CHM 120 - Fundamental Chemistry

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate scientific reasoning applied to the natural world including:
   a)  an understanding of the methods scientists use to explore natural phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of data analysis or mathematical modeling and
   b)  the application of scientific data, concepts, and models in one of the natural sciences
2. Understand key chemical and physical properties of inorganic and organic matter, including atomic structure and the model of the atom and use the periodic table to obtain information such as atomic number, atomic weight, and the number of subatomic particles.
3. Recognize, write, draw, and name chemical formulas of representative inorganic and organic compounds, including organic compounds with common functional groups (i.e., alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amides, amines, and aromatic compounds).
4. Perform simple calculations involving dimensional analysis and stoichiometry as it pertains to the concepts of chemical reactions, gas laws, and solutions.
5. Identify, balance, write, and predict products in simple inorganic reactions, oxidation/reduction reactions, acid/base common functional groups (i.e., alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amides, amines, and aromatic compounds).
6. Describe the chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids and relate their structure to biological functions.