CHEMISTRY 1406 –INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY I – ALLIED

HEALTH EMPHASIS – SYLLABUS

CHEM 1406. Introductory Chemistry I. (lecture + lab, allied health
(4-3-3)
emphasis)
Survey course introducing chemistry. Topics may include inorganic, organic, biochemistry,
food/physiological chemistry, and environmental/consumer chemistry. Designed for allied health students
and for students who are not science majors. More specific topics include measurement and unit conversion,
atomic and molecular structure of matter, chemical reactions, solutions, acid/base chemistry, nuclear
chemistry, thermochemistry, organic chemistry and structure of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Basic
laboratory experiments supporting theoretical principles presented in lecture will be included. Prerequisite:
MATH 0306/0307 and must be TSI complete in reading or concurrently enrolled in
EIRW0200/ENGL1301. Course fee $75. F, Sp, Su (40.0501.51 03).

INSTRUCTOR
Belinda A. Prihoda
Office: Engineering Science Building #303 Phone: 903-520-2756
Email: bprihoda@kilgore.edu Mailing Address: 1100 Broadway, Kilgore, TX 75662
Office Hours: TBD Class Website: Go to kc.blackboard.com

COURSE RATIONALE
This course is designed to fulfill four credit hours of a health science major’s laboratory science requirement
or a general education major’s laboratory science requirement. This course may be a prerequisite for BIOL
2401.

EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
1. Text: CHEMISTRY An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, 12th Edition,
Karen C. Timberlake, Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ.
2. Lab Manual: Chemistry 1406 Lab Manual – Kilgore College Chemistry Department
3. Basic Scientific Calculator, notebook with pockets, pencils, long scantrons for major exams

EVALUATION
Lecture = 75% of Final Course Grade
4 Major Exams at 10% each (40% of grade).
Quizzes – Online quizzes (10) (15% of grade)
Comprehensive Final Exam (20% of grade)
Lab = 25% of Final Course Grade
Lab Reports/Problem Sets – approximately 24 lab report grades will be equally averaged.
A specific lab schedule will be given including dates and lab assignment.
(70% of lab grade)
2 Lab Exams at 15% each (30% of lab grade)
The following grading scale will be used:
90 – 100% A
80 – 89% B

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70 – 79% C
60 – 69% D
0 – 59% F

CLASSROOM POLICIES SPECIFIC TO THIS CLASS

1. Take responsibility for your education.
2. Major Exams that are missed will be replaced with the Final Exam grade. Otherwise the
Final Exam will replace the lower exam score if it is higher. If you contact me BEFORE we take a
major exam, I will try to work with you on taking the exam. You MUST have taken the exam before
the next class meeting or you will just miss this grade. If I don’t hear anything from you, I will
assume you will just replace this exam with the final exam grade.
3. Missed in class quizzes are not made up. Some quizzes will be dropped at the end of the semester to
accommodate necessary absences. Online quizzes are given for each chapter.
4. Attend every class and be on time. The instructor may drop a student for excessive
absences.
5. Students are expected to behave as adults being mindful and respectful of fellow classmates. Private
conversations, texting, walking around, etc. while class is going on is distracting to those who are
trying to learn the material.
6. Integrity and honesty are expected with no tolerance for cheating. A grade of zero will result or the
student may be dropped from the course. No cell phone use is allowed during exams. A grade of 0
will be given on the exam if the cell phone is out.
7. It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw from the course if this becomes necessary.
The specific drop date may be found on the calendar at the college website: Kilgore.edu.

DISCLAIMER
The instructor reserves the right to make modifications in this syllabus. These changes may include additional
assignments, changes in grading policy, changes in grading scale, etc. If any changes are made, students will
be clearly notified. The instructor also reserves the right to remove or drop a student for classroom disruption.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES AND CORE CURRICULM OBJECTIVES

Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Solve problems involving solutions and know the characteristics of true solutions.
2. Classify matter, compounds, and chemical reactions.
3. Determine the basic nuclear and electronic structure of atoms.
4. Identify trends in chemical and physical properties of the elements using the Periodic Table.
5. Describe the bonding in and the shape of simple molecules and ions.
6. Explain and illustrate the differences in acids and bases, solve problems and identify the
importance of acids, bases, and electrolytes to the health sciences.
7. Classify organic compounds according to functional group; predict and assess important
compound properties.
8. Write and balance chemical and nuclear equations.
9. Use the rules of nomenclature to name and write formulas for simple inorganic and
organic compounds.
10. Define the types and characteristics of chemical reactions.
11. Use the gas laws and basics of the Kinetic Molecular Theory to solve and interpret gas
problems.
12. Illustrates a knowledge and understanding of biochemistry to the extent that: terms can
be defined; structural formulas for physiologically important compounds can be identified and named.
13. Convert units of measure and demonstrate dimensional analysis skills.
Assessment for each learning outcome: exams, quizzes, and final examination

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Throughout the semester the following Core Curriculum Objectives will be addressed:
1. Critical Thinking Skills – which may include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry,
and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information.
2. Communication Skills - which may include effective development, interpretation
and expression of ideas through written and visual communication.
3. Empirical and Quantitative Skills – which may include the manipulation and
analysis of numerical data or observable facts/data resulting in informed conclusions.
4. Teamwork – which includes the ability to consider different points of view and to
work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal.

CLASS SCHEDULE, ASSIGNMENTS, AND SPECIFIC CLASS INFORMATION

This class meets for lecture twice a week – 1 hour and 20 minutes each meeting.
This class has a required lab meeting twice a week – 1 hour and 20 minutes each meeting.

