Welcome!
Welcome to CHEM 111 - General Chemistry 1!
This semester, we will have an exciting, engaging, and aspiring journey with CHEM 111. I will strive to break down any complex chemistry concepts into small lessons that are easy to grasp. We will have many practice problems and questions in the class to prepare you for various assessments. I aim to make CHEM 111 a step forward toward your career goals.
This course is intended to teach you the basics of chemical nomenclature, reaction chemistry, and problem-solving logic that are vital to success in all science courses.
Main Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Understand the general and physical properties of matter.
- Understand the basic model of the atom.
- Determine names and formulas of simple compounds, acids and bases.
- Perform basic algebraic manipulations relative to simple chemical calculations.
- Perform mathematical manipulations such as unit analysis with proper attention to units and significant figures.
- Use the concept of the mole in quantitative chemical calculations.
- Balance chemical equations.
- Calculate amounts of chemicals involved in reactions.
- Calculate and utilize solution concentration units such as molarity.
- Understand the ideal gas law and its application in quantitative problems.
Our lectures are twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 - 10:45 am, in FB 340 on the 3rd floor of the Foundational Science Building.
What will you need for this course:
Textbook: Chemistry, 13th Edition, Chang & Overby, 2018 (e-text or loose leaf or hard copy)
111 Lab Manual, Sixth Ed., Booklet (blue and gold cover) from Van-Griner, 2022. ISBN# 978-1-64565-159-8 (Only in campus bookstores. Do NOT purchase used manual!)
Lab coat and Goggles
Access to a computer, the internet, and Canvas
A scientific calculator -The Chemistry Department recommends TI-30X series, but you can use any scientific calculator.
Looking forward to having you in my class on Tuesday at 9:30 am in FB 340.
Dr. Elsayed Zahran