CHEM 1030 - Chemistry

Academic Division:

Health Sciences

Academic Discipline:

Chemistry

Assistant Dean: Leesa Cox, MBA, PTA

3 Credit(s)
The course is to give the Allied Health and Nursing student an appreciation and understanding of general inorganic chemistry. Includes atomic and molecular structure, molecular forces, properties and states of matter, naming of chemical compounds, types and behaviors of solutions, types of reactions, acid base chemistry, carefully chosen organic topics with their applications to specific health problems. Laboratory exercises will enhance and reinforce lecture topics. (OTM approved course in Natural Sciences TMNS) UG

2 Lecture Hour(s);

Required Prerequisite Course(s): Take CHEM 1010 or high school chemistry AND MATH 0084 with a minimum grade of C-.

Required Concurrent Course(s): Take CHEM 1030L

College Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Learning Outcomes	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

Student Learning Outcomes for Course

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
1. Use and apply the units of the metric system, demonstrate the ability to develop the correct conversion factor to solve dimensional analysis problems	quizzes, laboratory exercises, worksheets, exam 1, final, met at end of semester
2. Predict the chemical behavior of the 1st 30 elements by their arrangement on the periodic table, Compare the characteristics of the subatomic particles making use of the periodic table	quizzes, laboratory exercises, worksheets, exam 1, final, met at end of semester
3. Given the various elements predict the way compounds will form and be able to write the name and write the formula Identify the forces involved in compound formation	quizzes, laboratory exercises, worksheets, exam 1, final, met at end of semester
4. Distinguish between the basic chemical reactions and demonstrate how to balance chemical reactions and determine stoichiometric ratios	quizzes, laboratory exercises, worksheets, exam 1, final, met at end of semester
5. Be able to compare and contrast the differences between the states of matter how changes of state occur, and energy balances involved in these changes. Solve problems involving heat of fusion and heat of vaporization of water	quizzes, laboratory exercises, worksheets, exam 1, final, met at end of semesterquizzes, laboratory exercises, worksheets, exam 1, final, met at end of semester
6. Apply the Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gasses to analyze the behavior of gasses, explain the difference between directly and indirectly proportional gas property behaviors, choose the appropriate gas law to solve a problem	quizzes, laboratory exercises, worksheets, exam 1, final, met at end of semester
7. Describe the nature of aqueous solutions, how they are prepared, and their characteristics, predict their behavior upon erythrocytes	quizzes, laboratory exercises, worksheets, exam 2, final, met at end of semester
8. Categorize the properties of a solution and distinguish between various types of solutions demonstrate the ability to perform calculations involving concentrations	quizzes, laboratory exercises, worksheets, exam 2, final, met at end of semester
9. Be able to classify the differences between acids and bases, given the molarity of an acid or base calculate the pH, predict the results of an acid -base reaction, understand the bicarbonate blood buffering system, from given blood results be able the tell patient’s acid- base status	quizzes, laboratory exercises, worksheets, final, met at end of semester
10. Explain chirality ,D and L isomers and their effects on the behavior and of amino acids, sugars, predict how cis and trans isomers affect fatty acid behavior, explain the effects of hydrogen bonding on DNA function, understand the structure of proteins, explain the similarities and differences between steroid hormones, identify the central functional area of a drug Introductory Naming of organic compounds	quizzes, laboratory exercises, worksheets, final, met at end of semester
11. Current issues in chemistry will be discussed.	Throughout the semester
12. Have completed laboratory experiments that test basic chemistry principles adapted from corresponding lecture topics	laboratory exercises, exams, final, met at end of semester

Standard Grading Scale
93-100 A

90 - 92 A-

87- 89 B+

83 - 86 B

80 -82 B-

77- 79 C+

73 - 76 C

70 -72 C-

67- 69 D+

63 - 66 D

60 -62 D-

00- 59 F

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