Courses
CHEMISTRY COURSES
CHM 105
POLLUTION OF THE
ENVIRONMENT considers the problems of a
technical society: air pollution, water pollution, greenhouse effect, acid rain, radon
contamination, and ozone shield depletion. The fundamental chemistry and
physics necessary for understanding these problems will be presented on a level
appropriate for the non-science major. (Natural Science Core)
3 credit hours
CHM 111-112
INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY I & II provide a comprehensive study of nature's building block, the atom. A knowledge of the construction of the atom, the way in
which it combines, and the theories and laws that describe these phenomena is essential to
the understanding of chemistry. Introducing this knowledge is the basis of this course.
Laboratory problems are designed to acquaint students with the quantitative
techniques of the science and the techniques of qualitative inorganic analysis. Three
lecture and one three-hour laboratory periods per week.
(Natural Science Core)
4 credit hours per semester
CHM 114
INTRODUCTORY PHYSIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
offers a survey of organic chemistry followed by an introduction to biochemistry within the context of
human physiological chemistry. This course is essential for students in the allied
health fields who require a background in the chemistry of the human body. Three
lecture and one three-hour laboratory periods per week.
(Natural Science Core)
Prerequisite: Chm 111 4 credit hours
CHM 203-204
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I &
II study functional group reactivity and
synthetic procedures in order to introduce students to the chemistry of carbon compounds.
Three lecture and one four-hour laboratory periods per week.
Prerequisites: Chm 111-112 4 credit hours per semester
CHM 225
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS introduces statistical methods as applied to
laboratory data; explores theoretical and practical aspects of volumetric and
gravimetric analytical procedures; and concludes with an overview of electrochemical,
spectrometric, and chromatographic instrumental methods. Laboratory work
develops students' skills in these areas and includes using a transducer interfaced to
a computer for data acquisition and analysis. A knowledge of these theories
and methods is essential to the application of chemistry in many fields. Two lecture
and two three-hour laboratory periods per week.
Prerequisites: Mth 161; Chm 204 4 credit hours
CHM 321-322
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I & II
consider the various theories and laws that chemists have formulated and developed. This study aids in the understanding
of the reactivity and behavior of chemical elements and compounds. A study of
the law of thermodynamics, kinetics, atomic structure, and intermolecular and
intramolecular structures is the basis of this course. Three lecture and one
four-hour laboratory periods per week.
Prerequisites: Chm 203-204; Mth 265 4 credits per semester
CHM 411
INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS delves into the theoretical and practical aspects
of chromatographic, electrochemical, and spectrometric methods of analysis.
One lecture and two three-hour laboratory periods per week.
Prerequisite: Departmental permission 3 credit hours
CHM 413
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
I uses modern atomic and molecular theories to understand the chemistry of all the elements of the universe.
Quantum mechanics and group theory are used to probe the secrets of magnetism and
color of the d and f elements.
Prerequisite: Chm 204 or departmental permission 3 credit hours
CHM 414
Advanced Inorganic
Chemistry II continues the study of
inorganic chemistry by focusing on main group chemistry, transition metals,
lanthanides, actinides, and organometallic chemistry.
Prerequisite: Chm 204 or departmental permission 3 credit hours
CHM 431
ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY investigates an understanding of
the reactions of organic compounds via a study of the structure of these compounds
and the mechanisms of the reactions they undergo. Three lecture periods per week.
Prerequisite: Departmental permission 3 credit hours
CHM 432
ORGANIC PREPARATIONS develops the techniques of several synthetic
methods used in laboratories of organic chemical research and that are the basis
of industrial processes. Two three-hour laboratory periods per week.
Prerequisites: Chm 203-204 2 credit hours
CHM 434
CHEMISTRY THESIS requires the preparation of a scholarly treatise on
an assigned topic in chemistry. The topic is typically the research project of CHM 437.
1 credit hour
CHM 437
SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN CHEMISTRY
provides the student with the opportunity to pursue a research project. Students will choose a research project that is
of special interest to them, then conduct laboratory experiments of their own
design after consultation with the chemistry faculty.
Prerequisites: Chm 321-322 3 credit hours