Course Topics
CHEM 201 Advanced Chemical Principles
A faster paced introduction to Chemistry than Chemistry 151 and 152. Material from both Chemistry 151 and 152 will be included, but basic chemical knowledge and competence in algebra will be assumed. Lab will emphasize an introduction to several instruments and data-handling with spreadsheets.
CHEM 351 Chemical Kinetics
An introduction to the area of chemistry involving the rates at which chemical reactions occur. Topics will include classical kinetics, kinetics of fast reactions, and enzyme kinetics.
CHEM 361 Quantum Chemistry & Spectroscopy
An introduction to the formalism of quantum mechanics through the core quantum mechanical models of the particle in the box, the harmonic oscillator, the rigid rotor, and the hydrogen atom. Applications of these models are then made to describe various types of spectroscopy used to study chemical systems.
CHEM 362 Thermodynamics
A mathematical treatment of the fundamental laws of thermodynamics and how those laws govern chemical and physical changes.
CHEM 365 Spectroscopy and Separations Lab
A laboratory introduction to various types of spectroscopy and separation techniques and how they are used in the chemistry laboratory. Techniques will include UV/VIS, IR, fluorescence, and NMR spectroscopy, and liquid and gas phase chromatography.
