CHEM 101 - Exam #1 Study Guide (Ch. 1-3)
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Terms in this set (164)
chemistry the study of matter and the changes it
undergoes
scientific method a systematic approach to research
qualitative data general observations
quantitative data comprising of numbers obtained by
measurement
hypothesis a tentative explanation for a set of
observations
law a mathematical relationship that is
consistently found to be true
, theory a general principle or body of principles that
has been developed to explain a wide variety
of phenomena (this is NOT a wild guess)
two major goals of science prediction and control
two "better" goals of science understanding and explanation
four basic rules of good science 1. results should be reproducible by others
2. detailed research results should be
reviewable
3. conclusions should be reasonable and
unbiased
4. "give credit when credit is due"
physics chemistry in motion
biology chemistry in a cell
engineering chemistry in application
matter anything that occupies volume and has mass
matter is governed by... composition and energy
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Terms in this set (164)
chemistry the study of matter and the changes it
undergoes
scientific method a systematic approach to research
qualitative data general observations
quantitative data comprising of numbers obtained by
measurement
hypothesis a tentative explanation for a set of
observations
law a mathematical relationship that is
consistently found to be true
, theory a general principle or body of principles that
has been developed to explain a wide variety
of phenomena (this is NOT a wild guess)
two major goals of science prediction and control
two "better" goals of science understanding and explanation
four basic rules of good science 1. results should be reproducible by others
2. detailed research results should be
reviewable
3. conclusions should be reasonable and
unbiased
4. "give credit when credit is due"
physics chemistry in motion
biology chemistry in a cell
engineering chemistry in application
matter anything that occupies volume and has mass
matter is governed by... composition and energy
