Literature
- Dr. Árpád Szűcs: General Chemistry. General Chemistry Calculations,
JATEPress, 2009
- D.D. Ebbing, S.D. Gammon: General Chemistry, Houghton Mifflin Co., 2007 or
current edition
Requirements
Attendance is required. The handouts, a non-programmable
basic calculator is compulsory in the classes.
There will be 2 in-class exams with the dates given in the schedule.
For every exam, you should bring a photoID, a pen and a non-programmable
basic calculator that allows simple functions. Calculators that can
perform unit conversions,
calculus (integrals, derivatives), etc. are not permitted.
University regulations are observed in every cases.
Tentative Schedule
- week (September 6, 2019): Entrance examination.
- week (September 13, 2019): Significant
figures, rounding numbers. Precision and accuracy. Laboratory equipments.
SI system. SI base and derived units. Prefixes. Units conversion. Units of
pressure and temperature.
- week (September 20, 2019): Atomic symbols. Periodic table of elements.
Chemical formulas. Chemical
nomenclature.
- week (September 27, 2019): Oxidation numbers and rules for their
determination.
Writing and balancing chemical equations.
- week (October 4, 2019): Determination of solution composition using their
definitions.
Conversion of concentration units. Chemical mixing. Dilution of
solutions. Gases. Gas laws and their application.
- week (October 11, 2019): Stoichiometric exercises. Limiting reactants.
Thermochemistry.
- week (October 18, 2019): Final exam.
Consultation
"Béke" building, Room F17, By appointment only
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