General Chemistry Course Goals

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Course Overview
Authored by Fred J. Grieman
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Course Philosophy

• To teach you chemistry at an appropriate level to
  prepare you for your next step in science
• Research
• Medicine
• Entrepreneur
• Policy
• Industry
• Informed Citizen

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Responsibilities

• Mine
• Present material in interesting thorough way
• Teach at appropriate level
• Evaluate your knowledge and performance
• Yours
• Work hard use resources available to learn
  material
• Complete work on time come prepared
• Take active part in your learning

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Resources

• Lecturer
• Lab coordinator instructors
• Lab assistants
• Graders
• Tutors
• Department Coordinator
• Stockroom Manager
• Electronics Tech
• Machinist
• Librarians

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General Chemistry Course Goals

• Lecture
• Establish Basics
• Build on Basics to give Foundation Framework
• Tools to use in subsequent courses and in
  career/life
• Create a way of viewing the World

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General Chemistry Course Goals

• Laboratory
• Chemical Principles from Lecture More
• Laboratory Technique
• Experimental Design Considerations
• Data Analysis Presentation
• Observation and Discovery

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Course Outline

• Matter Composition and Reactions
• Atoms, Molecules, Formulas, Masses, Moles,
  Density
• Reactions Equations, Stoichiometry,
  Limiting reagent yields
• Periodicity, Compound Formation Periodic
  Table
• Ionic Compounds, Covalent Compounds, Lewis
  Dot Structures
• Molecular Structure Chemical Reactions
• VSEPR Theory, Molecular Structure, Polarity
• 4 classes of solution reactions
• ppt., acid/base, complexation,
  oxidation/reduction
• Qualitative Analysis Prediction of reactions
• Gases, Ideal Gas Law, Gas mixtures

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Course Outline

• Chemical Equilibria
• Gas Phase Equilibria, Equilibrium Constant
• Heterogeneous Equilibria
• Solution Equilibria acid/base,
  complexation, precipitation
• General Equilibrium Constants
• Quantitative Analysis using Equilibria-
  titration
• Thermodynamics, Redox Chemistry, Electrochemistry
• Energy, Enthalpy, Calorimetry, First Law
• Probability, Entropy, Second and Third Law
• Gibbs Free Energy and Equilibrium constant
• Redox Reactions, Electrochemistry
• Electrochemical and Fuel Cells

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Laboratory Experiments Calibration of Volumetric
Glassware density, bouyancy, data analysis 4
classes of reaction Precipitation
Acid/Base Redox Complexation Quanti
tatively Gravimetric Ca Titration
Gasiometric Complexiometric
Calcium Oxalate
KHP Nitrite
Ca Zn EDTA Stoichiometry
Equilibrium Ideal Gas Law Complex
Equilibrium
(5 Anion)
Qualitatively
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