The
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Department of Chemistry and
Physics
Course: CHM 1400-001
"Health Science I "
Term: Fall 2009
Semester
Meetings: TR 9:30 an -10:45
am, SCI 3235
Office Hours: 8:00 am-9:00 am T, 9:00 am – 10:00
am WF, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm MR or by appointment or by appointment
Professor: Cornelia Tirla
Literature Resources:
class text –M. Hein; L.R.
Best; S. Pattison; S. Arena, “Introduction to the General, Organic and
Biochemistry”, ninth edition, Willey 2005
web literature - some useful
resources are
Objectives: Consistent
with the goals of the UNCP General Education Program (see p. 23 of the UNCP catalog), the activities associated with this course
are designed to provide students an understanding of the fundamental principles
of chemistry and to solve problems, to write and speak clearly, and to think
critically and creatively.
Description: This course will be a broad survey of general chemistry topics relevant
to the allied health fields, including composition, structure and properties of
matter, equilibrium, and acids and bases. This course is intended for students
interested in allied health specializations and may not serve as a prerequisite
for upper level chemistry courses. This class meets the General Education
requirements due to the scope of the class and serves as an introduction to the
subject. Credit, 3 semester hours.
Format: The conventional lecture format will be the
primary teaching method employed in this course. Because of the
importance of the literature data in chemistry, students should bring the
class text book and a scientific calculator to each class meeting to allow
for participation in group problem-solving sessions.
NOTE:
Any student with a documented disability needing academic adjustments is
requested to speak directly to Disability Support Services and the instructor,
as early in the semester (preferably within the first week) as possible.
All discussions will remain confidential.
Evaluation/Grading:
Graded assignments will be
scored on a 100-point scale. Letter grades for the course will be assigned
according to the following scale: 100-95=A, 94-90=A-, 89-87=B+, 86-83=B, 82-80=B-, 79-77=C+, 76-73=C, 72-70=C-,
69-67=D+, 66-63=D, 62-60=D-, 59 and below=F.These letter grades will then be converted
to the 4-point QPA scale by the University Registrar's Office prior to being
recorded on student transcripts (see p. 42 of the UNCP catalog).
Course: Graded assignments for this course will include four preterm tests (80%)
and a comprehensive final exam (20%).
Pertinent questions and problems will frequently be suggested for work
outside of class, though submission of these assignments is not required.
Attendance: Poor attendance typically
results in poor performance on graded assignments and, consequently, low course
grades. Though attendance per se is not factored into this
course's grading scheme, students will be required to sign an attendance roster
at each class meeting for purely bookkeeping purposes.
Honor
Code: Students are
expected to follow the UNCP Honor Code (see pp. 51-53 of the UNCP catalog); settled cases involving first-offense
violation of the Honor Code will result in a minimum penalty of course failure.
Good Communication: It is the best way to avoid problems and
misunderstandings. Please discuss any questions or concerns you may have about
this course or general policies with me.
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Dates four the
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Chapters
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Topics
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Tuesday
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Thursday
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August 20
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Ch1
Ch 2
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A introduction to chemistry
Standards for measurement
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August 25
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August 27
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Ch 2
Ch 3
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Standards for measurement
Elements and compounds
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September 1
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September 3
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Ch 4
Ch1-4
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Properties of matter
Review
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September 8
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September 10
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Ch 1-4
Ch 5
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Test 1
Early atomic theory and
structure
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September 15
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September 17
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Ch 6
Ch 7
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Nomenclature of inorganic
compounds
Quantitative composition of
compounds
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September 22
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September 24
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Ch 8
Ch 5-8
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Chemical equations
Review
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September 29
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October 1
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Ch 5-8
Ch 9
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Test 2
Calculation from chemical
equations
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October 6
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October 8
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Ch 10
Ch 11
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Modern atomic theory and the periodic table
Chemical Bonds : the formation of compounds from atoms
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October 13
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Fall break
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Ch 12
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The gaseous state of matter
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October 20
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October 22
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Ch 9-12
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Review. Test3
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October 27
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October 29
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Ch 13
Ch 14
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Properties of liquids
Solutions
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November 3
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November 5
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Ch 15
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Acids, Bases, and Salts
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November 10
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November 12
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Ch 16
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Chemical equilibrium
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November 17
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November 19
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Ch 12-16
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Review. Test 4
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November 24
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Holyday
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Ch 17
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Oxidation - reduction
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December 1
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December 3
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Ch 18
Ch 1-18
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Nuclear chemistry
Final Review
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December 8
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Final test
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All the Ch.
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