CHM 100

Chemistry of Our Environment

Elementary chemistry for nonscience majors, emphasizing chemical aspects of the human environment. Chemistry of the biosphere, pollution, and aspects of industrial chemistry. (Lec. 3) (N)

CHM 101

General Chemistry Lecture

Fundamental chemical concepts and principles. Topics include states of matter, stoichiometry, reactivity, atomic structure, thermochemistry, bonding, molecular structure and solutions. (Lec. 3) Not open to students with credit in 103 or 191. (N)

CHM 102

Laboratory for Chemistry 101

Experimental applications for chemical concepts and reactivity emphasizing safety and technique. Experiments follow the content of 101. (Lab. 3) Pre: credit or concurrent registration in 101.

CHM 103

Introductory Chemistry Lecture

One-semester general chemistry course designed for students whose curriculums require the one-semester organic chemistry course, 124. (Lec. 3) Not open to students with credit in 101 or 191. (N)

CHM 105

Laboratory for Chemistry 103

Fits course content of 103. (Lab. 3) Pre: credit or concurrent enrollment in 103.

CHM 112

General Chemistry Lecture II

Chemical kinetics, equilibrium, elementary thermodynamics and electrochemistry integrated with descriptive chemistry and practical applications. (Lec. 3) Pre: 101. (N)

CHM 114

Laboratory for Chemistry 112

Experiments follow the content of 112. (Lab. 3) Pre: 102, credit or concurrrent enrollment in 112.

CHM 124

Introduction to Organic Chemistry

Elementary principles of organic chemistry with emphasis on aliphatic compounds, especially those with physiological significance such as amino acids and proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and waxes. (Lec. 3) Pre: 101 or 103. Not open to chemistry or chemical engineering majors.

CHM 126

Laboratory for Chemistry 124

Introduction to chemistry procedures, with emphasis on properties of substances of physiological significance. (Lab. 3) Pre: 102 or 105, credit or concurrent enrollment in 124. Not open to chemistry or chemical engineering majors.

CHM 191

General Chemistry

Atomic theory and structure, stoichiometry, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, bonding and states of matter. Laboratory experiments illustrate basic procedures, concepts, and principles. (Lec. 4, Lab. 3) Pre: chemistry major. Not open to students with credit in 101.

CHM 192

General Chemistry

Continuation of 191. Principles of kinetics, equilibrium, and thermodynamics integrated with descriptive chemistry and qualitative analysis. Laboratory experiments parallel lecture topics. (Lec. 4, Lab. 3) Pre: 101, 102, or 191, chemistry major. Not open to students with credit in 112.

CHM 212

Quantitative Analysis

Principles of gravimetric and volumetric analysis with detailed attention to solution of stoichiometric problems. Laboratory analysis of representative substances by gravimetric or volumetric procedures. (Lec. 3, Lab. 3) Pre: 112, 114 or 192.

CHM 226

Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Common techniques and typical preparative methods in both aliphatic and aromatic series. (Lab. 6) Pre: 114, credit or concurrent enrollment in 228. Not open to students with credit in 229 or 230.

CHM 226H

Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Common techniques and typical preparative methods in both aliphatic and aromatic series. (Lab. 6) Pre: 114, credit or concurrent enrollment in 228. Not open to students with credit in 229 or 230.

CHM 227

Organic Chemistry Lecture I

General principles and theories with emphasis on classification, nomenclature, methods of preparation, and characterisitic reactions of organic compounds in the aliphatic series. (Lec. 3) Pre: 112 or 192.

CHM 227H

Organic Chemistry Lecture I

General principles and theories with emphasis on classification, nomenclature, methods of preparation, and characterisitic reactions of organic compounds in the aliphatic series. (Lec. 3) Pre: 112 or 192.

CHM 228

Organic Chemistry Lecture II

Continuation of 227 with emphasis on the aromatic series. (Lec. 3) Pre: 227.

CHM 228H

Organic Chemistry Lecture II

Continuation of 227 with emphasis on the aromatic series. (Lec. 3) Pre: 227.

CHM 229

Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

Common techniques and typical preparative methods in the aliphatic series. (Lab. 3) Pre: credit or concurrent enrollment in 227. (Used only for transfer credit.)

CHM 230

Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

Continuation of 229 with emphasis on the aromatic series. (Lab. 3) Pre: 229 or equivalent and credit or concurrent enrollment in 228. Only for students requiring a second credit of organic laboratory. (Used only for transfer credit.)

CHM 291

Organic Chemistry

Development of principles and theory through an examination of structure, nomenclature, and reactions of organic compounds. (Lec. 3) Pre: 192, chemistry major or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit in 227.

CHM 292

Organic Chemistry

Continuation of 291 with extension to several additioonal families of compounds. (Lec. 3, Lab. 6) Pre: 291, chemistry major. Not open to students with credit in 228.

CHM 335

Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Physical chemistry properties of gases, liquids, and solutions; electrochemical cells; phase diagrams of binary and ternary systems; and chemical kinetics. Designed for chemistry majors. (Lab. 4) Pre: 431. May be taken concurrently with 431.

