Course Description
Chemistry course for pre-health, pre-nursing, pre-kinesiology and students building a foundation for CHE 111. Topics include states of matter, atomic and molecular structure, stoichiometry, solutions, and nuclear chemistry. Corequisite: CHE 110 must be taken concurrently unless student takes CHE 104 or CHE 111 later; Notes: Not open to students who have already taken CHE 111.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
MINERVA Academic Curriculum:
- 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 Specific SLOs
- Describe the stages of advancement in the understanding of the nature of the atom
- Apply mathematical transformations to the solution of science problems
- Explain the composition of matter from a chemical perspective
- Apply chemical principles to describe and explain chemical changes
- Solve problems related to mass and energy relations in a chemical reaction
- Classify and characterize substances using common schemes such as metals and nonmetals, periodic relations, acids and bases
- Describe nuclear transformations involving radioactive decay, fission, and fusion
- Describe applications of nuclear chemistry in the health profession
Course Grading Information:
| Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
| ALEKS Homework (11 assignments) | 35% |
| Participation (iClicker responses) | 10% |
| Quizzes (5 @ 5 % Each) | 25% |
| Inquiry Activities (4 @ 5 % each) | 20% |
| Final Exam | 10% |
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:
Class attendance is expected and is therefore a graded component of this course. iClickers will be used to gauge your participation in the course in order to assign an attendance score. In order to accumulate participation points, you must be present and actively engaged using your iClicker.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
- Text: General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, by Janice Smith, 5th Edition bundled with ALEKS 360
- iClicker2 Student Remote
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.