Chapter 1 student learning objectives (SLOs)
Goal/Benchmark A: Students will be able to use dimensional analysis using appropriate SI and non SI units and apply their understanding of significant figures

* Knowledge Focus A.1: Essential concepts
Objectives-Students will be able to: * [Retrieval] * Define chemistry * Define and list each of the steps of the scientific method * Define physical and chemical properties * Define extensive and intensive properties * Define density

* [Comprehension] * Explain in their own words or represent symbolically the meaning of: * Chemistry * Steps of the scientific method * Physical and chemical properties * Extensive and intensive properties * Density * [Analysis] * Identify and explain similarities and differences between the different steps of the scientific method * Analyze errors with the application of the steps of the scientific method * Identify and explain the similarities and differences between physical and chemical properties * Identify and explain the similarities and differences between extensive and intensive properties * Use the concept of density to solve chemical problems

* Knowledge Focus A.2: Dimensional analysis
Objectives-Students will be able to: * [Retrieval] * List/recognize the SI units for the main units of measurement * List/recognize all the SI units prefixes and associated exponentials * List/recognize the most important non-SI units * Define dimensional analysis * Execute unit conversion calculations using dimensional analysis * [Comprehension] * Explain in their own words or through examples how dimensional analysis works

* [Analysis] * Apply dimensional analysis as a tool to find a solution to a specific problem * Analyze errors with a dimensional analysis calculation * [Knowledge Utilization] * Use dimensional analysis as a tool to overcome an obstacle

* Knowledge Focus A.3: Significant figures
Objectives-Students will be able to: * [Retrieval] * List /recognize the rules for the use of sig. figs. * Define accuracy and precision * [Comprehension] * Explain in their own words the reasoning behind the rules of sig. figs. * Explain in their own words and provide examples to demonstrate why significant figures are important * Explain in their own words or represent symbolically the concepts of precision and accuracy * [Analysis] * Apply the rules of significant figures when writing solutions to a problem * Analyze errors of the use of significant figures * Identify the similarities and differences between the sig. figs. rules that apply to addition/subtraction and multiplication/division * Explain the similarities and differences between accuracy and precision * Specify whether or not a set of experimental data is accurate or precise * [Knowledge Utilization] * Make a decision on the appropriate number of sig. figs. to be used taken into consideration experimental and/or instrumental limitations

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