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California State University, Fresno Dr. David L. Zellmer Office: Science 244 See me during office hours: Fall 2001: MW 1000-1150; F 1000-1050 Call me at 278-2113 Send E-mail to david_zellmer@csufresno.edu |
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Welcome to the Chemistry 3A website. Catalog Description: 3A. Introductory General Chemistry (4) No credit for CHEM 3A after 1A. High school chemistry or CHEM 15 recommended. Prerequisite: completion of the General Education B4 area requirement. For nonscience majors. Composition of matter and physical and chemical changes; fundamental laws and principles; atomic and molecular structure; acid-base theory, redox and equilibria; qualitative and quantitative theory and techniques. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours) [In all lab courses, the wearing of approved safety glasses is mandatory.] If you feel you need additional preparation before taking this course, see the catalog for a description of CHEM 15R. Preparation for Chemistry (3). Other chemistry courses sometimes confused with Chem 3A are:
The following materials should be helpful to you: The course syllabus and schedule for Fall 2001. A hard copy of this is handed out on the first day of class. Dates for all the lecture exams, quizzes, homework assignments, and lecture topics are listed here, as well as the usual course policies and grading procedures. The laboratory schedule for Fall 2001. A hard copy of this is handed out in the laboratory on the first lab day. It contains the laboratory schedule and policies. Tutorial Schedule for Fall 2001 The chemistry tutorial meets in S-382 at the times given on the schedule. Come for one-on-one help with your Chem 3a problems. Lecture Slides showing every electronic visual used for the course. You may want to look at these before coming to lecture to get a preview of what will be discussed. They make a good supplement to the notes you will be taking during class, since you won't have to copy down all of the information on the slides. Exam and Quiz Keys Note: If the current quiz or exam is not given below, you may be looking at an old version of the Chem 3a Home Page taken from the cache on your hard drive. To learn about Super Reload and other tricks to fix this, click here. This site also covers common problems with the password protection on Scores. If you have recorded your scores on exams and quizzes and want an estimate of how you are doing in the course, try the 3a Grade Calculator. This is a new beta version JavaScript program, so use it at your own risk! This part of the site is private to Chem 3a. Username and password are required for this link: |
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Keep an eye on this page for additional materials such as times for help sessions and other items of general interest. Dr. David L. Zellmer david_zellmer@csufresno.edu This page was last revised on 8/30/2001 |