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Aug 31, 2024
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CHEM 108 - Introduction to Chemistry Credits: 4 Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Campus/Sites Offered: Charleston, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Online Offering Note: No additional information available.
Description Survey of elementary principles of general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry, and their application to living systems. For non-science majors and students majoring in nursing and allied health.
Please note: CHEM 108 does not satisfy the prerequisites for CHEM 121 General Chemistry I.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of chemical formulas and chemical equations.
- Compute chemical calculations, conversions, and the mole.
- Diagram electronic structures of atoms and valence electrons.
- Diagram covalent and ionic compounds.
- Describe and compute the different types of solutions.
- Explain acids, bases, and the concept of pH.
- Diagram organic compounds with various functional groups.
- Analyze oxygen and sulfur containing organic molecules.
- Diagram and discuss carbohydrate, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
- Explain the metabolism of glucose and the production of CO2 and ATP.
Prerequisite: High school chemistry or Instructor approval Corequisite: None Graded: Letter Grade
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