2. About Your Teacher:  Also teaches astronomy & runs the planetarium.  B.A. in chemistry from Case Western Reserve University, M.S. in chemistry from Cleveland State U.  Married to Jane for 32 years. Has two sons, David & Matthew.  Has been teaching in Lancaster for 18 years; worked in chemical industry for 15 years before that.  Lives in Circleville.

3. Why Take Chemistry?

4. Required by most four-year colleges! (Even if you’re not planning on majoring in a science.)

5. It has a lot of labs.

6. You get to use all that stuff you learned in Algebra I!

7. It teaches you about how the universe around you works – and that’s cool.

8. Stuff You’ll Need ASAP 1. Pencils or pens, paper for notes 2. Scientific Calculator – EE or EXP, log, ln 3. $ fee – pay to Mrs. Gardner

9. On lab days – no flip-flops or sandals You’ll need safety glasses – “Z-87” on the temple (shatter-resistant)

10. We will cover 15 chapters this year.

11. Making Measurements & the Math In Chemistry

12. Matter & Energy

13. Atomic Structure & the Periodic Table

14. Names & Formulas of Chemical Compounds H 2 SO 4 Nickel(II) nitrate Fe 2 (PO 4 ) 3 carbon dioxide Billy was a chemist, but Billy is no more, for what he thought was H 2 O was H 2 SO 4 !

15. The Mole

16. Chemical Reactions

17. Stoichiometry

18. Electron Clouds

19. Bonding

20. Intermolecular Attractions, States of Matter and Phase Changes

21. Gas Laws

22. Solutions

23. Acids and Bases

24. Equilibrium & Reaction Rates

25. Nuclear Reactions & Energy

26. How do I earn a good grade?

27. 1. Be here. Every day. 3. Do the HW and lab reports. 2. Take notes. If I write it on the board, you write it into your notes. 5. Study for quizzes & tests. 4. Be organized. 6. Check class website & PB weekly.