Department of Chemistry 2012 Fall semester Course Descriptions
2012 Fall Chemistry Class Schedule: First Year Second - Fourth Year Graduate
Undergraduate Chemistry Programs with Degree Requirements
Graduate Chemistry Program Degree Requirements
2012 Fall Semester Lecture Courses Time Block (PDF)
2012 Fall semester Course Descriptions
Semester Courses |
Semester hours |
Title |
Description |
| CHM 1010 | 3 | Introduction to Chemistry | Examination of the fundamentals of chemistry: composition and structure, properties and transformations of matter. |
| CHM 1020 | 4 | Elementary Organic Chemistry with Applications | An elementary discussion of the structure of hydrocarbons, organic functional groups, and a few selected reactions. Prerequisite: high school chemistry or CHM 1010 |
| CHM 1050 | 4 | Chemistry of Our World: Living Things | Examination of the principles of covalent bonding, structures, and reactions of molecules important to living things, with attention to the technological, regulatory, and social complexities of problems related to them. |
| CHM 1210 | 3 | General Chemistry 1 | Examination of chemical principles such as atomic structure, bonding models, chemical structures, basic reactions, stoichiometry, and basic concepts in organic chemistry. Prerequisite: high school chemistry or CHM 1010 and Math Placement Level 4 or MTH 1260 |
| CHM 1210L | 2 | General Chemistry Lab 1 | Examination of the principles of General Chemistry I through experimentation. Corequisite: CHM 1210 |
| CHM 1220 | 3 | General Chemistry 2 | Continuation of CHM 1210. Topics include properties of liquids, solids and solutions, phase changes, chemical kinetics and equilibrium, acid/base chemistry and its applications, thermodynamics and electrochemistry. |
| CHM 1220L | 2 | General Chemistry Lab 2 | A laboratory course to reinforce lecture topics in CHM 1220 and to provide an introduction to quantitative analytical chemistry. Corequisite: CHM 1220 |
| CHM 2110 | 3 | Organic Chemistry 1 | Principles, theories, and applications of the chemistry of carbon compounds. Prerequisite: CHM 1220, 1220L |
| CHM 2110L | 2 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | Laboratory illustrations of CHM 2110 lecture material and techniques of preparative organic chemistry. Prerequisite: CHM 1220, 1220L. Corequisite: CHM 2110 |
| CHM 2450 | 3.5 | Concepts in Chemistry I for Early and Middle Childhood Education | An accelerated treatment of fundamental concepts and applications of chemistry for elementary education majors. Those concrete observable topics most appropriate for presentation to elementary and middle school students will be emphasized. Demonstrations and activities are used extensively. For elementary education majors. |
| CHM 3120 | 2 | Quantitative Analysis | Introduction to chemical methods of analysis covering traditional as well as modern techniques and equipment; emphasis on calculations and the interpretation of analytical data. Prerequisite: CHM 1220, 1220L. Corequisite: CHM 3120L |
| CHM 3120L | 3 | Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | Experimental methods of analysis. Practical applications of lecture material presented in CHM 3120. Prerequisite: CHM 1220, 1220L. Corequisite: CHM 3120 |
| CHM 3460 | 4 | Concepts in Chemistry II for Middle Childhood Education | Based on National Science Education Standards. Topics include: periodic table, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, organic and nuclear chemistry with everyday examples. Inquiry-based activities including historical and societal perspectives. For Middle Childhood Majors pursuing science concentration. |
| CHM 3510 | 3 | Physical Chemistry I: Thermodynamics and Kinetics | A theoretical study of thermodynamics applied to chemical systems: solids, liquids, gases and mixtures thereof and of the kinetic rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions in the gas phase and in solutions. Prerequisite: CHM 1220, MTH 2310, PHY 2401 Corequisites: CHM 3510L |
| CHM 3510L | 2 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory I | Examination of the physical properties of matter and theoretical ramifications there in. Prerequisite: CHM 1220L, MTH 2310, PHY 2401 Corequisites: CHM 3510 |
| CHM 4020 | 3 | Environmental Chemistry and Analysis | This course will provide a general understanding of what happens to chemicals in the environment and how xenobiotics (chemical foreign to living systems) react and interact with natural systems to create environmental problems. Students will develop an understanding of the chemical nature of air, water, and soil; select appropriate methods for sampling and analysis of environmental samples; interpret the physical and chemical properties of a substance to predict its fate; and predict how chemical degrade and move in the environment. |
| CHM 4200 | 3 | Inorganic Chemistry 1 | Principles and concepts of inorganic chemistry including the periodic table, atomic structure, chemical bonding, coordination compounds, and an introduction to group theory. Prerequisites: CHM 3520 |
| CHM 4610 | 2 | Synthetic Polymer Chemistry | Step-growth and chain-growth polymerization in homogeneous and heterogeneous media; properties of commercial polymers. Prerequisite: CHM 2120 or permission of instructor. |
| CHM 4680 | 3 | Experimental Nanomaterials and Nanoscience | Laboratory experiments include fabrication of nanomaterials such as metal nanoparticles and graphene nanoplatelets; characterization of physical and chemical properties by using techniques such as Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, terahertz spectroscopy, electrochemical analyses and computational modeling of nanoscale physical phenomena |
