本課程的內容主要是依據所指定之教科書按時程授課，為一學期之精簡課程。本課程針對以下綱要主題，提供適當的深度以及清楚的介紹，適合主修生物相關的大一學生修習。

(1) Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
The Atomic Theory
The Periodic Table
Molecules and Ions
Chemical Formulas
(2) Stoichiometry
Avogadro’s Number and the Molecular Mass
The Mass Spectrometer
Chemical Reactions and Equations
Amounts of Reactants and Products
(3) Aqueous Solutions
Properties of Aqueous Solutions
Precipitation reactions
Acid-Base Reactions
Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
Concentration of Solutions
(4) Gases
Pressure of a Gas
The Gas Laws
The Ideal Gas Equation
Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
(5) Energy Relationship in Chemical Reactions
Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
Introduction to Thermodynamics
Standard Enthalpy of Formation and Reaction
(6) The Electronic Structure of Atoms
Bohr’s Theory of the Hydrogen Atom
Quantum Mechanics
Electron Configuration
The Building-Up Principle
(7) Chemical Bonding
Covalent Bond
Lewis Structures
Resonance
Valence Bond Theory
Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals
Molecular Orbital Theory
(8) Organic Chemistry
Classes of Organic Compounds
Chemistry of the Functional Groups
Chirality
(9) Chemical Kinetics
The Rate Laws
Activation Energy and Temperature Dependence of Rate Constants
Reaction Mechanisms
Catalysis
(10) Chemical Equilibrium
The Concept of Equilibrium
Factors that Affect Chemical Equilibrium
(11) Acids and Bases
Brønsted Acids and Bases
Strength of Acids and Bases
Molecular Structure and the Strength of Acids
Lewis Acids and Bases
Buffer Solutions
Solubility Equilibrium
(12) Thermodynamics
The Three Laws of Thermodynamics
Entropy
Free Energy and Chemical Equilibrium
(13) Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry
Redox Reactions
Standard Reduction Potentials
Batteries and Electrolysis
(14) The Chemistry of Coordination Compounds
Properties of the Transition Metals
Bonding and Reactions of Coordination Compounds
Coordination Compounds in Living Systems
(15) Nuclear Chemistry
Natural Radioactivity
Nuclear Fission and Fusion
Isotopes
Biological Effects of Radiation
(16) Organic Polymers
Properties of Polymers
Synthetic Organic Polymers
Proteins and Nucleic Acids