ADVANCED GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MATH 113 , 114 , 171, or placement into MATH 221 . Not open to students with credit for CHEM 104 or 115 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Comm QR - Quantitative Reasoning B 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 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, entropy, or light-matter interactions). Audience: Undergraduate 2. Construct and use geometrically accurate three-dimensional bonding models that describe the probable valence electron distribution in the molecule and use these models to explain structural observations or parameters. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Construct models of atomic, ionic, metallic, and molecular substances (including polymers and biomolecules) that include interactions between particles and energy flows between system and surroundings and use these models to explain trends in physical properties. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use models of structure and energy to describe how systems undergo chemical and/or physical changes toward achieving equilibrium (e.g., predict or explain the outcome of a reaction, the temperature dependence, and/or how energy is harnessed from the reaction). Audience: Undergraduate 5. Use particle-level models of chemical reactions along with kinetic data to explain or predict how a chemical reaction occurs. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Conduct, modify, and analyze experiments in the chemistry laboratory pertaining to relevant course concepts (e.g., simple organic synthesis, reaction kinetics, acid/base chemistry, and electrochemistry) while continuing to develop safety, measurement, and sample isolation techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Articulate the rationale behind experimental results in verbal communications and written assessments. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. 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, entropy, or light-matter interactions). Audience: Undergraduate 2. Construct and use geometrically accurate three-dimensional bonding models that describe the probable valence electron distribution in the molecule and use these models to explain structural observations or parameters. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Construct models of atomic, ionic, metallic, and molecular substances (including polymers and biomolecules) that include interactions between particles and energy flows between system and surroundings and use these models to explain trends in physical properties. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use models of structure and energy to describe how systems undergo chemical and/or physical changes toward achieving equilibrium (e.g., predict or explain the outcome of a reaction, the temperature dependence, and/or how energy is harnessed from the reaction). Audience: Undergraduate 5. Use particle-level models of chemical reactions along with kinetic data to explain or predict how a chemical reaction occurs. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Conduct, modify, and analyze experiments in the chemistry laboratory pertaining to relevant course concepts (e.g., simple organic synthesis, reaction kinetics, acid/base chemistry, and electrochemistry) while continuing to develop safety, measurement, and sample isolation techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Articulate the rationale behind experimental results in verbal communications and written assessments. Audience: Undergraduate