Fall 2005
CHEM 1310 - General Chemistry
General Chemistry Fundamental laws and theories of chemical reactions.
Topics include atomic structure; bonding theory; stoichiometry; properties
of solids, liquids and gases; chemical thermodynamics; electrochemistry;
and kinetics. 4.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours; 3.00 Lab hours
CHEM 1311 - Inorganic Chemistry I
Inorganic Chemistry I Inorganic topics covering: bonding models including
molecular orbitals and solid state structures, descriptive inorganic chemistry
of s and p-block elements, Lewis acids/bases, and coordination chemistry.
3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 1312 - Inorganic Chem Lab I
Inorganic Chemistry Lab I Laboratory to accompany Inorganic Chemistry
I. Topics include qualitative and quantitative analysis of inorganic and
organic compounds. 1.00 Credit Hours; 0.00 Lecture hours; 3.00 Lab hours
CHEM 1313 - Quantitative Analysis
Quantitative Analysis Laboratory experimentation emphasizing quantitative
chemical analysis. 3.00 Credit Hours; 2.00 Lecture hours; 4.00 Lab hours
CHEM 1315 - Survey of Organic Chem
Survey of Organic Chemistry Survey of organic chemistry as the basis for
biochemical processes and commercial applications. 3.00 Credit Hours;
3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 2311 - Organic Chemistry I
Organic Chemistry I An introduction to structure and reactivity of organic
molecules. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 2312 - Organic Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry II The second course in the series dealing with the
structure and reactivity of organic molecules. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00
Lecture hours.
CHEM 2313 - Organic/Bioorganic Chem
Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry A second course in organic chemistry
that extends the study to topics in biochemistry. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00
Lecture hours.
CHEM 2380 - Synthesis Lab I
Synthesis Laboratory I Methods for preparation, isolation, and characterization
of complex organic molecules, natural products, and polymers. 2.00 Credit
Hours; 1.00 Lecture hours; 4.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 2698 - Research Assistantship
Undergraduate Research Assistantship Independent research conducted under
the guidance of a faculty member. 1.00 to 12.00 Credit Hours; 1.00 to
12.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 2699 - Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate Research Independent research conducted under the guidance
of a faculty member. 1.00 to 12.00 Credit Hours; 1.00 to 12.00 Lecture
hours.
CHEM 2801, 2802, 2803- Special Topics
Special Topics Lecture course in current special topics in chemistry and
biochemistry. Topics will vary from year to year. 1.00 Credit Hours; 1.00
Lecture hours.
CHEM 2901, 2903, 2903 - Special Prob - Chemistry
Special Problems in Chemistry Course of individual instruction, which
will include library conference and laboratory experience. 1.00 to 21.00
Credit Hours; 1.00 to 21.00 Lecture hours; 0.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 3111 - Inorganic Chemistry II
Inorganic Chemistry II A study of the reactions and structures of inorganic
compounds and principles, generalizations and theories that assist in
understanding their behavior. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours.
CHEM 3211 - Analytical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry Introduction to the theory and practice of modern
chemical analysis. 5.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours; 5.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 3281 - Instrumental Analysis
Instrumental Analysis for Engineers Provides a background to modern analytical
chemistry and instrumental methods of analysis with applications to engineering
and other areas. 4.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours; 3.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 3371 - Organic Chem Lab
Organic Chemistry Laboratory Multi-step organic synthesis and inorganic
synthesis. Use of chemical literature and advanced spectroscopic techniques.
2.00 Credit Hours; 1.00 Lecture hours; 4.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 3380 - Synthesis Lab II
Synthesis Laboratory II Multi-step organic and inorganic synthesis. Use
of the chemical literature and advanced spectroscopic techniques. 3.00
Credit Hours; 1.00 Lecture hours; 6.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 3411 - Physical Chemistry I
Physical Chemistry I Chemical thermodynamics, energetics of chemical reactions,
changes of state, and electrochemistry. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture
hours;
CHEM 3412 - Physical Chemistry II
Physical Chemistry II Quantum mechanics, atomic and molecular structure,
bonding theory, molecular spectroscopy, statistical mechanics. 3.00 Credit
Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours.
