Rice University - General Chemistry: Concept Development and Application
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Duration | 22 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Schedule type | Self paced |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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General Chemistry: Concept Development and Application at Coursera Course details
- This course will cover the topics of a full year, two semester General Chemistry course. We will use a free on-line textbook, Concept Development Studies in Chemistry, available via Rice?s Connexions project.
- The fundamental concepts in the course will be introduced via the Concept Development Approach developed at Rice University. In this approach, we will develop the concepts you need to know from experimental observations and scientific reasoning rather than simply telling you the concepts and then asking you to simply memorize or apply them.
- So why use this approach?
- One reason is that most of us are inductive learners, meaning that we like to make specific observations and then generalize from there. Many of the most significant concepts in Chemistry are counter-intuitive. When we see where those concepts come from, we can more readily accept them, explain them, and apply them.
- A second reason is that scientific reasoning in general and Chemistry reasoning in particular are inductive processes. This Concept Development approach illustrates those reasoning processes.
- A third reason is that this is simply more interesting! The structure and reactions of matter are fascinating puzzles to be solved by observation and reasoning. It is more fun intellectually when we can solve those puzzles together, rather than simply have the answers to the riddles revealed at the outset.
- Recommended Background:
- The class can be taken by someone with no prior experience in chemistry. However, some prior familiarity with the basics of chemistry is desirable as we will cover some elements only briefly. For example, a prior high school chemistry class would be helpful.
- Suggested Readings:
- Readings will be assigned from the on-line textbook ?Concept Development Studies in Chemistry?, available via Rice?s Connexions project. In addition, we will suggest readings from any of the standard textbooks in General Chemistry. A particularly good free on-line resource is Dickerson, Gray, and Haight, "Chemical Principles, 3rd Edition". Links to these two texts will be available in the Introduction module.
General Chemistry: Concept Development and Application at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction
Introduction
Course Info
CDS 1 Atomic Molecular Theory I
CDS 1 Atomic Molecular Theory II
CDS 2 Atomic Masses and Molecular Formulas I
CDS 2 Atomic Masses and Molecular Formulas II
CDS 2 Atomic Masses and Molecular Formulas III
CDS 2 Atomic Masses and Molecular Formulas IV
CDS 2 Atomic Masses and Molecular Formulas V
Atomic Molecular Theory and Atomic Masses
Structure of an Atom and the Electron Shell Model
CDS 3 Atomic Structure
CDS 4 Electron Shell Model of an Atom I
CDS 4 Electron Shell Model of an Atom II
CDS 4 Electron Shell Model of an Atom III
Structure of an Atom and Electron Shell Model
Electron Energies and Orbitals
CDS 5 Quantum Energy Levels in Atoms I
CDS 5 Quantum Energy Levels in Atoms II
CDS 6 Electron Orbitals and Electron Configurations I
CDS 6 Electron Orbitals and Electron Configurations II
Quantum Electron Energy Levels in an Atom & Electron Orbitals and Electron Configurations in Atoms
Bonding and Structures in Covalent Molecules
CDS 7 Covalent Bonding and Electron Pair Sharing I
CDS 7 Covalent Bonding and Electron Pair Sharing II
CDS 7 Covalent Bonding and Electron Pair Sharing III
CDS 8 Molecular Structures I
CDS 8 Molecular Structures II
CDS 11 Molecular Geometry and Electron Domain Theory I
CDS 11 Molecular Geometry and Electron Domain Theory II
Bonding and Structures in Covalent Molecules
Types of Bonding: Non-Metals, Metals, and Salts
CDS 9 Energy and Polarity of Covalent Bonds I
CDS 9 Energy and Polarity of Covalent Bonds II
CDS 10 Metals and Salts I
CDS 10 Metals and Salts II
CDS 10 Metals and Salts III
CDS 10 Metals and Salts IV
Types of Bonding: Non?Metals, Metals, and Salts
Energy Changes and Reaction Energies
CDS 12 Measuring Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions I
CDS 12 Measuring Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions II
CDS 13 Reaction Energy and Bond Energy I
CDS 13 Reaction Energy and Bond Energy II
Energy Changes and Reaction Energies
Ideal Gas Law and the Kinetic Molecular Theory
CDS 14 Physical Properties of Gases I
CDS 14 Physical Properties of Gases II
CDS 14 Physical Properties of Gases III
CDS 14 Physical Properties of Gases IV
CDS 15 Kinetic Molecular Theory I
CDS 15 Kinetic Molecular Theory II
CDS 15 Kinetic Molecular Theory III
Ideal Gas Law and Kinetic Molecular Theory
Phase Transitions and Phase Equilibrium
CDS 16 Phase Transitions and Equilibrium I
CDS 16 Phase Transitions and Equilibrium II
CDS 17 Phase Transitions and Intermolecular Forces I
CDS 17 Phase Transitions and Intermolecular Forces II
CDS 18 Phase Equilibrium in Solutions I
CDS 18 Phase Equilibrium in Solutions II
CDS 18 Phase Equilibrium in Solutions III
Phase Transitions and Phase Equilibrium
Chemical Kinetics
CDS 20 Reaction Rate Laws I
CDS 20 Reaction Rate Laws II
CSD 21 Reaction Kinetics I
CDS 21 Reaction Kinetics II
Chemical Kinetics
Chemical Equilibrium
CDS 22 Reaction Equilibrium I
CDS 22 Reaction Equilibrium II
CDS 22 Reaction Equilibrium III
CDS 22 Reaction Equilibrium IV
CDS 23 Acid Ionization Equilibrium I
CDS 23 Acid Ionization Equilibrium II
CDS 23 Acid Ionization Equilibrium III
CDS 23 Acid Ionization Equilibrium IV
CDS 23 Acid Ionization Equilibrium V
Chemical Equilibrium
Chemical Thermodynamics
CDS 25 Entropy and the Second Law I
CDS 25 Entropy and the Second Law II
CDS 25 Entropy and the Second Law III
CDS 26 Free Energy and Equilibrium I
CDS 26 Free Energy and Equilibrium II
CDS 26 Free Energy and Equilibrium III
Conclusions
Chemical Thermodynamics
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