
CHEM 1111. Chemistry in Today's Society. (S) (3) For students not majoring in a physical or biological science, engineering, or science-oriented preprofessional program. Qualifies as a prerequisite only for CHEM 1112. The role of chemistry in society and the impact of chemistry on society. An introduction to the chemical concepts needed to understand many of the numerous scientific problems confronting society today. Three lecture hours and one Problem Session hour per week. (Credit will be given for only one course: 1111, 1203, or 1251.) (Fall, Summer)
CHEM 1111L. Laboratory in Chemistry. (S) (1) Prerequisite or corequisite CHEM 1111. Laboratory exercises to demonstrate what chemists do, techniques used in the laboratory, and the limitations inherent in any laboratory experiment. One three-hour laboratory per week. (Credit will be given for only one course: 1111L, 1203L, or 1251L.) (Fall, Summer)
CHEM 1112. Chemistry in Today's Society. (S) (3) Prerequisite CHEM 1111. Continuation of CHEM 1111. Does not qualify as a prerequisite for any other chemistry course. Three lecture hours and one Problem Session hour per week. (Credit will be given for only one course: 1112, 1204 or 1252.) (Spring, Summer)
CHEM 1112L. Laboratory in Chemistry. (S) (3) Prerequisite: CHEM 1111 and 1111L. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 1112. Continuation of CHEM 1111L. One three-hour laboratory per week. (Credit will be given for only one course: 1112L, 1204L, or 1252L.) (Spring, Summer)
CHEM 1203. General Chemistry. (S) (3) (Formerly CHEM 1103) Primarily for nursing majors. Qualifies as a prerequisite only for CHEM 1204. Fundamentals of chemistry and selected topics from inorganic chemistry. Three lecture hours and one Problem Session hour per week. (Credit will be given for only one course: 1111, 1203, or 1251.) (Fall, Summer)
CHEM 1203L. General Chemistry Laboratory. (S) (1) (Formerly CHEM 1103L) Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 1203. Laboratory investigations into the nature of inorganic compounds. One three-hour laboratory per week. (Credit will be given for only one course: 1111L, 1203L, or 1251L.) (Fall, Summer)
CHEM 1204. General Chemistry. (S) (3) Prerequisite: CHEM 1203. Continuation of CHEM 1203, with emphasis on organic chemistry and selected topics in biochemistry. Does not qualify as a prerequisite for any other chemistry course. Three lecture hours and one Problem Session hour per week. (Credit will be given for only one course: 1112, 1204, or 1252.) (Spring, Summer)
CHEM 1204L. General Chemistry Laboratory. (S) (1) Prerequisites: CHEM 1203 and 1203L. Perquisite or corequisite: CHEM 1204. Continuation of CHEM 1203L with emphasis on the reactions and characterization of organic compounds. One three-hour laboratory per week. (Credit will be given for only one course: 1112L, 1204L, or 1252L. (Spring, Summer)
CHEM 1251. Principles of Chemistry. (S) (3) Prerequisite: Chemistry Placement Test to determine section placement. A principles-oriented course for science majors. Fundamental postulates and laws of chemistry; the relationship of atomic structure to physical and chemical properties of the elements. Three lecture hours and one Problem Session hour per week. (Credit will be given for only one course: 1111, 1203, or 1251.) (Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)
CHEM 1251L. Principles of Chemistry Laboratory (S) (1) Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 1251. Experimental investigations involving the fundamental postulates and laws of chemistry. One three-hour laboratory per week. (Credit will be given for only one course: 1111L, 1203L, or 1251L.) (Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)
CHEM 1252. Principles of Chemistry. (S) (3) Prerequisite: CHEM 1251. Continuation of CHEM 1251. Three lecture hours and one Problem Session hour per week. (Credit will be given for only one course: 1112, 1204, or 1252.) (Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)
CHEM 1252L. Principles of Chemistry Laboratory. (S) (1) Prerequisites: CHEM 1251 and 1251L. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 1252. Continuation of CHEM 1251L. One three-hour laboratory per week. (Credit will be given for only one course: 1112L, 1204L, or 1252L.) (Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)
CHEM 1253L. Introduction to Modern Laboratory Methods. (S) (1) Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 1252. For students planning to take additional chemistry courses; can be substituted for the 1252L requirement for all degrees in chemistry. Open-ended studies on topics compatible with CHEM 1252 lecture materials. A quasi-research approach is used, involving modern instrumentation extensively. The background needed to utilize microcomputers in data acquisition and data reduction is presented. One three-hour laboratory per week. (Spring)
CHEM 2125. Inorganic Chemistry. (3) Prerequisite: CHEM 1252 with a grade of C or better. Descriptive inorganic chemistry including acid-based and non-aqueous solvent concepts. (Spring) (Alternate years with 2141)
CHEM 2131. Organic Chemistry. (3) Prerequisite: CHEM 1251 and 1252, each with a grade of C or better. Descriptive principles and techniques of organic chemistry and their applications to reactions of aliphatic and aromatic compounds and natural products. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
CHEM 2131L. Organic Chemistry Laboratory. (1) Prerequisites: CHEM 1251, 1251L, 1252, 1252L, each with a grade of C or better. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 2131 with a grade of C or better. Laboratory investigations into the physical and chemical properties of organic compounds. One laboratory period of three hours per week. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
