Broad overview of most important facts and principles of organic and biochemistry and interrelationships between these branches of chemistry. Credit not awarded for both CHEM 1150 and CHEM 1152, CHEM 1580, or CHEM 1582. Prerequisite: CHEM 1100 or CHEM 1400.
Broad overview of most important facts and principles of organic and biochemistry and of interrelationships between these branches of chemistry. No laboratory. Credit not awarded for both CHEM 1152 and CHEM 1150, CHEM 1580, or CHEM 1582. Prerequisite: CHEM 1100, CHEM 1102, or CHEM 1400.
First semester of a two-semester sequence. Topics include matter, stoichiometry, gas laws, thermochemistry, quantum theory, atomic structure, electronic configurations, bonding, and intermolecular forces. Credit not awarded for both CHEM 1400 and CHEM 1100, CHEM 1102, or CHEM 1405.
Second semester of a two-semester sequence. Topics include solutions, kinetics, equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, aqueous ionic equilibria, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Credit not awarded for both CHEM 1450 and CHEM 1455. Prerequisite: CHEM 1400 or CHEM 1405.
Second semester of a first-year laboratory addressing foundational chemical principles and experimental methods. For first-year Biochemistry majors also enrolled in CHEM 1550. Prerequisites: CHEM 1500 and CHEM 1410. Co-requisite: CHEM 1550.
A survey of the reactivity of organic functional groups from a mechanistic standpoint. Organic synthesis will be emphasized. Prerequisite: CHEM 1500 or Instructor permission.
Properties and reactivity of basic organic compounds of technological and biological significance. Not recommended for pre-medical students. Credit not awarded for both CHEM 1580 and CHEM 1150, CHEM 1152, CHEM 1582, CHEM 1500, or CHEM 2580. Prerequisite: CHEM 1100 or CHEM 1450.
Properties and reactivity of organic molecules of technological and biological significance. No laboratory. Not recommended for pre-medical students. Credit not awarded for both CHEM 1582 and CHEM 1150, CHEM 1152, CHEM 1580, CHEM 1500, or CHEM 2580. Prerequisite: CHEM 1100 or CHEM 1102 or CHEM 1450.
Skills necessary for senior Chemistry majors to transition to postgraduate careers, including resume and proposal writing, presentations, and other techniques. Prerequisite: CHEM 2012 or CHEM 2020.
Symmetry, group theory, molecular structure; electronic structure of atoms; bonding models including MO, crystal field, and ligand field; solid state, acid-base, and simple organometallic systems. Prerequisite: CHEM 1500 or CHEM 2580.
Reactivity of organic compounds and applications to synthesis. Spectroscopy is discussed in relation to compound characterization. For premedical and biological sciences students. Credit not awarded for both CHEM 2585 and CHEM 1550. Prerequisite: CHEM 1500 or CHEM 2580.
Laboratory course following CHEM 2600. Topics include quantum chemistry and thermodynamics. Prerequisites: CHEM 1550 or CHEM 2585; CHEM 2600.
Systematic survey of modern methods of chemical analysis. Fundamental principles and applications of spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and separation techniques. Credit not awarded for both CHEM 3320 and CHEM 5320. Prerequisite: CHEM 2310. Pre/Co-requisite: CHEM 2600 is strongly recommended.
Review of relevant mathematical and physical concepts as applied to physical chemistry. Prerequisites: CHEM 1450 or CHEM 1455 or CHEM 1460; MATH 1248.
Calculus-based exploration of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics (gases, equilibrium, free energy, laws of thermodynamics, statistical thermodynamics, phase transitions, mixtures, chemical reactions), from both a chemistry and physics perspective. This topic is a cornerstone of many scientific and engineering disciplines. Appropriate for students in Chemistry and other STEM fields. Prerequisites: CHEM 1070, CHEM 1450, or CHEM 1455; MATH 1224, MATH 1248, or MATH 1242; PHYS 1450, PHYS 1550, or PHYS 1650. Co-requisite: CHEM 3602.
Undergraduate students work on research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Prerequisite: Departmental permission.
College honors thesis or other department/program honors, under the supervision of a faculty member. Offered at department discretion.
Systematic survey of modern methods of chemical analysis. Fundamental principles and applications of spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and separation techniques. Credit not awarded for both CHEM 5320 and CHEM 3320. Prerequisite: Graduate student.
Calculus-based exploration of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics (gases, equilibrium, free energy, laws of thermodynamics, statistical thermodynamics, phase transitions, mixtures, chemical reactions, solids), from an interdisciplinary perspective. This topic is a cornerstone of many scientific and engineering disciplines. Appropriate for students in Chemistry and other STEM fields. Prerequisites: Graduate student or Instructor permission; content knowledge of general chemistry, calculus, and introductory physics (mechanics) assumed. Cross-listed with: MATS 5610.
Survey of current topics in the Chemistry literature. May be repeated for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: Chemistry Graduate student.
Selected topics of current interest in analytical chemistry. New techniques and methodologies, especially in chemical instrumentation. See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. May be repeated for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: Graduate student.
Research for the Master's Thesis.
Synthesis, structure, bonding, properties, reactions, and applications of organometallic systems; mechanisms of organometallic reactions including oxidative addition and insertion reactions with applications in catalysis. Prerequisite: Chemistry Graduate student.
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Solution to a current research problem to be addressed by original, independent research. Prerequisite: CHEM 7010.
Research for the Doctoral Dissertation.