CHEM 099 - Introductory Chemistry

A treatment of fundamental chemical mathematics, computational methods, metric system, matter, energy, chemical and physical properties, law of conservation of mass-energy, foundations of atomic theories, elements, compounds, formulas, and stoichiometry. Other topics may be covered at the discretion of the instructor. Assessment Level(s): ELAI 990/ENGL 101/ENGL 011, MATH 050. Three hours each week.

3 semester hours

May not be taken concurrently with MATH 017 or MATH 020 or MATH 030 or MATH 030 or MATH 045 without appropriate Math assessment score.

THREE EQUIVALENT CREDIT HOURS. NOT APPLICABLE TO A DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE. MAY NOT BE USED TO SATISFY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS. NOT INCLUDED IN GPA CALCULATION.

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

Perform mathematical operations relevant to chemical problems.
Describe the chemical nature of atoms, ions, and molecules.
Apply rules of nomenclature to simple chemical compounds.

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