All first-year chemistry courses involve considerable numerical calculations. Students registering for these courses should have at least sufficient background in mathematics to enter a college-level mathematics course. Sufficient background may be indicated by an appropriate grade on the Asset examination or by a passing grade in the non-credit mathematics course, Basic Concepts of Mathematics. A course which explores areas of current consumer interest from a chemical viewpoint. Topics include food and nutrition, drugs and medicines, fibers, plastics, household cleaning agents, etc.
Emphasis is on making the student a more knowledgeable consumer, aware of environmental problems.
Atomic structure, chemical bonding, stoichiometric relationships. States of matter, properties of gases, Periodic Table, and properties of elements. Offered every semester. Types of solutions, concentration units, colligative properties. Ionic equilibria of weak acids and bases, pH buffers, hydrolysis and solubility product principle.