CHEM 2132. Organic Chemistry. (3) Prerequisite: CHEM 2131 with a grade of C or better. Continuation of CHEM 2131. Three lecture hours and one Problem Session hour per week. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
CHEM 2132L. Organic Chemistry Laboratory. (1) Prerequisite: CHEM 2131L with a grade of C or better. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 2132. Continuation of CHEM 2131L. One laboratory period of three hours per week. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
CHEM 2136L. Organic Chemistry Laboratory. (1) Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 2132. Laboratory investigation involving a research-type project in lieu of CHEM 2132L. Available only upon departmental invitation. (On demand)
CHEM 2141. Survey of Physical Chemistry. (3) Prerequisites: CHEM 1252, 1252L with grades of C or better, MATH 1120 or one semester of calculus (high school or higher), PHYS 1101 or one semester of physics (high school or higher). A course designed for students in the life sciences or others desiring a one-semester survey of the physical aspects of chemistry. Application of thermodynamics to chemical reactions, energy transfer processes, and chemical and physical equilibria; the study of reaction rates and mechanisms; structure of gases, liquids and solids; molecular structure and spectroscopy. (Spring) (Alternate years with 2125)
CHEM 3090. Special Topics in Chemistry. (1-4) Prerequisite: consent of department. Topics chosen from analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. May be repeated for credit. Lecture and/or laboratory hours will vary with the nature of the course taught. (On demand)
CHEM 3111. Quantitative Analysis. (4) Prerequisites: CHEM 1252, 1252L with grades of C or better. Introductory to quantitative and analytical chemistry. Principles of equilibrium, classical and simple instrumental approaches are considered. Two lecture hours and two laboratory periods of three hours each week. (Fall)
CHEM 3112. Modern Separation Techniques. (4) Prerequisites: CHEM 2131, 2131L and 3111 with grades of C or better. A theoretical and application course in modern separation techniques with emphasis on liquid and gas chromatography. Two lecture hours and two laboratory periods of three hours each week. (Spring) (Alternate years)
CHEM 3113. Survey of Instrumental Methods of Analysis. (4) Prerequisites: CHEM 3111 with a grade of C or better. Methods of instrumental analysis with emphasis on sample handling, instrument parameters, data handling, and trouble-shooting in various areas that include Potentiometry, Spectroscopy, Mass Spectrometry, and Chromatography. Either CHEM 3113 or 3112, but not both, may be used to meet requirements for the BA degree. Credit will not be given for both CHEM 3113 and 4111. Two lecture hours and two three-hour laboratory periods per week. (Spring)
CHEM 3141. Physical Chemistry. (3) Prerequisites: CHEM 1252, 1252L with grades of C or better; PHYS 2231 and 2231L. Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 2141 or 2171. Application of classical thermo-dynamics and the phase rule to chemical equilibrium; electro-chemistry; the kinetic theory of gases and elements of statistical mechanics applied to chemical processes; atomic and molecular structure interpreted in quantum mechanical terms. (Fall)
CHEM 3141L. Physical Chemistry Laboratory. (1) Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 3141. One laboratory period of three hours per week. (Fall)
CHEM 3142. Physical Chemistry. (3) Prerequisite: CHEM 3141 with a grade of C or better. Continuation of CHEM 3141. (Spring)
CHEM 3142L. Physical Chemistry Laboratory. (1) Prerequisite: CHEM 3141L with a grade of C or better. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 3142. Continuation of CHEM 3141L. One lab period of three hours per week. (Spring)
CHEM 3197. Internship in Community Education and Service. (13) Prerequisites: Junior standing, acceptance into the program and approval of department. A project-oriented, service learning internship with a cooperating community organization. (Credit toward the B.A. and B.S. degrees in chemistry will not be given.) May be repeated for credit with Department permission. Offered on a Pass/No Credit basis only. (On demand)
CHEM 3500. Chemistry Cooperative Education Experience. (0) Prerequisites: Junior standing, chemistry through 2132 and acceptance into the Cooperative Education Program. Enrollment in this course is required for chemistry majors during each semester or summer when they are working on a co-op assignment. May be repeated. Evaluation is S/U. (On demand)
CHEM 3695. Chemistry Seminar. (W) (1) Introduction to typical search methods, including computer searching, for the chemical reference works and chemical literature. Use of these search techniques for background development. Writing short papers on assigned topics in journal format. One three hour laboratory session per week. (Spring)
Undergraduate/Available for Graduate Credit
CHEM 4111. Instrumental Analysis. (4) (4G) Prerequisites:
CHEM 3111, 3141, 3141L with a grade of C or better. Selected
modern instrumental methods of analysis, including theory and
practice, with considerable attention given to the instrument
and elementary electronics involved in the techniques. Two lecture
hours, two three-hour lab periods per week. (Spring)
CHEM 4112. Applied Microcomputer Interfacing in Chemistry.
