Textbooks and Other Required Materials

CHM090: Preparation for
Fundamental Chemistry

All CHM090 reading materials and lab experiments will be available for download from the CHM090 Website. OSHA-approved splash-proof goggles (see photo under CHM130/130LL) are also required for the course. (Safety glasses are not acceptable.) .

CHM107/107LL: Chemistry and Society

Textbook to be determined. OSHA-approved splash-proof goggles (see photo under CHM130/130LL) are also required for the lab. (Safety glasses are not acceptable.)

CHM130/130LL: Fundamental Chemistry Lecture and Lab

Introductory Chemistry by Charles H. Corwin (4th edition), ISBN: 0131448501 (front cover shown below). Students are also required to have a basic scientific non-programmable calculator that can carry out exponential functions (indicated with an EE or EXP button) such as a TI-30Xa (shown below).

Corwin Introductory Chemistry           TI-30Xa          goggles

The CHM130LL lab does not use a bound lab manual. Instead, students will download lab experiments and other handouts from the CHM130LL Website. OSHA-approved splash-proof goggles (see above) are required for lab. (Safety glasses are not acceptable.)

CHM151/151LL and CHM151LL: General Chemistry I Lecture and Lab

Chemistry by John McMurry and Robert C. Fay (5th edition)

While General Chemistry transitions between textbooks, you may use a new or used 4th or 5th edition text or the bookstore's custom edition (brown/blue cover) - Book options explained here.

 

ISBN (brown/blue custom): 0-536-77705-8

ISBN (white 5th edition): 0-13-600370-0

ISBN(green 4th edition): 0-13-140208-0 or 0-13-140221-8

 

        TI-30Xagoggles

 


CHM152/152LL: General Chemistry II Lecture and Lab

Chemistry by John McMurry and Robert C. Fay (4th edition), ISBN: 0-13-140208-0 or 0-13-140221-8 (front cover shown below)

McMurryFay text  TI-30Xa   goggles

Students are also required to have a basic scientific non-programmable calculator that can carry out exponential functions (indicated with an EE or EXP button) such as a TI-30Xa. See example above.

The CHM151LL lab does not use a bound lab manual. Instead, students will download lab experiments and other handouts from the CHM151LL Website. OSHA-approved splash-proof goggles (see above) are required for lab. (Safety glasses are not acceptable.)

The CHM152LL labs do not use a bound lab manual. Instead, students will download lab experiments and other handouts from the CHM152LL Website. OSHA-approved splash-proof goggles (see above) are required for lab. (Safety glasses are not acceptable.)

OSHA-approved splash-proof goggles are required for lab. (Safety glass are not acceptable.) See example above.

CHM230/230LL: Fundamental Organic Chemistry Lecture and Lab

Organic Chemistry: A Short Course (12th Ed.) by Hart, Craine, Hart, and Hadad [ISBN 0-618-59073-0]. (See photo of cover below.)

 

Also very strongly recommended are the the following (They are both available in the library for check out.):

Study Guide and Solutions Manual: A Short Course (12th Ed.) by Hart, Craine, Hart and Hadad [ISBN: 0-618-59077-3, 

Pushing Electrons (3rd Ed.) by Daniel Weeks [ISBN: 0-03-020693-6].


The CHM230LL lab does not use a bound lab manual. Instead, students will download lab experiments and other handouts from the CHM230LL Website. OSHA-approved splash-proof goggles (see above) are required for lab. (Safety glasses are not acceptable.)

OSHA-approved splash-proof goggles are required for lab. (Safety glass are not acceptable.) See example shown under CHM130/130LL above.

CHM235: Organic Chemistry I Lecture

Organic Chemistry by Janice Gorzynski Smith (2nd ed.) [ISBN: 0-07-304986-1 or 0-07-332749-5] (front cover shown below)

Darling kit 1      Darling kit 3

                                                              Darling Kit #1                             Darling Kit #3

Molecular model sets (e.g. Kit #1 or #3 from www.darlingmodels.com shown above) are strongly recommended.

Also recommended is the the following: Study Guide/Solutions Manual to accompany Organic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. (Paperback) by Janice Gorzynski Smith (2th edition).


CHM236: Organic Chemistry II Lecture

Organic Chemistry by John McMurry (6th ed.) [ISBN 0-534-38999-6] (front cover shown below)

McMurry Organic textDarling kit 1            Darling kit 3
                                                                                 Darling Kit #1                             Darling Kit #3

Molecular model sets (e.g. Kit #1 or #3 from www.darlingmodels.com shown above) are strongly recommended.

Also recommended is the the following: Organic Chemistry : Student Guide and Study Manual (Paperback) by Susan McMurry (6th edition), ISBN: 0-534-40934-2.

Lab Requirements:
  • CHM 235LL Organic Chemistry Lab I and CHM 236LL Organic Chemistry Lab II use Introduction to Organic Chemistry Laboratory Techniques, A Microscale Approach by Pavia, Lampman, Kriz, and Engel (4th edition), ISBN: 0-495-01630-6.  (Front cover shown in the left column below.)

    Labs also use the prenumbered, carbonless duplicates lab notebook shown in the middle column below.

  • OSHA-approved splash-proof goggles are required for lab. (Safety glass are not acceptable.) See example shown under CHM130/130LL above.

CHM260: Fundamental Biochemistry

Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life by Trudy McKee and James R McKee (3rd edition). [ISBN 007231592X] (front cover shown below)

McKee text
     

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