| CHM 4880 | 1-4 | Independent Reading | Selected readings in Chemistry. |
| CHM 4900 | 1 | Critical Literature Analysis | Development of critical thinking skills that will allow a thorough analysis of current chemical and general scientific literature. |
| CHM 4990 | 1-5 | Special Problems in Chemistry | Examination of specific problems or issues in chemistry. |
| CHM 5120 | 2 | Quantitative Analysis | Introduction to chemical methods of analysis covering traditional as well as modern techniques and equipment; emphasis on calculations and the interpretation of analytical data. Prerequisite: CHM 1220, 1220L. Corequisite: CHM 5120L |
| CHM 5120L | 3 | Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | Experimental methods of analysis. Practical applications of lecture material presented in CHM 5120. Prerequisite: CHM 1220, 1220L. Corequisite: CHM 5120. |
| CHM 5200 | 3 | Inorganic Chemistry 1 | Principles and concepts of inorganic chemistry including the periodic table, atomic structure, chemical bonding, coordination compounds, and an introduction to group theory. Prerequisites: CHM 3520 or 5520 |
| CHM 5510 | 3 | Physical Chemistry 1: Thermodynamics and Kinetics | A theoretical study of thermodynamics applied to chemical systems: solids, liquids, gases and mixtures thereof and of the kinetic rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions in the gas phase and in solutions. |
| CHM 5510L | 2 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1 | Examination of the physical properties of matter and theoretical ramifications there in. |
| CHM 5880 | 1-5 | Independent Reading | Selected readings in Chemistry. |
| CHM 5990 | 1-5 | Special Problems in Chemistry | Examination of specific problems or issues in chemistry. |
| CHM 6020 | 3 | Advanced Environmental Chemistry and Analysis | This course will provide a general understanding of what happens to chemicals in the environment and how xenobiotics (chemical foreign to living systems) react and interact with natural systems to create environmental problems. Students will develop an understanding of the chemical nature of air, water, and soil; select appropriate methods for sampling and analysis of environmental samples; interpret the physical and chemical properties of a substance to predict its fate; and predict how chemical degrade and move in the environment. |
| CHM 6500 | 4 | Concepts in Chemistry II for Middle Childhood Education | Concepts in chemistry II is for graduate students in middle childhood science education (MST Program). Course includes detailed study of chemical reactions, kinetics, environmental issues, acids/bases, and nuclear chemistry. Portfolio development will be utilized for students to learn the development of inquiry activities for the classroom. |
| CHM 6550 | 2 | Chemical Microscopy with Applications | Examination of microscopy instrumentation and its applications to the study of surface and interface chemistry. The course will cover fundamentals of instrumentation design and methods. Topics will focus on scanning probe microscopy and its applications, particularly to solid-fluid interfaces. |
| CHM 6610 | 2 | Synthetic Polymer Chemistry | Step-growth and chain-growth polymerization in homogeneous and heterogeneous media; properties of commercial polymers. |
| CHM 6680 | 3 | Experimental Nanomaterials and Nanoscience | Laboratory experiments include fabrication of nanomaterials such as metal nanoparticles and graphene nanoplatelets; characterization of physical and chemical properties by using techniques such as Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, terahertz spectroscopy, electrochemical analyses and computational modeling of nanoscale physical phenomena |
| CHM 6880 | 1-4 | Independent Reading in Chemistry | Selected Readings in Chemistry |
| CHM 6900 | 1 | Critical Literature Analysis | For the development of a set of critical thinking skills that will allow for a thorough analysis of current chemical and general scientific literature. |
| CHM 7000 | 1 | Principles of Instruction in Chemistry | Survey of available instructional materials and discussion of educational theory and techniques leading to more effective instruction. For chemistry majors only. |
| CHM 7010 | 1 | Turning Research into a Thesis | The collection, organization and description of chemical data for the process of writing a thesis. |
| CHM 7020 | 1 | Research Perspectives in Chemistry | Lecture/reading course to acquaint new graduate students with the research being carried out by the faculty in the Department of Chemistry. |
| CHM 7200 | 2 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 1 | Advanced concepts of inorganic chemistry including atomic structure, models for chemical bonding, and application of group theory to chemical bonding. |
| CHM 7440 | 2 | Structural Concepts in Organic Chemistry | Study of molecular orbital theory, reactive species, theories of acids and bases, and an introduction to stereochemistry. |
| CHM 7890 | 1 | Continuing Registration | |
| CHM 8000 | 1 | Seminar | Departmental Seminar |
| CHM 8970 | 1-10 | Chemistry Research | Original research in a CHM faculty laboratory. |
| CHM 8980 | 1-4 | Thesis Research | Progress and completion of a research project which is suitable for publication. |
| CHM 8990 | 2 | Thesis Defense | Research for the thesis |
