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CHE 110 - General Chemistry I

This course is designed for students majoring in science or engineering fields.

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

Use the metric system as a tool for performing measurements of length area mass, volume, energy and amounts of substances in terms of moles.
Identify and classify substances with regard to type, state, purity and modes of change.
Usefully apply the knowledge of the periodicity of the elements toward the description of chemical bonding.
Solve mathematical problems related to chemical change and the mole concept.
Explain and illustrate, by example, a variety of conceptual models used in studying the structure and behavior of atoms, molecules, solids, liquids and gases.
Demonstrate approved techniques in gravimetric and columetric methods in the laboratory.

Prerequisite/Co-requisites: Intermediate Algebra (MAT 100) or satisfactory score on math placement test or Introduction to Chemistry (CHE 106).

3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory each week 4 credits