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CHEM 1411 - General Chemistry I

Credit Hours: 4
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 3
Core: Core 030

Fundamental principles of chemistry for majors in the sciences, health sciences, and engineering; topics include measurements, fundamental properties of matter, states of matter, chemical reactions, chemical stoichiometry, periodicity of elemental properties, atomic structure, chemical bonding, molecular structure, solutions, properties of gases, and an introduction to thermodynamics and descriptive chemistry. Basic laboratory experiments supporting theoretical principles presented in lecture; includes introduction of the scientific method, experimental design, data collection and analysis, and preparation of laboratory reports.

Prerequisite(s): TSI ELAR (Reading and Writing) requirement met or concurrent enrollment in INRW 0300  or ENGL 1301 /NCBI 0300 ; MATH 1314  or equivalent academic preparation; High school chemistry is strongly recommended
Type: ACAD