In CHEM 230, students will be introduced to the physical-chemical principles underlying some of the major topics of inorganic and analytical chemistry. These include
- Gases
- Enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs Free energy
- Equilibrium
- Phase transitions
- Solutions (colligative properties and solubility)
- Acid-base chemistry including titrations and buffers
- Electrochemistry
- A brief introduction to nuclear chemistry and chemical kinetics
Intended Audience:
This Chemistry course is intended as a fourth term in chemistry for science majors and pre-professional students, completing the two-year chemistry sequence required by, for example, the medical, dental, and engineering programs. Students who plan to continue beyond the fourth term in chemistry would typically enroll in CHEM 260/241/242 instead of CHEM 230; credit will not be given for both of these courses.
Class Format:
Students will engage in pre-class activities including videos of course content interspersed with short quizzes, and homework problems. CHEM 230 will meet in person three times a week in a team-based learning setting rather than a lecture. In class, students will work as a group to solve problems that practice the concepts that they were just presented with via video. The team-based learning time will be facilitated by a course instructor and assisted by the course GSIs. Discussion sections (not mandatory) will serve as an additional opportunity for problem-solving and as a time to ask questions. The course instructors will have scheduled office hours.