CHE 101 - General Chemistry I

(4 credits)

Meets Category III General Education Requirements
45 lecture hours; 45 lab hours
Prerequisites: MAT 092 or MAT 107 ; REN 092 or ELI 082G and ELI 082W or ENG 101 , or satisfactory ACCUPLACER or ACCUPLACER-ESL score
Corequisites: CHE 101L
Lab fee
The fundamental principles, laws, and theories of chemistry are introduced. Topics include the nature of chemistry, matter and thermochemistry, physical and chemical change, states of matter, measurement, heat and temperature, density, stoichiometry, inorganic nomenclature, atomic structure, historical development of the atom, the periodic table, and gases.