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CHEM-1036: General Chemistry

Description: First chemistry course for students in science curricula. Applications of reasoning in the natural sciences using chemical laws in an applied context and in the student’s own discipline. Overview of the universal aspects of chemistry and of application of chemistry to address global challenges. 1035: Problem-solving, elements and periodic table, stoichiometry of chemical reactions, gas phase of matter, energy flow and chemical change, atomic structure, and theories of chemical bonding. 1036: Properties of the three states of matter alone and in mixtures, kinetics, aqueous equilibrium, thermodynamics, electrochemistry. (Duplicates 1015-1016.) Students may bypass prerequisites for 1035 through testing alternatives listed in the Registrar’s Timetable.

Pathways: 4 Reasoning in Natural Sci., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 249

Average GPA: 2.64 (rounds to B-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 12.13%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 9.39%

Johnathan M Bowen202419.0%31.4%27.0%9.2%4.2%9.0%2.5539
Candace E Wall201916.7%35.0%28.4%6.9%4.4%8.6%2.5815
Shamindri M Arachchige202429.2%33.4%22.1%5.3%3.2%6.8%2.8441
Paul A Deck202317.1%34.3%27.3%8.9%4.6%7.7%2.5512
Patricia G Amateis202226.2%33.5%21.1%6.9%3.9%8.4%2.7654
Alec T Wagner202416.4%29.7%25.1%10.8%5.8%12.1%2.4541
Kurt A Neidigh202117.9%39.7%24.8%7.3%3.6%6.8%2.6337
Gordon T Yee20247.3%27.5%27.8%6.0%2.6%28.7%2.4210

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Summer II 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W