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2010-2011 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2010-2011 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

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CHEM 4A - (NS) General and Inorganic Chemistry

Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Fundamental principles of chemistry including states of matter, modern atomic and bonding theory, mass and energy relationships in chemical reactions, equilibria, reaction rates and electrochemistry. Properties of the elements and their compounds are discussed in terms of structure. (3 hours lecture, 1 hour recitation.) Students registering for 3A or 4A should also register for the corresponding laboratory course 3B or 4B. 3A and/or 4A apply towards the natural science distribution requirement only upon successful completion of the corresponding laboratory course(s) 3B and/or 4B. Engineering students are required to take only one semester of laboratory, preferably 3B.

Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Completion of CHEM 2A  or high school chemistry with a passing grade. CHEM 3A  must be completed before CHEM 4A. Students registering for 4A should also register for the corresponding laboratory course 4B . 4A applies toward the natural science distribution requirement only upon successful completion of the corresponding laboratory course(s) or 4B . Engineering students are required to take only one semester of laboratory, preferably 3B . Credit given for 4A or New College NCB 2, not both.





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