Phone: (515) 964-6558
Course: Preadmission Chemistry I (First of two parts)
CRN: 12337
Prerequisites: None
Textbook: Essential Concepts of Chemistry
Authors: Sherman and Sherman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, ISBN 0-395-92127-9
Course Description: This is a noncredit, independent study course. It is designed to prepare students who lack a high school chemistry course or are under prepared for college level course(s) in chemistry.
In Chemistry I the topics covered include:
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Lesson 1 - Chpt. 2:
Systems of Measurement |
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Lesson 2 - Chpt. 3:
Matter & Energy, Atoms & Molecules |
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Lesson 3 - Chpt. 3, 4 & 5: Atomic Theory |
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Lesson 4 - Chpt. 6:
The Periodic Table |
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Lesson 5 - Chpt. 7:
Chemical Bonding |
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Lesson 6 - Chpt. 8:
Chemical Nomenclature |
The student will be tested at the end of each chapter. Contact Gretchen Spencer at (515)964-6558 to
arrange the testing times.
Course Competencies: The student successfully completing this course has mastered the following competencies:
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Understand and use units of measurement. |
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2.1 |
Find the number of significant figures in a measurement. |
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2.2 |
Write numbers in scientific notation. |
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2.3 |
Calculate area, volume, mass and density. |
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2.4 |
Convert units of mass, length and volume between the English system and the metric system. |
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2.5 |
Distinguish between
mass and weight. |
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2.6 |
Convert
temperatures between the Celsius, Kelvin and Fahrenheit scales. |
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Understand matter and energy. |
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3.1 |
Identify the steps
of the scientific method. |
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3.2 |
Explain the Law of
Conservation of Mass and Energy. |
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3.3 |
Distinguish between
homogenous and heterogeneous matter, mixtures and compounds, and elements and
compounds. |
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3.4 |
Define the terms atom and molecule. |
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3.5 |
Distinguish between
chemical and physical changes |
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Understand the structure of atoms. |
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Identify the charge and mass of the electron, proton and neutron. |
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Identify the number of protons, electrons and neutrons in an atom of an element. |
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3-5.3 |
Describe an isotope and calculate the number of atoms of an isotope is present in a sample. |
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3-5.4 |
Describe the Bohr
model of an atom. |
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Explain the significance of electron shells and energy levels. |
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3-5.6 |
Write the electron configurations for various elements. |
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Understand how to use the
periodic table. |
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6.1 |
Discuss the historical basis and significance of the periodic table. |
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6.2 |
Distinguish between the periods and groups of the periodic table. |
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6.3 |
Distinguish between the placement of the metals, metalloids and non-metals in the periodic table. |
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6.4 |
Predict trends of elements based on their position in the periodic table. |
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Understand how atoms bond to form molecules. |
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7.1 |
Write Lewis structures for the elements. |
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7.2 |
Identify and describe covalent and ionic bonds. |
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7.3 |
Use the concept of electro negativity to find the ionic percentage and covalent percentage of a chemical bond. |
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Distinguish between a polar and nonpolar covalent bond. |
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Understand the names and formulas of chemical compounds. |
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8.1 |
Write the formula of a compound when given its name. |
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8.2 |
Name a compound when given its formula. |
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8.3 |
Distinguish between the systematic chemical name and the common name. |
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