CHEM 122 General Chemistry I

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

1. apply a variety of problem-solving strategies in familiar and unfamiliar situations;
2. write clear, complete and concise answers, showing units and correct significant figures;
3. visualize matter on the subatomic and molecular scale;
4. represent matter symbolically, including writing formulae for substances and producing balanced chemical equations;
5. relate the amounts of substances mathematically, using stoichiometry;
6. predict periodic properties of elements using knowledge of atomic structure;
7. predict properties such as polarity from molecular structure;
8. represent the bonding in covalent compounds in terms of the overlap of hybrid atomic orbitals;
9. recognize the type of intermolecular forces within liquids and solids, and use this knowledge to predict physical properties;
10. follow written laboratory procedures with minimal guidance;
11. use laboratory equipment such as burets, pipets, volumetric flasks, and spectrophotometers;
12. demonstrate critical thinking to reach conclusions based on experimental data; and
13. exhibit professional behaviors such as respect for colleagues, punctuality, willingness to think independently, and pride in presentation of work.