Chem 105 Chemistry for Consumers

No prerequisites. Designed for the non-science major--no mathematical or scientific background is necessary. Lectures range over a wide variety of topics, which may include but are not limited to, the environment, drugs, pollution, food preservatives, pesticides, and brewing. Guest lecturers, tours of local industries, and video aids may be incorporated into the lecture and laboratory. Lab fee: $20. (Offered every semester.) 4 credits.

Chem 140, 150 General Chemistry and General

Chemistry Laboratory

Prerequisite, Math 104 or equivalent. High school chemistry strongly recommended. Chem 140 is prerequisite for Chem 150. Fundamental concepts, including atomic and molecular structure, periodic table, oxidation and reduction, and chemical equilibrium. Lab and tutorials. Laboratory in the second semester includes qualitative analysis. This course is required for chemistry, biology, food science, and pre-professional health science majors. Lab fee: $35. (Offered every year.) 4-4 credits.

Chem 229 Experimental Course

Chem 234 Fundamentals of Drug Action

No prerequisites. Although we live in a drug-oriented
society (like it or not, we are all drug users), there is a
general ignorance of what drugs are, what they do, and how they do it. The main objective of this course is to supply this basic information in order to empower students to make better decisions regarding drug usage. Discussion will center on drugs with high sociological impact, but the emphasis will be scientific in nature. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

Chem 290 Independent Internship

1-3 credits.

Chem 299 Introduction to Methods of Investigation

Prerequisites, Chem 140, 150, instructor's consent. Undergraduate research or other advanced laboratory work under the direction of any member of the chemistry faculty. Lab fee: $15 per credit. (Offered every semester and Interterm.) 1-3 credits.

Chem 310 Quantitative Analysis

Prerequisite, Chem 150. Gravimetric and volumetric methods; theory, technique, calculations. Lecture, laboratory. Lab fee: $35. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 5 credits.

Chem 311 Instrumental Analysis

Chem 310 recommended. Special techniques of analysis; instrumental methods. Lecture, laboratory. Lab fee: $35. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 4 credits.

Chem 313 Inorganic Chemistry

Prerequisite, Chem 150. Fundamental concepts of inorganic chemistry, emphasis on atomic and molecular structure. Periodic table, chemical bonds, chemical reactions explained in terms of fundamental atomic and molecular structure, descriptive chemistry. (Offered on demand.) 3 credits.

Chem 329 Experimental Course

Chem 330, 331 Organic Chemistry

Prerequisite, Chem 150, Chem 330 is prerequisite for Chem 331. Typical aliphatic, aromatic, heterocyclic compounds with reference to theories, nomenclature, principle reactions, preparation. Lecture, laboratory. Lab fee: $35. (Offered every year.) 4-4 credits.

Chem 428 Environmental Chemistry

(Same as Esci 428.) 3 credits.

Chem 429 Experimental Course

Chem 435, 436 Biochemistry

Prerequisite, Chem 331. Biochemistry, the chemistry of life, is the study of the chemical and molecular interactions that take place in and, in effect, constitute living organisms. Students examine the structure and function of the fundamental chemical constituents of life (carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and nucleic acids) and the metabolic processes involved in the maintenance of life. Lecture, laboratory. Lab fee: $30. (Chem 435 offered every fall semester; Chem 436 offered spring semester, alternate years.) 4-3 credits.

Chem 440, 441 Physical Chemistry

Prerequisites, Chem 140, 150, 310; Phys 101, 102; Math 110, 111. Solid, liquid, and gaseous states, chemical equilibrium, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, molecular and atomic structure. (Offered alternate years.) 3-3 credits.

Chem 442, 443 Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Must be taken in conjunction with Chem 440, 441. Laboratory studies related to the structure and properties of chemical species, including molecular weight determination, optical properties, electrochemical properties, thermochemical properties, kinetics, and structure. Lab fee: $35. (Offered alternate years.) 1-1 credits.

Chem 450 Selected Topics in Chemistry

Prerequisite depends on topics offered. Study of advanced topics. Topics offered may include: Qualitative Organic Analysis; Intermediate Organic Chemistry; Drugs-- Uses and Abuses; Radiochemistry; Polymer Chemistry; Bioinorganic Chemistry; Group Theory and Spectroscopy; Toxicology. May be repeated for credit. Lab fee may be levied. (Offered on demand.) 3 credits.

Chem 490 Independent Internship

1-3 credits.

Chem 499 Introduction to Methods of Investigation

(See Chem 299.) Lab fee: $15 per credit. 1-3 credits.

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