UNIVERSITY OF GUAM

COURSE OUTLINE

 

 

 

 

COURSE NUMBER: CH 103 & CH 103L                           COLLEGE(OR SPONSORING UNIT): CAS/NATURAL SCIENCES

COURSE TITLE:  GENERAL CHEMISTRY                                                                         CREDIT HOURS:  3/1         

                                 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB

DATE OF FINAL APPROVAL:                                                                                             SEMESTER OFFERED:  SPRING       

                                                                                                                                                                               

 

Course counts as                     Ö         General Education Requirement

                                                     Ö          Part of                                   major program

                                                                 Elective (for biology and physical science majors)

 

 

 

1.                   CATALOG DESCRIPTION

 

This course is a continuation of CH 102-102L with further study of reactions and stoichiometric problems.  The periodic table is studied with emphasis on physical and chemical group properties.  Thermochemistry, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry and organic chemistry are introduced with respect to data gathering and simple deduction.  It includes three hours of lecture weekly.  The lab, CH 103L, MUST be taken concurrently.  Prerequisites:  CH 102-102L, and MA 161a or MA 161b or MA 165 or higher level, or placement at this level.  (CH 100-100L may be substituted for CH 102-102L by program consent).  Corequisite:  CH 103L

 

CH 103L is the laboratory portion of CH 103 and MUST be taken concurrently.  The course consists of one three-hour laboratory period per week.

 

2.                   COURSE CONTENT

 

CH 102 and MA 161a – The following topics will be covered in CH 103; compositions and physical properties of solutions, chemical kinetics, principles of chemical equilibrium, solution equilibria (acids and bases/solubility and precipitation/complex ion formation), thermodynamics, spontaneous change and equilibrium, and electrochemistry.

 

3.                   RATIONALE FOR THE COURSE

 

CH 103 is a continuation of core General Chemistry, a foundational course for the natural science majors and minors.

 

4.                   SKILLS AND BACKGROUND REQUIRED OR EXPECTED

 

CH 102 skills and MA 161a skills.

 

5.                   TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND ANTICIPATED CLASS SIZE

 

Lectures, problem-solving and discussion sessions, lab experiments.  Lecture class size = 50 students and Lab size = 25 students.

 

6.                   ADDITIONAL COURSE DESCRIPTORS

 

 

7.                   LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR STUDENTS

 

1.       To develop skills in the fundamentals of equilibrium calculations.

2.       To provide a coherent introduction to chemical bonding and molecular structure.

3.       To learn selected topics in thermodynamics, chemical kinetics and acid-base equilibria..

 

8.                   METHODS OF EVALUATION

 

3 Mid-terms (3 x 15)          =              45%

Comprehensive Final Exam  =         30%

Lab Exams and Reports    =             25%

 

9.                   REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND/OR STUDY GUIDES

 

Text:  R. H. Petrucci (chapters 11-21), General Chemistry, 6th. Edition, McMilan, 1992

Lab Manual:  A.S. Weiss, R.K. Wismer & T.G. Greco, Experiments in General Chemistry, 1992.

Recommended Texts:  a) The Student Guide and b) The Solutions Manual

 

10.                SUBSEQUENT COURSES

 

CH 310a-b

CH 330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE CALENDAR OF ASSIGNMENTS, ATTENDANCE AND GRADING POLICIES ARE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE COURSE SYLLABUS.