Department of Chemistry
Oregon State University


OSU
 
CHEMISTRY 123
General Chemistry
Instructor

Dr. Richard Nafshun

139 Gilbert Hall

737-6742

e-mail

General Information

A general chemistry sequence for students who  have had no previous training in chemistry and for those whose college aptitude test scores indicate the need for a more elementary introduction to chemistry. Entering students are expected to have a working knowledge of high school algebra, logarithms, and scientific notation.

 
Prerequisites
CH 121, 122, 123 must be taken in order
Course Structure
Five credit-hour course
Terms Offered
Spring and Summer
Required Texts
 
  • Kotz (2), General Chemistry w/OWL Access Card Custom Bundle. (This text is used in CH 121, 122, and 123).

    • OWL Registration

     

    Hi,

     

    OWL has been configured so you may now successfully register!

     

    If you purchased a text/OWL access card bundle your OWL access code is located on an insert after the front periodic table in your textbook.  The code is an ugly 25 digit alphanumeric containing four hyphens.

     

    To register go to:

     

    http://owl.cengage.com/owl-c/register/owlmgr.cgi?Mode=2&ArchivedDatabaseID=89&CategoryID=106

     

    Choose �Student Registration�

     

    Select the correct course with me (CH 121; Nafshun; All Sections; OSU)

     

    Enter your personal information

     

    After you complete the registration you may be asked to select a textbook... do not do this.  Simply go to:

     

    http://owl.cengage.com/owl-c/register/owlmgr.cgi?Mode=2&ArchivedDatabaseID=89&CategoryID=106

     

    and use your new login.

     

    You are set to go.

     

    To Purchase Just OWL Online

     

    3 month:

     

    https://www.cengagebrain.com/tl1/en/US/storefront/ichapters?cmd=catProductDetail&ISBN=978-0-495-56030-2

     

    You may be able to search iChapters for other durations (1 year...)

     

    COURSE INFORMATION

    Exam 1 Thursday, April 22, 2010 6:00-7:20pm
    Exam 2 Thursday, May 20, 2010 6:00-7:20pm
    Final Exam: Monday, June 7, 2010 4:00-5:50pm

    COURSE COVERAGE
    Chemistry of Acids (Chapter 17), Aqueous Equilibrium (18), Entropy and Free Energy (19), Electrochemistry (20), Nuclear Chemistry (23), Main Group Elements (21), Transition Elements (22), Carbon Chemistry (11)

    Final Exam Room Assignments; Monday, June 7, 2010 4:00-5:50pm
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    Last name begins with A - Cl ...your room is CORD 1109
    Last name begins with Co - Ha ...your room is GILB 224
    Last name begins with He - Lu ...your room is GILB 124
    Last name begins with Ly - Ra ...your room is WITH 109
    Last name begins with Re - Ve ...your room is WGND 115
    Last name begins with Vi - Z ...your room is WNGR 149

    Nuclear Worksheet-Due by Week 9 in Recitation

    Syllabus

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    OWL Link

    To "Add/Switch" into CH 123 OWLs, logon to your OWL account and select "Add/Switch" courses in the left menu.

     

     

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