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A presentation of inorganic, organic, and biochemical principles with emphasis on application to living systems. Topics include, but are not limited to, electrolyte balance, water balance, gas laws and respiratory gases, acid-base balance, metabolic pathways, structure and function of hormones, drugs, and enzymes. Intended for non-science majors. Especially suitable for Nursing majors. May be used to fulfill the general education science requirement. Three lectures and one 2-hour lab per week. Prerequisites: high school science and algebra recommended. Offered each Fall.
A non-calculus-based introduction to the fundamentals of modern chemical practice; nuclear, electronic and physical structure of matter; periodicity of the elements; dynamics of chemical reactions and equilibria. Three lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: two years high school algebra or MATH 130. Offered each Fall.
Introduction to chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, application of thermodynamics to chemical systems, coordination compounds and qualitative analysis. Three lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 131 or equivalent. Offered each Spring.
A survey of the basic structure, nomenclature, reactivity and practical importance of carbon compounds. Three lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 132 or equivalent. Offered each Fall.
Theories relating to atomic structure, chemical bonding, acid-base concepts and coordination chemistry. Includes organometallic chemistry and study of main group elements. Three lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 221 or permission of instructor. Offered Fall 2001 and alternate Fall semesters.
A survey of reactions, syntheses and qualitative tests for the various groupings of atoms displayed in carbon compounds. Three lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 221 or equivalent. Offered each Spring.
Theory and application of gravimetric and volumetric quantitative analyses, with special emphasis on laboratory techniques. Three lectures and two 3-hour labs per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 132. Offered Fall 2002 and alternate Fall semesters.
Application of contemporary instrumental techniques to chemical analysis, including UV, visible, IR, Fluorescence and NMR Spectroscopy. Three lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. Cross-listed with PHYS 332. Prerequisite: CHEM 221 or permission of the instructor. Offered Spring 2003 and alternate Spring semesters.
A course designed to study the chemistry of the environment, the impact of the chemicals on the environment, and management of these effects. Topics include chemical composition of earth, water and atmosphere, the ozone layer, acid rain, water supply, water purification, toxic waste, industrial energy waste, nuclear energy waste, and greenhouse effect. Three lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 132. Offered Spring 2002 and alternate Spring semesters.
Topics to be covered include the structureand importance of water to biological systems, pH of weak acids, acid-base balance, physiological buffers, structures and functions of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, cell membranes, enzymes. Two lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 221. Offered Fall 2001 and alternate Fall semesters.
A continuation of Biochemistry I. Topics to be covered include bioenergetics, metabolic pathways of the biomolecules studied in Biochemistry I, synthetic pathways, hormonal regulation, biochemistry of genetics. Two lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 343. Offered Spring 2002 and alternate Spring semesters.
Classical thermodynamic and statistical. Thermodynamic descriptions of physical and chemical systems at equilibrium and kinetic descriptions of systems during states of chemical and nuclear change. Three lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. Cross-listed with PHYS 401, 402. Prerequisites: CHEM 132, 322; MATH 202; PHYS 212. Offered 2002-03 and alternate years.
Topics of special interest to upper level chemistry majors such as organic structural analysis, organometallic or macromolecular chemistry. Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
This course is designed to provide the student with a practical hands-on experience in chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 132. Enrollment by permission of Department Chair.
This course acquaints the student with the types of crime scene evidence that are useful to forensic chemists and the physical/chemical techniques used to analyze this evidence. Acceptable methods for collecting and handling evidence that will be admitted into court arguments are also presented. Crime scene evidence discussed in this course includes hairs, fibers, paint, drugs, arson residues, DNA, fingerprints, and spent ammunition. The analytical techniques of thin-layer chromatography, gas chromatography, gel electrophoresis, UV-VIS and infrared spectrophotometry, atomic absorption spectrophotometry, mass spectrometry, and neutron activation analysis are studied in the context of their utility in forensics. Three lectures and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisites: CHEM 322; BIOL 372. Offered Spring 2007 and alternate Spring semesters.
Selected topics from any of the areas offered in chemistry. Open to students with advanced standing in chemistry. Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
Students learn literature researching techniques, American Chemical Society journal writing format, and attend and present seminars. Open to junior and senior chemistry majors. Offered each Spring.
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