(4) (4G) Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Presentation
of the background needed to apply computer interfacing in chemical
research, including machine language programming and elementary
digital electronics, and discussion of application of computer
automation in chemical research. The laboratory illustrates solutions
to solving interfacing problems. No background in programming
or electronics required. Three lecture hours and one lab period
of three hours each week. (Spring) (Alternate years)
CHEM 4121. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. (4) (4G) Prerequisites:
CHEM 3142, 3142L with a grade of C or better. Theoretical
inorganic chemistry including the application of physicochemical
principles to the study of inorganic systems. Laboratory work
involves inorganic preparations and characterization techniques.
Three lecture hours and one laboratory period of three hours a
week. (Fall)
CHEM 4133. Methods of Organic Structure Determination. (2)
(2G) Prerequisites: CHEM 2132, 2132L with grade of C
or better. Study and application of modern techniques, primarily
spectroscopy, to determine the structure of organic molecules.
One hour of lecture and one laboratory period of three hours each
week. (Spring)
CHEM 4134. Organic Reaction Mechanisms. (2) (2G) Prerequisites:
CHEM 2132, 2132L with grade of C or better. Mechanistic
and theoretical topics which are beyond the scope of CHEM 2131/2132,
including orbital symmetry control of organic reactions, the Hammett
Equation and other linear free energy relationships, heterocyclic
compounds, polycyclic aromatic compounds, organic photochemistry,
carbines, nitrenes, arynes and other short lived, reactive intermediates.
(Spring) (Alternate years)
CHEM 4135. Concepts and Techniques in Organic Synthesis. (2)
(2G) Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 4133. Modern techniques
of organic synthesis. Laboratory includes one or more multistep
syntheses of complex molecules. One hour of lecture and one laboratory
period of three hours each week. (Spring) (Alternate years)
CHEM 4145. Advanced Physical Chemistry. (3) (3G) Prerequisite:
CHEM 3142 with a grade of C or better. Topics selected
from quantum chemistry and/or statistical thermodynamics. (On
demand)
CHEM 4165. Principles of Biochemistry I. (3) (3G) Prerequisite:
CHEM 2132 with a grade of C or better. A study of the structures,
properties, and functions of biological molecules, bioenergetics
of biological reactions, and enzyme catalysis, with particular
emphasis on the underlying chemical principles, including thermodynamics
and kinetics. (Fall)
CHEM 4165L. Principles of Biochemistry I Laboratory. (1) (1G)
Prerequisite: CHEM 2132L with a grade of C or better. Prerequisite
or corequisite: CHEM 4165. Physical properties of biological molecules
and an introduction to experimental techniques of biochemical
research. Eleven four-hour lab periods. (Fall)
CHEM 4166. Principles of Biochemistry II. (3) (3G) Prerequisite:
CHEM 4165 with a grade of C or better. A study of various
metabolic pathways and information transfer including molecular
aspects of cell biology and genetics, with particular emphasis
on the underlying chemical reactions, including thermodynamics
and kinetics. (Spring)
CHEM 4171. Biochemical Instrumentation. (4) (4G) Prerequisites:
CHEM 4165 and 4165L with a grade of C or better or the
consent of the department. Modern instrumental methods used in
biorelated areas such as biochemistry, biotechnology and medical
technology. Theory and practice. Potentiometry, spectrophotometry,
chromatography, sedimentation, and electrophoresis. Two lecture
hours and two three-hour laboratory periods per week. (Spring)
CHEM 4175. Physical Biochemistry. (3) (3G) Prerequisites:
CHEM 4165, 4165L, 4166, and 3141 with a grade of C or better.
