Chemistry (CHEM) 217
Chemical Principles I (Revision 3)

This version of CHEM 217 closed. To current version.

Delivery modes: Individualized study with a laboratory component that is a combination of supervised lab and home lab work, and therefore requires attendance at a supervised laboratory.

Lab component only.
Credits: 3 - Science
Prerequisite: Chemistry 30 or an equivalent high school chemistry course is strongly recommended but not required. This course is open only to students with previous chemistry experience.
Precluded course: CHEM 209 (CHEM 217 may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for CHEM 209.)
Centre: Centre for Science
Challenge for Credit: CHEM 217 is not available for challenge.
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Overview

CHEM 217 provides an introduction to chemistry from both a theoretical and practical point of view. Topics covered include a review of nomenclature, the mole concept, and stoichiometry; thermochemistry; atomic and molecular structure; periodic relationships; the gas laws; and the properties of solids, liquids, and solutions. The combination of CHEM 217 and CHEM 218 is the equivalent to first-year university chemistry.

Evaluation

To receive credit for CHEM 217, students must achieve a course composite grade of at least "D" (50 percent), a grade of at least 60 percent on the assignments, a grade of at least 45 percent on each of the examinations, and a grade of at least 60 percent on the laboratory work. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

Lab TMAs
(four assignments)		 Midterm Exam Final Exam Total
20% 20% 20% 40% 100%

Course Materials

Textbooks

Atkins, Peter and Loretta Jones. 1997. Chemistry: Molecules, Matter, and Change, 3rd ed. W.H. Freeman and Co., New York.

Becker, David. 1997. Student's Study Guide for Chemistry: Molecules, Matter, and Change,
3rd ed. W.H. Freeman and Co., New York.

Trapp, Charles. 1997. Student's Solutions Manual for Chemistry: Molecules, Matter, and Change, 3rd ed. W.H Freeman and Co., New York.

Other material

CD-ROM for Chemistry: Molecules, Matter, and Change, 3rd ed. 1997. W.H. Freeman and Co., New York.

The course materials also include a student manual and a laboratory manual.

Special Instructional Features

Chemical Principles I has a compulsory laboratory component that requires a student to perform a minimum of four days (32 hours) of laboratory work, which includes two days of supervised laboratory sessions. Credit may be obtained for equivalent laboratory work carried out within the last five years at a recognized college or university. Speak with the Lab Coordinator for more information.

Laboratory sessions are normally scheduled in Edmonton, Calgary, and Athabasca. Students intending to attend Edmonton or Calgary weekend sessions are encouraged to register for a start date in September, October, January or February. The Athabasca laboratory session consists of a two-day session in June, July or August, and is primarily intended for out-of-province students.

Note: The CHEM 218 lab session runs immediately after the CHEM 217 labs.

For up-to-date information regarding the laboratory schedule and home-study laboratories, contact the course professor or the science lab coordinator, Robert Carmichael, or
(780) 675-6276.

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice.
Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.

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