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Honors Chemistry
This rigorous, full-year course engages students in the study of the composition, properties, changes, and interactions of matter. The components of this course include chemistry and its methods, the composition and properties of matter, changes and interactions of matter, factors affecting the interactions of matter, electrochemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, nuclear chemistry, mathematical applications, and applications of chemistry in the real world.
About the course
Course Overview
This rigorous, full-year course engages students in the study of the composition, properties, changes, and interactions of matter. The components of this course include chemistry and its methods, the composition and properties of matter, changes and interactions of matter, factors affecting the interactions of matter, electrochemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, nuclear chemistry, mathematical applications, and applications of chemistry in the real world.
Textbook: Chemistry Principles - © Excel Education Systems, Inc. - 2019
By the end of the course
Learning Objectives
- Understand and apply the methods of chemistry: scientific thinking, measurements, and using mathematics as a tool for logically solving chemistry problems.
- Describe the composition and properties of matter as well as the changes that matter undergoes.
- Trace the development of the atomic theory.
- Examine the relationship between the elements on the periodic table.
- Describe chemical reactions and interactions in real-world applications.
Course contents
What You'll Study
Chapter 1: Introduction to Chemistry Principles
Chapter 2: Matter and Change
Chapter 3: Measurement
Chapter 4: Atomic Structure
Chapter 5: Electrons in Atoms
Chapter 6: The Periodic Table
Chapter 7: Chemical Nomenclature
Chapter 8: Ionic and Metallic Bonding
Chapter 9: Covalent Bonding
Chapter 10: The Mole
Chapter 11: Chemical Reactions
Chapter 12: Stoichiometry
Chapter 13: States of Matter
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