Chemistry (CHEM)
Chemistry
CHEM 211, 212 is a prerequisite to all other
undergraduate CHEM courses numbered 301 or above.
101 Introduction to Modern Chemistry
(3:3:0). Fundamental principles of chemistry. Physical and chemical
discoveries and properties of matter are presented along
with their application and their impact on our way of life.
Topics include atomic and molecular structure, nuclear
chem
istry, chemistry in the earth and atmosphere. No
previous knowledge of chemistry is assumed or required. Course
is not open to students majoring in chemistry. Credit will
not be given for both this course and CHEM 103.
102 Introduction to Organic and Biological
Chemistry (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 101 or 103 or
211. Structure and properties of the major classes of organic
compounds with particular reference to organic molecules and
their relationship to polymers, both manmade and
biopolymers such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic
acids. Course is primarily intended for those who are
interested in the application of the principles of organic
chemistry and biochemistry to related areas of science such as
genetics, microbiology, physiology, and nutrition. Not open
to students majoring in chemistry. Course cannot be used
in place of CHEM 313 or 314. Credit will not be given
for both this course and CHEM 104.
103, 104 Chemical Science in a Modern Society
(4:3:3). Terminal course in chemistry for nonscience and
nursing majors. Principles and application of chemistry. Topics
are those described for CHEM 101 and 102 but with a lab
to enhance the scientific experience. Credit will not be
given for both this course and for CHEM 211, 212. Not open
to students majoring in chemistry.
155, 156 Introduction to Environmental Chemistry I
and II (4:3:3). Prerequisites for 156: CHEM
155.Basic chemical principles of the earth's water, air, and soil
systems, presented in the context of understanding
environmental issues. Course includes Saturday morning field trips to
sites of past and present environmental contamination,
alternating with Saturday morning laboratory activities.
201 Introductory Chemistry I (3:3:0). General
chemistry course for students with interests in science,
engineering, mathematics, or computer science who do not
require a lab. Fundamental principles of atomic and molecular
structure, chemical bonding, basic concepts of chemical
reactions and thermochemistry, and properties of gases,
liquids, and solids. Does not fulfill degree requirements for a
laboratory science course. Credit will not be given for both
this course and CHEM 211 or CHEM 103.
202 Introductory Chemistry II
(3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 201 or CHEM 211.
Second-semester general chemistry course for students with interests in science,
engineering, mathematics, or computer science who do
not require a lab. Fundamentals of reaction rates and
equilibrium. Topics include kinetics, properties of solutions,
ionic equilibrium, chemical thermodynamics,
electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Does not fulfill degree
requirements for a laboratory science course. Credit will not be
given for both this course and CHEM 212 or CHEM 104.
211, 212 General Chemistry (4:3:3), (4:3:3).
CHEM 211 is prerequisite to CHEM 212. Basic facts and principles
of chemistry, including atomic and molecular structure,
gas laws, kinetics, equilibrium, electrochemistry, nuclear
chemistry, and the properties and uses of the more
important elements and their compounds. Students majoring in
science, engineering, or mathematics should choose
this course. Credit will not be given for both this course
and CHEM 103, 104.
251 General Chemistry for Engineers
(4:3:3). Fundamental principles of chemical structure and reactivity
including atomic and molecular structure, chemical
bonding,
structures of ionic, covalent, and metallic lattices,
oxidation-reduction, electrochemistry, chemistry of metals,
and introduction to organic chemistry and polymers.
Enrollment restricted to students intending to major in
engineering. Students who need two semesters of chemistry
should enroll in CHEM 211. Credit will not be given for both
this course and CHEM 211.
300 Chemistry of Semiconductor Processing
(3:3:0). Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credits or permission
of instructor. Chemical aspects of the manufacture of
semiconductor devices. Topics include oxidation of
silicon, photoresists, plasma etching, removal of metal
contaminants by acid etching, and analysis of semiconductor
thin films. Cannot be used as a chemistry elective toward a
B.A. or B.S. or minor in Chemistry and does not fulfill
premedical requirements. Does not satisfy the chemistry
course requirements for a B.S. in Biology.
