Chemistry and Our Environment

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A one-semester survey course for non-science majors, emphasizing chemicalaspects of our human environment. It is designed to give students a generalunderstanding of the basic concepts of introductory chemistry in relation toenvironmental and social chemical concerns, and focuses more on conceptsthan mathematics. Topics such as air quality, ozone layer destruction,greenhouse effect, global warming, water quality, acid rain, and present andfuture energy sources will be discussed. The laboratory will provide hands-onchemical experience and supplement chemistry principles presented in lecture.This course fulfills laboratory science elective requirement. Note: Fulfills SUNY-GE Natural Sciences. (3 hrs. lecture, 3 hrs. laboratory) Prerequisite: MAT007 orhigh school Algebra I or equivalent.