
Office Hours: W, F (1:00 – 3:30 PM)
(Friday office hours cancelled on exam days to facilitate grading)
Course Material:
Text: Chemistry, 9th
Edition, 2007, McGraw Hill, Raymond Chang – UT Edition
Required: Wireless Remote “Clicker”
Supplementary: Student Solutions Manual, Chang/Cruickshank
–Access to this book by owning a copy or sharing one is useful and recommended.
Optional: The Student Study Guide, Chang/Woodrum
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
Introductory material for the course is printed in the front of your textbook (UT edition) and posted on
Blackboard (see Handouts folder). You should carefully read those pages before the text below. You
are responsible for knowing all information in both components.
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
Chemistry 1240, General Chemistry II, is the second course in the General Chemistry sequence. CHEM
1290 is the appropriate lab course to go with CHEM 1240. This sequence is intended for students who are
majoring in the natural sciences, science education, pharmacy, chemical engineering or bioengineering, and
allied health fields.
Because chemical principles are so important in many other sciences, chemistry is often called the central
science. In the General Chemistry sequence we will discuss a wide range of chemical topics. Our goal is to
provide you with a foundation that will allow you to continue your education in your chosen field. We hope
that these courses will show you that chemistry is an exciting and important science that touches your daily
life in many ways. Although college chemistry is a challenging subject, you can be successful if you work
diligently and seek help when needed.
COURSE GRADES AND GRADING POLICIES
Drop, Withdrawal and Incomplete Grades
Course drop and withdrawal procedures have been set by the University faculty. Dropped courses do not appear
on your transcript. The deadline for dropping is September 3rd
. If you are in a course after that date, there will
be a grade on your transcript (A-F, W, or IN). You may withdraw from the course and receive a grade of W. The
deadline for withdrawal is the end of the 10th
week, October 26th
. W’s do not affect your GPA. For both
dropping the course or withdrawing you should go to the Registrar's Office. You do not need your instructor’s
permission for either process. Please note that course registration changes might affect your financial aid.
During the term instructors are asked to report student attendance. These reports can affect your financial aid,
so you will want to be sure that you are in attendance for all classes. However, you will remain enrolled in the
class independent of these reports. That is, you remain registered for the class and will receive a final grade
unless you take the action of dropping or withdrawing.
Note: If you drop or withdraw from CHEM 1240, you must also drop/withdraw from the
lab course CHEM 1290 because you need to know the lecture material to be in lab.

2. General Chemistry II – Syllabus
Chemistry 1240 University of Toledo Fall 2012
A course grade of Incomplete is given only to those who have completed all but a small percentage of course
requirements for an acceptable reason. The Incomplete must be removed before you take organic chemistry.
See the UT general catalog for a full description of the grade of incomplete (IN).
Grades on Course Components
Scores and course grades in college science classes are often quite different from high school courses.
Homework, writing assignment and remote response averages are typically over 90%. Quiz averages are
usually in the range 60-65%. Of course each of the above items are done with an open book and with multiple
attempts allowed for all but the quizzes. But more importantly, these items are designed to help you prepare
for exams. The exams are the primary grade determinants in the course – exams really show if you know the
material. The resulting exam averages are typically in the range of 60-70% with some grades over 95%.
Grades are not the most important aspect of this course - learning chemistry is why you are here. But grades
do have importance for many reasons, including as an indicator to you regarding the knowledge that you have
learned. It is a very high priority to us to ensure fairness and equity in all grading aspects of the course.
Anyone who has the prerequisites for this course and effectively studies the material can achieve at least a
reasonable level of achievement and therefore an acceptable grade, i.e., a C or above. In recent years over
75% of those who remained in the class did earn a C or above. There is nothing about this class that requires
anyone to get a lower grade. Our grading system does not assume that anyone must fail the course, which is
the case for grading systems based on curves. We don’t use a curve, so every one of you can achieve the
grade that you are willing to earn! Finally, let us also state this emphatically: is not the instructor’s role to
“weed-out” students, but rather to help all students gain a good understanding of chemical principles.
Course Points The following is the distribution of possible points in the course:
Quizzes on Blackboard 100 pts 13.3%
Homework Assignments on ARIS 90 pts 12.0%
Midterm Exams 3 @ 100 points each 300 pts 40.0%
Final Exam 200 pts 26.7%
Remote Responses “Clickers” & Writing Assignments 60 pts 8.0%
Total: 750 pts
Note: For all but the exams, there will be a few extra points to allow for minor errors and/or absences. This
will permit you to get full credit if you miss a small number of points in each category, but there will not be
extra credit awarded. This is only a small number, so don’t rely on these points to make a big difference.
Extra points in any category will NOT be counted towards your final total score.
Grade Scale These are the minimum percentages (points) needed to receive the indicated grade:
A 87% (652) A– 85% (638)
B+ 82% (638) B 75% (562) B– 73% (548)
C+ 70% (525) C 63% (472) C– 60% (450)
D+ 57% (428) D 52% (390) D– 50% (375)
Special Needs: If you have special needs with respect to your participation in this course, please make an
appointment to discuss this matter with your instructor. Your instructor will work with you and the Office of
Accessibility to make appropriate accommodations for your needs.
Section Numbers: All of your university records for this class are kept by section number so be sure that
you know your section number. You must place it on all of your papers to ensure that you receive full
credit in your personal grade record. For example: CHEM 1240 009 is section 9.