313, 314 Organic Chemistry (3:3:0). Corequisite
for CHEM 313: CHEM 315; corequisite for CHEM 314: CHEM
318. Theoretical, synthetic, industrial, and
biological aspects of the chemistry of carbon compounds.
315 Organic Chemistry Lab I (2:1:3). Corequisite:
CHEM 313. Lab techniques and reactions arranged to
accompany CHEM 313. One-hour recitation.
318 Organic Chemistry Lab II (2:1:3).
Prerequisite: CHEM 315. Corequisite: CHEM 314. Continuation
of CHEM 315, arranged to accompany CHEM 314.
One-hour recitation.
321 Elementary Quantitative Analysis
(4:2:6). Principles of chemical analysis with emphasis on ionic equilibria.
Lab consists of gravimetric, volumetric, and
instrumental methods illustrating the principal types of quantitative
determinations.
322 General and Biochemical Equilibrium
(2:2:0). Prerequisite: CS 103, 112, or
161. Study of general and biochemical equilibria in gas-phase, ionic, and
heterogeneous systems. Topics include gas reactions, polyfunctional
acids and bases, complexion formation, solubility and
free energy relationships, and the use of computer
algorithms to solve equilibrium problems.
331, 332 Physical Chemistry I, II
(3:3:0). Prerequisite: MATH 113, 114. Prerequisite or corequisite: PHYS 243
or 160. CHEM 331 is prerequisite to 332. Yearlong
survey covering topics including thermodynamics, equilibria,
kinetics, solution properties, elementary quantum
theory, electrochemistry, atomic and molecular structure,
and nuclear chemistry.
333, 334 Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences I,
II (3:3:0). Prerequisites: CHEM 211, 212 and MATH
113. CHEM 333 is prerequisite to CHEM 334. Corequisite
or prerequisite: MATH 114. Yearlong survey of the
principles of physical chemistry with emphasis on their
application in the biological sciences. Topics include the first and
second laws of thermodynamics, free energy and
chemical equilibria, kinetics, transport properties, molecular
interactions, molecular structure, spectroscopy, statistical
thermodynamics, and x-ray diffraction. Credit will not be
given for both this course and CHEM 331, 332.
336 Physical Chemistry Lab I (2:1:3). Prerequisite
or corequisite: CHEM 331. Quantitative experimental
study of physicochemical principles. CHEM 336 and 337
con
stitute an introduction to the practice and theory of
experimental physical chemistry. One-hour recitation.
337 Physical Chemistry Lab II
(2:1:3). Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM
332. Continuation of CHEM 336. One-hour recitation.
341 Fundamental Inorganic Chemistry
(3:3:0). Descriptive chemistry including chemical properties, reactions,
and reaction mechanisms of inorganic elements and
compounds. Topics include main group and transition elements,
organometallic compounds, and bioinorganic chemistry.
350 Computer Techniques for Chemistry
(3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 313. Introduction to computer
software, both commercial and online, with an emphasis on
applicability to chemistry topics. Techniques include
spreadsheet programming, graphing and statistics, molecular
modeling, and chemical information search and retrieval.
401 The Research Experience (3:1:6).
Prerequisites: Completion or concurrent enrollment in all other
required general education courses. Introduction to research on a
current problem in the chemical sciences under the
supervision of a faculty advisor. Includes literature search, writing a
research proposal, attendance at scheduled seminars,
written report including impact statement and oral presentation.
422 Instrumental Analysis (3:3:0). Prerequisites:
CHEM 314, 321, and 331. Introduction to the theories of
analysis by instrumental methods. Basic electronics are applied
to chemical measurements. Topics include an introduction
to the theory of spectroscopyultraviolet, visible,
infrared, and othersand electrochemical methods of analysis;
the theory of Fourier transform techniquesFT-IR and
FT-NMRand the theory of advanced pulse techniques.
423 Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
(2:0:6). Prerequisite: CHEM 422. Laboratory-based introduction to
the quantitative analysis of organic and inorganic
substances by the use of modern analytical instrumentation.
Laboratory highlights the practice of atomic and molecular
spectroscopy, spectrophotometry, chromatography,
voltammetry, and potentiometry in relation to chemical experimentation.
