Students will read college-level texts. Students must acquire content from the textbook, including vocabulary, skills, procedures, and quantitative manipulations. Students read relevant sections of the text before attending class on that topic. Students read relevant sections of the text when reviewing for tests. Students will understand lecture material.
Students learn to take accurate and complete lecture notes.
Students ask questions during lecture either to clarify, to bring in new ideas, or to ask about chemical concepts about which they learn outside class. Students must take notes on lectures to do well on lecture exams. Teacher solicits questions from the class. Teacher asks questions of the class based on the lecture material to be included on exams. Students will participate in classroom discussions.