This introductory chemistry course is designed for the non-science major. The student will explore and consider the implications of the "big ideas" of chemistry, why they are important, and the evidence for them. These great principles include the atomic nature of matter, bonding, intermolecular forces, structure and shape, chemical reactions, and transfer of energy. The nature of empirical scientific methodology and the strengths and limitations of science as a way of knowing will be discussed in the context of a liberal education. The course will make use of primary or secondary sources that shed light on the process and context through which key advances have occurred. In addition, the relationship of fundamental principles of chemistry to current and emerging global issues will be explored. Lecture, discussion, and laboratory.