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| 1. | COURSE NUMBER: CHEM 106 | SEMESTER HOURS: 3 |
| COURSE TITLE: Chemistry and Society | ||
| 2. | COURSE FORMAT: Three lectures one week, two lectures the next week (faculty). Three-hour lab on alternate weeks (graduate assistant). Average lecture size: 80; average lab size: 17. | |
| 3. | COURSE OBJECTIVES: Students should be able to: (a) identify the chemical sources of such societal problems as air and water pollution, acid rain, global warming, and ozone depletion; (b) recognize the strengths and limitations of various means of generating energy for needs of modern society; (c) understand the chemical basis of nutrition and pharmaceuticals; and (d) gather and analyze data to support or argue against a proposed scientific hypothesis. | |
| 4. | DETAILED COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to prepare nonscientists to participate in a world where science is an increasingly important part of their daily lives. They will learn to appreciate the scientific method and how scientists go about formulating their ideas. The interrelations between various natural sciences will be explored, e.g. the effects of various chemicals on human and other organisms. The chemical aspects of the environment and ecosystems will be explored and the manner in which chemistry impinges on the modern world. Students will be trained to recognize the tradeoffs between the advances of modern science and negative aspects such as pollution. The laboratory will illustrate how data is gathered and assimilated and how it is used to support or argue against various ideas. Representative course topics: The Air We Breathe; Protecting the Ozone Layer; The Chemistry of Global Warming; The Wonder of Water; Neutralizing the Threat of Acid Rain; The Fires of Nuclear Fission; The World of Plastics and Polymers; Designing Drugs and Manipulating Molecules. | |
| 5. | REQUIRED READING: : Schwartz, Bunce, Silberman, Stanitski, Stratton, Zipp, Chemistry in Context: Applying Chemistry to Society (1997, 2nd edition). | |
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING: Written exams and quizzes. |
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| 7. | SUBSTITUTIONS: CHEM 140A, 200 plus 201. Students who have taken 200 may use it as a substitute. | 9/97 |
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