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:

  • To understand and apply method and appropriate technology to the study of natural sciences.
  • To recognize scientific and quantitative methods and the differences between these approaches and other methods of inquiry and to communicate findings, analyses, and interpretation both orally and in writing.
  • To identify and recognize the differences among competing scientific theories.
  • To demonstrate knowledge of the major issues and problems facing modern science, including issues that touch upon ethics, values, and public policies.
  • To demonstrate knowledge of the interdependence of science and technology and their influence on, and contribution to, modern culture.

 

Course Objective: 

  • Demonstrate the methods used to observe and measure the physical parameters associated with matter and mechanics   
  • Recognize the atomic structure of matter
  • Recognize chemical reactions and bonding
  • Recognize how chemistry & physics relates to the everyday world
  • Develop measurement skills using metric units

 

Student Learning Outcomes:  Upon completion of this course, the students are expected to demonstrate the following:

  • Metric measuring skills

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.

  • Graphical analysis of data

The student will be able to analyze graphs to determine the value of physical parameters or the relationship between physical parameters.

  • Measure physical parameters

The student will be able to use instruments to measure the speed of an object.

  • Atomic structure of matter

The student will be able to identify the three subatomic particles, their location, charge and relative mass

  • Chemical reactions and bonding

The student will be able to distinguish between a chemical and physical change and recognize the difference between ionic and covalent bonding

  • Chemistry and physics in the everyday world

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)

Newton’s 2nd Law (1 class period)

Newton’s 3rd Law (1 class period)