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.
See Phy Sci for 12. Introduction to Physical Science (3)
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. Intermediate Physical Chemistry (3)
Prerequisites: Chem 110A-B. Selected topics in modern physical chemistry.
(3 lecture-demonstration hours)
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: three semesters of upper division chemistry including Chem
106. General principles; structural and descriptive inorganic chemistry;
correlation between observed characteristics and more fundamental properties.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
126. Instrumental Methods of Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Chem 106, 129A; one year physics with laboratory. Recommended:
physical chemistry. Theoretical principles of analytical chemistry; physical
and instrumental methods of analysis of inorganic and organic substances.
(I lecture, 6 lab hours)
128A-B. Intermediate Organic Chemistry (3-3)
Recommended for science majors and preprofessional students. Prerequisite:
for 128A, Chem 1A-B or 2A-B; for 128B, Chem 128A or 8 and permission of
instructor. A thorough study of the aliphatic and aromatic compounds of
carbon and their reactions.
129A-B. Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2-2)
Recommended for science majors. Prerequisite or concurrently: Chem 8 or
128A. (A) General techniques used in working with aliphatic and aromatic
compounds. (B) Preparation of organic compounds. (6 lab hours)
130. QualitativeOrganic Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Chem 106, 128A-B, 129A-B. Characterization of organic compounds
through study of chemical and physical properties. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours)
150A. General Biochemistry Laboratory (4)
Prerequisite: Chem 8, 105, 109, and one year of general physics. Chemistry
of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and biochemical regulators; digestion
absorption, detoxication, 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)
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.
280. Seminar in Chemistry (1; max total 2)
290. Independent Study (1-5)
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.