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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
CHEM 4A | Title:
GEN CHEM WITH QUANT |
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| Full Title:
General Chemistry with Quantitative Analysis |
| Last Reviewed:10/14/2013 |
| 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 | 6.00 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 105.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 9.00 | | Contact Total | 157.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 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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First half of intensive one-year program covering physical inorganic and analytical chemistry; laboratory includes quantitative and instrumental analysis. Subject matter of Chemistry 5 (Quantitative Analysis) is included in this sequence. Recommended for Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, preprofessional, and physical or life science majors.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Chemistry 51 or Chemistry 42 (formerly Chemistry 55) or placement on the Chemistry Diagnostic Test AND completion of Math 155.
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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First semester of intensive one year program of general chemistry with quantitative and instrumental analysis.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Chemistry 51 or Chemistry 42 (formerly Chemistry 55) or placement on the Chemistry Diagnostic Test AND completion of Math 155.
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: | Fall 2018
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| Area: | C
| Natural Sciences
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | B1 | Physical Science | Fall 1981 | Fall 2018 |
| | B3 | Laboratory Activity | | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 5A | Physical Sciences | Fall 1981 | Fall 2018 |
| | 5C | Fulfills Lab Requirement | | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | Fall 2018 |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | Fall 2018 |
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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:
Major Applicable Course
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. Perform calculations and solve word problems related to chemistry-
specific topics.
2. Describe matter and its trasformations according to the atomic theory,
and the theories of chemical bonding; and write and classify balanced
chemical equations.
3. Relate chemical reactions to associated changes in energy.
4. Correctly identify, name, and write the formula for inorganic
compounds.
5. 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.
6. Collect and analyze scientific data in the laboratory using a computer
interface and several common laboratory instruments.
7. Apply the principles of quantitative analysis in a laboratory setting.
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
7. Using a computer interface to collect data
8. Calibrating laboratory glassware
9. Gravimetric and titrimetric analysis
Assignments:
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1. Specific reading and study assignments from the lecture textbook
(averaging 25-30 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 - 30% |
| 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 - 25% |
| 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, assignments submitted on time, improvement demonstrated on final exam | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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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
Experiments in General Chemistry by Greco, Rickard, Weiss, Prentice Hall
Quantitative Chemical Analysis by Daniel Harris, WH Freeman Publishing
Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry by Skoog, West and Holler,Saunders
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