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.
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.
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.