CHEM 1A - GENERAL CHEMISTRY

    Recent Professors
    LONDA LARSON, KELLEY LIU, GAIL KATSIR, AMID SALARI, KYLE TAYLOR, AMITA MISHRA, NADIA BIGLARI, NAYEREH REZAEI and 2 more
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Winter 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    28 students
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    Satisfactory score on the chemistry placement test or CHEM 25 ; Intermediate Algebra or equivalent.
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    Fundamental chemical principles with an emphasis on physical and chemical properties, stoichiometry, chemical reaction types, thermochemistry, modern atomic theory and atomic structure, chemical bonding and bonding theory, and molecular shapes. Laboratory component parallels lecture topics and also includes chemical nomenclature, basic chemical equations, stoichiometry, unknown analysis, and fundamentals of oxidation and reduction.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 12:00pm–1:15pm, Mon Wed 12:00pm–1:15pm, Tue Thu 5:00pm–6:15pm, Mon Wed 2:00pm–4:50pm