This course provides an introduction to chemistry that prepares students for further study in any engineering field. It offers a balance of conciseness, rigor, and depth needed to prepare students for more advanced coursework and careers in various engineering specialties, such as civil, environmental, electrical, computer, mechanical, and biomedical engineering. It elucidates the key concepts and skills important for entering engineering students, including problem solving, qualitative and quantitative thinking, and importance of units. It emphasizes the connection between molecular properties and observable physical properties and the connections between chemistry and other subjects studied by engineering students, such as mathematics and physics. Examples are drawn from problems of interest to modern engineers, including alternative energy, advanced materials, and the environment. Selected assignments and laboratory exercises are included and are designed to reinforce and expand the student understanding of the fundamental concepts and their application to solving engineering problems.
- Lecturer: Wayne Archibald
- Lecturer: Christina Douglas
- Lecturer: Sasha-Gay Wright