11/21/2024 4:22:05 AM	CHEM 3AL Course Outline as of Fall 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CHEM 3AL	Title:  GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1: LAB
Full Title:  General Chemistry Part 1: Lab
Last Reviewed:8/26/2024

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	1.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	17.50
Minimum	2.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	4.00			Contact Total	70.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  35.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

In this course, students will learn general principles of chemistry, including atomic theory, bonding, stoichiometry, kinetic molecular theory of gases, properties of mixtures, the periodic table, and thermochemistry. Emphasis will be placed on laboratory experiments that illustrate the fundamental principles and laws of chemical behavior and the properties of matter. This is the lab portion of the first semester of a one-year program of general chemistry.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion or Current Enrollment in CHEM 3A

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of ENGL 1A

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

In this course, students will learn general principles of chemistry, including atomic theory, bonding, stoichiometry, kinetic molecular theory of gases, properties of mixtures, the periodic table, and thermochemistry. Emphasis will be placed on laboratory experiments that illustrate the fundamental principles and laws of chemical behavior and the properties of matter. This is the lab portion of the first semester of a one-year program of general chemistry.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion or Current Enrollment in CHEM 3A
Recommended:Course Completion of ENGL 1A
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:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	B3	Laboratory Activity		Fall 2020
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	5C	Fulfills Lab Requirement		Fall 2020
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2020	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2020	Inactive:
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: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate proficiency, safety, and accuracy in using fundamental chemistry laboratory techniques.

2. Analyze and interpret laboratory data using prevailing chemical theories.

 

Objectives:

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

1. Prepare for and conduct experiments safely and correctly, and clean up and dispose of waste.

2. Perform synthesis, characterization, and determination of yield.

3. Experimentally verify known physical quantities.

4. Identify and perform quantitative analysis on mixtures.

5. Measure physical and chemical properties.

6. Generate calibration curves and use them with an appropriate level of precision.

7. Use scientific writing and format to clearly communicate results of experiments.

Topics and Scope

I. Atomic Spectroscopy

II. Molecular Shapes

III. Synthesis of a Compound

IV. Behavior of Chemical Substances

V. Solutions

VI. Thermochemistry

VII. Gas Laws

VIII. Skills

    A. Fundamental lab skills

    B. Error analysis, safety, use of significant figures, use of proper glassware, and use of a lab notebook

    C. Computational skills (including graphing and preparation of a calibration curve)

    D. Instrumentation

 

All topics are covered in the lecture and lab portions of the course.

Assignments:

Lecture-Related Assignments:

1. Lab reports (approximately 1 per week)

 

Lab-Related Assignments:

1. Lab experiments with data analysis (approximately 1 per week)

2. Lab practical(s) (0-2)

3. Lab exam(s) (0-2), lab quiz(zes) (0-4), final lab exam(s) (0-1)

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 25 - 75%
Lab reports
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 25 - 75%
Lab experiments with data analysis
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 25%
Lab practical(s)
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 25%
Lab exam(s), lab quiz(zes), final lab exam(s)
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor prepared materials.

Laboratory Experiments for Chemistry: The Central Science. 14th ed. Brown, Theodore and LeMay, H. and Bursten, Bruce and Murphy, Catherine and Woodward, Patrick and Stoltzfus, Matthew. Pearson. 2018. (classic).

Laboratory Manual for Chemistry: A Molecular Approach. 5th ed. Tro, Nivaldo and Vincent, John and Livingston, Erica. Pearson. 2019. (classic).

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