Consumer ChemistryNASC 121-001Spring 2014

Instructor: Prof. Ryan Bouldin, PhD Office Phone: 781.891.2638Office: Jennison Hall127AE-mail: rbouldin@bentley.eduClass Meetings: Mondays 11:20 AM 12:45PM Jennison 200 Wednesdays 9:55 AM 12:45PMJennison 200 & 122 (Chem. Lab)Office Hours: Course Description: The course is designed to raise the awareness of the products we buy through learning some of the fundamental science behind them. The class has both a lecture and a fun lab component, so you can learn about chemistry in the classroom and then apply it directly in the lab. The first third of the course is designed to help students describe and understand broad fundamental properties of materials and products. We will start at the molecular level by describing atoms and molecules and how their behavior ultimately explains the physical properties of individual materials (state, color, density, elasticity). We will explore how and why materials interact and how this impacts consumer products. Finally, we will explore the hidden dangers of products and how we can take a more progressive approach to protecting ourselves, our families, and our environment from toxic chemicals. The course is divided into three sections that strive to answer the guiding questions:1) How do you know what stuff is?2) Once you can identify and describe a material, how do you know how it works?3) How do you know if a material or product is safe? Course Goals: By the end of the course, students should be able to explain how and why materials interact and why a particular material is used in a given consumer product. They should also have a heightened sense of awareness about the safety of their consumer products and how they can make changes to protect their communities from toxic chemicals.Student Learning Objectives:At the end of the course, a student should be able to:Knowledge: 1) Identify chemicals found in their consumer products as elements, compounds, or mixtures. 2) Identify key functional groups for common molecules found in consumer products. 3) Explain why the chemical structure can be used to explain material behavior.4) Develop a heightened sense of awareness about the safety of consumer products.5) Identify classes of chemicals that pose potential hazards.6) Make changes to protect their communities from toxic chemicals.Skills: 1) Work safely and carefully in a chemistry lab. 2) Set up a single experiment and conduct basic synthesis.3) Analyze and plot data from series of experiments to identify trends.4) Conduct scientific literary research, including identifying relevant primary sourced literature.Textbook & assigned reading: We do not have an assigned textbook for the course. However, it is useful to have a good general chemistry text around for reference. Our library has a few copies of text with an environmental focus that should cover the basic topic you will need to know for this course. I also have plenty of copies of books that I can lend you.Please check Blackboard Course Documents for additional reading assignments listed on the course schedule and assigned in class.You are expected to read the assigned articles prior to the class meetings. I dont lecture directly from the text, but I do ask exam questions from it. I strive to give you a few points of reference for each topic, ex: reading, lecture, and my office hours. Grading & Assignments:All assignments with physical deliverables, i.e. items to turn in, are due at the beginning of class on their due date. Work that has been turned in at the end of class or later in the day will be considered late. Late work is penalized at a rate of 10 % per day, this includes weekends. If you have an assignment due on a Friday and you turn it in on the following Monday, the best grade you can receive is a 70%. All late work must be scanned and emailed to me. Presentations must be made on their due date. They cannot be made up at a later date. No exceptions will be made to this rule. Final grades will be calculated as follows: Final Exam20 %Community Presentation15 %

