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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION] Use the dropdown above to select the current catalog.
Chemistry Courses
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Department of Chemistry
Chemistry
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CHEM013 HM - Nanomaterials
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Van Ryswyk
Description: Creation, properties, and uses of materials structured on the nanometer length scale and their potential impact upon society.
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CHEM023A HM - Chemistry in the Modern World I
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Staff
Offered: Fall
Description: Chemistry plays a powerful role in addressing an array of current and future global and societal challenges. This course examines contemporary applications of chemistry to describe innovative advances in such areas as energy, medicine, technology, materials, to name a few. These applications illustrate such fundamental concepts as molecular and electronic structure in dictating chemical and physical properties; intermolecular forces, phase behavior, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, kinetics and equilibria. Lecture and individual and group exercises conducted in class are used as a context for introducing chemistry principles.
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CHEM023B HM - Chemistry in the Modern World II
Credit(s): 1.5
Instructor(s): Staff
Offered: Spring, first half
Description: Chemistry plays a powerful role in addressing an array of current and future global and societal challenges. This course examines contemporary applications of chemistry to describe innovative advances in such areas as energy, medicine, technology, materials, to name a few. These applications illustrate such fundamental concepts as molecular and electronic structure in dictating chemical and physical properties; intermolecular forces, phase behavior, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, kinetics and equilibria. Lecture and individual and group exercises conducted in class are used as a context for introducing chemistry principles.
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CHEM024 HM - Chemistry Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Instructor(s): Staff
Offered: Fall and Spring
Description: Applications of thermodynamics, equilibria, electrochemistry, structure/property relationships, synthesis and spectroscopy.
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CHEM040 HM - Introduction to Chemical Research
Credit(s): 1
Instructor(s): Staff
Offered: Spring
Description: A rotation through multiple research laboratories in the chemistry department. Open to first-year students only.
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CHEM051 HM - Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Cave, Karukstis, Van Hecke
Offered: Fall
Description: Applications of thermodynamics to chemical and phase equilibria. Chemical kinetics in the gas phase, in solution and on solid surfaces.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM023A HM , CHEM023B HM , and CHEM024 HM
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CHEM052 HM - Physical Chemistry: Group Theory, Quantum Chemistry, and Spectroscopy
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Cave, Van Hecke
Offered: Spring
Description: Chemical group theory. Introduction to quantum mechanics with application to atoms and molecules. Applications of group theory and quantum mechanics to spectroscopy.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM051 HM
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CHEM053 HM - Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Cave, Karukstis, Van Hecke
Offered: Fall
Description: Physical and chemical measurements of molecular properties.
Corequisite(s): CHEM051 HM
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CHEM056 HM - Carbon Compounds
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Daub, Haushalter, Vosburg
Offered: Spring
Description: A systematic study of the chemistry of carbon-containing compounds, emphasizing synthesis, reaction mechanisms, and the relation of structure to observable physical and chemical properties.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM023A HM , CHEM023B HM , and CHEM024 HM
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CHEM058 HM - Carbon Compounds Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Instructor(s): Daub, Haushalter, Johnson, Vosburg
Offered: Spring
Description: Laboratory taken concurrently with CHEM056 HM .
Prerequisite(s): CHEM024 HM
Corequisite(s): CHEM056 HM
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CHEM103 HM - Chemical Analysis
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Hawkins, Van Ryswyk
Offered: Fall
Description: Applications of chemical equilibria in qualitative and quantitative analysis with emphasis on inorganic systems. Introduction to electrochemistry and chromatography.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM023A HM , CHEM023B HM , and CHEM024 HM
Concurrent Requisite(s): CHEM109 HM is recommended -
CHEM104 HM - Inorganic Chemistry
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Johnson, Van Heuvelen, Van Hecke
Offered: Spring
Description: Systematic study of the preparation, properties, structures, analysis, and reactions of inorganic compounds.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM056 HM ; CHEM052 HM recommended
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CHEM105 HM - Organic Chemistry
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Daub, Haushalter, Vosburg
Offered: Fall
Description: A continuation of the chemistry of carbon compounds.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM056 HM
Concurrent Requisite(s): CHEM111 HM is recommended -
CHEM109 HM - Chemical Analysis Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Instructor(s): Hawkins, Van Ryswyk
Offered: Fall
Description: Cooperative, project-based application of chemical analysis in a tropical marine ecosystem. Techniques include spectrophotometry, potentiometry, chromatography, and redox and complexometric titrations.
