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Undergraduate Catalog 2013 - 2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Career Services
  

  • CSC 400 - Co-op Field Experience

    (0 credits)
    Special field assignment for students who have completed prior co-op requirements or participate in community work study. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only. This course may be repeated for a total of 99 credit hours.


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Chemical Engineering
  
  

  • CHE 300 - Chem Engineering Principles

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): MTH 182, CHM 262 and PHY 241; must be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course. Pre- or co-requisite: ESC 120  or permission of the Program/Instructor. Mathematical analysis of steady-state chemical processes based on conservation of mass and energy. An introduction to computer-aided design of chemical processes.


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  • CHE 302 - Chem Engineering Thermodynamic

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 300, ESC 321, ESC 250 and MTH 283 or MTH 281. Evaluation and application of the laws of thermodynamics with respect to physical and chemical processes. Real gas behavior, solution thermodynamics, phase and reaction equilibria.


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  • CHE 306 - Transport Phenomena

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 300, ESC 250 and ESC 301 Formulation of the physical laws of momentum, heat, and mass transport, with emphasis on their interrelationship. Application of these principles to basic transport processes. Diffusive and convective transport mechanisms.


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  • CHE 307 - Chem Engr Methods

    (3 credits)
    Co-requisites: CHE 302 , CHE 306  or permission of the instructor. Mathematical formulation of Engineering problems and introduction to Numerical Analysis. Review of software applications for non-linear and iterative calculations in Engineering. Introduction to Process Simulators, Preliminary Statistical concepts on experimental design, data collection, and analysis of experimental data. Introduction to preparation and presentation of technical reports. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHE 308 - Junior Chem Engineering Lab

    (1 credits)
    Introduction to common practices in engineering laboratories and preliminary statistical concepts on experimental design, data collection, and analysis of experimental data. Introduction to preparation and presentation of technical reports. Perform experiments on bench scale apparatus with an emphasis on measurements and statistical assessment of experimental data. Concepts examined in detail include: correlation of experimental results with engineering science, design theory, and statistics in engineering. Comprehensive technical report and oral report presentation required. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHE 404 - Chemical Reactor Design

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 302, CHE 306, CHE 308 or CHE 307, and ESC 350 Basic principles of chemical reaction engineering. Basic (Ideal) reactor description modeling, and design. Analysis of kinetic data. Isothermal and non-isothermal reactor design. Principles of catalysis. Reaction engineering principles in modern technologies. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHE 408 - Separation Processes

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 302, CHE 306, CHE 307 or CHE 308, and ESC 350 Study of diffusion mass transfer and mass transfer operation, including humidification, absorption, stripping, distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, leaching, drying, crystallization, evaporation, filtration, adsorption, and membrane separations.


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  • CHE 420 - Senior Chem Engineering Lab

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 306, CHE 404 and CHE 408 In this course chemical engineering experiments are performed on both bench and pilot plant scale apparatus. The results are used to correlate the chemical engineering science, and the design theory taught in previous course work with the units’ actual operation. Emphasis is placed on technical report-writing and oral report presentation. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHE 430 - Chemical Process Control

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): ESC 350 and CHE 404 Introduction to the application of process control to chemical and physical processes. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHE 440 - Process Design I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 404 and CHE 408 Design of small-scale chemical systems with project and case study approaches, equipment and materials specification, economic evaluation of individual plant subsystems. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHE 441 - Process Design II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 440 Large-scale, integrated design of chemical systems within the constraints of return on investment, market forecasts, safety, and pollution abatement. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHE 451 - Agile Manufacturing

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have senior standing and be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course. An interdisciplinary course in agile manufacturing. Emphasis is placed on re-configurable self-directed work teams, flexible structures, adoption of advanced technology, and quality improvements.


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  • CHE 461 - Principles Air Pollution Ctrl

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have senior standing and be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course. The application of engineering principles to the analysis and control of air pollution; includes techniques of air sampling and analysis, atmospheric chemistry and transport, air quality standards, and methods of air pollution abatement.


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  • CHE 464 - Fuel Cells

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 302, CHE 306; co/prerequisite: CHE 404 or permission of instructor. Co/prerequisite: CHE 404  or permission of instructor. The basics of fuel-cells, particularly membrane-electrolyte-assembly, MEA’s are covered. Concepts involved are electrochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, charge transport and mass transfer. Common characterization techniques are covered including a demonstration lab experiment. Current fuel cell technology will be reviewed briefly.


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  • CHE 466 - Biochemical Engineering

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have senior standing in the Chemical Engineering program to be eligible for this course. Introduction to the fundamental concepts in biochemical engineering. Topics include enzyme kinetics, immobilized enzymes, genetic engineering, cell growth kinetics, batch and continuous bioreactor design.


