CHE - Chemistry

For students without a chemistry background. Fundamental ideas of matter and energy, atomic structure and bonding, reactions and equations, electrochemistry acids, bases and salts are discussed.

Beginning course for science-related majors. Topics include: fundamental laws, electronic structure and bonding, mole concept and stoichiometry, periodicity, states of matter, acid-base chemistry, thermodynamics. Prerequisites: High School chemistry and algebra or consent of instructor. Includes corresponding lab.

Continuation of CHE 12044 General Chemistry I & Lab. Topics include kinetics; equilibrium, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, selected non-metals. Includes corresponding lab. Prerequisites:  CHE 12044 General Chemistry I & Lab.

Corequisite Lab for CHE 32043

Structure, properties and reactions of organic molecules. Includes optical isomerism, spectral properties of organic compounds and reaction mechanisms.

Corequisite Lab for CHE 33143

Study of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), infrared (IR), and mass spectroscopy (MS), aromatic chemistry, alcohols, phenols, ethers, carbon-containing compounds, armines, carbohydrates, amino acide and proteins.  Includes corresponding lab.