Also meant as an alternative to high school preparation for CHEM 145. Atoms, bonding, molecules, formulas, equations, stoichiometry, states of matter, solutions, equilibrium, acids, bases, oxidation-reduction. Oriented towards the health and environmental sciences fields. The naming of compounds, atomic theory, periodic classification, bonding, stoichiometry, gases, acids, bases, salts, hydrogen, oxygen, solutions, oxidation-reduction, primary cells, electrolysis, and Faraday's laws. Equilibria, coordination compounds, periodic relationships, nonmetals, colloids, nuclear phenomena, introduction to organic chemistry, basic thermodynamics.
Labs are qualitative analysis.
Inorganic chemistry, metallurgy, corrosion, thermodynamics. Structure, bonding, nomenclature, stereochemistry, and physical properties of organic compounds. Reactions and mechanisms of alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkyl halides, and alcohols. Acidity and basicity. NMR and IR spectroscopy.