Course Syllabus
Chemistry 125
Introductory Physical Science
Course Description: Presents
introductory concepts in physics and chemistry.
Seamless combination of content and interactive lectures with hands-on
laboratory exercises to give both conceptual and kinetic understanding of
physical science principles. Not open to
students who have received credit in PHY 125.
This course is designed for education majors only and will not satisfy
graduation requirements for any other major.
Number of Credit
Hours: 4 semester hours - 3 hours lecture and 2 hours
lab per week
Course
Prerequisites and Corequisites: Co-requisite: CHE 125L.
Program Learning Outcomes: There are no specific program learning outcomes for this major addressed in this course. This course is a general education core curriculum course and a service course.
General Education Core Curriculum
Objectives:
Course Objective:
Student Learning
Outcomes: Upon
completion of this course, the students are expected to demonstrate the
following:
The student will demonstrate skill in using instruments to measure the physical properties of matter in metric units. Instruments include: meter stick; measuring cup, balance; stopwatch; spring balance.
The student will be able to analyze graphs to determine the value of physical parameters or the relationship between physical parameters.
The student will be able to use instruments to measure the speed of an object.
The student will be able to identify the three subatomic particles, their location, charge and relative mass
The student will be able to distinguish between a chemical and physical change and recognize the difference between ionic and covalent bonding
The student will recognize how chemistry and physics relates to the ordinary world by the preparation of an activities notebook.
Outline of Topics (approximate course time):
Introduction (1 class period)
Scientific Method (1 class period)
Solids-Liquids-Gasses (1 class period)
Fluids (1 class period)
Metric Measurements (1 class period)
Graphing (1 class period)
Volume Measurements (1 class period)
Measuring Mass (1 class period)
Straight Line (1 class period)
Density (1 class period)
Measuring Density (1 class period)
Measuring Force (1 class period)
Work (1 class period)
Power (1 class period)
Energy (1 class period)
Structure of the Atom (1 class period)
Periodic Table (1 class period)
Ionic and Covalent Bonding (1 class period)
Solutions and Compounds (1 class period)
Acids and Bases (1 class period)
Chemical Reactions (1 class period)
Kinematics (1 class period)
Acceleration (1 class period)
Inertia and Force (1 class period)