Carroll Community College

CHEM-101, Introductory Chemistry

Credits: 4

General Education Course

Course Description

Introduction to Chemistry is a course intended for allied health majors and is designed to show how chemistry is intimately involved in many aspects of our lives. The course will cover basic chemical concepts and applications. In addition, the course will focus on the effects of chemistry on daily life and society. Prerequisite: exemption/completion of MAT-099 and READ-101 with C grades or better. This course satisfies the prerequisite for CHEM-105. Any mathematical skills that are needed (beyond MAT-099) for this course will be developed as part of the course. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory, one hour conference each week. Four credits. Four billable hours.   GENERAL EDUCATION

Course Objectives and Grading Information

Course Objectives:

1. Students will use the metric system, scientific notation, significant figures, and scientific calculators to solve measurement and conversion problems.

2. Students will recognize and describe the structure of atoms, molecules, ions as part of matter, use the periodic table to describe relationships among elements and predict chemical interactions, name compounds and describe/distinguish types of bonds.

3. Students will write and balance chemical equations.

4. Students will use the mole concept to determine empirical formulas and solve stoichiometric problems.

5. Students will relate the properties of water to structure and interaction of molecules; students will predict the properties of compounds according to their pH.

6. Students will make calculations using thermodynamic equations and the gas laws.

7. Students will apply an understanding of chemical concepts to selected issues in human health and the environment.

8. Students will perform laboratory explorations in basic chemistry to reinforce their understanding of chemical concepts using the scientific method, with an emphasis on the chemistry of daily life.