(4 credits)This course is a one-semester introduction to general chemistry specifically for engineering students requiring only one semester of chemistry. The course will discuss the microscopic and macroscopic basis for chemical structure and reactivity and is designed to give engineering students a conceptual foundation in the principles of chemistry that are relevant to solving engineering problems. Important topics include the nature of chemical compounds; stoichiometry, properties of gases; the Periodic Table; electrons and atoms; chemical bonding and applications to materials; thermodynamics and energy; rates of chemical reactions; chemical equilibrium; electrochemistry.
There are two 75-minute |W| lectures per week. In addition to lectures, there is a 75-minute workshop meeting each week (registration for the workshops will take place in-class and not before). Â A 50-minute lab lecture and 3-hour laboratory meet in alternate weeks.