Chemistry
SCI 105 (Offering: 2003)

Description

This course introduces the basic concepts of general chemistry that support all biological and environmental sciences. Basic concepts of matter, energy and measurements are reviewed. The course then examines atomic theory, the Periodic Table of the Elements, types of chemical bonding (ionic and covalent), chemical reactions, oxidation and reduction, solution chemistry, the properties of gases, acids and bases, the concept of pH, and the importance of chemical buffer systems. There is particular emphasis in the course on the importance of water as the solvent in biological and environmental systems, and concentration units used to describe water solutions (percent concentration, molarity, parts per million). Finally, the course deals with the fundamental properties of acids and bases, the concept of pH and the importance of chemical buffer systems.

Usual Semester of offer: Semester 1

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