Lower Division Chemistry Courses Courses taken by Freshmen, Sophomore and Junior level students. These courses are required for concentration in Chemistry but may not be taken for Graduate credit. CHEM 100 Introduction to the Profession Introduction to the chemical sciences, scientific method, computing tools, and interrelations of chemical sciences with biology, physics and other professions. I Foundations of chemistry, atoms and molecules, stoichiometry of chemical reactions, thermochemistry, properties of gases, states of matter, chemical solution kinetics. Molecular basis for chemical reactivity, atomic structure, periodicity, chemical bonding.
Laboratory is included.
Introduction to thermodynamics and electrochemistry. Chemistry of selected elements and their compounds. Laboratory is included. The constitution and properties of the different classes of organic compounds, with considerable attention to stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, synthetic organic chemistry, spectroscopy and bioorganic. The laboratory work involves an introduction to the major synthetic and analytical techniques of organic chemistry including the preparation of representative organic compounds and the isolation of compounds from natural sources.