CHEM Chemistry

This course is a survey of the fundamentals of general chemistry with applications from medicine, modern living, agriculture, and the environment. This course is designed for non-science majors who need a lab science credit, for nursing students seeking a B.S. degree or background for physiology, and also for students who have very little or no chemical background.

A survey of the fundamentals of organic and biochemistry for nursing students interested in the processes of life. Basic principles, nomenclature, principle reactions and methods of synthesis, and the major classes of physiologically important compounds are studied.

The first of two courses covering the 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. Emphasis is placed on problem solving.

The second of two courses covering the fundamental principles of chemistry for majors in the sciences, health sciences, and engineering. Topics include chemical equilibrium; phase diagrams and spectrometry; acid-base concepts; thermodynamics; kinetics; electrochemistry; nuclear chemistry; an introduction to organic chemistry and descriptive inorganic chemistry. Emphasis is placed on problem solving.

The first of two courses designed to provide a foundation in organic chemistry. Fundamental principles of organic chemistry will be studied, including the structure, bonding, properties, and reactivity of organic molecules; and properties and behavior of organic compounds and their derivatives. Emphasis is placed on organic synthesis and mechanisms. Includes study of covalent and ionic bonding, nomenclature, stereochemistry, structure and reactivity, reaction mechanisms, functional groups, and synthesis of simple molecules. This course is intended for students in science or pre-professional programs.

As a continuation of CHEM-2423, this course involves a more in-depth study of some of the topics covered in CHEM-2423. Advanced principles of organic chemistry will be studied, including the structure, properties, and reactivity of aliphatic and aromatic organic molecules; and properties and behavior of organic compounds and their derivatives. Emphasis is placed on organic synthesis and mechanisms. Includes study of covalent and ionic bonding, nomenclature, stereochemistry, structure and reactivity, reaction mechanisms, functional groups, and synthesis of simple molecules. This course is intended for students in science or pre-professional programs.