Chemistry 119
Fundamentals - General and Organic
Unit(s): 5
Class Hours: 64 Lecture, 48 Laboratory total.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 060 or 061.
No prior chemistry needed. For majors in nursing, dietetics, family and consumer studies, pharmacy technology, biology, and physical education. Includes atomic structure, nuclear chemistry, bonding, solutions, acids and bases, organic nomenclature, hydrocarbons and alcohols.
Chemistry 209
Introductory Chemistry
Unit(s): 4
Class Hours: 48 Lecture, 48 Laboratory total.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 080 or 081.
Basic concepts of matter: atomic structure, formulas, equation writing, nomenclature, gases and kinetic theory. Emphasizes properties of solutions, and the mole concept in quantitative chemistry. Prepares students for biology and Chemistry 219.
Chemistry 210
General, Organic, and Biochemistry
Unit(s): 5
Class Hours: 64 Lecture, 48 Laboratory total.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 209 or a passing score on the current chemistry placement test and Mathematics 080 or 081.
An introduction to the fundamental concepts of general, organic and biochemistry for majors in nursing, and other allied health majors. Includes atomic structure, nuclear chemistry, bonding, solutions, acids and bases, organic nomenclature, hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids and metabolism.
Chemistry 219
General Chemistry
Unit(s): 5
Class Hours: 48 Lecture, 96 Laboratory total.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 080 or 081 and Chemistry 209 or Mathematics 080 or 081 and a passing score on current chemistry placement test.
Fundamental principles and concepts of chemistry including, but not limited to, atomic structure, quantum theory, periodic properties, stoichiometry, oxidation-reduction, molecular structure and bonding, gas laws, states of matter, solutions, chemical kinetics and chemical equilibrium.
Chemistry 229
General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis
Unit(s): 5
Class Hours: 48 Lecture, 96 Laboratory total.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 219
Continuation of Chemistry 219 including, but not limited to, ionic equilibrium, acid/base chemistry, thermodynamics and electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry and descriptive chemistry.
Chemistry 249
Organic Chemistry I
Unit(s): 5
Class Hours: 48 Lecture, 96 Laboratory total.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 229.
Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, organometallics, alcohols, ethers, aromatics, and carbonyl compounds: structure and bonding, nomenclature, descriptive chemistry, reaction mechanisms, synthetic methods. IR spectroscopy. Laboratory: separations/purifications and identification, simple syntheses.
Chemistry 259
Organic Chemistry II
Unit(s): 5
Class Hours: 48 Lecture, 96 Laboratory total.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 249.
Continuation of Chemistry 249. Includes units on aromatics, carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, amines, and classes of biologically important compounds. More complex synthetic routes are explored. Lab work includes multi-step syntheses. Reaction mechanisms and use of spectroscopic techniques continue to be emphasized.