CHM 353

Undergraduate Research

Methods of approach to a research problem. Literature, laboratory work, and a report of an original problem or problems. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.

CHM 354

Undergraduate Research in Forensic Chemistry

Methods of approach to a research problem in forensic chemistry. Literature, laboratory work, and a report of an original problem or problems. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.

CHM 391

Forensic Science Overview

A seminar/discussion group designed to introduce students to the areas and issues in Forensic Science. Students seeking a forensic science minor should attend this weekly seminar two semesters. (Lec. 1) May be repeated for a total of 3 credits.

CHM 392

Introduction to Criminalistics

A class designed to introduce students to the basic areas and issues in forensic science in criminalistics. It is required for students seeking a forensic science minor. (Lec. 3) May not be repeated for credit. May not be taken in the same semester as 391.

CHM 401

Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry

Principles of inorganic chemistry broadly related to structure and reactivity. Many-electron atoms, bonding theories, acid-base concepts, coordination chemistry, reaction mechanisms. (Lec. 3) Pre: 432.

CHM 402

Physical Inorganic Laboratory

Synthesis of inorganic compounds emphasizing inert atmosphere and vacuum line techniques; characterization by spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques. (Lab. 4) Pre: 401.

CHM 412

Instrumental Methods of Analysis

Theory and application of optical and electrical instruments to solution of chemical problems: flame photometry, emission spectroscopy, ultraviolet, visible, and infrared spectrophotometry, colorimetry, turbidimetry, nephelometry, fluorometry, potentiometry, voltammetric titration methods. (Lec. 3) Pre: 228 and credit or concurrent enrollment in 432.

CHM 414

Instrumental Methods of Analysis Laboratory

Applications of instrumental methods to the solution of problems in analytical chemistry. (Lab. 6) Pre: credit or concurrent enrollment in 412.

CHM 425

Advanced Organic Laboratory

Techniques in organic chemical research, including air sensitive chemicals, flash chromatography, and instrumental methods of structure determination. Separation of mixtures and identification of components by infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies. (Lab. 6) Pre: 292 or 226 and 228 and credit or concurrent enrollment in 427.

CHM 427

Intermediate Organic Chemistry

Intermediate organic chemistry with emphasis on organic reaction mechanism, stereochemistry, spectroscopic characterization, and newer synthetic methods. (Lec. 3) Pre: 226, 228 or 292.

CHM 431

Physical Chemistry I

Gas laws, laws of thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, phase equilibria, and electrochemistry. (Lec. 3) Pre: 114 or 192 and MTH 142 and PHY 112 or 204, or 214. May be taken for graduate credit by graduate students whose undergraduate programs do not require physical chemistry.

CHM 432

Physical Chemistry II

Atomic theory, quantum chemistry, bonding, molecular interactions, chemical kinetics, kinetic theory, and spectroscopy. (Lec. 3) Pre: 431. May be taken for graduate credit by graduate students whose undergraduate programs do not require physical chemistry.

CHM 441

The Chemistry of Biological Systems

Chemical biology, molecular aspects of biological structures, equilibria, energetics, reactions, and metabolism. (Lec. 3) Pre: 228, 432.

CHM 492

Seminar in Chemistry

Preparation and presentation of papers on selected topics in chemistry. Required of seniors in chemistry. (Seminar) Pre: prior or concurrent enrollment in 432. Not for graduate credit.

CHM 501

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I

Systematic analysis of bonding schemes and structural aspects of molecular systems encountered in inorganic chemistry. Special emphasis on electron density distributions, physical methods of analysis, and practical applications of quantum mechanics. (Lec. 3) Pre: 401.

CHM 502

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry II

Modern inorganic chemistry approached from experimental, theoretical, and descriptive points of view. Includes electronic structure and bonding in coordination chemistry, topology, thermodynamics of complex formation, mechanisms, lanthanides, and actinides. (Lec. 3) Pre: 401 or equivalent.

CHM 504

Physical Methods of Inorganic Chemistry

Theory and application of numerous experimental techniques used for the elucidation of molecular and electronic structure of inorganic molecules. Primary emphasis is on nuclear magnetic resonance, optical, infrared, Raman, and electron paramagnetic spectroscopies. (Lec. 3) Pre: 401 or permission of instructor.

CHM 511

Advanced Analytical Chemistry I

Fundamentals of electrochemistry, including a review of electricity and how it passes through conductors, electrochemical cells, electrode reactions, ionic solutions, polarization, transport mechanisms, voltammetry. Statistical treatment of experimental data. (Lec. 3) Pre: 412 or permission of instructor.

CHM 512

Advanced Analytical Chemistry II

Fundamentals of chromatographic and electrophoretic separations and major spectroscopic techniques. Basic theory, instrumentation, advantages, limitations, and applications of these techniques as well as new instrumental developments are discussed. (Lec. 3) Pre: 412 and MTH 243.

