CHEM 42 - Introductory General Chemistry

    Recent Professors
    Ngoc Tran Tran, Joseph Fassler, Bindu Meprathu, Anne Nelson, Younes Ahmadi, Poupak Khazaeli Parsa, Andrea Grill, Kelsey Hagstrom and 1 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    24–25 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    Course Completion of MATH 154 or MATH 155 or MATH 156 or higher (MATH) or two years of high school algebra or equivalent; OR AB705 placement into
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of CHEM 42
    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
    Students will be introduced to fundamental laws and principles of the composition of matter, physical and chemical changes, atomic and molecular structure, chemical equilibria, intermolecular forces, solutions, qualitative theory and techniques, and quantitative theory and techniques. This course is a prerequisite for Chemistry 3A.
    Usually Held
    Sat 9:00am–11:50am, Wed 7:00am–9:50am, Mon 12:00pm–2:50pm, Mon 3:00pm–5:50pm