Course Outline for Chemistry 201
Chemistry Jam and Prep

Effective: Fall 2024
SLO Rev:
Catalog Description:

CHEM 201 - Chemistry Jam and Prep

54.00 Hours

May be repeated 99 time(s)
This fully online and asynchronous course is designed to help students who have minimal high school chemistry experience to prepare for CHEM 1A through a mastery-based approach. This course is also a prerequisite for CHEM 1A for students who have no prior chemistry experience.
4930.62 - Secondary Education (Grades 9-12) and G.E.D.
Pass/No Pass/Satisfactory Progress
Type Hours
Laboratory 54.00
Total 54.00
Measurable Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  1. convert numbers from standard notation to scientific notation;
  2. identify the relationship between different physical quantities;
  3. properly describe the structure of an atom and its individual parts;
  4. depict and recognize covalent bonds and ionic bonds;
  5. correctly write the name or structure for simple compounds such as ionic, covalent, acids, or bases;
  6. correctly write the name and structure of the common polyatomic ions;
  7. correctly calculate the mass and mole quantities of chemicals being used up or produced in a chemical equation;
  8. use coeffiecents to balance chemical equations;
  9. discuss how a solution is made and calculate its molarity;
  10. identify all of the common strong acids;
  11. discuss the major differences between strong acids and weak acids.
Course Content:
  1. Math Review
    1. Scientific Notation
    2. Significant Figures
    3. Dimensional Analysis (unit conversions)
  2. Matter and Energy
    1. Definitions
    2. Classifications
  3. Atomic Structure and Periodicity
  4. Chemical Bonding
    1. Covalent Bonding
    2. Ionic Bonding
  5. Chemical Nomenclature
    1. Simple Ionic Compounds
    2. Binary Covalent Compounds
    3. Polyatomic Ions
    4. Acids and Bases
    5. Common Names
  6. Chemial Quantities
    1. Mass (how much)
    2. Mole (how many)
  7. Reactions
    1. Balancing Equations
    2. Stoichiometry
  8. Solutions
    1. Definitions
    2. Concentrations
      1. Molarity
      2. Percent
  9. Acids & Bases
    1. Theory
    2. Strong Acids
    3. Common Weak Acids
Methods of Instruction:
  1. Problem Solving
  2. Individual Performance
  3. Distance Education
  4. Online Assignments
  5. Practice/Demonstration
  6. Diagnostic Quizzes
  7. Computer-based interactive curriculum
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
  1. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide.
  2. If one mole of aqueous silver nitrate is mixed with two moles of aqueous sodium chloride, how many moles of precipitate will form?
  3. List out the names and structures of the common strong acids.
  1. Competency
  2. Class Work
  3. Exams/Tests
  4. Pre and post testing
Upon the completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  1. (Critical Thinking) Analyze experimental data and explain chemical processes at the molecular level.
  2. (Communication) Communicate chemical concepts, understand definitions, and interpret experimental results
  3. (Development of the Whole Person) Recognize and appreciate the impact of the scientific principles of chemistry in day-to-day life
Textbooks (Typical):
  1. Tro (2023). A molecular Approach LibreTexts https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/General_Chemistry/Map%3A_A_Molecular_Approach_(Tro).
  2. Flowers, Paul et al. (2023). Chemistry, Atoms First (2nd/e). OpenStax https://openstax.org/details/books/chemistry-atoms-first-2e.
  1. Nivaldo J. Tro (2023). Introductory Chemistry (7th). Prentice Hall.
  1. Introduction to Chemistry Learning Program. ALEKS , (/e).
Abbreviated Class Schedule Description:
This fully online and asynchronous course is designed to help students who have minimal high school chemistry experience to better prepare for CHEM 1A. This course can also be used as a prerequisite for CHEM 1A for students who have no prior chemistry experience.
Discipline:
Chemistry*