Syllabus Ch24b
Spring 2004
GENERAL INFORMATION
Instructors
Prof.
Richard W. Roberts 305
Braun, Ext. 2321 rroberts@cco.caltech.edu
Christine
Ueda 360
Braun, Ext. 3564 ueda@its.caltech.edu
Office
Hours: TBA (for now, by appointment)
Cindy Qi 360
Braun, Ext. 3564 xqi@its.caltech.edu
Office
Hours: Monday, 10-11AM
Professor
Roberts will organize the course.
The instructors will deliver the lectures on various topics. The TAs will write the problem sets and
examinations and handle late and missing assignments. See Ms. Ueda about drop/add, late and missing assignments
and grading problems.
Class
Hours
Ch 24b meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 11:00 a.m. All lectures will be given in 132 Noyes. There will be recitation every other Friday before homework is due; these recitations will be held in 132 Noyes. The focus of the recitation sessions will be how to solve the types of problems that will appear on the homework, midterm examination, and the final. We feel that you should attend all of the lectures and recitations. The lecture and recitation dates are listed on page 4 of this handout.
Text
The
following book is required for Ch 24b:
Tinoco, Sauer, Wang and Puglisi, “Physical
Chemistry. Principles and Applications to the Biological Sciences”, 4th
Edition, Prentice Hall 2002.
The
following textbook is suggested as alternative reading for Ch 24b:
David Eisenberg and
Donald Crothers, “Physical Chemistry with Applications to the Life Sciences”, The Benjamin Cummings
Publishing Company, Inc., 1979.
Grades
THERE
WILL BE A MIDTERM AND A FINAL EXAMINATION. Your grade is based on: HOMEWORK (40%), MIDTERM (30%), and
the FINAL EXAMINATION (30%). A
problem set will be due every week, except the first two weeks and midterm
week. If you fail to obtain a copy
of a homework set (or the midterm examination, or the final) when it is handed
out, get it from Ms. Ueda. Six
homework sets will be due. The
course is graded, unless you petition to take it PASS/FAIL.
Homework
Homework
will usually be handed out during class/recitation on a Monday (see schedule)
and due 7 days later on Monday by 11:00 a.m. in the Assignment box. Answer keys will be posted on the Ch 24
website.
Late
Assignments
Homework
is usually due by Monday at 11:00 a.m.
Late assignments will be accepted.
For a 100-point assignment, the penalty schedule is as follows:
30% if
turned in by Tuesday 11:00 a.m., following the Monday due date.
50% if
turned in by Wednesday 11:00 a.m., following the Monday due date.
70% if
turned in by Thursday 11:00 a.m., following the Monday due date.
90% if
turned in by Friday 11:00 a.m., following the Monday due date.
100%
if turned in by Monday 11 a.m. the following week.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You must turn in all homework assignments. Failure to do so may result in a grade of "fail"
or "incomplete" for the course.
Excuses
for Late Homework
Excuses
for late homework must be arranged in advance and in writing, signed by Dr.
Roberts or Ms. Ueda. Staple the
excuse to your homework. Excuse
forms are attached. Unexcused late
assignments will be penalized.
Ch 24 and
the Honor System
Students
are encouraged to cooperate on the homework; however, outright copying of
solutions to the homework problems from another student or textbook is NOT permissible. Each individual is expected to complete
personally the homework he/she hands in and he/she should be able to explain
the homework handed in.
The
midterm and final exams must be taken individually and with no discussion among
students.
Ombudsman
Meeting
A
student representative will be chosen to serve as a liaison between the class
and the Ombudsman Committee for Chemistry Undergraduate Courses. If you have any complaints or
suggestions about the course, please direct them to your ombudsman. Please feel free to drop in to see Dr.
Roberts about the course at any time.
Page 4
TENATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE
revised May 3, 2004
|
M |
MAR 29 |
Organization-Lecture 1 |
W |
MAY 5 |
Lecture 15 |
|
W |
MAR 31 |
Lecture 2 |
F |
MAY 7 |
Recitation 3 (MT out) |
|
F |
APR 2 |
Lecture 3 |
M |
MAY 10 |
Lecture 16 (H4
due, H5 out) |
|
M |
APR 5 |
Lecture 4 (H1 out) |
W |
MAY 12 |
Lecture 17 |
|
W |
APR 7 |
Lecture 5 |
F |
MAY 14 |
Lecture 18 (MT due) |
|
F |
APR 9 |
Recitation 1 |
M |
MAY 17 |
Lecture 19 (H5 due) |
|
M |
APR 12 |
Lecture 6 (H1
due, H2 out) |
W |
MAY 19 |
Lecture 20 (DROP
DAY) |
|
W |
APR 14 |
Lecture 7 |
F |
MAY 21 |
Recitation 4 |
|
F |
APR 16 |
Lecture 8 (ADD DAY) |
M |
MAY 24 |
Lecture 21 (H6 out) |
|
M |
APR 19 |
Lecture 9 (H3
out) |
W |
MAY 26 |
Lecture 22 |
|
W |
APR 21 |
Lecture 10 |
F |
MAY 28 |
Lecture 23 (Senior
Final out) |
|
F |
APR 23 |
Recitation 2 |
M |
MAY 31 |
Memorial Day |
|
M |
APR 26 |
Lecture 11 (H2 due, H3 due) [DCR] |
W |
JUN 2 |
Lecture 24 (H6 due) (Regular Final Out) |
|
W |
APR 28 |
Lecture
12 [DCR] |
F |
JUN
4 |
Recitation
5 |
|
F |
APR 30 |
Lecture 13
[DCR] |
W |
JUN 9 |
(Final
due, 5:00 PM) |
|
M |
MAY 3 |
Lecture 14 (H4 out) |
|
|
|
(24
lectures, 5 recitations, 6
homeworks, 1 midterm, 1 final, 1 oral presentation)
Topics
Covered: 1) Diffusion and Transport,
2) Electrophoresis, 3) Sedimentation, 4) Light Scattering, 5) Kinetics, 6) NMR,
7) Absorbance, 8) Fluorescence, 9) Vibrational Spectroscopy, 10) X-Ray Crystallography,
11) Molecular Mechanics
EXCUSE
FOR LATE ASSIGNMENTS IN CHEM 24 ab
Excuse: Date:
____________________________
Signature
of Student: ________________________________
Signature
of Instructor or TA: ________________________________
(R. W.
Roberts, Cindy Qi, or Christine Ueda)
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EXCUSE
FOR LATE ASSIGNMENTS IN CHEM 24 ab
Excuse: Date:
____________________________
Signature
of Student: ________________________________
Signature
of Instructor or TA: ________________________________
(R. W.
Roberts, Cindy Qi, or Christine Ueda)
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EXCUSE
FOR LATE ASSIGNMENTS IN CHEM 24 ab
Excuse: Date:
____________________________
Signature
of Student: ________________________________
Signature
of Instructor or TA: ________________________________
(R. W.
Roberts, Cindy Qi, or Christine Ueda)
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