This course is intended to accommodate students who are planning to transfer to UBC at the end of first year, either into a health-related profession or science. This course will also serve as a prerequisite for second year Chemistry courses at UCC and other BC institutions.
Lecture topics include general concepts of chemical bonding, Lewis structures, molecular shape, and Valence Bond Theory of bonding and half a semester of organic chemistry. The organic chemistry portion will focus on the bonding and structure of organic compounds, functional groups, conformational and stereochemical features, oxidation-reduction reactions, substitution and elimination reactions and enolate chemistry.
The laboratory stresses basic precision techniques in quantitative analytical chemistry as well as experiments in instrumental analysis and organic chemistry. The laboratory also introduces students to some spectroscopic techniques.
Prerequisite: CHEM 110 or CHEM 111 (C- minimum)
Note: Students cannot receive credit for both CHEM 120 and CHEM 125