Chemistry I
Syllabus
Mrs. Carson
Book: World of Chemistry by Zumdahl (2002)
Chemistry I is the first level of chemistry in which students will learn the language of
chemistry and fundamental concepts, how to solve problems, how chemistry applies to our
daily lives, and important laboratory skills. Knowledge of these concepts is necessary to enter
many professions such as engineering, medicine, biology, forensics, geology, and of course,
chemistry. It is a course that will prepare you for college chemistry. Accordingly, you will
have to study on your own, do your homework, and ask for help when the going gets tough. But
in addition to learning chemistry, I hope that you also enjoy chemistry, see that it can be fun,
and experience the wonderment that I have every time something goes pop, fizz, or boom!
The following is a general outline of the chapters involved in this course. Notice the order
doesn’t follow the book as we initially visit topics and then later revisit them to add more
details. Tests are at the end of each unit.
UNIT 1A
Ch. 1
Chemistry: An Introduction
What is Chemistry and why learn it? Solving problems by the scientific method,
importance of theories, laws, and models
Ch. 5 Measurements and Calculations
Measurements, uncertainty in measurements, significant figures
UNIT 1B
Ch. 5 Measurements and Calculations
Density, scientific notation, graphing, techniques for solving problems – algebra or
factor label (dimensional analysis)
UNIT 2
Ch. 10 Energy
Ch. 2 Matter
Ch. 13 Gases
Temperature and heat
States of matter
Effects of pressure, volume, temperature, number of particles – Gas Laws; Kinetic
Molecular Theory
UNIT 3
Ch. 10 Energy
Energy, endothermic and exothermic processes (during change of state), energy
changes during change of states (thermodynamics)
Ch. 2
Matter
Changes in state of matter, graphs of changes in states
UNIT 4
Ch. 2
Matter
Elements and compounds, properties of matter, physical and chemical changes
Ch. 3 Chemical Foundations: Elements, Atoms, and Ions
Early atomic theories, element symbols
UNIT 5
Ch. 6 Chemical Composition
The mole, molar mass, percent composition, empirical formulas, molecular formulas
UNIT 6
Ch. 3 Chemical Foundations: Elements, Atoms, and Ions
Basic atomic structure, isotopes, ions, periodic table organization
Ch. 4 Nomenclature
Chemical names and formulas
UNIT 7
Ch. 7 Chemical Reactions: An Introduction
Signs of a chemical reaction, writing a balanced chemical equation
Ch. 8 Reactions and Aqueous Solutions
Driving forces of chemical reactions, types of chemical reactions, predicting products
of a reaction and writing equations for such reactions
Ch. 10 Energy
Energy, endothermic and exothermic reactions, energy changes during chemical change
(thermochemistry)
UNIT 8
Ch. 9 Chemical Quantities
Stoichiometry - Using the mole and equations to determine quantities of reactants
and/or products in a reaction, limiting reagents, theoretical yields
Ch. 10 Energy
Energy, endothermic and exothermic reactions, energy changes during chemical change
(thermochemistry)
UNIT 9
Ch. 13 Gases
Partial pressures, Ideal gas law, molar volume, gas stoichiometry
Ch. 15 Solutions
Molarity, solution stoichiometry
UNIT 10
Ch. 16 Acid-Base Reactions
Definitions and properties of acids and bases, indicators, pH and pOH, titrations
Ch. 15 Solutions
Molarity, solution stoichiometry
UNIT 11
Ch. 11 Modern Atomic Theory
Quantum mechanical model of the atom, electrons and light, electron arrangement in
the atom and the periodic table, atomic properties and the periodic table
Ch. 12 Chemical Bonding
Electronegativity
UNIT 12
Ch. 12 Chemical Bonding
Types of chemical bonds, bond polarity, Lewis structures of molecules, molecule
geometry (VSEPR)