Course Descreption 2013

Plan of Applied Chemistry Program

 

Total Credit Hours Required for B.Sc. Degree: 124

 

University Compulsory Courses: Credit Hours = 18

 

Course Code	Credit Hours	Course’s Title
10032100	0	Remedial English
11000101	3	Islamic Culture
11000102	3	Arabic Language
11000105	3	Palestinian Studies
11000108	1	Society Service
11000103	3	English Language I
11000322	3	English Language II
11000117	1	Leadership and Communication Skills
11000127	1	Introduction to Computer Science

 

Specialization Compulsory Courses : Credit Hours =85

 

Course Code	Credit Hours	Course’s Title	Prerequisites
10211101	3	Calculus I
10211102	3	Calculus II	10211101 or 10211104
10221101	3	General Physics I
10221102	3	General Physics II	10221101
10221107	1	General Physics (1) Lab	10221101 or 10221105 or concurrent with 10221101
10221108	1	General Physics (2) Lab	1) 10221102 or 10221106 or concurrent with 10221102 2)10221107
10231101	3	General Chemistry (1)
10231102	3	General Chemistry (2)	10231101 or 10231105
10231107	1	General Chemistry (1) Lab	10231101 or 10231105 or concurrent with any of them
10231108	1	General Chemistry (2) Lab	1) 10231107 or 10231109 2) 10231102 or concurrent with it
10201101	3	General Biology (1)
10211201	3	Calculus III	10211102
10231211	3	Analytical Chemistry	1) 10231102    2) 10231108
10231215	1	Practical Analytical Chemistry	1) 10231108 2) 10231211 or concurrent with it
10231231	3	Organic Chemistry I	1)10231102         2) 10231108
10231232	3	Organic Chemistry II	10231231
10231235	2	Practical Organic Chemistry I	1) 10231108 2) 10231231 or 10231238 or concurrent with any of them
10231241	3	Physical Chemistry I	1) 10231102 2) 10211201 or concurrent with it
10236302	3	Industrial Plant Economics & Production Management	10231102
10231311	3	Instrumental Analytical Chemistry	10231211
10231315	1	Practical Instrumental Analysis	1) 10231215 2) 10231311 or concurrent with it
10231321	3	Inorganic Chemistry I	10231241 or concurrent with it
10231322	3	Inorganic Chemistry II	10231321
10231325	2	Practical Inorganic Chemistry	1) 10231321 2) 10231322 or concurrent with it
10231331	3	Organic Chemistry III	10231232
10231335	2	Practical Organic Chemistry II	1) 10231235 2) 10231331 or concurrent with it
10231341	3	Physical Chemistry II	10231241
10231345	1	Practical Physical Chemistry I	1) 10231241 2) 10231215
10231346	1	Practical Physical Chemistry II	1) 10231345 2) 10231341
10236461	3	Industrial Chemistry	1) 10231232 2) 10231241
10236365	2	Chemical Processes Laboratory	1) 10231215 2) 10231235
10231392	3	Research Chemistry I	Third year level or more
10231432	3	Identification & Analysis of Organic Compounds	1) 10231335 2) 10231331
10512182	3	Methods of Science Teaching
10236476	3	Practical Training

 

Specialization Elective Courses : Credit Hours = 18

 

Course Code	Credit Hours	Course's Title	Prerequisites
10236312	3	Chemical Pollution & Industrial Safety	10231211
10236313	3	Environmental Chemistry	10231211
10236332	4	Biochemistry	1) 10231232 2) 10231235
10236334	3	Petrochemicals & Organic Chemical Technology	10231331
10231411	3	Advanced Analytical Chemistry	10231311
10236413	3	Food Industry Chemistry	10231311
10236423	3	Industrial Inorganic Chemistry	10231321
10231464	3	Polymer Chemistry	10231331 or concurrent with it
10236465	3	Applied Chemical Catalysis	1) 10231322 2) 10231232
10236467	3	Polymer Technology	10231464
10236468	3	Industrial Pharmacy	1) 10231241 2) 10231461
10236469	3	Material Science	10231322
10236472	3	Food Microbiology
10236485	3	Special Topics in Applied Chemistry	1) 10231331 or concurrent with it 2) 10231341 3) 10231322
10236486	3	Special Topics in Industrial Chemistry	10236461
10236493	3	Natural Phytochemistry	10231232
10236494	1	Practical  Natural Phytochemistry	Concurrent with 10231493

