Courses

Course ID	Title	Offered
CHEM 1007	Academic Support for CHEM 2070 CHEM 1007 reviews material presented in CHEM 2070 lectures and also provides problem-solving strategies and practice. This course is recommended for students who want to improve their chemistry problem-solving skills. CHEM 1007 is not a substitute for CHEM 2070 lectures and recitations. Full details for CHEM 1007 - Academic Support for CHEM 2070	Fall.
CHEM 1057	Academic Support for CHEM 3570 Reviews material presented in CHEM 3570 lectures and offers practice with CHEM 3570 material. Weekly reviews and problem solving sessions focus on the most important topics covered in lecture, and office hours held throughout the week by Learning Strategies Center tutors to help improve performance in CHEM 3570. Full details for CHEM 1057 - Academic Support for CHEM 3570	Fall.
CHEM 1070	General Chemistry I Workshop This course centers on the critical reasoning skills required to solve freshmen chemistry problems. Our regular freshman chemistry classes (CHEM 1560, CHEM 2070, CHEM 2090 and CHEM 2150) all presuppose an understanding of the basic quantitative reasoning skills required to solve chemistry problems and focus their limited lecture time instead on the teaching of chemistry knowledge. Full details for CHEM 1070 - General Chemistry I Workshop	Fall.
CHEM 1150	The Language of Chemistry Adam Sandler once said, "Chemistry can be a good and a bad thing. Chemistry is good when you make love with it. Chemistry is bad when you make crack with it." Using this sophisticated view of chemistry as a perhaps widely held perception and as a focus, a thorough examination of the good and the bad that chemistry has accomplished will be examined. Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS) Full details for CHEM 1150 - The Language of Chemistry	Fall.
CHEM 1560	Introduction to General Chemistry A one-semester introduction to chemistry, both qualitative and quantitative. CHEM 1560 prepares students for CHEM 1570; CHEM 1560 is not recommended for premedical or preveterinary students. Students planning to take CHEM 2080 should be enrolled in CHEM 2070 rather than CHEM 1560. Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS) Full details for CHEM 1560 - Introduction to General Chemistry	Fall, Summer.
CHEM 2070	General Chemistry I Covers fundamental chemical principles, with considerable attention given to the quantitative aspects and techniques important for further work in chemistry. Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS) Full details for CHEM 2070 - General Chemistry I	Fall, Summer.
CHEM 2090	Engineering General Chemistry Covers basic chemical concepts, such as reactivity and bonding of molecules, introductory quantum mechanics, and intermolecular forces in liquids and solids and gases. Attention will be focused on aspects and applications of chemistry most pertinent to engineering. Full details for CHEM 2090 - Engineering General Chemistry	Fall, Spring.
CHEM 2150	Honors General and Inorganic Chemistry Intensive systematic study of the laws and concepts of chemistry, with considerable emphasis on quantitative aspects. CHEM 2150 covers electronic structure of atoms, chemical bonding, thermodynamics, kinetics, and equilibrium. 2150 serves as an accelerated entry into organic chemistry in the Spring semester for students with a strong background in chemistry. Laboratory work covers qualitative and quantitative analysis, thermodynamics, kinetics transition metal chemistry, and spectroscopic techniques. Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS) Full details for CHEM 2150 - Honors General and Inorganic Chemistry	Fall.
CHEM 2510	Introduction to Experimental Organic Chemistry Introduction to the synthesis, separation, characterization, and handling of materials, including the applications of different types of chromatography, extraction, crystallization, infrared spectroscopy, polarimetry, and others. An experiment is performed the first week of lab and to prepare for this lab students need to enroll in the course Blackboard site and complete the appropriate pre-lab assignments outlined on that site before coming to the first lab. Full details for CHEM 2510 - Introduction to Experimental Organic Chemistry	Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 2770	Methods in Chemical Education CHEM 2770 is the teaching methods companion class to the CHEM 2070, 1070 suite of courses. CHEM 2770 students will co-lead weekly 2-hour sections of CHEM 1070 (w/20 enrolled students); meet in 2-hour group meetings to develop and refine teaching materials; attend a 1-hour discussion class on a current STEM pedagogical theory; and assess teaching progress for 1-hour (all activities on a weekly basis). Full details for CHEM 2770 - Methods in Chemical Education	Fall.
CHEM 2870	Introductory Physical Chemistry Survey of the fundamental principles of physical chemistry, treating thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and the electronic structure of atoms and molecules.CHEM 2870 satisfies the minimum requirement for physical chemistry for the chemistry major. Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS) Full details for CHEM 2870 - Introductory Physical Chemistry	Fall.
CHEM 3020	Honors Experimental Chemistry II Chemical and instrumental methods of analysis, including fluorescence spectroscopy, electrochemistry, UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and gas chromatography. Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS) Full details for CHEM 3020 - Honors Experimental Chemistry II	Fall.
CHEM 3530	Principles of Organic Chemistry This course is deigned for students in engineering or biologically related fields requiring only a single semester of organic chemistry above the freshman level. CHEM 3530 is taught at a sophomore level and it emphasizes structure, synthesis, reactions and reaction mechanisms, and properties of organic molecules. Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS) Full details for CHEM 3530 - Principles of Organic Chemistry	Fall.
CHEM 3570	Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences Study of the important classes of carbon compounds-including those encountered in the biological sciences. The course emphasizes their three-dimensional structures, mechanisms of their characteristic reactions, their synthesis, methods of identifying them, and their role in modern science and technology. Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS) Full details for CHEM 3570 - Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences	Fall, Summer.
