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Third Year Chemistry Courses

CHEM 3010

CHEM 3010

Aqueous Environmental Chemistry (3,0,0) 3 credits

This course introduces students to properties and composition of natural waters. Topics include hydrologic cycle, water quality, partitioning, transport, chemical equilibria, pH, complexation, redox processes and water treatment.

Prerequisite: CHEM 2100/2250 (C- minimum), CHEM 2120/2220 (C- minimum) is recommended

CHEM 3020

CHEM 3020

Atmospheric Environmental Chemistry (3,0,0) 3 credits

Introduction to structure, composition and chemical processes occurring in Earth's atmosphere, including interactions with solar radiation, stratospheric ozone layer, photochemical smog and acid rain.

Prerequisite: CHEM 2160/2250 (C- minimum)

CHEM 3030

CHEM 3030

Environmental Geochemistry (3,0,0) 3 credits

This course will examine the complex relationship between environmental factors and the geochemical history of surface and sub-surface rocks. This course is the same as GEOL 3030.

Prerequisite: GEOL 1110 and CHEM 2250 (minimum C- grade)

Note: Credit will not be given for both CHEM 3030 and GEOL 3030

CHEM 3060

CHEM 3060

Physical Chemistry 1 (3,0,0) 3 credits

Upper-level chemistry course that assumes some prior knowledge of physical chemistry. The course is divided into four sections: phase equilibrium, chemical equilibrium, solutions of electrolytes and electrochemistry.

Prerequisite: CHEM 2160/2250 (C- minimum); CHEM 2120/2220 (C- minimum) is recommended

CHEM 3070

CHEM 3070

Physical Chemistry 2 (3,0,0) 3 credits

This course is a continuation of CHEM 3060. The course topics include chemical kinetics, elements of spectroscopy and introductory statistical thermodynamics. This course assumes prior knowledge of thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium and basic chemical kinetics.

Prerequisite: CHEM 3060 (C- minimum)

CHEM 3080

CHEM 3080

Physical Chemistry Laboratory (0,0,4)(L) 1 credit

In this laboratory course a selection of physical chemistry experiments will be carried out which illustrate various physical chemical principles.

Prerequisite: CHEM 3060 (C- minimum)

CHEM 3100

CHEM 3100

Instrumental Analysis (3,0,0) 3 credits

This course will introduce the student to the wide range of instrumental methods used in chemical analysis as they are applied to modern analytical chemistry. The course involves an introduction to statistical evaluation of chemical data, electrochemical methods, optical spectroscopic methods, mass spectrometry and chromatography.

Prerequisite: CHEM 2100/2250 (C- minimum)

CHEM 3120

CHEM 3120

Instrumental Analysis Laboratory (0,0,4)(L) 1 credit

This laboratory course is designed to accompany CHEM 3100 and will provide practical, hands-on laboratory experience in performing chemical analysis using chemical instrumentation encountered in CHEM 3100. The student will perform statistical evaluations of experimental chemical data.

Prerequisite: CHEM 2100/2250 (C- minimum), CHEM 3100

Corequisite: CHEM 3100

CHEM 3140

CHEM 3140

Method Development and Applications in Analytical Chemistry (3,0,0) 3 credits

This course will focus on analytical method development, including sampling and sample handling, extraction, determination, and data acquisition. The analysis of organic and inorganic compounds in a variety of matrices will be discussed. Case studies from the literature will illustrate typical applications.

Prerequisite: CHEM 3100/3120 (C- minimum)

CHEM 3170

CHEM 3170

Instrumental Analysis Laboratory for Chemical Biology (0,0,4)(L) 1 credit

A laboratory course designed to give students practical hands-on experience with the instrumentation discussed in CHEM 3100, with a focus on the needs of Chemical Biologists. Students will perform a variety of chemical analyses and gain independent experience in analytical experimental design and method application to real samples.

Prerequisite: CHEM 2100 and 2250 (minimum C- grade)

CHEM 3220

CHEM 3220

Advanced Organic Chemistry (3,0,0) 3 credits

This is a lecture course that covers the theory and practice of modern organic synthesis. The emphasis is on important carbon-carbon bond forming reactions, significant reactions of functional groups and the use of protecting group strategies in organic synthesis. In addition, the chemistry of amino acids, peptides, carbohydrates and heterocycles is studied in the context of the above topics.

Prerequisite: CHEM 2120/2220 (C- minimum)

CHEM 3230

CHEM 3230

Organic Spectroscopy (3,0,0) 3 credits

This is a lecture course that covers the theory and practice of modern spectroscopic techniques for the structural elucidation of organic compounds. The emphasis is on both the theory and practice of spectroscopic techniques, particularly NMR spectroscopy, for determining the structures of pure organic compounds.

Prerequisite: CHEM 2120/2220 (C- minimum)

CHEM 3240

CHEM 3240

Organic Chemistry Laboratory (0,0,4)(L) 1 credit

In this laboratory course a selection of organic chemistry experiments are designed to develop synthetic skills and application of spectroscopic techniques to organic molecules.

Prerequisite: CHEM 2120/2220 (C- minimum)

CHEM 3310

CHEM 3310

Inorganic Chemistry 1 (3,0,0) 3 credits

This is a lecture course designed to introduce students to the varied aspects of transition metal chemistry and a wide variety of techniques which have been applied to these systems. Some topics to be included are coordination numbers, stereochemistry, diastereomers, enantiomers, coordination equilibria, and the kinetics and mechanisms of substitution and electron transfer reactions. Crystal Field and Molecular Orbital descriptions of bonding will be developed and applied to electronic spectra and magnetic properties. Application to some bioinorganic systems will be introduced.

Prerequisite: CHEM 2160/2250 (C- minimum)

CHEM 3320

CHEM 3320

Inorganic Chemistry 2 (3,0,0) 3 credits

This is a lecture course designed to introduce students to the varied aspects of main group chemistry and a wide variety of techniques which have been applied to these systems. Some topics to be included are ionic bonding and the solid state, simple ideas of covalent bonding and molecular orbital descriptions of main group compounds. A systematic survey of selected chemistry of main group elements may be conducted.

Prerequisite: CHEM 3310 (C- minimum)

CHEM 3330

CHEM 3330

Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (0,0,4)(L) 1 credit

In this laboratory course a selection of inorganic chemistry experiments are designed to develop synthetic skills and application of spectroscopic and magnetic techniques to inorganic systems.

Prerequisite: CHEM 3310 (C- minimum)

CHEM 3730

CHEM 3730

Introduction to Biochemistry (3,0,0) 3 credits

Introduction to cellular chemistry. Structure and function of biological molecules including nucleic acids, enzymes and other proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and vitamins. Introduction to metabolic pathways and bioenergetics including DNA synthesis, transcription and translation, glycolysis, fermentation and respiration, oxidation of fatty acids, and photosynthesis.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1500 (minimum C-) and either CHEM 1510 or 1520 (minimum C-); CHEM 2120 and 2220; BIOL 1110 and acceptance into the Major in Chemistry or the Major in Environmental Chemistry Programs

Note: This course is the same as BIOL 3130 except it is only available to Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry Majors