CHEM 30A - Elementary Chemistry

    Recent Professors
    Laleh Vahdat, Elizabeth Flynn, Grant Holder, Rachel Moller, Brad Stone, Nisha Guha
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    28–32 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    Mathematics 430 or skills equivalent to those in an Elementary Algebra course
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    This is a first semester college chemistry course designed for majors preparing to take Chemistry 1A, nursing and allied health students, as well as general education. The course will cover the principles of chemistry including properties of matter, energy, atomic theory, the Periodic Table, stoichiometry, elements and compounds, the properties of bonding, molecular structure, chemical reactions, states of matter, acidity, solutions and gases, as well as an introduction to organic chemistry. (C-ID: CHEM 101) PREREQUISITE: Mathematics 430 or skills equivalent to those in an Elementary Algebra course.
    Usually Held
    Mon 2:30pm–5:40pm, Mon 6:00pm–9:10pm, Fri 12:55pm–4:05pm, Fri 4:15pm–7:25pm