2 Take Home Exams15 % each = 30%2 in class presentations5 % each = 10%

3 critical response essays5% each = 15%Commitment to CommunityLearning10%

Final grades and grading throughout the semester will conform to the system outlined in the Bentley Student Handbook (http://www.bentley.edu/offices/registrar/grading-policy). Grades are non-competitive (i.e. there is no curve, where the highest score is set as the top of the grading scale).Participation: You are expected to be an active participate in course discussions. In fact, 10% of your final grade depends on what I call your commitment to community learning. In reality, this is just a fancy way of saying class participation, but I challenge you to think about how you are affected by those sitting around you in class. I hope that you will strive to make your commitment a positive one that enhances the learning environment for all, including myself. I understand that there will be times when you dont feel like you have anything to offer or say; thats cool. However, when you do have even the slightest bit of confusion, I challenge you to at least ask questions. This is especially true when I say things that dont make sense to you. Class Attendance: I expect you to attend every class and lab. If you miss a class, I will not repeat a lecture for you. Labs cannot be made up. You are responsible for the material covered during any missed classes and labs. If you know you have a conflict, please let me know well in advance, so we can make an alternative arrangement. Cell Phones & Laptops: Cell phone and laptops are not allowed in class, unless we have specific assignment or activity that requires them. When these activities do occur, I will ask you to bring one in advance. Food and Drink: You are more than welcome to bring drinks and light snacks to the classroom. Do not bring in a full meal; this would be very distracting to me and your fellow colleagues. No food or drinks will be allowed in the lab. Statement about Academic Integrity: This class will be conducted in full accordance with Bentleys policies about academic integrity and the Bentley Honor Code. These can be found in the student handbook, p. 62:http://www.bentley.edu/files/student-handbook-2012-2013_3.pdf Plagiarism and cheating in any form will not be tolerated in this class and will result in failure of the assignment on the first offense and failure of the class on the second offense. All cases will be referred to the Bentley Academic Integrity Coordinator for follow-up action. Plagiarism includes failure to properly cite sources and failure to acknowledge the ideas, words, data, images, etc., produced by others. Plagiarism also includes copying homework, writing assignments, and exam answers from another student; the work that you submit is expected to be your own. Group projects must represent the unique work of the group members, with all outside sources appropriately cited. If you have any questions about acceptable practices, please visit www.plagiarism.org, or see me for clarification.The Bentley Beliefs: This class will be conducted in full accordance with The Bentley Beliefs. Please reread the Beliefs, which can be found on Page 1 of the Student Handbook:http://www.bentley.edu/files/student-handbook-2012-2013_3.pdf Disability services: If you have a hidden or visible disability which may require classroom or exam accommodations, please see me as soon as possible. If you have not already done so, please register with Stephanie Brodeur, Coordinator of Disability Services in LaCava 166, who is responsible for coordinating accommodations and services for students with disabilities. I will make every effort to accommodate students with documented learning disabilities, as long as you inform me of your needs ahead of time. For further information on documenting a learning disability, please go to http://campus-life.bentley.edu/student-services/disability-services .Writing Center: You are strongly encouraged to visit the writing center prior to turning in all of your critical response essays and test.The Writing Center offers one-on-one tutoring to students of all years and skill levels. Located in the lower level of the Bentley library (room 023), the Writing Center provides a welcoming and supportive environment in which students can work on writing from any class or discipline. Writers are encouraged to visit at all stages of the writing process; they can come with a draft, an outline, or just some initial thoughts and questions.Staffed by highly skilled student tutors, the Writing Center is open six days a week. Drop-ins are welcome, but appointments are encouraged and can be made online at bapps.bentley.edu or by phone at 781.891.3173. For hours and additional information, visit our website at bentley.edu/writing-center.Other Course Policies: Course lectures or labs cannot be recorded without my permission. Lab Safety: We will go through lab safety in detail, but the following are essential requirements for lab participation. If these requirements are not met you will be asked to leave the lab.a. NO OPEN-TOED SHOES.b. NO SHORTS (you must wear long pants in the laboratory).c. ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES.d. Absolutely NO food or drink in lab.

Class Schedule: - Date and topics may shift, but Ill always give you advance notice. SECTION 1: HOW DO I KNOW WHAT STUFF IS?

Date Topic 1/22 Wed.Introductions, Expectations, Syllabus, Chemistry BasicsReading: Lab: Safety Sheets, Intro to Lab Work 1/25 Saturday Electronic Structure Elements, Atoms, and Compounds continuedReading: Intro to Chem. & Atoms and Elements 1/27 Monday Stitching Chemicals Together BondingReading: Chemical Bonding 1/29 Wed. Understanding Consumer Product Labels Naming Functional GroupsReading: Focus on naming conventionsLab: Manipulation of Molecules Modeling Kits 2/3 Mon.Intermolecular Forces: Stickiness of Molecules Formulation ChemistryReading: BLACKBOARD Intermolecular Forces Silberberg 4th ed.2/5 Wed Intermolecular Forces: Stickiness of Molecules Formulation Chemistry continuedReading: BLACKBOARD Intermolecular Forces Silberberg 4th ed.Assignment: Product Presentation #1 LAB: Density Analysis of Sugar in Beverages 2/10 Mon.Intermolecular Forces Modeling Shapes and DipolesReading: 2/12 Wed.Specific Heat & EntropyReading: Blackboard Specific Heat & Entropy NotesLAB: Consumer Product Presentations Labeling, Regulations, & Greenwashing SECTION 2: HOW DOES STUFF WORK?

