The class also covers some of the pharmacology, toxicology, pathology and behavior that is associated with the function or malfunction of these systems. Fundamental principles of chemical theory are presented by examining their historical development. The role of chemistry, specifically the chemistry of carbon, in life processes and the treatment of disease. Water pollution, air pollution, and chemical waste management. Includes atomic structure and periodicity, chemical bonding, kinetics, equilibrium, electrochemistry, and periodic chemical properties.
Laboratory includes quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Three lectures, one laboratory and one recitation per week. All the important functional groups and the reactions which interrelate them. Fundamental treatment of organic chemistry. Mechanisms, structure, and synthetic methods. Laboratory covers techniques of separation, purification, analysis, and organic synthesis.