Kwara State University BSc Chemistry 200 Level Course Syllabus and Learning Outcomes

Kwara State University BSc Chemistry 200 Level Curriculum Overview

• Institution: Kwara State University, Malete.

• Faculty: Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences.

• Department: Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry.

• Program: BSc Chemistry.

• Level: 200 Level.

Harmattan Semester Course Schedule

• CHM 207: General Chemistry Practical III     * Units: $1$     * Status: Compulsory (C)     * Practical Hours (PH): $45$

• CHM 211: Organic Chemistry I     * Units: $2$     * Status: Compulsory (C)     * Lecture Hours (LH): $30$

• CHM 213: Analytical Chemistry I     * Units: $2$     * Status: Compulsory (C)     * Lecture Hours (LH): $30$

• ENT 211: Entrepreneurship and Innovation     * Units: $2$     * Status: Compulsory (C)     * Lecture Hours (LH): $30$

• KWASU-CHM 217: Non-Aqueous Solvents     * Units: $2$     * Status: Elective (E)     * Lecture Hours (LH): $30$

• ICH 251: Process Science I     * Units: $3$     * Status: Compulsory (C)     * Lecture Hours (LH): $45$

• STA 231: Statistical Computing II     * Units: $2$     * Status: Required (R)     * Practical Hours (PH): $90$

• MTH 205: Linear Algebra     * Units: $1$     * Status: Required (R)     * Lecture Hours (LH): $15$

• VTE 203: Enterprise Creation and Development     * Units: $0$     * Status: Compulsory (C)

• Total Units for Semester: $15$

Rain Semester Course Schedule

• CHM 208: General Chemistry Practical IV     * Units: $1$     * Status: Compulsory (C)     * Practical Hours (PH): $45$

• CHM 210: Physical Chemistry I     * Units: $2$     * Status: Compulsory (C)     * Lecture Hours (LH): $30$

• CHM 212: Inorganic Chemistry I     * Units: $2$     * Status: Compulsory (C)     * Lecture Hours (LH): $30$

• CHM 214: Structure and Bonding     * Units: $2$     * Status: Compulsory (C)     * Lecture Hours (LH): $30$

• GST 212: Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence     * Units: $2$     * Status: Compulsory (C)     * Lecture Hours (LH): $30$

• KWASU-CHM 216: Material Chemistry     * Units: $2$     * Status: Compulsory (C)     * Lecture Hours (LH): $30$

• MTH 202: Elementary Differential Equations     * Units: $2$     * Status: Compulsory (C)     * Lecture Hours (LH): $30$

• PHY 202: Introduction to Electric Circuits & Electronics     * Units: $2$     * Status: Compulsory (C)     * Lecture Hours (LH): $30$

• STA 202: Statistics for Physical Sciences & Engineering     * Units: $3$     * Status: Compulsory (C)     * Lecture Hours (LH): $45$

• VTE 204: Innovation and Product Development     * Units: $0$     * Status: Compulsory (C)

• Total Units for Semester: $18$

CHM 207: General Chemistry Practical III

• Learning Outcomes:     * Describe the measurement of $pH$.     * Determine the relative molar mass using colligative properties.     * Demonstrate the partition coefficient of two immiscible solvents.     * Perform measurements for temperature, heat of dissolution, and heat of neutralization.     * Determine the critical solution temperature for a Water-Phenol system.     * Measure the molar volume of a gas and the universal gas constant.

• Course Contents:     * $pH$ Measurement techniques.     * Determination of Relative Molar Mass from Colligative Properties.     * Demonstration of Partition Coefficient in two Immiscible Solvents.     * Temperature Measurement protocols.     * Heat of Dissolution and Heat of Neutralisation experiments.     * Determination of Critical Solution Temperature of Water/Phenol System.     * Ideal Gas Law applications: Measuring the Molar Volume of a Gas and the Universal Gas Constant.

CHM 208: General Chemistry Practical IV

• Learning Outcomes:     * Identify general laboratory safety and operational rules.     * Explain the synthesis/preparation of simple organic compounds including esters, aldehydes, and ketones.     * Describe the procedure for vinegar analysis.     * Demonstrate the use of thin layer chromatography (TLC).     * Perform alcohol dehydration experiments.     * Conduct qualitative analysis for common organic functional groups.

