4/24/2024 9:47:48 PM	CHEM 1B Course Outline as of Spring 2008	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CHEM 1B	Title:  GENERAL CHEMISTRY
Full Title:  General Chemistry
Last Reviewed:5/13/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	5.00	Lecture Scheduled	4.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	70.00
Minimum	5.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	7.00			Contact Total	122.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  140.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 262.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

A continuation of Chemistry 1A.  Topics include Chemical Kinetics, Thermodynamics, Chemical Equilibrium, Nuclear Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Coordination Compounds and Bonding, and Selected Topics in Descriptive Chemistry.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Chemistry 1A or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better.

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Second semester of a one year program of general chemistry.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Chemistry 1A or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better.
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	C	Natural Sciences
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	B1	Physical Science		Fall 1981
	B3	Laboratory Activity
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	5A	Physical Sciences		Fall 1981
	5C	Fulfills Lab Requirement
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:	Fall 2020
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:	Fall 2020
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: CHEM 120S	General Chemistry for Science Majors Sequence A	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): CHEM1A AND CHEM1B OR CHEM4A AND CHEM4B OR CHEM3A AND CHEM3AL AND CHEM3B

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

After successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:

1.  Identify factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction, and measure those rates experimentally in order to determine a rate law for that reaction.

2.  Describe phenomena related to nuclear chemistry and radioactivity and perform associated calculations.

3.  Use bonding theories such as molecular orbital theory and hybridization to explain the bonding in transition metal complexes.

4.  Apply the principles of electrochemistry in the construction of galvanic and electrolytic cells.

5.  Apply the laws of thermodynamics to chemical reactions and chemical equilibrium.

6.  Describe specific behavior of various categories of elements on the periodic table.

Topics and Scope

Lecture Material

1. Chemical Kinetics

2. Nuclear Chemistry and Radioactivity

3. Advanced topics in chemical bonding including transition metal

    complexes

4. Thermodynamics and Chemical Equilibrium

5. Electrochemistry

6. Descriptive Chemistry

7. Introduction to Organic Chemistry

Laboratory Material

1. Titration

2. Chemical Kinetics

3. Chemical Synthesis

4. Electrochemistry

5. UV-visible spectroscopy

6. The use of computer interfaces for the collection of laboratory data

7. The use of spreadsheets for computation in the laboratory

Assignments:

1.  Specific reading and study assignments from the lecture textbook (averaging 10-30 pages per week)

2.  Completion of recommended end-of-chapter problems (averaging 15-20 per week)

3.  Laboratory experiments and accompanying reports

4.  Midterm Exams, Quizzes, Final Exam

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 25%
Written homework, Lab reports
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 45%
Homework problems, Lab reports
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 5 - 15%
Class performances, Lab skill techniques/accuracy of lab results
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 40 - 60%
Multiple choice, Completion, Problem solving & short essay
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 5%
Attendance, assignments submitted on time, improvement demonstrated on final exam

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Chemistry: The Central Science by Brown, LeMay, Bursten; Prentice Hall

2006

Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change by Silberberg,

McGraw Hill, 2006

Principles of Modern Chemistry by Oxtoby, Gillis, Nachtrieb, Brooks/Cole,

2002

Chemistry by Zumdahl, Houghton Mifflin, 2004

Chemical Principles by Zumdahl, Houghton Mifflin, 2005

Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity by Kotz, Treichel, Weaver, Brooks/Cole

2006

Lab Manuals

Laboratory Experiments for Chemistry: The Central Science, by Nelson and

Kemp, Prentice Hall, Current edition

Experiments in General Chemistry by Greco, Rickard, Weiss, Prentice Hall, Current edition

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