CHEM 1001
The Chemical World
Lec 01 selected
This class is intended for students who wish to improve their scientific literacy. The class will provide a non-mathematical introduction to some fundamental concepts of chemistry and will explore various relevant topics (e.g., environment, energy, health) to make connections to the chemical world around us.
Sections
Lecture
Lec 01
Tue, Thu 10:05-11:25
From the syllabus
From the Winter 2026 syllabus by Mark Stradiotto. Open the PDF
Grading
60%Term tests (3)20% each; Feb 5, Mar 5, and Mar 26
40%Final examCumulative; Chapters 1–11
Textbook
- Braving the Elements, Gray, Simon, and Trogler
Course rules
- Missed tests
- With academic accommodation, a missed in-class test is weighted to the final exam; otherwise it receives zero.
- Missed final
- Notify the instructor within three calendar days to arrange a make-up exam after an illness or exceptional circumstance.
- Late arrival
- Arriving more than 30 minutes late to a test or exam counts as a missed assessment.
- Short-term absence
- Email the instructor within 24 hours and submit the absence form within three calendar days; the form may be used twice.
- Long-term absence
- For absences over three consecutive days, contact the instructor within five calendar days; the short-term absence form is not accepted.
- Academic integrity
- Assessments must be individual work unless collaboration is explicitly permitted; unauthorized aids and sharing or accessing answers are prohibited.
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