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| 202-001-50 |
Remedial Activities for Secondary V Chemistry |
3 - 2 - 3 |
75 |
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| Description for Course: |
The course competency is to analyze the behavior of matter and the transformation of energy using the principles of chemistry. The students will deal with fundamental concepts such as examination of the nature of matter, and calculations involving chemical reactions. The course will also address the concepts of an ideal gas, energy changes in a chemical reaction, rates of reactions, equilibrium of reactions, and experimental verification of chemical laws and principles. The knowledge and skills developed in this course are indispensable to further studies in chemistry. It is therefore a prerequisite to the succeeding college chemistry course, General Chemistry. |
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| 202-BWT-03 |
Comic Book Chemistry |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This fun course is designed for non-science students who want to learn about chemistry using facts described in superheroes’ universe. This new course takes an in-depth look at how certain super powers, mystical machines and heroic stunts can actually be possible, and in what extent they can be explained by chemistry. Students will be encouraged to use rational explanation to describe out-of-the-ordinary events impersonated by characters seen in comic books, graphic novels, movies, TV shows, newspapers and more. Students will learn about chemistry and science by reading graphic novels, watching movies, and following the scientific method. From Superman’s Krypton, the Incredible Hulk’s green skin and the Joker’s laughing gas to the Walking Dead’s zombie symptoms, correctly depicted chemistry can be extracted from extraordinary phenomenon. By discerning magic from scientific, a comic book fan can be a science enthusiast! |
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| 202-BXT-03 |
Chemistry of Wine-Making |
1 - 2 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This goal of this course is to promote an understanding of the chemistry involved in the different stages of wine-making. Class discussions focus on the history of wine-making; types of grapes and the wine regions of the world; the microbiology of wine and fermentation; vinification techniques; fermentation apparatus; the composition of grape must and wine; and microbial spoilage. Scientific methods such as distillation, titration and paper chromatography are used to test grape must and wine for soluble solids, acidity, alcohols, sulfur dioxide, etc. As well, tests are made of some of the physical properties of wine, such as colour, clarity,viscosity, aroma and taste. |
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| 202-BZF-05 |
Organic Chemistry I |
3 - 2 - 3 |
75 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course is for pre-university Science students who plan to study life sciences, chemistry or chemical engineering at university. Topics include the nature of organic compounds, functional groups, nomenclature, tereochemistry, bonding, reactivity and reaction mechanisms of alkanes, alkyl halides, alkenes, alkynes and benzene. |
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| 202-BZG-05 |
Organic Chemistry II |
3 - 2 - 3 |
75 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course is recommended for pre-university Science students who plan to study life sciences, chemistry, chemical engineering or biological sciences at university. Topics are selected from the following areas: spectroscopic methods, the preparation and reactions of alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and derivates, amines. Carbohydrates, amino acids and proteins may be surveyed. |
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| 202-NYA-05 |
General Chemistry |
3 - 2 - 3 |
75 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course is required for all pre-university Science students. Topics include: the basic theories of atoms, bonding and the states of matter; a brief review of stoichiometry; and chemical vocabulary. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the periodic table in predicting properties, and on the nature of the covalent bond. Some discussion of quantum theory, hydrogen-bonding and phase changes will also be included. |
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| 202-NYB-05 |
Chemistry of Solutions |
3 - 2 - 3 |
75 |
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| Description for Course: |
The concepts and calculations studied in this course are those associated with chemical equilibrium, especially the aqueous solutions. Topics include solution concentrations, kinetics and equilibrium, pH, buffer solutions, solubility product and free energy. A strong emphasis is placed on laboratory techniques. |
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| 210-111-DW |
Introduction to Laboratory Technology |
2 - 1 - 2 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will give the students an overview of the occupation of an analytical chemistry technologist in Quebec. The students will learn the basic principles of quality standards applied in analytical chemistry laboratories, and will be able to follow Good Laboratory Practices (GLP). Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) training is provided to the students, which will allow them to continue working in the chemistry laboratories. The students will learn to interpret and write Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). |
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| 210-112-DW |
Basic Laboratory Techniques |
2 - 3 - 2 |
75 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course focuses on the preparation and standardization of solutions for use in analytical procedures. Students will acquire basic laboratory skills on the proper use of balances and pipettes, and be able to perform volumetric titration, dilution, and solution transfer. The course will emphasize the use of calculations and statistical tools associated with treating experimental data. These skills will be applied to the analyses of environmental and industrial samples. |
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| 210-211-DW |
Introduction to Analysis Techniques |
3 - 4 - 3 |
105 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course gives the first glimpse at physicochemical and instrumental analysis techniques, while continued emphasis is placed on traditional analysis techniques, such as titrimetry and gravimetry. The students are also exposed to the basic knowledge, use and maintenance of some chromatographic and spectroscopic instruments, all of which will be applied in all laboratory courses throughout the program. Quality assurance activities will be applied throughout this course. |
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| 210-311-DW |
Samples in Analytical Chemistry |
1 - 3 - 1 |
60 |
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| Description for Course: |
The Sampling in Analytical Chemistry course aims to provide a background knowledge of sampling theories and practices so that its students are able to collect representative samples and prepare them for analysis. |
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| 210-331-DW |
Introduction to Organic Techniques |
2 - 3 - 2 |
75 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course provides students with basic knowledge of hydrocarbons, their classes, nomenclatures and properties, as well as basic experimental skills in performing organic chemistry experiments, focusing on separation (TLC, distillation), purification (crystallization, extraction) and identification (mp, bp, optical rotation, IR and H NMR spectroscopy) of simple organic compounds. |
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| 210-341-DW |
Analytical Spectroscopy |
3 - 4 - 3 |
105 |
