CHEM 103 - Essential Chemistry

Credit(s): 4
Contact Hours: 5

A survey of the basic concepts and principles of chemistry designed for non-science majors. An introduction to the basic language of chemistry, the basic systems of inorganic, organic, and biochemistry, and their application to everyday life and the general ecosystem. Topics may include the chemistry of drugs, household products, energy resources, air resources, and material resources. This course is designed for students who are not majoring in chemistry as well as for those fulfilling a lab science requirement in their degree. One semester of high school science expected. Prerequisites: E, M, R.