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CHEM 1020 Interpretive Chemistry, 4 credits

(Meets MnTC Goal 3)

Prerequisite: MATH 0230 or MATH 0240 with a grade of C or better, a score of 265 or higher on the NextGen Accuplacer Arithmetic placement test, or equivalent.

Introductory course in chemistry emphasizing elementary principles and applications intended for nonscience and allied health majors and preparation for the Principles of Chemistry sequence. Topics include matter, measurement, atomic theory, bonding theory, nomenclature, organic chemistry, stoichiometry and the mole concept, reactions, liquids and solids, solutions, and acid-base chemistry.

Three lecture hours and one 2-hour laboratory per week.

 

CHEM 1020	Fall	Spring	Summer
Cambridge:	Day	Day
Coon Rapids:	Day	Day	Day
Online:	Online	Hybrid-CR and Online	Online

 

CHEM 1050 Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, 3 credits

(Meets MnTC Goal 3)

Prerequisite: MATH 0230 or MATH 0240 with a grade of C or better, appropriate score on math placement test, or equivalent. High school chemistry or equivalent.

Introductory course in chemistry with emphasis on applications in biological systems. Intended for nonscience and allied health majors and preparation for the Principles of Chemistry sequence.  The course is intended for non-science and allied health majors or preparation for the Principles of Chemistry sequence. Topics include nomenclature, conversions (including dosage calculations), stoichiometry, solutions, acid-base chemistry, reaction rates and equilibrium, radioactivity, organic functional groups, carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, and proteins.

Two lecture hours and one 3-hour laboratory per week.

CHEM 1050	Fall	Spring	Summer
Cambridge:	Day and Evening	Day and Evening	Day
Coon Rapids:	Day and Evening	Day and Evening	Evening
Online:	Hybrid-CR	Hybrid-CR	Hybrid-CR

CHEM 1061 Principles of Chemistry I, 4 credits

(Meets MnTC Goals 2&3)

Prerequisites:  MATH 0250, appropriate score on math placement test or equivalent, and CHEM 1020 or CHEM 1050 or high school chemistry or equivalent. MATH 1200 recommended.

The first semester of a two-semester sequence for students majoring in science and engineering, or studying for careers in allied health professions such as medicine,pharmacy, or chiropractic. Topics include measurement, atomic theory, nomenclature, reactions, chemical calculations, solutions, gases, thermochemistry, quantum theory, periodicity, bonding, and molecular geometry.

Three lecture hours and one 3-hour laboratory per week.

CHEM 1061	Fall	Spring	Summer
Cambridge:	Day	Day/Hybrid	Not offered
Coon Rapids:	Day, Hybrid, and Evening	Day	Day
Online:	Hybrid-CR	Hybrid-CC	Not offered

CHEM 1062 Principles of Chemistry II, 4 credits

(Meets MnTC Goals 2&3)

Prerequisites: CHEM 1061 and MATH 0250 required, or appropriate math placement score, or equivalent. MATH 1200 highly recommended.

The second semester of a two-semester sequence for students majoring in science and engineering, or studying for careers in allied health professions such as medicine, pharmacy, or chiropractic. Topics include organic chemistry, intermolecular forces, liquids, solids, colligative properties, kinetics, equilibria, acids and bases, solubility equilibria, thermodynamics, oxidation-reduction, and electrochemistry.

Three lecture hours and one 3-hour laboratory per week.

CHEM 1062	Fall	Spring	Summer
Cambridge:	Not offered	Day	Not offered
Coon Rapids:	Day	Day and Evening	Day
Online:	Not offered	Hybrid-CR	Not offered

CHEM 2061 Organic Chemistry I, 5 credits

Prerequisite: CHEM 1062 or equivalent.

The first semester of a two semester organic chemistry sequence for students majoring in chemistry, chemical engineering, or biology, or studying for careers in the health sciences such as pharmacy, medicine, veterinary, and chiropractic. Topics include structure and bonding, acids and bases, alkanes and cycloalkanes, reaction energetics, stereochemistry, nucleophilic substitution and elimination, alkenes, alkynes, NMR and IR spectroscopy, alcohols, and introduction to multistep synthesis.

Four lecture hours and one 4-hour laboratory per week.

CHEM 2061	Fall	Spring	Summer
Cambridge:	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered
Coon Rapids:	Day and Evening	Not offered	Evening/Hybrid
Online:	Hybrid	Not offered	Hybrid

CHEM 2062 Organic Chemistry II, 5 credits

Prerequisite: CHEM 2061 or equivalent.

The second semester of a two semester organic chemistry sequence for students majoring in chemistry, chemical engineering, or biology, or studying for careers in the health sciences such as pharmacy, medicine, veterinary, and chiropractic. Topics include UV-visible and IR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, chemistry of aromatic compounds, enolate chemistry, polyenes, free radicals, amines, introduction to carbohydrates and peptides, and multistep synthesis.

Four lecture hours and one 4-hour laboratory per week.

CHEM 2062	Fall	Spring	Summer
Cambridge:	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered
Coon Rapids:	Not offered	Day	Not offered
Online:	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered

CHEM 2090 Biochemistry, 3 credits

Prerequisite: CHEM 2061 and BIOL 1106.

This is a one semester non-biochemistry major course designed for students majoring in the biological sciences or preparing for careers in the health sciences such as pharmacy, medicine, veterinary, and chiropractic. Topics include a review of aqueous chemistry, bonding, and thermodynamics; structure and function of biological macromolecules (proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids); enzyme catalysis; metabolic pathways (structures, enzymes, and energetics); and the chemical foundation of genetic information.

Three lecture hours per week.

CHEM 2062	Fall	Spring	Summer
Cambridge:	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered
Coon Rapids:	Not offered	Evening	Evening
Online:	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered