This course is not suitable for students fulfilling a Regents sequence in science and planning to major in the sciences in college. However, it may be used to plan courses of study which serve a variety of other student needs and intentions. In most cases, chemical concepts and principles are presented in a qualitative manner. No more than a basic level of proficiency in mathematics is required for success in this course. This lecture and laboratory course introduces chemistry as a modern science.
Emphasis is placed on understanding basic concepts to explain the behavior of matter.
Students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Some basic units include atomic structure, bonding, mathematics of chemistry, acid-base chemistry, nuclear chemistry, periodic table, redox and electrochemistry. This course is recommended for all pre-college students. This is a course in which the student will investigate many of the basic concepts of physics. The prime emphasis is understanding the important concepts of basic physics using only a limited use of mathematics.