CHEM 3481 - Physical Chem Lab I
Physical Chemistry Laboratory I Laboratory investigations of physical
principles applied to chemical systems. 2.00 Credit Hours; 0.00 Lecture
hours; 6.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 3482 - Physical Chem Lab II
Physical Chemistry Laboratory II Laboratory investigations of physical
principles applied to chemical systems. 2.00 Credit Hours; 0.00 Lecture
hours; 6.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 3511 - Survey of Biochemistry
Survey of Biochemistry Introductory course in biochemistry dealing with
the chemistry and biochemistry of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic
acids, and other biomolecules. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours.
CHEM 4311 - Adv Organic Chem
Advanced Organic Chemistry Construction reactions and functional group
interconversions as applied to multistep organic synthesis. 3.00 Credit
Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours.
CHEM 4341 - Applied Spectroscopy
Applied Spectroscopy Theory and application of NMR, mass spectrometry,
and infrared spectroscopy in the determination of organic structures.
3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours.
CHEM 4401 - Molecular Spectroscopy
Molecular Spectroscopy Introduction to the theory and applications of
molecular spectroscopy, including electronic, vibrational, rotational
transitions, and selections rules. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours.
CHEM 4452 - Solid State Chemistry
Chemistry of the Solid State Application of the concepts of physical and
inorganic chemistry to the structure of solids and their chemical and
physical properties. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours.
CHEM 4511 - Biochemistry I
Biochemistry I The chemistry and biochemistry of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates,
nucleic acids, and other biomolecules. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture
hours.
CHEM 4512 - Biochemistry II
Biochemistry II The chemistry and biochemistry of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates,
nucleic acids, and other biomolecules. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture
hours.
CHEM 4521 - Biolphysical Chemistry
Biophysical Chemistry The physical chemistry of biological systems, biological
macromolecules, and biological aggregates. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture
hours.
CHEM 4581 - Biochemistry Lab I
Biochemistry Laboratory I Modern biochemical techniques including methods
for protein, nucleic acid, and lipid isolation and characterization; enzyme
assays; chromatography; electrophoresis; and use of databases. 3.00 Credit
Hours; 1.00 Lecture hours; 6.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 4582 - Biochemistry Lab II
Biochemistry Laboratory II Laboratory techniques in the isolation and
characterization of biological molecules with special emphasis on modern
techniques. 3.00 Credit Hours; 1.00 Lecture hours; 6.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 4601 - Chemistry Seminar
Chemistry Seminar Student presentations of recent research topics in chemistry
or biochemistry based on lab experience and/or literature searches. 2.00
Credit Hours; 2.00 Lecture hours.
CHEM 4681 - Advanced Chemistry Lab
Advanced Chemistry Laboratory A molecular laboratory involving a series
of multipart experiments that build upon chemical principles and experimental
techniques introduced in earlier courses and instructional laboratories.
5.00 Credit Hours; 1.00 Lecture hours; 10.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 4698 - Research Assistantship
Undergraduate Research Assistantship Independent research conducted under
the guidance of a faculty member. 1.00 to 12.00 Credit Hours; 1.00 to
12.00 Lecture hours.
CHEM 4699 - Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate Research Independent research conducted under the guidance
of a faculty member. 1.00 to 12.00 Credit Hours; 1.00 to 12.00 Lecture
hours.
CHEM 4740 - Atmospheric Chemistry
This course provides a general chemical description of the Earth's atmospheric
system with a major focus on the two lowest layers of the atmosphere,
i.e., the troposphere and the stratosphere. Crosslisted with EAS 4740.
3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours.
CHEM 4775 - Polymer Science & Engr I
Polymer Science and Engineering I: Formation and Properties An introduction
to the chemistry, structure, and formation of polymers, physical states
and transitions, physical and mechanical properties of polymer fluids
and solids. Crosslisted with CHE, ME, MSE, and PTFE 4775. 3.00 Credit
Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours.
CHEM 4776 - Polymer Science& Engr II
Polymer fabrication processes and methods of characterization and identification
of polymers are presented. Experiments in polymerization, processing,
and property evaluation of polymers. Crosslisted with CHE, ME, MSE, and
TFE 4776. 3.00 Credit Hours; 2.00 Lecture hours; 3.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 4801 - Special Topics
Topics of current interest not included in the regular course offerings.
1.00 Credit Hours; 1.00 Lecture hours; 0.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 4802 - Special Topics
Topics of current interest not included in the regular course offerings.
