CH 1211

INVESTIGATIONS IN CHEMISTRY I

CATALOG DATA : Investigations in Chemistry. (1) Three hours laboratory.  accompanies CH 1213.
Students must have prior credit or concurrent enrollment in corresponding lecture course.  CH 1211 must be completed before student may enroll in CH 1221.  Selected experiments to illustrate the fundamentals of chemistry.

PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC:

1.  Fundamentals of Chemistry I (either previously or concurrently)

TEXTBOOK: Petrucci, General Chemistry (Experiments), Prentice Hall, 7th edition.

COORDINATOR:      David Kort, Instructor and Laboratory Coordinator

OBJECTIVES:

1.  To develop the student's skills in handling chemical reagents, products, and solvents.

2.   To familiarize the students with techniques particular to experimental chemistry, and practice with basic product separation and purification.

3.   To familiarize the students with the methodologies common to both applied and basic chemical research.

4.   To introduce students to the basic methods of scientific record-keeping and analysis, and the communication of such records and analysis (through the submission of weeklylaboratory reports) to other scientific peers.

5.   To give students experience with the use of specialized equipment and instrumentation, for both experimental and analytical purposes.

6.   To introduce the students to the mathematical methods of analysis common to all chemistry-related sub-disciplines.

TOPICS COVERED:                                         

Topics

 Number of classes

1.

Safety, Check-in, course introduction, take home lab

1

2.

Measurements and Density

1

3.

The Solvay Process, Part I

1

4.

Formula and Composition of a Carbonate.  The Solvay Process, Part II

1

5.

Analysis Using Physical and Chemical Properties

1

6.

The Stoichiometry of a Reaction

1

7.

Titration of Acids and Bases

1

8.

Thermochemistry: The Heat of Reaction

1

9.

A Penny's Worth of chemistry

1

10.

Cobalt Coordination Compounds - Linkage Isomerism

1

11.

Make-up lab - Topic to be announced

1

12.

Check-out

1

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM: Mathematics and Basic Sciences

ASSESSMENT:  1.    Quizzes

2.   Lab Reports

3.   Final Exam

MEASURED OUTCOMES:

Objective 1: 1.1    Demonstrate ability to isolate the desired organic product.

Objective 2: 2.1    Demonstrate the knowledge of experimental chemistry techniques.            

Objective 3: 3.1    Demonstrate the knowledge of methods used for both applied and basic chemical research.

Objective 4: 4.1    Demonstrate ability to report methods of experimentation and results in a laboratory  report.

Objective 5: 5.1    Demonstrate knowledge of the use of specialized equipment and instrumentation.

Objective 6: 6.1    Demonstrate basic knowledge of mathematical methods of analysis for all chemistry  related sub-disciplines.

PREPARED BY: David Kort, Instructor and Laboratory Coordinator, January 15, 1999
 
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