CHEM 3600	Honors Organic Chemistry II Rigorous and systematic study of organic chemistry with a focus on molecules that have biological applications. The course emphasizes a mechanistic understanding of organic reactions and applies this knowledge toward complex systems such as amino acids and carbohydrates. Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS) Full details for CHEM 3600 - Honors Organic Chemistry II	Fall.
CHEM 3890	Honors Physical Chemistry I CHEM 3890 is an introduction to the quantum mechanics of atoms and molecules. The fundamental principles of quantum mechanics are introduced, and applications of the theory to atomic and molecular structure are covered in detail. CHEM 3900 is a continuation of CHEM 3890 and discusses the thermodynamic behavior of macroscopic systems in the context of quantum and statistical mechanics. After an introduction to the behavior of ensembles of quantum mechanical particles (statistical mechanics), kinetic theory and the laws of thermodynamics are covered in detail. Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS) Full details for CHEM 3890 - Honors Physical Chemistry I	Fall.
CHEM 4210	Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry Research Research in inorganic chemistry involving both laboratory and library work, planned in consultation with a faculty member. Full details for CHEM 4210 - Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry Research	Fall, Spring.
CHEM 4330	Introduction to Analytical Chemistry Research Research in analytical chemistry involving both laboratory and library work, planned in consultation with a faculty member. Full details for CHEM 4330 - Introduction to Analytical Chemistry Research	Fall, Spring.
CHEM 4500	Principles of Chemical Biology This course provides an introduction to both the fundamental biochemistry of living systems, including the structure and synthesis of biological macromolecules, and modern approaches that combine organic chemistry with emerging techniques from the chemical and life sciences to interrogate biological systems. Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS) Full details for CHEM 4500 - Principles of Chemical Biology	Fall.
CHEM 4610	Introduction to Organic Chemistry Research Research in organic chemistry involving both laboratory and library work, planned in consultation with a faculty member. Full details for CHEM 4610 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry Research	Fall, Spring.
CHEM 4770	Introduction to Physical Chemistry Research Research in physical chemistry involving both laboratory and library work, planned in consultation with a faculty member. Full details for CHEM 4770 - Introduction to Physical Chemistry Research	Fall, Spring.
CHEM 5110	Chemical Facilities Boot Camp Discussion of and demonstration of facilities relevant to modern chemical research. Full details for CHEM 5110 - Chemical Facilities Boot Camp	Multi-semester course (Fall).
CHEM 5120	Capstone Research Project Supervision of Capstone Research Project. Full details for CHEM 5120 - Capstone Research Project	Multi-semester course (Fall, Spring).
CHEM 6030	Communication Bootcamp Practical training in capturing the essence of an idea for elevator pitches and proposals, in clear and effective scientific writing, and in the art of giving engaging scientific presentations. Students will also learn to clearly articulate the broader impacts of their research on society, in part through involvement in activities to improve STEM education and broaden the participation of underrepresented groups. This course will provide instruction in the development of competitive graduate fellowship applications and will target current graduate students in the physical sciences and engineering. Full details for CHEM 6030 - Communication Bootcamp	Fall.
CHEM 6050	Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I: Symmetry, Structure, and Reactivity A group theoretical analysis of bonding in main group compounds will be followed by a survey of modern coordination chemistry, including rudimentary spectroscopy and magnetism, and a detailed study of organometallic chemistry. The latter will feature bonding motifs, and mechanistic investigations. Full details for CHEM 6050 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I: Symmetry, Structure, and Reactivity	Fall.
CHEM 6070	Solid State Chemistry This course is aimed at the broad community of scientists and engineers interested in the chemistry of materials. We will focus on the unique challenges and opportunities in materials chemistry, starting from the synthesis and characterization of various classes of materials. We will then explore the relationship between material structure and the resulting properties and how these lead to potential applications. Special topics include porous materials, defects, reactivity, conductivity, and optical properties. Full details for CHEM 6070 - Solid State Chemistry	Fall.
CHEM 6650	Advanced Organic Chemistry The course focuses on stereoelectronic properties of organic compounds, reaction thermodynamics and kinetics, stereochemistry, and catalysis. Case studies constituted examples where the applications of these concepts and corresponding techniques lead to creative design of selective organic synthesis and mechanistic insights into complex organic transformations. A particular emphasis is on the development of chemical and mechanistic intuition that will facilitate the students' laboratory research efforts. Full details for CHEM 6650 - Advanced Organic Chemistry	Fall.
CHEM 7870	Mathematical Methods of Physical Chemistry This course will provide the mathematical background needed for graduate level study of topics in physical chemistry, such as quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics, as well as a set of analytical and computational tools useful for research in both experimental and theoretical physical chemistry. Full details for CHEM 7870 - Mathematical Methods of Physical Chemistry	Fall.
CHEM 7930	Quantum Mechanics I Fundamental concepts in quantum mechanics. Topics will include: review of classical mechanics (Lagrangians and Hamiltonians); probability in classical and quantum mechanics; the mathematical language of quantum mechanics; Schrödinger equation; simple 1D applications; theory of angular momentum; QM in the continuum; variational principle and time-independent perturbation theory; semiclassical (WKB) theory. Full details for CHEM 7930 - Quantum Mechanics I	Fall.

