Chemistry Graduate Courses (CH)
Lower Level
521 Chemical Instrumentation (4 hrs)
Use of basic instrumentation in electrochemical, chromatographic, and spectrophotometric analysis. Prerequisite: Undergraduate physical chemistry laboratory. Lab Fee: $60.
525 Environmental Chemistry (3 hrs)
Principles of quantitative analyses related to minor components of a sample. Applications selected from principal analyses necessary to maintain environmental quality of air, water, and soil. Selection of conditions for collecting reliable samples, concentration of components with techniques for increasing concentration of selected component, relationships between physical and chemical changes in sample and signal output of predominant transducers, and translation of chemical analysis into meaningful specifications. Lecture only. Prerequisites: Analytical chemistry or chemical instrumentation. (Same as ES 525.)
531 Theoretical Organic Chemistry (4 hrs)
Molecular orbital theory and bonding, molecular structure, frontier molecular orbitals, pericyclic reactions, and reactive intermediates. Extensive computational laboratory work included. Prerequisites: Undergraduate organic chemistry and physical chemistry Lab Fee: $50.
540 Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (3 hrs)
Synthesis of commercially relevant and novel polymers. Polymer characterization and discussion of the structural dependence of polymer properties. Prerequisites: Undergraduate organic chemistry. Students who have successfully completed CH 540 cannot also receive credit for MTS 649.
549 Spectroscopy and Molecular Structure (3 hrs)
Intermediate level treatment of principles of spectroscopy and their application to determination of molecular structure. Prerequisite: Undergraduate physical chemistry.
553 Introductory Quantum Mechanics I (3 hrs)
Waves and particles; Bohr’s model of the atom; de Broglie waves, wave-packets and the uncertainty principle; postulates of quantum mechanics; Schroedinger’s equation; simple systems in one, two and three dimensions; the hydrogen atom. Prerequisites: Basic physics, physical chemistry, linear algebra and differential equations. (Same as PH 551, OSE 555, MTS 651.) Fall.
554 Introductory Quantum Mechanics II (3 hrs)
Angular momentum and spin; atomic structure and spectrum; time-independent pertubation theory, variational methods; time-dependent pertubation theory and interactions of light with matter; scattering theory; electronic structure of solids; relativistic quantum mechanics. Prerequisite: CH 553 or PH 551. (Same as PH 552, MTS 652.) Spring.
560 X-Ray Structure Dtermination (4 hrs)
Examines both theoretical eand practical aspects of molecular structure determination by x-ray diffraction methods. Diffraction of x-rays, symmetry operations and space groups, methods of data collection, theory of structure factors and Fourier synthesis, least squares methods of structure refinement. Extensive laboratory and computer work. Prerequisites: Senior standing in chemistry or physics and approval of the instructor. Lab Fee: $60.
561 Biochemistry I (3 hrs)
Structural chemistry and function of biomolecules, mechanisms of biochemical reactions, enzyme kinetics, and energy transfer. Prerequisite: Undergraduate organic chemistry or biochemistry. (Same as BYS 547.)
562 Biochemistry II (3 hrs)
Metabolism, biosynthesis of macromolecular precursors, storage, transmission, and expression of genetic information, and molecular physiology. Prerequisite: CH 561 or BYS 547. (Same as BYS 548.)
565 Molecular Biochemistry Laboratory (2 hrs)
Practical experience in isolation and characterization of biomolecules. Prerequisite: CH 562. Lab Fee: $60.
Upper Level
600 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3 hrs)
Survey with emphasis on structure and reactivity of inorganic compounds. Prerequisite: Undergraduate inorganic chemistry.
601 Structural Methods in Inorganic Chemistry (3 hrs)
Physical methods applied to determination of structure of inorganic compounds. Prerequisite: CH 600.
602 Chemistry of Coordination Compounds (3 hrs)
Modern bonding theory and stereochemistry of coordination compounds. Prerequisite: CH 600.
603 Chemistry of Nonmetal Compounds (3 hrs)
Chemistry of selected nonmetal compounds. Prerequisite: CH 601.
621 Methods of Chemical Analysis (3 hrs)
Literature, seminar course. Theory and methodology of various techniques of chemical analysis. Prerequisite: Instrumental analysis.
631 Synthetic Organic Chemistry (3 hrs)
Survey of certain reactions that enjoy widespread application to the synthesis of organic compounds. Prerequisites: Undergraduate organic chemistry or approval of instructor.
632 Physical Organic Chemistry (3 hrs)
Reactive intermediates, structure-activity relationships, reaction mechanisms and techniques used to determine them. Prerequisite: Undergraduate organic chemistry or approval of instructor.
633 Organic Structure Determination (3 hrs)
Structure determination of organic molecules using spectroscopic methods, especially NMR, IR, and MS. Emphasis is placed on the theory and interpretation of a wide variety of NMR methods useful in organic chemistry research, including onedimensional and two-dimensional methods. Prerequisite: Undergraduate organic chemistry and instrumental analysis, or approval of instructor.
