Included with laboratory exercises and class assignments, students are assessed based on their performance on quizzes, tests, and laboratory reports. These activities are designed to allow students the opportunity to critically evaluate both source and content of chemical information. Students are taught to recognize misconceptions in chemical concepts and how to revise and correct with proper perspectives . Laboratory experiments such as determination of atomic and molecular spectra give students the opportunities to critically evaluate and demystify chemical misconceptions in atomic and molecular structures. This course also satisfies the laboratory requirement in the Natural Sciences and will additionally provide students with the opportunity to practice scientific inquiry through hands-on investigations and to analyze and report the results of those investigations.
Chemistry is a laboratory science that requires active learning.
As such, students are required to perform and complete weekly laboratory exercises. This laboratory requirement will give students practical and hands-on experience of basic chemical analysis, application of chemistry concepts, and the general understanding of the scientific method. These hands-on investigations will give students an enhanced appreciation and understanding of the chemical universe. The studies of chemistry involve the study of matter and the transformations it undergoes. The applications of these studies will provide students with an enhanced understanding of such phenomena as the myriad chemical reactions in the living cell, the transmission of energy by superconductors, the working of transistors, and even the operation of the oven and drain cleaners we use in our homes.