Course Descriptions

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

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This course offers laboratory experiments chosen to illustrate concepts taught in the lecture. CHEM 1101 and CHEM 1102 must be taken in sequence. Fee.

Corequisite: CHEM 1301

This course offers laboratory experiments chosen to illustrate concepts taught in the lecture. CHEM 1101 and CHEM 1102 must be taken in sequence. Fee.

Corequisite: CHEM 1302

This course offers laboratory experiments chosen to illustrate concepts taught in the Science of Art lectures. The course requires the completion of formal laboratory reports. Fee.

Corequisite: CHEM 1308

This laboratory course supports study in the fundamental principles of chemistry.  Students are introduced to a variety of techniques and experiments which support and compliment materials for CHEM 1310 lecture. Fee.

Corequisite: CHEM 1310 or completion of CHEM 1310 with a grade of C or better.

This laboratory course provides practical, hands-on work with concepts covered in CHEM 1320 as well as review of other related concepts useful for students pursuing careers related to health care. Fee.

Corequisite: CHEM 1320 or completion of CHEM 1320 with a grade of C" or better.  

This course offers laboratory experiments chosen to illustrate concepts taught in the lecture.  This course is equivalent to the CHEM 1101/1102 laboratories.  Must be taken concurrently with CHEM 1302.  Fee.

Corequisite: CHEM 1302

This course is the first course in a series of two that studies fundamental laws and theories of chemistry: the modern concept of the atom, atomic structure and periodic properties of the elements, kinetic-molecular theory, states of matter, solutions, acids, bases, and salts, oxidation-reduction, equilibrium, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, bonding. Must be taken in sequence.

Prerequisite: MATH 1304

Corequisite: CHEM 1101

This course is the second course in a series of two that studies fundamental laws and theories of chemistry: the modern concept of the atom, atomic structure and periodic properties of the elements, kinetic-molecular theory, states of matter, solutions, acids, bases, and salts, oxidation-reduction, equilibrium, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, bonding. Must be taken in sequence.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1301

Corequisite: CHEM 1102

This course will provide an understanding of physical science and basic chemical principles and the role in which science plays in the development and evaluation of art. Not open to students who have received credit for or are concurrently enrolled in CHEM 1301. Laboratory work is required.

This course studies fundamental principles of general and organic chemistry.  The topics include chemical and physical changes, atoms and molecules, states of matter, chemical bonding, reactions, kinetics and equilibrium, acids and bases and an introduction to organic chemistry.

Prerequisite: Students with bridging math requirements for MATH 0318 must complete it before registering for this course.

This course covers general, organic, and biological chemistry topics that are most relevant to biological sciences and human health.  Fee. Prerequisite: Successful completion of high school chemistry and placement in college level mathematics according to SAT or ACT score, 不良研究所 chemistry placement test, or completion of CHEM 1310.

Corequisite: CHEM 1120 unless the student has already passed it with a grade of C" or better.

This course will provide an understanding of basic chemical principles and the role which chemistry plays in everyday life topics including water and air pollution, ozone depletion, global warming, acid rain, plastics and energy sources. Not open to students who have received credit for or are concurrently enrolled in CHEM 1301. Students must enroll both in lecture and laboratory sections. Fee.

The first in a two-semester sequence, this laboratory provides students with training in basic organic chemistry laboratory skills such as melting point determination, recrystallization, extraction, distillation, thin-layer and gas chromatography, and their applications to chemical reactions. Students will also practice and refine their scientific writing skills.  Fee.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1302 and CHEM 1102

Corequisite: CHEM 2311

In the second semester of this laboratory sequence, students carry out a variety of organic chemistry reactions that complement and supplement the material covered in the second semester lecture course. Students will also learn basic spectroscopic techniques used to analyze reaction products and other organic chemicals, including infra-red, nuclear magnetic resonance, and UV-vis spectroscopies. Fee.

Prerequisite: CHEM 2111

Corequisite: CHEM 2312

This laboratory course provides practical, hands-on work with concepts covered in CHEM 2350 as well as review of other concepts useful for students pursuing careers in nutrition and environmental science. This course is offered only in fall semesters and requires concurrent enrollment in CHEM 2350. This course is recommended for nutrition majors, and may not be used to fulfill the requirements for degrees in either chemistry or biochemistry. Fee.

Corequisite: CHEM 2350

An introduction to structure, nomenclature, conformations, reactions, and mechanism is provided in this course. Core concepts in chemical bonding, acid-base reactions, resonance and inductive effects, functional group transformations, and stereochemistry are covered.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1302

Corequisite: CHEM 2111

Organic Chemistry II builds upon the foundations established in Organic Chemistry I. A wide variety of functional group transforming reactions are covered, especially in the context of synthesis. Each class of reactions and the functional groups they involve are supported with nomenclature and relevant properties. An introduction to spectroscopy and spectrometry, including infra-red and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies and mass spectrometry, is also included.

Prerequisites: CHEM 2311 and CHEM 2111

Corequisite: CHEM 2112

This course is a survey of organic chemistry in sufficient depth and breadth to support biochemistry curriculum in the environmental and allied health sciences. The course emphasizes structure, nomenclature, reactions, and theory as applied to simple organic compounds with particular emphasis on their applications and on their context in living systems.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1302

Corequisite: CHEM 2150

This laboratory course provides the student with experience in a range of techniques used in the synthesis, purification and characterization of inorganic compounds including infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies, paramagnetic susceptibility and differential sc