Grad Course Descriptions
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Chem 616 Chemical Literature 3(3,)S The course will present methods of searching the chemical literature including patents and government documents. Emphasis will be placed on both traditional and computer assisted literature search procedures.
Chem 622 Advanced Organic Chemistry I 3(3,0)F Review and discussion of nomenclature, stereochemistry, resonance theory, equilibria, elementary kinetics, intermediate and mechanisms. Chemistry of polymers, heterocyclics, and natural products. P. 328, 344 or concurrent registration.
Chem 632 Advanced Analytical Chemistry 3(3,0) F Theoretical treatment of principles involved in non-instrumental analytical chemistry including sampling and statistics.
Chem 642 Advanced Physical Chemistry 3(3,0) A study of the principles and applications of physical chemistry. Topics such as thermochemistry, quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, kinetics and electrochemistry considered. P. 344.
Chem 654 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 3(3,0) F Inorganic systems including theoretical, representative group and transition metal topics. P. 344 or 352
Chem 662 Principles of Biochemistry 3(3,0) F Chemistry of biological processes occurring in plants and animals. P. 361.
Chem 720 Special Topics in Organic Chemistry 1-6 One term advanced courses taught upon demand and covering such topics as stereochemistry, advanced synthetic orgnaic chemistry, etc. P, consent
Chem 722 Synthesis of Natural Products 3(3,0) Synthetic strategies in pathways for the formation of natural products P, Chem 328
Chem 724 Structural Determination of Organic Compounds 3(2,3) Determination of the structure of organic compounds primarily by specroscopic techniques P, Chem 328, Alternate years.
Chem 725 Polymer Chemistry 4(3,3) The chemistry of high molecular weight polymeric molecules will be discussed. The laboratory will consist of the preparation, reactions, and propoerties of select polymers. P, Chem 328
Chem 726 Advanced Organic Chemistry II 3(3,0) Physical organic, reaction mechanisms, M.O. calculations, orbital symmetry, and E.S.R. spectroscopy. P, Chem 328 and Chem 344. Alternate years.
Chem 728 Bioorganic Chemistry 3(3,0) Interpretation and categorization of biochemical reactions in terms of principles of organic chemistry. Synthesis of biologically active macromolecules and models for enzyme catalysis. P, Chem 224, Chem 662
Chem 730 Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry 1-6 Individualized studies in mass spectrometry, electroanalytical, trace analysis, or instrumentation and electronics, P, consent.
Chem 732 Analytical Ag and Environmental Chemistry 4(3,3) The principles of analytical chemistry as applied to agricultural environmental chemistry will be presented in the lecture portion of the course and the performance of those procedures willb e presented in the laboratory section of the course. P, Chem 434.
Chem 734 Analytical Spectroscopy 3(3,0) In-depth treatment of the quantitative applications and theory of modern spectroscopy techniques including atomic absorption, emission, and fluorescence; molecular absorption and fluorescence; and X-ray spectroscopy. P, Chem 434, Alternate years.
Chem 736 Chromatography and Separations 3(3,0) Theory and practice of solvent extraction and paper, thin layer, gas and liquid chromatorgraphic techniques. P, Chem 232. Alternate years.
Chem 738 Electroanalytical Chemistry 3(3,0) The principles of electrochemistry as applied to analytical methods will be presented in this course. Topics covered will include polarography, potentionmetry, conductance, coulometry, and related topics. P, Chem 434.
Chem 740 Special Topics in Physical Chemistry 1-6 One-term advanced courses taught upon demand covering such topics as electrochemistry, surface chemistry, kinetics, quantum chemistry, etc. P, consent.
Chem 741 Quantum Chemistry I 3(3,0) The application of wave mechanics to simple atomic and molecular systems, properties of wave functions, and approximate methods. P, Chem 642, Math 321. Triennial years.
Chem 742 Quantum Chemistry II 3(3,0) Continuation of Chem 741. P, Chem 741, Triennial years.
Chem 744 Chemical Thermodynamics 3(3,0) Discussion of the laws and theories of classical and statistical thermodynamics as related to macroscopic chemical systems. P, Chem 344. Alternate years.
