Chemistry(m)

General Chemistry I: This course covers topics of scientific vocabulary, atomic structure, stoichiometric relationships, chemical reactions, gas laws, thermochemistry, bonding, and molecular geometry. Includes a laboratory section.”

General Chemistry II: This course covers topics of physical states, solutions, reaction rates and mechanisms, chemical equilibrium, acid base chemistry, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Includes a laboratory section.

CHEM 101 – General Chemistry I

4 credit hours

Selected principles, theories, laws, and applications of chemistry as a means of understanding common experiences of a chemical nature. Exploratory, descriptive and experimental study of the behavior and interaction of the more common chemical substances.

Prerequisite: MATH 140 or consent of instructor

CHEM 102 – General Chemistry II

4 credit hours

Continuation of general chemistry principles. Three lectures and one lab session per week. Offered in the spring semester.

Prerequisite: CHEM 101 or consent of instructor

CHEM 201 – Organic Chemistry I

4 credit hours

Chemistry of carbon compounds, preparation sources, uses, and laboratory techniques. Three lectures and one lab session per week. Offered in the fall semester.

Prerequisite: CHEM 102 or consent of instructor

Must complete 4 credit hours of CHEM, here are some example classes

CHEM 223 – Quantitative Analysis

4 credit hours

Solution equilibria, fundamentals of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Two lectures and two lab sessions per week. Offered on demand.

Prerequisite: CHEM 201 or consent of instructor

CHEM 310 – Scanning Electron Microscopy

3 credit hours

The Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) course provides a foundation for students new to SEM and emphasizes hands-on learning. Students can study their own samples, or test samples provided by the department. During the course, students will learn through lecture, demonstration, and hands-on participation how to setup and operate SEM and EDS instruments. Objectives of the course include the ability to align an SEM, obtain secondary electron (SE) and backscatter electron (BE) micrographs, and perform EDS qualitative and quantitative analysis. The course goal is for the students to become competent, research-level scanning electron microscopists. They will understand the functions of the SEM and how it works. They will be competent in basic operating techniques, and ready to learn more advanced ones as needed.

Prerequisite: Senior Standing

CHEM 345 – Biochemistry

4 credit hours

A study of the basic biochemical pathways found in living systems. Emphasis will be on molecular genetics, protein synthesis, carbohydrate metabolism, and photosynthesis. Three lectures and one lab session per week. Offered in the spring semester.

Same as BIOL 345
Prerequisite: CHEM 201 or consent of instructor

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