Beginning Chemistry

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This course introduces the principles of chemistry, modern concepts of atomic structure and periodicity as a basis for understanding bonding, chemical formulas, chemical equations and chemical reactions, states of matter, important elements and their compounds, solutions, acid-base theories and reactions, net ionic equations, oxidation-reduction, kinetics and chemical equilibrium, chemical nomenclature and calculations. In the laboratory, emphasis is on observations, measurements, and elementary quantitative experiments with an introduction to qualitative analysis. *Note: The maximum UC credit allowed for students completing Chemistry 4 and Chemistry 20 is one course. Students will not receive UC credit for Chemistry 4 if taken after Chemistry 1A.