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Chemistry

CH104 Chemistry for Allied Health

4 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 5 cr.

Focuses on general chemistry with emphasis on the applications of chemical principles to the life sciences. Designed for Nursing, Dental Hygiene, EMT, and other Allied Health students who plan to pursue careers in the health science professions. Topics include structure and properties of matter; energy; atomic structure and bonding; gas laws; Chemical reactions. First term of a three-term sequence dealing with the molecular basis for life.

Prerequisite: completion of, or concurrent enrollment in, MTH095.

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CH105 Chemistry for Allied Health

4 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 5 cr.

Covers the molecular basis for life. Designed for Nursing, Dental Hygiene, EMT, and other Allied Health students who plan to pursue careers in the health science professions. Topics include solutions and colloids; reaction rates and equilibrium; acids and bases and their regulation in the body; saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons; alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and esters, amines and amides. Second term of a three term sequence.

Prerequisite: CH104.

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CH106 Chemistry for Allied Health

4 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 5 cr.

Covers the molecular basis for life. Designed for Nursing, Dental Hygiene, EMT, and other Allied Health students who plan to pursue careers in the health science professions. Topics include carbohydrates; lipids; proteins; enzymes, vitamins, and hormones; pathways of metabolism; and nucleic acids. Th ird term of a three-term sequence.

Prerequisite: CH105.

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CH110 Foundations of General, Organic and Biochemistry

4 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 5 cr.

A one-term survey course of basic general, organic, and biochemistry designed to introduce the chemistry needed for understanding the functions of living organisms.

Prerequisite: completion of, or concurrent enrollment in, MTH095. No previous background in chemistry is required.

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CH115 Consumer Chemistry

3 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr.

Provides a general education approach to chemistry. Emphasizes the meaning of science and how Chemistry is connected to other disciplines and to students’ lives. Covers science versus technology, scientific method, atomic structure and theory, nuclear chemistry, chemical bonding, nomenclature, Chemical reactions, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction, and chemistry of the earth.

First of a three-term sequence for the non-science major.

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CH116 Consumer Chemistry

3 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr.

Covers organic chemistry, polymers, energy and the future, air and its pollution, water and its pollution, agricultural chemistry, and the starving Th ird World. Second of a three-term sequence for the non-science major.

Prerequisite: CH115 or consent of instructor.

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CH117 Consumer Chemistry

3 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr.

Covers carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, brewing, baking, food additives, household chemicals, Chemotherapy, drugs, and chemical toxicology. Third of a three-term sequence for the non-science student.

Prerequisite: CH116 or consent of instructor.

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CH121 College Chemistry

4 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 5 cr.

Introduces the fundamentals of chemistry for students majoring in fields other than chemistry. Examines the interrelationships of chemistry to all disciplines of science. Covers scientifi c method, atomic theory, stoichiometry, energy, periodicity, atomic structure, and bonding. First of a three term sequence.

Prerequisite: completion of, or concurrent enrollment in, MTH095.

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CH122 College Chemistry

4 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 5 cr.

Provides basic understanding of molecular compound formations, changes of state, solutions and reaction rates. Covers quantitative composition; stoichiometry; the gaseous state; acids, bases and salts; oxidation-reduction reactions; nuclear Chemistry; chemical equilibrium; and introduction to organic chemistry. Second of a three-term sequence.

Prerequisite: CH121.

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CH123 College Chemistry

4 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 5 cr.

Continues organic chemistry including aliphatic, aromatics, function groups and their reactions, structure and chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Third of a three-term sequence.

Prerequisite: CH122.

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CH172 Chemical Methods for Analysis of Musts and Wines

2 class hrs and 2 lab hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces vineyard and winery laboratory practices. Covers basic chemical principles, laboratory techniques, and analytical procedures for musts and wines.

Prerequisite: CH123 or equivalent or concurrent enrollment in CH123.

Offered as needed.

CH201 Chemistry for Engineers

3 class and 3 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr.

Provides the fi rst course in a two-term sequence designed for engineering majors who intend to transfer to Oregon State University’s engineering program. Covers defi nitions, measurements, atomic nucleus, elements, compounds, binary nomenclature, bonding models, solutions, redox, gas laws, and chemical thermodynamics: heat, work, and energy.

Prerequisite: MTH095.

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CH202 Chemistry for Engineers

3 class and 3 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr.

Provides the second course in a two-term sequence. Covers Lewis structures, VESPR theory, shapes and polarity of molecules, intermolecular forces, crystal structure, reaction rates, rate laws, reaction mechanisms, acids and bases, chemical equilibrium, spontaneous changes, free energy, voltaic and electrolytic cells, coordination compounds, organic structure, and polymer chemistry.

Prerequisite: CH201.