Major exams will contain 25 to 65 multiple choice questions. Exams may include problems, short answer
questions, along with additional questions answered on the exam itself.

There will be no makeup quizzes given. Make a point of being on time for class. A Review Worksheet is
given for each exam. Start on these in plenty of time to allow for questions. Some additional worksheets and
take home assignments will be given. Study sheets and Review Worksheets are posted on blackboard.

An online quiz (blackboard) is given for each chapter. These contain randomized questions for each chapter.
You have unlimited attempts on these quizzes. Watch the due date online.

The Final exam will be comprehensive and will contain 50 multiple choice questions.
.
If you are absent, make sure you catch up quickly. It is YOUR responsibility to read the text, get the notes
from a classmate, go to our class website and use the PowerPoint, and do the required homework problems
to prepare for the next day’s quiz.

If you are having trouble with the material, please get help immediately. See me, use the text, go to
tutoring….. Don’t allow yourself to get behind, lost, frustrated, etc.

“Soft skills” are extremely important for your success in college, jobs, life, etc. Employers are begging for
people who show up for work on time, don’t call in sick frequently, and work hard when they get there. Part
of your grade in this course will reflect your “soft skills”. Coming in without supplies like pencils,
calculators, paper, etc. will cause you to be unable to complete the assignments. Students with excessive
absences are rarely successful…..

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Kilgore College is committed to making reasonable accommodations to assist individuals with disabilities in
reaching their academic potential. If you choose to request accommodations for a documented disability
which may impact your performance, attendance, or grades in this course, you must first register with the
Office of Disability Services. Please note that classroom accommodations cannot be provided prior to your
instructor’s receipt of an accommodation letter from the Office of Disability Services. For more information
about accommodations, please contact the Disability Services office on the second floor of the Devall
Student Center: (903) 983-8206

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KILGORE COLLEGE CAMPUS CARRY POLICY
We respect the right and privacy of those who are duly licensed to carry concealed weapons in this class.
License holders are expected to behave responsibly and keep a handgun secure and concealed. Open carry is
not allowed. More information is available at http://www.kilgorecollege.edu/campuscarry.

CLASS SCHEDULE
Week Date General Description of Topics Text Graded Assignment
reference
1 1/16 Introduction; Chapter 2 – (Chemistry Chapter 1 Assume a quiz will be
and Measurements) &2 given unless noted
Significant figures, dimensional otherwise.
analysis, density, and scientific
notation
2 1/23 Chapter 2 topics continued
3 1/30 Chapter 3 – (Matter and Energy) Chapter 3
Heat, calorimetry, food calorie
calculations, and phase change energy
4 2/6 Chapter 3 topics continued Online quizzes for
Chapters 2 and 3;
Review Worksheet for
Exam 1;
Major Exam 1-
Chapters 2 and 3
5 2/13 Chapter 4 – (Atoms and Elements) Chapter 4
The periodic table, isotopes, electron
arrangement, and electron dot models Chapter 5

Chapter 5 – (Nuclear)
Nuclear reactions, fusion, fission, half-
life
6 2/20 Chapter 6 – (Ionic and Molecular Chapter 6
Compounds)
Ionic and covalent nomenclature,
VSEPR theory, intermolecular forces
7 2/27 Chapter 7 – (Chemical Quantities and Chapter 7
Reactions)
Balancing chemical equations,
predicting products of 5 types of
reactions, mole relationships, rate of
reaction
8 3/6 Chapter 7 topics continued Online quizzes for
Chapters 4, 6 and 7
Review Worksheet for
Exam 2;
Major Exam 2 –
Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7
9 3/20 Chapter 8 - (Gases) Chapter 8
Properties of gases, 5 gas laws

10 3/27 Chapter 9 - (Solutions) Chapter 9

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 Solubility, electrolytes,
nonelectrolytes, solution calculations,
dilution calculations, colloids,
suspensions, osmosis
11 4/3 Chapter 9 topics continued Online quizzes for
Chapters 8 and 9;
Review Worksheet for
Exam 3
Major Exam 3 –
Chapters 8 and 9
12 4/10 Chapter 10 – (Acids and Bases) Chapter
Properties of acids and bases, strong 10
versus weak acids and bases, reactions
with acids and bases, pH
determinations, acidosis, alkalosis
13 4/17 Chapter 11 – (Introduction to Organic Chapter
Chemistry) 11
Alkanes, properties of organic And
compounds, nomenclature of isomers, Chapters
functional groups 12 – 17
Chapters 12 – 17 – selected pages selected
referencing important organic pages
compounds emphasizing biological reference
processes in class

14 4/24 Chapter 11 – (Alkenes and aromatics) Chapter

Addition reactions, cis/trans isomers 11
15 5/1 Chapter 13 – chirality; Chapter Online quizzes for
13 and Chapters 10, 11+;
Chapter 5 Review Worksheet for
Exam 4
Major Exam 4 –
Chapters 5, 10, 11+
16 5/8 Comprehensive Final
Exam

Every effort will be made to follow this schedule. Any changes will be clearly announced. Exam dates will
be announced in class and on blackboard.

Student Complaints
Kilgore College is committed to resolving student concerns or complaints in the most expeditious and informal
manner possible. For situations that cannot be resolved in an informal manner, students have the right to submit
a written complaint. For more information or to file a complaint, visit https://www.kilgore.edu/note/7572.

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