This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class. Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation.

Textbook (required):

General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Concise, Practical, Integrated. 4rd edition. Frost, Laura D. and Deal, Todd S., Pearson 2020. ISBN: 9780134988696

Online Access to Sapling Learning platform (required):

Sapling Learning Access for General, Organic and Biochemistry. Sapling Learning. 2016. ISBN 9781319080242 for the access card purchased from the bookstore

This second component to this course is access to an online learning platform through a different publisher than the book. You must buy the online access to complete the homework.

You can purchase the online access through the CMU online bookstore or directly from the platform provider, Sapling Learning. Instructions for accessing the Sapling Learning materials will be provided in the course materials once the course begins.

• To introduce students to a wide range of chemistry starting from the basics.
• To foster an appreciation of chemistry in everyday life.
• To gain an understanding of chemistry as it pertains to biological systems.