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  • CHE 468 - Process Modeling

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in Chemical Engineering, or permission of instructor. Review of the basic principles of transport of momentum, heat, and mass with applied problems. Numerical methods for solving more complex problems of transport phenomena and kinetics.


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  • CHE 472 - Principles of Adsorption and Catalysis

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in Chemical Engineering, or permission of instructor. An in-depth study of the chemical principles governing the adsorption of molecules onto chemically active surfaces of catalysts and determining how this adsorptive interaction causes chemical reactions to be promoted. The course emphasizes the study of catalysts in industrially significant reactions, such as in petroleum refining.


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  • CHE 474 - Multiphase Reactors

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have senior standing in the Chemical Engineering program to be eligible for this course. Isothermal and non-isothermal analysis of kinetic data for gas-solid catalytic and noncatalytic reacting systems. Design of packed bed, fluidized bed, and moving bed reactors.


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  • CHE 476 - Multicomponent Mass Transfer

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in Chemical Engineering, or permission of instructor. Diffusion and mass transfer as applied to stagewise and continuous operations. Emphasis will be placed on multicomponent, non-isothermal, unsteady-state operations. There will be a considerable amount of time devoted to computer programs.


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  • CHE 478 - Intro Molecular Simulation

    (3 credits)
    Connection between mechanics and thermodynamics, statistical mechanics. Intermolecular forces. Basic principles, molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulation. Corresponding states and phase equilibrium from molecular simulation. Optional special topics. Examples of computer codes.


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  • CHE 480 - Advanced Materials Processing

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in Engineering, or permission of instructor. Use of fundamental principles in design and analysis of advanced materials processing, such as fabrication of semiconductor devices, optical materials fabricated by sol-gel processes, ceramic-metal composites, and control of morphology at submicron levels.


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  • CHE 482 - Intro to Combustion Phenomena

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have senior standing, and be enrolled in the College of Engineering or be a science major, to be eligible for this course. Develops a foundation in combustion phenomena including transport and other mechanisms in homogeneous and heterogeneous combustion. Environmental implications of combustion. Elementary modeling and preliminary design calculations in industrial and modern applications of combustion, such as hazardous waste incineration, gas turbines, catalytic converters, and coal combustion systems. Regulatory concerns, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, incinerators and air pollution control.


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  • CHE 484 - Principles and Applications of Rheology

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in Engineering, or permission of instructor. Rheological models for non-Newtonian fluids. Study of principles of equipment design.


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  • CHE 486 - Fundamentals of Polymers

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have senior standing and be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course. Study of polymer molecular structure and its relation to physical properties, such as molecular weight distributions, gel point, glass transition, heat capacity, and viscosity; polymerization kinetics; condensation esterification, emulsion polymerization; methods of analysis, such as X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, and other important basic engineering properties of polymers.


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  • CHE 488 - Materials Selection and Specification

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in Engineering or permission of instructor. Application of engineering of materials science principles in the selection and/or specification of metals, ceramics, and plastic materials for use in structural, mechanical, and chemical usage. Mechanical properties, corrosion, oxidation, and variation of properties with temperature are considered.


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  • CHE 493 - Selected Topics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in the College of Engineering Topics of current importance in chemical engineering. This course may be repeated for a total of 6 credit hours.


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  • CHE 494H - Chem Egr Honors Select Topics

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing and approval of student’s honors advisor. Topics of current importance in chemical and biomedical engineering.


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  • CHE 495H - Chem Egr Honors Select Topics

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Only students in the Honors Program with junior or senior standing who have permission of department are eligible to enroll. Topics of current importance in chemical and biomedical engineering.


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  • CHE 496 - Chem Engineering Projects

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Must have senior standing, a minimum GPA of 3.00, and be enrolled in the College of Engineering to be eligible for this course. Special individual chemical engineering projects under the direction of a faculty advisor. May be repeated for up to 4 credit hours.


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  • CHE 496H - Chemical Engineer Honors Proj

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Only students in the Honors Program with junior or senior standing who have permission of department are eligible to enroll. Student will be involved in an engineering research or development project under the personal supervision of a faculty member. The specific responsibilities of the student will be arranged by mutual consent of a student, the student’s honors advisor, and the department’s undergraduate advisor. May be repeated for a total of 6 credit hours.


