Elementary introduction to concepts of chemistry, including metric measurement, periodic properties, atomic and molecular structure, bonding, formulas and nomenclature, redox chemistry, stoichiometry, states of matter and gas laws, solutions, equilibria, and acid-base chemistry. Designed for students with no background in chemistry. Co-requisite laboratory coordinates exercises with lecture topics. (3 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week)

Co-requisite lab for CHEM 111.

Terminology and quantitative relationships; atomic structure, periodic law, chemical bonding, states of matter, and solutions.

Co-requisite lab of CHEM 115.

Continuation of CHEM 115. Chemical equilibrium, ionic equilibrium, electrochemistry, and organic chemistry.

Co-requisite lab of CHEM 116.

Study of characteristic reactions, synthesis, and stereochemistry of major classes of organic compounds using a mechanistic approach. Classes of compounds studied include alkanes, alkyl halides, alkenes, and alcohols. Mechanisms studied include: free radical halogenation, nucleophilic substitution, nucleophilic addition, and electrophilic addition.

Continuation of CHEM 233 to include spectroscopic methods, theory and interpretation. Classes of compounds studied include alkynes, aromatics, carbonyls, amides, amines, and synthetic polymers. Mechanisms studied include electrophilic aromatic substitution, Aldol condensation, esterification, and polymerization. Lab work includes some computer simulation, unknown analysis and individual work.

An introduction to microscale techniques of organic chemistry preparation and purification, this lab is designed to be taken concurrently with CHEM 233. Techniques studied will be re-crystallization, distillation, extraction and preparation of simple aliphatic compounds.

This lab is designed to be taken concurrently with CHEM 234. Techniques studied will include multi-step synthesis, qualitative analysis and instrumental analysis. Some computer simulation and individualized experiments will be involved.

Cooperative work experience placements must be approved by the academic division.

Variable subject content that is determined by the academic division.

Variable subject content that is determined by the academic division; corequisite lab of CHEM 297.

Cooperative work experience placements must be approved by the academic division.

Variable subject content that is determined by the academic division.

Introduction to chemistry of cellular constituents (proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, enzymes and coenzymes) and their metabolism in animals and plants.

Classic and modern laboratory techniques in biochemistry.