Course Syllabus

 

 

 

Course Description:

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This course covers general chemical principles including structure of matter, chemical equations and bonding, gases, solutions, periodic law, acids and bases, and chemical equilibrium.  There are approximately 70 learning standards in the state curriculum plan for this course.  While that is a large number of standards, many of them are related and connected.

 

Student Learning Outcomes:

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Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Solve chemical and physical problems including solutions, gases, thermochemistry, quantum theory, and molecular geometry.
  • Analyze the contributing factors involved in chemical and physical processes.
  • Communicate chemical and physical processes including solutions, gases, thermochemistry, and quantum theory using chemical names and symbols.
  • Write a chemical abstract that clearly and concisely communicates the content and results of an experiment.

Course Content:

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  • Atomic and molecular structure of matter.
  • Types of common chemical reactions.
  • Classification and nomenclature of elements and compounds.
  • Theories of gases, electron-pair repulsion, bonding, acids and bases, and equilibrium.
  • Mathematical treatment of stoichiometry and concentrations of solutions.
  • Significant figures in measurements and calculations involving measured numbers.
  • Laboratory experiments dealing with all of the above.
  • Historical development of chemistry.

Laboratory Content  (Not Available At This Time)

  • Measurement 
  • Chemical and physical properties
  • Density
  • Empirical formula
  • Solutions and reactions dealing with acid-base, precipitation, and redox chemistry
  • Ideal gas law
  • Thermodynamics (specific heats, heats of combustion, and additivity of heats)
  • Electronic structure (spectral analysis of hydrogen emission lamp) 
  • Valence shell electron pair repulsion

Textbook:

Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!
Chemistry 2e (Atoms First) from OpenStax, ISBN 978-1-947172-64-7.

You have several options to obtain this book:

You can use whichever formats you want. Web view is recommended -- the responsive design works seamlessly on any device.

Instructors -- Add Any Notes (examples provided)

Important Notes:

  • Any student needing accommodations should inform the instructor. Students with disabilities who may need accommodations for this class are encouraged to notify me on their own so that I can understand your needs from your point of view.  I will receive IEP and IAP plans but I would rather hear from you.  All information will remain confidential.
  • Academic dishonesty and plagiarism will result in a failing grade on the assignment. Using someone else's ideas or phrasing and representing those ideas or phrasing as our own, either on purpose or through carelessness, is a serious offense known as plagiarism. "Ideas or phrasing" includes written or spoken material, from whole papers and paragraphs to sentences, and, indeed, phrases but it also includes statistics, lab results, art work, etc.  Please see the VHS Student Handbook for policies regarding plagiarism, and other offenses such as bullying, dress code and general conduct.
  • Any students who need academic support are encouraged to talk to the instructor first.