Chem 110

Course Objectives:

The course aims to introduce students to basic knowledge and principle in chemistry.

Course Description:

It provides an introduction to the general principles of chemistry for students planning a professional career in chemistry, a related science, the health professions, or engineering. By the end of this course the student will be able to understand the following: Significant figures, scientific notation and units, stoichiometry, atomic structure & periodic table, chemical bonding, gases, ionic equilibrium, basic principles of organic and basic principles of biochemistry.

Main text books:

• Chemistry, by Chang, 9th. ed., 2007, McGraw-Hill.
• Chemistry, by Steven S. Zumdahl, 6th ed., Houghton Mifflin College Div.

Subsidiary books:

• Chemistry, by Mortimer, 6th ed., Wadsworth Inc