Bettie Obi Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
USC Lancaster

Office: Bradley 224 obijohns@gwm.sc.edu P O Box 889 USC Lancaster Lancaster, SC  29721 (voice) 803.313.7020 (fax) 803.313.7106

Office Hours MWF, 9:00 - 9:50 am, MTWTHF, 12:30 - 1:30 or by appointment Curriculum Vitae

Course Information

CHEM 101 Fundamental Chemistry I Lecture & Lab This course is a science elective surveying inorganic and solution chemistry. It is the first of a terminal two-semester sequence.
CHEM 102 Fundamental Chemistry II Lecture & Lab This course is a science elective surveying organic and biochemistry. It is the second of a terminal two-semester sequence.
CHEM 105 Chemistry and Modern Society with Lab A conceptual and qualitative approach to chemistry, its evolution, achievements, and goals and its impact on technology, the environment, and modern life and thought. (Specifically designed for non-science majors.)
CHEM 107  Forensic Chemistry with Lab This 4 credit hour course surveys the chemical aspects of criminal investigation and adjudication including drug, arson, DNA, paint, and fiber identification. Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week. (For non-science majors)
CHEM 111L General Chemistry I Lab The laboratory that accompanies Chem 111 lecture. This course is a survey of the principles that underlie all chemistry with applications illustrating these principles
CHEM 112L General Chemistry II & Qualitative Analysis Lab The laboratory that accompanies Chem 112 lecture. This course is a continuation of CHEM 111. Special emphasis is placed on chemical equilibrium, kinetics, and qualitative inorganic analysis of cations and anions.
CHEM 321 Quantitative Analysis Lecture This three credit hour course covers gravimetric, volumetric, and introductory instrumental analysis. It meets for three lecture hours per week.
CHEM 321L Quantitative Analysis Lab This one credit hour laboratory course accompanies the Chem321 lecture, but the grading and credits are independent. It meets for three laboratory hours per week.
CHEM 331L Essentials of Organic Chemistry Lab This one credit hour laboratory course accompanies the Chem 334 lecture, but the grading and credits are independent. This course involves laboratory safety, syntheses, separation, and purification of carbon compounds, and is designed for non-chemistry majors.
CHEM 332L Essentials of Organic Chemistry Lab II This one credit hour laboratory course accompanies the Chem 334 lecture, but the grading and credits are independent. This course is a continuation of CHEM 331L (see above). It involves the spectroscopic and wet chemical identification of carbon compounds and is designed for non-chemistry majors.
CHEM 333L Comprehensive Organic Chemistry Laboratory I For Chemistry Majors Only. This two credit hour lab accompanies the Chem 333 Lecture, but the grading and credits are independent. It covers laboratory safety, synthesis, separation, and purification of carbon compounds. This course is designed for Chemistry majors and meets for six laboratory hours per week.
CHEM 334L Comprehensive Organic Chemistry Laboratory II For Chemistry Majors Only. This two credit hour lab accompanies the Chem 334 lecture, but the grading and credits are independent. It is a continuation of CHEM 333L (see above). It involves the synthesis, spectroscopic, and wet chemical identification of carbon compounds. This course is designed for Chemistry majors and meets for six laboratory hours per week.

Useful Links

http://www.chem.sc.edu/ - USC's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Home Page.

http://ehs.sc.edu/ - USC's Environmental Health and Safety Home Page

http://ehs.sc.edu/LabSafety/Labtraining.htm - USC's Lab Safety Training and Quiz

http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content - American Chemical Society

http://www.2yc3.org/ - Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium

http://www.scacadsci.org/ - South Carolina Academy of Science

http://www.forensicpage.com/ - Reddy's Forensic Page

http://forensic.to/forensic.html - Zeno's Forensic Site

http://www.cnn.com/CRIME/ - CNN's Crime Web Page

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