This course covers the principles relevant to a basic understanding of chemistry. The topics include atomic structure, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, gas laws, solutions, acid/base chemistry, and equilibria. This course includes both lecture and lab components. NOTE: For the hybrid section, students meet once a week for problem-solving, discussion, and laboratory. Students must understand that a significant portion of the learning is their responsibility in a hybrid class.
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This course gives students entering a health career fundamental knowledge of those areas of chemistry that relate to physiological principles. This course covers topics that include solutions; acids, bases, and buffers; nuclear chemistry; equilibrium; and an introduction to organic chemistry. CHEM 1120 is taught during the first part of the quarter to be followed immediately by CHEM 1130. Both CHEM 1120 and 1130 must be completed for transfer as a four-semester credit chemistry course for baccalaureate work. This course includes both lecture and lab components.
As a continuation of CHEM 1120, this course continues with a study of those areas of chemistry that relate to physiological principles. This course parallels the chemistry of organic molecules to biochemical functions. It introduces the 3-D nature of carbon molecules and the relationship between shape and physiological activity. The course also covers topics that parallel organic compounds with biochemical molecules, pairing such groups as the oxygen containing organic molecules with carbohydrates, carboxylic acids with lipids, and amines with amino acids and proteins. CHEM 1130 begins during the second part of the quarter, immediately following the completion of CHEM 1120. Both CHEM 1120 and 1130 must be completed to satisfy the requirements for transfer as a four-semester credit course for baccalaureate work. This course includes both lecture and lab components.
General Chemistry I is offered in two formats. The first format includes both CHEM 1210 and 1211. Completion of both CHEM 1210 and 1211 is equivalent to one semester of General Chemistry I but presented over a two-quarter period. Both CHEM 1210 and 1211 must be successfully completed to transfer as a semester-length course. Students who need a one-year general chemistry course emphasizing more time to develop their math and chemistry skills should consider taking this course sequence. Topics included in the first portion are measurement, naming compounds, writing chemical equations, atomic structure, the essentials of bonding, and the periodic table. Students completing this course are able to complete their general chemistry in one academic year. NOTE: The co-requisite MATH 1310 can be taken concurrently or have previously been completed. The level of difficulty of General Chemistry I is quite high. It is strongly recommended that students complete a prior high school or beginning college-level chemistry course before undertaking this course.
This course is a continuation of CHEM 1210. Completion of both CHEM 1210 and 1211 is equivalent to one semester of General Chemistry I. Topics in the second portion include modern bonding theories, VSEPR theory, stoichiometry, solution chemistry, thermochemistry, and the chemistry of solids, liquids, and gases. NOTE: The co-requisite MATH 1420 can be taken concurrently or have previously been completed. The level of difficulty of General Chemistry is quite high. It is strongly recommended that students complete a prior high school or beginning college-level chemistry course before undertaking this course. General Chemistry I is offered in two formats. The first format includes both CHEM 1210 and 1211. The combination of courses covers all the topics in a semester-length General Chemistry I course and is covered over a two-quarter period. This course is for students with some chemistry background but weaker math skills and allows time at the beginning of the course to perfect those skills. Both CHEM 1210 and 1211 must be successfully completed to transfer as a semester-length course.
This is an accelerated General Chemistry I course for students who have some knowledge of chemistry as indicated by assessment testing. Topics include naming, atomic structure, chemical reactions, essentials of bonding, periodic properties, VSEPR theory, modern bonding theories, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, and the chemistry of solids, liquids, and gases. NOTE: The co-requisite MATH 1420 can be taken concurrently or have previously been completed. The level of difficulty of General Chemistry is quite high. It is assumed that students taking this course have some chemistry background and strong math skills to work at the accelerated pace. The equivalent to the entire first semester of General Chemistry I is covered in this one-quarter course.
The conclusion of the one-year college chemistry program covers solutions, equilibrium, acid-base reactions, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, kinetics, nuclear chemistry, and the chemistry of various specific substances (e.g., metal, non-metals, coordination compounds, etc.). NOTE: General Chemistry II is offered in the accelerated format only. It is expected that students have completed the necessary math prerequisite prior to enrolling in this course.
