CHEMISTRY IN OUR WORLD

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Not open to students with credit for CHEM 104 , 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: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply appropriate chemical concepts to describe contemporary scientific issues and evaluate proposed solutions to these issues. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify the chemical concepts and principles needed to solve a chemistry problem and evaluate the validity of an answer to a given problem. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply models of atoms, molecules, and their interactions to explain the physical and chemical macroscopic properties of gasses, liquids, and solids. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Visualize and apply chemical and mathematical models to link atomic and molecular structure to macroscopic properties (e.g., to predict the outcome of selected chemical reactions). Audience: Undergraduate 5. Conduct, modify, and analyze experiments in the laboratory pertaining to product-generation, thermochemistry, and spectroscopy while developing fundamental safety, measurement, and sample isolation techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Articulate the rationale behind experimental results in verbal communications and written assessments. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply appropriate chemical concepts to describe contemporary scientific issues and evaluate proposed solutions to these issues. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify the chemical concepts and principles needed to solve a chemistry problem and evaluate the validity of an answer to a given problem. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply models of atoms, molecules, and their interactions to explain the physical and chemical macroscopic properties of gasses, liquids, and solids. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Visualize and apply chemical and mathematical models to link atomic and molecular structure to macroscopic properties (e.g., to predict the outcome of selected chemical reactions). Audience: Undergraduate 5. Conduct, modify, and analyze experiments in the laboratory pertaining to product-generation, thermochemistry, and spectroscopy while developing fundamental safety, measurement, and sample isolation techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Articulate the rationale behind experimental results in verbal communications and written assessments. Audience: Undergraduate