COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMY 1001 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 COMPULSORY 4 0 0 4

Offered By

Chemistry Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MELIS ARZU UYULGAN

Offered to

Chemistry Teacher Education

Course Objective

The main aim of this course is to teach students the basic properties of matter and classification, properties of matter, properties of atomic structure and periodic system, interactions between chemical species and molecular structures, and make connections between these topics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To be able to comprehend the properties and classification of the material
2   2. To understand the importance of measurement in chemistry and to develop the ability to measure
3   3. To be able to understand the nature of energy, energy types, changes, thermochemical equations and thermodynamic laws
4   4. To be able to explain atom structure and atom models
5   5. To be able to comprehend the properties of the periodic system
6   6. To be able to explain interactions between chemical species and bonding theories.
7   7. Drawing of Lewis structures of compounds, molecular geometries according to VSEPR
8   8. Comparing the general properties of solids, liquids and gases

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Properties and classification of the material
2 Nomenclature of compounds
3 Measurement in chemistry and units: SI units, significant figures
4 Basic laws and moles concept: Law of mass conservation, law of constant proportions, concept of mole and Avogadro number
5 Thermochemistry: Energy, heat and enthalpy, chemical change enthalpies and reaction temperatures
6 Atomic electron structure: properties of radiation, quantum and photons, electron and proton discovery, electron orbitals and electron distributions, atomic spectra and energy levels, wave characteristics of electrons
7 Historical development of atomic models (Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr, Modern atomic theories)
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Periodic table and atomic properties: Periodic table and classification of elements, atom and ion radius, ionization energy, electronegativity and electron affinity
10 Interactions between chemical species and bonding theories I: Ionic, Covalent and Metallic bonds, Lewis formulas, lewis structures of ionic and covalent compounds
11 Interactions between chemical species and bonding theories II: VSEPR theory, valence bond orbital theory, molecular orbital theory
12 Gases: general properties of gases, ideal gas, gas laws (Boyle-Mariotte, Charles, Avagadro), ideal gas law, partial pressure, kinetic theory, real gases and gas mixtures
13 Liquids: characteristics of liquids (surface tension, viscosity), evaporation of liquids, phase diagrams, liquid vapor pressure, boiling point
14 Solids: Properties of solids, crystal structures and ionic crystals
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main source: Mortimer , C. E. (Çev Edt: Altınata, T). Modern Üniversite Kimyası I, Istanbul: Çağlayan Kitapevi

Auxiliary resources:
Petrucci, R.H, Harwood, W.S. and Herring, F.G. (Çev edt.: Uyar, T; Aksoy, S). Genel Kimya Ilkeler ve Modern Uygulamalar, Ankara: Palme Yayınevi
Chang, R. ( Çev: Uyar, T; Aksoy, S; Inam, R. ). Genel Kimya Temel Kavramlar, Ankara: Palme Yayınevi
Atkins, P, Jones, L. (Çev Edt: Kılıç, E, Köseoğlu, F, Yılmaz, H). Temel kimya-1 Moleküller, maddeler ve değişimler, Ankara: Bilim Yayıncılık
Erdik, E., Sarıkaya,Y. (2004). Temel Üniversite Kimyası, Ankara: Gazi Kitabevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods


Discussion, Problem Solving, Question and Answer Technique, Lecture

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm, final and assignments determine the success grade of the student.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nalan.akkuzu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10:00-12:00 am

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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