Available to anyone in the university, this course provides substantial treatment, with demonstrations, of the chemistry involved in consumer concerns (food additives, medicines, detergents, etc.), air and water pollution, elementary biochemistry, and the general question of power generation and utilization (fuel cells, solar energy conversion, nuclear energy, etc.). No knowledge of chemistry is assumed, but it is hoped the student will have had high school chemistry or its equivalent.

Physical and chemical principles pertaining to the structure of chemical species and the nature, extent and rates of chemical reactions. The details of stoichiometry, energy changes associated with chemical reactions, atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, chemical periodicity, and the application to materials are emphasized and explored in an interactive format.

Physical and chemical principles pertaining to the structure of chemical species and the nature, extent and rates of chemical reactions. The details of stoichiometry, energy changes associated with chemical reactions, atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, chemical periodicity, and the application to materials are emphasized and explored in an interactive format.

Physical and chemical principles pertaining to the structure of chemical species and the nature, extent and rates of chemical reactions. The details of stoichiometry, energy changes associated with chemical reactions, atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, chemical periodicity, and the application to materials are emphasized and explored in an interactive format.