Class information
CH221 General Chemistry I
- CRN: 20225
- Credits: 5
- Locations, days, times, and instructors:
- Rock Creek BLDG7 212, MMonday, from 6 to 8:50pm
From April 1 through June 10, 2024, Japhe F Rauscher - Rock Creek BLDG7 212, WWednesday, from 6 to 6:50pm
From April 3 through June 12, 2024, Japhe F Rauscher - Rock Creek BLDG7 225, WWednesday, from 7 to 9:50pm
From April 3 through June 12, 2024, Japhe F Rauscher
- Rock Creek BLDG7 212, MMonday, from 6 to 8:50pm
Details about this class
Textbook and Materials (Required):
- (Lecture) Chemistry An atom focused approach, 3rd Ed 2014 W.W. Norton & Company.
- Smartwork5 homework through W.W. Norton
- (Lab) All laboratory experiments can be accessed through our library website at https://sites.google.com/pcc.edu/rc-chemistry-laboratory-site/home/ch221
- A my.pcc.edu account
- A scientific calculator (calculators on mobile devices may not be used!)
Course Description:
Chemistry 221 is the first of three terms in the general chemistry series, 5-credit course, designed to provide a year of general chemistry to science majors. It will meet transfer requirements for such science majors as: chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, pre-medicine, and other pre-professional programs. The class consists of lecture, recitation and laboratory. The lecture time is used to provide the student with basic chemical concepts and mathematical applications to chemistry. The recitation time is for practicing problem solving in small group settings allowing for greater student-student as well as student-teacher contact and encouraging individual and team development. The laboratory re-enforces concepts presented in lecture and provides the student a hands-on opportunity to explore these.
Chemistry 221 will cover measurements, classification and properties of matter, nomenclature, atomic structure and modern atomic theory, periodic table and chemical periodicity, and chemical bonding. Prerequisites: WR 115 and RD 115 or equivalent placement test scores, MTH 111, and CH 151 or instructor approval. Audit available. Please come speak with me if you have any questions about prerequisites or preparedness for this course.
Students should reasonably expect to spend a minimum of 15 hours per week outside of class on this course. Learning chemistry is like learning a foreign language and requires a lot of time and effort on the student’s part. A firm grasp of CH221 concepts is essential for students continuing on to CH222 and CH223.
Additional information can be found in the Course Content and Outcome Guide for CH221 http://www.pcc.edu/ccog/default.cfm?fa=ccog&subject=CH&course=221.
Technology
There is no additional technology required for this class.
No show policy
Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class.
Students with disabilities
Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.