Section Info: CHEM-150-01

Course Title: General Chemistry: Foundations

Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026

Term: Spring Semester 2026

Description: This course introduces fundamental principles of chemistry and prepares students to begin study in inorganic, organic, and analytical chemistry at the intermediate level. Topics include quantitative relations in chemical reactions, elementary thermodynamics, and atomic and molecular structure. This course emphasizes and supports the development of quantitative reasoning and argumentation skills. Includes laboratory.

Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Wei Chen	413-538-2224	weichen@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026	Lecture	Monday, Wednesday and Friday	11:30AM - 12:45PM	TBA	TBA	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
Coreq: CHEM-150L.	Take concurrently	Required

Comments

Additional Comments

This course is offered in both fall and spring semesters.

Course Tags
NEURO0001	NEURO: Neuroscience & Behavior Major	This course has been approved to count towards the Neuroscience and Behavior major.

Cross-listed Sections

None

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted	Capacity: 28	Enrollment: 26	Available: 0	Waitlist: 15

Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
To be determined.

Additional Book Comments

This is NOT the complete book list for this class.