441 Properties and Bonding of Inorganic
Compounds (3:3:0). Prerequisites: CHEM 314 and
332. Interpretation of physical and chemical properties of inorganic
compounds in terms of currently used bonding concepts. Topics
include molecular symmetry and applications of
symmetry, structure and bonding in ionic solids, and the
stereochemical, electronic, and magnetic properties of transition
metal complexes and metal atom cluster compounds.
445 Inorganic Preparations and Techniques
(2:0:6). Prerequisites: CHEM 321 and
441. Application of techniques of inorganic chemistry to preparation,
purification, and spectroscopic characterization of selected substances.
446 Bioinorganic Chemistry (3:3:0). Prerequisite:
CHEM 314. Application of inorganic coordination chemistry
and physical methods in the study of structure and function
of metal ion sites in biomolecules. Properties of
transition metal ions, ligand field theory. Topics include iron
cytochromes, zinc and copper enzymes, cobalamins, iron
sulfur proteins, oxygen transport, iron storage,
electron transfer, inorganic model compounds, metals in
medicine, and toxicity of inorganic species.
451, 452 Special Projects in Chemistry (2:0:6),
(2:0:6). Prerequisites: Chemistry major/minor, 90 hours, and
per
mission of department research committee.
Introduction to chemical research or development. Includes
literature search, conferences, and lab. Written and oral
technical reports are required.
455, 456 Honors Research in Chemistry (3:1:6),
(3:1:6). Prerequisites: CHEM 313, 314, 321, 331, 332; admission
to Chemistry Department Honors Program; and permission
of department research committee. Credit will not be
given for both these courses and CHEM 451,
452. Introduction to research on a current problem in the chemical sciences
under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Includes literature
search, laboratory and/or theoretical work, conferences with
the faculty advisor, attendance at regularly scheduled
seminars, and both oral and written presentations.
463/BIOL 583 General Biochemistry
(4:4:0). Prerequisites: CHEM 314, CHEM 321, and BIOL
213. Survey course dealing with the structure of biomolecules, including
proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, fundamentals of
enzymology, and the molecular basis of metabolism.
465 Biochemistry Lab (2:0:6). Corequisite: CHEM
463. Introduction to modern biochemical experimental
methods of studying chemical and physical properties of
biological molecules. Includes the separation,
identification, and characterization of biomolecules.
500 Selected Topics in Modern Chemistry
(3:3:0). Topics of interest in analytical, biological, environmental,
geological, geochemical, inorganic, organic, and
physical chemistry. May be repeated for credit with different
topics. Credit is not allowed toward a major in chemistry.
505 Hazardous Materials Waste Management
(1-3:1-3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 313 or permission of
instructor. Comprehensive review of those subjects most
frequently encountered in hazardous chemicals management.
513 Synthetic and Mechanistic Organic
Chemistry (3:3:0). Prerequisites: CHEM 313 and
314. General review of synthetic pathways and application of this
background to new topics emphasizing applications to
fused ring aromatics, heterocyclics, natural products, and
biologically active compounds. Relationship of applied
organic chemistry to consumer products, including drugs and
agricultural chemicals, is also included. Organic core course.
521 Theory of Analytical Processes
(3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 422 or permission of
instructor. Theory of signal and noise, mass transport phenomena,
thermodynamics, and ionics in analytical chemistry. Applications are
made to Fourier transform techniques (FT-IR, FT-NMR),
convolution and correlation spectroscopy, chemical sensors,
chromatography, flow injection analysis, ion transport
in membrane, and interpretation of analytical signals.
Analytical core course.
529 Instrumental Techniques of Analysis
(2:0:6). Prerequisites: CHEM 321 and 422 or 521 or permission
of department. Principles and operation of modern
instrumentation with emphasis on applications to the analysis of
chemical, biological, and environmental samples. Methods
include combined capillary column gas chromatography/mass
spectrometry, high-performance liquid chromatography,
optical methods, surface analysis methods, magnetic
resonance spectroscopy, atomic emission and absorption
spectrometry, and electroanalytical methods. The student, with
approval of his or her research committee, is free to
choose the methods studied.
