Chemistry

Chemistry is a one-year course that provides students with a mathematics-based college-preparatory lab science experience.  The main objective of the course is to prepare students to be successful in their general college chemistry course.  Students will develop study skills and higher level thinking skills while learning basic chemistry concepts in a hands-on environment with an emphasis on problem solving, experimental design, and applied mathematics.

Topics covered in Chemistry are matter and change, scientific measurement, atomic structure, electrons in atoms, the periodic table, ionic and metallic bonding, covalent bonding, chemical names and formulas, chemical quantities (The Mole), chemical reactions, stoichiometry, states of matter, properties of gases, water and aqueous systems, solutions, rates of reaction, acid-base theories, the meaning of oxidation and reduction, electrochemical cells, hydrocarbons, and the chemistry of life.

Textbook(s): Chemistry, Edition: Student, Author(s): Wilbraham, Antony C.; Staley, Dennis D.; Matta, Michael S.; Waterman, Edward L., Prentice Hall

Prerequisites:  Algebra I

Instructor: Jessica Thompson