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| Description for Course: |
In this course, the students will learn the uses and applications of various spectrophotometers. They will perform spectrometric analyses using the following techniques: atomic, UV-vis and IR spectrometry, and fluorometry. The theoretical background will be provided for each technique. The students will be able to identify the different parts and components of spectrometers, and learn their functions. The students will also learn to operate the instruments using quality control methods, and to be able to interpret the analysis results. |
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| 210-441-DW |
Instrumental Separations |
2 - 5 - 3 |
105 |
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| Description for Course: |
In this course, the students will learn the basics of instrumental separations using liquid and gas chromatography and capillary electrophoresis. The basics of chromatographic separations, as well as the theory of different separation techniques are discussed. The students will learn to independently operate chromatography instruments, with consideration of the nature of the sample and the goal of the separation. Basic instrument maintenance is performed. Aspects of method development are introduced. The students will also perform quantitative analyses using calibrations common in chromatographic methods. |
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| 210-491-DW |
Internship (Stage) |
0 - 10 - 1 |
150 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will allow the students to gain experience in an industrial laboratory, performing a project under the supervision of the host company. They will apply some of the knowledge and skills acquired in the academic milieu, gain knowledge of the industry and lab hosting the stage, observe the functioning of industrial laboratories, their organization, and the diverse tasks of the technologist, demonstrate ability to integrate into a working team, gain knowledge and understanding of laboratory safety, acquire skills on writing a resume and develop presentation skills. |
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| 210-511-DW |
Advanced Analytical Techniques I |
1 - 5 - 3 |
90 |
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| Description for Course: |
In this course, the students will explore the various applications of instrumental techniques in chemical analysis, such as atomic and molecular spectroscopy and chromatographic techniques. The laboratory experiments are designed to deepen the student’s understanding of the overall procedure of chemical analysis from interpreting the analysis protocol to performing the analysis and interpreting the results. |
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| 210-512-DW |
Electrochemistry |
1 - 2 - 1 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course provides the competencies associated to the field of electrochemical analysis. A review and application of the different potentiometric and galvanometric electrochemical techniques will be covered. The student will be familiarized with the construction and the use of different working (indicator) and reference electrode and the assembly of electrochemical cells for performing electroanalytical measurements. |
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| 210-531-DW |
Organic Analysis |
2 - 4 - 2 |
90 |
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| Description for Course: |
The description for this course is not available at this time.
Please check with the Department Chair. |
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| 210-551-DW |
Physicochemical Measurements |
3 - 4 - 3 |
105 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and concepts of Chemical Thermodynamics and their applications to problems of chemical interests. Physical Chemistry provides future chemical technologists with the theoretical background necessary for comprehension of important industrial processes and for further study. The laboratory experiments will acquaint students with basic apparatus and experimental techniques used in Physical Chemistry. |
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| 210-611-DW |
Advanced Analytical Techniques 2 |
0 - 8 - 4 |
120 |
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| Description for Course: |
In this course, the students will perform laboratory experiments in qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis using manual and instrumental techniques that have been learned earlier in the Program. For some of the experiments, the students will develop the procedure using given goals and guidelines. Emphasis is put on the overall process of analysis, from sample collection and preparation to the final result, with methods to estimate accuracy and precision. The students are expected to conduct themselves in the laboratory with a high degree of autonomy and professionalism. |
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| 210-631-DW |
Biomolecules |
2 - 5 - 3 |
105 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course builds on the skills and competencies acquired in previous organic chemistry courses - Organic Chemistry I and both intro and advanced Organic Chemistry Techniques. The objective of the course is to familiarize the students with the properties, reactions, and characterization of different biological molecules. This is achieved through laboratory work, lectures, and homework assignments. In the laboratory component, the students will characterize different types of biomolecules using manual and instrumental methods. |
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| 210-651-DW |
Chemical Processes |
3 - 0 - 2 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will prepare the student to formulate and solve material and energy balances on chemical process systems. More fundamentally, it introduces the engineering approach to solving process-related problems: breaking a process down into its components, establishing the relations between known and unknown process variables, assembling the information needed to solve for the unknowns using a combination of experimentation, empiricism, and the application of natural laws, and, finally, putting the pieces together to obtain the desired problem solution. This course will begin with a qualitative discussion on problems chemical engineers must face in connection with several dissimilar processes, and the introduction to fundamental techniques of engineering calculations. The systematic development of elementary process analysis is also discussed: what process variables are and how they are expressed, measured and calculated. |
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| 210-693-DW |
Laboratory Technology Project |
1 - 4 - 2 |
75 |
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| Description for Course: |
The course will provide experience in working independently in a laboratory utilizing the techniques and methods learned in the Program. The students will also learn how to design lab experiments specifying the equipment and supplies needed to execute a project. The course will also teach the students to take notes and keep a proper lab notebook according to GLP. Finally the students learn to interpret experimental results, write a technical report, work in a safe environment, give a final oral presentation and a critical assessment of the project. |
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| 210-916-DW |
Specialized Biochemical Techniques |
2 - 2 - 2 |
60 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course explores techniques for separating and characterising biomolecules, including capillary electrophoresis, gas chromatography, high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), UV-Vis spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Correct operation and maintenance of these instruments are included. |
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