Dr. K'S Complete First Semester General Chemistry I Course

A Course to Prepare You for College Level General Chemistry

What you'll learn

All topics covered in the first semester of college chemistry are contained in this course.

Each topic is covered is great detail with plenty of examples.

Course topics include:

Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter

Measurements, Significant Figures and Dimensional Analysis

The Periodic Table, Chemical Formulas, Nomenclature

Atomic Structure, Atomic Number and Atomic Weight

The Mole Concept, Percent Composition

Empirical and Molecular Formulas

Stoichiometry, Limiting Reactant, Percent Yield

Solutions, Concentrations

Electrolytes and Non-Electrolytes

Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations

Ionic and Net Ionic Reactions

Metathesis and Redox Reactions

Acids, Bases and their Ionization Reactions

Thermochemistry, Calorimetry, Enthalpy, Hess’s Law

Quantum Numbers, Electron Configuration of Atoms

Periodic Properties of Elements

Ionization Energy, Electron Affinity

Ionic and Covalent bonding, Bond Polarity, Electronegativity

Bond Strength, Lattice Energy, Born-Haber Cycle

Lewis Dot Structures, Formal Charge, Resonance

Molecular Structure, Shapes, and Polarity

Valence Bond Theory, Hybridization, Molecular Orbital Theory

Gas Laws, including Combined Gas Law and Ideal Gas Law

Gas Densities, Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures

Kinetic-Molecular Theory, Diffusion, Effusion

Requirements

A working knowledge of high school algebra.

A desire and interest in learning chemistry.

Description

The course presented here is the exact General Chemistry I course that I taught as a university professor in a Chemistry Department that was certified by the American Chemical Society, the professional organization for chemists. All topics that are essential to any General Chemistry I course are covered here in detail. My teaching style for this Udemy course is exactly how I taught in the lecture halls. Each topic is explained in detail, terms are defined and then examples are done to show how the theory is applied in practice.As was the case when I was teaching at the university, students have access to ample supplemental material, all of which will be in the Resource Folders. In addition to the 30+ hours of lectures, I have included a downloadable audio mp3 file of each lecture. For all but three lectures, I’ve included a Practice Assignment where you can test your understanding of the material. Also included is a detailed answer key for each Practice Assignment. A total of nearly 100 examples are worked out in the lectures and for each section (except section 8), I have included a list of the problems that you can download and follow along. For learning nomenclature; i. e., the systematic naming of elements, ions and chemical compounds, I have included flash card videos that you can download to drill yourself. I’ve also included a number of memory aids (mnemonics) to help you remember the symbols for the commonly used elements and important concepts in chemistry. Any graphs, figures or tables presented in the lectures are also available as downloadable files.This course assumes that you have no prior knowledge or experience with chemistry. In fact, this course is ideal for anyone who needs to take General Chemistry at the college level but did not have it in high school. This course is also well-suited for those who need to refresh their knowledge of General Chemistry before taking it at the college level.Since chemistry is a quantitative science, a working knowledge of high school algebra is needed. If your math skills are weak, this course will show you what types of math calculations are needed and you can hone those skills prior to your taking the course.For this Udemy course, I used the Openstax Chemistry textbook which can be downloaded free of charge in pdf format at their website.  A downloadable copy is also available in the Resources Folder for Lecture 1.  However, if you already have an old textbook, that may also work for you. Topics may be presented in somewhat different order, however.

Overview

Section 1: Chemistry in Context

Lecture 1 What is Chemistry?

Lecture 2 The Scientific Method

Lecture 3 Phases and Classification of Matter

Lecture 4 Physical and Chemical Properties

Lecture 5 Measurements

Lecture 6 Units, Part 1

Lecture 7 Units, Part 2

Lecture 8 Measurement Uncertainty, Accuracy and Precision

Lecture 9 Significant Figures

Lecture 10 Dimensional Analysis

Lecture 11 Density

Section 2: Atoms, Molecules and Ions

Lecture 12 Early Ideas in Atomic Theory

Lecture 13 Evolution of Atomic Theory

Lecture 14 Atomic Structure and Symbolism

Lecture 15 Atomic Mass (Weight)

