Chem 11: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

VIC MARIE I. CAMACHO (vigesa3@yahoo.com)

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Course Content

Textbooks/Supplementary Materials

Grading

Course Requirements

Course Policies

COURSE OVERVIEW

COURSE CONTENT

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Foundations ○ The atom, Nuclear Reactions and Periodicity

Molecular Structure and bonding○ Lewis, VBT, MOT

Solids○ ionic, molecular, network

d-Metal Complexes○ transition compounds

Applications

Textbooks

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Required texts: Shriver and Atkins (1999). Inorganic Chemistry 3rd Edition.

New York: Oxford Press

Reference Books

Chang, Raymond (2005). Chemistry 8th Edition Singapore: McGraw-Hill

Silberberg, Chemistry. Hill,J and Kolb, D (1998). Chemistry for the Changing Times.6th Ed

Prentice Hall Inc Masterton and Hurley(1998). Chemistry: Principles and Reactions.

USA: Saunders College Publishing

Course Requirements

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Portfolio Power point presentation Plastic Egg Models Journal Reading Reflections Module Field Trip

Grading

Quizzes/Long Exams (25%) Projects (20%) Class Performance (155%) Alternative Learning Outputs (40%)

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Course Policies

Attendance is a Must.A student who has incurred twenty percent or 27

hours (9 days) of the total number of hours (108) for recitation, lecture, laboratory or any other scheduled work in one subject for the semester shall be dropped from the class roll. If the majority of absences are excused, s/he might not be given a grade of failure; however, if majority of absences are not excused, the student should be given a grade of failure upon being dropped. The excuse is valid if a student acquired an illness (documented) and attended the death (excused) of his/her immediate family member. Other reasons of excuses will be in the jurisdiction of the professor.

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Course Policies

Make –up for missed quizzes and Dropping of CourseA student shall make up for work to meet course

requirements within 5 days. Only long exam and finals are to be made up provided that the checked papers were not yet returned.

Any missed quizzes; outputs and other course requirements will be given zero. Incomplete grade will only be given for those who failed to take a final exam.

Dropping this course may still be done before the midterm week (Aug 15) with the approval of the registrar. An “A.W.” (Authorized withdrawal) mark will appear in the record.

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Course Policies Student must exercise Academic HONESTY.

Any form of dishonesty and or deceit, especially cheating (e.g. giving or receiving aid on a test, plagiarism on papers, etc.) during examination or any class work, falsification of laboratory data and or any form, copying others work, forging signatures and the likes, will automatically receive 70 (failing mark) and or will be reprimanded or suspended.

Students must always follow the date of submission.

Late requirements will NOT be accepted. Papers must be collected and compiled by the President/Secretary and arrange accordingly. Submit all requirements at the designated shelves at MB 118.

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