2/17 MonSpecific Heat & Entropy - ContinuedReading: Blackboard Specific Heat & Entropy NotesEXAM I TAKE HOME Due in one week 2/19 Wed. Introduction to Materials Chemistry- Types, Properties, and MetricsReading: Blackboard Material Sci. & Eng. - Callister & RethwischLAB: Fluorescence quenching lab optical brighteners in detergent 2/24 MonMaterial Properties Stress vs Strain CurvesReading: Blackboard Material Sci. & Eng. - Callister & Rethwisch 2/26 Wed.Monomer to Polymer Creation of PlasticReading: Blackboard - - Plastics - SustMatWOpenEyes LAB: Synthesis of Nylon & Crosslinked Hydrogel Polymers 3/3 Mon.Recyclable & Biodegradable PolymersReading: Blackboard - - Biodegradable Polymers for the Environment - Science 2002 3/5 Wed.Challenges for Renewable Materials Moving To a Biobased Economy Reading: Blackboard: Bio-based chemicals- When green is toxic- OP-ED Mike Belliveau LAB: Green Polymer Synthesis Lab Advanced MaterialsAssignment: Critical Response to Next Industrial Revolution due Monday following Spring Break 3/10 MonNo Class Spring Break3/12 Wed.No Class Spring Break 3/17 Mon.The Next Industrial Revolution: Introduction to Cradle to Cradle DesignReading: On Blackboard: The Next Industrial RevolutionAssignment: Exam II Due in one week SECTION 3: HOW DO I KNOW IF SOMETHING IS SAFE?

3/19 Wed.Soap and EmulsifiersReading: 1) Blackboard: Spread Of Ecolabels Vexes Cleaning Product MakersLAB: Make Soap 3/24 Mon. Poster Project Description and Examples

3/26 Wed.Sunscreens & Dyes LAB: Food Dye Separation - Chromatograph 3/31 MonHow We Regulate Chemicals in the USA: (Subject to Change)Skype with Keith Salazar Immunotoxicologist at EPA IRIS Toxics Review ProgramReading: Blackboard - Body of Evidence: Body Burden Study in Maine Assignment: 2 page critical response to Body Burden reading due next class See handout on how to write a critical response on Blackboard 4/2 Wed.Cosmetics and Personal Care ProductsReading: Body Burden Study on BlackboardLAB: Making Cold Cream

4/7 Mon.Toxicity & Endocrine Disruption from Consumer ProductsReadings: 1) Designing Endocrine Disruptions Out of the Next Generation of Chemicals skip Section 3: Tiered Protocol for Endocrine Disruption2) Girl, Disrupted: Hormone Disruptions and Womens Reproductive Health 4/9 Wed.Community Poster Project 4/14 MonMovie: Toxic Hot Seat Discussion

Assignment: 2 pg critical response to Article Series and FR in Couches article due next class

4/16 Wed.Flame Retardants How they work and Are they needed?Readings: 1) Chicago Tribute Investigative Series2) Novel and High Volume Use Flame Retardants in US Couches Reflective of the 2005 PentaBDE Phase

LAB: Enzymatic Synthesis of non-halogenated Flame RetardantsAssignment: Group Presentation next week on how to New Ideas to Raise Consumer Awareness 4/21 Mon.Patriots Day No Class 4/23 Wed.Raising Consumer Awareness Presentations 4/28 MonCourse SummaryAssignment: Final Problem Set Handed Out 4/30 Wed.Final Exam Block 11:00 AM 1:00 PM