CHEM 1A

About this course

Fundamental chemical principles with an emphasis on physical and chemical properties, stoichiometry, chemical reaction types, thermochemistry, modern atomic theory and atomic structure, chemical bonding and bonding theory, and molecular shapes. Laboratory component parallels lecture topics and also includes chemical nomenclature, basic chemical equations, stoichiometry, unknown analysis, and fundamentals of oxidation and reduction.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

• • Prerequisites: Satisfactory score on the chemistry placement test
  • orCHEM 25FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY
• and
  • Intermediate Algebra
  • or

Catalog wording: “Prerequisites: Satisfactory score on the chemistry placement test or CHEM 25; Intermediate Algebra or equivalent.”

Advisory: “Advisory: MATH 48A or equivalent Precalculus I course; not open to students with credit in CHEM 1AH.”

What this course unlocks

Foothill courses that list CHEM 1A as a prerequisite.

• BIOL 1APRINCIPLES OF CELL BIOLOGY
• BIOL 36AHHONORS EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY I
• BIOL 41MICROBIOLOGY
• CHEM 1BGENERAL CHEMISTRY
• ENGR 61BVACUUM SYSTEMS

Transfer pathways that use CHEM 1A

ASSIST maps CHEM 1A to a requirement in 845 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.

• Mechanical Engineering, General OptionFoothill → Cal Maritime
• Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard LicenseFoothill → Cal Maritime
• Marine Engineering TechnologyFoothill → Cal Maritime
• Facilities Engineering TechnologyFoothill → Cal Maritime
• OceanographyFoothill → Cal Maritime
• BIOCHEMISTRYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• CIVIL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• PHYSICSFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• LIBERAL STUDIESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• COMPUTER ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• GENERAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• KINESIOLOGYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• DAIRY SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• MATERIALS ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• PUBLIC HEALTHFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY AND PACKAGINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• FOOD SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• PLANT SCIENCESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo