Chemistry in Modern Society

(Not open to students who have taken CHEM 101.3, 102.3, 113.4, 114.4.) A survey of chemistry designed to acquaint non-scientists with aspects of chemistry that concern the average citizen. The course provides an introduction to atoms and molecules and to chemical reactions that play a significant role in modern life. Included in this treatment are discussions of important types of molecules found in living systems, aspects of chemical technology, and chemical aspects of our environmental problems.

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