The Origins of Chemistry: From Alchemy to Chemical Bonds

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course explores the scientific and social development of modern chemistry from the work of alchemists to the chemical revolution of Lavoisier and Dalton from, the beginnings of organic chemistry and biochemistry, to the development of the periodic table, and from our early notions of atom to those of chemical bonds. Note: There is no science pre-requisite for the course. FORMATS: Lecture | Seminar