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CHEM 110 - FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY

An introductory general chemistry course leading
into science or engineering programs for students
who have taken CHEM 11 (or equivalent) or who
need improvement to their chemistry background. It
provides an extensive review of the fundamentals of
chemical nomenclature, reactions and stoichiometry
involving solids, gases and solutions. Current
theories for atomic and molecular structure are
introduced. The course ends with an investigation of
intermolecular forces in liquids and solids. The lab
portion of this course is the same as CHEM 122.

Prerequisites: CHEM 11 or CHEM 50 and Pre-calculus
Math 11 (Principles of MATH 71) or MATH 50, each
with a “C” or higher. Pre-calculus Math 12 (Principles
of MATH 72) or MATH 60 is recommended.

Course Credit: 3

CHEM 122 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY |

An introductory general chemistry course leading
into science or engineering programs for students
who have a solid chemistry background, including
Chemistry 12 or equivalent. After a short review

of fundamental chemistry, classical and quantum
mechanical concepts are used to discuss atomic
and molecular structure. The course ends with an
investigation of intermolecular forces in liquids and
solids. The lab work stresses scientific observations
and measurements using chemical syntheses and
quantitative analyses.

Prerequisites: CHEM 12 or CHEM 60, and Pre-calculus
Math 11 (Principles of MATH 71) or Math 50, each with
a “C” or higher. Pre-calculus Math 12 (Principles of
Math 72) or MATH 6a is recommended.

Course Credit: 3

CHEM 125 - FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMISTRY II

The continuation for either CHEM 110 or CHEM 122.
The course consists of two major units: physical
chemistry and organic chemistry. The study of
physical chemistry begins with an investigation of
reaction rates (kinetics), followed by the principles
of equilibria applied to pure substances and aqueous
solutions, and an introduction to the laws of
thermodynamics. The second major unit is a survey
of the field of organic chemistry; topics include the
physical and chemical properties of alkanes and
alkenes, stereochemistry, and addition, substitution,
and elimination reactions. The laboratory work
involves the measurement of physical and chemical
properties as well as chemical syntheses.

Prerequisites: CHEM 110 or CHEM 122 with a grade of
“C” or higher.

Course Credit: 4

UNIVERSITY ARTS & SCIENCES COURSES

CHEM 212 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY |

Explore the relationship between the structures

of carbon-containing molecules and their physical
and chemical properties. Some topics from
first-year general chemistry are reviewed briefly:
alkanes, stereochemistry, alkenes, and nucleophilic
substitution and elimination reactions of alkyl
halides. The correlation between structure and
acidity is investigated, and the chemistry of alkynes
and alcohols is examined. Structure-determination
techniques, including IR and NMR, are explored. The
laboratory work for this course provides practical
experiences with separation/purification techniques,
molecular synthesis, and qualitative analytical
methods applied to organic compounds.

Prerequisites: CHEM 125 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Course Credit: 3

CHEM 213 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

A continuation of CHEM 212. The survey of organic
families is continued with a study of aldehydes and
ketones, carboxylic acid derivatives, aromatics and
amines. The chemistry of a variety of compounds of
biological interest is also discussed. The laboratory
work involves synthesis and organic structure
determination.

Prerequisites: CHEM 212 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Course Credit: 3

CHEM 222 - INTRODUCTORY
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Presents the basic concepts of chemical
thermodynamics and equilibria. The properties of
solutions, electrochemical reactions, acidic and basic
systems are examined. The principles of reaction
kinetics are introduced. In the laboratory, some
quantitative properties of physicochemical systems
are measured.

Prerequisites: CHEM 125 and MATH 107 each with a
grade of “C” or higher.

Course Credit: 3

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CHEM 225 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
FOR BIOSCIENCES

Presents the basic concepts of chemical
thermodynamics and kinetics that apply to biological
systems. Students will explore why gases would
behave differently at different conditions (e.g. deep
sea diving, high altitude, other planets), how ideal
engines function, why some reactions spontaneous,
how do we explain the effect of salting roads in
winter, how batteries and our metabolism generate
energy, how kinetics is related to thermodynamics
(why diamonds do not break down into graphene)
and how we use of spectroscopy to explore biological
structures. In the laboratory, quantitative properties
of systems are measured, to illustrate the theory
discussed in lectures.

Prerequisites: CHEM 125 and MATH 100 with a grade
of “C” or higher.

Course Credit: 3

Computer Science

CPSC 100 - INTRODUCTION
TO PROGRAMMING |

An introductory object-oriented (00) programming
course with emphasis on basic programming
constructs, algorithms, program design, and good
programming practices. This course will introduce a
high-level language to illustrate programming basics.
Students will develop and test small OO programs
which loop, make decisions, access arrays, define
classes, instantiate objects, and invoke methods.

Prerequisites: Pre-calculus 12, Foundations 12, MATH
50 with a grade of “C” or higher.

Course Credit: 3

CPSC 101 - INTRODUCTION
TO PROGRAMMING II

This course is a continuation of CPSC 100 with
emphasis on more advanced programming
techniques and design, development and test of

large applications. Students will write programs
which make use of library functions to display
graphical user interfaces, manage collections of data,
access files and databases, and interact with other
programs.

Prerequisites: CPSC 100 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Course Credit: 3

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