CHEM 1109 General Chemistry I
This course is intended for students whose major interest is science or medicine. It offers a rigorous introduction to the principles of chemistry with special emphasis on quantitative relationships and chemical equilibrium and the structures of atoms, molecules, and crystals. The properties of the more common elements and compounds are considered against a background of these principles and the periodic table.
Course overview
- Department
- Chemistry
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- One year of high school chemistry.
- Corequisites
- CHEM1111
- Satisfies core
- Natural Science
Requirements fulfilled
- Geological Sciences B.S.: (D) Corequisite: two semesters of Chemistry with labs (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Environmental Geoscience B.S.: (E) Corequisite: two semesters of Physics with labs, or two semesters of Chemistry with labs, or three semesters of Biology (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Biochemistry B.S.: CHEM1109 General Chemistry I and CHEM1111 Laboratory (or CHEM1117 and CHEM1119) (4 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Biology B.A.: Chemistry corequisites (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Biology B.S.: Chemistry corequisites (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Human-Centered Engineering B.S.: Corequisite Courses (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Physics B.S.: Corequisite: Chemistry (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Neuroscience B.S.: Foundation (24 Credits) — General Chemistry I with lab (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Mathematics B.S.: Natural science, computer science, or economics corequisites (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Computer Science B.S.: Required science component (two-semester laboratory sequence) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Psychology B.S. (Class of 2027 and Before): Science Corequisites — four of the following courses (12 or more credits) (Class of 2027 and Before)
- Psychology B.S.: Science Corequisites — four of the following courses (12 or more credits) (Class of 2028 and After)
- Chemistry B.S.: Two semesters of general chemistry lecture and laboratory (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- University Core: Natural Science (All undergraduates)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.20 / 5 · Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.60 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Akinwande Akinniyi | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 7–9 hrs/week | 70 of 87 |
| Fall 2025 | Clarissa Keen | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 102 of 123 |
| Fall 2025 | Daniel Fox | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 179 of 233 |
| Fall 2025 | Jillian Platt | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 45 of 68 |
| Fall 2025 | Khalil Mimouni | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 72 of 89 |
| Fall 2025 | Ling Cheng | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 10+ hrs/week | 34 of 45 |
| Fall 2025 | Nathaniel Hartmann | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 10+ hrs/week | 152 of 187 |
| Fall 2025 | Richard Michaud | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 70 of 88 |
| Fall 2025 | Shoma Mukai | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 31 of 35 |
| Fall 2024 | Clarissa Keen | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 94 of 123 |
| Fall 2024 | Daniel Fox | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 196 of 248 |
| Fall 2024 | Jin Ook Ahn | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 36 of 46 |
| Fall 2024 | Kaitlyn Szalay | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 32 of 42 |
| Fall 2024 | Malavika Asokan Nair | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 36 of 44 |
| Fall 2024 | Nathaniel Hartmann | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 149 of 187 |
| Fall 2024 | Richard Michaud | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 37 of 47 |
| Fall 2023 | Clarissa Keen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 of 114 |
| Fall 2023 | Daniel Fox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 of 193 |
| Fall 2023 | Esma Ucar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 of 41 |
| Fall 2023 | Konara Pamunuwa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 of 51 |
| Fall 2023 | Nathaniel Hartmann | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 of 133 |
| Fall 2023 | Yiling Zhu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 of 33 |
| Fall 2022 | Brooke Elander | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 68 of 84 |
| Fall 2022 | Daniel Fox | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 176 of 218 |
| Fall 2022 | Gavin Giardino | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 10+ hrs/week | 15 of 17 |
| Fall 2022 | James Wilkes | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 62 of 84 |
| Fall 2022 | Nathaniel Hartmann | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 113 of 150 |
| Fall 2021 | Brooke Elander | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 39 of 69 |
| Fall 2021 | Daniel Fox | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 134 of 228 |
| Fall 2021 | Gavin Giardino | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 29 |
| Fall 2021 | Jing Wan | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 29 of 47 |
| Fall 2021 | Joseph Morabito | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 10+ hrs/week | 76 of 116 |
| Fall 2021 | Mariah Tedder | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 47 of 82 |
| Fall 2021 | Michael Goldstein | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 33 of 70 |
| Fall 2021 | Nathaniel Hartmann | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 89 of 131 |
| Fall 2021 | Paul Lee | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 38 of 70 |
| Fall 2021 | Shoshana Reich | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 41 of 76 |
Data freshness
Instructors
- Akinwande Akinniyi
- Brooke Elander
- Caroline Rourke
- Chloe Roper
- Clarissa Keen
- Connor J Nicholas
- Daniel Fox
- Esma Ucar
- Gavin Giardino
- Hannah Hunt
- Henry Hoa Dinh
- James Wilkes
- Jillian Platt
- Jin Ook Ahn
- Jing Wan
- John Holmgren
- Jordan Ashley Getchell Miller
- Joseph Morabito
- Juliana Marston
- Kaitlyn Szalay
- Khalil Mimouni
- Konara Pamunuwa
- Ling Cheng
- Malavika Asokan Nair
- Margaret O Reid
- Mariah Tedder
- Michael Goldstein
- Nathaniel Hartmann
- Nicholas Pugliano
- Paul Lee
- Richard Michaud
- Shoma Mukai
- Shoshana Reich
- Tyler J Callahan
- Yiling Zhu
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10
- Section 11
- Section 12
- Section 13
- Section 14
- Section 15
- Section 16
- Section 17
- Section 18
- Section 19
- Section 20
- Section 21
- Section 22
- Section 23
- Section 24
- Section 25
- Section 26
- Section 27
- Section 28
- Section 29