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  • CHE 499H - Honors Thesis

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Only students in the Honors Program with senior standing who have permission of department are eligible to enroll. Student will be involved in an engineering research or development project under the personal supervision of a faculty member. The specific responsibilities of the student will be arranged by mutual consent of the student, the student’s honors advisor, and the department’s undergraduate advisor. The culmination of this course is a written thesis that is approved by a committee of departmental faculty members. The student will also make a public, oral presentation of the thesis to Department faculty and students.


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Chemistry
  

  • CHM 151 - Chemistry Around Us

    (3 credits)
    Study of chemical thought from alchemy to chemistry, and how it affects our lives from the kitchen to the nuclear power plant. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 156 - Chemistry Around Us Lab

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 151 must be taken concurrently. Corequisite: CHM 151 . Selected experiments designed to reinforce concepts covered in CHM 151. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 161 - Preparatory Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    A survey of general chemistry skills and principles geared toward preparing students for the two-semester general chemistry lecture sequence. Designed as an introductory course for students without high school chemistry who want to take CHM 261, or for students who need additional preparation before taking CHM 261.


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  • CHM 251 - College Chemistry I

    (3 credits)
    Introduction to chemistry, including fundamental concepts, tools and techniques; matter and energy; atomic structure; chemical bonds and reactions; equilibrium and the gas laws; applications to daily life, industry and life processes. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 252 - College Chemistry II

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of CHM 251 is required. Survey of organic and biological chemistry with a specific orientation toward the health sciences. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 255 - Principles of Environmtl Chem

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: one-unit high school algebra Study of natural and polluted environmental processes through chemical concepts and principles.


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  • CHM 256 - College Chemistry Lab I

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 251 must be taken concurrently. Corequisite: CHM 251 . Selected experiments designed to reinforce concepts covered in CHM 251. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 257 - College Chemistry Lab II

    (1 credits)
    Corequisite: CHM 252 . Selected experiments designed to reinforce concepts covered in CHM 252. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 261 - General Chemistry I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s):
    1. Math ACT score of at least 26, or Math SAT score of at least 590, or achieving a suitable score on the Math placement exam, or eligible for enrollment in MTH 181; or
    2. Achieving a suitable score on the General Chemistry placement exam, or completion of CHM 161 with a grade of C or better, or completion of CHM 251 with a grade of C or better.
    Stoichiometry, atomic theory, states of matter, electronic structure, oxidation-reduction, and thermodynamics. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 261H - Honors General Chemistry I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Honors standing or permission of University Honors Program or permission of instructor. Stoichiometry, atomic theory, states of matter, electronic structure, oxidation-reduction, and thermodynamics.. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 262 - General Chemistry II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of CHM 261 is required. Kinetics, equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, nuclear chemistry, and descriptive chemistry. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 262H - H:General Chemistry II

    (4 credits)
    Kinetics, equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, nuclear chemistry, and descriptive chemistry. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 266 - General Chemistry Lab I

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 261 must be taken concurrently. Corequisite: CHM 261 . Corequisite: CHM 261. Selected experiments designed to reinforce concepts covered in CHM 261. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 267 - General Chemistry Lab II

    (1 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of CHM 266 is required; CHM 262 must be taken concurrently. Corequisite: CHM 262 . Selected experiments designed to reinforce concepts covered in CHM 262. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 277 - Honors General Chemistry Lab

    (2 credits)
    Advanced course parallel to CHM 267 open to qualified students by instructor approval only. Natural Science Laboratory.


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  • CHM 278 - REEL General Chemistry Lab II

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites: CHM 261, CHM 266, and instructor’s approval; Co-requisite: CHM 262 Co-requisite CHM 262 . Designed to provide chemistry research experience to enhance learning. (R.E.E.L.) May substitute for CHM 267. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 281 - Pre-Organic Chemistry

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: CHM 261 and Corequisite: CHM 262 Corequisite: CHM 262 . Course is designed to better prepare students for making the transition from General Chemistry to Organic Chemistry and is offered for students seeking or in need of (1) a firm foundation of the principles covered in General Chemistry which will be used in Organic Chemistry, and (2) an introduction to the basic concepts, terminology, and skills found in Organic Chemistry. It will review essential material from General Chemistry, particularly focusing on organic applications, as well as familiarize students with the rigor, style, and perspectives found in Organic Chemistry. The approach will be highly visual, with material presented less in a formal lecture format and more in drawings, animations, problem solving, and peer-led discussion. Credit earned for CHM 281 can not be used in place of credit for CHM 331.


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  • CHM 300 - Computer Applications in Chemistry

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): MTH 182  and CHM 262  or CHM 272. Introduction to the use of personal computers for chemical problem solving, numerical methods, and access of on-line chemical resources.


