Chemistry is a college preparatory laboratory course that is designed to develop an understanding of the major areas of chemistry. Chemistry A topics will include matter, physical and chemical changes, density, atomic structure and composition, chemical periodicity, the nature of light, electron configurations, quantum mechanics, bonding, naming and writing formulas, carbon chemistry, balancing equations and types of reactions. Chemistry B topics will include Stoichiometry, dimensional analysis, gas laws, redox reactions, acids, basis, neutralization, solutions, thermochemistry and nuclear chemistry.