CHEMISTRY

CRN

90096

Distribution

E/G

Course No.

CHEM 101 Q Course

Title

Basic Principles of Chemistry

Professor

Craig Anderson

Schedule

Mon Th 10:30 am - 12:30 pm HEG 102

LAB: Mon 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm HEG 204

LAB: Tu 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm HEG 204

An introduction to the composition, structure, and properties of matter. The first semester covers stoichiometry, atomic structure, periodic trends, bonding and molecular geometry, and the behavior of gases, liquids, and solids. The laboratory stresses basic techniques and quantitative applications. Basic algebra skills are required. Concurrent enrollment in calculus is recommended for students who intend to go on in chemistry.

CRN

90735

   

Course No.

CHEM 111

Title

Werner's Complexes

Professor

Simeen Sattar

Schedule

Wed 9:00 am - 12:30 pm HEG 204

2 credits In 1893 the twenty-six year old Swiss chemist Alfred Werner published his theory of multiple metal valences (a theory that came to him in a dream), thus initiating one of the great controversies in the history of chemistry. We will read translations of some of the original papers, reconstruct the arguments for and against the new theory, and prepare and characterize some of the cobalt-ammonia salts that were at the center of the debate.

Prequisite: Chemistry 101-102, or its equivalent.

CRN

90097

Distribution

E/G

Course No.

CHEM 202 Q Course

Title

Organic Chemistry II

Professor

Hilton Weiss

Schedule

Tu Fr 10:30 am - 12:30 pm HEG 106

LAB: Tu 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm ROSE 205

LAB: Th 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm ROSE 205

Structure and reactions of specific types of organic compounds will be studied and interrelationships will be developed to provide an integrated understanding of organic chemistry. General principles and reaction mechanisms will be emphasized, but the accumulation and utilization of factual material will also be expected. The laboratory will be coordinated with classroom topics and should provide direct experience with many reactions and concepts. The lab is also intended to develop familiarity with experimental design, techniques, and instrumental methods such as chromatography and spectroscopy

Prerequisite: Chemistry 201

CRN

90098

Distribution

E/G

Course No.

CHEM 311 Q Course

Title

Bio-Organic Chemistry

Professor

Hilton Weiss

Schedule

Mon Th 10:30 am - 12:30 pm HEG 300

Application of the mechanistic theories of organic chemistry to the reactions found in biological systems. General reaction types are studied by analogous "model systems", and the extrapolation of these reactions to biological systems is developed. Experimental results with specific enzymes are used to support postulated mechanisms and to illuminate enzymatic strategies for rate optimization and product control. Some time is spent in analyzing the design of metabolic pathways that use common enzymatic reactions.

Prerequisites: Biology 101; Chemistry 202 with grade B or better

CRN

90099

Distribution

E

Course No.

CHEM 411

Title

Physical Chemistry

Professor

Simeen Sattar

Schedule

Tu Fr 10:30 am - 12:30 pm HEG 201

Lab: to be arranged

This course stresses a modern, molecular approach to the subject. The first semester begins with a study of model quantum mechanical systems and culminates in the application of the model systems to atomic and molecular structure and spectra. Selected experiments illustrate these topics. Molecular modeling software is used to go beyond consideration of prototypical systems.

Prerequisites:Chemistry 101-102, Physics 101-102, Mathematics 111 and 114.

CRN

90335

Distribution

E

Course No.

CHEM 414

Title

Chemical Kinetics

Professor

Simeen Sattar

Schedule

Fr 1:40 pm - 3:40 pm HEG 206

Two credits. This course is a continuation of Chemistry 411-412. Topics include the kinetic theory of gases; rates of chemical reactions and how these rates can be explained in terms of reaction mechanisms; theories of chemical kinetics; and reaction dynamics. There will be some laboratory work.

Pre-requisites: Chemistry 411-412 or permission of instructor.