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Chemistry
Class Schedule
2024 Summer Schedule
8 classes scheduled
CHEM 1A
GENERAL CHEMISTRY
5 units
- Description: Fundamental chemical principles with an emphasis on physical and chemical properties, stoichiometry, chemical reaction types, thermochemistry, modern atomic theory and atomic structure, chemical bonding and bonding theory, and molecular shapes. Laboratory component parallels lecture topics and also includes chemical nomenclature, basic chemical equations, stoichiometry, unknown analysis, and fundamentals of oxidation and reduction.
- Prerequisite: Prerequisites: Satisfactory score on the chemistry placement test or CHEM 25; Intermediate Algebra or equivalent.
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: MATH 48A or equivalent Precalculus I course; not open to students with credit in CHEM 1AH.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 3 hours lecture per week, 6 hours lab per week. 108 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
CHEM 1A, 1B, 25, 30A, 30B: If you have not taken the prerequisite(s) at Foothill College, you will not be allowed to register without an equivalency form from the counseling office or waiver from the division office.Section: CHEM-001A-01
Course Number (CRN): 10030
Dates: 7/1/2024 - 8/9/2024
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0 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): $0$0 indicates course/section uses materials that are free of charge.Check Bookstore
Footnote: n/a
CHEM 1B
GENERAL CHEMISTRY
5 units
- Description: Kinetic molecular theory and gas laws, intermolecular forces, chemical kinetics, equilibria, behavior of acids and bases, acid/base equilibrium, and classical thermodynamics. Laboratory parallels lecture topics and includes computer graphing techniques, chemical kinetics, equilibrium measurements, heat transfer experiments, thermodynamics of an equilibrium system, vapor pressure of liquids.
- Prerequisite: CHEM 1A.
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: MATH 48B or equivalent Precalculus II course; not open to students with credit in CHEM 1BH.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 3 hours lecture per week, 6 hours lab per week. 108 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
CHEM 1A, 1B, 25, 30A, 30B: If you have not taken the prerequisite(s) at Foothill College, you will not be allowed to register without an equivalency form from the counseling office or waiver from the division office.Section: CHEM-001B-01
Course Number (CRN): 10005
Dates: 7/1/2024 - 8/9/2024
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10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: n/a
CHEM 1C
GENERAL CHEMISTRY & QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
5 units
- Description: Aqueous ionic equilibria of buffers, solubility product constants and formation constants; properties of solutions, including factors affecting solubility, energy changes in the solution process and colligative properties; electrochemistry, including the thermodynamics of voltaic cells; introduction to coordination chemistry and bonding theory; nuclear chemistry with emphasis on applications; and, time permitting, an introduction to modern materials. Laboratory parallels lecture topics with an introduction to qualitative inorganic analysis.
- Prerequisite: CHEM 1B.
- Corequisite:
- Advisory:
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 3 hours lecture per week, 6 hours lab per week. 108 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
CHEM 1A, 1B, 25, 30A, 30B: If you have not taken the prerequisite(s) at Foothill College, you will not be allowed to register without an equivalency form from the counseling office or waiver from the division office.Section: CHEM-001C-01
Course Number (CRN): 10006
Dates: 7/1/2024 - 8/9/2024
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10 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: n/a
CHEM 25
FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY
5 units
- Description: The course includes basic chemical laboratory techniques and methods, a survey of important chemical principles with emphasis on problem solving, and a description of the elements and their compounds. Intended for students who wish to meet general education requirements in physical science or need background preparation for CHEM 1A.
- Prerequisite: Intermediate Algebra or equivalent.
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: UC will grant transfer credit for a maximum of one course from the following: CHEM 25, 30A or 30B.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week, 3 hours lab per week. 84 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
CHEM 1A, 1B, 25, 30A, 30B: If you have not taken the prerequisite(s) at Foothill College, you will not be allowed to register without an equivalency form from the counseling office or waiver from the division office.Section: CHEM-025.-01Y
Course Number (CRN): 10159
Dates: 7/1/2024 - 8/9/2024
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0 of 20 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): $0$0 indicates course/section uses materials that are free of charge.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on-campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. Additional costs for online materials or content in place of or in addition to a textbook may be required. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: CHEM-025.-02Y
Course Number (CRN): 10438
Dates: 7/1/2024 - 8/9/2024
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4 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): $0$0 indicates course/section uses materials that are free of charge.Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on-campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. Additional costs for online materials or content in place of or in addition to a textbook may be required. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
Section: CHEM-025.-04D
Course Number (CRN): 10778
Dates: 7/1/2024 - 7/26/2024
DUAL ENROLLMENT
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0 of 0 waitlist seats open
Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This dual enrollment section is taught through East Side College Preparatory School. Enrollment for this section is restricted to this population of students.
CHEM 30A
SURVEY OF INORGANIC & ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
5 units
- Description: An introductory course covering basic principles of chemistry more descriptive than quantitative in emphasis. Topics include atomic structure, the periodic table, the three states of matter, energy, chemical bonding in ionic and molecular compounds, nomenclature, measurement and the metric system, chemical reactions and equations, solutions, acids, bases, salts and electrolyte systems. Primarily intended for students entering the allied health field, including: nursing, veterinary technology, dental assistant, dental hygiene, biotechnology, primary care associate, radiation therapy technology, radiologic technology, respiratory therapy, and pharmaceutical technology.
- Prerequisite: Elementary Algebra or equivalent.
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: UC will grant transfer credit for a maximum of one course from the following: CHEM 25, 30A or 30B.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 4 hours lecture per week, 3 hours lab per week. 84 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: Both
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
CHEM 1A, 1B, 25, 30A, 30B: If you have not taken the prerequisite(s) at Foothill College, you will not be allowed to register without an equivalency form from the counseling office or waiver from the division office.Section: CHEM-030A-01Y
Course Number (CRN): 10160
Dates: 7/1/2024 - 8/9/2024
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2 of 10 waitlist seats open
Modality: IN-PERSON some wkly online
Textbook(s): Check Bookstore
Footnote: This hybrid class has regularly scheduled on-campus class meetings and required asynchronous online activities with weekly requirements and due dates outlined by the course instructor. Additional costs for online materials or content in place of or in addition to a textbook may be required. After registering, find out how to log in to the course site. https://foothill.edu/onlinelearning/students/canvas-login-instructions-students.html
CHEM 70R
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CHEMISTRY
1 unit
- Description: Provides an opportunity for the student to expand their studies in chemistry by completing a project or an assignment arranged by agreement between the student and instructor. The student is required to contract with the instructor to determine the scope of the assignment and the unit value assigned for successful completion. Students may take a maximum of 6 units of independent study coursework per department.
- Prerequisite:
- Corequisite:
- Advisory: Advisory: Recommended preparation will be determined by instructor after interviewing the student pre-contract.
- Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
- Hours: 3 hours lab per week. 36 hours total per quarter.
- Foothill GE Area:English
- Transferability: CSU
- Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
- Foothill Transfer GE Guide
Department Note:
CHEM 1A, 1B, 25, 30A, 30B: If you have not taken the prerequisite(s) at Foothill College, you will not be allowed to register without an equivalency form from the counseling office or waiver from the division office.Section: CHEM-070R-01
Course Number (CRN): 10816
Dates: 7/14/2024 - 8/9/2024
LATE START
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Modality: In-person
Textbook(s): $0$0 indicates course/section uses materials that are free of charge.Check Bookstore
Footnote: Independent study courses are offered through agreements with individual faculty members. To enroll, students must meet with an instructor who then submits an independent study contract during the first two weeks of the quarter. Students must discuss enrollment and potential projects with interested faculty members.