Undergraduate Courses

 

115. Introductory Chemistry. 3 credits. Corequisite: Chem 115L. Measurement, ionic and covalent compounds, chemical calculations, states of matter; energy, solutions,reactions, chemical bonding. F,S

115L. Introductory Chemistry Laboratory. 1 credit. Corequisite: Chem 115. Laboratory to accompany Chem 115. F,S

116. Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 115 or 121. Corequisite: Chem 116L. Does not satisfy the prerequisite for any advanced chemistry course. A second semester of general chemistry with emphasis on organic and biochemistry. Includes alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatics, alcohol, phenols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amines, amides, carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Especially useful for students who wish to include organic and biochemistry in the first year. Required of students in the B.S. in Chemistry program. F,S

116L. Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Laboratory. 1 credit. Corequisite: Chem 116. Laboratory to accompany Chem 116. F,S

121. General Chemistry I. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Math 102. Corequisites: Math 103 or an appropriate score on the Placement Testing Program (PTP). Open to all students; no high school credit in chemistry required. Elementary principles and theories of chemistry; matter, measurement, atoms, ions, molecules, reactions, chemical calculations, thermochemistry, bonding, molecular geometry, periodicity, gases. Required of all chemistry majors. F,S,SS

121L. General Chemistry I Laboratory. 1 credit. Corequisite: Chem 121. Laboratory to accompany Chem 121. Required of all chemistry majors. F,S,SS

122. General Chemistry II. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 121. Elementary principles and theories of chemistry; Intermolecular forces, liquids, solids, kinetics, equilibria, acids and bases. Solution of chemistry, precipitation, thermodynamics, electrochemistry. Required of all chemistry majors. F,S,SS

122L. General Chemistry II Laboratory. 1 credit. Prerequisite: Chem 121L. Corequisite: Chem 122. Laboratory to accompany Chem 122. Required of all chemistry majors. F,S,SS

221. Fundamentals of Chemistry - Concepts. 3 credits. Prerequisites: high school chemistry and Math 103 or appropriate placement score. Corequisite: Chem 221L. Atomic and molecular structure, stoichiometry, states of matter, thermodynamics, periodicity and descriptive inorganic chemistry. F

221L. Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory. 1 credit. Prerequisites: high school chemistry and Math 103 or appropriate placement score. Corequisite: Chem 221. F

240. Survey of Organic Chemistry. 4 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 122, General Chemistry II, with a grade of C or better; Chem 122L, General Chemistry Laborary II or Chem 222 and 222L. Corequisite: Chem 240L. For all students interested in a semester of survey of organic chemistry. Structure and bonding, nomenclature; hydrocarbons: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatics; substituted hydrocarbons: alkyl halides, stereochemistry, alcohols, phenols, ethers, amines; carbonyls: aldehydes, ketones; carboxylic acids, esters, amides. S

240L. Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory. 1 credit. Prerequisite: Chem 122L. Corequisite: Chem 240. Laboratory to accompany Chem 240. S

254. Inorganic Chemistry I. 3 credits. Perequisite: Chem 122 or 221. Corequisite: Chem 254L. Required for chemistry majors. Chemistry of the elements with emphasis on occurrence, preparation, physical properties, chemical reactivity, uses, nomenclature, structure, and periodic behavior. Includes chemical kinetics and thermodynamics. S

254L. Inorganic Chemistry I Laboratory. 1 credit. Prerequisite: Chem 122 or 221. Corequisite: Chem 254. Qualitative and quantitative inorganic chemistry, including precipitation, acid-base reactions, and redox reactions in aqueous solutions. The preparation and isolation of main-group element and transition metal compounds. The characterization of these compounds with standard chemical and instrumental methods. Determinations of the rates of chemical reactions and of bond parameters. S

333. Analytical Chemistry. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 122 or 254. Corequisite: Chem 333L. For all science majors interested in using analytical chemistry techniques in a modern science laboratory. Principles of quantitative and qualitative chemical analysis as applied to environmental, clinical and forensic science are covered. F, SS

333L. Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. 1 credit. Prerequisites: Chem 122 or 254. Corequisite: Chem 333. Laboratory to accompany Chem 333. Principles of quantitative and qualitiative chemical analysis as applied to environmental, clinical and forensic science are covered. F,SS

341. Organic Chemistry I. 4 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 122, General Chemistry II with a grade of C or better or Chem 222 and 222L. Corequisite: Chem 341L. Designed for science and pre-professional students. Required for chemistry majors. Structure and bonding, nomenclature, stereochemistry, functional groups, spectrocopy (NMR, IR, MS) for structure determination. F,S

341L. Organic Chemistry I Laboratory. 1 credit. Prerequisite: Chem 122L. Corequisite: Chem 341. Laboratory to accompany Chem 341. Required for chemistry majors. F,S

