Although an ability to collect and analyze data in a quantitative manner is developed, the emphasis of the course is to provide a qualitative understanding of the basic concepts of chemistry. This is accomplished by demonstrating that chemical principles are derived from experimental data. The format of the course is organized into three sections. The second component is performance in the laboratory. The third begins in the last hour of the laboratory where individual data are shared, evaluated, and discussed.
Students then provide a laboratory report based on the combined data of the section.
The lecture provides support for the topics that are investigated in the the laboratory. Microcomputer simulations also supplement the student's laboratory experience. Macroscopic Investigations and Reaction Principles. Three years of high school math or Math. Placement by testing, or permission of Chemistry department.