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.
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:

Classify and describe physical and chemical changes.
Explain the periodic properties of elements and the relation to atomic structure.
Quantify the composition of substances.
Rationalize the structure of some simple molecules.
Describe basic nuclear transformations and their application to energy and medicine.
Analyze chemical measurements.
Utilize standard laboratory safety practices.

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

Illustrate that release or absorption of energy during a chemical reaction depends upon changes in bond energy;
Explain how changing the temperature or reactant concentration affects reaction rate;
Specify how changing conditions in a chemical system affects the amount of products at equilibrium;
Communicate why molecular-level structure is important in the function of materials;
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.