Course Overview

Course Description

Many students leave high school without being prepared for the rigors of college chemistry. This course is the second in a series designed to give students the opportunity to review topics at a pace conducive to their level, whether they are encountering the material for the first time or are using the course as a refresher.

Allison Soult and Kim Woodrum bring their experience to the course covering stoichiometry, covalent bonding, and thermochemistry. Instruction consists of concepts, calculations, and video demonstrations of the principles being discussed. Practice problems and end of unit assessments will help students gauge their understanding of the material.

Course Objectives

  • Stoichiometry - Recall the concepts of actual, theoretical, and percent yields along with the idea of limiting and excess reactants.
  • Covalent Bonding - Explore the bonding in molecular compounds to understand how electrons are shared and how these connections determine the three-dimensional geometry of molecules.
  • Thermochemistry - Examine the energies associated with physical processes and chemical reactions, including how to relate a specific amount of reagent to the energy evolved or consumed in a reaction.

Course Activities

To successfully complete this course, you will need to complete the following learning activities and assessments and should plan to spend an average of 4 hours each week. To report content typos, post to Content Corrections Links to an external site..

Week 1: Stoichiometry, pt. 1

Practice Problems

Discussions

Quiz 1

Week 2: Stoichiometry, pt. 2

Practice Problems

Discussions

Quiz 2

Week 3: Covalent Bonding

Practice Problems

Discussions

Quiz 3

Week 4: Thermochemistry

Practice Problems

Discussions

Quiz 4

Final Assessment

What to Expect

  • Cost: This course is free and open for all learners.
  • Time: Expect to spend an average of four hours a week per module.
  • Prerequisites: Learners should have a background in basic chemistry including properties and phases of matter, familiarity with units, scientific notation, and the ability to solve basic problems with dimensional analysis.
    • Suggested: Go through Chemistry I: Elements and Compounds and their properties course.
  • Required Texts: There are no required texts, but any college level chemistry textbook will be useful.
  • Support: Canvas support can be found by consulting the Canvas Student Guide Links to an external site. or by sending a help request to help@canvas.net.

    If you need assistance with the content (typos, errors, cannot access videos or downloads), post to the Content Corrections forum.

    If you need assistance with working an example or practice problem, post to the appropriate module forum, making sure to describe the problem with which you need assistance.
  • Communication: The Chemistry Teaching Team (Allison, Kim, and support team) will be monitoring the Help and module forums and will communicate via Announcements.
  • Instructors: Meet your Instructors.