Dr. Margaret Forrester Professor of Chemistry 706-379-5152 mforr@yhc.edu  BA, Berry College, Mount Berry, GA PhD, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

Chemistry Courses

201 General Chemistry I - 4 semester hours
Prerequisite or co-requisite: Math 101 or 116. - A study of the chemical principles involved in stoichiometry, reaction types, atomic structure, chemical bonding, periodicity, and molecular structure. Three hours of lecture and two hours of lab each week.

202 General Chemistry II - 4 semester hours
Prerequisite: Chemistry 201. Introduction to acids and bases, reaction kinetics, gases, liquids, solids, thermodynamics, equilibria, electrochemistry, and coordination compounds. Reactions of chemical elements and compounds are described and the separation and identification of inorganic compounds is studied in detail. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab which includes qualitative analysis.

215-216 Organic Chemistry I and II - 8 semester hours
Prerequisites: Chemistry 202, 215. A systematic study of the compounds of carbon. This includes the study of aliphatic and aromatic compounds, their properties, nomenclature, preparation of functional groups, reaction mechanisms, and investigation of structure by instrumental methods. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week.