Course Descriptions for
Chemistry (24)
24-100. INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY. 4:3:3
A course covering the basic concepts of
chemistry. Three lectures and one three-hour
laboratory period per week. Credit: four hours.
24-101-102. GENERAL AND ELEMENTARY
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. 4:3:3
A comprehensive study of the chemical and
physical properties of matter including the
fundamental principles of qualitative and
quantitative analysis. Three lectures and one
three-hour laboratory period per week.
Corequisites:
Math 121 and
Math 122. Credit: four hours.
24-107. CHEMISTRY FOR THE HEALTH
SCIENCES. 4:3:3
A unified study of the fundamentals of general
chemistry and the elements of organic and
biochemistry. (Not recommended for majors in the
biological sciences, or for pre-medical
students.) Three lectures and one three hour
laboratory period per week. Prerequisites: High
school chemistry or its equivalent.
Prerequisites:
Math 101 and
Math 102. Credit: four hours.
24-201. ELEMENTARY QUANTITATIVE
ANALYSIS. 4:2:6
Principles of gravimetric, volumetric,
potentiometric and spectrophotometric analysis.
Two lectures and one three hour laboratory
period per week. Prerequisites: General
chemistry (eight hours);
Math 121 and
Math 122 or
Math 105 and
Math 106. Credit: three hours.
24-202. FORENSIC CHEMISTRY. 4:3:3
Theory and principle in the isolation and
identification of drugs using chromatographic
and spectroscopic methods. Three lectures and
one three hour laboratory period per week.
Prerequisites:
Chemistry 101 and
Chemistry 102. Credit: four hours.
24-203. WATER CHEMISTRY - BASIC
PRINCIPLES. 4:3:3
Essentials of water chemistry with emphasis on
the principle methods of testing water and
wastewater. Three lectures and one three hour
laboratory period per week. Prerequisites:
Chemistry 101 and 102,
Math 121 and
122 or
Math 105 and
106. Credit: four hours.
24-205. ELEMENTARY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY.
4:3:3
A course covering nomenclature, properties, and
reactions of the simpler classes of organic
compounds. (Not recommended for majors in the
biological sciences or for pre-medical
students.) Three lectures and one three hour
laboratory period per week. Prerequisites:
Chemistry 101 and 102.
Credit: four hours.
24-301-302. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 4:3:3
Structure, synthesis and reactions of the
principle classes of organic compounds with
stress on stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms
and spectroscopic properties. Laboratory
practice in the separation, identification and
synthesis of organic compounds. Three lectures
and one three hour laboratory period per week.
Prerequisites:
Chemistry 101 and
102. Credit: four hours.
24-303-304. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. 4:3:3
A quantitative study of the fundamental
physiochemical principles of matter as applied
to gases, liquids, solids, and solutions with
illustrative laboratory experiments. Three
lectures and one three hour laboratory period
per week. Prerequisites:
Chemistry 301 and 302,
Math 251 and
252, and
Physics 201 and 202. Credit: four hours.
24-306. INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS. 4:2:6
Theoretical principles and chemical applications
of instrumental methods of analysis. Two
lectures and two three hour laboratory
experiments. Three lectures and one three hour
laboratory period per week. Prerequisites:
Chemistry 301 and 302,
Math 251 and
252, and
Physics 201 and 202. Credit: four hours.
24-308. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 4:3:3
A study and characterization of the fundamental
concepts in inorganic chemistry, which include
atomic structure, periodocity, the nature of
chemical forces and structure. The chemistries
of transition metals, S fillers and P fillers,
and organic metallic compounds. Laboratory
practice in synthesis of pure inorganic
substances. Three lectures and one three hour
laboratory period per week. Prerequisites:
Chemistry 303 and 304.
Credit: four hours.
24-401. ORGANIC QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS.
3:2:3
Spectroscopic and chemical methods of
identification of organic compounds in the pure
state and in mixtures. Two lectures and one
three hour laboratory period per week.
Prerequisites:
Chemistry 301 and
302 and
Chemistry 306.
Credit: three hours.
24-402. ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY.
3:2:3
An advanced study of the structures of organic
compounds, organic reaction, and their
mechanisms. Synthesis of selected organic
compounds using advanced preparative methods.
Two lectures and one three hour laboratory
period per week. Prerequisites:
Chemistry 301 and 302
and
Chemistry 303 and 304. Credit: three hours.
24-403. BIOCHEMISTRY. 4:3:3
The structural and metabolic relationship of
carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins,
nucleic acids, enzymes, and coenzymes. Three
lectures and one three hour laboratory period
per week. Prerequisite:
Chemistry
301 and 302 and
Chemistry 303
and 304. Credit: four hours.
24-404. ADVANCED PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY.
3:3:0
Advanced treatment of thermodynamics, the
elements of quantum and statistical mechanics,
chemical kinetics, and selected topics. Three
lectures per week. Prerequisites:
Chemistry 303 and 304. Credit: three hours.
24-405. INDEPENDENT STUDY AND
RESEARCH. 3:0:9
Independent investigation of a research problem
under the supervision of a staff member. A
research report and a presentation are required.
Three, three hour laboratory periods per week.
Prerequisites:
Chemistry 301 and
302,
Chemistry 303 and 304,
and Chemistry 306. (This
course may be repeated with permission of the
department chairperson.) Credit: three hours.
24-406. SELECTED TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY.
3:3:0
Topics of current interest in analytical,
organic, inorganic, physical or biochemistry.
Prerequisites: Senior standing in Chemistry.
(This course may be repeated with the permission
from the department chairperson.) Credit: three
hours.
24-407-408. SEMINAR IN CHEMISTRY.
1:1:0
Reports, study, and discussion of current
literature in the fields of chemistry. One hour
per week. Credit: one hour.
24-409-410. WATER CHEMISTRY-ADVANCED
TECHNIQUES. 4:3:3
Theory and application of modern chemical
instrumentation to water analysis. Three
lectures and one three hour laboratory period
per week. Prerequisite:
Chemistry
203. Credit: four hours |