3. General Chemistry II – Syllabus
Chemistry 1240 University of Toledo Fall 2012
COURSE SCHEDULE
The table below will give you a general idea of our pace throughout the course. Exams will occur on the dates
indicated below. Material covered on each exam will be dependent on class pace and will be specified in
lecture prior to each exam. All quiz completion deadlines will be announced in class and on Blackboard.
Week Dates Chapter: Topic Notes
1 Aug 20-24
11: Intermolecular Forces and Liquids
and Solids
Only the Solids sections, 11.3-11.7 will be
covered (pg. 461-478)
2 Aug 27-31 12: Physical Properties of Solutions
3 Sept 3-7
12: continued
13: Chemical Kinetics
9/3 is Labor Day – No Classes
Last day to Drop the course is Mon, 9/3
4 Sept 10-14 13: continued
5 Sept 17-21
13: continued
23: Nuclear Chemistry
Midterm Exam 1, Friday 9/21
6 Sept 24-28
23: continued
14: Chemical Equilibrium
7 Oct 1-5 14: continued 10/1 – 10/2: Fall Break (No Classes)
8 Oct 8-12
14: continued
15: Acids and Bases
9 Oct 15-19 15: continued
10 Oct 22-26
22: Transition Metal Chemistry and
Coordination Compounds
Note: Oct. 26th
is the last day to withdraw
from the class
Midterm Exam 2, Friday 10/26
11
Oct 29-
Nov 2
16: Acid-Base Equilibria and Solubility
Equilibria
12 Nov 5-9 16: continued
13 Nov 12-16
18: Entropy, Free Energy and
Equilibrium
11/12: Veterans Day observed (No Classes)
14 Nov 19-23 19: Electrochemistry
11/21 – 11/23: Thanksgiving Break
(No Classes)
15 Nov 26-30 19: continued Midterm Exam 3, Friday 11/30
16 Dec 3-7 17: Chemistry in the Atmosphere
17
Dec. 10-14
(Finals
Week)
The Final Exam will include
all material covered in CHEM 1240
(Comprehensive)
****** Final Exam *******
Wednesday, 12/12, 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
NOTE: YOU MUST TAKE THE FINAL
AT THIS TIME (NO EXCEPTIONS!)
BE SURE THAT YOUR TRAVEL AND EMPLOYMENT PLANS DO NOT CONFLICT
WITH THIS SCHEDULE – INCLUDING THE FINAL EXAM.

4. General Chemistry II – Syllabus
Chemistry 1240 University of Toledo Fall 2012
HOMEWORK
A very important aspect of learning is practice – think about playing music or performing in sports. For
learning chemistry we must practice the skills and techniques that are used in the characterization of the
physical world on a chemical basis. Homework in this course is of two types: text questions and online
exercises in the ARIS system. Some text questions are also on ARIS. Tip: You should master the assigned
text questions BEFORE you attempt the graded ARIS questions.
Our text gives example problems within the body of each chapter. These are followed by related practice
exercises. The answers for the latter are given at the end of the chapter. Each chapter ends with over 100
problems. Answers to the even-numbered ones are in the Student Solutions Manual, which we urge you to
obtain by either purchasing your own copy or sharing one with other students. That Manual also has many
useful tips on completing the homework. For most of the odd-numbered questions the even-numbered item
before or after usually involves the same concept, so you can use the Manual to check your method.
BRING YOUR HOMEWORK SOLUTIONS TO EVERY CLASS AND RECITATION. When you are having
difficulties, you should bring your work of the Help Center and/or your instructor. You are expected to have
solutions to in-chapter questions by the class period after coverage of that section and all end-of-chapter
questions completed by the class after we finish the entire chapter.
MOST IMPORTANT: Homework assignments are a significant source of exam questions. In some
cases the exact same question or problem will be on the exam, perhaps with different data numbers. You
don’t want to be in the position of taking the exam without having already mastered this material.
YOU SHOULD DO EACH OF THESE PROBLEMS AS A MINIMUM.
Chapter End of Chapter Questions
11 7,11,13,15,17,19,37,38,41,44,51,53,55,77,79,81,83,85,95, 99,127,129
12 11,15,17,19,21,23,27,28,37,51,55,57,59,61,65,67,73,75,77,79,81,89,91,105,107,113,121
13 1,2,5,7,11,15,17,19,21,27,29,34,35,37,39,41,44,51,63,73,77,81,83,87,91,97,99,109
14 9,13,15,17,19,23,25,29,31,35,37,39,41,43,47,51,53,55,57,65,67,69,77,87,99,107
15 3,5,11,15,17,19,21,23,25,31,33,35,37,42,43,45,47,49,53,55,67,75,76,79,81,83,87,91,93,99,101,
103,107,113,125,131,133
16 5,9,11,15,17,23,25,29,31,32,41,45,47,49,51,53,55,59,61,63,65,67,75,79,81,87,91,97,99,107
17 5,11,14,25,31,33,34,37,43,48,51,52,53,55,56,67
18 2,4,5,9,11,13,17,19,21,22,23,25,27,29,31,33,34,35,41,43,51,55,57,59,61,75,85,91
19 1,11,13,17,19,23,29,31,45,47,49,55,61,63,67,69,73,81
22 4,5,9,11,13,23,47,55
23 3,5,13,17,19,23,25,27,29,55,57,60,67,79,85
Note: This set corresponds to about 2.5 questions per day during the semester. If you keep up to date,
the task is not too difficult.