 

Specialization Elective Courses from Another Faculty : Credit Hours = 3

 

Course Code	Credit Hours	Course's Title	Prerequisites
10512138	3	Classroom Management
10512491	3	Practical Education for Science Students

 

 

 

 

10231101 General Chemistry I “3 credit hours”

              A compulsory 3-lecture course that is mainly designed to give students a knowledge of the most important chemical principles such as atomic structure and periodic table, mass relationships in chemical reactions, reactions in aqueous solutions, gases, thermo chemistry, quantum theory and the electronic structure of atoms, periodic relationships among the atoms, basic concepts of chemical bonding, molecular geometry and hybridization of atomic orbitals. 

 

10231102 General Chemistry II “3 credit hours”

A compulsory 3-lecture course that is a continuation of General Chemistry (I). It is   designed to introduce some basic chemical facts and theories about solutions, kinetics, dynamic equilibrium, thermodynamics, electrochemistry and nuclear chemistry.

 

10231107 General Chemistry I lab “1 credit hour”

            A compulsory practical  course, designed to introduce the students to various experimental practices used in general chemistry,  such as accurate weighing, performing  basic  chemical methods such as filtration, titration and gravimetric analysis, make simple metathesis and redox reactions, calorimetry experiments and calculations.

 

10231108 General Chemistry II lab “1 credit hour”

A compulsory practical course that is a continuation for skills gained in Chemistry 10231107 course.  The student is expected to use what he/she learned in new techniques such as the synthesis and analysis of aspirin, molar mass of a solid from freezing point depression phenomena, experimental determination of the reaction rate law. The course involves other topics such as: reaction kinetics, chemical equilibrium, aqueous solutions and pH concept, bleach analysis, thermodynamics and electrochemistry.

 

10231211 Analytical Chemistry “3 credit hours”

A compulsory 3-lecture course that deals with the classical quantitative methods of chemical analysis. These include gravimetric and titrimetric methods of analysis. The course also includes topics in statistics and data analysis that are important in analytical chemistry.

 

10231212 Analytical Chemistry (for Biology, Biotechnology and Agriculture) “3 credit hours”

A compulsory 3-lecture course that involves some classical and modern methods of analysis, such as: Gravimetry, Titrimetry, and Spectrometry. The course also includes topics in statistics and data analysis that are important in analytical chemistry.

 

10231215 Practical Analytical Chemistry “1 credit hour”

A compulsory laboratory course that involves experiments related to classical chemical analysis. It provides basic information about safety rules, tools of analytical chemistry, statistics for data treatment, and practice to various gravimetric and volumetric methods of analysis.

 

10231216 Practical Analytical Chemistry (for Biology, Biotechnology and Agriculture)“1 credit hour”

A compulsory laboratory course that involves experiments related to classical chemical analysis. It provides basic information about safety rules, tools of analytical chemistry, statistics for data treatment, and practice to various gravimetric and volumetric methods of analysis.

 

10231231 Organic Chemistry I “3 credit hours”                              

A compulsory 3-hour lectures, course that starts with an introduction to hybridization, covalent and hydrogen bonds; and dipole of bonds and molecules. Then rigorously treats the chemical structures, chemical properties and physical properties of open chain hydrocarbons such as alkanes, alkenes and alkynes. Structure and properties of alkyl halides and alcohols including syntheses, properties, mechanisms and stereochemistry are also involved.

