| An introduction to chemistry and its applications to modern society and personal life. The course is intended for non-majors and satisfies a general requirement for one semester of a laboratory science course. The chemistry studied includes the structure of matter, elements and compounds, chemical bonding, reactions, energy changes and an introduction to organic chemistry. The emphasis in the course is the relevance of chemistry in everyday life, and the applications studied will include various topics such as environmental problems, energy resources, chemistry and health, and consumer chemistry. Lecture plus three laboratory hours per week. This course satisfies the laboratory science requirement in the core curriculum for non-majors. Offered fall semester. NOTE: Students who receive credit for CHEM 100 may not receive credit for CHEM 101. |
