Chemistry Liberal Arts Transfer Major

This lecture and laboratory course is the first of a two-semester sequence designed specifically for students majoring in chemistry, physics, biology, or pre-engineering. It is a mathematically rigorous course that assumes the entering student has a strong background in algebra and finite mathematics. Students will learn specific-content chemical information that will be applied within the context of a variety of chemistry applications. Many of the applications that will be investigated highlight contemporary social and scientific issues. Through participation in course activities, each student should expect to improve her/his knowledge of chemistry and to develop improved qualitative and quantitative problem-solving skills. Hands-on experience with laboratory experiments will allow students to learn proper procedures, to gather meaningful data, and to draw logical and appropriate conclusions based on the laboratory data. Content will include chemical equations, stoichiometry, gases, thermochemistry, equilibrium, electronic structure of atoms, periodic trends, molecular bonding and structure, intermolecular forces, and nuclear chemistry.

Lecture Hours: 48 Lab Hours: 32

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C- in MAT-102, MAT-110, or MAT-156.

This lecture and laboratory course is the second of a two semester sequence designed specifically for students majoring in chemistry, physics, biology or pre-engineering. Students will have successfully completed General Chemistry I or its' equivalent. The course focuses on chemical equilibria and their applications, thermodynamics, kinetics, modern materials, electrochemistry, properties of solutions, chemistry of the representative main group and transition elements, coordination compounds, basic organic chemistry, biological chemistry, and chemistry of the environment. Specific topics are outlined under the course content. Laboratory exercises are coordinated with lecture topics where possible, and are intended to augment and support these topics.

Lecture Hours: 48 Lab Hours: 32

Prerequisite(s): CHM-165.

Theory and practice of organic chemistry with emphasis on the chemistry of functional groups, structure, bonding, molecular properties, reactivity and nomenclature of alkanes, alkenes, alcohols and ethers, stereochemistry, reaction mechanism, nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions.

Lecture Hours: 48

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C- in CHM-165 and CHM-175.

Theory and practice of organic chemistry with emphasis on nomenclature and reactivity of alkenes, alkynes, aromatics, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, amines, and polyfunctional compounds.

Lecture Hours: 48

Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in CHM-260 or equivalent.

The first in a calculus sequence, this course covers topics including functions and their graphs, limits, derivatives, applications of the derivative, and integrals.

Lecture Hours: 64

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C- in MAT-128 or MAT-134 or appropriate placement scores (ACT: 27; COMPASS TRIGONOMETRY: 51-100).

A continuation of MAT-210, this course covers topics including integration techniques, applications of integration, infinite series, conic sections, parametric and polar equations.

Lecture Hours: 64

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C- in MAT-210.