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)
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.
121. Inorganic Preparations (2)
Prerequisite: Chem 6 or 105. Preparation of inorganic compounds; development
of technique, use of laboratory instruments; correlation of theory with
practice; current literature.(1 lecture, 6 lab hours)
122. 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)
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)
150A. General Biochemistry Laboratory (4)
Prerequisite or concurrently: Chem 8, 105, 109, and one year of general
physics. Chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and biochemical regulators;
digestion absorption, detoxification, and metabolism. (2 lecture, 6 lab
hours)
150B. Clinical Biochemistry (4)
Prerequisite: Chem 150A. Intermediary metabolism; 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.
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.
250. Topics in Advanced Chemistry (3; max total 6 if no area repeated)
Special topics in one of the areas of chemistry; analytical, biochemistry,
inorganic, organic, physical.
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.