Chemistry (Chem)
1A-B. General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis (5-5)
Chem 1A not open to students with credit in Chem 2A-B. Prerequisite:
high school chemistry or physics, advanced algebra or Math 29.
Fundamental principles of chemistry; properties of common elements
and their compounds; application of principles of chemical equilibrium
to separation and identification of ions. (3 lecture, 6 lab hours)
2A-B. Introductory General Chemistry (3-3)
Prerequisite: high school algebra, plane geometry. Composition
at matter and physical and chemical changes; fundamental laws
and principles; atomic and molecular structure, qualitative and
quantitative techniques; introduction to organic chemistry and
biochemistry. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
4A. General Chemistry (4)
Not open to students with credit in Chem 2A-B and 1A. For students
of superior facility and preparation in chemistry, but not limited
to chemistry majors. Chem 4A-B-C equivalent to Chem 1A-B. Prerequisite:
high school chemistry or physics; advanced algebra or Math 29.
Stoichiometry, gases, liquids, solids, and atomic structure. (2
lecture, 6 lab hours)
4B. Chemical Bonding (2)
Prerequisite: Chem 4A. Introduction to quantum mechanics, valence,
bonding and examples.
4C. General Chemistry (3)
Prerequisite: Math 75 (or concurrently); Chem 4B concurrently.
Introduction to thermodynamics, equilibrium, kinetics. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours)
6. Quantitative Analysis (4)
Prerequisite: Chem 1B or 4C. Introductory principles and methods
of quantitative analysis. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours).
8. Elementary Organic Chemistry (3)
Not open to chemistry majors. Recommended for students requiring
a one- semester course in the field. Prerequisite: Chem 1A or
2A-B or 4A-B. Lectures, discussions, and demonstrations of fundamental
principles; structure and chemical behavior of organic compounds.
28. Introductory Organic Chemistry (3)
For chemistry majors; recommended for premedical students and
other science majors. Not open for credit to students with credit
in Chem 8. (Chem 28 and 128 together constitute a year sequence).
Prerequisite: Chem 1A-B or Chem 2A-B. Introductory survey of the
reactions of principal functional groups; natural products.
29. Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
Chem 29 and 129 together constitute a year sequence. Prerequisite
or concurrently: Chem 2B. Laboratory study of the methods, techniques
and instrumentation of organic chemistry. The study of the properties,
reactions and syntheses of representative classes of organic compounds.
(6 lab hours)*
99. Glass Blowing (1)
Enrollment limited with preference to junior and senior chemistry
majors. Elements of glass blowing; construction and repair of
glass apparatus. (3 lab hours)
101. Introductory Physical Chemistry (3)
Not open to chemistry majors. Prerequisite: logarithms, elementary
algebra; organic chemistry, quantitative analysis, Kinetic theory
of gasses, liquids, solutions, buffers, conductance, electromotive
force cells, reaction kinetics, colloidal systems, radioactivity,
nuclear fission. (3 lecture-demonstration hours)
105. Quantitative Analysis Laboratory (3)
Not open to chemistry majors. Prerequisite: Chem 1B or 4C or 2A-B.
Rapid coverage of principles and methods of volumetric and gravimetric
analysis. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
106. Analytical Chemistry (4)
Prerequisite: Chem 110A, 111A; concurrently Chem 110B, 111B. Principles
and methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis of inorganic
and organic substances, including an introduction to instrumental
analysis. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
109. Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory (3)
Not open to chemistry majors. Prerequisite: Chem 8 or 128B or
concurrently. Laboratory study of the carbon compounds with coordinating
lectures. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours)*
110A-B. Physical Chemistry (3-3)
Prerequisites: Chem 1B, 8 or 128A; Phys 4A and B or C; or 2A-B,
Math 77. Fundamental laws and theories.
111A.B. Physical Chemical Measurements (1-2)
Accompanies Chem 110A-B. (3 or 6 lab hours)
115. Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry (3)
Prerequisites: Chem 110A-B. Classical mechanics and vectors; postulates
of quantum mechanics, square well, harmonic oscillators, rotor
and hydrogen atom problems; approximation techniques; chemical
bonding and spectroscopy.
