CHEM 1406
Basic Chemistry
Spring 1999
Basic Chemistry
One-semester course with laboratory
Designed for Health Science Student RN program
Required as prerequisite for BIOL 2420 Microbiology and Clinical Pathology
Course Content
• Inorganic
Chemistry
• Organic
Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Dosage
Calculations
Course Goals
• Basic chemical
concepts
• Scientific
Methods
• Physiochemical
topics
• Problem
Solving
Course Prerequisites
• No previous
chemistry
• Intermediate
algebra
• College level
reading and
writing skills
Required Textbooks
• Chemistry and
the Living
Organism Bloomfield, 6th
Edition
Required Textbooks
• Laboratory
Manual for
Chemistry,
General, Organic
and Biological Timberlake, 6th
Edition
Required Textbooks
• Medical Dosage
Calculations Olsen, Ablon and
Giangrasso, 6th
Edition
Required Items
• Calculator - with
LOG function
• SAFETY
GOGGLES
Exams
• Lecture Exams
• Dosage Calculation Exams
• Comprehensive Final Exam
Lecture Exams
• 4 Exams
• @ 100 points
• Drop one exam
for grade
calculation
• Cover lectures,
text readings
and problems
• Short answer,
multiple choice,
matching,
problems
Lecture Exams
• Exams - given
during
laboratory
period
• Each exam is
1-1/2 hours
• No make-up
exams
Dosage Calculation Exams
• 2 exams - matching and short
answer
• Each 100 points
• NO MAKE-UP EXAMS
Comprehensive Final
• 200 points
• Multiple Choice
• Failure to take
final exam: F
grade
Laboratory
• Thursday
1:00 - 3:50 pm
• 100 points assignments,
quizzes, and
unknowns
• Reinforce
lecture
• Measurement
and observation
• Foundation for
sciences
Laboratory Safety
• Wear eye
protection!!
• Wear appropriate
clothing
• Wear shoes that
cover feet
Laboratory Safety
• Read bottle
labels
• Correctly
assembled
apparatus
Laboratory Safety
• Possibility of
fire or
explosion
• Disposal of
chemicals and
wastes
Laboratory Safety
• Must attend scheduled safety lecture
• Must complete required documents
• Failure to attend safety lecture and to
complete documents will result in
dismissal from class
Computer Problem Sets
• Five computer
generated
problem sets
• Extra credit
points
Attendance
• Lecture: expected
to attend lectures;
do not be late for
class
Attendance - Laboratory
• MUST attend
scheduled lab
• NO makeup labs
• Miss > 2 labs,
dropped from
class
• Missed lab deduct 15 points
from lab grade
• Failure to attend
lab check-in
results in course
grade of F
Grading
•
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•
•
Lecture exams*
Dosage exams
Final Exam
Laboratory
TOTAL possible:
300 points
200 points
200 points
100 points
800 points
*3 of 4 lecture exams considered for
grade
Grade Distribution
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•
A
B
C
D
712 points or >
608 - 711 points
480 - 607 points
416 - 479 points
Dropping
• Initiate drop
with instructor
• Must complete
lab checkout
• Complete paper
work for
Registrar
Charles Gambill
• To contact me:
voice-mail
698-1656
Secretary
698-1240
e-mail
cgambill@camino.
delmar.edu
• Office hours:
Mon, Wed, Fri
10:00 - 10:50 am
Tue, by appt
Thur 10:30 11:30am
• Office: Sc-105
Course WWW Pages
• Course WWW pages access resources
and handout materials
• Del Mar College Home Page:
http://www.delmar.edu
then go to - Instructional Programs,
then go to - Math & Natural Sciences
then go to - Chemistry - Faculty
then go to - Charles Gambill