CHEM 1150 Survey of Chemistry

CHEM 1150: Survey of Chemistry

Description

Survey of Chemistry introduces key concepts of general, organic, and biological chemistry including measurement, matter, nomenclature, chemical quantities, chemical reactions, solutions, acids and bases, organic compound families and reactions, and macromolecules of biological importance such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. This course is for pre-health, medical science, and liberal arts students, and no recent background in chemistry is required. This course includes a lab.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

High school algebra (or) MATH 1107 (or) placement by multiple measures

Corequisite

None

Topics to be Covered

1. Matter and measurement

2. Atomic structure and radioactivity

3. Ionic and covalent compounds

4. Molar quantities

5. Organic compound structure, nomenclature, and isomerism

6. Chemical reactions

7. States of matter and intermolecular forces

8. Solutions

9. Acids, bases, and buffers

10. Carbohydrates

11. Proteins

12. Nucleic acids

13. Metabolism

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate understanding of the composition of matter including atomic structure; bonding; ionic and molecular compounds; classes of organic compounds including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids; states of matter; solutions; and intermolecular forces.

2. Demonstrate understanding of physical and chemical changes including reaction types, chemical equations, reaction rates, equilibrium, and biochemical processes.

3. Report and interpret measurements including uncertainty and sources of error.

4. Formulate and test hypotheses by performing laboratory or simulation experiments.

5. Communicate experimental findings, analysis, and interpretations.

6. Identify and interrogate issues in medicine, society, and/or the environment from the perspective of a chemist.

Credit Details

Lecture: 3

Lab: 1

OJT: 0

MnTC Goal Area(s): Goal Area 03 - Natural Sciences

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal Area(s) and Competencies

Goal Area 03: Natural Sciences

1. Demonstrate understanding of scientific theories.

2. Formulate and test hypotheses by performing laboratory, simulation, or field experiments in at least two of the natural science disciplines. One of these experimental components should develop, in greater depth, students’ laboratory experience in the collection of data, its statistical and graphical analysis, and an appreciation of its sources of error and uncertainty.

3. Communicate their experimental findings, analyses, and interpretations both orally and in writing.

4. Evaluate societal issues from a natural science perspective, ask questions about the evidence presented, and make informed judgments about science-related topics and policies.