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UGST 109 FIG Seminar
TIME | BUILDING | CRN | 1 Credit
The Elements of Success FIG is a unique opportunity to become a savvy student, build a solid foundation in chemistry, and develop skills that will benefit you in any STEM course. Understanding chemistry illuminates our physical world—that’s why chemistry is the pre-requisite for many other natural science courses. It’s also a challenging subject, especially as you are adapting to a new place. This FIG provides a structure to smooth the transition to college and hone your study practice. In weekly classes, you’ll learn to navigate the university and practice effective learning and problem-solving strategies applied to chemistry. Outside of class, you will attend a weekly chemistry study group led by a peer expert, and there will be social events to keep some balance and learn about campus opportunities.This FIG is unique because requires attendance at a weekly study group in addition to the weekly seminar. If this sounds like something you want to commit to, join us! Master chemistry and the elements of success!
Please note that the math placement test must be completed prior to students being eligible to enroll. Students planning to take Chem 111 only need to complete the math placement test, but are encouraged to complete both placement tests to ensure they are in the appropriate Chemistry class.
CH 111 Introduction to Chemical Principles
Science (>3)| Tuesday/Thursday | 12:00-13:20 | 156 STB | 11154 | 4 Credits
+Dis | Friday | 14:00-14:50 | 101 LLCS | 11156
This course is designed to introduce students to a limited number of chemistry topics and applied mathematics themes that will enable students to progress to the CH221, 222, 223 General Chemistry course sequence. Students in this course will learn to think like a chemist and will study phenomena in terms of macroscopic, sub-microscopic and symbolic interpretations and representations. In addition to lectures, there will be group work and on-line homework assignments, all of which are designed to build your basic knowledge and scaffold that knowledge to develop the critical thinking and problem solving skills that will lead to success in this and future science courses.
MATH 111Z Precalculus I
BS Math (>5) | Monday/Wednesday | 10:00-11:20 | 180 PLC | 13135 | 4 Credits
+Dis | Thursday | 16:00-16:50 | 251 STB | 13140
+Dis | Friday | 11:00-11:50 | 251 STB | 13140
MATH 111Z begins by building familiarity with functions, including notation and the rate of change in a function. Linear functions, including lines of best fit, are discussed. Evaluation, identifying domain and range, and the basics of composition and inversion of functions follow. Quadratic and polynomial functions are introduced along with roots and extrema of quadratic functions. Exponential and logarithmic models are discussed with a focus on applications. Finally, transformations of functions are covered. The course covers content from Chapters 1 through 6 and Chapter 11 from “College Algebra and Trigonometry for the University of Oregon”, by Connally, Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, et al. The course text is a custom edition of “Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus”, 4th ed, by Connally, Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, et al. Students using the national version should know that page numbers will not match up between the national and custom versions of the text. College algebra is a calculus preparation course and as such has a strong algebraic focus. Students should primarily take MATH 111Z to fulfill the MATH 241 or MATH 112Z prerequisites, although it does also satisfy one course of the Bachelor of Science mathematics requirement. Students solely seeking credit toward the Bachelor of Science mathematics requirement should consider MATH 105Z, 106, or 107. Prior to taking this class it is strongly recommended that students have recently taken a high school level algebra 2 course or an intermediate algebra course such as MATH 095. Students should expect to take a readiness quiz during the first week of classes to demonstrate preparedness for MATH 111Z.