CHM 105 Chemistry and Society - Applications and Issues:
An examination of the importance and relevance of chemistry in daily life and decision making. Some topics examined are: nutrition, drugs, cosmetics, household chemistry, and environmental problems. Discussions focus on analysis of data, the methodology of science, and current limitations of that methodology. When taken with a laboratory, experiments emphasize quantitative analytical techniques and analysis of experimental data. This course is designed for non-science majors and does not assume a scientific background or college-level mathematics. Laboratory required.
CHM 106 Chemistry of Life:
A topical introduction to the fundamentals of biochemistry designed for the non-science major interested in learning about the field of biochemistry and its relationship to people and our modern chemical society. Such topics as diets and fat metabolism, the action of steroids, carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids will be discussed and analyzed in terms of quantitative and qualitative data collected in the laboratory or from historical sources. Limited background in biology and chemistry at the high school level is assumed. With laboratory.
CHM 108 Chemistry in the Marketplace:
Believe it or not, most American consumers are practicing chemists; their "laboratories" are their homes. This course is a topical introduction to the fundamental chemistry of common consumer chemical and biochemical formulations used in the American household--what they are, what their properties are, how they are made, analyzed, tested, and approved, how they function chemically, physically and biologically when used and disposed of properly (and improperly) and their impact on the quality of our lives and environment. Discussions, demonstrations, and laboratory will help the student become a more informed citizen-consumer-chemist and enhance understanding of science and its methodologies. Designed for the non-science major with limited background in chemistry. With laboratory.
CHM 110 Chemistry and the Environment:
A topical introduction to the concepts and methods of chemistry and their applications to the study of environmental problems. This course includes discussion and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and their limitations, gathered from historical sources, demonstration and laboratory experimentation. This course is designed for the non-science major with a limited background in chemistry. Laboratory required.
CHM 120 Chemistry:
Basic inorganic chemistry, including atomic structure and periodicity, stoichiometry, inorganic reactions, (acid-base, precipitation, oxidation-reduction, complexation), modern chemical bonding theories, bonding in solids and liquids, and kinetics. Lab required. For science majors.
CHM 220/221 Organic Chemistry I and II:
This sequence introduces the principles of organic chemistry through the study of structure-activity relationships, properties and reactions of carbon compounds. Instrumental methods are used in separation and identification of organic compounds such as gas chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, infrared and ultraviolet spectroscopy, and mass spectroscopy. Laboratory required. Prerequisite: CHM 120.
CHM 301 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry:
Basic descriptive chemistry of representative elements, with emphasis on transition metals chemistry (structure, properties, bonding, spectra, and reaction mechanisms), and an introduction to organometallic and bioinorganic chemistry. Laboratory will involve the synthesis, and quantitative and structural analysis of a variety of representative inorganic and organometallic compounds. Prerequisite: CHM 320.
CHM 305 Physical Chemistry I:
Studies chemical thermodynamics and reaction kinetics. Introduces the laws of thermodynamics and their application to chemical and phase equilibria as well as solutions. Reaction kinetics is a basic treatment of reaction rates, mechanisms, and theories of why and how chemical reactions occur. Lab required. Prerequisite: CHM 320 or consent.
CHM 306 Physical Chemistry II:
Studies quantum and statist August 12, 2005 their application to chemical bonding, atomic and molecular spectroscopy. Statistical mechanics is a basic treatment of the connection between microscopic states and thermodynamic properties. Lab required. Prerequisite: CHM 305.
CHM 320 Analytical Chemistry:
Inorganic quantitative analysis, emphasizing free energy-equilibrium relationships, statistical treatment of data, solution equilibria and volumetric analysis based on precipitation, acid-base, complexation, and oxidation-reduction reactions, and spectrophotometric and chromatographic methods of analysis. Lab required. Prerequisite: CHM 221.
CHM 380 Instrumental Analysis:
Modern analytical instrumentation is introduced and qualitative and quantitative applications are made to various chemical, biochemical and environmental problems. A variety of spectroscopic, electrometric and chromatographic methods are applied to such instruments as nuclear magnetic resonance, mass, and Fourier transform infrared spectrometers, and gas and high performance liquid chromatographs, together with the strengths, limitations, sensitivity, and accuracy of each method. Prerequisites: CHM 221, CHM 305, CHM 320, and PHY 131or consent.
CHM 390 Introduction to Research:
Bi-monthly seminar introducing research skills including: searching and citing scientific literature and databases, use of the World Wide Web, spreadsheets and drawing software, choosing a research mentor, developing a research proposal, laboratory record keeping, research, and ethics. Team-taught. Required for students enrolling in CHM 498 and 499.
CHM 400 Advanced Analytical Chemistry:
A course dealing with advanced treatments of simultaneous and complex equilibria, electrochemistry, spectroscopic and analysis, and separation methods. Prerequisites: CHM 306, CHM 320, and CHM 380.
CHM 401 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry:
Applies themodynamics, kinetics, symmetry and group theory, and the theories of ionic, metallic and covalent bonding to the chemistry of nonmetallic, transition metal, organometallic and bioinorganic compounds. Project-based lab required. Prerequisites: CHM 301 and CHM 306.
CHM 417 Advanced Organic Chemistry:
A modern interpretation of molecular structure and reactivity related by means of organic reaction mechanisms. Introduction will be made to organic synthetic strategies and their applications. Prerequisite: CHM 221, CHM 305, or CHM 306.
BCH 431 Biochemistry I:
The first course of a two-term sequence introducing the principles of modern biochemistry. Emphasis is placed on the chemical nature of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates; the functions of proteins and enzymes; and metabolic pathways including glycolysis, Krebs cycle, electron transport, and oxidative phosphorylation. Students should also enroll in CHM 488. Prerequisite: CHM 221.
BCH 432 Biochemistry II:
Completes the introduction to biochemistry. Major topics include: the metabolic degradation of fatty acids and amino acids; biosynthetic pathways for carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids and nucleotides; biochemical aspects of physiological processes and specialized tissues in higher organisms; and molecular biology of viral, prokaryotic, and eukaryotic systems. Prerequisite: BCH 431.
CHM 460 Topics in Chemistry:
An advanced course in special topics which can include: polymers, stereochemistry, nuclear and radiation chemistry, phase relationship, inorganic synthesis, advanced electrochemical techniques, organometallics, photochemistry, natural products, special problems in chemical education, and current problems from the chemical literature. Topics chosen by mutual consent of staff and student. May be repeated for credit. Some prior knowledge of the four basic areas of chemistry is assumed. Consent.
CHM 498/499 Chemical Research I and II:
A capstone experience in which each senior student is engaged in a collaborative faculty-student research project in chemistry. Each student will be required to submit a departmentally approved proposal of the research to be conducted, submit weekly progress reports, and participate in weekly seminars. Each student will submit, for departmental evaluation, a written thesis and present a seminar describing and defending the work conducted. Students will also present their work to the College in the form of a poster presentation. CHM 499 may also be taken as an independent study or internship in research topics in chemistry. Senior status and consent.
