Catalog Course Description

Series is intended for majors in physical, biological sciences, and engineering. It presents the foundation principles of chemistry, including stoichiometry, ideal and real gases, acid-base and solubility equilibria, oxidation-reduction reactions, thermochemistry, entropy, nuclear chemistry and radioactivity, the atoms and elements, the periodic table, quantum theory, chemical bonding, molecular structure, chemical kinetics, and descriptive chemistry. Examples and applications will be drawn from diverse areas of interest such as atmospheric, environmental, materials, polymer and computational chemistry, and biochemistry. Laboratory emphasizes quantitative work. Equivalent to 1A-1B plus 15 as prerequisite for further courses in chemistry.

Fall Term

3 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 5 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 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 4 hours of Instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week.

Spring Term

3 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 5 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 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 4 hours of Instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week.