 

10231232 Organic Chemistry II “3 credit hours”

           A compulsory 3-lecture course that involves the basics of organic spectroscopy such as nuclear magnetic spectroscopy (NMR), infra-red spectroscopy (IR), ultra-violet spectroscopy (UV) and mass spectroscopy (MS), and the use of these spectroscopic techniques in the identification of organic compounds. This course, also, deals with structures, shapes, preparations and reactions of ethers, phenols and conjugated unsaturated compounds. Structures, properties and reactions of aromatic compounds, including different substitution reactions, are also involved.

 

10231233 Organic Chemistry (for Biology, Biotechnology and Agriculture) “3 credit hours”

A compulsory 3-lecture course that starts with an introduction to organic chemistry then rigorously deals with physical and chemical properties, structure, naming and methods of syntheses of some organic compounds such as alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and aromatics. The course also involves physical and chemical properties of some basic functional groups such as alcohols, amines, carboxylic acids and their derivatives; and phenols together with basic stereochemistry.  

                     

10231235  Practical Organic Chemistry I  “2 credit hours”

A compulsory practical, one hour lecture and 4 hour lab periods  weekly. The course includes some experiments which give the student practice in basic laboratory techniques such as determination of physical properties (melting point and boiling point) and methods of separation (extraction, distillation and steam distillation) and purification (crystallization and chromatography). This course also involves chemical reactions such as elimination, addition and substitution.                                                

 

10231237 Practical Organic Chemistry (for Biology, Biotechnology and Agriculture) “2 credit hours”

A compulsory practical, one lecture and 4 hour lab periods weekly. The course includes some experiments which give the student practice in basic laboratory techniques such as determination of physical properties (melting point and boiling point) and methods of separation (extraction, distillation and steam distillation) and purification (crystallization and chromatography). This course also involves some chemical reactions such as elimination, addition and substitution.

 

10231241 Physical Chemistry I   “3 credit hours”

            A compulsory 3-lecture course that covers  the properties of gases, kinetic theory of gases , laws of thermodynamics, the transformation of pure substance , phase diagrams , two and three component systems , simple mixtures and applications, the activities of solutions and ions.

 

10231311 Instrumental Analytical Chemistry “3 credit hours”

A compulsory 3-lecture course that deals with the principles and applications of instrumental chemical analysis. Attention is devoted to the theoretical basis of each type of instrument, its optimal area of application, its sensitivity, its precision, and its limitations. The topics of this course include: Oxidation-reduction theory, Potentiometry, Electogravimetry and Coulometry, Coductometry and spectrometry.

 

10236313 Environmental Chemistry “3 credit hours”

An elective 3-lecture course deals with the fundamental principles of chemistry and using them to understand the source, fate, and reactivity of compounds in natural and polluted environments. Emphasis will be placed on the environmental implications of energy utilization and on the chemistry of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. Environmental issues that will be discussed include climate change, air pollution, stratospheric ozone depletion, pollution and treatment of water sources, and the utilization of insecticides and herbicides.

 

10231315 Practical Instrumental Analysis “1 credit hour”

A compulsory course that covers basic instrumental methods used in quantitative chemical analysis, such as: polarimetry, refractometry, pH - titrations, potentiometry, conductometry, electrogravimetry, coulometry and spectrometry.

 

10231321 Inorganic Chemistry I “3 credit hours”                                                                         “3 credit hours”                                                                   

            A compulsory 3-lecture course that is mainly devoted to the chemistry of transition elements.  The course starts with descriptive chemistry of the elements, and then rigorously deals with application of bonding theories (VBT, CFT and LFT) in coordination compounds including their physical & chemical properties, structures and synthesis.  Reactivity (and mechanisms) of coordination compounds is treated in depth with special focus on coordination numbers 4, 5 and 6. Using LFT in understanding electronic absorption spectra of coordination compounds is involved using Orgel diagrams and Tanabe Sugano diagrams. 

