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2022-2023 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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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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CHEM041 HM - Global Climate Change: Non-linearity, Irreversibility, and Surprises
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Hawkins
Offered: Fall
Description: Principles of the chemical and physical basis of global climate change, including direct evidence from paleoclimate archives and model projections for future climate conditions. Includes discussion of written works addressing climate policy and climate change skepticism and recent findings from behavioral science on climate change engagement.
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CHEM042 HM - Chemistry in the Modern World
Credit(s): 4
Instructor(s): Staff
Offered: Fall and Spring
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.
Corequisite(s): CHEM024 HM
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CHEM047 HM - The Chemistry of Cooking
Credit(s): 1
Instructor(s): Johnson, Van Heuvelen
Offered: Fall and Spring
Description: The chemistry of food, as explored through hands-on experiments in a cooking laboratory.
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CHEM051 HM - Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Karukstis and 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): CHEM024 HM and CHEM042 HM
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CHEM052 HM - Physical Chemistry: Group Theory, Quantum Chemistry, and Spectroscopy
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Hernandez-Castillo, 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): MATH082 HM and PHYS051 HM
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CHEM053 HM - Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Karukstis and Van Hecke
Offered: Fall
Description: Physical and chemical measurements of molecular properties.
Corequisite(s): CHEM051 HM
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CHEM056 HM - Organic Chemistry I
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Brucks, Haushalter, Vosburg
Offered: Fall
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): CHEM042 HM and CHEM024 HM
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CHEM058 HM - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Instructor(s): Brucks, Haushalter, Johnson, Vosburg
Offered: Fall
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, mass spectrometry, and chromatography.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM042 HM and CHEM024 HM
Concurrent Requisite(s): CHEM109 HM is recommended
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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 II
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Brucks, Haushalter, Vosburg
Offered: Spring
Description: A continuation of the chemistry of carbon compounds.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM056 HM
Concurrent Requisite(s): CHEM111 HM is recommended
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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 II Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Instructor(s): Brucks, Haushalter, Johnson, Vosburg
Offered: Spring
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 and PHYS051 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 and PHYS051 HM ; ENGR079 HM recommended
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CHEM122 HM - Nanomaterials
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Van Ryswyk
Offered: Fall
Description: New strategies for the synthesis and preparation of materials on the nanometer length scale, 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 PHYS054 HM ) and PHYS051 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 - Senior Thesis Research 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 - Senior Thesis Research 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): 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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CHEM163 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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CHEM164 HM - Advanced Physical Chemistry: Electronic Structure Theory
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Staff
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 and PHYS051 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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CHEM167 HM - Biophysical Chemistry
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Karukstis
Offered: Spring
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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CHEM168 HM - Lasers in Chemistry
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Staff
Offered: Fall and Spring
Description: Introduction to principles of lasers and laser safety. Case studies illustrating the applications of lasers to chemical studies.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM051 HM and PHYS051 HM
Corequisite(s): Juniors and seniors only.
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CHEM171 HM - Advanced Organic Chemistry: Organic Synthesis
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Brucks, 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): 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 - Biochemistry
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Brucks, 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 - Biochemistry Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Instructor(s): Brucks, 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 (BIOL182 HM or CHEM182 HM )
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CHEM189 HM - Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Credit(s): 3
Instructor(s): Haushalter, Schulz (Biology), Stoebel (Biology)
Offered: Fall
Description: Advanced topics at the interface between chemistry and biology. Counts as a seminar course for Biology majors. (Crosslisted as BIOL189 HM )
Prerequisite(s): BIOL113 HM and senior standing
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CHEM190 HM - Bioinorganic Chemistry
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Van Heuvelen
Description: An examination of the role of metals in biological systems. Topics may include electron transport, small molecule activation, signaling pathways, metals in medicine, metals in environmental science, metal storage and trafficking, and bioinorganic chemistry and energy.
Corequisite(s): CHEM104 HM
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CHEM192 HM - Material Science of Energy Conversion and Storage
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Saeta (Physics), Van Ryswyk
Description: Materials science of energy conversion and storage, dealing with photovoltaics, fuel cells, batteries, thermoelectrics, and other devices. Seminar format. (Crosslisted as ENGR147 HM and PHYS147 HM )
Prerequisite(s): CHEM052 HM or PHYS052 HM or ENGR086 HM
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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.
Prerequisite(s): Dependent on topic
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CHEM194 HM - Chemistry of Modern Materials
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Staff
Description: A survey of the chemistry, synthesis and physical properties,of modern materials which include, but not limited to: polymers, glasses and ceramics, alloys and composites, semiconductors and related materials, advanced materials for energy storage, membranes, optical and photonic materials, biomedical materials, nanomaterials.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM051 HM , CHEM056 HM , and PHYS051 HM
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CHEM195 HM - Physics and Chemistry of Stuff
Credit(s): 2
Instructor(s): Van Hecke, Eckert
Description: A survey of techniques important for laboratory science in chemistry and physics including but not limited to: Vacuum pumps and vacuum systems; pressure measurement; temperature measurement; handling high pressure gases; safe material handling; safety data sheets; thermal baths and thermal control; metal, plastic, and rubber tubing; tools and their proper use. One meeting per week for the semester.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.
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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
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