Colgate University

First-Year Course Offerings — Fall 2024

CHEM 101   General Chemistry I
Credits1
Restrictions
Pre-Requisites
Co-RequisitesCHEM-101L
Core Area
Area of InquiryNatural Sciences & Mathematics
Liberal Arts PracticesQuant & Algorithmic Reasoning

The first half of a two-term sequence that introduces chemical principles that apply to all areas of chemistry. This course deals with molecular and reaction stoichiometry, gases, the first law of thermodynamics, the electronic structure of atoms, the periodic table, chemical bonding, and molecular geometry.