Course Description
Survey of fundamentals of measurement, molecular structure, reactivity, and organic chemistry; applications to textiles, environmental, consumer, biological, and drug chemistry. Notes: For elementary education, business, and liberal arts majors; Students cannot receive credit for both CHE 101 and either CHE 111 or CHE 103; CHE 110 is recommended as corequisite.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
MAC Category and SLOs
- Apply quantitative analysis to understand the natural world.
- Analyze and interpret quantitative data to evaluate and test hypotheses about the natural world.
- Construct and interpret data tables, charts, graphs, or other representations of scientific data.
Course Grading Information:
| Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
| Exam 1,2 and Final Exam – assesses your knowledge of the learned chemistry concepts | 30% |
| Interactive Activities- allows students to investigate and apply learned chemistry concepts in a real world applications and/or simulated experiment. | 25% |
| Weekly Homework, including problem sets, skill builders and quick concept checks- allows students to practice and learn course objectives. | 45% |
Grading Scale
| Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
| 93-100% | A |
| 90-92% | A– |
| 87-89% | B+ |
| 83-86% | B |
| 80-82% | B– |
| 77-79% | C+ |
| 73-76% | C |
| 70-72% | C– |
| 67-69% | D+ |
| 63-66% | D |
| 60-62% | D– |
| <60% | F |
Attendance/Participation:
This is an online, asynchronous course. A schedule has been posted listing the due dates of your assignments. It is expected that students keep pace with the posted schedule.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Text: Catalyst Spark, ISBN 13 : 9781963259018
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.