123. Inorganic Chemistry (3) (Former Chem 122)
Prerequisite: Chem 110A, 111A; concurrently 110B, 111B. Seminar
and discussion in the general principles of inorganic chemistry;
correlation between observed characteristics of compounds and
more fundamental properties. (3 lecture-demonstration hours)
124. Inorganic Preparations (2) (Former Chem 121)
Prerequisite: Chem 123 or concurrently. Preparation of inorganic
compounds; development of technique, use of laboratory instruments;
correlation of theory with practice; current literature.(1 lecture,
6 lab hours)
126. Instrumental Methods of Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Chem110A, 111A (concurrently). Physical and instrumental
methods of analysis of inorganic and organic substances; instrumental
design. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours)
128. Intermediate Organic Chemistry (3)
Prerequisite: Chem 28 or 8. Continuation of Chem 28. A thorough
study of the reactions of aliphatic and aromatic compounds of
carbon with emphasis on theory and mechanism.
129. Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
Prerequisite: Chem 29 or 109. Continuation of Chem 29 with emphasis
on more difficult laboratory techniques and syntheses; introduction
to qualitative organic analysis. (6 lab hours)
130. Organic Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Chem 6, 128, 129. Characterization of organic compounds
through study of chemical and physical properties; application
of spectroscopy, chromatography and functional group analysis
to elucidation of structure. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours)
140T. Topics in Chemistry (1-3; max total 6 if no area repeated)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Seminar covering special
topics in one of the areas of chemistry; analytical, biochemistry,
inorganic, organic, physical.
150. General Biochemistry (3) (Former Chem 15OA)
Prerequisite: Chem 8, 105, 109. Chemistry and metabolism of basic
cellular constituents including carbohydratcs, lipids, proteins,
and nucleic acids.
151. General Biochemistry Laboratory (2) (Former Chem 150A)
Prerequisite or concurrently: Chem 150. Chemical and physical
properties of naturally occurring compounds; introduction to techniques
of chromatography, polarinietry, clectrophoresis, photometry,
and enzymology. (6 lab hours)
152. Clinical Biochemistry (4) (Former Chem 150B)
Prerequisite: Chem 150, 151. Clinical laboratory methods of analysis
of tissues and body fluids and their diagnostic value. (2 lecture,
6 lab hours)
155. Fundamentals of Biochemistry (3)
Primarily for chemistry majors. Prerequisite: Chem 6 or 105, 128,
129. Structure, function, and metabolism of chemical entities
in living systems.
156. Biochemical Laboratory Techniques (3)
Prerequisite-. Chem 155, 129 (or concurrently). Laboratory study
of the chemical and physical properties of naturally occurring
compounds; metabolism of living systems; application of techniques
in chromatography, electrophoresis, spectro- photometry, enzymology,
and radioisotopes. (I lecture, 6 lab hours)
160. History of Chemistry (2)
Prerequisite: chemistry minor or equivalent and Chem 1A-B or 101.
Seminar in the evolution and development of chemistry, both in
theory and practice, from ancient times to the present. Critical
study of fundamental contributions of outstanding chemists.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures-Independent Study.
(See Course Numbering System.)
211. Chemical Thermodynamics (3)
Prerequisite: Chem 110A-B, 111A-b. Principles of thermodynamics;
application to chemical problems; introduction to statistical
methods, calculation of thermodynamic functions from spectroscopic
data.
220. Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry (3)
Prerequisite: Chem 110A-B. Seminar on theoretical inorganic chemistry
emphasizing structure and bonding of inorganic and coordination
compounds; valence bond, molecular orbital and ligand field theories;
correlation of structure and reactivity.
226. Advanced Analytical Chemistry (3)
Prerequisite: Chem 110A-B, 111A-B. Theory, application, recent
developments and literature of organic and inorganic analysis.
230. Advanced Organic Chemistry (3)
Prerequisite: Chem 128, 129. Seminar on recent advances in organic
chemistry emphasising structural theory and mechanism ofreactions
with references to current literature.
250T. Topics in Advanced Chemistry (1-3; max total 6 if
no area repeated)
Seminar covering special topics in one of the areas of chemistry;
analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, organic, physical.
255. Advanced Biochemistry (3)
Prerequisite: Chem 155 or permission of instructor. Seminar in
selected biochemical topics with reference to the current literature.
280. Seminar in Chemistry (1; max total 2)
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures-Independent Study.
299. Thesis (4)
Prerequisite: see Master's Degrees -- Thesis Requirement. Preparation,
completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's
degree.