CHEMISTRY (CHEM)

Chemistry majors may not earn credit in both CHEM 1010 and 1110 or both CHEM 1020 and 1120. Credit will not be given for both CHEM 1210, 1310, and any of the above courses.

CHEM 1000. Foundations of Chemistry. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
An introductory course for students without sufficient high school background in chemistry. Topics include metric system, atomic structure, bonding, stoichiometry, solutions, and some descriptive chemistry. Not degree credit as Chemistry course. May be used for elective credit in some programs.

uCHEM 1010-1020. Introduction to Chemistry I-II.--Fall, Spring. Lec. 3. Lab. 3. Credit 4.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1010 is prerequisite to 1020. Overview of chemical principles and applications. Laboratories emphasize general principles of chemistry.

CHEM 1050. Foundations of Chemistry Laboratory. Lab. 2. Credit 1.
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1000. Selected experiments to complement lecture material in CHEM 1000.

uCHEM 1110-1120. General Chemistry I-II.--Fall, Spring. Lec. 3. Lab. 3. Credit 4.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1110 is prerequisite to 1120. Basic course in general chemistry for curricula requiring more than one year of chemistry. Laboratory includes qualitative analysis procedures.

CHEM 1111. General Chemistry I Honors Recitation. Rec. 1. Credit 0.
Corequisite: CHEM 1110. An ACT score of 30 or higher is also recommended. Selected topics to add depth to the understanding of the material in CHEM 1110. Honors students can receive honors credit for CHEM 1110 by satisfactorily completing both CHEM 1110 and CHEM 1111.

CHEM 1121. General Chemistry II Honors Recitation. Rec. 1. Credit 0.
Corequisite: CHEM 1120. A grade of A or B in CHEM 1110 is also recommended. Selected topics to add depth to the understanding of the material in CHEM 1120. Honors students can receive honors credit for CHEM 1120 by satisfactorily completing both CHEM 1120 and CHEM 1121.

CHEM 1210.  Chemistry for the Life Sciences.--Fall.  Lec. 4.  Lab. 0.  Credit 4.
Introduction to chemical principles and their applications to health and disease, which will include chemical structures, moles, organic chemistry and biochemistry.  A knowledge of general mathematics is needed for the use of conversion factors, making of solutions, and calculation of dosages and dilutions.  This course will not count as part of a chemistry sequence.

uCHEM 1310. Concepts of Chemistry.--Fall, Spring. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Basic principles of chemistry including atomic structure, chemical bonding, basic stoichiometry, organic and inorganic compounds, and kinetic theory. Will not count as part of a chemistry sequence.

CHEM 1500. First Year Interactions and Advisement. Lec. 1. Act. 1. Credit 1.
This course engages the student in meaningful classroom and out-of-the-classroom activities. This is intended for chemistry majors and emphasizes information, activities, and requirements important to becoming an active and competent chemist.

CHEM 1971, 1972, 1973. Special Topics in General Chemistry.--Fall, Spring. Lec. 0-3. Lab. 0-3. Credit 1, 2, 3.
Prerequisites: Consent of chair and instructor. Timely topics in chemistry. Course may be taken for credit more than once.

CHEM 2110. Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry.--Fall. Lec. 2. Lab. 0.  Credit 2.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1120. Introduction to the basic principles of inorganic chemistry including bonding, nomenclature, coordination chemistry, and the descriptive chemistry of the representative elements.

CHEM 2720. Clinical Pharmacology.--Fall. Lec. 2. Credit 2.
Prerequisite: Eight hours chemistry (CHEM 3010, 3020 recommended). Principles of pharmacology including chemical structures, actions and reactions of drugs. Does not count as technical elective in chemistry.

CHEM 2810. History of Scientific Thought.--Fall. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Development of the scientific theories and concepts from antiquity through the 18th century. Does not count as technical elective in chemistry.

CHEM 2820. History of Scientific Thought.--Spring. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Development of natural sciences in the 19th and 20th centuries. Does not count as technical elective in chemistry.

CHEM 3005. Elementary Organic Chemistry.--Fall, Spring. Lec. 3. Lab. 3. Credit 4.
Prerequisite: One year of General Chemistry. Aliphatic and aromatic organic chemistry for students in agriculture, human ecology, and pre-medical technology. Not for chemistry majors.

CHEM 3010-3020. Organic Chemistry I-II.--Fall, Spring. Lec. 3. Lab. 3. Credit 4.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1110-1120 or an average of B in CHEM 1010-1020. Study of carbon-containing compounds using the functional group approach and an emphasis in simple mechanisms of aliphatic and aromatic compounds.

CHEM 3410. Quantitative Analysis.--Fall. Lec. 2. Lab. 6. Credit 4.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3500 or consent of instructor. Introduction to chemical analysis including titrimetric and gravimetric methods involving acid-base, oxidation-reduction, and complexometric techniques. Application of mass action, equilibria, and indicators to chemical analysis.  Introduction to instrumental analysis including electrochemical and spectroscopic methods.

CHEM 3420. Analytical Applications.--Spring. Lec. 2. Lab. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3410. The application of wet chemical and instrumental methods of analysis to real problems in chemistry, biochemistry, and the environment.

CHEM 3500. Elements of Physical Chemistry.--Spring. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1120, MATH 1830 or equivalent. Survey of physical chemistry designed for those desiring the B.S. degree with a major in chemistry, education, pre-professional studies, biology or students in general. No credit will be allowed toward the B.S. Degree, ACS-Option.

