509. Seminar. 1 credit.
510. Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry. 3 credits. Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: Chem 454 or equivalent. Review of atomic concepts, molecular topologies, and symmetry. Theories of bonding including directed and undirected atomic orbital view. An introduction to the chemistry of transition metals.
511. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. 3 credits. Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: Chem 510. Structure of coordination compounds, mechanisms of inorganic reactions, biochemical applications of inorganic chemistry.
512. Organometallic Chemistry. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Chem 510. Preparation, bonding and reactivity of organometallic compounds, both main group and transition metal.
519. Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry. 1 to 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 510. Topic of current interest to be considered each semester; may be repeated for credit if topic is different.
520. Advanced Organic Chemistry I. 3 credits. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: Chem 352 or equivalent. Reaction mechanisms. Carbanions and radicals. Substitution, elimination and addition reactions. Carbonyl chemistry.
521. Advanced Organic Chemistry II. 3 credits. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: Chem 352 or equivalent. Carbocations and carbenes. Oxidations and reductions. Alkylations. Carbonyl additions. Substitution and addition reactions.
522. Advanced Organic Chemistry III. 3 credits. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: Chem 520 or 521. Photochemistry. Concerted reactions and cycloadditions. Aromatic and heterocyclic chemistry. Transition metals in organic chemistry.
529. Special Topics in Organic Chemistry. 1 to 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 520 or 521. Topic of current interest. May be repeated for credit if topic is different.
530. Chemical Thermodynamics. 3 credits. Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: Chem 465 or equivalent. Application of classical and statistical thermodynamics to chemical equilibrium, phase equilibrium and the physical properties of solutions.
531. Chemical Dynamics. Three credits. Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: Chem 465 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Study of the kinetics of complex, coupled chemical reactions in gas and solution phases; dynamics of gas phase reactions.
532. Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry. 3 credits. 3 hours lecture. Prerequisite: Chem 464 or equivalent. Application of the time-dependent Schroedinger equation to rotational, vibrational and magnetic spectroscopy; selection rules. Relation of molecular structural parameters and spectroscopic measurements; principles of group theory.
534. Quantum and Computational Chemistry. 3 credits. 3 hours lecture. Prerequisite: Chem 532. Study of the electronic structure of atoms and molecules using modern approximation methods; formal aspects of various perturbation and variational techniques as applied to chemical problems.
537. Graduate Cooperative Education. 1-9 credits. Prerequisites: M.S. students must have minimum of 26 credits. Permission of Department Chair. Ph.D. students must have a minimum of 52 credits. Practical experience of applying advanced concepts in chemistry. Experience will vary from student to student and must be coordinated with co-op host.
539. Special Topics in Physical Chemistry. 1 to 3 credits. Prerequisites: consent of department. Topic of current interest. May be repeated for credit if topic is different.
540. Chemical Instrumentation. 3 credits. 2 hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Prerequisite: Chem 461 or equivalent. Fundamental principles of analog and digital electronics as applied to chemical instrumentation. Topics covered include D.C. electronics, A.C. electronics, semiconductors, amplifier circuits, operational amplifier apparatus, and digital electronics.
541. Analytical Spectroscopy. 3 credits. 3 hours lecture. Prerequisite: Chem 461 or equivalent. Fundamentals of analytical spectroscopy including principles of emission spectroscopy, flame photometry, atomic absorption, infrared and Raman spectroscopy, ultraviolet/visible spectroscopy, and fluorescence.
542. Electrochemical Methods. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 461 or equivalent. Three hours lecture. Topics ranging from the fundamentals of electrochemistry (including thermodynamics, kinetics, and mass transfer) to applications of contemporary electroanalytical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry, digital simulation, and spectroelectrochemistry are discussed.
543. Chromatography. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 461 or equivalent. Three hours lecture. Fundamentals of modern chromatographic techniques including principles of band broadening, gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, and representative sampling problems.
549. Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry. 1 to 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 540. Topic of current interest to be considered each semester; may be repeated for credit if topic is different.
599. Research. Credits arranged. Maximum of 15 credits each semester. May be repeated for credit.
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