CHEM 2091

CHEM 2091

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

CHEM 2091 is the laboratory component of CHEM 2090 Engineering General Chemistry. Covers basic chemical concepts, such as reactivity and bonding of molecules, introductory quantum mechanics, and intermolecular forces in liquids and solids and gases. Attention will be focused on aspects and applications of chemistry most pertinent to engineering.


Corequisites CHEM 2090.

Forbidden Overlaps CHEM 1560 and CHEM 1561, CHEM 2070 and CHEM 2071, CHEM 2090 and CHEM 2091

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025FA

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  2641 CHEM 2091   LAB 401

    • M
    • Aug 31 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Laudenschlager, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Students must complete CHEM 2090 and CHEM 2091 to earn a letter grade in the course.
    Seats in the fall are reserved for incoming first-year Engineering students. Current students will not be able to enroll in CHEM 2090 and 2091 through Student Center during pre-enrollment. However, they may join the department’s waitlist prior to the first day of classes and will be contacted if space becomes available: https://chemlabs.arts.cornell.edu/waitlist.cfm
    All 2091 labs begin the second week of the semester.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  2642 CHEM 2091   LAB 402

    • T
    • Aug 31 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Laudenschlager, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Students must complete CHEM 2090 and CHEM 2091 to earn a letter grade in the course.
    Seats in the fall are reserved for incoming first-year Engineering students. Current students will not be able to enroll in CHEM 2090 and 2091 through Student Center during pre-enrollment. However, they may join the department’s waitlist prior to the first day of classes and will be contacted if space becomes available: https://chemlabs.arts.cornell.edu/waitlist.cfm
    All 2091 labs begin the second week of the semester.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  2643 CHEM 2091   LAB 403

    • W
    • Aug 31 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Laudenschlager, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Students must complete CHEM 2090 and CHEM 2091 to earn a letter grade in the course.
    Seats in the fall are reserved for incoming first-year Engineering students. Current students will not be able to enroll in CHEM 2090 and 2091 through Student Center during pre-enrollment. However, they may join the department’s waitlist prior to the first day of classes and will be contacted if space becomes available: https://chemlabs.arts.cornell.edu/waitlist.cfm
    All 2091 labs begin the second week of the semester.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  2644 CHEM 2091   LAB 404

    • R
    • Aug 31 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Laudenschlager, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Students must complete CHEM 2090 and CHEM 2091 to earn a letter grade in the course.
    Seats in the fall are reserved for incoming first-year Engineering students. Current students will not be able to enroll in CHEM 2090 and 2091 through Student Center during pre-enrollment. However, they may join the department’s waitlist prior to the first day of classes and will be contacted if space becomes available: https://chemlabs.arts.cornell.edu/waitlist.cfm
    All 2091 labs begin the second week of the semester.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  2645 CHEM 2091   LAB 405

    • F
    • Aug 31 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Laudenschlager, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Students must complete CHEM 2090 and CHEM 2091 to earn a letter grade in the course.
    Seats in the fall are reserved for incoming first-year Engineering students. Current students will not be able to enroll in CHEM 2090 and 2091 through Student Center during pre-enrollment. However, they may join the department’s waitlist prior to the first day of classes and will be contacted if space becomes available: https://chemlabs.arts.cornell.edu/waitlist.cfm
    All 2091 labs begin the second week of the semester.