CHEM 3510-3520. Physical Chemistry.--Fall, Spring. Lec. 3. Lab. 3. Credit 4.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1120, MATH 2110, PHYS 2110, and 2120 (may be taken concurrently). Introduction to quantum mechanics and spectroscopy, the gas state, thermodynamics and thermochemistry, heterogeneous equilibria, kinetics, electrochemistry, colloids, photochemistry, and the solid state.

CHEM 3710. Chemistry and the Environment.--Spring. Lec. 2. Lab. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1120 or consent of instructor. Basic concepts of environmental chemistry. Not for chemistry majors.

CHEM 3990. Special Problems in Chemical Education. Lab. 1. Credit 1.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1110, 1120, six additional hours of chemistry and consent of a faculty research mentor and the departmental chairperson. Independent study of special topics in chemical education under the direction of a faculty mentor. Must be taken twice, preferably in consecutive semesters. Restricted to secondary education chemistry majors.

CHEM 4110 (5110). Inorganic Chemistry.--Spring. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: CHEM 2110 and one semester of Physical Chemistry. Correlation of physical and chemical properties of inorganic compounds and atomic structure.

CHEM 4150 (5150). Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory.--Spring. Lab. 3. Credit 1.
Corequisite: CHEM 4110 (5110). Synthesis, isolation, and characterization of inorganic compounds, using conventional as well as microscale and inert gas techniques.

CHEM 4210 (5210). Chemistry of Polymers.--Fall. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: CHEM 3020, 3520. Preparation, structure, and physical and chemical properties of organic and inorganic polymers. Viscoelastic behavior and processing technology.

CHEM 4310 (5310). Nuclear and Radiochemistry.--Spring. Lec. 2. Lab. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: One semester of Physical Chemistry. Introduction to theory of nuclear stability and decay processes. The laboratory emphasizes the detection, safe handling, and use of radioisotopes in chemical investigations.

CHEM 4320 (5320). Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds.--Spring.  Lec. 2. Lab. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: CHEM 3010, 3020, one semester of Physical Chemistry. The isolation and identification of organic compounds by both chemical and physical means with emphasis on spectroscopic methods.

CHEM 4410 (5410). Forensic Chemistry. Lec. 3. Lab. 1. Credit 4.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1110, 1120, 3010, 3020 and 3410. This course will examine the application of chemical concepts and methods to the analysis of crime scene evidence.

CHEM 4500. Physiological Chemistry.--Spring. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3005. Introduction to the chemistry of biological molecules and the metabolic pathways as related to nutrition and physiological function. (Not for chemistry majors.)

CHEM 4510. Physiological Chemistry Laboratory.--Spring. Lab. 3. Credit 1.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3005. Corequisite: CHEM 4500. Optional laboratory to accompany CHEM 4500 lecture course. Introduction to the chemistry of biological molecules and the metabolic pathways as related to nutrition and physiological function. Not for chemistry majors.

CHEM 4520 (5520). Instrumental Analysis.--Fall. Lec. 3. Lab. 3. Credit 4.
Prerequisites: CHEM 3410, 3520. Theory and practice of atomic spectroscopy, chromatography, and electroanalysis; discussion of selected instrumental techniques for analysis of surfaces, molecules, and particles.

CHEM 4610 (5610). General Biochemistry.--Fall. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3005 or 3010. Chemistry of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and nucleic acids. Includes study of pH, buffer system, and biological separation methods.

CHEM 4620 (5620). General Biochemistry.--Spring. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4610 (5610). Intermediary metabolism, bioenergetics, and biosynthesis.

CHEM 4650 (5650). General Biochemistry Laboratory.--Spring. Lab. 6. Credit 2.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4610 (5610) General Biochemistry or concurrent enrollment. Laboratory techniques associated with contemporary general biochemistry to include buffer preparation, pKa determination, amino acid analysis, protein expression, separation and purification techniques, protein determination, enzymology, equilibrium and binding constant determinations, and carbohydrate analysis. The CHEM 5650 student will engage in additional procedures in some of the experiments.

CHEM 4710 (5710). Environmental Chemistry.--Fall. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: CHEM 3410, CHEM 3005 or 3010, and a semester of Physical Chemistry. Basic concepts of environmental chemistry.

CHEM 4720 (5720). Advanced Environmental Chemistry.--Spring. Lec. 2. Lab. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4710 (5710). Advanced topics within environmental chemistry including emphasis on organic, inorganic, and analytical environmental chemistry. Case studies and contemporary literature in the field will be discussed.

CHEM 4910. Chemistry Seminar.--Fall. Lec. 2. Credit 2.
Prerequisite: One year of chemistry. Topics to be taught include the chemical literature, employment and interviewing, computer literacy, and the organization and oral presentation of current topics in chemistry.

CHEM 4970 (5970). Special Topics. Lec. 1-3. Lab. 0-3. Credit 1-4.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Timely topics in chemistry. Course may be taken for credit more than once.

CHEM 4991, 4992, 4993. Introduction to Research. Lab. 3, 6, 9. Credit 1, 2, 3.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and departmental chairperson. Study in chemical research; to provide experience in the methodology of experimental investigation. (Maximum credit toward degree is four hours.) May not be repeated to improve grade.

Course descriptions for 6000 and 7000-level courses are contained in the Graduate Catalog.