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General Chemistry 1
Course Description, Prerequisites, Corequisites and Textbooks

General Chemistry 1 (CHEM101) requires four weekends to complete. Classes are held on Saturdays and Sundays from 8:30am to 6:30pm.
(4 Semester Units, includes lab*)

In this course, students become conversant with the scientific vernacular, chemical symbols, and notation. The nature of atoms and molecules in predating the properties and behavior of more complex systems will be considered. Students will manipulate rudimentary mathematical equations in order to appreciate the quantitative nature of atomic interactions. States of matter will be categorized. The Periodic Table of the Elements will be studied to illustrate chemical periodicity and bonding. The gas laws will be introduced in order to understand statistical handling of large populations of atoms and molecules. The laws of thermodynamics will be introduced, including the concepts of enthalpy and entropy.


ISP does not require students to complete any preliminary 'introductory' classes prior to enrollment in our program. For example, students can enroll immediately into ISP's General Chemistry 1 class without taking 'Introduction to Chemistry'. This applies to all of our course offerings, including Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology and Physics.

*If the college or university to which the student intends to transfer Integrated Science Program (ISP) courses requires 5 instead of 4 semester units per portion of a course (either 1 or 2), we offer 1 semester unit independent study courses for each formal course which provide empirically-based studies that enhance, deepen, and further integrate knowledge of the subject by developing different problem-solving skills and conceptual organization than those fostered in formal classroom and laboratory learning.

Prerequisite -
High School Diploma or equivalent.

Corequisite - Pre-calculus Math (101)
Corequisite is not necessary for students that present transcripts demonstrating that he or she has taken a college-level math course in the last four years. Students that have not taken a college-level math course in the last four years need to achieve 60% or better on the Math 101 assessment test in order to be exempted from the Math 101 class.
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General Chemistry 1 - Textbooks

Lecture-
Ebbing, D., & Gammon, S. (2007). General Chemistry (9th ed.).
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co.
(ISBN-13: 978-0618857487)

Lab- La Beran, J. (2007). Laboratory Manual for Principles of General
Chemistry (8th. ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
(ISBN-10: 0470129220)


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