Spring 2025
CHEM 3A 002 - LEC 002
Chemical Structure and Reactivity
Peter C Marsden
Class #:20304
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Chemistry
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 412
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 412
Waitlist Max: 180
No Reserved Seats
Early Drop Deadline
Early drop deadline: second Friday after instruction begins.
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, 0 hours of review of material presented in class lectures or review of laboratory sections. unit credit not awarded. attendance not required. per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Final Exam
WED, MAY 14TH
08:00 am - 11:00 am
Wheeler 150
Li Ka Shing 245
Stanley 105
Hearst Field Annex A1
Dwinelle 145
Other classes by Peter C Marsden
Course Catalog Description
Introduction to organic chemical structures, bonding, and chemical reactivity. The organic chemistry of alkanes, alkyl halides, alcohols, alkenes, alkynes, and organometallics.
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- CHEM 1A with min grade of C-; or AP Chem with min score of 4; or Chem HL IB with min score of 5; or GCE A-Level Chem with min grade of C.
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for CHEM 3A after completing CHEM 12A; a deficient grade in CHEM 12A may be removed by taking CHEM 3A- will restrict credit if completed before Chemistry 3A.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Physical Science, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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