Students who already have a year of chemistry may select from SC 354 or SC 355. This course is for the student who has never had chemistry. The course provides an introduction to measurement, periodicity, atomic theory, bonding, nomenclature, stoichiometry, gas laws, solutions, kinetics, acids and bases equilibrium, electrochemistry, oxidation-reduction, and nuclear chemistry.
Emphasis is placed on descriptive chemistry and problem solving.
Students will spend three hours in lecture and ninetyminutes in laboratory each week. In the PBL process, the problem provides a context and reason for learning. Equally important, students are encouraged to think and learn individually and as a group and, in the process, gain the ability to discern and synthesize important concepts. In the PBL process, the problem provides a context and reason for learning. Emphasis will be placed on the role of modern chemistry in science and society and the importance and rationale for interconnections of chemistry with other sciences.