<br/>What makes a chemist a chemist? To truly think like a chemist," the Utica College Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty reorganized the general chemistry curriculum over 25 years ago to emphasize that atoms and molecules exist. We start with atoms, move to the formation of ions, explore what ionic compounds look like, how atoms come together to form molecules through covalent bonds, and what 3D shape the molecules have based on their electronic arrangement. This fundamentally changed the types of labs that could be used, especially in the first semester. This presentation will explore the types of labs that can be incorporated into a molecules first approach in general chemistry as well as an emphasis on instrumentation to “see” the atoms and molecules and think like chemists.

Beyond atoms first: Molecule's first approach and the laboratory experience

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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