CHEM1100-A1.LAB: Chemistry and Society.J14.Morgan,Matthew
Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
CHEM
Course Subject
CHEM
Course Number
1100
Course Section
A1
Course Title
LAB: Chemistry and Society
Academic Term and Year
Winter 2014
Credits
0.00
Hamline Plan Letter
N
Area of Study
ESTD, PHED, SCIN
Course Description
Goals: To introduce and develop some basic principles of chemistry and demonstrate how they affect humankind and the environment. Content: Basic principles of chemistry are introduced using a case study method. Topics include the ozone layer, global warming, acid rain, nuclear fission and fusion, nutrition, water as a natural resource, fossil and solar energy, and others. Special attention is paid to the social, economic and political contexts in which society deals with these issues. Models of chemical structure and bonding are developed as well as the basic concepts of thermodynamics, kinetics, and acid-base relationships. Taught: Annually. Prerequisite: None. High school chemistry is not required. Note: You may not take CHEM 1100 if you have already completed CHEM 1130: General Chemsitry I. Credits: 4 credits
Recommended Citation
Morgan, Matthew, "CHEM1100-A1.LAB: Chemistry and Society.J14.Morgan,Matthew" (2014). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 2377.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/2377