2.00 Credit Hours; 2.00 Lecture hours; 0.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 4803 - Special Topics
Topics of current interest not included in the regular course offerings.
3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours; 0.00 Lab hours.
CHEM 4804 - Special Topics
Topics of current interest not included in the regular course offerings.
4.00 Credit Hours; 4.00 Lecture hours;
CHEM 4805 - Special Topics
Topics of current interest not included in the regular course offerings.
5.00 Credit Hours; 5.00 Lecture hours.
CHEM 4901, 4902, 4903 - Special Problems in Chem
Special Problems in Chemistry Course of individualized instruction, which
will include library, conference, and laboratory investigations. 1.00
to 21.00 Credit Hours; 1.00 to 21.00 Lecture hours.
CHEM 6170 - Inorganic Chem I
Inorganic Chemistry I A series of key topics in inorganic chemistry will
be reviewed: acids/bases, redox processes, bonding and structure, transition
metal chemistry, coordination complexes. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture
hours.
CHEM 6171 - Inorganic Chem II
Inorganic Chemistry II Contemporary topics in inorganic chemistry including
bioinorganic chemistry, reaction mechanisms and kinetics, optical and
magnetic properties of molecular species, and inorganic materials. 3.00
Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6172 - Physical Meth-Inorg Chem
Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry An introduction to the use of
physical methods in inorganic chemistry including vibrational spectroscopy,
multinuclear NMR, EST, Mossbauer, magnetometery, NQR, PES, diffraction,
and EXAFS. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6181 - Chemical Crystallography
Chemical Crystallography The collection and interpretation of diffraction
data. Single crystal structure analysis, powder diffraction for phase
identification and quantitative analysis, and Rietveld refinement. 3.00
Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6182 - Chem of the Solid State
Chemistry of the Solid State An introduction to the chemistry of the solid
state. Synthetic methods, measurement of properties, structure of solids,
theory of electrical, optical, and magnetic properties. 3.00 Credit Hours;
3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6183 - Organometallic Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry The chemistry of main group and transition metal
organometallics. Including synthetic methods, homogeneous catalysis and
catalytic cycles, and synthetically useful organometallic reagents. 3.00
Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6271 - Analytical Chem I
Analytical Chemistry I Discussion of chemical equilibrium, separations,
and bioanalytical methods. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6272 - Analytical Chem II
Analytical Chemistry II Topics include experimental design, electronics,
and spectroscopy. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6281 - Mass Spectrometry
Mass Spectrometry Topics include sample handling, ionization methods,
MS/MS, and quantitative analysis. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6282 - Chemical Sensors
Chemical Sensors Origins of selectivity, principles of transduction mechanisms,
construction and applications of modern chemical sensors. 3.00 Credit
Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6283 - Electroanalytical Chem
Electroanalytical Chemistry Coulometry, electrolytic separations, polargraphy
chronopotentimetry, coulometric titrations, voltammetry, and hydrodynamic
electrochemical methods of analysis. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6284 - Environ Analytical Chem
Environmental Analytical Chemistry Application of techniques from analytical
chemistry in monitoring the environment. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture
hours
CHEM 6285 - Analytical Spectroscopy
Analytical Spectroscopy Modern analytical spectroscopy and use of analytical
techniques in chemistry and chemical engineering. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00
Lecture hours
CHEM 6371 - Organic Compounds
Identification of Organic Compounds Description of molecular structure
and identification of organic compounds using spectroscopic techniques.
3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6372 - Physical Organic Chem
Physical Organic Chemistry Physical methods in organic chemistry; determination
of reaction pathways. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6373 - Organic Synthesis
Organic Synthesis Methods and strategy for the preparation of complex
organic compounds. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6381 - Adv Organic Synthesis
Advanced Organic Synthesis Advanced topics in the synthesis of complex
organic molecules. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6382 - Comput Methods-Org Chem
Computational Methods in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry The development
of approximate methods in molecular orbital theory and molecular mechanics
and their application to problems in organic and biochemistry. 3.00 Credit
Hours; 2.00 Lecture hours; 3.00 Lab hours
CHEM 6471 - Chem Thermo & Kinetics
Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laws of classical thermodynamics
and their chemical applications. Introduction to statistical mechanics
and chemical kinetics. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6472 - Quant Chem & Molec Spec
Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Spectroscopy Introduction to quantum mechanics
and its application to molecular systems, atomic and molecular spectroscopy.
