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CHM - Chemistry

CHM 1032
General, Organic, Biochemistry

(Offered fall and spring). Prerequisite: Math placement test or minimum grade of "C" in a college-level math course. This course covers fundamental topics in general and organic chemistry and selected topics in biochemistry.

Credit hours: 3Lecture hours: 3
CHM 1040
Fundamentals of Chemistry

(Offered fall, spring, and summer). Prerequisite: Satisfactory mathematics placement on the College-Level Placement Test or completion of MAT1033 or MAC1105 with a minimum grade of "C." This course covers the fundamentals of chemistry with emphasis on descriptive chemistry. It includes topics in equations, stoichiometry, the Periodic Table, gas laws, nuclear chemistry, acids-bases, pH, and selected topics in carbon chemistry. (This course does not meet the chemistry requirement for science majors.)

Credit hours: 3Lecture hours: 3
CHM 1045
General Chemistry

(Offered fall and spring). Prerequisites: CHM1040 with a minimum grade of "C" or satisfactory completion of CHM1040 exemption exam and MAC1105. Corequisites: CHM 1045L and MAC1140. Topics covered are chemical calculations, inorganic nomenclature, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, gases, atomic structure, configurations, periodicity, oxidation-reduction, and chemical bonding, including MO and VSEPR theory.

Credit hours: 3Lecture hours: 3
CHM 1045H
Honors General Chemistry

(Offered fall and spring). Prerequisites: CHM1040 with a minimum grade of "C" or satisfactory completion of CHM1040 completion exam and MAC1105. Corequisites: CHM 1045L and MAC1140. Topics covered are chemical calculations, inorganic nomenclature, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, gases, atomic structure, configurations, periodicity, oxidation-reduction, and chemical bonding, including MO and VSEPR theory.

Credit hours: 3
CHM 1045L
General Chemistry Laboratory

$52.00 lab fee. (Offered fall and spring). Corequisite: CHM1045. This course explores chemical and physical properties of substances, types of chemical reactions, energy changes, chemical separations, and quantitative analysis procedures. Designed to accompany the lecture, this laboratory enhances the student's understanding of the lecture topics and teaches basic chemical laboratory techniques.

Credit hours: 1Lab hours: 3
CHM 1046
General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis

(Offered spring and summer). Prerequisites: MAC1140 with a minimum grade of "C" and CHM1045 or the equivalent. Corequisite: CHM1046L. Topics include solids, liquids, gases, colligative properties, kinetics, gaseous equilibria, nuclear chemistry, weak electrolyte equilibria, solubility equilibria, entropy, free energy, and electrochemistry.

Credit hours: 3Lecture hours: 3
CHM 1046H
Honors General Chemistry And Qualitative Analysis

(Offered spring and summer). Prerequisites: MAC1140 with a minimum grade of ?C? and CHM1045 or the equivalent. Corequisite: CHM1046L. Topics include solids, liquids, gases, colligative properties, kinetics, gaseous equilibria, nuclear chemistry, weak electrolyte equilibria, solubility equilibria, entropy, free energy, and electrochemistry.

Credit hours: 3
CHM 1046L
General Chemistry And Qualitative Analysis Lab

$41.00 lab fee. (Offered spring and summer). Corequisite: CHM1046. The first half of this course emphasizes quantitative analysis techniques to expand the student's knowledge of oxidation-reduction, gravimetric analysis, colligative properties, reaction rates, electrochemistry, chemical equilibrium and electrolytes. The second half of this course focuses on the chemical and physical techniques to identify unknown substances. Designed to accompany the lecture, this laboratory enhances the student's understanding of the lecture topics and teaches basic chemical laboratory techniques.

Credit hours: 1Lab hours: 3
CHM 2210
Organic Chemistry I

(Offered fall). Prerequisite: CHM1046, CHM1046L. Corequisite: CHM2210L. A course in reactions, preparations, nomenclature, stereochemistry, conjugation, resonance, nucleophilic aliphatic substitutions, and elimination in alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, alcohols, ethers, and cyclics, with an extensive introduction to organic synthesis.

Credit hours: 3Lecture hours: 3
CHM 2210L
Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

$132.00 lab fee. (Offered fall). Corequisite: CHM2210. An accompanying course to Organic Chemistry I. Designed to accompany the lecture. This laboratory enhances the student's understanding of lecture topics and teaches basic organic laboratory techniques.

Credit hours: 2Lab hours: 4
CHM 2211
Organic Chemistry II

(Offered spring). Prerequisite: CHM2210. Corequisite: CHM2211L. A course covering the reactions, preparations, nomenclature, stereochemistry, conjugation, and resonance in aromatic and carbonyl compounds, amines, heterocyclics, phenols, and their derivatives, including organic synthesis and a comprehensive in-depth study of organic spectroscopy.

Credit hours: 4Lecture hours: 4
CHM 2211L
Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

$91.00 lab fee. (Offered spring). Corequisite: CHM2211. An accompanying course to Organic Chemistry II. Designed to accompany the lecture. This laboratory enhances the student's understanding of lecture topics and teaches basic organic laboratory techniques.

Credit hours: 1Lab hours: 3
CHM 2949
COOP/Work Experience/Chemistry

1-3 crs. Cooperative Education courses may be taken toward completion of most of the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degree programs. A maximum of six credit hours may be used in meeting the A.A. degree requirements. Prerequisite: Minimum of 2.0 GPA, meet with the co-op coordinator, and availability of co-op work experience slot. Supervised, practical work experience that seeks to combine theories and apply practical skills to projects in the student?s major field of study. Requirements include online weekly, mid-term, and end-of-term reflection assignments.

Credit hours: 1-3Other hours: 1-3
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