• Course Contents:     * The Preparation of Esters.     * The Preparation of Aldehydes and Ketones.     * Vinegar Analysis techniques.     * Chromatography fundamentals and Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC).     * Dehydration of Alcohol.     * Qualitative Analysis of Common Functional Groups.

CHM 210: Physical Chemistry I

• Learning Outcomes:     * State the kinetic theory of gases and solve ideal/real gas problems.     * Derive formulas for molecular velocity of gases.     * Explain fundamental concepts in statistical mechanics, chemical kinetics, quantum mechanics, and spectroscopy.     * Apply simple models to predict chemical system properties.     * Define types of solutions and concentration terms (molarity, normality).     * Explain colligative properties: vapor pressure lowering, boiling point elevation, freezing point depression, and osmotic pressure.     * Apply computational methods to calculate physical properties of chemical systems.     * Design investigations using practical or theoretical tools.     * State Ohm’s law, Faraday’s Law, and Conductance Law; calculate electrical conductance for electrolyte solutions.

• Course Contents:     * Kinetic theory of gases and the science of real gases.     * Laws of thermodynamics, entropy, and free energy.     * Reactions and phase equilibria.     * Reaction rates, rate laws, and mechanisms of elementary processes.     * Photochemical reactions.     * Basic electrochemistry.

CHM 211: Organic Chemistry I

• Learning Outcomes:     * Solve problems relating to the chemistry of aromatic compounds.     * Describe structures and conformations of simple sugars, starch, cellulose, peptides, and proteins.     * Solve problems in the chemistry of bifunctional compounds.     * Explain mechanisms for substitution, elimination, addition, and rearrangement reactions.     * Describe stereochemistry and its practical applications.     * Describe pathways for named reactions such as Grignard and Aldol reactions.     * Explain simple alicyclic carbon compounds and their synthesis.

• Course Contents:     * Chemistry of aromatic compounds.     * Structures of simple sugars, starch, cellulose, peptides, and proteins.     * Chemistry of bifunctional compounds.     * Energetics, kinetics, and reaction mechanism investigation.     * Mechanisms of substitution, elimination, addition, and rearrangement reactions.     * Stereochemistry.     * Named organic reactions: Grignard reaction, Aldol and related reactions.     * Simple alicyclic carbon compounds and their synthesis.

CHM 212: Inorganic Chemistry I

• Learning Outcomes:     * List first-row transition elements and explain their characteristics.     * Explain Crystal Field Theory (CFT) and illustrate with coordination compound diagrams.     * State the advantages of CFT over other bonding theories.     * Discuss comparative chemistry of Group 13 ($Ga, In, Tl$), Group 14 ($Ge, Sn, Pb$), Group 15 ($As, Sb, Bi$), and Group 16 ($Se, Te, Po$).     * Define and classify organometallic chemistry with examples.     * List roles of metals in biochemical systems.     * Discuss Hard and Soft Acids and Bases (HSAB) concepts.     * Explain and illustrate oxidation and reduction reactions.

• Course Contents:     * Chemistry of first-row transition metals.     * Introduction to coordination chemistry and elementary CFT.     * Comparative Chemistry of groups: ($Ga, In, Tl$), ($Ge, Sn, Pb$), ($As, Sb, Bi$), ($Se, Te, Po$).     * Elementary introduction to organometallic chemistry.     * Role of metals in biochemical systems.     * Concepts of hard and soft acids and bases (HSAB).     * Oxidation and reduction reactions.

CHM 213: Analytical Chemistry I

• Learning Outcomes:     * Explain analytical processes and the role of the chemist as a problem solver.     * Describe and differentiate types of errors and their implications for laboratory analysis.     * State and apply statistical tools for data treatment.     * Define sampling, explain its necessity, and describe sampling techniques.     * Describe sample collection and processing methods.     * Solve practical problems using volumetric and gravimetric methods of analysis.

• Course Contents:     * Theory of errors and statistical treatment of data.     * Theory of sampling.     * Chemical methods of analysis: Volumetric and gravimetric analysis.     * Data analysis and presentation.     * Physicochemical methods, optical methods of analysis, and separation methods.

CHM 214: Structure and Bonding

• Learning Outcomes:     * Explain quantum states, orbitals (shape and energy).     * Explain simple valency theory, electron repulsion theory, and atomic spectra.     * Explain symmetry, molecular geometry, and Molecular Orbital Theory (MOT) of bonding.     * Apply MOT to explain magnetic properties in main group compounds.     * Explain methods for determining molecular shapes, bond lengths, and angles.     * Use models to explain the chemistry of representative main group elements.

