Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Welcome to my Chemistry 222Z course details page.  I hope you are as eager as I am to get started in the class!  I love teaching chemistry and thinking about how the study of matter helps us understand everything around us better and I'm hoping by the end of the term you'll share my enthusiasm. 

Learning chemistry will test your perceptions.  Just like having a glass half full or half empty, successfully studying chemistry deals with your attitude towards the course.  At some points you may feel overwhelmed and find the concepts challenging.  However, if you remain positive about the material, I think you have a better chance to succeed.  Yes, it may be difficult at times (particularly when we get into some of the more theoretical discussions), but that doesn't mean it is beyond your ability to understand. 

Explores and applies principles presented in CH 221Z to the study of the solid, liquid, and gaseous states of matter. Principles of stoichiometry, thermochemistry, kinetics, and foundational equilibrium are explored and applied to the study of aqueous and gas-phase chemical reactions. CH 222Z is a lecture course; CH 228Z is the laboratory component. Must be co-registered with CH 228Z. 

The lecture and lab section will meet on campus for both lectures and laboratories.  You must be able to attend both lecture and laboratory components in order to register for the course.

Because this is a science major's course, the entering student should be able to demonstrate prerequisite math and chemistry skills. The student must have successfully completed CH221Z

To help you decide if chemistry class is right for you, here is an outline of what your responsibilities will be. Each week you will have:

• Online lecture notes in video format
• Reading quizzes
• In-class assignments
• Homework assignments
• In-class homework quizzes
• Laboratory experiments and activities

In addition to your weekly responsibilities you will be required to take:

• Two exams 
• Comprehensive final exam

This class requires a good deal of work and it is structured to keep you working on smaller assignments that are due each class meeting.  Your success in the class will be dependent on how much time you devote to self-study and how well you do as an independent thinker. You are in control of the learning process and you have to be very motivated to keep up with the material and assignments. You will get out of the course what you put in so approach the class as a serious endeavor. If you are interested in the class because you think you will not have to work hard, this course is not for you. The design of the class is get you to learn in the most efficient manner possible. But your hard work will be rewarded with a deeper understanding of chemical principles.