3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6481 - Statistical Mechanics
Statistical Mechanics Statistical thermodynamics, lattice statistics,
molecular distribution and correlation functions, the theories of liquids
and solutions, phase transitions, cluster theory, and measurement. 3.00
Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6482 - Kinetics & Reaction Dynam
Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics Modern theoretical and experimental
methods for studying macroscopic and microscopic bimolecular and unimolecular
processes are discussed, as are methods for describing complex kinetic
systems. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6491 - Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Mechanics Important concepts and applications of quantum mechanics
at the intermediate level, including operators, perturbation and variational
methods applied to atoms and molecules. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture
hours
CHEM 6492 - Molecular Spectroscopy
Molecular Spectroscopy Study of energy of electronic transitions in molecules,
selection rules, excitation processes, and laser spectroscopy. 3.00 Credit
Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6501 - Biochemistry I
Biochemistry I The chemistry and biochemistry of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates,
nucleic acids, and other biomolecules. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture
hours
CHEM 6502 - Biochemistry II
Biochemistry II The chemistry and biochemistry of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates,
nucleic acids, and other biomolecules. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture
hours
CHEM 6571 - Enzymology
Enzymology Structure and chemistry of enzymes, enzyme mechanism, enzyme
kinetics, enzyme inhibitors, and medicinal chemistry. 3.00 Credit Hours;
3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6572 - Macromolecular Structure
Macromolecular Structure Principles of protein, nucleic acid, and membrane
structure. Major emphasis on protein folding, detailed description of
three-dimensional structure of proteins and nucleic acids. 3.00 Credit
Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6573 - Molecular Biochemistry
Molecular Biochemistry Current topics in molecular biology including eukaryotic
transcriptions, RNA processing, repair and recombination, immunity, viruses,
DNA fingerprinting, and genome sequencing. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture
hours
CHEM 6581 - Protein Crystallography
Protein Crystallography Application of crystallographic principles to
the structure determination of macromolecules by molecular replacement,
multiple isomorphous replacements. High-speed data collection methods
and cryocrystallography. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6582 - Biophysical Chemistry
Biophysical Chemistry Applications of the principles and techniques of
physical chemistry in biochemistry, with emphasis in the equilibrium and
dynamic behavior of macromolecules in solution. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00
Lecture hours
CHEM 6583 - Drug Design & Discovery
Drug Design and Discovery Application of principles of chemistry and biology
to the creation of knowledge leading to the introduction of new therapeutic
agents. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6584 - Contemporary Biochem
Contemporary Biochemistry Topics vary from year to year, but will include
subjects from the biochemical literature, such as in Journal of Biological
Chemistry. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6750 - Prep&Reactions-Polymers
Preparation and Reaction of Polymers A detailed treatment of the reactions
involved in the synthesis of both human-made and natural polymers, including
preparation and degradative reactions of polymer systems. Crosslisted
with CHE and PTFE 6750. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6751 - Phys Chem-Poly Solutions
Physical Chemistry of Polymer Solutions Study of polymer solutions, polymer
miscibility, absorptions, sorptions, plasticization, molecular weights,
molecular weight distributions, and interfacial phenomena using thermodynamics
and statistical mechanics. Crosslisted with CHE, MSE, and PTFE 6751. 3.00
Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6752 - Polymer Characterization
Polymer Characterization This course introduces the student to surface,
near-surface, and structural methods of polymer characterization. Specialized
techniques critical to physical structure are emphasized. Crosslisted
with CHE, MSE, and PTFE 6752. 4.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours; 3.00
Lab hours
CHEM 6755 - Theoretical Chem-Polymer
Theoretical Chemistry of Polymers Thermodynamics and microscopic dynamics
of polymers. Fundamental concepts, including scaling concepts, governing
anisotropy of polarizability, phase transitions, morphology, time-dependent
correlations, etc. are discussed. Crosslisted with MSE and PTFE 6755.
3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours
CHEM 6756 - Signaling Molecules
Discovery of Signaling Molecules The diversity of chemical signals between
organisms and their structural specificities will be presented along with
chemical and biological methods for isolating signaling molecules. Crosslisted
with BIOL 6756 and CEE 6756. 3.00 Credit Hours; 3.00 Lecture hours