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CHM 401 Inorganic Chemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 342
General survey of modern inorganic chemistry. | 4 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 420 Introduction to Polymer Engineering and Science
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 229
CHM 342
Introductory overview of terminology, synthesis, properties, and fabrication of polymers. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 425 Polymer Surface Coatings
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 420
Chemical, physical and mechanical properties of polymers related with their functions as protective coatings. Comparisons between coatings made with various alkyds and varnishes. The effects of solvents (and mixtures of solvents), fillers, wetting and flatting agents related to the special requirements of coatings. Equipment required for preparation and applications of coatings. Necessary evaluation tests and the significance of these tests. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 429 Industrial Chemistry and its Relation to Societal Issues
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Survey of the chemical and allied products, industries, size, economic importance and practices. Sources, interdependence, uses and hazards of industrially important compounds. Environmental problems, risk-benefit analysis and long-term changes needed in energy use. Raw materials and waste disposal. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 471 Biochemistry I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 227 with grade of C or better
The chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids in relation to cellular structure. Special emphasis on enzymes and enzyme kinetics. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 472 Biochemistry II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 471 or equivalent.
Intermediary metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, porphyrins, and nucleic acids. Bio-energetics in terms of cellular utilization and conservation of energy. Metabolic controls in terms of genetic and enzymatic mechanisms. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 473 Biochemistry Laboratory I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Co-requisite: CHM 472.
Isolation, purification and characterization of carbohydrates, nucleic acids and proteins from natural sources. Enzyme kinetics using isolated enzymes. Designed to supplement CHM 471 and 472. | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 474 Recent Advances in Biochemistry Related to Societal Issues
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 471
CHM 472
An advanced treatment of current research in biochemistry. Receptors, hormones, neurobiochemistry, recombinant DNA, biochemistry of disease. Emphasis on proper interpretation of the literature and the significance of the discoveries to the improvement of life. Discussion with student participation. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 481 Instrumental Analysis
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 342
CHM 387
Theory and use of instruments as applied to physicochemical and analytical measurements. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 482 Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 481 or equivalent.
Laboratory procedures solving problems in correlation with the theories developed in CHM 481. | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 500 Seminar
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Critical discussion of topics of general interest. Required of all full-time students during each term of graduate study. Part-time students are encouraged to attend. All students are required to take two semesters of seminar for one credit each during which time they write a review paper and present a seminar. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 501 Inorganic Chemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Two terms of undergraduate physical chemistry or their equivalents.
General survey of modern inorganic chemistry. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 502 Chemical Information and Safety
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
An introduction to current methods of chemical information retrieval. Also, an introduction to safety procedures and OSHA requirements for the handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 521 Mechanistic Organic Chemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
One year undergraduate courses in both organic and physical chemistry.
A survey of reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry including methods of mechanism determination, and applications of mechanistic understanding. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 522 Synthetic Organic Chemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 521
Systematic review of the major synthetic methods of organic chemistry including strategies for multi-step syntheses and targeting both natural products and novel molecules. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 525 Polymer Surface Coatings
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 420
Chemical, physical and mechanical properties of polymers related to their functions as protective coatings. Comparisons between coatings made with various alkyds and varnishes. The effects of solvents (and mixtures of solvents), fillers, wetting and flatting agents related to the special requirements of coatings. Equipment required for the preparation and applications of coatings. Necessary evaluation tests and significance of these tests. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 529 Industrial Aspects of Chemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
One year undergraduate course in organic chemistry.
Industrial transformations of various feedstocks of the chemical and allied industries. Commercial uses of inorganic and organic substances including macromolecular materials. Utilization of different chemicals in the economy. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 534 Synthesis and Characterization of Macromolecules
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 420, one year undergraduate organic chemistry.
Practical discussion of the reactions and techniques involved in the preparation of polymer samples, their purification and characterization. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 541 Thermodynamics of Molecular Systems
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
One year undergraduate course in physical chemistry.
Thermodynamics of molecular systems with an introduction to the behavior of macromolecules. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 542 Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 541
Theoretical treatment of the behavior of macromolecules in solution and in the glassy and crystalline states as a function of their structure. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 550 Introduction to Polymer Engineering and Science
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
one year organic chemistry, one year physical chemistry.
Introductory overview of terminology, synthesis, properties, and fabrication of polymers. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 561 Biochemistry of Macromolecules I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 229
or permission of instructor.
Three hours of lecture and class discussion per week. The chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids in relation to cellular structure. Applications and modifications. Special emphasis on enzymes and enzyme kinetics. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 562 Biochemistry of Macromolecules II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 561
or equivalent.
Chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids in relation to cellular structure. Applications and modifications. Special emphasis on enzymes and enzyme kinetics. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 570 Basic Biochemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 229
An introduction to structure-function relationships of biomolecules, including amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. Also an introduction to metabolism, including glycolysis, Krebs cycle and oxidation phosphorylation. Physiological applications of biochemistry are stressed. Designed for students in special programs in the health sciences. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 573 Biochemistry Laboratory I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Co-requisite: CHM 562.
Isolation, purification and characterization of carbohydrates, nucleic acids and proteins from natural sources. Techniques of spectroscopy, column, and thin-layer chromatography. Enzyme kinetics using isolated enzymes. Designed to supplement CHM 561 and CHM 562. | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 574 Recent Advances in Biochemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
CHM 562
An advanced treatment of current research in biochemistry. Receptors, hormones, neurobiochemistry, recombinant DNA, biochemistry of disease. Emphasis on interpretation of the literature and the significance of recent discoveries to the improvement of life. Discussion with student participation. CHM 581 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 581 Advanced Instrumental Analysis
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Undergraduate physical chemistry.
Application of physical methods to the study of chemical systems with emphasis on spectroscopic techniques. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 582 Advanced Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Graduate standing and permission of the instructor.
Three hours of lab instruction per week/ credit. Laboratory experience in solving problems using selected instrumental methods of chemical analysis. | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 598 Non-Thesis Research
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
A student may elect up to three credits of non-thesis research in the laboratory of a chemistry faculty member. A research report is required at the end of each semester. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 601 Special Topics in Chemistry
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Individual prerequisites and course descriptions specified in appropriate course announcements.
Varying topics of interest in different branches of chemistry | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
CHM 699 Thesis Research Progressive credit
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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