Fall 2018

All students who complete both CHEM151 and CHEM151L will fulfill two requirements of the core curriculum:
Explorations in Scientific and Technological Inquiry (ESTI)
Competency in Quantitative Reasoning (CQUR).

Learning Outcomes for ESTI
• Design and conduct an experimental and/or observational investigation to generate scientific knowledge or a technological solution to a problem.
• Analyze data using methods appropriate to the natural sciences and/or engineering in order to make valid and reliable interpretations.
• Explain the basic scientific concepts and theories relevant to the the area of study.
• Identify and use appropriate and sufficient scientific evidence to evaluate claims and explanations about the natural and designed world.

Learning Outcomes for CQUR
• Identification: Recognize and select quantitative information that is relevant to the argument (e.g. extract necessary data from larger datasets that may also contain non-relevant information).
• Calculation and Organization: Perform any necessary calculations (e.g. converting units, standardizing rates, applying formulas, solving equations), and put data into comparable forms (e.g. graphs, diagrams, tables, words).
• Interpretation: Interpret and explain data in mathematical forms, such as analyzing trends in graphs and making reasonable predictions about what the data suggest about future events.
• Evaluate Assumptions and Recognize Limitations: Make and evaluate important assumptions in estimating, modeling, and analysis of quantitative data as well as recognizing their limitations.
• Justification: Communicate carefully qualified conclusions and express quantitative evidence to support arguments.