• Course Contents:     * Concepts of quantum states, orbitals, shape, and energy.     * Simple valence theory and electron repulsion theory.     * Atomic spectra.     * Symmetry, molecular geometry, and structure.     * Molecular Orbital Theory (MOT) of bonding.     * Methods of determining molecular shape, bond lengths, and angles.     * Structure and chemistry of representative main group element compounds.

ENT 211: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

• Learning Outcomes:     * Explain concepts of entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, opportunity seeking, and risk-taking.     * State the characteristics of an entrepreneur.     * Analyze the role of micro/small businesses in wealth creation and employment.     * Engage in entrepreneurial thinking (critical, reflective, and creative).     * Identify key elements of innovation.     * Describe enterprise formation, partnership, networking, and business planning.     * Discuss contemporary entrepreneurial issues in Nigeria and globally.     * State basic principles of e-commerce.

• Course Contents:     * Concepts and theories of Entrepreneurship (Schumpeterian perspectives, Risk-taking, Creative destruction).     * Necessity vs. Opportunity-based entrepreneurship.     * Characteristics of Entrepreneurs: Problem solver, change agent, innovator.     * Dimensions of innovation: Change, Knowledge, and Innovation.     * Enterprise formation: Business Plans, ownership forms, registration, and alliances.     * Contemporary Issues: Intellectual property, virtual offices, and technology.     * Entrepreneurship in Nigeria: Inspirational biographies, youth/women entrepreneurship, and support institutions.     * Barriers to entrepreneurship: Environmental and cultural.     * Principles of e-commerce.

GST 212: Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence

• Learning Outcomes:     * Identify basic features and main branches of philosophy.     * Understand the centrality of logic in philosophical discourse.     * Learn elementary rules of reasoning and distinguish valid from invalid arguments.     * Assess arguments in texts and daily conversations critically.     * Assess human conduct under existential conditions.     * Deploy logic expertise to other areas of knowledge.

• Course Contents:     * Scope, meanings, and branches of philosophy.     * Logic as a tool of philosophy.     * Elements of syllogism and symbolic logic (first nine rules of inference).     * Informal fallacies and laws of thought.     * Logic of form vs. logic of content: Deduction, induction, and inferences.     * Impact of philosophy on politics, religion, human values, and character molding.

ICH 251: Process Science I

• Learning Outcomes:     * Explain problems related to scale and cost in commercial processes.     * Discuss the handling of fluids.     * Describe mechanisms of heat transfer.     * Explain phase change correlation of heat transfer data.     * Demonstrate continuous fractional distillation handling.

• Course Contents:     * Commercial processes and problems of scale/cost.     * Process flow sheets and stoichiometry.     * Fluid handling: Conservation laws and dimensional analysis for moving fluids.     * Process heat transfer: Mechanisms and coefficients in batch/continuous processes.     * Use of Mean Temperature Difference.     * Distillation types: Differential, batch, fractional, and continuous fractional.     * Operating variables and number of stages in distillation.

KWASU-CHM 216: Material Chemistry

• Learning Outcomes:     * Classify materials by functionality and bulk properties.     * State desirable properties for material selection (structural, thermal, electrical, etc.).     * Relate chemical bonding to bulk properties.     * Use chemical bond theories to explain electrical properties.     * Describe light-matter interaction and optical properties.     * Explain magnetic susceptibility and Curie temperature.     * Classify polymers and correlate bonding with bulk properties.

• Course Contents:     * Definitions and survey of existing materials.     * Structural materials: Stress, strain, Young's modulus, breaking point.     * Zeolites, clays, ion exchange capacity, and swelling properties.     * Electrical materials: Band theory (metals, semiconductors, insulators).     * Optical materials: Opaque, transparent, and colored.     * Magnetic materials: Diamagnetic, paramagnetic, ferro-, ferri-, and antiferromagnetic materials.     * Magnetic susceptibility and Curie temperature ($T_c$).     * Polymers: Plastics, elastomers, fibers, adhesives, coatings, and membranes.

