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2021-2022 Cal State East Bay Catalog 
    
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CHEM 100 - Introduction to College Chemistry


Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1, GE-B3
Elementary principles of chemistry, including experimentation and science practices: measurement, properties of matter, periodic table, energy conversion and transfer, phase changes, chemical reactions, atomic theory, laws of conservation of matter and energy, reaction rates, thermal and chemical equilibria, nuclear reactions. Lecture Units: 2; Lab Units: 1

Co-requisites: MATH 115 or MATH 118; or MATH 120, MATH 125, MATH 130, or STAT 100.
Equivalent Quarter Course: CHEM 1100.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-B1 - Lower Division Physical Science, GE-B3 - Lower Division Laboratory Activity
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring


Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
Please see Course Errata  for updates

  1. Illustrate that release or absorption of energy during a chemical reaction depends upon changes in bond energy;
  2. Explain how changing the temperature or reactant concentration affects reaction rate;
  3. Specify how changing conditions in a chemical system affects the amount of products at equilibrium;
  4. Communicate why molecular-level structure is important in the function of materials;
  5. Plan and conduct an investigation that demonstrates that combining two components at different temperatures within a closed system results in a more uniform energy distribution.


B1. Physical Science Learning Outcomes
 

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of scientific theories, concepts, and data about the physical sciences;
  2. demonstrate an understanding of scientific practices, including the scientific method; and
  3. describe the potential limits of scientific endeavors, including the accepted standards and ethics associated with scientific inquiry.
B3. Laboratory Activity Learning Outcomes
 

  1. Apply their knowledge of scientific theories, concepts, and data about the physical and sciences through laboratory activities;
  2. apply their understanding of scientific practices, including the scientific method in a laboratory setting; and
  3. demonstrate accepted standards and ethics associated with scientific inquiry, while completing laboratory activities.



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