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2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog

CHM 101 - Introduction to Chemistry (4)


This course introduces students to chemistry in the context of the environment and everyday life. Upon successful completion of the course, students will demonstrate an understanding of the chemistry of acid rain, ozone layer depletion, global warming, nuclear reactions of power plants, molecules of life like DNA, proteins, important pharmaceuticals, etc. In contrast to general chemistry, this course stresses the conceptual perspectives of chemistry rather than focusing on quantitative reasoning. This course is designed for non-science majors and is not required for a science related major. Lecture and laboratory.