100 Principles of Chemistry (4) Bonding and molecular structure, gas laws, liquid and solid state, solutions, colloids, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction, kinetics, and equilibria. (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours and 1 lab.
Credit Restriction: Credit may be received for only one of the following courses – 100, 120, or 128.
110 Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry (4) Organic chemistry – alkanes, unsaturated and aromatic hydrocarbons, structures and reactions of various organic functional groups. Biochemistry – amino acids and proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids. (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours and 1 lab.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 100 or 130 or 138 or consent of department head.
120 General Chemistry I (4) A general course in theoretical and descriptive chemistry. Modern atomic theory, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, quantitative treatment of gas laws, quantitative aspects of solution chemistry, kinetics. (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours and 1 lab.
Credit Restriction: Credit may be received for only one of the following courses – 100, 120, or 128.
128 Honors: General Chemistry I (4) (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours and 1 lab.
Credit Restriction: Credit may be received for only one of the following courses – 100, 120, or 128.
130 General Chemistry II (4) A general course in theoretical and descriptive chemistry. Chemical equilibria, thermochemistry, descriptive chemistry of non-metallic and metallic elements, electrochemistry, introduction to organic and biochemistry. (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 120 or 128.
138 Honors: General Chemistry II (4) (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 128.
150 Chemistry and Society (3) Food and agricultural chemistry, chemistry of life, chemistry in medicine, air and water pollution, energy and fuels.
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward a major or minor in chemistry.
160 Chemistry and the Home (3) Chemistry and the consumer, household products, chemistry in the kitchen and around the home.
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward a major or minor in chemistry.
200 Introduction to Chemical Research (1) Participation in an active research program in analytical, inorganic, organic, physical, or polymer chemistry. Students work with researchers to acquire expertise in planning experiments, interpreting results, and formulating hypotheses.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 4 hours.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward a major or minor in chemistry.
Comment(s): Chemistry course numbered 230 or higher is a corequisite.
Registration Permission: Consent of department head.
230 Inorganic Chemistry (3) Periodicity, valence, bonding, and the descriptive chemistry of the elements. Coordination compounds, nuclear chemistry, transition elements, and inner-transition elements.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 130 or 138.
240 Chemical Programming (2) Use of the computer in solving problems encountered in chemistry.
Contact Hour Distribution: 1 hour and 1 lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 130 or 138.
310 Analytical Chemistry (3) Principles and practices of quantitative measurements in chemical systems. Acid-base, complexometric, and redox equilibria. Applications of titrimetric analysis; potentiometry; elementary spectrophotometry; chemical separations, including chromatography, ion exchange, and solvent extraction.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 130 or 138.
319 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1) Experiments on topics covered in 310.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 310.
320 Advanced Analytical Chemistry (3) Modern electroanalytical methods, mass spectrometry, optical spectroscopic techniques, magnetic resonance methods, and advanced chromatographic theory.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 310.
329 Advanced Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (2) Experiments on topics covered in 320.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 320.
350 Organic Chemistry I (3) Compounds of carbon and their reactions. Reaction mechanisms, synthesis, spectroscopic, and other physical properties.
Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 350 and 358.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 130 or 138.
358 Honors: Organic Chemistry I (3) Enhanced version of Chemistry 350 with added emphasis on reactive species, important structural variations, synthesis, and biological implications.
Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 358 and 350.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 138 or 130.
Comment(s): Students using 130 as a prerequisite must have a grade of B or better and permission of instructor.
Intended and recommended for chemistry, biochemistry, and other physical science majors preparing for
careers in science or health-related fields.
360 Organic Chemistry II (3) Compounds of carbon and their reactions. Reaction mechanisms, synthesis, spectroscopic, and other physical properties.
Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 360 and 368.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 350 or 358.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 369.
368 Honors: Organic Chemistry II (3) Enhanced version of Chemistry 360 with added emphasis on reactive species, important structural variations, synthesis, and biological implications.
Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 368 and 360.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 358 or 350.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 369.
Comment(s): Students using 350 as a prerequisite must have a grade of B+ or better and permission of instructor.
Intended and recommended for chemistry, biochemistry, and other physical science majors preparing for
careers in science or health-related fields.
369 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2) Experiments on topics discussed in 350-360 and 358-368.
Contact Hour Distribution: 1-hour lecture and 4-hour lab.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 360 or 368.
400 Research in Chemistry (3) Advanced students work with faculty on projects requiring knowledge and skills acquired in chemistry curriculum. Written reports are required. May be followed by either 400 or 408 (but not both).
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Chemistry major; minimum student level – senior.
Registration Permission: Consent of department head.
405 Topics in the Development of Chemistry (3) Historical development of topics such as the atomic theory; chemical industry; interrelationship of population, energy, and food. Subject matter may vary from one offering to another. Assignments include readings from older original literature (Dalton, Faraday, Kekule) and from current journals and monographs. Includes the use and misuse of evidence, the impact of chemistry on society, how scientists reach conclusions, and the nature of scientific controversy. Written reports are required. Writing-emphasis course.
Registration Restriction(s): Chemistry major; minimum student level – senior.
406 Senior Seminar (1) Discussions by faculty and students of current research and topics from recent literature. Oral and written reports are required. All chemistry majors are encouraged to enroll. (OC)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 2 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Chemistry major; minimum student level – senior.
408 Honors: Research in Chemistry (3) Advanced students work with faculty on research projects requiring knowledge and skills acquired in chemistry curriculum. An honors thesis is written and is defended orally before a faculty committee.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 400.
Registration Permission: Consent of department head.
420 Selected Topics in Chemistry (1-3) Topics of current significance in chemistry.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Credit Restriction: Only 3 credits may be applied to a major or minor in chemistry.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
430 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3) Atomic and molecular structure, bonding theories, descriptive chemistry of the elements; kinetics and mechanism of inorganic reactions; applications of modern techniques for characterization, coordination, and organometallic chemistry.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 230.
439 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (1) Modern experimental techniques in inorganic chemistry, including synthesis, analysis, and handling of air-sensitive materials.
(RE) Corequisite(s): 430.
Comment(s): Open only to chemistry majors (Bachelor of Science in Chemistry) or with consent of instructor.
450 Advanced Organic Chemistry (3) Modern organic reactions of mechanistic, synthetic, and theoretical interest. Content reflects current trends in the area.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 360.
471 Biophysical Chemistry (3) (See Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 471.)
473 Physical Chemistry I (3) Properties of gases; first, second and third laws of thermodynamics; chemical equilibria; simple phase equilibria; properties of solutions.
Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 471 and 473.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 130 or 138.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 241 or 247; Physics 136 or 138 or 222 or 231.
479 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I (2) Experiments on topics discussed in 471 or 473.
Contact Hour Distribution: 1 lab.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 471 or Chemistry 473.
481 Biophysical Chemistry (3) (See Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 481.)
483 Physical Chemistry II (3) Introduction to statistical thermodynamics; kinetics of chemical reactions; introduction to quantum mechanics and applications to electronic structure of atoms and molecules; molecular spectroscopy.
Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 481 and 483.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 130 or 138.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 241 or 247 and Physics 136 or 138 or 222 or 231.
489 Physical Chemistry Laboratory II (2) Experiments on topics discussed in 481 or 483.
Contact Hour Distribution: 1 lab.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 481 or Chemistry 483.
490 Introductory Polymer Chemistry (3) Fundamental principles stressing the role of chemistry in the interdisciplinary field of polymer science. Relation of molecular structure to bulk properties of polymers.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 360.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 471 or Chemistry 473.