Students should elect courses from the Economics, Political Science and Philosophy Departments as part of their General Education program. An overall view of the field, intended as a first course for those with no previous course in chemistry. Concepts of atomic structure, chemical bonding and notation, molecular structure, and the dynamics of chemical and physical change introduced. Three class meetings and one laboratory period per week. Designed as a terminal course for students who plan no further work in chemistry.
Laboratory involves basic experimental techniques in organic chemistry.
Three class periods and one laboratory each week. CHM-035 Selected Concepts in Chemistry A consideration of the basic principles of chemistry and applications of chemistry in contemporary society. Intended for students not majoring in the sciences or for students who have not taken a course in chemistry. Three class meetings and one laboratory per week. A study of basic structures important to chemistry.