CHEM& 110 - Chemical Concepts With Lab

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 4
LAB hours per week: 2
This course will provide a fundamental survey of chemistry and is intended for Nursing and Allied Health majors in fulfillment of the pre-nursing (or health care related) program lab science requirements. Topics will include an introduction to inorganic, organic, and biological chemistry from a health science perspective. Formerly: CHEM 101.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 014 or AMATH 106 with a grade of C or higher or appropriate placement; ENGL 087 or AENG 100 with a grade of C or higher or appropriate placement; or permission of the Science Division Chair or designee.
Recommended: READ 088.
Course Outcomes:

Solve metric conversions, and caloric content calculations.
Compute atomic and formula masses.
Differentiate precision from accuracy.
Identify atoms, subatomic particles, and isotopes.
Classify the families on the periodic table according to their chemical natures.
Identify properties of nuclear particles/emissions.
Match isotopes with their therapeutic uses in radiologic medicine.
Apply the rules of inorganic and organic nomenclature to ions and simple molecules; distinguish ionic from covalent bonding.
Describe the behavior of solids, liquids and gases in terms of intermolecular forces of attraction.
Identify components of a chemical equation.
Apply solution concentrations in a variety of units to clinical data.
Differentiate osmosis and diffusion.
Perform dosage calculations involving patient weight, drug concentration, and volume.
Distinguish common organic functional groups.
Describe the pH behavior of household solutions, buffers, and physiologic fluids.
Relate the structures of proteins, lipids and carbohydrates to their functions.
Analyze data gathered by the safe use of laboratory glassware, equipment and reagents.

Course Topics:

Measurement
Atoms, Elements and Compounds
Molecules and Ions
States of Matter
Solutions and Colloids
Hydrocarbons and Organic Functional Groups
Chemical Reactions
Buffers and pH
Proteins, Lipids, Carbohydrates
Nuclear Chemistry

Course Attribute(s): Lab Course, Natural Science