Provides preparation for informed decision making on some current and future societal issues. Not recommended for students with more than one high school science course. CHM 1211 General Chemistry 5 credits. Introduces properties of matter, stoichiometry, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, states of matter, chemical bonding, atomic and molecular structure. Organic and Biological Chemistry 5 credits.
Studies simpler laws of organic chemistry including nomenclature and classification.
Simple chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, integration of metabolisms, chemistry of heredity. Organic Chemistry 5 credits. This is the introductory course in organic chemistry. It reviews topics such as stoichiometry, acids and bases, structure and bonding theory, nomenclature, synthesis, thermodynamics, gas laws, functional groups and reaction mechanisms as applied to organic chemistry. Laboratory work will emphasize basic methods of separation and purification representative substances.