This course looks at: principles of energetics and principles of thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, reaction rates, the rate expression, reaction orders, and catalysts; chemical equilibrium, the equilibrium constant, phase and gas equilibrium; theories of acidity, dissociation of strong and weak acids, acid-base titrations; and redox reactions and electrochemistry.  (Taken concurrently with CHM 102L) Prerequisite courses for CHM 102: CHM 101 and CHM 101L with a grade of ‘C’ or higher).