CHM-101 is an introductory, general education course for the non-science major, covering fundamental principles of chemistry including topics such as the mole, chemical equilibria, chemical and physical properties, solutions, and kinetics, with laboratory techniques applied to those principles.
Chemistry for the non-science major
The course is deliberately designed as a general education entry point, not assuming prior science background, so students without a chemistry major can still build genuine foundational chemistry literacy.
Core quantitative and conceptual chemistry principles
CHM-101 covers foundational concepts — the mole concept, equilibria, solutions, and kinetics — that together form the quantitative and conceptual toolkit needed to reason about chemical systems and reactions.
Key topics in CHM101
- The mole concept in chemistry
- Chemical equilibria
- Chemical and physical properties of matter
- Solutions and solubility
- Reaction kinetics
- Laboratory techniques supporting core concepts
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Worked example: the mole as a foundational concept
- Everyday counting: Counting individual items like eggs or cars
- Chemistry's challenge: Atoms and molecules are far too small and numerous to count individually
- The mole's solution: A standardized counting unit that lets chemists relate a measurable mass to a specific number of particles
- Lesson: CHM-101 teaches that the mole concept is what makes quantitative chemistry possible at all, underlying nearly every later calculation in the course
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Frequently asked questions
Many students need genuine chemistry literacy — understanding matter, reactions, and quantitative reasoning about chemical systems — as part of a well-rounded general education, even if they're not pursuing a science-intensive major, and a course that assumed prior chemistry knowledge would exclude these students from building that foundational literacy. CHM-101 is built for the non-science major specifically so it can teach real chemistry concepts from the ground up without assuming background the student may not have.
CHM-101 is explicitly framed as a general-education course for the non-science major, while CHM-120 General Chemistry I typically serves as the first course in a more rigorous, sequential general chemistry track intended for science, health science, or pre-professional majors that continues into CHM-121 General Chemistry II. A student's intended major usually determines which of the two tracks is the appropriate starting point, since CHM-120's sequence assumes continuation into more advanced coursework that CHM-101 does not.