Introductory Chemistry

Catalog description

CHEM 002A is a study of the applied principles of chemistry for the allied science and non-science majors. Included are scientific methodology, composition of matter, physical and chemical changes, bonding, nomenclature, chemical periodicity and reactivity, stoichiometry, states of matter, atomic and molecular modeling, chemical energetics, properties and models of solids, liquids, gases, aqueous solution and Redox reactions, pH, reactions of elements/acids/bases/salts, and a brief introduction to organic chemistry. Appropriate training in chemical safety is provided. The CHEM 002A/002B sequence is a state university curriculum requirement for students planning to transfer to majors in agriculture, nursing, home economics, industrial technology, industrial arts, and other applied sciences.