Chemistry
CH104 Chemistry for Allied Health
5 credit hours, 6 Lecture/Lab hours
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; reaction rates and equilibrium; and water, solutions and colloids. First term of a three-term sequence dealing with the molecular basis for life. Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent enrollment in MTH095. F, W, Sp
CH105 Chemistry for Allied Health
5 credit hours, 6 Lecture/Lab hours
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 colloids; reaction rates and equilibrium; acids and bases and their regulation in the body; saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons; alcohol, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and esters. Second term of a three-term sequence. Prerequisite: CH104. W, Sp
CH106 Chemistry for Allied Health
5 credit hours, 6 Lecture/Lab hours
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. Third term of a three-term sequence. Prerequisite: CH105. F, Sp
CH110 Foundations of General,Organic & Biochemistry
5 credit hours, 6 Lecture/Lab hours
Serves as a minimum prerequisite for entering beginning anatomy and physiology courses. 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: MTH095. No previous background in chemistry is required. F, W, Sp, Su
CH111 Chemistry for Fire Science and Emergency Services
5 credit hours, 6 Lecture/Lab hours
Presents basic information about general inorganic and organic chemistry. Covers elements, compounds, atomic structure, electronic configuration, periodic table, enthalpy, entropy, kinetic molecular theory, ionic and covalent bonding, chemical formulas, nomenclature, acids, bases, gases, hydrocarbons, aromatics, functional groups, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, enzymes, and nucleic acids. Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent enrollment in MTH095. Offered as needed.
CH115 Consumer Chemistry
4 credit hours, 5 Lecture/Lab hours
Provides a general education approach to chemistry. Emphasizes the meaning of science and how chemistry is connected to other disciplines and to the students lives. Covers science vs. 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. Class fee $10. F
CH116 Consumer Chemistry
4 credit hours, 5 Lecture/Lab hours
Covers organic chemistry, polymers, energy and the future, air and its pollution, water and its pollution, agricultural chemistry and the starving Third World. Second of a three-term sequence for the non-science major. Prerequisite: CH115 or consent of instructor. Class fee $10. W
CH117 Consumer Chemistry
4 credit hours, 5 Lecture/Lab hours
Covers carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, brewing, baking, food additives, household chemicals, cosmetics, chemotherapy, drugs, sports medicine and chemical toxicology. Third of a three-term sequence for the non-science student. Prerequisite: CH116 or consent of instructor. Class fee $10. Sp
CH121 College Chemistry
5 credit hours, 6 Lecture/Lab hours
Introduces the fundamentals of chemistry for students majoring in fields other than chemistry. Examines the interrelationships of chemistry to all disciplines of science. Covers scientific method, atomic theory, stoichiometry, energy, periodicity, atomic structure, and bonding. First of a three-term sequence. Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent enrollment in MTH095. F, W
CH122 College Chemistry
5 credit hours, 6 Lecture/Lab hours
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. W, Sp
CH123 College Chemistry
5 credit hours, 6 Lecture/Lab hours
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. F, Sp
CH150 Preparatory Chemistry
3 credit hours, 3 Lecture hours
Provides math and chemistry preparation for CH201-203 or CH221-223. Includes math skill development, dimensional analysis, problem-solving techniques, as well as basic chemistry principles to support success in a 200-level chemistry course. Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent enrollment in MTH095. F
CH172 Chemical Methods for Analysis of Musts and Wines
3 credit hours, 4 Lecture/Lab hours
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
4 credit hours, 6 Lecture/Lab hours
The first course in a two-term sequence designed for engineering majors who intend to transfer to Oregon State University's engineering program. Covers definitions, measurements, atomic nucleus, elements, compounds, binary nomenclature, bonding models, solutions, redox, gas laws, and chemical thermodynamics: heat, work and energy. Prerequisite: MTH095. F
CH202 Chemistry for Engineers
4 credit hours, 6 Lecture/Lab hours
Provides the second course of 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. W
CH211 Chemistry for Engineers Prep 1
1 credit hours, 1 Lecture hours
Provides guided study in topics and problem solving skills beyond that provided in CH201. Covers definitions, measurements, atomic nucleus, elements, compounds, binary nomenclature, gas laws, and chemical thermodynamics: heat, work and energy. Prerequisite: MTH095. Corequisite: CH201. F
CH212 Chemistry for Engineers Prep 2
1 credit hours, 1 Lecture hours
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. W
CH221 General Chemistry
5 credit hours, 7 Lecture/Lab hours
Introduces chemical concepts and experimental techniques to students majoring in scientific, engineering, and medical fields. 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 flow, experiments on chemical systems, and atomic structure. Prerequisite: MTH111 or consent of instructor. F
CH222 General Chemistry
5 credit hours, 7 Lecture/Lab hours
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 scientific, engineering, and medical fields. Prerequisite: CH221. W
CH223 General Chemistry
5 credit hours, 7 Lecture/Lab hours
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 fields. Prerequisite: CH222. Sp
CH241 Organic Chemistry
4 credit hours, 4 Lecture hours
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. Offered as needed.
CH241B Organic Chemistry Lab
1 credit hours, 3 Lab hours
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. Class fee $15. Offered as needed.
CH242 Organic Chemistry
4 credit hours, 4 Lecture hours
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. Offered as needed.
CH242B Organic Chemistry Lab
1 credit hours, 3 Lab hours
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. Class fee $15. Offered as needed.
CH243 Organic Chemistry
4 credit hours, 4 Lecture hours
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. Offered as needed.
CH272 Fund Wine Chem & Microbiology
0 credit hours, 4 Lecture/Lab hours
Covers wine chemistry and microbiology including wine acidity (with special emphasis on ionization curves, diprotic acids and buffers), sulfur dioxide in wine, spoilage and its treatment. Includes wine microorganisms, microbiological spoilage, stuck fermentations, sanitation, stabilization and quality assurance. Prerequisite: CH172. Class fee $10. Sp
Updated October 28, 2007 by Marketing and Student Recruitment.