Chem 745 Statistical Thermodynamics 3(3,0) Fundamental principles of statistical thermodynamics with applications to chemical systems. P, Chem 642, Chem 644. Triennial years
Chem 746 Atomic and Molecular Structure 3(3,0) Introduction to quantum mechanics and theoretical treament of chemical structure and binding. P, Chem 328, Chem 344 or concurrent registration in Chem 344. Alternate years.
Chem 748 Chemical Kinetics 3(3,0) Experimental methods and theoretical approaches to the study of reaction rates. P, Chem 328, Chem 344. Triennial years.
Chem 750 Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry 1-6 One-term advanced courses taught upon demand and covering such topics as coordination chemistry of transition elements, structural determinations, etc. P, consent.
Chem 752 Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry 3(2,3) Discussion centered on periodic relationship of the elements. The laboratory work includes preparation and purification of typical inorganic compounds, p, Chem 120 (4 credits), Chem 232, Chem 3354. Alternate years.
Chem 753 Organometallic Chemistry 3(3,0) The sutdy of metal compounds containing organic moieties and related inorganic compounds. Major emphasis will be focused on transition metal-carbon compounds such as the carbonyls, aromatic hydrocarbons and nonaromatic olefin and acetylene complexes. Homogenous catalysts will be discussed. P, Chem 352.
Chem 754 Physical Methods of Inorganic Chemistry 3(3,0) The study of instrumental methods and spectral interpretation used to investigate inorganic compounds. EPR, X-ray, NMR, UV-Vis, and IR will be discussed. P, Chem 344, Chem 352.
Chem 760 Special Topics in Biochemistry 1-6 The study of metal-ligand compounds. Emphasis will be focused on transition metal complexes with Group V, VI, and VIIA donor ligands. Topics to be discussed will include bond theory, structure and reactivity. P, Chem 352.
Chem 764 Biochemistry I 3 (3,0) Selected concepts covering the more advanced concepts in the biochemistry field, new research techniques, etc. P, Consent.
Chem 766 Biochemistry II 3(3,0) Study of metabolism of carohydrates and lipids. Includes aspects of enzyme kinetics and regulation as well as principles and characteristics of ATP-synthesizing complexes.
Chem 767 Biophysical Chemistry 3(3,0) Discussion of the theoretical and practical aspects of biophysical methods. These will include an examination of electrophoresis, centrifugation, light scatterin, optical rotary dispersion, X-ray diffraction, viscosity/diffusion, and spectroscopy. P, Chem 340, Chem 662.
Chem 768 Plant Biochemistry 3(3,0) Chemistry of structural and functional elements of plants with special emphasis on bioenergetics, photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, sulfur metabolism, carbohydrate interconversion, secondary plant products, seed development and fruit ripening, and genome expression.
Chem 769 Nutritional Biochemistry 3(3,0) Study of the biochemistry of systems that are signficant in nutrition including metabolism, requirements and dificiencies.
Chem 772-773 Seminar 1(1,0) FS Required of all graduate majors in chemistry.
Chem 781 Bioinorganic Chemistry 3(3,0) A study of biological systems stressing the role of metal ions, primarily the transition metals. Model systems included in the discussion. P, Chem 120 (4 credits), Chem 354 or consent. Alternate years.
Chem 782 Radioisotope Techniques 4(3,3)S Theory and measurement of radioactivity. Techniques for the application of radioactive isotopes in chemical and biological experimentation. P, consent.
Chem 790 Thesis (MS) 1-7
Chem 791 Thesis Sustaining (MS)
Chem 890 Dissertation (Ph.D.) variable
Chem 891 Dissertation Sustaining (Ph.D.) 1
The following Physics courses may be used in either the Chemistry graduate major or minor program.
• Phys 637 Science of Solids 3(3,0)
• Phys 743 Statistical Mechanics 2(2,0)
• Phys 775 Tensors & General Relativity 3(3,0)
• Phys 770 Group Theory in Quantum Mechanics 3(3,0) |
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