CHEM 1007

Academic Support for CHEM 2070

CHEM 1007 reviews material presented in CHEM 2070 lectures and also provides problem-solving strategies and practice. This course is recommended for students who want to improve their chemistry problem-solving skills. CHEM 1007 is not a substitute for CHEM 2070 lectures and recitations.

Full details for CHEM 1007 - Academic Support for CHEM 2070

Fall.

CHEM 1057

Academic Support for CHEM 3570

Reviews material presented in CHEM 3570 lectures and offers practice with CHEM 3570 material. Weekly reviews and problem solving sessions focus on the most important topics covered in lecture, and office hours held throughout the week by Learning Strategies Center tutors to help improve performance in CHEM 3570.

Full details for CHEM 1057 - Academic Support for CHEM 3570

Fall.

CHEM 1070

General Chemistry I Workshop

This course centers on the critical reasoning skills required to solve freshmen chemistry problems. Our regular freshman chemistry classes (CHEM 1560, CHEM 2070, CHEM 2090 and CHEM 2150) all presuppose an understanding of the basic quantitative reasoning skills required to solve chemistry problems and focus their limited lecture time instead on the teaching of chemistry knowledge.

Full details for CHEM 1070 - General Chemistry I Workshop

Fall.

CHEM 1150

The Language of Chemistry

Adam Sandler once said, "Chemistry can be a good and a bad thing. Chemistry is good when you make love with it. Chemistry is bad when you make crack with it." Using this sophisticated view of chemistry as a perhaps widely held perception and as a focus, a thorough examination of the good and the bad that chemistry has accomplished will be examined.

Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS)

Full details for CHEM 1150 - The Language of Chemistry

Fall.

CHEM 1560

Introduction to General Chemistry

A one-semester introduction to chemistry, both qualitative and quantitative. CHEM 1560 prepares students for CHEM 1570; CHEM 1560 is not recommended for premedical or preveterinary students. Students planning to take CHEM 2080 should be enrolled in CHEM 2070 rather than CHEM 1560.

Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS)

Full details for CHEM 1560 - Introduction to General Chemistry

Fall, Summer.

CHEM 2070

General Chemistry I

Covers fundamental chemical principles, with considerable attention given to the quantitative aspects and techniques important for further work in chemistry.

Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS)

Full details for CHEM 2070 - General Chemistry I

Fall, Summer.

CHEM 2090

Engineering General Chemistry

Covers basic chemical concepts, such as reactivity and bonding of molecules, introductory quantum mechanics, and intermolecular forces in liquids and solids and gases. Attention will be focused on aspects and applications of chemistry most pertinent to engineering.

Full details for CHEM 2090 - Engineering General Chemistry

Fall, Spring.

CHEM 2150

Honors General and Inorganic Chemistry

Intensive systematic study of the laws and concepts of chemistry, with considerable emphasis on quantitative aspects. CHEM 2150 covers electronic structure of atoms, chemical bonding, thermodynamics, kinetics, and equilibrium. 2150 serves as an accelerated entry into organic chemistry in the Spring semester for students with a strong background in chemistry. Laboratory work covers qualitative and quantitative analysis, thermodynamics, kinetics transition metal chemistry, and spectroscopic techniques.

Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS)

Full details for CHEM 2150 - Honors General and Inorganic Chemistry

Fall.

CHEM 2510

Introduction to Experimental Organic Chemistry

Introduction to the synthesis, separation, characterization, and handling of materials, including the applications of different types of chromatography, extraction, crystallization, infrared spectroscopy, polarimetry, and others. An experiment is performed the first week of lab and to prepare for this lab students need to enroll in the course Blackboard site and complete the appropriate pre-lab assignments outlined on that site before coming to the first lab.

Full details for CHEM 2510 - Introduction to Experimental Organic Chemistry

Fall, Spring, Summer.

CHEM 2770

Methods in Chemical Education

CHEM 2770 is the teaching methods companion class to the CHEM 2070, 1070 suite of courses. CHEM 2770 students will co-lead weekly 2-hour sections of CHEM 1070 (w/20 enrolled students); meet in 2-hour group meetings to develop and refine teaching materials; attend a 1-hour discussion class on a current STEM pedagogical theory; and assess teaching progress for 1-hour (all activities on a weekly basis).

Full details for CHEM 2770 - Methods in Chemical Education

Fall.

CHEM 2870

Introductory Physical Chemistry

Survey of the fundamental principles of physical chemistry, treating thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and the electronic structure of atoms and molecules.CHEM 2870 satisfies the minimum requirement for physical chemistry for the chemistry major.

Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS)

Full details for CHEM 2870 - Introductory Physical Chemistry

Fall.

CHEM 3020

Honors Experimental Chemistry II

Chemical and instrumental methods of analysis, including fluorescence spectroscopy, electrochemistry, UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and gas chromatography.

Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS)

Full details for CHEM 3020 - Honors Experimental Chemistry II

Fall.

CHEM 3530

Principles of Organic Chemistry

This course is deigned for students in engineering or biologically related fields requiring only a single semester of organic chemistry above the freshman level. CHEM 3530 is taught at a sophomore level and it emphasizes structure, synthesis, reactions and reaction mechanisms, and properties of organic molecules.

Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS)

Full details for CHEM 3530 - Principles of Organic Chemistry

Fall.

CHEM 3570

Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences

Study of the important classes of carbon compounds-including those encountered in the biological sciences. The course emphasizes their three-dimensional structures, mechanisms of their characteristic reactions, their synthesis, methods of identifying them, and their role in modern science and technology.

Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS)

Full details for CHEM 3570 - Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences

Fall, Summer.

CHEM 3600

Honors Organic Chemistry II

Rigorous and systematic study of organic chemistry with a focus on molecules that have biological applications. The course emphasizes a mechanistic understanding of organic reactions and applies this knowledge toward complex systems such as amino acids and carbohydrates.

Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS)

Full details for CHEM 3600 - Honors Organic Chemistry II

Fall.

CHEM 3890

Honors Physical Chemistry I

CHEM 3890 is an introduction to the quantum mechanics of atoms and molecules. The fundamental principles of quantum mechanics are introduced, and applications of the theory to atomic and molecular structure are covered in detail. CHEM 3900 is a continuation of CHEM 3890 and discusses the thermodynamic behavior of macroscopic systems in the context of quantum and statistical mechanics. After an introduction to the behavior of ensembles of quantum mechanical particles (statistical mechanics), kinetic theory and the laws of thermodynamics are covered in detail.

Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS)

Full details for CHEM 3890 - Honors Physical Chemistry I

Fall.

