CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS II CTEC 1106

COURSE DESCRIPTION (catalog description)

CTEC 1106Chemical Calculations II (0-3-1) Parallels and supports college-level applied general chemistry. Emphasis on solving problems in exercises and lab experiments.

REQUIRED TEXT / MANUALS

Masterson and Slowinski, Mathematical Preparation for General Chemistry, Saunders College Publishing, latest edition.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• To perform mathematical operations using logarithms and exponents,
• To solve first and second degree mathematical equations,
• To prepare and interpret graphical representations of data,
• To introduce basic principles of statistics.

COURSE OUTLINE

Logarithms

• Common and natural logarithms
• Finding logs and antilogs using both tables and calculators
• Operations involving logarithms
• Applications in chemistry

Equations

• First degree
  • single unknown
  • two unknowns
• Second degree
• Applications in chemistry

Functional Relationships

• Linear
• Nonlinear
• Plotting (graphing)
  • rectangular paper
  • semi-log paper
  • log-log paper

Statistics

• Distributions of measurements
• Deviations
• Statistical tests (t Test and Q Test)
• Least Squares curve fit to y=mx+b

SYLLABUS

Week 1

• Introduction
• Logarithms (Ch.5)

Week 2

• Logarithms and Exponents
• Applications
• Test 1

Week 3

• First Degree Equations (Ch.7)

Week 4

• First Degree Equations (Ch. 7)

Week 5

• Applications
• Test 2

Week 6

• Second Degree Equations (Ch.8)

Week 7

• Second Degree Equations
• Applications
• Test 3

Week 8

• Functional Relationships (Ch.9 & 10)

Week 9

• Functional Relationships
• Test 4
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Week 10

• Statistics

Week 11

• Statistics
• Test 5
• Comprehensive Exam

Week 12

• Course Wrap-up