115. Introductory Chemistry. 4 credits. Chemistry Prerequisite: None. Introduction to Inorganic, Chemistry. Includes laboratory. F, S

116. Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry. 4 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 115 or 121. An alternate to Chem 122. May not take both. Does not satisfy the prerequisite for any advanced chemistry course. A second semester of General Chemistry with the emphasis on organic and biochemistry. Includes laboratory. Especially for students who wish to include organic and biochemistry in the first year. F,S

121. General Chemistry I. 4 credits. Prerequisite: one year of high school algebra. Open to all students; no high school credit in chemistry required. Elementary principles and theories of chemistry; chemical elements and their compounds. Includes laboratory. F,S

122. General Chemistry II. 4 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 121. Satisfies all requirements of Qualitative Analysis. Elementary principles and theories of chemistry; chemical elements and their compounds. Includes laboratory. F, S

221. Fundamentals of Chemistry Concepts. 4 credits. Includes laboratory. F

222. Fundamentals of Quantitativ Chemical Analysis. 4 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 221. Includes laboratory. S

240. Survey of Organic Chemistry. 4 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 122. For all students interested in a semester survey of organic chemistry. Structure and bonding, nomenclature; hydrocarbons: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatics; substituted hydrocarbons: alkyl halides, stereochemistry, alcohols, phenols, ethers, amines, carbonyls: aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amides. Includes laboratory. S

333. Introductory Environmental, Clinical, and Forensic Chemical Analysis. 4 credits. Prerequisite: Chem. 122. For all science majors interested in using analytical chemistry techniques in a modern science laboratory Principles of quantitative and qualitative chemical analysis as applied to environmental, clinical, and forensic science are covered. Includes Laboratory. F

341. Organic Chemistry I. 5 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 122 with a grade of C or better. Designed for science and pre-professional students. Required for chemistry majors. Structure and bonding, nomenclature, stereochemistry, functional groups, spectrocopy (NMR, IR, MS) for structure determination. Includes Laboratory. F, S

342. Organic Chemistry II. 5 credits. Prerequisites: Chem 341. Designed for science and pre-professional students. Recommended for chemistry majors. Structure and reactivity, name reactions, carbon-carbon bond forming reactions, aromatic and heterocyclic chemistry, biomolecules and polymers, multi step synthesis. Includes Laboratory. F, S

392. Special Problems in Chemistry. 1 or 3 credits. Total credits not to exceed 3. An opportunity for students to work on research problems under close faculty guidance. Consent of Instructor. S/U grading only. F,S

397. Cooperative Education. 8 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisites: one year of freshman chemistry with laboratory and either one of the following course sequences. Chem 341, 342, S/U grading. F, S

429. Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory. 1 credit. Corequisite: Chem 454. A course in laboratory techniques as applied to inorganic systems, including modern methods for synthesizing inorganic compounds and their analyses by spectroscopic and diffraction techniques. F

431. Selected Topics in Chemistry. 1 to 5 credits, repeatable with different topics. On demand.

454. Inorganic Chemistry II. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 465 or 466. Chemistry of inorganic compounds in terms of modern theories and concepts. F

455. Spectroscopy and Structure. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 342 or 466. Corequisite: Chem 464. Applications of spectroscopic techniques to the determination of molecular structure. F

461. Instrumental Analysis. 7 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 464 and 330 or Chem 333. Recommended as an elective for chemical engineers interested in using instrumental methods for chemical analysis. Applications of contemporary instrumental techniques to problems of quantitative and qualitative analysis. Includes Laboratory. S

462. Physical Chemistry Laboratory. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 464 and 465. Required for chemistry majors. The solution of chemical problems in the laboratory using modern physical and analytical methods. F

463. Advanced Synthesis Laboratory. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 462 or 467 and 455. Advanced synthetic, separatory and characterization methods currently used in modern laboratory practice will be emphasized. S

464. Physical Chemistry I. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 341. Math 265, Phys. 252. Theory and nature of bonding and structure, spectroscopy, and optics. S

465. Physical Chemistry II. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Chem 341. Math 265, Phys. 252. The use of energy concepts in studying and understanding the nature of matter, equilibria, reactivity, kinetics, criteria for reactions. F

466. Survey of Physical Chemistry. 4 credits. Prerequisites. Chem 342, Math 146 and Phys. 212. Required for chemistry majors in the B.S. with Major in Chemistry with Emphasis in Health Sciences option. Survey of topics in physical chemistry with an emphasis for the life sciences. Topics include thermodynamics, kinetics, introductory quantum mechanics, and spectroscopy. S

467. Survey of Physical Chemistry Laboratory. 2 credits. Prerequisite: Chem466. The solution of chemical problems in the laboratory using physical and biophysical methods. F

488. Undergraduate Seminar. 1 credit. Corequisite: Chem 492 or 463. Required for B. S. in Chemistry. Introduction to current research in chemistry and to professional chemistry seminar preparation. S

489. Senior Honor Thesis. 1-8 credits, repeatable to 9. Supervised independent study culminating in a thesis.

492. Senior Research. 2 to 6 credits. Total credits not to exceed 6. May be repeated up to six credits. Prerequisite: Chem 451, 462. Corequisite: Chem 462 or 467. F, S, SS