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CH211 Chemistry for Engineers Prep 1

1 class hr/wk, 1 cr.

Provides guided study in topics and problem solving skills beyond that provided in CH201. Covers defi nitions, measurements, atomic nucleus, elements, compounds, binary nomenclature, gas laws, and chemical thermodynamics: heat, work, and energy.

Prerequisite: MTH095.

Corequisite: CH201.

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CH212 Chemistry for Engineers Prep 2

1 class hr/wk, 1 cr.

Provides guided study in topics and problem solving skills beyond that provided in CH202. Covers Lewis structures, VESPR theory, shapes and polarity of molecules, intermolecular forces, crystal structure, reaction rates, rate laws, reaction mechanisms, acids and bases, chemical equilibrium, spontaneous changes, free energy, voltaic and electrolytic cells, coordination compounds, organic structure, and polymer chemistry.

Prerequisite: CH201.

Corequisite: CH202.

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CH221 General Chemistry

4 class and 3 lab hrs/wk, 5 cr.

Introduces chemical concepts and experimental techniques to students majoring in scientifi c, engineering, and medical fi elds. Covers the history of chemical developments, measurements and their uncertainty, components of matter, chemical periodicity, chemical calculations using the mole concept, chemical reactions, kinetic-molecular theory of gases, energy fl ow, experiments on chemical systems, and atomic structure.

Prerequisite: MTH111 or consent of instructor.

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CH222 General Chemistry

4 class and 3 lab hrs/wk, 5 cr.

Covers periodic properties; molecular bonding, hybridization, and resonance; solutions and solids; intermolecular forces; rates of reactions; and organic polymers. Second of a three-term sequence designed for students majoring in scientifi c, engineering, and medical fields.

Prerequisite: CH221.

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CH223 General Chemistry

4 class and 3 lab hrs/wk, 5 cr.

Covers the rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions; fundamentals of chemical equilibrium; acid-base equilibria; ionic equilibria in aqueous systems; free energy concepts; voltaic/electrolytic cells; and metallurgical processes. Third of a three-term sequence designed for students majoring in scientific, engineering and medical fi elds.

Prerequisite: CH222.

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CH241 Organic Chemistry

4 class hrs/wk, 4 cr.

Introduces the principles of organic chemistry for students majoring in the physical or life sciences. Emphasizes structure, nomenclature, physical properties, and chemical reactivities of organic molecules. Stresses bonding, functional groups, alkanes and cycloalkanes, conformational analysis, stereochemistry, alkenes, and alkynes.

Prerequisite: CH123 or CH223.

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CH241B Organic Chemistry Lab

3 lab hrs/wk, 1 cr.

Accompanies CH241 Organic Chemistry as a laboratory for students majoring in the physical or life sciences. Emphasizes microscale laboratory experiments related to basic techniques of recrystalization, extraction, melting and boiling point determination, IR spectroscopy, extraction, Chromatography, and synthesis. Students requiring lecture and lab credit for transfer must take CH241 and CH241B.

Prerequisite: CH123 or CH223.

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CH242 Organic Chemistry

4 class hrs/wk, 4 cr.

Introduces the principles of organic chemistry for students majoring in the physical or life sciences. Emphasizes structure, nomenclature, physical properties, and chemical reactivities of organic molecules. Stresses alcohols, ethers, free-radical reactions, aromatic compounds, spectroscopy, oxidation-reduction, aldehydes, and ketones.

Prerequisite: CH241.

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CH242B Organic Chemistry Lab

3 lab hrs/wk, 1 cr.

Offers a laboratory course to accompany CH242 Organic Chemistry for students majoring in physical and life sciences. Emphasizes microscale laboratory experiments related to reaction mechanisms, kinetics, spectroscopy, gas chromatography, and synthetic techniques. Students requiring lecture and lab credit for transfer must take CH242 and CH242B.

Prerequisite: CH241B.

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CH243 Organic Chemistry

4 class hrs/wk, 4 cr.

Introduces the principles of organic chemistry for students majoring in the physical or life sciences. Emphasizes structure, nomenclature, physical properties, and chemical reactivities of organic molecules. Stresses carboxylic acids and their derivatives, amines, condensation reactions, carboxylics, lipids, amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids.

Prerequisite: CH242 or consent of instructor.

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CH243B Organic Chemistry Lab

3 lab hrs/wk, 1 cr.

Offers a laboratory course to accompany CH243 Organic Chemistry for students majoring in physical and life sciences. Emphasizes microscale laboratory synthesis, spectroscopy, covering biological activity of organic compounds, and qualitative analysis of unknowns. Students requiring lecture and lab credit for transfer must take CH243 and CH243B.

Prerequisite: CH242B or consent of instructor.

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