Course Information & Syllabus
Chemistry is the science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions. It is clear that an understanding of the fundamentals of this subject is essential to finding solutions for many of the challenges facing humankind today such as, water purification, environmental remediation, development of environmentally benign chemical processes and novel materials for sequestering solar energy and storage. It also encompasses to unraveling molecular mechanisms for disease and the development of new molecules for their cure. The study of chemistry will provide students with the requisite fundamental knowledge base to begin research in many of these interdisciplinary areas that straddle conventional disciplines such as physics, biology and engineering.