Department of Chemistry
Syllabus for CHE 101, Introductory Chemistry
(CRN 22218)
3 Credit Hours Spring 2014
General Information
Instructors: Tim Giles and Mary Lamar
Email: tim.giles@eku.edu , mary.lamar@eku.edu
Phone: 859-576-4196 (only for emergencies- text)
Textbook, etc.: General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 8th edition, by Denniston, Topping, and Caret, McGraw-Hill Higher Education Publishers, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-259-18718-6
Course Websites: http://learn.eku.edu (Blackboard) ** Required On-line Homework: Students must purchase an access code to McGraw-Hill Connect program for this course. It is available through the campus book store or can be purchased on-line. This on-line component will be used for the readings, homework and quizzes
Course Description
CHE 101 Introductory Chemistry I (3) I, II. Prerequisite: completion of all developmental requirements. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CHE 101L and MAT 105 or higher. For students who plan to take no more than one year of chemistry. Basic principles of structure and properties of matter, chemical nomenclature and reactivity. Relates chemistry concepts to everyday life phenomena. A withdrawal from CHE 101 must be matched by a withdrawal from CHE 101L. Gen. Ed. VII (NS) or IVB with CHE 101L.
General Education Goals
CHE101 can be used to satisfy EKU General Education Element 4B and has been designed to address the following EKU General Education Goals:
Students will be able to:
1. Use appropriate methods of critical thinking and quantitative reasoning to examine issues and to identify solutions. (GE Goal two)
2. Analyze the fundamental natural processes of the world and the interactions of humans and their environment. (GE Goal five)
3. Distinguish the methods that underlie the search for knowledge in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, history, and social and behavioral sciences. (GE Goal seven)
4. Integrate knowledge that will deepen their understanding of, and will