COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
General Chemistry
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
CHEM 100
Spring
2
2
3
6
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Problem Solving
Q&A
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to provide engineering students with fundamental knowledge of chemistry and problem-solving skills.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to define fundamental concepts of chemistry.
  • will be able to perform stoichiometric calculations.
  • will be able to experimentally conduct applications related to solution preparation, titration, and precipitation reactions.
  • will be able to use gas laws to calculate changes in parameters such as temperature, volume, and pressure.
  • will be able to analyze the fundamentals of heat and energy exchange in chemical processes.
  • will be able to interpret semiconductor properties based on the electronic and chemical structures of substances.
Course Description This course covers the properties of matter, scientific measurement (precision and accuracy), atoms, molecules, ions and their properties, stoichiometry and chemical calculations, chemical reactions in aqueous solutions, thermochemistry, atomic structure, electron configuration, atomic properties and the periodic table.
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Course Category

 Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Matter and Measurement Chapter 1, Brown, T. L., LeMay, H. E., Bursten, B. E., & Brunauer, L. S. (1997). Chemistry: the central science (Vol. 13). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.. ISBN10: 9780134414232
2 Atoms, Molecules, and Ions Chapter 2, Brown, T. L., LeMay, H. E., Bursten, B. E., & Brunauer, L. S. (1997). Chemistry: the central science (Vol. 13). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.. ISBN10: 9780134414232
3 Stoichiometry: Chemical Calculations Chapter 3, Brown, T. L., LeMay, H. E., Bursten, B. E., & Brunauer, L. S. (1997). Chemistry: the central science (Vol. 13). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.. ISBN10: 9780134414232
4 Chemical Reactions in Aqueous Solutions Chapter 4, Brown, T. L., LeMay, H. E., Bursten, B. E., & Brunauer, L. S. (1997). Chemistry: the central science (Vol. 13). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.. ISBN10: 9780134414232
5 Chemical Reactions in Aqueous Solutions and Titration Experiment Lab Manual
6 Solution Preparation Experiment Lab Manual
7 Precipitation of Ionic Compounds Experiment Lab Manual
8 Midterm Exam -
9 Gases Chapter 10, Brown, T. L., LeMay, H. E., Bursten, B. E., & Brunauer, L. S. (1997). Chemistry: the central science (Vol. 13). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN10: 9780134414232
10 Gases Chapter 10, Brown, T. L., LeMay, H. E., Bursten, B. E., & Brunauer, L. S. (1997). Chemistry: the central science (Vol. 13). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN10: 9780134414232
11 Thermochemistry Chapter 5, Brown, T. L., LeMay, H. E., Bursten, B. E., & Brunauer, L. S. (1997). Chemistry: the central science (Vol. 13). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.. ISBN10: 9780134414232
12 Thermochemistry Chapter 5, Brown, T. L., LeMay, H. E., Bursten, B. E., & Brunauer, L. S. (1997). Chemistry: the central science (Vol. 13). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.. ISBN10: 9780134414232
13 Electronic Structure of Atom Chapter 6, Brown, T. L., LeMay, H. E., Bursten, B. E., & Brunauer, L. S. (1997). Chemistry: the central science (Vol. 13). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.. ISBN10: 9780134414232
14 Chemical Bonds and Lewis Structures Chapter 8, Brown, T. L., LeMay, H. E., Bursten, B. E., & Brunauer, L. S. (1997). Chemistry: the central science (Vol. 13). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.. ISBN10: 9780134414232
15 Semiconductors Chapter 12, Brown, T. L., LeMay, H. E., Bursten, B. E., & Brunauer, L. S. (1997). Chemistry: the central science (Vol. 13). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.. ISBN10: 9780134414232
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks
  • Brown, T. L., LeMay, H. E., Bursten, B. E., & Brunauer, L. S. (1997). Chemistry: the central science (Vol. 13). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.. ISBN10: 9780134414232
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weighting
Participation
Laboratory / Application
1
15
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
15
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
14
2
28
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
14
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
30
Final Exams
1
30
    Total
180

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able master and use fundamental phenomenological and applied physical laws and applications,

 X
2

To be able to identify the problems, analyze them and produce solutions based on scientific method,

 X
3

To be able to collect necessary knowledge, able to model and self-improve in almost any area where physics is applicable and able to criticize and reestablish his/her developed models and solutions,
4

To be able to communicate his/her theoretical and technical knowledge both in detail to the experts and in a simple and understandable manner to the non-experts comfortably,

 X
5

To be familiar with software used in area of physics extensively and able to actively use at least one of the advanced level programs in European Computer Usage License,
6

To be able to develop and apply projects in accordance with sensitivities of society and behave according to societies, scientific and ethical values in every stage of the project that he/she is part in,
7

To be able to evaluate every all stages effectively bestowed with universal knowledge and consciousness and has the necessary consciousness in the subject of quality governance,
8

To be able to master abstract ideas, to be able to connect with concreate events and carry out solutions, devising experiments and collecting data, to be able to analyze and comment the results,
9

To be able to refresh his/her gained knowledge and capabilities lifelong, have the consciousness to learn in his/her whole life,
10

To be able to conduct a study both solo and in a group, to be effective actively in every all stages of independent study, join in decision making stage, able to plan and conduct using time effectively.
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Physics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest