Course content
- Lab Handouts, Manuals and Safety
- Homework and Assignments
- Free E-Textbook
- Problems and Solutions
- Syllabus
- Course Description
- CUNY and LaGuardia Links
- References: Chemistry OER
Lab Handouts, Manuals and Safety
SCC 201 Lab Handouts and Manuals
- Laboratory Manuals are in development.
- SCC201 List of Chemicals and substances
Forms and Safety for All Chemistry Labs
- Chemistry Laboratory Fitness and Health Consent Form
- NS Laboratory Policy Handbook
- NS Laboratory Makeup Form
- NS Practical Exam Form for Students with Disability
- Microscope Diagram Key
- Lab Safety Website
(Source: LAGCC Natural Sciences Department)
Homework and Assignments
Homework modules have been developed on MyOpenMath. MyOpenMath is a free, open source, online course management system for mathematics and other quantitative fields. Functions include randomizing questions, online tests, discussion forum, and automatic grading.
Enrolled students will receive information from the instructor to access their course.
Free E-Textbook
Chemistry 2e is an optional textbook in Spring I 2020. For a few sections, it will the be required textbook, as a pilot. Chemistry 2e is free to read online and to download (PDF, Kindle). (Book URL: https://openstax.org/details/books/chemistry-2e)
Flowers, P., Theopold, K., Langley, R., & Robinson, W. (2019). Chemistry 2e. Houston, Texas : OpenStax. Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.
Download Calibre software for converting and managing e-books
Textbook problem solutions
To access OpenStax free ancillary resources, such as solutions to problems, create a free account for students.
Syllabus
The syllabus contains information on Course materials, Instructional Objectives, Grading Scheme and Standards, Homework Assignments, Attendance and other policies, Class schedule and instructors, and Laboratory requirements and experiments. All sections of General Chemistry I have the same syllabus.
Download Syllabus or read online
SCC 201 Course Description
This course is part I of a two-semester sequence covering concepts of General Chemistry. It is intended for students planning to major in science or engineering who require one year of chemistry. Among the topics studied are atomic structure, chemical bonding and reactivity, quantitative relationships in chemical reactions, thermochemistry, and gases. CUNY Pathways: Flexible Core-Scientific World OR Required Core-Life & Physical Sciences. Enrollment Requirements: Pre-requisites of ENG 99 or CUNY Writing exemption AND CSE 99 or CUNY Reading exemption AND MAT 115 are required. Credits 4
Links to CUNY and LAGCC Sites and Resources
Some of the links require login credentials and can be accessed via MyLaGuardia.
- BlackBoard
- CUNYFirst
- LAGCC Natural Sciences Department
- LAGCC library
- Academic Help/Tutoring and Academic Peer Instruction
- STEM Study Guide
- LAGCC ePortoflio
- Office of Assistive Technology (Students with Disabilities)
- Technology Resources LaGuardia
- MyLaGuardia for Students.
References: Chemistry OER
- Chemistry OER
- Ad Astra Undergraduate Research Newsletter
Ad Astra is a newsletter where faculty, staff and students at LaGuardia Community College from different disciplines showcase their ongoing and latest research initiatives, scientific and academic accomplishments. Ad Astra presents snippets of new scientific findings, puzzles to challenge your brain and useful information about usual and unusual career paths and possibilities following graduation.
