A study of water, solutions, atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, and chemical reactions. Laboratory work involves quantitative, computational, and spectroscopic analyses of chemical systems that are relevant to the ‘real world’. Three lectures and one laboratory period or field-trip per week. Prerequisite: an annual safety training outside of class and high school chemistry or equivalent; minimum SAT score of 530 math and 1080 composite or ACT score of 22 math and 21 total. Students without the minimum SAT or ACT score must first pass MATH 114 College Algebra with a grade of B or higher.