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The mole is a bridge
It translates between particles, grams, formulas, and measurable lab quantities.
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01:160:161 · Chemistry · School 01 — New Brunswick School of Arts and Sciences
General Chemistry is a science-major introduction to chemical principles, including stoichiometry, states of matter, atomic and molecular structure, solutions, thermodynamics, equilibrium, oxidation-reduction, kinetics, and nuclear chemistry across the sequence.
Can I take it?
Precalculus Part I · Precalculus College Mathematics · Calculus I For The Life And Social Sciences
How hard?
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SIRS · 15,059 responses · 2016–2025
Spring 2027
21 open in snapshot · 2 instructors
When it meets
Livingston, C/D, Busch
Checked-in sections · current seat counts are unavailable.
TTh 7:30 PM · C/D · 7 sections · 7 open
AI-generated overview
Higher means more demanding · AI summary
5 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
The sequence begins with measurements, moles, balanced equations, limiting reactants, and solution calculations. The core habit is translating a chemical description into a balanced quantitative model.
Students connect observable properties of gases, liquids, and solids to atomic models, electron structure, periodic trends, and bonding ideas.
The middle of the course asks how energy changes and reversible reactions can be described, including enthalpy, entropy, equilibrium constants, and Le Chatelier-style reasoning.
Reaction rates, mechanisms, electrochemistry, and oxidation-reduction connect molecular events to measurable change and cell potential.
The official topic list closes with nonmetals, metals, coordination compounds, and nuclear chemistry, extending the principles to broader chemical systems.
Public Rutgers discussion about Chem 161 repeatedly emphasizes steady problem practice, algebra and dimensional-analysis fluency, and reviewing class material before exams. Those comments are anecdotal and may reflect a particular instructor or term, so use the current syllabus for grading and exam rules.
It translates between particles, grams, formulas, and measurable lab quantities.
Electron configuration, bonding, geometry, and polarity help predict chemical behavior.
Chemical changes are constrained by heat, work, bond energies, and entropy.
Forward and reverse processes can continue while macroscopic concentrations appear stable.
Common pitfall
Instead
Write units through every conversion; they are the logic of the calculation.
Common pitfall
Instead
Connect periodic trends to effective nuclear charge and shells.
Common pitfall
Instead
Remember that equilibrium is equal rates, not no reaction.
21 open · Livingston, C/D, Busch
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0113765 | Open | Fadeeva | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LSH A102; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LSH A102; Wednesday 7:45 PM-8:40 PMLSH A102 | Livingston |
| 0213766 | Open | Fadeeva | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LSH A102; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LSH A102; Friday 5:55 PM-6:50 PMLSH A102 | Livingston |
| 0313767 | Open | Fadeeva | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LSH A102; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LSH A102; Monday 5:55 PM-6:50 PM at LSH B115LSH A102LSH B115 | Livingston |
| 0413768 | Open | Fadeeva | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LSH A102; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LSH A102; Tuesday 4:05 PM-5:00 PM at TIL 253LSH A102TIL 253 | Livingston |
| 0513769 | Open | Fadeeva | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LSH A102; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LSH A102; Wednesday 5:55 PM-6:50 PM at LSH B117LSH A102LSH B117 | Livingston |
| 0613770 | Open | Fadeeva | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LSH A102; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LSH A102; Thursday 2:15 PM-3:10 PM at BE 250LSH A102BE 250 | Livingston |
| 1113773 | Open | Manese Rabeony | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 138; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 138; Wednesday 7:45 PM-8:40 PMHCK 138 | C/D |
| 1213774 | Open | Manese Rabeony | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 138; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 138; Friday 5:55 PM-6:50 PMHCK 138 | C/D |
| 1313775 | Open | Manese Rabeony | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 138; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 138; Monday 4:05 PM-5:00 PM at ARH 100HCK 138ARH 100 | C/D |
| 1413776 | Open | Manese Rabeony | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 138; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 138; Tuesday 2:15 PM-3:10 PM at FOR 138AHCK 138FOR 138A | C/D |
| 1513777 | Open | Manese Rabeony | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 138; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 138; Wednesday 4:05 PM-5:00 PM at RAB 206HCK 138RAB 206 | C/D |
| 1613778 | Open | Manese Rabeony | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 138; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 138; Thursday 12:25 PM-1:20 PM at RAB 206HCK 138RAB 206 | C/D |
| 1713779 | Open | Manese Rabeony | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 138; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 138; Wednesday 10:35 AM-11:30 AM at WL 126HCK 138WL 126 | C/D |
| 2113781 | Open | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HLL 114; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HLL 114; Wednesday 8:45 AM-9:40 AMHLL 114 | Busch | |
| 2213782 | Open | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HLL 114; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HLL 114; Wednesday 10:35 AM-11:30 AMHLL 114 | Busch | |
| 2313783 | Open | Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HLL 114; Thursday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HLL 114; Wednesday 12:25 PM-1:20 PM at FOR 138AHLL 114FOR 138A | Busch |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
3.87
Course quality
3.27
Response rate
44.6%
Coverage
390 offerings · 2016–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandima Abeywickrama | 27 | 3.28 | 3.13 |
| Vandana Khurana | 27 | 3.87 | 3.07 |
| Sanhita Pramanik | 25 | 3.66 | 3.02 |
| Seema Sahni | 23 | 4.32 | 3.09 |
| Sangari Harpal | 17 | 4.34 | 4.05 |
| Bryan Langowski | 15 | 4.53 | 3.39 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
4
Current campuses
Livingston, C/D, Busch
Current availability
21 open of 21
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
Core codes
NS
Loaded terms
2
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