Chemistry

Prerequisites: Biology and Algebra I

This course is designed to give the student an overall exposure to the fundamentals of chemistry and its applications to the world around you. Topics will include fundamental measurement of matter, basic atomic structure, element properties, compound formation and properties, mixture and solution properties, and the fundamentals of common chemical reactions. Students will be involved in a wide variety of labratory experience activities and projects. We will cover the essential topics to give you a firm foundation for classes you may take later and for the chemistry you experience in everyday life. The course will give you a deeper understanding of the scientifice processes that go on around you and the interconnections among the sciences, technology, society, and the environment.