Chemistry, First Half Unit
Credit: 0.5 units
Lessons: 13 lessons, 13 submitted
Exams: 2 exams
Grading: Computer and Faculty Evaluated
Prerequisites: None
Description: In this introductory chemistry course, students will explore chemistry and learn how it influences our daily lives. Lessons focus on the scientific method, theories, and scientific laws; matter and change; scientific measurement; atomic structure and the periodic table; electrons in atoms; ionic, metallic, and covalent bonding; chemical names and formulas; and chemical quantities. Students will engage in both virtual experiments and ones that can be conducted at home.
The course’s laboratory component is an integral portion of most lessons. Students may choose to purchase a laboratory kit that includes items that may be less easy to obtain on their own.
Special Instructions: Students will be required to upload documents in Word 97–2003 (.doc) or Rich Text (.rtf) format. These documents can be created in Microsoft Word or another office suite that saves in the .doc or .rtf format, such as the open-source OpenOffice or Google Docs online.
Either the 2005 or the 2008 edition of the textbook may be used with this course.
NOTE: The Virtual ChemLab will not work with the Mac’s operating system 10. It also does not work on computers using Windows Vista. You will need Windows XP or Windows 7.
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