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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
CHEM 1A | Title:
GENERAL CHEMISTRY |
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| 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 | 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 Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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General principles of chemistry including atomic theory, bonding, stoichiometry, kinetic-molecular theory, properties of mixtures, the periodic table, and thermodynamics. First semester of a one year program of general chemistry.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Chemistry 51 or Chemistry 42 (formerly Chemistry 55) or placement on the Chemistry Diagnostic Test AND Math 155 or two years of high school algebra or equivalent
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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General principles of chemistry including atomic theory, bonding, stoichiometry, kinetic-molecular theory, properties of mixtures, the periodic table, and thermodynamics. First semester of a one year program of general chemistry.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Chemistry 51 or Chemistry 42 (formerly Chemistry 55) or placement on the Chemistry Diagnostic Test AND Math 155 or two years of high school algebra or equivalent
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
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
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | B1 | Physical Science | Fall 1981 | |
| | B3 | Laboratory Activity | | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 5A | Physical Sciences | Fall 1981 | |
| | 5C | Fulfills Lab Requirement | | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | Fall 2020 |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | Fall 2020 |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: CHEM 110 | General Chemistry for Science Majors I, with Lab | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): CHEM1A OR CHEM4A OR CHEM3A AND CHEM3AL |
| 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:
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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After successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
1. Use dimensional analysis and solve equations to perform calculations
and solve word problems related to chemistry-specific topics.
2. Safely obtain accurate measurements in a laboratory setting and
identify the uncertainty associated with those measurements.
3. Sort, graphically represent, interpret, and communicate in writing the
results of laboratory experiments and analyze experimental error
associated with those results.
4. Relate observed macroscopic behavior to microscopic phenomena in terms
of the kinetic molecular theory.
5. Describe matter and its transformations according to the atomic
theory, the theories of chemical bonding, and the writing and
classification of balanced chemical equations.
6. Relate chemical reactions to associated changes in energy.
7. Correctly identify, name, and write the formula for inorganic
compounds.
8. Recognize trends in chemical properties as related to the periodic
table of the elements, and use data on the periodic table of elements
to perform calculations.
9. Apply chemical principles to real world situations.
Topics and Scope
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LECTURE MATERIAL
1. Matter
2. Scientific Measurement/Uncertainty
3. Atomic Theory
4. Bonding and Molecular Shape
5. Inorganic Nomenclature
6. The Mole
7. Calculations and chemical reactions
8. Types of Chemical Reactions
9. Microscopic Picture of the States of Matter
10. Gas Laws
11. Thermodynamics
12. Periodic Trends
13. Intermolecular Forces
14. Properties of mixtures
LABORATORY MATERIAL
1. Laboratory Safety
2. Laboratory techniques
a. the measure and transfer of liquids
b. determining mass using a balance
c. creating solutions of known concentration
3. Maintaining a Laboratory Data Notebook
4. Graphing data obtained in the laboratory
5. Analysis of yields and experimental errors obtained in the laboratory
6. Writing laboratory reports
Assignments:
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1. Specific reading and study assignments from the lecture textbook
2. Completion of recommended end-of-chapter problems
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 - 20% |
| Written homework, Lab reports | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
40 - 70% |
| Homework problems, Lab reports, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
5 - 20% |
| Class performances, LAB SKILL TECH/ACCUR LAB RSLTS | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
15 - 35% |
| Multiple choice, Completion, PROB SOLVING & SHORT ESSAY | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 5% |
| Attendance and participation, assignments submitted on time, improvement demonsrated on final exam. | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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LECTURE TEXBOOKS
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, 2005
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
Experiments in General Chemistry by Greco, Rickard, Weiss, Prentice Hall
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