Chemistry 111, or Introduction to Chemistry, is a beginner-level Chemistry course offered at Longwood University. In this class, basic topics were emphasized, such as the use of dimensional analysis, or conversions between different units of measurement, chemical makeups of familiar products, and the chemical structures of different compounds. My artifact from this class is one of my lab reports. In this lab, I effectively used stoichiometry to estimate how much gas was created by a simple experiment involving vinegar and baking soda. This lab serves to show my mastery in this course, as stoichiometry is one of the fundamental units of chemistry.

At first, I was intimidated by this class. Chemistry seemed like an immensely challenging field, and I had struggled with it greatly in high school. I feared that a repeat was doomed to happen at the collegiate level. However, I could not have been more wrong! This class informed me of so much about how the world functions on a chemical level. Who knew that so many things could ultimately boil down to chemistry? I see this class being very beneficial to my future career as a social worker, as knowledge of chemistry and chemical compounds can help me analyze a potentially dangerous situation. For example, if a person presents with a chemical burn injury, analysis of the chemical that was used and its strength can help me determine if the person has been abused or assaulted.

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