Sep 16, 2024  
2024-2025 College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 College Catalog

CHM 2045 - College Chemistry 1

Credit Hours: 3.0
Prerequisite(s): CHM1025 with C
AND
Corequisite(s): CHM2045L
This course is designed for students pursuing careers in the sciences or who need a more rigorous presentation of chemical concepts than is offered in an introductory course. Students will engage in problem solving and critical thinking while applying chemical concepts. Topics will include the principles of chemistry including atomic theory, electronic and molecular structure, measurement, stoichiometry, bonding, periodicity, thermochemistry, nomenclature, solutions, and the properties of gases.

The course earns General Education credit under the Physical Sciences category for which successful students will demonstrate the skills necessary to understand and apply scientific concepts and reasoning, including the analysis and interpretation of various types of data. The successful student will have prior chemistry experience from high school or college.
Parallel: College Transfer (A.A. and A.S)