CHEM 221 - General Chemistry I

3 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): MTH 65

Corequisite(s): CHEM 221L, CHEM 221R

Recommended Prerequisite(s): CIS 120

Course Description: Presents chemistry to pre-professional students interested in science careers (chemistry, geology, physics, biology), engineering, medicine, and veterinary medicine. Introduces the concepts of atomic chemistry, chemical equations, stoichiometry, the gas laws, thermochemistry, the periodic table, and chemical bonding. An introduction to the chemical laboratory is presented. Students must enroll in lecture, laboratory and recitation sections. All three sections must be taken concurrently.

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Use the metric system, scientific notation, significant figures, and conversion factors to perform general chemistry calculations.
CLO#2: Use the periodic table as a tool for solving problems in general chemistry.
CLO#3: Use the IUPAC system to name and write formulas for ionic and covalent compounds.
CLO#4: Use quantum mechanics principles to describe and explain electron configurations, spectroscopy, and periodic trends.
CLO#5: Write and balance chemical reactions; use balanced equations to perform stoichiometry calculations, including solution stoichiometry. (ILO: Quantitative Literacy and Reasoning)
CLO#6: Draw Lewis structures for molecules and polyatomic ions.
CLO#7: Use basic thermodynamics principles to perform energy calculations.
CLO#8: Use the chemical literature to locate and analyze information relevant to a specific question in chemistry.