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ECZ1017 | General Chemistry - I | 2+0+0 | ECTS:5 | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | Level of Course | Second Cycle | Status | Compulsory | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHARMACEUTICS | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Fatma AĞIN | Co-Lecturer | | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | To establish the foundation by providing basic information about matter, atomic structure, types of chemical reactions, states of matter, gases, thermochemistry and molecular shapes
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Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | LO - 1 : | They can name substances, compounds, and mixtures by knowing their differences. They can understand and convert concentration units. | 1 | 1, | LO - 2 : | They can classify chemical reactions and perform stoichiometric calculations. | 1 | 1, | LO - 3 : | They know gases and their properties. They know the concepts of energy, heat, and enthalpy.
| 1 | 1, | LO - 4 : | They know the atom and its structure. They know intramolecular and intermolecular chemical bonds.
| 1 | 1, | LO - 5 : | They can use all the topics they learn as a basis for learning more advanced courses.
| 1 | 1, | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | |
Matter: Elements, Compounds, Mixtures, Naming Compounds;
Measurements and the Mole Concept: Conversion of Units, Uncertainty in Measurements, Chemical Quantities, Determination of Chemical Formulas;
Chemical Reactions: Writing and Balancing Chemical Reactions, Precipitation, Neutralization, and Redox Reactions;
Reaction Stoichiometry: Mole-to-mole estimation, Mass-to-mass estimation, Determining the Volume of Solution Required for a Reaction, Theoretical and Experimental Yields of Limiting Reagents and Reactions;
Gases: States of Matter, Molecular Character of Gases, Gas Laws, Gas Mixtures, Real Gases;
Thermochemistry: Energy, Heat, and Enthalpy;
Atomic Structure: Characteristic Properties of Light, Atomic Spectra, Energy Levels, Atomic Models, Periodic Table;
Chemical Bonding: Ionic Bonds, Covalent Bonds, Lewis Structures, Lattice Enthalpy, Formal Charges;
Molecules: Shape of molecules and polyatomic ions, VSEPR model, Charge distributions, Bond strengths and bond lengths, Hybridization of orbitals. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Matter, The Elements, The Periodic Table, Compounds, Mixtures, The nonmenclature of compounds
| | Week 2 | Measurements and the Mole Concept (Solutions and Concentration Units), Uncertainties in Measurements, Determination of Molecules and Simplest Formulas
| | Week 3 | Chemical Reactions, Precipitation Reactions, The Reactions of Acids and Bases, Redox Reactions | | Week 4 | Reaction Stoichiometry: Mole-to-Mole Prediction, Mass-to-Mass Prediction, Limiting Reactants, Combustion Analysis | | Week 5 | Reaction Stoichiometry: Mole-to-Mole Prediction, Mass-to-Mass Prediction, Limiting Reactants, Combustion Analysis
| | Week 6 | The Properties of Gases, Units of Pressure, The States of Matter, The Gas Laws | | Week 7 | The Properties of Gases, Units of Pressure, The States of Matter, The Gas Laws | | Week 8 | Concepts of Energy, Heat and Enthalpy, Enthalpy of Chemical Change, Heats of Reaction | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam
| | Week 10 | Concepts of Energy, Heat and Enthalpy, Enthalpy of Chemical Change, Heats of Reaction | | Week 11 | Atomic Structure, Atomic Models, Structure of Multi-Electron Atoms, Periodic Properties of Atoms, Periodic System | | Week 12 | Atomic Structure, Atomic Models, Structure of Multi-Electron Atoms, Periodic Properties of Atoms, Periodic System
| | Week 13 | Ionic and Covalent Bonds, Structure of Polyatomic Species, Exceptions to the Octet Rule | | Week 14 | Shapes of Molecules and Ions, VSEPR Model, Charge Distribution in Molecules, Length and Strength of Bonds, Orbitals and Bond Formation | | Week 15 | Shapes of Molecules and Ions, VSEPR Model, Charge Distribution in Molecules, Length and Strength of Bonds, Orbitals and Bond Formation
| | Week 16 | End-of-term exam
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1 | Atkins, P., Jones, L. 1997; Chemistry: Molecules, Matter, and Change, 3rd Ed., W.H. Freeman and Company, New York. | | |
1 | R.H. Petrucci, F.G. Herring, J.D. Madura, C. Bissonette (Eds.), Genel Kimya Cilt 2, Çeviri Editörleri: T. Uyar, S. Aksoy, R. İnam, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2012. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | 19/11/2025 | 2 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 07/01/2026 | 2 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 9 | 36 | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 16 | 48 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | Diğer 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Total work load | | | 130 |
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