Courses Detail Information

This course provides an introduction to the major concepts of chemistry, including the electronic structures of atoms and molecules, periodic trends in the chemical reactivity, molecular geometry, chemical bonding theories, intermolecular interactions, properties of gases, liquids and solids, thermodynamics (first, second and third) laws, physical and chemical equilibria, electrochemistry and reaction kinetics. Students will be introduced to the fundamental principles of modern chemistry, the descriptive chemistry of the elements, and to the underlying theories that account for observed macroscopic behaviour. The students will learn how to think critically, examine experimental data, and form generalizations about data as chemists and engineers do.

This course is structured around the three main parts – structures, thermodynamics, and kinetics. They are interrelated and interdependent. Based on the general aims of the education, this course is organized as lectures, recitation discussions, homework assignments, mid-term examinations, and final examination. Students are expected to be proactively involved.

1. Atomic Theory and Quantum Mechanics

2. Chemical Bonds (ionic, covalent, metallic)

3. Molecular Bond Theories and Molecular Shapes

4. Properties of Gases, Liquids, and Solids

5. The Three Laws of Thermodynamics

6. Physical and Chemical Equilibria

7. Acids, Bases, and Aqueous Solution Equilibria

8. Electrochemistry

9. Chemical Kinetics