Spring 2025 - CHEM 111 B100
Introductory Chemistry and Laboratory (4)
Class Number: 7183
Delivery Method: Blended
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: TBA, TBA
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Sophie Lavieri
slavieri@sfu.ca
778-782-3537
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Instructor:
Nigare Raheem
nraheem@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent), MATH 100 (may be taken concurrently), or permission of the department. No previous training in chemistry is required for this course.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
General fundamental concepts and nomenclature; stoichiometry and chemical calculations; nuclear and atomic structures, chemical bonding; properties of gases, liquids, solids and solutions; chemical kinetics and chemical equilibrium. This course includes a laboratory component. Students with a grade of C or better in Chemistry 12 (or equivalent), or who have credit for CHEM 110, or any university chemistry course may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative/Breadth-Science.
COURSE DETAILS:
Please note, this course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change.
Mode of Teaching
3 lecture hours/week; 4 lab hours on alternate weeks; 1 tutorial hour/week
| Lectures | |
Topics Covered |
| 1 | Units, Measurements, Significant Figures | |
| 3 | Basic Concepts; Matter, Atoms, Nucleus | |
| 2 | Electronic structure, the Periodic Table | |
| 1 | Chemical Nomenclature | |
| 3 | The Mole, Chemical Formula Reactions and Equations | |
| 3 | Stoichiometry | |
| 1 | States of Matter and Energy | |
| 3 | Gas Laws | |
| 2 | Solutions, Concentration and Molarity | |
| 2 | Ionic and Covalent Bonding | |
| 3 | Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium, Solubility Equilibrium | |
| 4 | Acids and Bases | |
| 4 | Oxidation and Reduction |
Laboratory Experiments:
| Lab 1 | Working in the Lab | |
| Lab 2 | Identification of an Unknown | |
| Lab 3 | Polymers | |
| Lab 4 | Gases | |
| Lab 5 | Acids and Bases | |
| Lab 6 | Redox |
Grading
- LON-CAPA Assignments 10%
- Chapter Quizzes 10%
- Midterm 1 15%
- Midterm 2 15%
- Final 30%
- Lab 20%
NOTES:
Please note labs will be held at the Surrey campus.
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
Required Materials:
- Lab coat and safety glasses/goggles
REQUIRED READING:
Kevin Revell. Introductory Chemistry w/ Achieve. 2nd Edition. 2021. Publisher: Macmillan Learning
ISBN: 9781319335984
Lab manuals will be distributed during the first laboratory session.
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
A grade of C- or better is required for all prerequisite courses.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html
RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.