A year of high school chemistry is recommended; This non-majors course deals with the development of basic chemical principles. Multiple perspectives of matter will be used to describe and explain characteristics, properties, and relationships across the following topics: atomic structure, nuclear chemistry, periodicity, molecular structure, chemical bonding, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, aqueous solutions, gases

This non-majors course further develops principles from CHEM 101 & requires in-depth integration of concepts. Multiple perspectives of matter will be used to describe/explain characteristics, properties, & relationships across the following topics: liquids & solids, solutions, reaction kinetics, equilibria, acids & bases, reaction thermodynamics, electrochemical reactions.

Lecture, discussion and laboratory course for majors covering stoichiometry, reactions in aqueous solution, states of matter, electronic structure, thermodynamics, chemical bonding, molecular geometry and intermolecular forces. Emphasis given to writing electron configurations and Lewis diagrams, predicting molecular geometry and properties, mass/mole conversions and solving thermodynamic and gas law problems.

Laboratory course designed to illustrate fundamental models and theories in chemistry with an emphasis on significant digits, calculations, and analysis and discussion questions.

Laboratory course designed to illustrate fundamental models and theories in chemistry with an emphasis on significant digits, calculations, and analysis and discussion questions.

The second semester of general chemistry laboratory exposes students to qualitative analysis and continues the process of experimenting and collecting data to test the validity of theories and models presented in lecture.

Lecture and discussion course designed to create foundational knowledge and proficiency in essential chemistry concepts and skills. Topics include atomic structure, periodic properties, bonding and properties of molecules, solid states, interactions and connections of light and matter, quantum and molecular mechanics models of atoms and molecules.

Laboratory course designed to create foundational knowledge and proficiency in essential chemistry lab skills including developing the knowledge and use of PPE, MSDS, and Chemical labels, basic statistical analysis and graphing, proper usage of common laboratory equipment and instrumentation, and keeping a laboratory notebook and writing reports.

This course is designed to acquaint students in engineering science with fundamental concepts of chemistry as well as their applications in the field of engineering. Students will survey topics in atomic structure, periodicity, chemical bonding, chemical reactions and reaction stoichiometry, gases, chemical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, and electrochemistry. A good background in high school chemistry is recommendation.

Lecture and discussion course designed to create foundational knowledge and proficiency in essential chemistry concepts and skills. Topics include acids and bases, buffers, chemical equilibrium, molecular thermodynamics and kinetics, nucleophilic substitutions, elimination reactions, carbonyl compounds and reactions with applications to biochemical pathways.

Laboratory course designed to utilize experiments to illustrate the relationships between the structures of compounds and their resulting properties Topics include identification of compounds using chromatography, mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, and NMR, separation methods. Additional skills in analytical reasoning and information literacy will also be developed.

Foundational Chemistry seminar/topics course, 1-3 credit hours. Chemical topics vary by section and are selected from the CHEM 100- and/or 200-level Departmental curriculum. Departmental consent required.

A lecture, discussion and laboratory course for chemistry majors covering structure and bonding in organic molecules; nomenclature, chemical and physical properties and reactions of non-aromatic hydrocarbons, alkyl halides, alcohols, ethers; stereochemistry and conformational analysis; and spectroscopy.

A lecture, discussion and laboratory course for chemistry majors continuing from 221 covering nomenclature, properties, reactions, syntheses, and spectroscopy of further classes of aliphatic and aromatic compounds, carbohydrates and other polyfunctional compounds.

Lecture and discussion course for non-chemistry majors surveying nomenclature, structures, properties, stereochemistry, reactions, mechanisms, and syntheses of aliphatic hydrocarbons, alkyl halides, alcohols, and ethers.

The second semester lecture and discussion course of a two semester sequence, a continuation of CHEM 223 for non-chemistry majors emphasizing the organic chemistry of conjugated systems, aromatic compounds, carbonyl compounds, amines, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.

A laboratory course for non-chemistry majors designed to reinforce lecture topics from CHEM 223 and to expose students to the safe handling of organic chemicals.

A laboratory course for non-chemistry majors designed to reinforce lecture topics from 224 and to expose students to organic synthesis.

Laboratory course designed to teach students how to perform chemical synthesis reactions and to evaluate and report the results.

Laboratory course designed to teach students how to perform chemical synthesis reactions and to evaluate and report the results. Students will also learn how to search the chemistry literature for existing synthesis laboratory procedures.

Lecture and discussion course designed to create foundational knowledge and proficiency in essential chemistry concepts and skills. Topics include quantitative description of gases, liquids, and solutions, kinetics of chemical reactions, chemical equilibria, acids and bases, the thermodynamics of chemical reactions, electrochemistry, and spectroscopy.

Laboratory course designed for non-majors. The course provides students continued laboratory and chemical safety topics, scientific writing, peer review, and importance of articulating lab results in content. It will teach students how to perform chemical analysis using a variety of techniques including titration, kinetics, and spectrophotometry. Students also learn about the peer review process.

This course continues exposure to laboratory and chemical safety topics, scientific writing, and articulating experiment results. The course utilizes hands-on lab experiments to teach a variety of analytical methods for quantifying a diverse set of chemical species. Data analysis, calibration methods, peer review are also of focus.

Lecture and discussion course designed to create foundational knowledge and proficiency in essential chemistry concepts and skills. Topics include the chemical analytical process, sample preparation, quantitative analysis, and data evaluation and validation. These topics will expand and enhance the ability to use chemical principles to analyze various types of environmental samples.

This course gives undergraduate students an opportunity to participate in research in a selected area.

