Overview

Here are some basics about the course:

• Chem 40 is a semester long 5 unit course.

• The course is broken down into three parts per week:

  • 3 hour lecture (online weekly)

  • 1 hour conference (in-person weekly)

  • 3 hour in-person lab (in-person weekly)

• Expect to spend 8 hours working on course material (homework, reading text, studying) in addition to the weekly hours above. A total of 15 hours per week is the minimum time you are expected to work on this course.

• This course satisfies a prerequisite for CHEM 101A and CHEM 103A. It also satisfies the chemistry requirement for several College certificates. CCSF GE Area C; CSU GE Area B1 and B3; IGETC Area 5A and 5C.

• All course materials except for the textbook will be posted here on Canvas. (The course Canvas page will become available to enrolled students once the semester starts).

• Textbook: Nivaldo Tro, 2018. Introductory Chemistry, 6th Edition, Pearson

  • • • ISBN-13: 978-0134302386 (standard)

      • ISBN-13: 978-0134291802 (essentials)

      • ISBN-13: 978-0134554525 (e-text)

• If you have trouble logging in, please check out the online course support center at CCSF.

• If you need special accommodations, please contact CCSF’s Disabled Students Services.

• The course syllabus will be available to view soon. But, in order to view the syllabus, you must have have access to Canvas.

This is not a self-paced course. Weekly participation is required.