CHEM 018: General Chemistry II (4 Credits)
A continuation of an overview of chemical principles and reactivity. Topics include thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base theories, solubility, electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics. Lecture and lab.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 017
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CHEM 017: General Chemistry I with Laboratory (4 Credits)
A broad overview of chemical principles. Topics include atomic structure, chemical bonding and molecular structure, chemical periodicity, stoichiometry, and nuclear chemistry. Lecture and lab.
Note(s): Prerequisite CHEM 004 or one year of high school chemistry coupled with satisfactory performance on a placement test. Limit 36 students.
Meets the following Core requirements: Scientific Inquiry
Meets the following Gen Ed requirements: Natural Sciences
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CHEM 109: Analytical Chemistry (5 Credits)
Principles, techniques, and instruments used in quantitative chemical analysis. Principles of chemical equilibria, diffusion-limited reactions, spectrophotometry, and chromatography. Applications to gravimetric, titrimetric, spectrophotometric, chromatographic, and electrochemical analyses. Atomic absorption spectrophotometer, gas and high-pressure liquid chromatographs, and microprocessor-controlled electrochemical analyzer used in analyses. Introduction to statistical treatment of data. Lecture and laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 018 and ENG 001
Meets the following Core requirements: Written and Oral Communication II
Meets the following Gen Ed requirements: Written Communication
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CHEM 017: General Chemistry I with Laboratory (4 Credits)
This course is completely virtual during Spring 2021.
A broad overview of chemical principles. Topics include atomic structure, chemical bonding and molecular structure, chemical periodicity, stoichiometry, and nuclear chemistry. Lecture and lab.
Note(s): Prerequisite CHEM 004 or one year of high school chemistry coupled with satisfactory performance on a placement test. Limit 36 students.
Meets the following Core requirements: Scientific Inquiry
Meets the following Gen Ed requirements: Natural Sciences
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CHEM 145: Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry with Laboratory (4 Credits)
The lecture portion is virtual during Spring 2021. The laboratory meets in person once each week.
Structure, bonding, spectroscopy, and reactivity of inorganic and coordination compounds. Introduction to group theory and ligand field theory. Organometallic reactions and mechanisms are introduced in the context of green chemistry and systems thinking. Laboratory gives an introduction on classical inorganic synthetic and analytical techniques.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 018 and CHEM 105
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