Chem 6A Winter 2017 Syllabus University of California San Diego

Professor: Alina M. Schimpf
Pacific Hall 6100E, (858)534–0050, email: [email protected] or use the TritonEd email
Lecture A00: MWF 2:00 p.m. − 2:50 a.m. Galbraith Hall 242
Office Hours: TuTh 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Urey Hall 3245
Course Web Page: https://tritoned.ucsd.edu (login and choose CHEM 6A –Schimpf [WI17])
Course Podcast: http://podcast.ucsd.edu/ (choose CHEM 6A – General Chemistry – LE [A00] and login)
Textbook Web Page: http://www.mcquarriegeneralchemistry.com/ (This website contains some useful
information including a Student Solutions Manual, Solution to Textbook Practice
Problems, and Web Links—and it’s free!)
Required Textbook: General Chemistry by McQuarrie, Rock & Gallogly, 4th edition
Other Materials: You will need a scientific calculator (with scientific or exponential notation and log
functions) for each lecture and exam. Calculators MUST be non-graphing and nonprogrammable.
Special Accommodations: If you have been given an Authorization for Accommodation (AFA) letter from the
Office of Students with Disabilities (OSD), you must provide the instructor, your TA, and the OSD Chemistry
Department Liaison with a copy of the letter before any accommodations will be provided. All exam scheduling
will be coordinated by you and the instructor, with involvement from the OSD Liaison as needed. In order to
guarantee accommodations, you must follow the guidelines established by the Instructor and/or Liaison. OSD
exams will run concurrently with the scheduled exam.
Catalog Description: First quarter of a three-quarter sequence intended for science and engineering majors.
Topics include: atomic theory, bonding, molecular geometry, stoichiometry, types of reactions, and
thermochemistry. May not be taken for credit after Chem 6AH. Recommended: proficiency in high school
chemistry and/or physics; concurrent or prior enrollment in Math 10A or 20A. 4 credits.
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
1. Write, interpret, and name chemical formulas
2. Write and interpret chemical equations,
3. Perform chemical calculations, including those that involve:
 basic conversions or dimensional analysis
 chemical composition
4. Describe the electronic structure of atoms
5. Identify trends in the periodic properties of the element
6. Use bonding and molecular structure theories to predict chemical properties of elements and compounds,
7. Use your knowledge of intermolecular forces to explain states of matter
8. Identify and describe the basic types of chemical reactions
Please remember to turn off your phone and any other electronic device that may emit noise during lecture.
Please be punctual and courteous to me and the other students in this class. If you are late to lecture, please DO NOT
interrupt. Please wait until there is a break and then come to office hours to discuss what you have missed.