KWASU-CHM 217: Non-Aqueous Solvents

• Learning Outcomes:     * Explain interest in non-aqueous solvents.     * Define relative permittivity ($ε_r$), dipole moment ($μ$), refractive index ($n$), and polarizability.     * State interactions involved in solute dissolution.     * Explain the role of the dielectric constant ($ε$) in solute behavior.     * Identify unique properties of amphiprotic solvents.     * Differentiate between acidic, basic, coordinating, and non-coordinating solvents.

• Course Contents:     * Solvent properties: Viscosity, dielectric constant, melting/boiling points, relative permittivity, refractive index.     * Classification: Acidic (protophilic), amphiprotic, protic, aprotic, coordinating, and inert solvents.     * Solvent-solute interactions: Electronegativity, dipole moment, and solvation forces.     * Specific solvents: Oxyhalides (Nitrosyl chloride, Phosphoryl chloride).     * Liquid oxides: Liquid dinitrogen tetroxide ($N_2O_4$), Liquid sulphur (IV) oxide ($SO_2$).     * Protic solvents: Liquid ammonia ($NH_3$), Acetic acid, anhydrous sulphuric acid ($H_2SO_4$), and Hydrogen fluoride ($HF$).

MTH 202: Elementary Differential Equations

• Learning Outcomes:     * Define the order and degree of a differential equation.     * Describe techniques for solving first and second-order linear and non-linear equations.     * Solve problems related to physics and geometry.

• Course Contents:     * Derivation of differential equations from geometry and physics primitives.     * Order and degree definition.     * Techniques for first and second-order linear/non-linear equations.     * Solutions of systems of first-order linear equations.     * Finite linear differential equations.

MTH 205: Linear Algebra II

• Learning Outcomes:     * Recognize systems of linear equations.     * Calculate Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.     * Describe the Cayley-Hamilton theorem and its applications.

• Course Contents:     * Systems of linear equations.     * Change of basis, equivalence, and similarity.     * Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.     * Minimum and characteristic polynomials of a matrix.     * Cayley-Hamilton theorem.     * Bi-linear and quadratic forms.     * Orthogonal diagonalization and Canonical forms.

PHY 202: Introduction to Electric Circuits and Electronics

• Learning Outcomes:     * Identify circuit symbols and diagrams.     * Determine current, potential drop, power, and energy using Ohm’s law.     * Simplify resistor combinations (series/parallel).     * Apply Kirchhoff’s laws to DC and AC circuits.     * Use potential and current divider techniques.     * Apply Mesh currents and Node-Voltage methods.     * Determine impedances and analyze AC circuits using phasor diagrams.     * Understand Q-factor, resonance, and transformer principles.     * Distinguish conductors, semiconductors, and insulators via band structure.     * Explain semiconductor devices (diodes, transistors, LEDs, Photodiodes) and their $I-V$ characteristics.

• Course Contents:     * DC Circuits: Sources of emf, resistor combinations, Thevenin and Norton theorems, superposition principle.     * AC Circuits: Sinusoidal waveforms, RMS and peak values, Impedance, admittance, RLC circuits.     * Electronics: Filters, amplification, Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT), and Field Effect Transistors (FET).     * Feedback, oscillators, signal generators.     * Semiconductors: The $p-n$ junction and various diodes.

STA 202: Statistics for Physical Sciences and Engineering

• Learning Outcomes:     * Describe the scope of statistical methods in physical sciences.     * Define measures of location, partition, and dispersion.     * Explain probability elements and distributions (Binomial, Poisson, Geometric, Hypergeometric, Negative Binomial, Normal, Student’s t, and Chi-square).     * Perform point and interval estimation and hypothesis testing for means, proportions, and variances.     * Compute Regression and Correlation; conduct non-parametric tests (Contingency tables).     * Explain experimental design and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).

• Course Contents:     * Scope of statistics in engineering and science.     * Measures of location/partition/dispersion.     * Probability distributions (Binomial, Poisson, etc.).     * Estimation and hypothesis tests.     * Regression and correlation.     * Non-parametric tests and Contingency table analysis.     * ANOVA and introduction to design of experiments.

STA 231: Statistical Computing II

• Learning Outcomes:     * Explain computer uses in statistical computing.     * Demonstrate various statistical software packages.     * Use packages to solve methodology problems.     * Demonstrate spreadsheet application use.     * Use specific tools: SPSS, STATA, and MINITAB.

• Course Contents:     * Introduction to statistical packages.     * Solving statistical problems via computers.     * Spreadsheet applications.     * Practical work using SPSS, STATA, and MINITAB.