SP25 CH302 Principles of Chemistry II Syllabus PDF

Syllabus: CH302 (Principles of Chemistry II) Spring ’25, Department of Chemistry The University of Texas at Austin Course Description An elaboration of introductory chemical concepts, built upon the foundation formed by CH301. Generally speaking, we will cover...

Syllabus: CH302 (Principles of Chemistry II) Spring ’25, Department of Chemistry The University of Texas at Austin Course Description An elaboration of introductory chemical concepts, built upon the foundation formed by CH301. Generally speaking, we will cover equilibrium processes, water chemistry, electrochemistry, and kinetics. More details can be found on Canvas and on the course schedule at the end of this document. Course Prerequisites Passing CH301 or 301H with a grade of at least C-. Credit Hours 3.0 Course Format In-person Course Location Lectures: MW 11am-12:30pm BUR 106 MW 2pm-3:30pm WEL 2.224 Discussions: Date and time varies by section. Most are in WEL 4.132B EXCEPT sections 49476 (PAI 4.28). Instructor Information Instructor Name and Title Dr. Alfred Tuley, Associate Professor of Instruction Department and Office Location Chemistry, Welch 3.210B E-mail [email protected] Best Contact Method For content-related questions: make a post on Ed Discussion. For personal questions: send a message on Canvas. On weekdays, I will respond to your message within 24 hours, but response times may take longer on weekends. If you need to speak with me in person, please visit during my office hours or if you see my office door open. Please note: I am always happy to speak with you in person, but I always appreciate a follow-up email as a reminder of any requests made in person. What about TA’s and UGCA’s? Your TA’s and UGCA’s should be contacted through Canvas. All of their contact info can be found there. Office Hours and Collaborative Study Sessions (CSS) Dr. Tuley will have two office hours per week, with specifics to be determined. The rest of the instructional team will also have opportunities for you to talk to them; TA’s will hold office hours, and CA’s will hold CSS sessions. You can find all of this information on the homepage of Canvas. Short Biography Dr. Tuley was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he received a B.S. in Chemistry from Texas A&M – Corpus Christi. From there, he earned a Ph.D. in Chemical Biology from Texas A&M – College Station, and then studied medicinal chemistry with the late Prof. Walter Fast at UT-Austin. From 2019- 2023, Dr. Tuley was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, then became an Associate Professor of Instruction at UT-Austin in Fall 2023. Course Details Course Structure This course is a series of 75-min lectures held two times a week, where we will expand upon the subject matter introduced in CH301. You are expected to attend class regularly and show up prepared to take notes and answer questions. Lectures will be in a format that incentivizes student participation. Every week, you will have work to submit before coming to class, and you will be assessed through quizzes and exams. Please see the course schedule for more information. Learning Outcomes (LOs) and Question Types (QTs) You can find the complete list of learning outcomes for this course on gchem.cm.utexas.edu. CH302 explicitly covers Chapters 7-15 in the Gchem site. The learning outcomes are listed at the start of each chapter. All course materials (including quizzes and exams) will be crafted around specific question types. Each of the four units in CH302 has 25 question types, which can be found at the end of this document and Canvas. Required Course Materials There is no specific textbook for this course. We highly recommend open- source online textbooks such as UT’s gchem website, OpenStax Chemistry 2e, and Chemistry LibreTexts. You are allowed to use scientific calculators in this class (not graphing calculators), but the questions will be designed in such a way that you should not need them. You will need a way to access in-class polling via Instapoll, so please bring a cell phone, laptop, or tablet for every class. Recommended Resources On Canvas, we will post links to any additional resources I think will be relevant or useful to your success in this course. Course Policies Grade Scale (For each letter grade, your overall course average must be at least the percentage value shown below). Letter grade Grade cutoff (points) A 930 A- 900 B+ 870 B 830 B- 800 C+ 770 C 730 C- 700 D 600 F