INTRO TO CHEMISTRY

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A beginning chemistry course for students with limited background in science and mathematics. Basic treatment of chemical calculations, measurements, atomic structure, bonding, nomenclature, states of matter, gas laws, solutions, reactions, kinetics, equilibrium, acids, bases, electrolytes, and radioactivity is given. The course covers many topics, but deals with them at an elementary level. Offered every fall. Prerequisite: two units of high school mathematics. Three lecture periods and one laboratory period. GER: Physical Science