342. Organic Chemistry II. 4 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 341, Organic Chemistry I with a grade of C or better. Corequisite: Chem 342L. Designed for science and preprofessional students. Required for chemistry majors. Structure and reactivity, name reactions, carbon-carbon bond forming reactions, aromatic and heterocyclic chemistry, biomolecules and polymers, multi step synthesis. F,S

342L. Organic Chemistry II Laboratory. 1 credit. Prerequisite: 341L. Corequisite: Chem 342. Required for all chemistry majors. Laboratory to accompany Chem 342. F,S

392. Special Problems in Chemistry. 1 to 3 credits. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Total credits not to exceed 3. An opportunity for students to work on research problems under close faculty guidance. S/U grading only. F,S

397. Cooperative Education. 8 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisites: one year of freshman chemistry with laboratory and either one of the following course sequences: Chem 341, 342. S/U grading.

431. Selected Topics in Chemistry. 1-5 credits, repeatable with different topics. On demand.

441. Instrumental Analysis I - Spectroscopy. 2 credits. Prerequisites: Chem 333 and 333L. Topics ranging from the fundamentals of spectroscopic analysis to contemporary techniques (including atomic absorption spectroscopy, atomic emission spectroscopy, atomic fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-vis molecular spectroscopy, fluorescence molecular spectroscopy, and infrared spectroscopy) are explored in the classroom and in laboratory exercises. S/2

442. Instrumental Analysis II - Electrochemistry. 2 credits. Prerequisites: Chem 333 and 333L. Topics ranging from the fundamentals of electrochemistry (including thermodynamics, kinetics, and mass transfer) to contemporary techniques of electroanalysis (such as potentiometry, coulometry, amperometry, and voltammetry) are explored in classroom and laboratory exercises. S/2

443. Instrumental Analysis III - Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. 2 credits. Prerequisites: Chem 333 and 333L. Topics involving the fundamentals of gas and liquid chromatography (GC and LC) and mass spectrometry (MS) as well as their practical considerations in the method development (including sample preparation and MS interpretation) are covered. The modern chromatographic techniques (GC, GC/MS, and high resolution MS) are explored in classroom and laboratory exercises. S/2

454. Inorganic Chemistry II. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 465 or 466. Chemistry of inorganic compounds in terms of modern theories and concepts. F

454L. Inorganic Chemistry II Laboratory. 1 credit. Prerequisites: Chem 254 and 254L. Corequisite: Chem 454. A course in laboratory techniques as applied to inorganic systems, including modern methods for synthesizing inorganic compounds and their analyses by spectroscopic and diffraction techniques. F

455. Spectroscopy and Structure. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 342 or Chem 466. Corequisite: Chem 464. Students may satisfy the Chem 464 prerequisite by a Chem 466 prerequisite instead. Applications of spectroscopic techniques to the determination of molecular structure. F

462. Physical Chemistry Laboratory. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Chem 464 and 465. Required for B.S. in Chemistry and B.S. with Major in Chemistry Physical Science Emphasis majors. The solution of chemical problems in the laboratory using modern physical and analytical methods. F

463. Advanced Synthesis Laboratory. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Chem 462 or 467 and 455. Advanced synthetic, separatory and characterization methods currently used in modern laboratory practice will be emphasized. S

470. Thermodynamics & Kinetics. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Chem 341, Math 265, Phys 252. The use of energy concepts in studying and understanding the nature of matter, equilibria, reactivity, kinetics, criteria for reactions. F

471. Quantum Mechanics & Spectroscopy. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Chem 341, Math 265 & Phys 252. Theory and nature of bonding and structure, spectroscopy, and optics. S

466. Survey of Physical Chemistry. 4 credits. Prerequisites: Chem 342, Math 146 and Phys 212. Required for chemistry majors in the B.S. with Major in Chemistry with Biochemistry option. Survey of topics in physical chemistry with an emphasis for the life sciences. Topics include chemical thermodynamics, kinetics, introductory quantum mechanics, and spectroscopy. S

467. Survey of Physical Chemistry Laboratory. 2 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 466. The solution of chemical problems in the laboratory using physical and biophysical methods. F

488. Undergraduate Seminar. 1 credit. Corequisites: Chem 492 or 463. Required for B.S. in Chemistry. Introduction to current research in chemistry and to professional chemistry seminar preparation. S

489. Senior Honors Thesis. 1-8 credits, repeatable to 9. Supervised independent study culminating in a thesis.

492. Senior Research. 1-6 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 342. Corequisite: Chem 462 or 467. An opportunity for advanced students to work on research problems under close faculty guidance. Submission of a comprehensive final report is part of the course requirements. May be repeated up to 6 credits. Total credits must be greater than 1 but not exceed 6. F, S, SS