Course Outcomes Worksheet
4:013 Principles of Chemistry I
Norbert J. Pienta, 2/13/01
Course Goals / Supports ABET Outcomes / Course Activity / Basis for Goal Assessment1. Classification of matter (states & properties); measurements; handling numbers / A, D, E, G / Homework allows practice of skills; discussion allows group work & TA intervention; exams assess abilities / EASY survey assessment by students and instructor; graded copies of exam questions
2. Atomic theory; structure of the atom; atomic number, mass; chemical formulas & names / A, D, E, G / Homework allows practice of skills; discussion allows group work & TA intervention; exams assess abilities / EASY survey assessment by students and instructor; graded copies of exam questions
3. Molar mass; molecular mass; percent composition; limiting reagents and yields / A, D, E, G / Homework allows practice of skills; discussion allows group work & TA intervention; exams assess abilities / EASY survey assessment by students and instructor; graded copies of exam questions
4. Reactions: precipitation, acid-base, redox; titrations; gravimetric analysis / A, D, E, G / Homework allows practice of skills; discussion allows group work & TA intervention; exams assess abilities / EASY survey assessment by students and instructor; graded copies of exam questions
5. Properties of gases; the gas laws; ideal gas behavior; kinetic molecular theory / A, D, E, G / Homework allows practice of skills; discussion allows group work & TA intervention; exams assess abilities / EASY survey assessment by students and instructor; graded copies of exam questions
6. Energy types; calorimetry; enthalpy; enthalpies of formation, reaction, solution, dilution; First Law of Thermo / A, D, E, G / Homework allows practice of skills; discussion allows group work & TA intervention; exams assess abilities / EASY survey assessment by students and instructor; graded copies of exam questions
7. Quantum theory; photoelectric effect; Bohr model; quantum numbers; atomic orbitals; electron configuration / A, D, E, G / Homework allows practice of skills; discussion allows group work & TA intervention; exams assess abilities / EASY survey assessment by students and instructor; graded copies of exam questions
8. Periodic classification of elements; physical properties; chemical properties / A, D, E, G / Homework allows practice of skills; discussion allows group work & TA intervention; exams assess abilities / EASY survey assessment by students and instructor; graded copies of exam questions
9. Bonding concepts: Lewis structures; ionic bond; covalent bond; formal charge; resonance; octet rule; bond dissociation energy / A, D, E, G / Homework allows practice of skills; discussion allows group work & TA intervention; exams assess abilities / EASY survey assessment by students and instructor; graded copies of exam questions
10. Bonding: molecular geometry; valence bond theory; molecular orbital theory / A, D, E, G / Homework allows practice of skills; discussion allows group work & TA intervention; exams assess abilities / EASY survey assessment by students and instructor; graded copies of exam questions
11. Equilibrium and equilibrium constants; factors that effect equilibrium / A, D, E, G / Homework allows practice of skills; discussion allows group work & TA intervention; exams assess abilities / EASY survey assessment by students and instructor; graded copies of exam questions
12. Acid & bases: Bronsted acidity, pH, strength, ionization constants; Lewis acidity / A, D, E, G / Homework allows practice of skills; discussion allows group work & TA intervention; exams assess abilities / EASY survey assessment by students and instructor; graded copies of exam questions
13. Solution acid-base equilibria: common ions, buffers, titration, indicators; solubility / A, D, E, G / Homework allows practice of skills; discussion allows group work & TA intervention; exams assess abilities / EASY survey assessment by students and instructor; graded copies of exam questions
EASY Assessment Questions
4:013 Principles of Chemistry I
Norbert J. Pienta, 2/13/01
Question # / EASY Assessment Statement1a / I understand the concepts of: classification of matter (states & properties); measurements; handling numbers
1b / I can perform numerical problems involving scientific notation and unit converstions.
2a / I understand the concepts of: atomic theory; structure of the atom; atomic number, mass; chemical formulas & names
2b / I can perform numerical problems involving atomic number and mass. I can name chemical structures.
3a / I understand the concepts of: molar mass; molecular mass; percent composition; limiting reagents and yields
3b / I can perform numerical problems involving molar and molecular mass, percent composition and limiting reagents and yields.
4 / I understand the concepts of: precipitation, acid-base, & redox reactions; titrations; gravimetric analysis
5a / I understand the concepts of: Properties of gases; the gas laws; ideal gas behavior; kinetic molecular theory
5b / I can perform numerical problems involving the gas laws and kinetic molecular theory.
6a / I understand the concepts of: energy types; calorimetry; enthalpy; enthalpies of formation, reaction, solution, & dilution; First Law of Thermo
6b / I can perform numerical problems involving enthalpies.
7 / I understand the concepts of: quantum theory; photoelectric effect; Bohr model; quantum numbers; atomic orbitals; electron configuration
8 / I understand the concepts of: periodic classification of elements; physical & chemical properties of elements
9a / I understand the concepts of: Lewis structures; ionic & covalent bond; formal charge; resonance; octet rule; bond dissociation energy
9b / I can perform numerical problems involving formal charge and bond dissociation energies.
10 / I understand the concepts of: molecular geometry; valence bond theory; molecular orbital theory
11a / I understand the concepts of: equilibrium and equilibrium constants; factors that effect equilibrium
11b / I can perform numerical problems involving equilibrium.
12a / I understand the concepts of: Bronsted acidity, pH, acid & base strength, ionization constants; Lewis acidity
12b / I can perform numerical problems involving acidity, acid and base concentrations, and ionization constants.
13a / I understand the concepts of: solution acid-base equilibria (common ions, buffers, titration, indicators; solubility)
13b / I can perform numerical problems involving acid-base equilibria including titrations.