Expectations

• Be on time for every class, with all necessary materials ready.
• Be polite and respectful to each other, to me, and especially to guests.
• Take notes, and keep your binder organized and up-to-date.
• Hand in lab reports on time.  Late projects will suffer a -20% grade penalty.
• Produce quality work. (Explain your work, write legibly, include organized calculations, include units).
• Study for tests. Students who have unexcused absences on test days will suffer a -20% grade penalty on that test.

Course Schedule

• 0. Introduction & Diagnostics (2 lessons) (12/17/2014)
• 1. Atoms (12 lessons) (11/28/2014)
• 2. Bonding (15 lessons) (11/30/2014)
• 3. Energy (13 lessons) (12/5/2014)
• 4. Chemical Reactions (22 lessons) (12/17/2014)
• 5. Solutions (15 lessons) (12/17/2014)
• 6. Organic Chemistry (10 lessons) (12/18/2014)
• 7. Quantum Theory (4 lessons) (12/18/2014)
• Review (4 lessons) (12/18/2014)

Thinking Skills

• Qualitative analysis of experimental data.
• Algebraic problem solving.
• Producing explanations and counterexamples.
• Using a theoretical model to predict experimental results.

Assessment & Evaluation

All marks (including homework records) will be made available 24/7 to students and parents at engrade.com. You can see the schedule of due dates on the calendar at misterwilkinson.com/fns12.  You can add this calendar to your device by copying and pasting the following iCal link: https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/e7a1b59ei5jhh9losi47566tf0%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics

• Midterm & Final Exam: 30%
• Laboratory Experiments: 30%
• Unit Tests: 20%
• Quizzes: 10%
• Academic Responsibility: 10%