 

10231325   Practical Inorganic Chemistry “2 credit hours”                                                                   

            A compulsory course involves one lecture and four practical hour laboratory per week.  It consists of a set of experiments related to inorganic chemistry. The experiments include main-group elements, transition-metal elements and their coordination compounds. Synthesis, characterization techniques and reactivity are rigorously treated.  Different types of isomerism are also included.

 

10231332   Biochemistry     “3 credit hours”

 

          This course covers fundamentals of biochemistry including structure and properties of biomolecules with special emphasis on proteins, enzymatic catalysis, membrane assembly and function and introduction to bioenergetics.

 

10231421 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry “3 credit hours”                                                                   

            An elective 3-lecture course that involves advanced topics in inorganic chemistry.  Organometallic chemistry and catalysis, solid state chemistry and molecular spectroscopy are included. Modern applications of inorganic solid compounds are also involved, such as: liquid ionics, energy storage devices (ion insertion batteries and electrochemical capacitors) and liquid crystal-based devices are also included.

 

10231343 Computational Chemistry “3 credit hours”                                                                

            An elective 2- lecture and one lab course per week that involves fundamentals of computational chemistry. The course introduces the student to basic concepts of programming and techniques to solve problems using high level languages. The course shows how computer can be used to solve out chemical problems, such as quantum theory, spectroscopy, thermodynamics and other areas.

 

10231464  Polymer Chemistry:       (3 Credit Hours)

An elective 3-lecture course which encompasses an introduction to learn the nature of polymers, their methods of synthesis with an account on each polymerization process, examples of the important polymers in industrial applications (such as elastomers , plastics, and fibers)& their physical properties with emphasis upon the relationship between structure and property so as to include a comparison between stereoregular polymers & other types of polymers.

 

10236465  Applied Chemical Catalysis  “3 credit hours”

            An elective 3-lecture course that introduces applied chemistry students to different aspects of chemical catalysis, including theory and applications. The course covers different types of homogeneous, heterogeneous and hybrid types of catalysis.  Catalysis by molecular organometallic compounds and zeolites is involved together with surface catalysis by metals and metal oxides.  Photocatalysis is also included.  Applications of catalysis in organic reactions such as hydrogenation, reforming, carbonylation, isomerization, and other processes are included.  Environmental applications of catalysis, such as cleanup processes by solar light are also included.

 

 

10231411    Advanced Analytical Chemistry “3 credit hours”

An elective 3-lecture course that deals with the modern methods commonly used in analytical chemistry. This includes elucidation of basic principles behind various techniques that are used currently for performing chemical analysis, such as; Chromatography, Atomic Spectroscopy, Molecular Luminescence and Thermal methods.

 

10231475   Practical Training “3 credit hours”

In collaboration with Practical Training Center at the University.  Each pure chemistry student is required to spend the sum of 320 working hours (or 40 Days) of practical training in schools, chemical industry and/or public sectors that involve chemical activities in Palestine and abroad.  The student should submit a detailed report to the Department after concluding the training.  Moreover, the student should be prepared to give oral presentation about the training activities once asked.

Practical training can go in tandem with other semester study (no more than 9 credit hours) or in summer (with no other courses).

 

10236476   Practical Training  “3 credit hours”

 

The applied chemistry student, through coordination with the Practical Training Center at An-Najah National University, is required to spend 320 working hours or 40 days of training (8 hours/day) in chemical & allied industries or relevant centers or laboratories. After completion of training, the student must write a report and/or give presentation of his work.

Practical training can go in tandem with other semester study (no more than 9 credit hours) or in summer (with no other courses).

 

 

10231481  Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry “3 credit hours”

An elective 3-lecture course that deals with modern methods that can be used in chemical analysis. This includes the theory and modern applications of various techniques that are used currently for performing research in analytical chemistry and other related fields of science.

