Sophomore standing Credit for enrollment in approved study abroad programs. Skills in searching the chemical literature for information on specific topics to be presented in written and oral reports. The environmental chemistry of energy utilization, pollution and waste disposal, food and human health. A practical overview of chemistry, focusing on the environment, consumer issues, and societal problems. A distance-education course.
Assignments require independent research and analysis.
Recommended for upper level non-science majors and teacher inservice credit. An overview of modern instrumental techniques used for the analysis of environmental samples, and discussion of methods for the interpretation of environmental analytical data. For students in earth sciences, oceanography, and engineering. This course is also intended for B.A. candidates in Chemistry. An introduction to theories of the states of matter, thermodynamics, phase and chemical equilibria, electrochemistry, kinetics and factors affecting reactivity, and chemical statistics.