CHM 519

Theoretical Concepts in NMR

The physical concepts of NMR phenomena are presented, beginning with signals generated in the probe, carried through the spectrometer console, into the computer, and finally represented as a spectrum. (Lec. 3) Pre: 292, PHY 112, and MTH 141, or equivalents, or permission of instructor.

CHM 520

Interpretation of One-Dimensional and Two-Dimensional NMR Spectra

Uses of chemical shifts and coupling constants are presented for interpreting one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) proton and carbon spectra. Includes relaxation time measurements, decoupling, and simple 2D interpretation. (Lec. 3) Pre: 292, PHY 112, MTH 141, or equivalents, or CHM 519 or permission of instructor.

CHM 521

Advanced Organic Chemistry I

Emphasis on fundamental organic structure theory and reaction mechanisms. (Lec. 3) Pre: 226 and 228 or equivalent.

CHM 522

Advanced Organic Chemistry II

Modern synthetic reactions and their application to such areas as natural products. (Lec. 3) Pre: 521 or permission of instructor.

CHM 524

Interpretation of Two-Dimensional NMR Spectra

Covers the theoretical and practical aspects of two-dimensional (2D) NMR. Includes pulse sequences, instrument setup, and chemical applications. (Lec. 3) Pre: 519 and 520 or permission of instructor.

CHM 531

Advanced Physical Chemistry I

Principles and applications of chemical thermodynamics and chemical statistical thermodynamics. Includes the three laws of thermodynamics, statistical distributions, statistical thermodynamic ensembles and fluctuations. Applications to ideal gases and crystals, real fluid, and chemical equilibrium. (Lec. 3) Pre: 432 or permission of instructor.

CHM 532

Advanced Physical Chemistry II

Principles and applications of quantum chemistry. Includes formal development of quantum theory and applications to electronic structure as well as other problems of chemical interest. (Lec. 3) Pre: 432 or permission of instructor.

CHM 551

Nonthesis Master's Research

Research on original problem for fulfillment of research requirement for nonthesis master's degree. Literature survey, laboratory work, and detailed report required. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of chairperson.

CHM 552

Nonthesis Master's Research

Research on original problem for fulfillment of research requirement for nonthesis master's degree. Literature survey, laboratory work, and detailed report required. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of chairperson.

CHM 599

Master's Thesis Research

Number of credits is determined each semester in consultation with major professor or program committee. A minimum of 6 credits is required of students who have chosen the thesis option for the master's degree. (Independent Study) S/U credit.

CHM 608

Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms

Kinetics and mechanisms of reactions in aqueous solution: techniques, results, and theoretical interpretation. Instrumentation for studying rapid reactions in solution, relaxation methods, electron transfer rates, hydrolytic and solvolytic reactions, metal ion complexation, reactions of biological significance. (Lec. 3) Pre: 502 or permission of instructor.

CHM 616

Applied Analytical Techniques

Application of analytical instrumentation and techniques to practical problems. Limitations and specific difficulties of analyzing complex matrices in practical research. Problem-oriented presentation. (Lec. 3) Pre: 511 and 512 or permission of instructor.

CHM 618

Theory of Separations

Companion to 616. In-depth presentation of theory of separation processes. Emphasis on methods development, advanced topics, and current advances using gas and liquid chromatography. (Lec. 3) Pre: 511 or permission of instructor.

CHM 621

Advanced Topics in Physical Organic Chemistry

Mechanistic aspects of organic chemistry: molecular orbital theory, thermal and photochemical cycloadditions and rearrangements. Consideration of carbenes, nitrenes, and free radicals. Evaluation of steric, stereoelectronic, and secondary orbital effects. (Lec. 3) Pre: 521 and 522 or permission of instructor.

CHM 623

Advanced Topics in Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Advanced topics in the synthetic aspects of organic chemistry. Synthetic reactions and techniques, strategies, and designs. Conformational and stereochemical analyses, asymmetric synthesis, and natural product syntheses. (Lec. 3) Pre: 521 and 522 or permission of instructor.

CHM 642

Graduate Seminar

Results of detailed literature surveys are presented orally and in writing. Required of candidates for advanced degrees in chemistry. (Seminar) S/U credit.

CHM 643

Graduate Seminar

Results of detailed literature surveys are presented orally and in writing. Required of candidates for advanced degrees in chemistry. (Seminar) S/U credit.

CHM 644

Graduate Seminar

Results of detailed literature surveys are presented orally and in writing. Required of candidates for advanced degrees in chemistry. (Seminar) S/U credit.

CHM 691

Special Topics

Covers special research topics of interest. (Independent Study). Pre: permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

CHM 699

Doctoral Dissertation Research

Number of credits is determined each semester in consultation with major professor or program committee. (Independent Study) S/U credit.

CHM 930

Workshop in Chemistry Topics for Teachers

Especially designed for teachers of physical sciences. Basic topics of chemistry from an advanced or pedagogical perspective. (Workshop) Pre: teacher certification.