Courses marked with * are part of the University's General Education program. See pages 31-32 for details

COURSES OFFERED ON ALTERNATE YEARS
(Next Offering): CH 320, CH 321, CH 383 (Fall, 2002),
CH 347, CH 382, CH 385, CH 386 (Spring, 2002), CH 345, CH 360,
CH 381 (Fall, 2001), CH 346, CH362, CH 380 (Spring, 2001)

CH 100 Science Success Strategies
(2) Interdisciplinary class may be taken as MA105. Develops math and science skills fundamental to science majors.
Prerequisite: MA 104.

*CH 101 Chemistry for Liberal Art Majors (3)
Designed to meet the general education requirements in science for students who are not majoring in science, mathematics, or science-related areas. Emphasizes the history, philosophy, and major theories of chemistry and some science-related issues of our times, such as pollution, pesticides, and drugs. Chemistry 101 will not count toward a major or minor in chemistry. No prerequisite. Three lecture periods per week.

*CH 121 General Chemistry (5)
Designed for those students who need only a one-semester survey of the principles of chemistry or for
nursing students. Includes vocabulary, laws, and applications of the basic concepts of chemistry. Laboratory work includes preparations, illustrations of laws and typical quantitative experiments. Chemistry 121 will not count towards a major or minor in chemistry. Three class periods, one hour of recitation, and one three-hour laboratory period a week.

*CH 151 Fundamentals of Chemistry I (5)
Designed for those students who need one year of general chemistry. This course discusses vocabulary and basic laws that are necessary as a foundation for future studies in chemistry. Topics covered will include such subjects as atomic structure, states of matter, chemical bonding and solutions. The emphasis in the laboratory is on quantitative work. Credit for CH 151 precludes subsequent earning of credit in CH 121. Prerequisite: MA 116 or concurrent enrollment. Three class periods, one hour of recitation, and one three-hour laboratory period per week.

*CH 152 Fundamentals of Chemistry II (5)
A continuation of Chemistry 151. Includes a study of equilibrium, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, thermochemistry, and kinetics. Laboratory work deals with experimental studies on the theories of chemistry, qualitative analysis and independent laboratory projects. Prerequisite: 151. Three class periods, one hour of recitation, and one three-hour laboratory period per week.

CH 300 Special Topics in Chemistry (1-3)
Topics will vary from semester to semester and will be announced in advance. May be taken for more than one semester. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

CH 320 Analytical Chemistry (3)
The theoretical and practical fundamentals of classical and physio-chemical methods of analysis, with special emphasis on the relationship between physical and analytical chemistry. Prerequisite: CH 152. Three class periods per week.

CH 321 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1)
Principles and techniques of analytical and physical measurements with computer assisted analysis. Prerequisites: CH 152, and CH 320 or concurrent enrollment. One three-hour laboratory per week.

CH 340 Organic Chemistry I (3)
The principles of organic chemistry and their application to the preparation, properties, and reaction of aliphatic, aromatic, and a few heterocyclic compounds. Prerequisite: Chemistry 152. Three class periods per week.

CH 341 Organic Chemistry II (3)
A continuation of Chemistry 340. Prerequisite: CH 340. Three class periods per week.

CH 342 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (2)
Principles and techniques of organic chemistry, including preparation,
separation, identification, and use of microscale equipment.
Prerequisite: CH 152 and CH 340 or concurrent enrollment. One hour of lecture and one three-hour laboratory period per week.

CH 343 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (2)
A continuation of CH 342 with emphasis on spectroscopy and other instrumental techniques. Prerequisite: CH 342 and CH 341 or concurrent enrollment. One hour of lecture and one three-hour laboratory period per week.

CH 345 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (1)
Emphasis on inorganic preparations and analytical and physical measurements on inorganic and organometallic compounds with computer assisted analysis of data. Prerequisites: CH 152 and CH 342. One three-hour laboratory period per week.

CH 346 Instrumental Analysis (1)
Advanced techniques, instrumentation, computational analysis, and computer analysis are used to investigate biological, inorganic, and organic compounds. Prerequisites: CH 321 and CH 343. One three-hour laboratory period per week.

CH 347 Physical Chemistry Concepts Laboratory (1)
Techniques and interpretation of physical systems measurements. Prerequisite: CH 343. One three-hour laboratory per week.

CH 350 Biochemistry I (3)
Basic principles of the structure and chemistry of biochemical molecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, enzymes, and vitamins. Prerequisite: CH 340. Three class periods a week.

CH 351 Biochemistry Laboratory
(2) Biochemistry from the laboratory aspect, with special emphasis on modern techniques and instruments. Prerequisites: CH 342, and 350 or concurrent enrollment and consent of instructor. One four-hour laboratory period a week. (One hour lab lecture, three hours in lab).

CH 352 Biochemistry II (3)
A continuation of CH 350 emphasizing metabolism, regulatory
mechanisms, and DNA replication and expression. Prerequisite: CH 350. Three class periods a week.

CH 355 Medicinal Chemistry (3)
A brief history of the development of medicinal chemistry and its social and political implications. Major emphasis will be placed on the methods of discovery and development of drugs. Examples will be drawn from natural products, including plants, animal, and microbiological sources, from organic synthesis, and from modern physiochemical approaches. The mechanism of action, metabolism, and proof of structure of representative drugs will be presented. Prerequisite: CH 341. Three lecture periods per week.

CH 360 Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry (3)
Descriptive chemistry of the inorganic elements based on the principles learned in freshman chemistry. Prerequisite: CH 152. Three class periods a week.

CH 362 Spectroscopy (2)
An introduction to the interpretation of the spectra of organic compounds. Prerequisite: CH 343. One class
period per week.

CH 380 Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry (3)
A non-calculus based physical chemistry class. Prerequisites: CH 152, PS 261 or PS 281. Three class periods per week.

CH 381 Physical Chemistry I (3)
Covers the properties of gases, kinetic principles, thermodynamics, state changes, equilibrium, and properties of solution. Prerequisites: CH 152, PS 282 (Highly Recommended) or PS 262, and MA 152 or concurrent enrollment. Three class periods a week.

CH 382 Physical Chemistry II (3)
Covers quantum principles with applications to atomic and molecular structure and spectroscopy, statistical thermodynamics, and kinetic theory of gases. Prerequisite: CH 381. Three class periods a week.

CH 383 Physical Chemistry III (3)
Application of quantum theory in spectroscopy, gas and solution
phase molecular reaction dynamics, surface chemistry, and electrochemistry are investigated. Prerequisite: CH 382. Three class periods a week.

CH 385 Physical Chemistry Laboratory (1)
Experimental measurements and data analysis emphasize the physics of chemical systems. Prerequisite:
CH 381 or concurrent enrollment. One three hour laboratory per week

CH 386 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3)
Modern topics in inorganic chemistry, including atomic and molecular structure, nonaqueous solvents, reaction mechanisms, and complexes. Prerequisite: CH 381. Three class periods a week.

CH 390 Undergraduate Chemical Research (Credit According to Work Completed)
Laboratory or theoretical computational research in any of the fields of chemistry, a typed formal report is required. Students may enroll for more than one semester of research. No more than five credit hours may be applied toward meeting departmental or graduation requirements. Enrollment requires departmental permission.

CH 391 Chemistry Seminar (1)
Students must enroll for one credit of seminar and give oral and written presentations on subjects chosen from a list of supplied topics to meet the requirement of the major in chemistry.