Instructor contact information
Instructor:
Tao Tao, PhD
Office Phone:
Office:
Bldg 13, Room 629
Office Hours:
Tu/Th 5:30-6:00 pm
E-mail:
tao.tao@lonestar.edu
Website:
NA
Course Title:
CHEM 1405
Introduction to
Chemistry
Term and Year:
Fall 2014
Course Section:
6013/6014
Class Days & Times:
Lec TTh 6-7:30 pm
Lab TTh 7:30-9:10 pm
Credit Hours:
Lecture Hours:
Lab Hours:
Total Contact Hours:
(All hrs. x 14)
4
>3
>3
Class Room Location:
Bldg 13 Room 629
Course Subject:
96
Course overview
For details go to http://research.lonestar.edu/cat/catsrch.asp
Catalog Description:
This course is a preparatory course for students who have never had chemistry and covers the metric system, atoms and elements, bonding, solids, liquids, gases, stoichiometry, solutions, reactivity, and acids and bases. The lab includes experiments in inorganic chemistry. This course is appropriate for some nursing students, as well as students who will pursue higher level chemistry.
Student Learning Outcomes:
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Solve problems using procedures outlined in class, including proper SI units and significant figures.
Identify the states of matter and the transitions between them.
Compare elements, compounds and mixtures.
Apply the Law of Conservation of Matter to balance chemical equations and solve simple stoichiometry problems.
Determine atomic structure and chemical properties of elements from their position in the periodic table. Perform conversions involving concentration of solutions.
Draw the Lewis Structure and determine the shape and polarity of a simple compound from its formula. Identify simple inorganic compounds by formulas and names. Identify acids and bases, acidic and basic solutions and calculate pH.
9. Demonstrate ability to carry out simple laboratory experiments using common chemical measuring devices and safety