Chemistry

This course is designed to provide an overview of the basic science concepts and techniques used in a forensic laboratory. The nature and significance of physical evidence and the underlying chemical and biological principles of the scientific techniques employed for analysis and the interpretation will be emphasized. Topics covered include hair, fiber and paint analysis, forensic toxicology and serology, blood spatter, arson and explosives, fingerprinting and forensic DNA analysis techniques. There are three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week.

This is a basic chemistry course appropriate for non-science majors, elementary education majors, and students in prenursing. Students learn basic concepts and the vocabulary used in chemistry as well as how to apply concepts to quantitative problems. The topics covered include measurement, atoms, molecules, mass, energy, naming compounds, acids and bases, and basic organic chemistry concepts. There are three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week. Students who have received credit for CHE 111 or CHE 112 cannot subsequently receive credit for CHE 101. In the case that a student completes CHE 101 prior to completing CHE 111 or CHE 112, then CHE 101 will count as free elective credit only.

This course is the first course of a two-semester sequence which presents the concepts of general quantitative chemistry. The course will include measurement, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, the periodic table, introduction to acids and bases, reduction and oxidation, ionic and covalent bonding, molecular structure, VSEPR, and MO theory. There are three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week. Students who have received credit for CHE 111 or CHE 112 cannot subsequently receive credit for CHE 101. In the case that a student completes CHE 101 prior to completing CHE 111 or CHE 112, then CHE 101 will count as free elective credit only. Students are strongly advised to take SC1110 during the first seven-week offering along with CH E111 in the given semester or take SC1110 prior to taking CHE 111.

This is a second semester course in a two-semester sequence which presents the basic laws and concepts of general quantitative chemistry. This course will focus on the principles of reactivity of solids, liquids and gases with respect to chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, precipitation reactions, entropy, free energy, red-ox chemistry, and an introduction to nuclear chemistry. There are three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week.