CHEM 1117 Honors Modern Chemistry I
This course is intended for students from any major (including undecided) with a strong foundation and interest in chemistry. CHEM1117 begins with the theoretical description of atomic and molecular structure and with examples of modern experimental techniques for visualizing and manipulating individual atoms and molecules. The laws of thermodynamics and kinetics are studied to understand why chemical reactions occur at all, why it is that once reactions start they can't go all the way to completion, and how molecules act as catalysts to speed up reactions without being consumed themselves.
Course overview
- Department
- Chemistry
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Catalog details
- Corequisites
- CHEM1119
- 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)
- 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)
- Chemistry B.S.: Two semesters of general chemistry lecture and laboratory (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Official evaluation summary
3.71 / 5
Data freshness
Instructors
- Alexis Grimaud
- Casey Howshall
- Matthias Waegele
- Sammi Wu
- Tarah Yared
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03