CHEM 1105 - General Chemistry I

4 Credit(s)

This course introduces the general principles of chemistry for students planning a professional career in chemistry, a related science, or the health professions. General Chemistry 1 is a highly interactive and engaging course that covers atomic structure, periodic relationships, chemical bonding and geometry, moles, solutions, stoichiometry, types of chemical reactions, gas laws, and thermochemistry. This course introduces students to the physical world they live in through the eyes of a chemist. All matter is composed of atoms, and students begin their journey looking at the nature of atoms and their core composition and periodic properties. Matter is not just atoms, but combinations of atoms that form molecules. These combinations are explored through ways that electrons are shared to form bonds and the characteristic physical properties exhibited in molecules. Students will explore how and why atoms form bonds, the multiple ways that bonds are formed, the geometric patterns that atoms take when bonded, and the physical manifestations of these combinations. Intermolecular interaction is a key concept in explaining the physical properties of matter, so students will explore different types of intermolecular forces. Students will explore moles concepts, solutions and stoichiometric calculations of different types of chemical reactions. Students will be confronted with the states of matters, gas laws, and thermochemistry. Format: Lecture and laboratory.

General Education Natural sciences general education.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1102 with a C- or better or satisfactory score on the UHSP Math Placement Test.