Lecture 16 Chemical Formulas

Lecture 17 The Periodic Table

Lecture 18 Molecular and Ionic Compounds

Lecture 19 Naming Monatomic Ions

Lecture 20 Memory Aid for Transition Metal Ions

Lecture 21 Polyatomic Ions

Lecture 22 Chemical Nomenclature - Naming Ionic Compounds

Lecture 23 Chemical Nomenclature - Naming Acids

Lecture 24 Chemical Nomenclature - Naming Molecular Compounds

Section 3: Composition of Substances and Solutions

Lecture 25 Formula Mass

Lecture 26 The Mole Concept

Lecture 27 The Mole Concept - Avogadro's Number

Lecture 28 Mole-Mole Conversations

Lecture 29 Percent Composition

Lecture 30 Determining Empirical and Molecular Formulas

Lecture 31 Solutions

Lecture 32 Molarity

Lecture 33 Diluting of Solutions

Lecture 34 Other Units of Concentration

Section 4: Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions

Lecture 35 Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations

Lecture 36 Electrolytes and Non-Electrolytes

Lecture 37 Equations for Ionic Reactions

Lecture 38 Introducing Acids and Bases

Lecture 39 Strong and Weak Acids and Bases

Lecture 40 Classifying Chemical Reactions - Metathesis Reactions

Lecture 41 Classifying Chemical Reactions - Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

Lecture 42 Oxidation Numbers

Lecture 43 Balancing Redox Reactions in Acidic Solution

Lecture 44 Balancing Redox Reactions in Basic Solution

Lecture 45 Redox Reactions of Metals - Single Replacement Reactions

Lecture 46 Reaction Stoichiometry - Mole-Mole Conversions

Lecture 47 Reaction Stoichiometry - Mass-Mass Conversions

Lecture 48 Limiting Reactant

Lecture 49 Theoretical and Percent Yield

Lecture 50 Solution Stoichiometry

Lecture 51 Titrations

Lecture 52 Combustion Analysis

Section 5: Thermochemistry

Lecture 53 Energy Basics

Lecture 54 Temperature and Heat

Lecture 55 Heat Capacity

Lecture 56 Calorimetry

Lecture 57 Enthalpy and State Functions

Lecture 58 Energy of Chemical Reactions

Lecture 59 Heat, Work and Heat of Reaction

Lecture 60 The Thermodynamic Equation

Lecture 61 Hess's Law

Lecture 62 Standard Heat of Reaction

Section 6: Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties of the Elements

Lecture 63 Electromagnetic Radiation

Lecture 64 Quantized Energy

Lecture 65 Quantum Numbers

Lecture 66 Orbital Shapes

Lecture 67 Electron Configurations of Atoms

Lecture 68 Valence Electrons

Lecture 69 Some Anomalies

Lecture 70 Effective Nuclear Charge

Lecture 71 Atomic and Ionic Sizes

Lecture 72 Ionization Energy

Lecture 73 Higher Ionization Energies

Lecture 74 Electron Affinity

Section 7: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry

Lecture 75 Ionic Bonding

Lecture 76 Covalent Bonding

Lecture 77 Bond Polarity and Electronegativity

Lecture 78 Lewis Dot Structures

Lecture 79 Formal Charge

Lecture 80 Resonance

Lecture 81 Strength of Covalent Bonds

Lecture 82 Strength of Ionic Bonds - Lattice Energy

Lecture 83 Strength of Ionic Bonds - Born - Haber Cycle

Lecture 84 Introduction to Molecular Structure

Lecture 85 Molecular Geometry of 2-4 Electron Domain Central Atoms

Lecture 86 Molecular Geometry of 5-6 Electron Domain Central Atoms

Lecture 87 Multi-Centered Molecules

Lecture 88 Molecular Polarity and Dipole Moments

Section 8: Advanced Theories of Covalent Bonding

Lecture 89 Valence Bond Theory

Lecture 90 Hybrid Atomic Orbitals

Lecture 91 Multiple Bonds

Lecture 92 Molecular Orbital Theory

Section 9: Gases

Lecture 93 Gas Pressure

Lecture 94 Gas Laws

Lecture 95 Combined Gas Law

Lecture 96 Avogadro's Law

Lecture 97 The Ideal Gas Law

Lecture 98 Gas Densities

Lecture 99 Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures

Lecture 100 Gas Stoichiometry

Lecture 101 Effusion and Diffusion of Gases

Lecture 102 The Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases

Lecture 103 Non-Ideal Gas Behavior

Section 10: Bonus

Lecture 104 Congratulations

Anyone who will need to take General Chemistry at the college level but never took it in high school.,Anyone who needs a thorough review of chemistry prior to taking it at the college level.,Anyone who is interested in understanding the basics of chemistry.