About this course: This course is designed to cover subjects in advanced high school chemistry courses, correlating to the standard topics as established by the American Chemical Society. This course is a precursor to the Advanced Chemistry Coursera course. Areas that are covered include atomic structure, periodic trends, compounds, reactions and stoichiometry, bonding, and thermochemistry.

Created by: University of Kentucky

Taught by: Dr. Allison Soult, Lecturer
Chemistry
Taught by: Dr. Kim Woodrum, Sr. Lecturer
Chemistry

Language	English, Subtitles: Spanish
How To Pass	Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.
User Ratings	4.6 stars Average User Rating 4.6See what learners said

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Week 1

We will learn about the components inside the atom and look especially at the electrons. The electron structure determines the properties of the elements. So, by the end of this series of lessons, you will know for each elements where the electrons are located...

17 videos, 1 reading

Graded: Unit 1: The Atom and its Electronic Structure

WEEK 2

Week 2

Once we understand the electronic structure, we will be able determine how the periodic table can be used to compare the elements according to atomic size and various energies. We will conclude by seeing how these trends can be used to predict chemical propert...

10 videos, 1 reading

Graded: Unit 2: Periodic Trend

WEEK 3

Week 3

Now that we know the structure of an atom, we can explore how atoms combine to form either molecular or ionic compounds. Then we will learn the rules of nomenclature that ensure that a compound is named according to IUPAC rules. We will end this unit by lookin...

30 videos, 1 reading

Graded: Unit 3: Compounds

WEEK 4

Week 4

We will explore how compounds react with one another to form new substances and then write balanced chemical equations to represent what is happening in a reaction. We will explore several different types of reactions including precipitation, acid-base, oxidat...

14 videos, 1 reading

Graded: Unit 4: Reactions

WEEK 5

Week 5

This unit will delve into the quantitative relationships we can determine from a balanced chemical equation to determine the relative amounts of substances needed to react or the amount of products formed. We will also explore limiting reagents and percent yie...

23 videos, 1 reading

Graded: Unit 5: Stoichiometry

WEEK 6

Week 6

This unit looks more in depth at molecular compounds to see how they are bonded together by looking at Lewis structures. These structures provide information about the types of bonds (single, double, or triple) as well as the connectivity of atoms. By knowing ...

23 videos, 1 reading

Graded: Unit 6: Covalent Bonding

WEEK 7

Week 7

In this unit, we will learn about thermochemistry, which is the study of the thermal energy transfer (heat) in chemical reactions. We will learn how these measurements of heat are made via calorimetry. Then, learn to calculate heat transfer using various metho...

15 videos, 1 reading

Graded: Unit 7: Thermochemistry

Graded: Final Assessment

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Rated 4.6 out of 5 of 283 ratings

Excellent course.

this course was amazing.I learnt so much.Truly an incredible experience

A fun and imformative course. It's not really hard to follow, but you should have some prior knowledge of math and chemistry.

Excellent course. Good knowledge must be built on strong foundations, and this course provides such foundations. The problems are explained in a very detailed (but not exhausting) manner, and the course is structured just right. Thank you very much!

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