CHEM 1350
The Context of Chemistry

Here is an excellent opportunity to fulfill four hours of the Arts and Science Core Curriculum science requirement for non-science majors by means of a specially designed course that is personally rewarding as well as instructional.

Chem 1350 emphasizes the importance of fundamental ideas, rather than mere numerical manipulations. This course has been fashioned using the latest developments of Science Education, and uses a in-house written laboratory manual specifically designed for the course.

The textbook, 'The Extraordinary Chemistry of Ordinary Things,' by C. H. Snyder, is specifically aimed at the non-science major.

• to examine how current concerns, from power plants to pollution to population, are being addressed through chemistry;
• to show the science enterprise as a humanistic activity, with a broad historical and intellectual heritage;
• to impart an understanding of Nature's design of materials and chemicals and how this can be used to control their properties, such as the flavor of foods, the strength of building materials, the potency of drugs, the power of computer chips and batteries, etc.

Persons wanting additional information may contact the following persons in the
Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203:

Dr. Leroy Theriot, Instructor, 940-565-3544 or
Dr. Ruthanne Thomas, Chair, Department of Chemistry, 940-565-3515 or
Dr Bob Desiderato, Undergraduate Advisor, 940-565-3519

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