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Aug 24, 2024
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CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I Units: 5 ; Breadth Area: GE-B1, GE-B3 Fundamental principles of chemistry: periodic trends, composition of compounds and solutions, stoichiometry, gases, heat and enthalpy, atomic and molecular structure, bonding. Laboratory includes study of the chemical and physical behavior of elements and compounds, and qualitative and quantitative analysis. Lecture Units: 3; Lab Units: 2.
Co-requisites: MATH 120, MATH 125 or MATH 130. Equivalent Quarter Course: CHEM 1101 and CHEM 1102. Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground. 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: - Perform, analyze, and interpret chemical measurements;
- Explain the periodic properties of elements;
- Infer and quantify the composition of compounds and solutions;
- Predict the outcome of chemical reactions;
- Relate the properties of gases using gas laws;
- Model thermochemical transformations at constant volume or pressure;
- Apply the quantum mechanical model to explain atomic structure;
- Determine molecular bonding using Lewis, molecular orbital, and valence bond theories;
- Predict molecular geometries using VSEPR theory;
- Relate intermolecular forces to trends in physical properties.
B1. Physical Science Learning Outcomes - Demonstrate knowledge of scientific theories, concepts, and data about the physical sciences;
- demonstrate an understanding of scientific practices, including the scientific method; and
- describe the potential limits of scientific endeavors, including the accepted standards and ethics associated with scientific inquiry.
B3. Laboratory Activity Learning Outcomes - Apply their knowledge of scientific theories, concepts, and data about the physical and sciences through laboratory activities;
- apply their understanding of scientific practices, including the scientific method in a laboratory setting; and
- demonstrate accepted standards and ethics associated with scientific inquiry, while completing laboratory activities.
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