Chemistry for Engineers

Course Outline

Course Facilitator: Kris B. Roxas, RCh

I. Introduction
a. Chemistry in the Macroscopic Perspective
b. Chemistry in the Microscopic Perspective
c. Symbolic Representations and Models in Science
d. Numbers and Measurements in Chemistry
i. Units
ii. Number and Significant Figures
iii. Problem Solving in Chemistry and Engineering
II. Atoms and Molecules
a. Atomic Structure and Mass
i. Fundamental Concepts of the Atom
ii. Atomic Number and Mass Number
iii. Isotopes
iv. Atomic Symbols
v. Atomic Masses
b. Ions
c. Compounds and Chemical Bonds
i. Chemical formula
ii. Chemical Bonding
iii. Naming of Compounds
III. Molecules, Moles and Chemical Equations
a. Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
b. Aqueous Solutions and Net Ionic Equations
i. Solutions, solvents and solutes
ii. Aqueous reactions
iii. Acid-Base Reactions
c. Calculations Using Moles and Molar Masses
IV. Stoichiometry
a. Obtaining Ratios from Balanced Chemical Equations
b. Limiting Reactants
c. Theoretical and Percentage Yields
d. Solution Stoichiometry
V. Gases and Gas Laws
a. Measuring Pressure
b. Applications of the Gas Laws
c. Partial Pressure
d. Reactions Involving Gases
e. Kinetic Molecular Theory
VI. Energy
a. Electrochemical energy
b. Nuclear chemistry and energy
 c. Fuels
VII. The Chemistry of Engineering Materials
a. Basic Concepts of Crystal Structure
b. Metals
c. Polymers
d. Engineered Nanomaterials
VIII. The Chemistry of the Environment
a. The Chemistry of the atmosphere
b. The Chemistry of Water
c. Soil Chemistry
IX. Chemical Safety
X. Special Topics