Corequisite(s): CHEM103 HM
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CHEM110 HM - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Instructor(s): Johnson, Van Heuvelen
Offered: Spring
Description: Synthesis and characterization of inorganic compounds.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM058 HM
Corequisite(s): CHEM104 HM
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CHEM111 HM - Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Instructor(s): Daub, Haushalter, Johnson, Vosburg
Offered: Fall
Description: Synthesis, characterization, and analysis of organic compounds.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM058 HM
Corequisite(s): CHEM105 HM
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CHEM112 HM - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Instructor(s): Hawkins,Van Ryswyk
Offered: Spring
Description: Application of advanced analytical techniques to food, pharmaceutical, materials, forensics, biochemical, and archaeological problems. Techniques include atomic absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence, mass spectrometry, NMR, chromatography, voltammetry, and a range of surface analyses.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM109 HM
Corequisite(s): CHEM114 HM
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CHEM114 HM - Advanced Analytical Chemistry
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Hawkins, Van Ryswyk
Offered: Spring
Description: Fundamentals of modern instrumental design, application, and usage with an emphasis on the underlying principles of operation. Chemometrics.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM103 HM ; ENGR079 HM recommended
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CHEM122 HM - Materials Chemistry Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Instructor(s): Van Ryswyk
Description: New strategies for the synthesis and preparation of materials on the meso- and nanoscale, their characterization and potential applications. Examples may include solids (insulators, semiconductors, conductors, superconductors, magnetic materials) and soft materials (polymers, gels, liquid crystals).
Prerequisite(s): CHEM052 HM or ENGR086 HM or PHYS052 HM
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CHEM150 HM - Research in Chemistry
Credit(s): 1-2
Instructor(s): Staff
Offered: Fall and Spring
Description: Independent study or research in a field agreed upon by student and instructor. Credit hours to be arranged.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore or junior standing and permission of instructor
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CHEM151 HM - Research Problems in Chemistry
Credit(s): 2-3
Instructor(s): Staff
Offered: Fall
Description: A yearlong experimental or computational investigation in chemistry under the direction of a faculty advisor. Two oral reports and a written thesis are required. Two or three credit hours per semester (2 credit hours equals a minimum of 6 hours of laboratory per week, 3 credit hours equals a minimum of 10 hours of laboratory per week: additional library time is required).
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing
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CHEM152 HM - Research Problems in Chemistry
Credit(s): 2-3
Instructor(s): Staff
Offered: Spring
Description: A yearlong experimental or computational investigation in chemistry under the direction of a faculty advisor. Two oral reports and a written thesis are required. Two or three credit hours per semester (2 credit hours equals a minimum of 6 hours of laboratory per week, 3 credit hours equals a minimum of 10 hours of laboratory per week: additional library time is required).
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing
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CHEM161 HM - Advanced Physical Chemistry: Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Cave, Van Hecke
Description: Classical and statistical thermodynamics. Classical thermodynamics, a review of equilibrium thermodynamics, and an introduction to statistical thermodynamics.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM051 HM
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CHEM165 HM - Organometallic Chemistry
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Johnson
Description: Study of the metal carbon bond: synthesis, structure, bonding, reactivity, and catalysis.
Corequisite(s): CHEM105 HM
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CHEM166 HM - Industrial Chemistry
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Van Hecke
Description: Elements of chemical engineering for chemists. Organization and goals of industrial research. Readings, case studies, and seminar discussions.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM051 HM
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CHEM168 HM - Advanced Physical Chemistry
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Staff
Description: A course devoted to exploring topics of current interest in physical chemistry.
