Category: Chemistry Faqs

Chemists study the nature and characteristics of substances and the changes they undergo when they are mixed one with another, and utilize this information to prepare new substances of value to society. Chemistry is involved in some way with almost everything we do or use. Chemists are employed in industries and companies which provide us…

Yes, chemistry is a vast field, it is divided traditionally into a number of sub-disciplines: New and important specialty areas in chemistry: Analytical, organic and physical chemists, along with biochemists are exceptionally important in the areas of environmental science and forensic science – in fact, most people working in these areas are environmental chemists, forensic…

Chemistry is often referred to as the “central science”, since the most competent and inventive chemists have a working (or even more extensive) knowledge of biology, physics and mathematics, in addition to chemistry. Learning chemistry requires the ability to comprehend large amounts of qualitative data, as in biology or earth sciences, as well as dealing…

Chemistry, which has its origin in the ancient art of alchemy, is the study of matter. Chemists study:

All questions that are course-specific should be directed to the faculty teaching those courses.  That said, all course materials are required for these courses.

Faculty will provide a list of books and materials to the BU bookstore during the month of August.  Once the list has been submitted, visit the bookstore website to see what materials are needed for each of your courses.  Some faculty will email their classes before the semester begins with further information and post the…

That depends on the course and course component. CH101 generally has around 800 students in the fall semester, and CH109 has around 160 students. All of the courses have a lecture, pre-lab, lab, and discussion section. The labs and discussion sections are generally kept to below 20 students.

 Students are allowed to “add” new courses during the first week of classes at Boston University. As a result, if you realize in that time that you are signed up for the wrong class, then you can switch to the correct course. After the “add” period closes, you can still drop courses, but you will…

No. Students are not permitted to move between the course sequences. As such, students who start in CH101 will need to continue to CH102, and students who start in CH109 will need to continue to CH110 or CH112.

 There is a third option for students to complete the chemistry major: CH101, CH102, and CH201. This is not the preferred pathway, and we highly recommend that Chemistry or BMB majors start at least in CH109. The course faculty for CH109 are available in office hours to help all dedicated students work to learn the…