CHEM 4210

Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry Research

Research in inorganic chemistry involving both laboratory and library work, planned in consultation with a faculty member.

Full details for CHEM 4210 - Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry Research

Fall, Spring.

CHEM 4330

Introduction to Analytical Chemistry Research

Research in analytical chemistry involving both laboratory and library work, planned in consultation with a faculty member.

Full details for CHEM 4330 - Introduction to Analytical Chemistry Research

Fall, Spring.

CHEM 4500

Principles of Chemical Biology

This course provides an introduction to both the fundamental biochemistry of living systems, including the structure and synthesis of biological macromolecules, and modern approaches that combine organic chemistry with emerging techniques from the chemical and life sciences to interrogate biological systems.

Catalog Distribution: (PBS-AS)

Full details for CHEM 4500 - Principles of Chemical Biology

Fall.

CHEM 4610

Introduction to Organic Chemistry Research

Research in organic chemistry involving both laboratory and library work, planned in consultation with a faculty member.

Full details for CHEM 4610 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry Research

Fall, Spring.

CHEM 4770

Introduction to Physical Chemistry Research

Research in physical chemistry involving both laboratory and library work, planned in consultation with a faculty member.

Full details for CHEM 4770 - Introduction to Physical Chemistry Research

Fall, Spring.

CHEM 5110

Chemical Facilities Boot Camp

Discussion of and demonstration of facilities relevant to modern chemical research.

Full details for CHEM 5110 - Chemical Facilities Boot Camp

Multi-semester course (Fall).

CHEM 5120

Capstone Research Project

Supervision of Capstone Research Project.

Full details for CHEM 5120 - Capstone Research Project

Multi-semester course (Fall, Spring).

CHEM 6030

Communication Bootcamp

Practical training in capturing the essence of an idea for elevator pitches and proposals, in clear and effective scientific writing, and in the art of giving engaging scientific presentations. Students will also learn to clearly articulate the broader impacts of their research on society, in part through involvement in activities to improve STEM education and broaden the participation of underrepresented groups. This course will provide instruction in the development of competitive graduate fellowship applications and will target current graduate students in the physical sciences and engineering.

Full details for CHEM 6030 - Communication Bootcamp

Fall.

CHEM 6050

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I: Symmetry, Structure, and Reactivity

A group theoretical analysis of bonding in main group compounds will be followed by a survey of modern coordination chemistry, including rudimentary spectroscopy and magnetism, and a detailed study of organometallic chemistry. The latter will feature bonding motifs, and mechanistic investigations.

Full details for CHEM 6050 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I: Symmetry, Structure, and Reactivity

Fall.

CHEM 6070

Solid State Chemistry

This course is aimed at the broad community of scientists and engineers interested in the chemistry of materials. We will focus on the unique challenges and opportunities in materials chemistry, starting from the synthesis and characterization of various classes of materials. We will then explore the relationship between material structure and the resulting properties and how these lead to potential applications. Special topics include porous materials, defects, reactivity, conductivity, and optical properties.

Full details for CHEM 6070 - Solid State Chemistry

Fall.

CHEM 6650

Advanced Organic Chemistry

The course focuses on stereoelectronic properties of organic compounds, reaction thermodynamics and kinetics, stereochemistry, and catalysis. Case studies constituted examples where the applications of these concepts and corresponding techniques lead to creative design of selective organic synthesis and mechanistic insights into complex organic transformations. A particular emphasis is on the development of chemical and mechanistic intuition that will facilitate the students' laboratory research efforts.

Full details for CHEM 6650 - Advanced Organic Chemistry

Fall.

CHEM 7870

Mathematical Methods of Physical Chemistry

This course will provide the mathematical background needed for graduate level study of topics in physical chemistry, such as quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics, as well as a set of analytical and computational tools useful for research in both experimental and theoretical physical chemistry.

Full details for CHEM 7870 - Mathematical Methods of Physical Chemistry

Fall.

CHEM 7930

Quantum Mechanics I

Fundamental concepts in quantum mechanics. Topics will include: review of classical mechanics (Lagrangians and Hamiltonians); probability in classical and quantum mechanics; the mathematical language of quantum mechanics; Schrödinger equation; simple 1D applications; theory of angular momentum; QM in the continuum; variational principle and time-independent perturbation theory; semiclassical (WKB) theory.

Full details for CHEM 7930 - Quantum Mechanics I

Fall.

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