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2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
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CHM 131 - Introduction to Chemistry

Class: 3 Lab: 0 Clinical: 0 Work: 0 Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): MAT 060 and MAT 070 or DMA 010, DMA 020, DMA 030 or DMA 025 or MAT 003  or MAT 025  or MAT 035 
Corequisite(s): CHM 131A  
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of inorganic chemistry. Topics include measurement, matter and energy, atomic and molecular structure, nuclear chemistry, stoichiometry, chemical formulas and reactions, chemical bonding, gas laws, solutions, and acids and bases. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of chemistry as it applies to other fields. This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA and ICAA as a general education course in Natural Science.
Offered: Fall