Colloid systems, equilibria in biological fluids, mass and energy
transport in fluids and in association with membranes, energy
storage and dissipation with relation to specific chemical bonding,
enzyme kinetics. (On demand)
CHEM 4695. Chemistry Seminar. (W) (1) (1G) Prerequisite:
CHEM 3695 and senior standing. Discussion of recent developments
and special topics in chemistry. Written and oral reports are
required. May be repeated for credit. (Fall, Spring)
CHEM 4900. Directed Undergraduate Research. (1-4) (1-4G)
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor overseeing the research.
Independent study and research in any of these fields of chemistry:
organic, physical, analytical, inorganic chemistry or biochemistry.
Hours for laboratory and library work to be determined. May be
repeated for credit. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
CHEM 5090. Special Topics in Chemistry. (1-4) (1-4G) Prerequisite:
consent of the instructor. Selected topics in chemistry. Lecture
and/or laboratory hours will vary with the nature of the course
taught. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)
Graduate Only
CHEM 6060. Special Topics and Investigations. (1-3G) Prerequisite:
consent of the instructor. Directed study of topics of current
chemical interest. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)
CHEM 6115. Advanced Analytical Chemistry. (3G) Prerequisite:
CHEM 4111 with a grade of C or better, satisfactory score
on a chemistry proficiency exam, or consent of the instructor.
The application of modern analytical methods to chemical problems.
Emphasis is upon the chemical information, particularly structural,
obtainable from these techniques. (On demand)
CHEM 6125. Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry. (3G) Prerequisite:
CHEM 4121 with a grade of C or better, satisfactory score
on a chemistry proficiency exam, or consent of the instructor.
Group theoretical treatment of current theories of inorganic chemistry.
Topics covered: Ligand field theory, molecular orbital theory
for complex ions, electronic spectra of complex ions and the magnetic
properties of complex ions. (On demand)
CHEM 6135. Advanced Organic Chemistry. (3G) Prerequisite:
CHEM 4133 and either 4134 or 4135 with a grade of C or
better, satisfactory score on a chemistry proficiency exam, or
consent of the instructor. A qualitative discussion of modern
mechanistic interpretation of the relations between structure
and reactivity. Special emphasis is placed on the role of reactive
intermediates such as carbonium ions, carbanions, carbines and
radicals. (On demand)
CHEM 6145. Chemical Thermodynamics. (3G) Prerequisite:
CHEM 3142 with a grade of C or better, satisfactory score
on a chemistry proficiency exam, or consent of the instructor.
The postulatory basis of classical thermodynamics. Problems in
chemical thermodynamics. The use of statistical mechanics for
calculating thermodynamic functions. (On demand)
CHEM 6146. Rates and Mechanisms. (3G) Prerequisite: CHEM
3142 with a grade of C or better, satisfactory score on
a chemistry proficiency exam, or consent of the instructor. Consideration
of chemical kinetics and mechanism schemes, particularly those
of current interest. (On demand)
CHEM 6150. SeminarInternship. (1-3G) Prerequisite: consent
of the instructor. Required for all teaching assistants. Supervised
experience in the teaching of college chemistry. Graded Pass/No
Credit. May be repeated for credit. (Fall, Spring)
CHEM 6681. Research Seminar. (1G) Prerequisite: consent
of the instructor. Discussion of recent developments and special
topics in chemistry. Graded Pass/No Credit. (Fall, Spring)
CHEM 6682. Research Seminar. (1G) Prerequisite: consent
of the instructor. Individual investigation and exposition of
the results. May be repeated for credit. (Fall, Spring)
CHEM 6900. Research and Thesis. (1-16G) Prerequisite: consent
of the instructor overseeing thesis research. Laboratory research
for the thesis. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
CHEM 7999. Graduate Residence. (0G) Prerequisite: consent
of the instructor overseeing thesis research. Required of all
master's degree students who are working on a thesis but not enrolled
in other graduate courses. (Fall, Spring)
Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate
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