General Chemistry I

Course introduction, Chemistry and measurements, Physical- Chemical Properties, Mixtures- Substances, Separation of constituents, Atomic theory, atomic structure, isotops, charges, periodic table, molecules, inorganic substances, chemical bonds, state of matter, solutions, acids, bases, salts, pH, reactions, atmosphere, water (hardness, softening, pollution), introduction to organic chemistry, nomenclature, connection with the teaching material provided by the Greek Ministry of Education for elementary school teaching

Objectives

The objectives of the present course are a) to introduce the student to simple terms of Chemistry such as atom or molecule and b) to help student understand more complicated chemical related actions such as the dilution of a solution or the prediction of a reaction products.

Prerequisites

Basic calculations, calculations using powers and basic calculus such as calculations with logarithms.

Syllabus

Course introduction, Chemistry and measurements, Physical- Chemical Properties, Mixtures- Substances, Separation of constituents, Atomic theory, atomic structure, isotops, charges, periodic table, molecules, inorganic substances, chemical bonds, state of matter, solutions, acids, bases, salts, pH, reactions, atmosphere, water (hardness, softening, pollution), introduction to organic chemistry, nomenclature, connection with the teaching material provided by the Greek Ministry of Education for elementary school teaching