Syllabus

Lecture Times:  M W 4:30-5:45 pm in CLAS B332
Laboratory Times:  W in SAMC 103
Instructor:  Dr Alexander Nazarenko
Office:  Science 375 - but easier to find in SAMC 224!
Office phone:  878-5923
E-mail:  nazareay@buffalostate.edu
Office Hours:  M W 1:30- 2:30pm, T Th 11 am -noon or any time you can find me in 224.
Lecture Text:  Chemistry OpenStax
Course Syllabus

Course Description:

1. Exams and Quizzes:
Midterms:  10 problems to be solved in 1 hour .
Final:  The final exam will be cumulative based on material from the entire course.
Homework:  This will be assigned and collected via BlackBoard (!), mostly for time-consuming problems.
Quizes:  There will be a number of short quizes ( one-two "simple" questions five-ten minutes prior to the end of lecture or before the lab starts). Quiz dates will not be announced in advance.
2. Laboratory
Expeiments are described in the CHE111 Laboratory Manual. 30% of total grade is coming from the lab.
3. Grading
The lecture part of the grade will be computed based on 10% for the each of three mid-term exams, 20 % for all graded homework assignments, and 20% for the final exam.
    The final exam will be cumulative, based on material from the entire semester.

The course grade will be determined by addition of lab and lecture points (100% total).

Grading scale    A:85%  B: 75% C:65% D: 55%

Last updated: 20-Aug-2018/ ayn