Time:	MWF 10:40 - 11:30
Location:	101 Jordan Hall of Science
Professor:	Dan Gezelter phone: 631-7595 office: 258 Stepan Chemistry e-mail: gezelter@nd.edu Office hours: Every MWF after class in the Jordan Lounge.
Text:	Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications , by Averill and Eldredge The textbook is available at the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore, and is being sold bundled with a Mastering General Chemistry access code. If you purchased a used book, or bought a text without the bundled code, you will also need to purchase the access code separately. The same book is used for the lecture and tutorial sections.
Laboratory:	Labs will begin meeting on Monday, September 3rd. You must purchase a lab manual and goggles before you come to your first lab session (aprons will be provided). The lab package should be in the bookstore on Friday, August 17th. This is a special package that includes the lab manual, safety goggles and combination lock and cannot be purchased from anywhere but the Hammes Bookstore. The laboratories are located on the third floor of Jordan Hall. The first meeting will be held in the data analysis room (302 Jordan).
Tutorials:	The tutorials are designed to supplement the lecture and to provide support and a collaborative learning environment that will help you understand the material. They are very important, and your attendance at the tutorials is an expected part of this class. During tutorial, we will go over new problems as a group and will work on building skills at problem solving. Tutorials will start on Friday, August 31st.
Drop-in office hours:	There are 12 teaching assistants for the Chemistry 10171 tutorials. These TAs will also be running a drop-in help session in 302 Jordan every evening from 6-9 p.m.
Review Sessions:	The TAs will also be running review sessions on the Mondays immediately preceding the Exams. Additionally, Prof. Gezelter will be available for any questions in Reckers from 12-3 p.m. on the day before any exam.
Homework:	Online homework will be assigned using the Mastering Chemistry site. Homework assignments will be due on Fridays by 10:30 a.m. Start your assignments early. Networking issues and other problems with the homework website can only be dealt with if we are informed by Thursday afternoon. Grade and other information will be disseminated using Concourse (concourse.nd.edu). A link to the Mastering Chemistry site will also be available through Concourse.
Grade:	Final grades will be assigned based on your total score:   Percentage of Grade Date Time Homework 15 % Online Homework assignments are due Fridays by 8:00 a.m. Tutorials 5 % Tutorial assignments are handed in during the Friday tutorial sections. Labs 15 % collected in lab sections Exam 1 15 % Tuesday, September 18th 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. (101 DBRT) Exam 2 15 % Tuesday, October 16th 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. (101 DBRT) Exam 3 15 % Tuesday, November 13nd 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. (101 DBRT) Final Exam 20 % Monday, December 17th 1:45 - 3:45 p.m.
Other:	There are approximately 250 students enrolled in this section. Please respect your fellow students by observing the following rules: Silence is necessary for everyone to be able to hear the instructor (and for the instructor to hear questions!) No food or drink in the lecture hall. Be punctual. Late arrivals disrupt the class. Please remember to turn off any electronic devices that might disrupt the class. What we teach in general chemistry is both an important body of knowledge as well as a powerful way of thinking about the world. However, mastery of this subject requires hard work. I expect a substantial commitment of time to this material (on the order of 10 hours per week) in order to become comfortable with the topics and methods we use in chemistry. The best way to understand the material in this class is to attend lectures regularly, and to make an honest (and sometimes painful) effort on each of the problems in your homework. Do not discuss a problem with others until you have spent at least 20 minutes working at the problem on your own. Do not copy or paraphrase any one else's work (including the solution manual). Suspected violations will be handled in accordance with the Academic Code of Honor.