CHEM 1104 - College Chemistry I

Description
The first course of a two-semester sequence designed to provide background for further study in such majors as pre-agriculture, pre-professional, pre-science, pre-engineering or mathematics. The course provides an introduction to the study of inorganic, organic, analytical, and physical chemistry from a more concentrated viewpoint than offered in CHEM 1024. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory weekly.

Pre-Requisite
Completion of MATH 0103 OR higher-level mathematics course (excluding MATH 1313) with a grade greater than or equal to a C, or a minimum placement score for College Algebra.

4 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
45 lecture contact hours; 45 lab contact hours

5 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer

ACTS Equivalent
CHEM1414 (ACTS) - Chemistry I for Science Majors

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Students completing this course will:

Predict the formula or give the name for a molecular compound, ionic compound, and an aqueous acid.
Demonstrate balancing a chemical equation, classify types of chemical reactions, and solve stoichiometric calculations for quantities of substances used in a reaction.
Associate a specific element and its location on the periodic table with special classifications of elements, identify how a specific element fits into a general periodic trend, and determine the electron configuration for an element.
Draw the Lewis structure, predict the electronic and molecular geometry for a molecule, and determine if it is polar or nonpolar.
Use molar mass to determine moles of a substance, solve for the molarity of a solution, and predict the concentration of a solution after dilution.

General Education Outcomes Supported

Students develop higher order thinking skills.
Students improve their mathematical literacy.

Standard Practices
Topics list

Chemistry: The Study of Change
Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
Nuclear Chemistry
Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions
Reactions in Aqueous Solution
Gases
Thermochemistry
Quantum Theory and the Electronic Structure of Atoms
Periodic Relationships Among the Elements
Chemical Bonding I: Basic Concepts
Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Geometry & Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals

Learning activities

Lab safety orientation and enforcement of safety protocols is the responsibility of each faculty. A standard lab safety PowerPoint will be provided to students for training. Scoring 100% on a mandatory department-provided lab safety quiz is required before students may participate in lab.
Courses must, at a minimum, cover the core learning outcomes for each topic. Faculty may add to these outcomes but may not omit any of them.
Laboratory exercises should average between 2-3 hours a week and include pre-laboratory preparation work, hands-on experimentation, and post-laboratory analysis.
Since developing student higher order thinking skills and mathematical literacy are essential outcomes of this course, all instructors should include learning activities that develop these outcomes in their courses and identify them in course syllabi. Instructors should describe how these activities will be evaluated in their course syllabi and/or reflected in their gradebooks.

Assessments

Common final exam/end-of-semester questions will be used to assess general education outcomes across all sections.
Variable methods including, but not limited to, exams, quizzes, and laboratory activities

Grading guidelines

Lab activities should comprise approximately 25% of the overall grade.