4.00 Credits
First semester (100-101) The Structure and Behavior of Matter. Emphasis is on chemical arithmetic, chemical nomenclature, atomic theory and structure, periodic classification of elements, gas laws, valence, oxidation, reduction and equation writing. Possession of a hand held electronic calculator is required. Second semester (102-103) continues the first; acids, bases, ionization, equilibrium, and rates of reaction are also studied and applied.