Science CLEP Natural Sciences CLEP

Preparation for General Chemistry
By Rutgers the State University of New Jersey via Coursera
Scheduled MOOC
Workload: 48 hours

The course develops critical thinking and analytic problem solving skills within a chemistry context in order to prepare students for success in college-level General Chemistry—a key gateway class required for many undergraduate majors.

Syllabus

Week 1 - Introduction and Warm Up: Preliminary Assessment given to appraise current knowledge and help set goals; introductory material, including matter and energy, classification and properties of matter, scientific measurement and units, significant figures, dimensional analysis, and problem-solving strategies.

Week 2 - Boot-Camp I: Understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, which includes properties of waves, wave-particle duality, the interaction of radiation and matter, the photoelectric effect and the Bohr atom model.

Week 3 - Boot-Camp II: Introducing the concept of mole and understanding how compounds form, by differentiating ionic and covalent bonding, learning how to write molecular and empirical formulas and how to determine percent composition of compounds. Introducing solutions and how to measure their concentration.

Week 4 - Boot-Camp III: Move on to chemical reactions, by understanding how to write balanced chemical equations, use them to perform various stoichiometric calculations and determine the yield of reactions; learning the different types of reactions, including combustion, precipitation, and acid-base reactions.

Week 5 - Boot-Camp IV: Introduction to the thermodynamics of reactions, by discussing energy and energy changes, heat, work, enthalpy, calorimetry, and Hess's Law.

Week 6 - Final Exam Preparation: Reviewing of concepts from Weeks 1-5, in preparation for the final examination.

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Introduction to Chemistry: Reactions and Ratios
By Duke University via Coursera
Scheduled MOOC
Workload: 80 hours

This is the first part of a two part introductory course for students with limited or no background in chemistry; in this part of the course, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, the periodic table, periodic trends, nomenclature, and chemical problem solving will be emphasized. The goal of the course sequence is to prepare students for further study in chemistry as needed for many science, health, and policy professions. Topics include introductions to atoms, molecules, ions, the periodic table, stoichiometry, and chemical reactions. The pattern of the use of ratios in chemical problem solving will be emphasized.

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Introduction to Chemistry: Structures and Solutions
By Duke University via Coursera
Scheduled MOOC
Workload: 80 hours

This is the second part of a two-part introductory course for students with limited or no background in chemistry; it may be taken independently of the first part as much of the material is modular in nature. In this part of the course, atomic and molecular structures, interactions of atoms with light, phases of matter, solutions, and quantitative chemical problem solving will be emphasized. The goal of the course sequence is to prepare students for further study in chemistry as needed for many science, health, and policy professions. Topics include introductions to electron configurations and transitions, Lewis dot structures, valence shell electron pair repulsion theory, phases and the energetics of phase transitions, and calculations involving gas laws and solutions.

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Intro to Physics
By Udacity
Online Course
Self-paced
Workload: 48 hours

Study physics abroad in Europe -- virtually! Learn the basics of physics on location in Italy, the Netherlands and the UK, by answering some of the discipline's major questions from over the last 2000 years.
This unique class gives you the chance to see the sites where physics history was made and learn some of the subject's most captivating concepts.
This course is suitable for anyone; a basic understanding of algebra is suggested.

Syllabus

Lesson 1: How can we measure the circumference of the Earth?
Basics of geometry and trigonometry

Lesson 2: How do objects move?
Data analysis and kinematics

Lesson 3: What causes motion?
Forces, acceleration, and Newton’s Laws

Lesson 4: How can we use motion?
Work, energy, and simple machines

Lesson 5: How can we determine our longitude at sea?
Simple harmonic motion

Lesson 6: What is electricity?
Charge and electric fields

Lesson 7: What is left to discover?
Modern physics and open questions

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Physics 1 for Physical Science Majors
University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera
Scheduled MOOC
Workload: 144 hours

This course is a rigorous introduction to classical mechanics, which is the study of forces and motion. How does gravity control the motion of the planets around the sun or the motion of a projectile fired from a cannon? Why does a spinning skater spin faster when she pulls her arms in? Why is a perpetual motion machine impossible? These are the kinds of questions which can be answered with classical mechanics, which was first formulated by Isaac Newton around 1666. Classical, or Newtonian Mechanics is the oldest branch of physics, but it will never go out of style. It remains the foundation of our understanding of the physical world and is constantly used by engineers and scientists. There is a space probe, called New Horizons, that is on its way to Pluto right now, and it will arrive on July 14, 2015, exactly on time and on target, because its path has been computed using classical mechanics, and nothing more.

Syllabus

Week 1: 1D motion: speed, velocity and acceleration
Week 2: 1D motion continued. Vector Math.
Week 3: Motion in 2D.
Week 4: Newton’s Laws.
Week 5: Applications of Newton’s Laws. Friction.
Week 6: Work and Energy.
Week 7: Conservation of Energy.
Week 8: Gravity and orbits.
Week 9: Conservation of Momentum and Collisions.
Week 10: Rotational Motion.
Week 11: Conservation of Angular Momentum. Static Equilibrium.
Week 12: Simple Harmonic Motion.

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