Handbook

The subject provides an introduction to core chemical principles and skills as required for studies of biology, medical and health sciences/pre-med, environmental/earth sciences, and STEMM education. It is specifically designed for students who have not mastered high school chemistry. You will develop and use foundational chemical vocabulary that includes scientific language, symbols, and variables relating to quantities applied in
mathematical operations. You will master basic principles of atoms, ions and molecules on the microscale and then apply that understanding to chemical bonds, molecular shapes, and behaviour between molecules at the macroscale. You will gain basic laboratory skills including an understanding of significant figures and unit conversions, solution preparation, and analytical titration methods. You will also develop group-work skills in workshops and laboratories.