 

10231341     Physical Chemistry II “3 credit hours”

            A compulsory 3-lecture course that is a continuation of  10231241. The following topics are covered: Chemical equilibria and it applications , electrochemistry , kinetic molecular theory of liquids and gases , conductivity and movement of ions , rates of chemical reactions and its applications , mechanisms of complex reactions , photochemical and photophysical reactions , collision theory , transition state theory , diffusion of gases , in addition to catalysis and surface chemistry .

 

 

10231342    Physical Chemistry III “3 credit hours”

            A compulsory 3-lecture course that explains the main principles of classical mechanics, explains the different postulates and theorems of quantum mechanics. Exact solutions of Shrodinger equation for some systems are involved like particle in a box, harmonic oscillator and the hydrogen atom.

 

10231345    Practical Physical Chemistry I “1 credit hour”

            A laboratory course that involves a set of experiments related to

            solubility and activity coefficient , heat of solution , equilibrium constant and distribution coefficient , phase diagram of partially miscible liquids , two-component system of simple eutectic type , three component system , phase diagram of two components that deviates negatively from Raoult’s law , density and viscosity , heat of vaporization , refractometry , bomb calorimetry , and partial molar volume .

 

10231346   Practical Physical Chemistry II “1 credit hour”

            A laboratory course that involves experiments using the following techniques in studying the kinetics of chemical reactions: conductivity , spectrophotometry , volume change at constant temperature and pressure , polarimetry , back titration , sampling methods , and experiments related to electrolytic conductance , effect of ionic strength on rate and adsorption from solution .

           

10231441  Advanced Physical Chemistry “3 credit hours”

            An elective 3-lecture course that involves advanced topics in physical chemistry and includes the law  of corresponding states , compressibility factors , liquefaction of gases , chemical potential, Amagat’s law and the ideal gas solution , chemical equilibria in gaseous systems.  Equations of state, partial molar Gibb's function, free energy function , fugacity, excess functions, ideal dilute solution, distillation behavior of two components , retrograde condensation and other  advanced topics.

 

 

10231331   Organic Chemistry III “3 credit hours”                                                              

           A compulsory, 3 hour lectures, course study some organic groups that were not studded in 102 31231 and 10231232 above such as carboxylic acids and their derivatives, aldehydes, ketones, amines, heterocyclic compounds and reactions of carbanions. The course includes methods of preparations, mechanisms of reactions and physical & chemical properties of these compounds.   

 

10231335   Practical Organic Chemistry II  “2 credit hours”                                                     

            It is a compulsory practical, one lecture and 4 hours lab periods, course study electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions and some basic preparative practical reactions such as Grignard reaction, Sandmyer reaction, Friedel-Craft reactions and functional group protection reactions. This course also involves condensation reactions, oxidation reactions and elemental analysis.

 

 

10231432   Identification and Analysis of Organic compounds  “3 credit hours”                                       

           A compulsory course that consists of 2- lectures and one (4 hours) lab period per week, the course includes the basic qualitative analysis of identification of pure organic compounds and separation of mixtures and the identification of their components by the identification of the functional groups and preparation of derivatives.  The practical part contains the identification of three pure unknowns and the separation and identification of at least one two component mixture. The lecture part involves general instructions and a guidance of the course, and a review for the organic chemistry and theoretical identification including spectroscopy.

 

31431 102     Advanced Organic Chemistry  “3 credit hours”                                               

           An elective 3-lecture course that study advanced organic chemistry subjects such as aryl halides, α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, orbital symmetry, heterocyclic compounds and neighboring group effect.

 

Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds “3 credit hours”                                          02314341

           An elective, 3 lectures, course study the basic theories of different spectroscopic techniques and identification of organic compounds by these techniques; such as 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance, mass, infra-red and ultra-violet spectroscopy.

 

10231435      Synthesis of Organic Compounds “3 credit hours”                                              

   An elective practical course that consists of two periods per week (4 hours each).       This course deals with multi-step syntheses methods, planning for these methods and protecting groups.

