CHEM& 141 General Chemistry I: Non-Lab (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Natural Science; General Transfer Elective
Prerequisite CHEM& 139 , with a grade of at least 1.5, or a year of high school chemistry, with a grade of at least a C; AND MATH& 141 , with a grade of at least 1.5 (or may be taken concurrently); OR instructor permission.
Course Description
The 1st quarter of general chemistry for Interservice Physician Assistant Program students. Provides the chemical background to understand physiology, pathology, diagnosis, and treatments. Not a lab class.
Course Content
A. Measurement
B. Significant figures
C. Dimensional analysis
D. Fundamentals of atomic structure
E. Quantum Theory
F. Periodic properties
G. Stoichiometry
H. Solutions
I. Chemical reactions in solution
J. Thermochemistry
Student Outcomes
1. Write and balance equations for several types of chemical reactions.
2. Explain the relationship between reactants and products in a chemical reaction by calculating stoichiometric qualities, and evaluating the reasonableness and accuracy of these calculations.
3. Describe gaseous behavior and gas laws using kinetic molecular theory.
4. Explain the role of heat transfer in chemical and physical processes and apply these to thermodynamics.
5. Describe the historical development of atomic theories.
6. Explain chemical and physical properties of elements by applying current atomic theories.
7. Demonstrate via multiple modalities how course-specific concepts and theories apply to physiology, pathology, diagnosis and treatments.
Degree Outcomes
Natural Sciences: Graduates use the scientific method to analyze natural phenomena and acquire skills to evaluate authenticity of data/information relative to the natural world.
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
Potential Methods
A. Assessments including conceptual questions, computational questions, multiple-choice questions and essay questions
B. Individual assignments
C. Group assignments
D. Oral presentations
E. Written reports
F. Self-evaluation
G. Discussion
H. One-minute paper
I. Concept maps
J. Role playing
K. Case studies
L. Lab demonstrations
M. Projects
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