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SC/NATS 1830 6.0 Mysteries of Everyday Materials

Course Description

Have you ever wondered how a battery works? Why nothing sticks to Teflon®? Or how fireworks get their beautiful colours? To understand the matter that makes up this world around us, we need to appreciate and recognize that Chemistry – the study of matter – is at the heart of it all. This course enables students to understand the physical and chemical properties of a variety of materials using a Chemistry lens. Through interactive lectures, in-class discussions, and laboratory experiments, students journey through the chemical world and discover the power of Chemistry and how the chemical structure of matter governs its reactivity and properties.




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