TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Özge Erdemli
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand the nature of matter. 2) Learn the variables of chemical reaction rates. 3) Learn acid-base, solubility and complex-ion equilibria. 4) Learn the second law of thermodynamics. 5) Analysis, evaluation and reporting of preliminary experimental studies of chemistry.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, students learn chemistry and its general principles, relation of chemistry with different scientific fields, and technologies created by chemistry. These fundamental phenomena are supported by basic and compatible laboratory practices.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Chemical Kinetics I: Rate of a Chemical Reaction, Zero-Order Reactions, First-Order Reactions, Second-Order Reactions. 2nd Week Chemical Kinetics II: Theoretical Models for Chemical Kinetics, The Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rates, Reaction Mechanisms, Catalysis. 3rd Week Principles of Chemical Equilibrium I: Dynamic Equilibrium, The Equilibrium Constant Expression, Relationships Involving Equilibrium Constants. 4th Week Principles of Chemical Equilibrium II: The Reaction Quotient, Le Chateliers Principle, Equilibrium Calculations. 5th Week Acids and Bases: Arrhenius Theory, Bronsted Lowry Theory, Self-Ionization of Water and the pH Scale, Hydrolysis and Neutralization reactions, Lewis Acids and Bases. 6th Week Acid Base Equilibria I: Common-Ion Effect in Acid Base Equilibria, Buffer Solutions, Acid Base Indicators. 7th Week Acid Base Equilibria II: Neutralization Reactions and Titration Curves. 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Solubility and Complex-Ion Equilibria: Solubility Product Constant, Common-Ion Effect in Solubility Equilibria, Precipitation, Fractional Precipitation, Solubility and pH,Complex-Ion Equilibria. 10th Week Spontaneous Change: Entropy and Gibbs Energy 11th Week Electrochemistry, Complex Ions and Coordination Compounds: Ligands, Isomerism, Bonding in Complex Ions, ComplexIon Equilibria, Acid Base Reactions of Complex Ions. 12th Week Introduction to Organic Chemistry: Organic Compounds and Structures, Alkanes, Alkenes and Alkynes, Organic Compounds Containing Functional Groups. 13th Week Reactions of Organic Compounds: Introduction to Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions, Elimination Reactions, Addition Reactions, Polymers and Polymerization Reactions. 14th Week Chemistry of the Living State: Chemical Structure of Living Matter: An Overview, Lipids, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Nucleic Acids, Aspects of Metabolism.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications, Petrucci, 10th Edition.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Experiment,Problem Solving,Report Preparation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Quiz 6 10 Practice 1 15 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 6 ,75 4,5 Individual or group work 0 0 0 Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15 Laboratory (including preparation) 12 2 24 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Quiz 6 ,25 1,5 Report writing 7 4 28 Total Workload 141 Total Workload / 30 4,7 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No