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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 | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 5.00 | Lab Scheduled | 4.00 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 70.00 |
| | 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: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 227.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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General aspects of general, organic, and biological chemistry.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
MATH 150A or equiv.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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General aspects of general, organic & biological chemistry.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:MATH 150A or equiv.
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
| Inactive: | |
| 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:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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A successful student in Chemistry 60 should be able to:
1. Understand basic chemical concepts, including analysis, synthesis
and application of those concepts.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of theoretical ideas by application
of these concepts to performed experiments.
3. Learn appropriate laboratory skills germane to this course.
4. Apply the laboratory skills they have learned in this course to
quantitatively analyze and identify chemical compounds and mixtures
for their compositions.
5. Operate various types of electronic and optical instruments
commonly used in modern scientific laboratories.
6. Effectively communicate observations and subsequent conclusions by
means of written laboratory reports.
7. Utilize library resources for the construction of laboratory reports.
8. Demonstrate adequate skill in the use of a scientific calculator
and microcomputer.
Topics and Scope
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LECTURE MATERIAL
1. Factor-lable method of problem solving, significant figures, SI units.
2. Atoms and elements.
3. Compounds and their bonds.
4. Stoichiometry.
5. Properties of gases.
6. Energy and states of matter.
7. Solutions.
8. Acids and bases.
9. Introduction to organic chemistry.
10. Hydrocarbons.
11. Alcohols, ethers, aldehydes and ketones.
12. Carboxylic acids and derivatives.
13. Amines and amides.
14. Carbohydrates.
15. Lipids.
16. Proteins.
17. Enzymes, vitamins, and digestion.
18. Metabolism.
19. Chemistry and heredity: DNA and RNA.
20. Nuclear chemistry.
LABORATORY MATERIAL
1. Introduction, including safety, graphical analysis, and recording
data.
2. Measurements in the chemistry lab.
3. Mass relationships in chemistry.
4. Gas laws.
5. Properties of solutions.
6. Acids and bases.
7. Introduction to organic chemistry.
8. Analysis for functional groups.
9. Synthesis of aspirin.
10. Detection of carbohydrates.
Assignments:
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Assignments for Chemistry 60 include:
1. Specific reading and study assignments (averaging 25-30 pages per
week).
2. Completion of end-of-chapter exercises (averaging 15-20 problems
per week).
3. Writing (on average) one laboratory report per week and previewing
upcoming laboratory experiments and completion of the required
pre-laboratory assignment.
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
0 - 30% |
| Written homework, Lab reports, Essay exams | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
5 - 8% |
| Homework problems, Lab reports, Quizzes, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
2 - 5% |
| Class performances, LAB SKILL EVAL, PARTICIPATION | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 60% |
| Multiple choice, PROBLEM SOLVING & SHORT ESSAY | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| ATTENDANCE | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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LECTURE:
FUNDAMENTALS OF GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY by Holum, Wiley,
1990.
CHEMISTRY AND THE LIVING ORGANISM by Bloomfield, Heath, 1987.
LABORATORY MANUALS:
LAB MANUAL TO ACCOMPANY FUNDAMENTALS OF GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL
CHEMISTRY by Holum, Wiley, 1990.
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