Retired 12/31/2008: Topics include equilibrium, acids and bases; spontaneous change and equilibrium; electrochemistry and redox reactions; chemical kinetics; fundamental particles, particle and waves; complex bonding, molecular orbitals and spectroscopy; order and symmetry in condensed phases; coordination compounds, and descriptive topics in inorganic chemistry. Laboratory required. Students should complete the two-course sequence at the same school before transfer, since topics are covered in different order by different schools.