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Undergraduate Degree Programs

Chemistry (CHEM)

CHEM 110 (GN) Chemical Principles I (3) Basic concepts and quantitative relations. Students may take only one course for General Education credit from CHEM 110 or CHEM 101.

CHEM 110 Chemical Principles I (3)


CHEM 110 is the first semester of a two-semester, comprehensive general chemistry course that introduces the students to the basic principles of chemistry with an emphasis on the relationships between the microscopic structure and macroscopic properties of matter. Principles are illustrated with a wide variety of examples from the sciences, engineering and technology, and from everyday life. The course covers the following topics: matter and measurement, molecules and molecular compounds, ions and ionic compounds, chemical reaction types, atomic and molecular weights, the mole, quantitative calculations with chemical reactions, the periodic table, nomenclature, aqueous reactions and solution stoichiometry, thermochemistry, electronic structure of atoms, periodic properties of the elements, chemical bonding, molecular geometry, the gaseous, liquid, and solid states of matter, properties of solutions, some basic aspects of chemical equilibrium, and applications to the real world including environmental chemistry.  GN credit for CHEM 110 requires that CHEM 111 also be completed.

General Education: GN
Diversity: None
Bachelor of Arts: Natural Sciences
Effective: Summer 2013
Prerequisite: satisfactory performance on the Math placement tests -- i.e. placement beyond the level ofMATH 022 ; orCHEM 101 andMATH 022 orMATH 041
