2011-2012 Graduate Catalog

CHEM 508 Workshop

A variety of workshops on special topics within the discipline. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of general knowledge and skills in the discipline. Repeatable, under different subtitles.

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CHEM 509 Advanced Placement Institute in Chemistry

Consent of instructor. Topics in chemistry content and pedagogy appropriate to the establishment, development and maintenance of an advanced placement program in chemistry. S/U graded. Repeatable, no limitations.

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CHEM 510 Green Chemistry for Secondary Educators

(2 lecture, 3 laboratory) Applications of green chemistry principles to secondary science classrooms, techniques for recycling chemicals, reducing hazardous chemical use and waste. Must have completed 1 year of general chemistry.

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CHEM 522 Advanced Analytical Chemistry

Prerequisite: CHEM 321. Advanced topics in analytical chemistry, including sampling, statistics, multiple equilibria and current literature.

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CHEM 523 Chemical Spectroscopy

Prerequisites: CHEM 321 and CHEM 332. Theory and application of IR, NMR, UV-visible and mass spectroscopy.

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CHEM 533 Organic Synthesis and Stereochemistry

Prerequisite: CHEM 332. An advanced treatment of synthesis and stereochemistry in organic chemistry.

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CHEM 534 Theory and Mechanisms of Organic Reactions

Prerequisites: CHEM 332, CHEM 452. An advanced treatment of organic reaction mechanisms and molecular orbital chemistry.

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CHEM 541 Solid State Chemistry

Prerequisite: CHEM 442 or equivalent. Bonding and crystal structure, crystallography, synthesis and characterization techniques, and structure-property relationships unique to solid-state materials.

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CHEM 543 Organometallic Chemistry

Prerequisite: CHEM 441. An introduction to organometallic systems will be presented. Included will be a comprehensive study of the preparation, properties and practical utility of both main-group and transition metal organometallic compounds.

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CHEM 551 Physical Chemistry I

Prerequisites: CHEM 332, MATH 233, PHYS 241. Co-requisites, CHEM 321. Chemical kinetics, quantum theory of atoms and molecules and statistical thermodynamics.

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CHEM 552 Physical Chemistry II

Prerequisite: CHEM 551. The properties of matter, thermodynamics, thermochemistry and kinetic molecular theory.

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CHEM 556 Physical Chemistry of Atomic and Microscopic Systems

Prerequisites: CHEM 451 and CHEM 452. This course will examine the details of atomic and molecular structure, energetics, and dynamics.

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CHEM 560 Environmental Chemistry

(1.5 lecture,.5 laboratory) Prerequisite: CHEM 331. The effect of chemicals on the environment.

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CHEM 581 General Biochemistry I

Prerequisite: CHEM 332 or equivalent. Chemistry of biologically important compounds (proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids), emphasizing structure and function, methods of isolation, identification and characterization, kinetics and mechanisms of enzyme catalysis.

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CHEM 582 General Biochemistry II

Prerequisites: CHEM 581. A continuation of CHEM 581. Bioenergetics, electron transport systems, metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, nucleotides and amino acids.

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CHEM 587 Toxicology

Prerequisites: CHEM 482 or equivalent. A descriptive examination of the toxic effects of environmental substances on living systems.

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CHEM 590 Advanced Topics in Chemistry

Discussion of a topic in chemistry at the graduate level; e.g. polymers, drug metabolism, and molecular reaction dynamics. Repeatable, maximum of 12 credits, under different subtitles.

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