This two week course will focus on issues of chemical safety, research protocols, data recording, and instrumentation use. Typical course meetings will involve in-class presentations, group discussions, and hands-on experience.

Lecture and discussion course covering principles and applications of thermodynamics and kinetic theory and emphasizing the laws of thermodynamics and statistical theory and their ramifications for equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems.

Lecture and discussion course covering principles of quantum mechanics with the applications to chemical properties and spectroscopy of atoms and molecules.

Lecture course covering principles and biological applications of thermodynamics, kinetics, quantum mechanics and molecular spectroscopy.

This laboratory course will introduce apparatus, and analysis used in experimental physical chemistry for biochemistry students.

Lecture course covering atomic structure, chemical bonding, and transition metal, solid state, organometallic and bioinorganic chemistry.

This course discusses and demonstrates how instrumental techniques such as atomic spectroscopy, molecular spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and chemical separations can be used to identify the chemical composition of a sample. The hands-on approach will enable students to perform instrumental analysis independently.

This course examines how medicinal chemists design and synthesize drug candidates to meet FDA requirements of efficacy and safety, and how a testing strategy measures efficacy vs. toxicity comprising the therapeutic index. Topics include drug-receptor/enzyme binding, PK, ADME, patenting of IP, and the ethical aspects of pharmaceuticals.

Lecture course covering modern theories of atomic and molecular structure as applied to inorganic chemistry with discussion of acid-base theories, the chemistry, spectra and reaction mechanisms of coordination and organometallic compounds. Symmetry is used to develop molecular orbital diagrams, predict geometry, hybridization schemes and interpret electronic spectra.

A laboratory course illustrating topics and techniques used in modern inorganic chemistry; coordination and organometallic compounds are prepared and characterized by IR, UV-Vis and NMR spectroscopy, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. All experimental work is recorded in a laboratory notebook and includes a formal written report.

This course examines the structural' functional relationships in proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids as well as their metabolic pathways. CHEM 361 is cross-listed with BIOL 366. CHEM 361 may not count towards CHEM-BS, BIOC-BS, or BIOC-BA degrees. These students must take CHEM 370.

This is the first part of a two-semester Biochemistry series that emphasizes important biochemical concepts on the structure and function of proteins, enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids and cell membranes as well as on the bioenergetic and regulatory principles behind the central and carbohydrate pathways. Chemistry and Biochemistry majors must take CHEM 370. CHEM 361 may not count towards CHEM-BS, BIOC-BS, or BIOC-BA degrees.

This is the second part of a two-semester Biochemistry lecture series that emphasizes important biochemical concepts on lipid, amino acid and nucleotide metabolic pathways as well as the structure and function of nucleic acids. Special topics on sensory systems, motility, immunology and drug development will also be discussed.

This laboratory is designed to simulate a research experience and to teach basic techniques utilized in a biochemistry laboratory. The course theme involves a comparative investigation of the enzyme glyceraidehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) from various animal sources. All procedures required in lab will be found by the student in the library and proposed to the instructor(s) as a pre-lab exercise. Each two-student team will be working on GAPDH from either an aquatic or land animal source, e.g., trout, tuna, pork beef or chicken.

This laboratory course is designed to simulate a research project in which molecular biology techniques and biochemistry are integrated. Those techniques are used as important tools to help solve questions in enzyme structure and function. he course theme involves an investigation on the relationship between protein structure and function of the ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (ADP-Glc PPase) from Escherichia coli. All procedure required in lab will be found by the student in the library and proposed to the instructor(s) as a pre-lab exercise. Each two-student team will be working on a specific ADP-Glc PPase that has been previously obtained in a recombinant form. Their genes will be provided in a plasmid form. The student will learn strategies to produce and test a hypothesis in this area. Additionally, the student will learn how to integrate molecular biology techniques and biochemistry.

A weekly seminar course with presentations, generally given by outside speakers, covering topics in chemistry usually not encountered in the classroom.

The major themes in this course will be topics that are related to modern enzymology. The structure of this course will involve lectures by Dr. Ballicora for each topic, and discussion with the students.

The course describes the chemical strategies employed by enzymes to accelerate reactions combined with an examination of the specialized methods employed to study enzyme chemistry. The course is lecture based with concurrent problems sets. The course content will focus on deductive reasoning to understand what is observed how best analyze data obtained from the study of enzymes.

The major themes in this course will be about topics that are related to plant biochemistry and metabolism. The structure of the course will involve lectures for each topic, with discussion with the students. Students will learn how plants and photosynthetic organisms acquire and process energy. Plant metabolism will constitute a central part of the course, focusing on the main differences from other living organisms. A solid understanding of plant metabolism will inspire the student to think about all the possibilities that plant biochemistry and biotechnology offer to solve critical problems, such as malnutrition, global climate change, drug discovery, and infectious diseases.

Survey of experimental methods for the physicochemical characterization of biomolecules. Topics include electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, calorimetry, optical spectroscopy, NMR, and X-ray crystallography.

Course content varies from semester to semester and has included advanced topics in analytical, inorganic, organic, physical, and biochemistry.

This course number will only be used when CHEM 395 is tagged with the Bioethics Minor Capstone course.

A supervised field placement to give students training or work experience in aspects of biochemistry or chemistry that are not commonly available on campus. Students will work outside the classroom (e.g. industrial setting or national lab) applying and extending their biochemistry or chemistry skills, typically for at least 150 hours to receive 3 credits or for more than 100 hours for 2 credits. Permission of faculty advisor Students must complete a total of 3 credits to receive engaged learning credit.