Prerequisite(s): Dependent on topic
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CHEM168A HM - Advanced Physical Chemistry: Lasers in Chemistry
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Van Hecke
Description: Introduction to the principles of the operation of lasers.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM052 HM
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CHEM168B HM - Advanced Physical Chemistry: Biophysical Chemistry
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Karukstis
Description: Physical chemistry applied to answer questions involving the conformation, shape, structure, dynamics, and interactions of biological macromolecules and complexes.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM051 HM
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CHEM168D HM - Advanced Physical Chemistry: Electronic Structure Theory
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Cave
Description: An examination of modern methods for approximating the solution to the electronic Schroedinger Equation and its application to chemical systems.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM052 HM
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CHEM168E HM - Advanced Physical Chemistry: Advanced Group Theory
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Johnson, Van Hecke
Description: A survey of topics selected from: space groups and crystals; permutation groups and molecular isomerization; rotation groups and angular momenta; double groups and magnetism; groups of non-rigid molecules; the symmetry of graphs.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM052 HM
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CHEM168F HM - Advanced Physical Chemistry: Surface Science
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Van Ryswyk
Description: Structure and chemical properties of surfaces as detailed by a range of analytical techniques.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM052 HM
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CHEM171 HM - Advanced Organic Chemistry: Organic Synthesis
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Daub, Vosburg
Description: Critical analysis of strategies for the preparation of medicinal natural products.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM056 HM and CHEM105 HM
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CHEM173 HM - Advanced Organic Chemistry: Pericyclic Reactions
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Daub, Vosburg
Description: The application of molecular orbital theory and symmetry considerations to certain types of organic reactions in order to gain insight on the mechanisms and stereochemistry of the processes.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM056 HM and CHEM105 HM
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CHEM182 HM - Chemistry in Living Systems
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Haushalter, Vosburg
Offered: Spring
Description: Relation of molecular structure and energy flow to metabolic reactions, signal transduction, and transport across membranes in living systems. (Crosslisted as BIOL182 HM )
Prerequisite(s): CHEM056 HM
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CHEM184 HM - Methods in Biochemistry
Credit(s): 1
Instructor(s): Haushalter, Vosburg
Offered: Spring
Description: Experiments in biochemistry. (Crosslisted as BIOL184 HM )
Corequisite(s): CHEM182 HM or BIOL182 HM
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CHEM187 HM - HIV-Aids: Science, Society, and Service
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Haushalter
Description: The molecular biology of HIV infection, the biochemistry of antiviral interventions, and the causes and impact of the global HIV-AIDS pandemic, including the inter-relationships among HIV-AIDS, prejudice, race, and stigma. (Crosslisted as BIOL 187 HM )
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 113 HM and (BIOL 182 HM or CHEM 182 HM )
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CHEM189 HM - Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Staff
Offered: Fall
Description: Advanced topics at the interface between chemistry and biology. (Crosslisted as BIOL189 HM )
Prerequisite(s): BIOL113 HM , (BIOL182 HM or CHEM182 HM ), and senior standing
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CHEM193 HM - Special Topics in Chemistry
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Staff
Description: A course devoted to exploring topics of current interest. Topics announced prior to registration. Junior/senior standing or instructor approval required.
Prerequisite(s): Dependent on topic
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CHEM197 HM - Readings in Chemistry
Credit(s): 1-3
Instructor(s): Staff
Offered: Fall
Description: Special readings in chemistry. Open to juniors and seniors only. One to three credit hours per semester.
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CHEM198 HM - Special Readings in Chemistry
Credit(s): 1-3
Instructor(s): Staff
Offered: Spring
Description: Special readings in chemistry. Open to juniors and seniors only. One to three credit hours per semester.
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CHEM199 HM - Chemistry Seminar
Credit(s): 0.5
Instructor(s): Staff
Offered: Fall and Spring
Description: Presentations of contemporary research by students, faculty, and visiting scientists. Attendance by junior and senior majors is required. No more than 2.0 credits can be earned for departmental seminars/colloquia.
Grading Type: Pass/No Credit grading
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