CHEM 110 Chemical Principles I

• First Day of Class: January8,2024through–January8,2024
• End of Class: April26,2024through–April26,2024

Students need access to PSU-E Chem 110: Structure and Properties eBook accessible free at genchem.science.psu.edu

An optional printed (color and bound) version of the eBook is available for purchase at the PSU bookstore. Note: the print version does NOT provide access to required course information, the interactive syllabus, the homework problems or the graded quizzes. The ISBN for the print version is 2818440194146. To order the printed version visit https://psu.bncollege.com/ and click “Search Now” under Course Materials Concierge. Select the campus as Penn State University Park, enter the term, and select CHEM 110 as the course. The section is 001WORLDCA.

CHEM 110 is the first semester of a two-semester, comprehensive general chemistry course that introduces the students to the basic principles of chemistry with an emphasis on the relationships between the microscopic structure and macroscopic properties of matter. Principles are illustrated with a wide variety of examples from the sciences, engineering and technology, and from everyday life. The course covers the following topics: matter and measurement, molecules and molecular compounds, ions and ionic compounds, chemical reaction types, atomic and molecular weights, the mole, quantitative calculations with chemical reactions, the periodic table, nomenclature, aqueous reactions and solution stoichiometry, thermochemistry, electronic structure of atoms, periodic properties of the elements, chemical bonding, molecular geometry, the gaseous, liquid, and solid states of matter, properties of solutions, some basic aspects of chemical equilibrium, and applications to the real world including environmental chemistry. GN credit for CHEM 110 requires that CHEM 111 also be completed.

This course may require you to take exams using certain proctoring software that uses your computer's webcam or other technology to monitor and/or record your activity during exams.  The proctoring software may be listening to you, monitoring your computer screen, viewing you and your surroundings, recording and storing any and all activity (including visual and audio recordings) during the proctoring process.  By enrolling in this course, you consent to the use of the proctoring software selected by your instructor, including but not limited to any audio and/or visual monitoring which may be recorded. You will need to use an approved browser and one of the compatible operating systems which are listed in Honorlock's Minimum Requirements table. Please contact your instructor with any questions. 

• Please see Remarks section for additional information about materials.

A suitable scientific calculator (with scientific notation and log functions) is essential. Cell phones may not be used as a calculator. Students must have printing and photo/scanning capabilities for exams and homework submissions (e.g. Adobe Scan, Notes app in iPhone, CamScanner).

Requires: You will need to use an approved browser and one of the compatible operating systems which are listed in Honorlock's Minimum Requirement table (https://honorlock.com/support/).