CHEM 30A
Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry I

Course Description

This course is the first quarter of the general inorganic, organic, and biological chemistry course for students entering allied health fields. Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry I focuses on an introduction to general chemistry. The course opens with an overview of the scientific method and chemistry as the study of matter and its transformations, followed by a discussion of measurement and unit analysis. The central topics include an introduction to elements, compounds, and types of bonding in compounds, leading to a survey of classes of chemical reactions and stoichiometric calculations based on chemical equations. Subsequent discussion of intermolecular forces and phases and phase changes leads to a consideration of the properties of gases (the limit of weak intermolecular forces), and the course concludes with discussions of acid-base chemistry and nuclear chemistry.

Class Details

CRN Course Section Days Times Instructor Loc
29059 CHEM 30A 26 Seats open Tuesday, Thursday 11:30 AM-01:20 PM Margarete Leclerc FOR4
Thursday 08:30 AM-11:20 AM SC2204

Class Dates: This class runs from 2026-09-21 to 2026-12-11.
Footnote:
CHEM-030A-26:Fully ON-CAMPUS. This class meets on-campus each week on scheduled days and times as noted in the class listing.

Class Materials

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Course Details

Units
5 Units
Hours
  • Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
  • Weekly Lab Hours: 3
Program Status
Program Applicable
Credit
Credit - Degree Applicable
Grading Method
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass

Requisite and Advisory

Prerequisite
Intermediate algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond intermediate algebra
Advisory
  • ESL 272 and ESL 273, or ESL 472 and ESL 473, or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL 5
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