May Be Taken Once for Credit. Prerequisite: MATH-060

An introductory course emphasizing the principles and practices of chemistry for students having no prior background in chemistry. Students cannot receive credit for both CHEM-110 and CHEM-151. UC credit limitation, consult a counselor.

Student Learning Outcomes. At the end of the course the student will be able to:

1. Analyze and solve chemical problems using the concepts of general chemistry.

2. Formulate appropriate conclusions from experimental data.

Chem 201 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
Units: 6.00 - UC;CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit. Prerequisite: MATH-070 and CHEM-151 or passing score on Diagnostic Exam.

Part I of a two-semester general chemistry course for science majors. Provides a foundation in the basic principles of the molecular nature of matter and its change, including reaction chemistry and theoretical aspects of matter and energy. Gravimetric, volumetric, and spectroscopic analysis techniques will be introduced in the laboratory portion. Required of all majors in chemistry and most other fields of science or technology.

Student Learning Outcomes. At the end of the course the student will be able to:
1. Analyze and demonstrate understanding of the properties of, and relationships between, various types of matter (gases, solids, liquids, and solutions) and energy.
2. Evaluate the intermolecular forces acting within substances and identify the properties resulting from these forces.
3. Describe the kinetic and potential energy underlying the properties of the states of matter, their phase changes, and apply these energy changes to chemical reactions.
4. Compare and evaluate multiple atomic theories and apply quantum theory to explain the electronic structure of, and chemical bonding between, atoms.
5. Analyze how periodic behavior of the elements results from the properties of the atom.
6. Recognize the essential features of ionic and covalent bonding, and differentiate between them.
7. Qualitatively and quantitatively analyze and evaluate the principles of chemical reactivity.
8. Understand and apply the mole concept to amounts of substances on the macroscopic and molecular levels.
9. Collect and interpret gravimetric, volumetric, and spectroscopic chemical data to formulate conclusions according to scientific inquiry.
10. Use computer software interface to conduct experiments and to prepare laboratory reports which are supported by data represented graphically or through a spreadsheet.

Chem 202 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
Units: 5.00 - UC;CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit. Prerequisite: CHEM-201

A continuation of CHEM-201. Topics are chemical kinetics, ionic equilibria, (solutions of acids and bases, buffers, solubility of insoluble salts, and solubility product), nuclear chemistry, thermodynamics (entropy & free energy), coordination compounds, advanced qualitative analysis, spectroscopy, and an introduction to organic chemistry.

Student Learning Outcomes. At the end of the course the student will be able to:
1. Analyze and evaluate the laws of reaction kinetics for irreversible and reversible reactions, including reactions occurring in aqueous media, and in nuclear reactions.
2. Examine the laws of thermodynamics to predict the spontaneity of chemical processes, including electrochemical processes.
3. Evaluate the theories of bonding for coordination compounds.
4. Formulate conclusions according to scientific inquiry by collecting and interpreting gravimetric, volumetric, and spectroscopic chemical data.
5. Justify the identify of unknown cations and anions using experimental evidence from qualitative analysis, the scientific method, and chemical reasoning.
6. Compose laboratory reports that illustrate meaningful conclusions based on and supported by data and observations.
 

Chem 255 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
Units: 5.00 - UC;CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit. Prerequisite: CHEM-201 with a grade of C or better. Recommended: CHEM-202.

First semester of a two-semester sequence in organic chemistry for science majors focusing on nomenclature, structure, properties, and synthesis of organic compounds.

Student Learning Outcomes. At the end of the course the student will be able to:
1. Compare and contrast the structures, properties, and reactions of aliphatic hydrocarbons, alkyl halides, alcohols, and ethers.
2. Formulate reaction mechanisms for the synthesis and transformation of the above functional groups.
3. Perform and justify the separation techniques used in purifying organic compounds.
4. Interpret experimental data obtained from classical and spectroscopic
methods used in characterizing organic compounds.
 

Chem 256 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
Units: 5.00 - UC;CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit. Prerequisite: CHEM-255 with a grade of C or better.

Second semester of a two-semester sequence in organic chemistry for science majors, focusing on the syntheses and reaction mechanisms of aromatic, carbonyl, and biological compounds.

Student Learning Outcomes. At the end of the course the student will be able to:

1. Compare and contrast the stuctures, propeties, and reactions of aromatic compounds, carbonyl compounds(aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic
acids, acyl halides, anhydrides, esters, amides), amines, carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids.
2. Design syntheses for organic compounds and evaluate potential mechanistic problems associated with them.
3. Formulate and perform the laboratory synthesis, purification, and
characterization of the organic compounds studied.