 

102 31481, 10231482, 10231483 and 10231484: (Special Topics) Elective 3 lecture courses, in analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry respectively. Each course involves in depth study of a selected number of special topics where students heavily participate in a learner-centered approach, and show independent learning skills. 

 

 

10236469 Material Science “3 credit hours”

             An elective 3-lecture course that involves principles of structure and bonding together with physical characteristics of materials utilized in societal daily life. Properties of materials related to atomic, molecular and crystalline structure are targeted.  Metals, ceramics, semiconductors, nano-materials and conjugated polymers are involved.    Materials manufacturing and characterization techniques with AFM, SEM, XRD and others are involved.

 

 

10236365   Chemical Processes Laboratory:  (2 Credit Hours)

A compulsory laboratory course which includes study and small-scale production of industrially important materials (soap, industrial detergents, shampoo, creams, soft drinks, jam, cheese, and aromatic oils) besides quality tests for these products & others (such as vegetable oil & milk).

 

10236302 Industrial Plant Economics and Production Management “3 credit hours”                                              

            An elective 3-lecture course that includes the topics of consumer demand, production, cost, market structures and factors, also it includes introduction to operation management, product design, process analysis, facility layout, forecasting, operations scheduling, quality management and cost studies.

 

 

 

 10236334 Petrochemicals and Organic Chemistry Technology “3 credit hours”                                              

            This is a three credit hours elective course for students of Applied Chemistry.  This course deals with major processes in Petrochemical Industry, such as synthesis of ethylene and co-products, ethylene derivatives, propylene derivatives, butadiene and butanes, benzene, toluene and xylenes production, and their derivatives, steam reforming and related processes, and some miscellaneous processes and products.

 

102 36312   Chemical Pollution and Industrial Safety:       “3 Credit Hours”

An elective 3-lecture course that is concerned with types of chemical & radiating pollutants in water & air and their sources, methods of pollution-monitoring, methods of water purification, safety in laboratories, hazardous chemicals & their fate.

 

 

10236413 Food Industry Chemistry “2 credit hours”                                               

            An elective 3-lecture course that covers raw materials, major food industries, methods followed in producing foodstuff, storage and manufacturing food, additives, such as flavoring, preservatives, coloring and sweetening materials. In addition, the course focuses on food analysis by using modern techniques.

 

10236472 Food Microbiology “3 credit hours”

            An elective 3-lecture course that involves food preservation, spoilage, poisoning and modern concepts in quality assurance programs are studied.  The aim is to understand factor governing microbial changes in foods.  Problem solving in the food industry is emphasized.  Laboratory work of this course includes taking samples and knowing the microbes in the food like fruits, vegetables, dairy and meals.  Knowing the types of microbes in food is the most important in analysis.

 

10236485 Special Topics in Applied Chemistry “3 credit hours”

            An elective 3-lecture l course that covers different advanced topics in applied chemistry.

 

10236486 Special Topics in Industrial Chemistry “3 credit hours”

            An elective 3-lecture theoretical course that covers different advanced topics in industrial chemistry.

 

10231392 Research Chemistry (1):      (3 Credit Hours)

A compulsory course (lecture and practical) that discusses the principles and rules used in chemical literature and abstracts .The course also aims at students learning some uses of computers in chemistry, relevant software programs, the Internet & its utilization in searching for articles, periodicals, and properties of chemical compounds. The course stresses upon the ethics of profession for practicing chemists in all aspects taking into account protecting the environment, respect for human life, respect for copyright and intellectual & creativity property rights.

 

10236493  Natural Phytochemistry “3 credit hours”

            This course focuses on the classification of medicinal plants, ways of identifying their chemical constituents, methods of separation.  The course involves also a study of the physico-chemical properties of the natural pure compounds, methods of structure determination (MS, NMR, IR, UV).

           

10236494  Practical Natural Phytochemistry “1 credit hours”

This experimental course involves a study of natural chemical groups such as fluorides, glycosides, volatile and fixed oils, ways of their identification and evaluation according to accredited pharmaceutical rules.