GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MATH 112 , 114 , 171, 211 , 221 , or placement into MATH 211 or 221 . Not open to students with credit for CHEM 109 or 115 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Physical Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Construct models of atomic, ionic, and molecular substances that account for interactions between particles and energy flows between system and surroundings and use these models to explain trends in physical properties. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Construct models for atoms or ions that highlight the probable locations and energies of all electrons and use them to explain atomic-level phenomena (e.g., periodic properties or light-matter interactions). Audience: Undergraduate 3. Construct and use appropriate three-dimensional bonding models that describe the probable valence electron distribution in a molecule and use these models to explain structural observations and chemical behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Conduct, modify, and analyze experiments in the laboratory pertaining to stoichiometry, thermochemistry, and spectroscopy while developing fundamental safety, measurement, and sample isolation techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Articulate the rationale behind experimental results in verbal communications and written assessments. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Calculate, evaluate, and rationalize quantities relevant to stoichiometry and thermodynamics, e.g., amounts in moles, mass, concentration, energy changes. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Construct models of atomic, ionic, and molecular substances that account for interactions between particles and energy flows between system and surroundings and use these models to explain trends in physical properties. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Construct models for atoms or ions that highlight the probable locations and energies of all electrons and use them to explain atomic-level phenomena (e.g., periodic properties or light-matter interactions). Audience: Undergraduate 3. Construct and use appropriate three-dimensional bonding models that describe the probable valence electron distribution in a molecule and use these models to explain structural observations and chemical behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Conduct, modify, and analyze experiments in the laboratory pertaining to stoichiometry, thermochemistry, and spectroscopy while developing fundamental safety, measurement, and sample isolation techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Articulate the rationale behind experimental results in verbal communications and written assessments. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Calculate, evaluate, and rationalize quantities relevant to stoichiometry and thermodynamics, e.g., amounts in moles, mass, concentration, energy changes. Audience: Undergraduate