Consumer Chemistry

Catalog description

Introduction to the fundamental concepts of organic chemistry and how it is applied to our daily lives. Topics will be selected from fuels, energy, polymers, fertilizers, pesticides, food and food additives, household cleaners, cosmetics and personal care chemicals, pharmaceuticals and air and water pollution. Organic chemistry concepts will include an introduction to intermolecular forces and solution dynamics. VESPR and molecular geometry, organic structure, naming and basic chemical reactions. Three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory section per week.