Course ePortfolio

Introduction to Chemistry

This collection contains the California Open Educational Resources Council (CA OER) list of peer-reviewed textbooks for Introduction to Chemistry (common course-id CHEM 110) , a top 50 college course identified for inclusion in the California Open Online Library for Education (COOLforEd). CHEM 110 is the first semester of CHEM 120S, a year-long course.

CID Number: CHEM 110

CID Number: CHEM 120S

Course:

General Course Description: CHEM 110

This is the first semester of a one-year course in chemistry intended for majors in the natural sciences (chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physics, pre-medicine), mathematics, and engineering.

Minimum Units: 5 units, including at least 1 unit of laboratory

Date Added to MERLOT:: January 24, 2015
Created by:: Moustapha Diack
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Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s):
Intermediate Algebra.

Corequisite(s):
None

Advisories/Recommendations:
(none)

Pedagogical Approach & Learning Outcomes

Pedagogical Approach

None

Learning Outcomes

Course Content:
The first semester of the complete one-year course must include:

Nomenclature
Atomic Structure
Quantum Theory
Periodic Properties
Chemical Reactions
Stoichiometry
Gas Laws
Molecular Structure and Bonding
States of Matter
Solutions
Floating Topics will be covered within the sequence.

Kinetics
Nuclear Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
It is strongly recommended that both semesters be completed at a single institution before transfer.

Laboratory Activities (if applicable):

The laboratory sequence will support the above topics including both qualitative and quantitative experiments, analysis of data and error propagation.

Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

The American Chemical Society (ACS) General Chemistry Guide and the General Chemistry examinations provide information on topics and indicate an appropriate level of this sequence of courses, including learning goals and objectives. At the conclusion of the course, each student should be able to employ standard laboratory techniques appropriate to the course content, such as titration.

Assessment & Other Information

Assessment

Methods of Evaluation:

Examinations
Homework
Lab work
Portfolios
Projects
Written papers and/or reports
Quizzes

Other Information

None

Course Resources

Concept Development Studies in Chemistry (Open (Access) Textbook)

John Hutchinson's Concept Development Studies in Chemistry is for use with Socratic teaching or other active learning or... More
ChemWiki: The Dynamic Chemistry E-textbook (Open (Access) Textbook)

The ChemWiki project is a new approach toward chemistry education where an open access textbook environment is... More

The ChemWiki project is a new approach toward chemistry education where an open access textbook environment is constantly being written and re-written partly by students and partly by faculty members resulting in a free Chemistry textbook to supplement or supplant conventional paper-based books. The ChemWiki curriculum has been mapped to the Zumdahl & Zumdahl, Chemistry textbook ed 8 as part of an NSF grant. This mapping can help adopting faculty to understand the navigation through ChemWiki from a previously used traditional textbook. Chemistry faculty at Diablo Valley College created the Web-based 3-D Molecular Exercises to help students visualize and manipulate molecules. Learn how Ron Rusay, PhD uses this open textbook in General Chemistry at Diablo Valley College
Introductory Chemistry (Open (Access) Textbook)

David Ball's Introductory Chemistry open textbook is not intended to make you an expert. True expertise in any field is... More

David Ball's Introductory Chemistry open textbook is not intended to make you an expert. True expertise in any field is a years-long endeavor. This is a survey of some of the basic topics of chemistry. This survey should give one enough knowledge to appreciate the impact of chemistry in everyday life and, if necessary, prepare one for additional instruction in chemistry. Throughout each chapter, two features reinforce the theme of the textbook—that chemistry is all around you. The first is a feature titled, appropriately, “Chemistry Is Everywhere.” Chemistry Is Everywhere” focuses on the personal hygiene products used every morning: toothpaste, soap, and shampoo, among others. The other feature focuses on chemistry that likely indulged in every day: eating and drinking.