Hillsdale’s Free Online Chemistry Course

Did you have a difficult time in high school chemistry? Now is the time to give chemistry another shot through Hillsdale College’s free online course: “The Great Principles of Chemistry.”

Are you interested in learning about chemistry but aren’t a science major? Hillsdale College’s free online course, “The Great Principles of Chemistry,” offers a great overview of chemistry for non-majors.

This online course pursues a deeper appreciation and understanding of the material world through an examination of the key history and principles of chemistry, from the early discovery of the elements and the periodic table through the quantum mechanical model of the atom.

The total length of the course is 6 hours and it consists of 9 lessons:

1. Chemistry and the Liberal Arts
2. The Discovery of Elements and the Periodic Table
3. Atomic Theory
4. Atomic Models
5. The Strange Behavior of Electrons
6. Atomic Orbitals
7. Ionic Bonds
8. Covalent Bonds
9. The Molecular Basis of Life

Dean of Natural Sciences and Associate Professor of Chemistry Matthew Young, Ph.D., teaches the series. Young says, “The purposes of the online course in chemistry are to introduce some of the most important ideas in chemistry, to put the development of modern chemistry into some historical context, and to inspire a renewed appreciation for chemistry.”

“The Great Principles of Chemistry” is a great way for people of all ages to learn something new and exciting. This free online course provides the fundamental education in chemistry that everyone should receive by explaining its great discoveries, revealing the why behind the periodic table of elements, and exploring the structure and behavior of atoms.

Kyle Murnen, director of online learning at Hillsdale College, says, “If you have a curiosity for the natural world and an appreciation for the beauty of creation, this course is for you.”

Embrace the joy of learning with this free online course by Hillsdale College! Enroll for free today: https://hillsdale.edu/chemistrycourse

About Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College is an independent institution of higher learning founded in 1844 by men and women “grateful to God for the inestimable blessings” resulting from civil and religious liberty and “believing that the diffusion of learning is essential to the perpetuity of these blessings.” It pursues the stated object of the founders: “to furnish all persons who wish, irrespective of nation, color, or sex, a literary, scientific, [and] theological education” outstanding among American colleges “and to combine with this such moral and social instruction as will best develop the minds and improve the hearts of its pupils.” As a nonsectarian Christian institution, Hillsdale College maintains “by precept and example” the immemorial teachings and practices of the Christian faith. The College also considers itself a trustee of our Western philosophical and theological inheritance tracing to Athens and Jerusalem, a heritage finding its clearest expression in the American experiment of self-government under law. By training the young in the liberal arts, Hillsdale College prepares students to become leaders worthy of that legacy.

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