Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland Grenfell Campus

Fall Courses 

May Be Subject To Change:

Should there be any discrepancies between the course list below and the official course list provided by the Registrar's Office , the official listing will govern. 

NOTE : Attendance for ALL Chemistry Laboratory sessions is mandatory. Failure to attend may result in a failing grade or deregistration from the course.  Students repeating a Chemistry course at Grenfell MUST repeat the labs regardless of the mark achieved in the lab component.
Chemistry
CHEM 1050. General Chemistry I. This course has topics similar to CHEM 1200, but will be treated in greater depth with an emphasis on problem solving. Students should note that the lab component for this course differs significantly from that of CHEM 1200 and also CHEM 1050 on the St. John's campus.
  • Prerequisite: Mathematics 1000 (may be taken concurrently with CHEM 1050)
  • Lab: Three hours per week
  • Note: Four hours per week. For entry to CHEM 1050 students must have achieved at least 75% in high school CHEM 3202 and successfully completed high school Advanced Mathematics 3205.
CHEM 1200. General Chemistry I. Atomic structure and bonding, stoichiometry, reactions in aqueous solutions, gases, energetics of chemical reactions, the periodic table, chemical bonding and molecular geometry, intermolecular forces. This introductory course is intended for students who have a knowledge of high school chemistry.
  • Lab: Three hours per week
  • Note: Four lecture hours per week. This course is offered at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College only. Credit may be obtained for only one of the following pairs of courses: Chemistry 1000 and 1001; Chemistry 1200 and 1001)
CHEM 1810. Elements of Chemistry. Matter, scientific measurement, atomic theory, the periodic table, chemical compounds and elementary bonding theory, the mole, chemical reactions, the chemistry of selected elements, gases, solutions, stoichiometry. This course is specifically intended for those who have no background in chemistry.
  • Lab: Three hours per week
  • Note: Four lectures per week. This course is offered at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College only. This course may not be used as one of the Chemistry courses required for a B.Sc. Degree with a Major in Environmental Science at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, nor for a Major or Honours in Chemistry, nor towards fulfilment of the 78 credit hours in science courses required for the B.Sc. degree on the St. John’s campus. Credit may be obtained for only one of Chemistry 1810 or Chemistry 1800
CHEM 2210. Introductory Inorganic Chemistry. Structural chemistry of the solid state. Introduction to molecular orbital and crystal field theories. Chemistry of the s, p, and d block elements.
  • Prerequisite: Chemistry 1001 (or 1031 or 1051), Mathematics 1000
  • Lab: Three hours per week
CHEM 2400. Introductory Organic Chemistry I. Bonding involving carbon; conformations and sterochemistry; introduction to functional groups and nomenclature; properties, syntheses and re-actions of hydrocarbons, alkyl halides and alcohols.
  • Prerequisite: Chemistry 1051 or 1031; or Chemistry 1010 and 1011 with a grade of at least 80% in each; or Chemistry 1011 with a grade of at least 85%; or Chemistry 1001 with a grade of at least 65%
  • Lab: Three hours per week
  • Note: Credit will not be given for more than one of Chemistry 2400, 2420, 2440 and 240A/B
Environmental Science
ENVS 3210. Environmental Analytical Chemistry I. Treatment of data, error analysis, wet methods of analysis of laboratory and field samples. Volumetric methods for acidity, alkalinity and hardness; chemical and biological oxygen demand (COD and BOD). Gravimetric methods for sulphate and phosphates. Theory and application of specific ion electrodes analysis of metal ions, dissolved gases and halide ions. Turbidimetric and nephelometric measures of water quality. Spectrophotometric analysis of trace metal ions.
  • Prerequisite: Chemistry 2300
  • Note: Lectures and Laboratory: Not more than seven hours per week
ENVS 3260. Industrial Chemistry. Chemical principles used in the manu-facture of inorganic and organic chemical products; electrochemical, petrochemical, polymer, pulp and paper, agricultural, cement, cosmetics, detergent and paint industries. Processes, specific pollutants of current interest: inorganic (e.g. mercury, NOX and SOX gases, lead etc.) and organic (e.g. PCBs, chlorinated hydrocarbons, freons, pesticides/herbicides). Industrial sources and analytical methods of detection will be studied.
  • Prerequisite: Chemistry 2210, 2401, and Environmental Science 2261 or permission of the instructor and Program Chair
ENVS 4230. Aquatic Chemistry I. Thermodynamics and kinetics of model systems. Acids and bases (including buffer intensity and neutralizing capacity), dissolved gases, precipitation and dissolution. Metal ions in aqueous solution. Redox control in natural waters. Pourbaix diagrams. Regulation of chemical composition of natural waters, pollution and water quality.
  • Prerequisite: Environmental Science 3211 or permission of the instructor and Program Chair
  • Note: Lectures and Laboratory: Not more than seven hours per week
Women's Studies
WSTD 2001. Women and Science. An investigation of: historical and contemporary contributions of women scientists, especially Canadians; different sciences and how they study women; and feminist and other perspectives on gender and science.
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