At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate appropriate safety precautions while in the chemistry laboratory and when handling chemicals and equipment.
- Perform calculations involving the metric system, dimensional analysis and significant figures.
- Describe the atomic structure of isotopes and apply to nuclear equations.
- Explain and provide examples of the different forms of matter, elements, compounds, solutions, and mixtures.
- Describe the organizational pattern of the periodic table of elements.
- Describe the nature of the chemical bonding and intermolecular forces in ionic compounds, simple covalent compounds, organic compounds and biomolecules.
- Use the mole concept to relate chemical quantities.
- Relate names to formulas (and vice versa) for ionic compounds, simple covalent compounds, and organic compounds.
- Classify and balance chemical reactions including: combination, decomposition, replacement, combustion, oxidation-reduction, condensation, hydrolysis and neutralization.
- Describe the chemical behavior of acids, bases, and buffers.
- Describe the structure and function of biologically important compounds including: lipids, carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids.
- Describe metabolic processes including: glycolysis, citric acid cycle, electron transport, oxidative phosphorylation, ATP production.
1. Matter and Measurement
a. Classification of matter
b. Organization of the periodic table
c. The metric system
d. Units of measure
e. Dimensional analysis
f. Significant figures
g. Measuring properties of matter
h. Chemical and physical changes
i. Balancing chemical equations
2.Atomic Structure and Radioactivity
a. Structure of the atom
b. Atomic and mass numbers
c. Isotopes
d. Atomic mass
e. Radioactivity
f. Nuclear equations
g. Radioactive decay
h. Half-lives
i. Medical application of radioisotopes
3.Electron Arrangements, Bonding and Structure
a. Electron arrangements
b. Octet rule
c. Ion formation
d. Ionic bonding
e. Names and formulas of ionic compounds
f. Covalent bonding
g. Names and formulas of covalent molecules
h. Lewis structures
i. VSEPR theory
j. Molecular shapes
k. Electronegativity
l. Bond and molecular polarity
4. Chemical Quantities
a. The mole concept
b. Avogadro's number
c. Molar mass
d. Converting chemical quantities
5. Organic Chemistry
a. Alkanes
b. Simple organic compounds and nomenclature
c. Structure of organic compounds
e. Functional groups
f. Lipids
g. Fatty acids
6.Chemical Reactions
a. Thermodynamics
b. Reaction kinetics
c. Equilibrium
d. Classifying chemical reactions including combination, decomposition, replacement, oxidation/reduction, condensation and hydrolysis
7.Carbohydrates
a. Classification as mono, di, oligo and polysaccharides
b. Functional groups
c. Ring formation
d. Condensation and hydrolysis of the glycosidic bond
e. ABO blood types
8.Intermolecular Forces and Phases of Matter
a. Types of intermolecular forces
b. Properties of solids, liquids, and gases
c. Heat and phase changes
d. Solubility
e. Gas laws
f. Soap and micelles
g. Lipids
h. Fats
i. Phospholipids and the cell membrane
9.Solutions
a. Mixtures
b. Solutions
c. Aqueous solutions
d. Solution formation
e. Solubility
f. Electrolytes
g. Solution concentrations
h. Dilution
i. Osmosis
j. Diffusion and dialysis
k. Transport across cell membranes
10.Acids and Bases
a. Types of acids and bases
b. Strong acids and bases
c. Neutralization reactions
d. Weak acids and bases and chemical equilibrium
e. pH scale
f. pKa
g. Amino acids
h. Buffers
i. Bicarbonate buffer system
11.Proteins
a. Amino acids
b. Protein formation
c. 3-dimensional structure
d. Denaturation
e. Structure/function relationship
f. Enzymes and enzyme activity
12.Nucleic Acids
a. Components of nucleic acids
b. Formation
c. DNA
d. RNA
e. Protein synthesis
f. Genetic code
13.Metabolism
a. Metabolism
b. Nucleotides
c. Digestion
d. Glycolysis
e. Citric acid cycle
f. Electron transport
g. Oxidative phosphorylation
h. ATP production