This course gives students entering a biotech career fundamental knowledge of those areas of chemistry that relate to bioindustrial principles. This course covers solids, liquids, and solutions; acids, bases, and buffers; rate; equilibrium; and an introduction to organic chemistry. The course material is presented in lecture form to introduce the topics and information, and the concepts are reinforced through laboratory experiments. CHEM 1510 is taught during the first part of the quarter to be followed immediately by CHEM 1520. Both CHEM 1510 and 1520 must be completed for transfer as a four-semester credit chemistry course for baccalaureate work. This course includes both lecture and lab components.
As a continuation of CHEM 1510, this course continues with a study of those areas of chemistry that relate to bioindustrial principles. This course parallels the chemistry of organic molecules to biochemical functions. It introduces the 3-D nature of carbon molecules and the relationship between shape and physiological activity. The course covers topics that parallel organic compounds with biochemical molecules, pairing such groups as the oxygen-containing organic molecules with carbohydrates, carboxylic acids with lipids, and amines with amino acids and proteins. CHEM 1520 begins during the second part of the quarter, immediately following the completion of CHEM 1510. Both CHEM 1510 and 1520 must be completed to satisfy the requirements for transfer as a four-semester credit course for baccalaureate work. This course includes both lecture and lab components.
This fundamental course provides an overview of important organic chemical components. Topics include bonding, 3-D structure, isomerism, the relationship between structure and reactivity of carbon compounds, and reaction mechanisms. These concepts help describe hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids. Students discuss the relationship of these compounds to biochemicals. This course includes both lecture and lab components.
Organic Chemistry I provides a comprehensive study of the chemistry of carbon compounds. This course is for students pursuing an academic transfer degree in chemistry, biology, or chemical engineering, as well as for medical pre-professional students. The course, which includes both lecture and lab components, has three modules, and all three modules must be completed to transfer as a semester-length course. The topics include the structure and properties of carbon compounds; the classification of organic molecules by functional groups; and the structure, properties, reactions, and stereochemistry of alkanes.
Organic Chemistry I provides a comprehensive study of the chemistry of carbon compounds. This course is for students pursuing an academic transfer degree in chemistry, biology, or chemical engineering, as well as for medical pre-professional students. The course, which includes both lecture and lab components, has three modules, and all three modules must be completed to transfer as a semester-length course. The topics include structure, properties, and reactions of alkenes and alkynes, including mechanism and stereochemistry.
Organic Chemistry I provides a comprehensive study of the chemistry of carbon compounds. This course is for students pursuing an academic transfer degree in chemistry, biology, or chemical engineering, as well as for medical pre-professional students. The course, which includes both lecture and lab components, has three modules, and all three modules must be completed to transfer as a semester-length course. Topics include the structure, properties, and reactions of halogenated carbon compounds, alcohols, and thiols, including mechanism and stereochemistry.
Organic Chemistry II is a continuation of CHEM 232A, B and C. This course is for students pursuing an academic transfer degree in chemistry, biology, or chemical engineering, as well as for medical pre-professional students. The course, which includes both lecture and lab components, has three modules, and all three modules must be completed to transfer as a semester-length course. Topics include spectroscopy; organometallics; and the structure, properties, and reactions of ethers, sulfides, and epoxides, including mechanism and stereochemistry.
Organic Chemistry II is a continuation of CHEM 232A, B and C. This course is for students pursuing an academic transfer degree in chemistry, biology, or chemical engineering, as well as for medical pre-professional students. The course, which includes both lecture and lab components, has three modules, and all three modules must be completed to transfer as a semester-length course. The topics include the structure, properties, and reactions of carbonyl compounds (aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and their derivatives) and nitrogen-containing organic compounds, including mechanism and stereochemistry.
Organic Chemistry II is a continuation of CHEM 232A, B, and C. This course is designed for students pursuing an academic transfer degree in chemistry, biology, or chemical engineering, as well as for medical pre-professional students. The course, which includes both lecture and laboratory components, is taught as three modules, and all three modules must be completed to transfer as a semester-length course. The topics covered in this module include the structure, properties, and reaction mechanisms of conjugated pi systems, including aromatic compounds.
Various topics not typically covered in other Chemistry courses may be offered depending upon interest, program need, and relevancy to the curriculum.