Program

 Week Date Topics
 1 September 29 - October 3, 2025
Matter and Its Properties, Atomic Theory
 2 October 6-10, 2025
Electrons in Atoms, Periodic Table
 3 October 13-17, 2025 
Chemical Compounds, Chemical Reactions
 4 October 20-24, 2025
Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
 5 October 27-31, 2025 
Gases
 6 November 3-7, 2025 Thermochemistry 
 7 November 10-14, 2025 
Chemical Bonding-I
 8 November 17-21, 2025 Chemical Bonding-II
 9 November 24-28, 2025
Liquids, Solids and Intermolecular Forces
 10 December 1-5, 2025
Solutions and Their Physical Properties
 11 December 8-12, 2025  Chemical Equilibrium 
 12 December 15-19, 2025
Spontaneous Change: Entropy and Gibbs Energy
 13 December 22-26, 2025 
Acids and Bases
 14 December 29, 2025 –January 2, 2026  
General Repetition


Text Book

General Chemistry, Principles & Modern Applications, R. H. Petrucci, F. G. Herring, J. D. Madura, C Bissonnette, Pearson Canada, Inc., 2017, 12th Edition

Supplementary Books:All General Chemistry Text Books


Exams

Midterm 1  Midterm 2 Final Exam

It will be held in the last hour of the class.

Date will be announced at kimya.itu.edu.tr/kimya-havuz

Date will be announced at sis.itu.edu.tr 

Quiz Administration

Quizzes will be administered at the end of each course. Quizzes can be accessed using a unique quiz code that identifies the course.

• Quiz results for students whose names appear on the attendance list will be considered valid.

At the end of the semester, a quiz average will be calculated based on the 10 quizzes in which the student received the highest grades.

Topics: Matter and Its Properties, Atomic Theory, Electrons in Atoms, Periodic Table, Chemical Compounds, Chemical Reactions, Reactions in Aqueous Solutions, Gases, Thermochemistry, Chemical Bonding-I
Topics:
All chapters 
Grading: 30%  Grading: 30% Grading:  40%

Important Remarks

  • All announcements and lecture notes related to the course will be shared through the Ninova system specific to your course and via the website www.kimya.itu.edu.tr. It is mandatory to regularly follow these platforms.
  • The course grade will be calculated based on 30% Quizzes, 30% Midterm Examination, and 40% Final Examination.
  • Students are only allowed to attend the courses for which they are officially registered.
  • To be eligible for the Final Examination, students must attend at least 10 quizzes during the semester, maintain a minimum attendance rate of 70%, and take the Midterm Examination.
  • The “Faculty of Science and Letters Examination Regulations” will be applied for both the Midterm and Final Examinations.

Evaluation of Examination Scores

  • All examinations will be conducted in a multiple-choice format.

The examination score will be calculated by subtracting one-fourth of the number of incorrect answers from the number of correct answers. If the resulting score is negative, the exam score will be considered as 0 (zero).

Objection to Examination Results and Make-up Examinations

  • Students who wish to object to their examination results or apply for a make-up examination must submit an official document obtained from their faculty to KIM 101 Coordinator, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Argun Talat Gökçeören (gokceorena@itu.edu.tr).
  • The PDF document on “Nomenclature of Chemical Compounds” is available on the Department of Chemistry website.

Attendance Requirement

  • A minimum of 70% attendance is mandatory.
  • Attendance will be taken in every lecture.

Quiz Policy

  • Participation in the trial quiz, which will be available throughout the second week of the semester, is mandatory. This quiz will not affect the final grade.
  • A quiz related to the day’s lecture content will be conducted at the end of each class.
  • Two online assignments will be given during an out-of-class time slot in the 13th or 14th week.
  • Quizzes will be accessible only with the special quiz code provided during the lecture.
  • Only the quiz results of students whose names appear on the attendance list will be considered valid.
  • Each student must participate in the quizzes using the CRN (Course Registration Number) for which they are officially enrolled.
  • At the end of the semester, the quiz average will be calculated based on the highest scores of 10 quizzes and assignments taken by the student.

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