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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
CHEM 60 | Title:
CHEM ALLIED HEALTH |
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Full Title:
Chemistry for the Allied Health Sciences |
Last Reviewed:5/9/2022 |
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 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 7.00 | | Contact Total | 122.50 |
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| 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 or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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Basic concepts of general, organic and biological chemistry. Satisfies the requirements of nursing and related majors that require one semester of chemistry.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100 and Eligibility for MATH 150B
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Basic concepts of general, organic and biological chemistry. Satisfies the requirements of nursing and related majors that require one semester of chemistry.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100 and Eligibility for MATH 150B
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
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Area: | C
| Natural Sciences
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| B1 | Physical Science | Fall 2016 | |
| B3 | Laboratory Activity | | |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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C-ID: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Recognize the structures and functional groups of lipids, carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids.
2. Demonstrate a basic understanding of organic reactions.
3. Recognize the importance of solution chemistry in medicine.
4. Explain bulk properties of gases from a molecular scale perspective.
5. Relate intermolecular forces to physical properties of substances.
6. Draw Lewis structures, and relate them to isomerism and molecular geometry.
7. Calculate quantities related to concentrations of solutions.
8. Use moles and mole ratios to calculate quantities in reactions.
9. Assemble and handle appropriate lab equipment effectively and safely.
10. Develop skills of observation, record keeping, and lab notebook maintenance.
11. Interpret observations using chemical principles.
Topics and Scope
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I. Atomic Theory
a. Structure of the atom
b. Organization of the periodic table
c. Ions
d. Mole concept
II. Laboratory measurements and calculations
III. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
a. Ionic compounds
b. Covalent compounds
c. Organic structures and functional groups
d. Isomerism and stereochemistry
IV. Chemical Reactions
a. Balancing reactions
b. Basic organic reactions
c. Simple acid-base reactions
d. Le Chatelier's principle
e. Reaction mechanisms and associated energy changes
V. Matter at the Sub Microscopic Level
a. Gases, liquids and solids
b. Qualitative atomic theory of gases
c. Intermolecular forces
VI. Solutions
a. Measures of concentration
b. Diffusion, osmosis and dialysis
c. pH and buffers
VII. Biological Molecules
a. Lipids
b. Carbohydrates
c. Amino acids and peptides
d. Proteins
e. Nucleic Acids
VIII. Metabolism
Lab material will be chosen each semester to supplement or reinforce most
of the topics above.
Sample Labs:
1. Measurements, Metric System and Conversions
2. Lewis Structures and Molecular Geometry
3. Reactions and Observations
4. Gases
5. Stoichiometry
6. Diffusion, Osmosis and Dialysis
7. Solutions
8. Lipids
9. Acids, Bases and Buffers
10. Carbohydrates
11. Amino Acids
12. Enzymes
13. Lab Skill Evaluation
Assignments:
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1. Weekly reading and study (averaging 1 chapter)
2. Weekly chapter exercises (averaging 20 problems)
3. Weekly laboratory reports
4. Previewing upcoming laboratory experiments and completing any pre-lab
exercise
5. Semester exams (3-5) and final exam
6. Quizzes (0-12)
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 15 - 35% |
Lab reports | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 5 - 10% |
Chapter exercises, quizzes | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0% |
None | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 60 - 80% |
Multiple choice, completion, short essay, midterm and final exam | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 0 - 5% |
Class and laboratory participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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- General, Organic and Biological Chemistry, 2nd Ed., Laura Frost & S. Todd Deal, Pearson 2014
- Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, 11th Ed., by Karen Timberlake, Pearson 2012
- General Organic and Biological Chemistry: An Integrated Approach, 4th Ed., by Kenneth Raymond, Wiley 2014
- Foundations of General, Organic and Biochemistry, 1st Ed., by Katherine Denniston & Joseph Topping, McGraw Hill, 2008
Laboratory Materials:
- Instructor prepared materials
- Exploring Chemistry: Laboratory Experiments in General, Organic and Biological Chemistry,
2nd Ed., by Julie Peller, Pearson 2003
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