640 Advanced Chemical Thermodynamics (3 hrs)
First, second, and third laws of thermodynamics and applications. Brief introduction to statistical thermodynamics. Prerequisite: Undergraduate physical chemistry or approval of instructor.
641 Statistical Thermodynamics (3 hrs)
Principles leading to the development of Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, and Fermi-Dirac statistics. Thermodynamic properties calculated from partition functions. Prerequisite: Undergraduate physical chemistry.
642 Advanced Chemical Dynamics (3 hrs)
Velocity of chemical reactions in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems. Absolute rate theory, collision theory, scattering, and concept of reaction cross sections. Prerequisite: Undergraduate physical chemistry.
643 Quantum Chemistry (3 hrs)
Application of quantum theory to the chemical bond. Prerequisite: Undergraduate physical chemistry.
644 Chemical Electrodynamics (3 hrs)
Electrodynamics problems encountered in chemistry. Maxwell’s equations, electrostatics. Onsager and Debye theory of dielectrics, molecular dipole moments, Beer’s law, Landolt’s rule, light scattering from macromolecules, quantum theory of radiation, magnetic susceptibility, introduction to NMR and ESR. Prerequisites: Undergraduate physical chemistry and differential equations.
645 Polymer Physical Chemistry (3 hrs)
Introduction to structure, properties and processing of polymers. Structural types, structure-property relationships, thermodynamics and kinetics of polymerization and depolymerization, polymer characterization, thermodynamics of polymer solutions and blends, and mechanical evaluation of polymers. Prerequisites: Undergraduate physical chemistry, CH 540. (Same as MTS 747.)
646 Thermodynamics of Materials (3 hrs)
Fundamental thermodynamic review, phase equilibrium, chemical reaction equilibrium, free energy, binary and ternary phase transformations, solution models and selected topics. Prerequisite: Undergraduate physical chemistry. (Same as CHE 646 and MTS 646.)
647 Advanced Biophysical Chemistry I (3 hrs)
Advanced biophysical chemistry, including computers for data analysis and simulations, first and second laws of thermodynamics, free energy and equilibrium, calorimetry, protein stability, binding and Interactions, solution thermodynamics, electrolytes, and electrochemistry. An emphasis is placed on the current research literature. Prerequisites: Undergraduate physical chemistry and differential equations, or approval of instructor. Students who have completed CH 347 cannot earn credit for CH 647.
648 Advanced Biophysical Chemistry II (3 hrs)
Advanced biophysical chemistry, including biochemical reaction kinetics, enzyme catalysis, quantum mechanics, statistical thermodynamics, spectroscopy, including UV-VIS, fluorescence, circular dichroism, NMR, and Structure determinations. An emphasis is placed on the current research literature. Prerequisite: CH 647. Students who have completed CH 348 cannot earn credit for CH 648.
650 Principles of Liquid & Solid Interfaces (3 hrs)
Applies basic principles in thermodynamics and kinetics to characterize surfaces and surface phenomena. Fundamental properties of gas-liquid, liquid-liquid, solid-liquid and solid-gas interfaces and phenomena occurring at these interfaces. Prerequisite: Undergraduate physical chemistry. (Same as MTS 650 and CHE 650.)
661 Biological Macromolecules (3 hrs)
Detailed analysis of structures of proteins, nucleic acids, and complex polysaccharides. Prerequisite: CH 562.
699 Master’s Thesis (3 or 6 hrs)
Required each semester a student is enrolled and receiving direction on a master’s thesis. Minimum of two terms required. (A maximum of six hours may be applied towards the degree).
700 Current Topics in Chemistry (3 hrs)
Advanced laboratory research in one of the departmental research groups. The student works on an independent or group research project. Completion of the course requires a written and an oral report. Prerequisite: approval of the instructor.
705 Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry (3 hrs)
Prerequisite: CH 600 and approval of instructor.
721 Selected Topics in Analytical Chemistry (3 hrs)
Prerequisite: CH 621 and approval of instructor.
735 Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry (3 hrs)
Prerequisite: CH 632 and approval of instructor.
745 Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry (3 hrs)
Prerequisite: CH 643 and approval of instructor.
746 Solid State Chemistry (3 hrs)
Chemical properties of solids. Includes phase equilibria, chemical bonding in ionic and covalent crystals, thermodynamics of atomic defects, ionic conductivity in solids, corrosion, and introduction to surfaces and adsorption. Prerequisites: Undergraduate physical chemistry and differential equations.
765 Selected Topics in Biochemistry (3 hrs)
Prerequisites: CH 661 and approval of instructor.
780 Chemistry Seminar (1 hr)
Required during each semester of residence.
