CHEMISTRY COURSES
[CHM
1, 2] [CHM 3, 4] [CHM 5] CHM 6 [CHM 21, 22][CHM
24] [CHM 25] [CHM 37]
[CHM 38] [CHM 39] [CHM 48] [CHM 55] [CHM
56] [CHM 57] [CHM 71]
[CHM 77] [CHM 85] [CHM 86] [CHM 93, 94] [CHM 98, 99] [CHM 301, 302]
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CHM 1 Syllabus and Lab Schedule
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SATISFIES CORE REQUIREMENT IN LABORATORY SCIENCE
A foundation course in Chemistry for the nonscience major. The major laws and theories of modern Chemistry are presented and illustrated with representative facts. The application of Chemistry to our daily lives is considered.
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory - 4 credits per semester
Offered every semester
The basic principles of Chemistry are stressed to prepare the student for further work in the sciences.
Co-requisites: Mathematics 7-8 or Prequisite: Mathematics 3.
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory - 4 credits per semester
Offered every semester
A systematic description of the properties and chemical transformations of matter. Using the periodic table as a guide, reaction types will be studied so that the large body of chemical facts will be put in perspective.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 4 .
Two hours lecture - 2 credits
Offered annually
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CHM 6 Chemistry of Life |
A one-semester
survey course covering concepts from general, organic and biological
Chemistry. The course is intended for
students preparing for careers in health-related professions and is designed to
provide those students with an understanding of the Chemistry of biological
systems and pharmaceuticals.
Cannot be used
as a prerequisite for any other CHM course
Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory – 4
credits
Offered annually
A systematized study of the nomenclature, structure, reactions and synthesis of organic compounds, including qualitative organic analysis and organic reaction mechanisms.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 4 .
Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory - 4 credits per semester
Offered every semester
A systematized study of laboratory methods for the identification of organic compounds with emphasis on the theory and use of mass spectrometry, ultraviolet/visible, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 22 .
One hour lecture and three hours laboratory - 3 credits
Offered annually
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CHM 25 Basic Organic Chemistry Syllabus |
A one-semester organic chemistry course designed to provide a background in the fundamentals of nomenclature, mechanisms, structures and syntheses. The course is designed for students who require a general knowledge of organic chemistry.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 4 .
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory - 4 credits
Offered during Fall semester
A study of classical gravimetric and volumetric quantitative determinations. The theory and practice of some of the more modern techniques of instrumental method are studied.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 4 .
Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory - 4 credits
Offered during Spring semester
The principles involved in the use of instrumental techniques with applications to qualitative and quantitative analysis. Elementary concepts of instrument design are also covered.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 56 .
Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory - 4 credits
Offered during Fall semester
This course gives the student a basic understanding of the theory and applications of the methods of modern analytical chemistry as applied to forensic problems. It will show how spectroscopy, separation methods and other techniques can be applied to forensic tasks such as illicit drug analyses, residue analyses, forensic toxicology, explosive and arson investigations, and hair, paint and fiber evidence. Laboratory experiments will be performed to provide experience in using the methods discussed.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 22 and 37 .
Three-hour lecture and four-hour laboratory - 4 credits
Offered during Spring semester
The properties of inorganic substances in terms of modern bonding theory. The laboratory includes the study and synthesis of representative inorganic compounds.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 56 .
Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory - 4 credits
Offered annually
An introduction to chemical thermodynamics and chemical kinetics with applications to gases, solutions and phase and chemical equilibria to provide a firm foundation for understanding the physical principles that govern chemical and biological systems. Experimental physical chemistry methods are emphasized.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 22 or 25 , 37 , Mathematics 8, Physics 4.
Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory - 4 credits
Offered during Fall semester
An introduction to ionic solutions and electrochemistry. Statistical description of bulk properties of matter with applications to chemical thermodynamics, molecular dynamics and kinetics of complex reactions. Elementary applications of the quantum approach will be introduced.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 55 , Mathematics 9.
Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory - 4 credits
Offered during Spring semester
Quantitative introduction to the major concepts of quantum statistics and its applications to modern chemistry and quantum chemistry calculations. Quantum methods of studying the relationships of bulk properties of matter with the structure of molec ules and their interactions.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 56 , Physics 4, Mathematics 21.
Two hours lecture - 2 credits
Offered annually
A one-semester introduction to the major concepts of biochemistry including carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 22 or 25 .
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory - 4 credits
Offered during Spring semester
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Chemical aspects of cell components and tissues. Emphasis on bioenergetics and the biochemistry of macromolecules, especially proteins, enzymes, and nucleic acids. General biochemistry of other components of living matter is covered.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 53 or 56 .
Three hours lecture - 3 credits
Offered annually
The application of chemical kinetics, molecular orbital theory, orbital symmetry, Woodward-Hoffman theory, energy transfer and photochemistry to organic reactions. Utilization of the modern literature in organic chemistry is included.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 56 .
Three hours lecture - 3 credits
Offered annually
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This course introduces students to the specail ways of approaching and utilizing text characteristic of the experimental sciences. Students will learn to critically interpret readings, quantitative data including graphical and statistical charts and tables as well as learning to present material in a variety of documentation styles used in the sciences. Through an emergent understanding of the unifying concepts underlying the scientific approach, students will actively pursue communication of the conceptional systems involved and the pedagogical integration of these into their broader approaches to science and its meaningful communication. This course provides an overview of how knowledge is acquired and presented in the laboratory sciences.
Three hours lecture - 3 credits
Offered on occassion
The student will work on a research project under the close supervision of a faculty member. The project will usually be a part of the faculty member’s ongoing research studies.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 21 or permission of instructor.
Four hours per week - 1 credit
Offered every semester
Students undertake a research project under the direction of a faculty advisor. The selection of an advisor must be made during the first two weeks of the semester. A written report must be submitted to the advisor and approved by two other faculty members before the end of the semester.
Students in the Honors Program may substitute the Honors tutorial (CHM 385 or 386) and Honors Thesis (CHM 389 or 390) with approval of the Chemistry department chairman.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 56 and permission of the instructor.
2 credits per semester
Offered every semester
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CHM 301, 302 Chemistry in Daily Life - Honors Core |
SATISFIES CORE REQUIREMENT IN LABORATORY SCIENCE
An introduction to principles of chemistry, including a study of atoms, molecules, atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding and reactions. These principles will be used to explain current topics in chemistry, such as air and water pollution, food additives, drugs, polymers and chemical toxicology. The laboratory will emphasize application of chemical principles.
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory - 4 credits per semester
Offered on occasion