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    Dec 06, 2025  
American University Catalog 2025-2026 
    
American University Catalog 2025-2026

CHEM-150 Chemistry of Cooking (3)


Whether they know it or not, everyone is a chemist in the kitchen. This course dispels the notion that chemistry is only for the trained and gives students the confidence to experiment in their own cooking. Students explore chemical topics including structure and function, acid/base chemistry, and reaction energetics through the preparation of food. AU Core Habits of Mind: Natural-Scientific Inquiry. Corequisite: CHEM-151 . Note: Completion of CHEM-150 and CHEM-151  with grades of C or better fulfills AU Core Habits of Mind: Natural-Scientific Inquiry.