531 Elements of Physical Chemistry
(3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 211, 212 (general chemistry), CHEM 313,
314 (organic chemistry), PHYS 243, 245 (college
physics), MATH 113 (calculus), or permission of instructor.
Intensive overview of the concepts, techniques, and models
of physical chemistry as they apply in many branches of
chemistry and allied sciences. Topics include properties of
gases, first and second laws of thermodynamics, phase and
chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, atomic and
molecular structure, and spectroscopy. Emphasis on developing
practical skill in using the conceptural tools of physical
chemistry. Extensive use of spreadsheet models to
investigate chemical and physical systems.
554 Geochemistry of Environmental Hazards
(3:2:3). Prerequisite: CHEM 314 or permission of
instructor. Introduction to the origins and reactions of hazardous
substances in air, water, and soil environments. Covers movement
of trace organic and inorganic substances in the
geochemical cycle, with particular reference to transport processes
that influence air and water quality.
579 Special Topics (1-6:1-6:0). Prerequisites: CHEM
313 and 314 or permission of instructor. Current topics in
chemistry. Topic depends on the specialty of the instructor.
May be repeated with different topics with approval of the
department.
613 Modern Polymer Chemistry (3:3:0).
Prerequisite: CHEM 513 or permission of
instructor. Synthetic and analytical chemistry of synthetic macromolecules. Topics
include polymer solutions, molecular weight
determination, spectroscopy, thermal analysis, x-ray crystallography,
crystallinity, types of polymerization, commercial
polymers, and electroactive polymers.
614 Physical Organic Chemistry
(3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 314 or permission of
instructor. Principles underlying molecular structure, reactivity, and reaction
mechanisms. Topics include valence-bond and
molecular-orbital theory, the electronic interpretation of organic
reactions, stereochemistry, conformational analysis, the kinetics
and thermodynamics of organic reactions, and
photochemistry. Organic core course.
617 Organic Structural Spectroscopy. (3:3:0).
Prerequisite: CHEM 314 or equivalent. Spectroscopic
determination of organic molecular structure using
1H, 13H, 19F, and
31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, infrared
spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, ultraviolet/visible
spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy.
620/PHYS 533 Modern Instrumentation
(3:2:2). Prerequisite: CHEM 422 or permission of
instructor. Methods of sensing and measurement of radiation,
particles, pressure, concentrations of specific elements and
compounds. Topics include basic operational amplifier
circuits for analog signals, digitizing devices and computerized
data collection, noise and noise-reduction methods, and
specialized instrumentation systems for various areas of
chemistry and physics.
624 Principles of Chemical Separation
(3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 422 or 521, or permission of
instructor. Theories and models of separation with applications to
the analyses of a wide range of chemical, biological, and
environmental samples. Topics include high-resolution gas
chromatography and high-performance liquid
chromatography. Emphasis is on the theory of reverse-phase,
normal-phase,
ion-exchange, size-exclusion, and affinity-based
separations. Instrumentation such as detectors, pumps, and
columns, and data acquisition and analysis are also
presented. Analytical core course.
625 Electroanalytical Chemistry
(3:3:0). Prerequisites: CHEM 321 and 331.
Review of basic electrochemistry. Applications of modern electrochemical techniques
such as chronoamperometry, cyclic voltammetry, pulse
polarography, stripping voltammetry, AC voltammetry,
coulometry, electrochemical sensors, and instrumentation are
presented with emphasis on their use in analysis and research.
633/CSI 711 Chemical Thermodynamics and
Kinetics (3:3:0). Prerequisites: CHEM 331 and
332. Advanced study of thermodynamics and kinetics. Covers application of
kinetics to the elucidation of reaction mechanisms and
application of statistical thermodynamics to the theory
of elementary reaction rates. Physical core course.
646 Bioinorganic Chemistry (3:3:0). Prerequisite:
CHEM 441 or permission of instructor. Application of
inorganic coordination chemistry and physical methods in
understanding the structure and function of metal ion sites
in biomolecules. Biochemical roles of metal centers in
oxygen transport, metalloenzymes, and electron transfer.
Topics include iron cytochromes, zinc and copper
enzymes, cobalamins, iron sulfur proteins, inorganic model
compounds, and metals in medicine. Inorganic core course.
651 Environmental Chemistry of Organic
Chemicals (3:3:0). Prerequisite: One semester of physical
chemistry or permission of instructor. Study of the principles
governing the multimedia distribution and fate of organic
chemicals in the environment. Overview of the origin and
occurrence of major classes of natural and anthropogenic organic
chemicals in the environment. Environmental core course.
663, 664 Biochemistry (3:3:0),
(3:3:0). Prerequisites: CHEM 313 and 314.
CHEM 663 is prerequisite to CHEM 664. Important biological compounds, including
proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids, and their
interrelations. Previous course in biology is recommended
but not required. CHEM 663 is the biochemistry core course.
670 Teaching Practicum (1-2:0:0). Prerequisites:
Enrollment in the graduate program and a demonstrated
proficiency in the English language. Lecture and
laboratory experience teaching chemistry in the laboratory.
Student works closely with a faculty member and is responsible
for all aspects of teaching undergraduate laboratory techniques.
690 Graduate Seminar (1:1:0). Prerequisite:
Attendance at a minimum of 70 percent of departmental seminars
in semester preceding each enrollment. Selected topics
from recent chemical theory and applications, designed to
inform students about current developments in the
chemical sciences. Seminar presentation on the student's own
research or another topic acceptable to the department is
required in the student's last semester. Three credits of CHEM
690 are required for the M.S. degree; an additional 3
credits are required after admission to a Ph.D. program.
728/CSI 712 Introduction to Solid Surfaces
(3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 422 or
equivalent. Introduction to the properties of solid surfaces. Topics include gas
adsorption isotherms, surface area measurement techniques, real
and clean surfaces, physisorption and chemisorption,
methods of gas adsorption and desorption, measurement of heats
of
adsorption, desorption kinetics, electron spectroscopies
and their surface sensitivities, instrumentation needed, and
principles of vacuum technology.
730/CSI 782/PHYS 711 Statistical Mechanics
(3:3:0). Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor. Statistical methods, systems of particles, thermodynamics, macroscopic
parameters, the ideal gas, kinetic theory, quantum statics,
and transport processes.
732/CSI 713 Quantum Chemistry
(3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 332. Illustration of the fundamental concepts
of quantum mechanics with applications to chemical
systems, including atomic and molecular electronic structure
and properties, molecular symmetry, and intermolecular
forces. Physical core course.
733 Polymer Physical Chemistry
(3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 332 or permission of
instructor. Physical chemistry of macromolecules including molecular weight,
conformation, configuration, characteristics of the glassy
state, methods for studying polymer morphology (XRD,
SEM, TEM, optical microscopy), electronic structure and
behavior, band theory, conduction mechanisms, intrinsically
conductive polymers, polarization, dielectric
behavior, triboelectric behavior, piezo/pyroelectric behavior, and
nonlinear optical properties.
736/CSI 783/PHYS 736 Computational Quantum
Mechanics (3:3:0). Prerequisite: PHYS 502, 510, or
permission of instructor. Study of the fundamental concepts
of quantum mechanics from a computational point of view,
review of systems with spherically symmetric potentials,
electron-atom solutions to Schroedinger's equation, electron
spin in many electron systems, atomic structure calculations,
algebra of many electron calculations, Hartree-Fock,
self-consistent field method, molecular structure
calculations, scattering theory computations, and solid-state computations.
798 Research Project (3-6:0:0). Prerequisite:
Permission of department. Experimental or theoretical research
project chosen and completed under the guidance of a
graduate faculty member. Comprehensive report acceptable to
the student's advisory committee and a final oral
examination on that report are required. Six credits of either CHEM
798 or 799 are required, but credit will not be given for
both. Graded S/NC.
799 Master's Thesis (1-6:0:0). Prerequisite:
Permission of department. Laboratory thesis research and writing
under the direction of a supervisor. Minimum of 3 credit
hours can be taken for this course the first two enrollment
periods. Graded S/NC.
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