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  • CHM 301 - Research Methods in Chemistry

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 262 or equivalent. Stepwise process for developing a research project in chemistry; includes literature search, identification of research topic, development of background, formulation of specific aims and experimental design and methods, expression and interpretation of data, and dissemination of experimental results.


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  • CHM 310 - Survey Analytical Chemistry

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Course is closed to freshmen and non degree students Corequisite: CHM 315 . Introduction to and survey of classical and modern instrumental methods of chemical analysis.


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  • CHM 311 - Analytical Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Course is closed to freshmen and non degree students Corequisite: CHM 316 . Theory and techniques of gravimetric and volumetric analysis, and fundamentals of electroanalytical chemistry.


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  • CHM 315 - Survey Analytical Chem Lab

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Course is closed to freshmen and non degree students Corequisite CHM 310 . Classical analytical techniques: potentiometry and selective ion electrodes, solution and flame spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography.


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  • CHM 316 - Analytical Chemistry Lab

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Course is closed to freshmen and non degree students Corequisite: CHM 311 . Selected experiments designed to reinforce concepts covered in CHM 311.


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  • CHM 320 - Survey of Physical Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MTH 182 and PHY 222 or PHY 242 or PHY 244 and CHM 262 or CHM 272 A less rigorous survey of physical chemistry designed for preprofessional majors.


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  • CHM 321 - Physical Chemistry I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MTH 281 or MTH 283 and PHY 242 or PHY 244 and CHM 262 or CHM 272 Behavior of gases, thermochemistry, spontaneity, equilibrium, phase rule, colligative properties, ideal and real solutions, condensed phases, electrochemistry, and introduction to chemical kinetics.


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  • CHM 322 - Physical Chemistry II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Course is closed to freshmen and non degree students Quantum chemistry, spectroscopy, introduction to statistical mechanics, kinetic theory of gases, and theoretical kinetics.


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  • CHM 331 - Organic Chemistry I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 262 or 272 Modern presentation of organic chemistry stressing theory and mechanism, extensive use of resonance and conformational analysis; alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkyl halides, alcohols, ethers, alkenes, alkynes, and stereochemistry. CHM 336 should be taken concurrently.


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  • CHM 332 - Organic Chemistry II

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 331 Continuation of CHM 331. Spectroscopy, aromatic compounds, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, amines, and polyfunctional compounds. CHM 337 should be taken concurrently.


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  • CHM 336 - Organic Chemistry Lab I

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Course is closed to freshmen and non degree students Corequisite: CHM 331 . Organic chemistry laboratory exercises to accompany CHM 331.


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  • CHM 337 - Organic Chemistry Lab II

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Course is closed to freshmen and non degree students Corequisite: CHM 332 . Organic chemistry laboratory exercises to accompany CHM 332.


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  • CHM 338 - REEL Organic Chemistry Lab

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 331, CHM 336, and instructor’s approval; Co-requisite CHM 332. Co-requisite CHM 332 . Designed to provide chemistry research experience to enhance learning (R.E.E.L.). May substitute for CHM 337.


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  • CHM 341 - Pharmacology I

    (3 credits)
    Corequisite: CHM 402  is strongly recommended. First of a two-course sequence in pharmacology. General aspects of pharmacology, drug effects on the nervous system and neuroeffectors, psychopharmacology, depressants and stimulants of the central nervous system, anesthetics, drugs used in cardiovascular diseases, drug effects on the respiratory tract, drugs that influence metabolic and endocrine functions, chemotherapy, principles of toxicology, etc.


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  • CHM 342 - Pharmacology II

    (3 credits)
    Second of a two-course introduction to pharmacology. Study of human disease processes and the specific rational pharmacotherapeutics relating to the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hematological, and dermatologic systems as well as eyes, ears, nose and throat. Specific drug’s indications, contraindications, mechanism of action, side effects, dosages, and methods of administration will be presented.


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  • CHM 351 - Medicinal Chemistry I

    (3 credits)
    Co-requisite: CHM 402  is strongly recommended. First of a two-course sequence in medicinal chemistry. Structure-activity relationships, molecular features of drugs, mechanisms of drug action, design and development of drugs, drug names and nomenclature, and therapeutic applications of drugs.


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  • CHM 379 - Independent Study

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Course is closed to freshmen and non degree students Content and credit (up to four credits) as arranged with instructor. Graded S/U. May be repeated for credit for a total of 16 credit hours with a change of topic.


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  • CHM 379H - H: Independent Study I

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Only students in the Honors Program are eligible to enroll. Content and credit, up to four credits, as arranged with instructor. Students will be expected to present their work formally, either in writing or orally. May be repeated for credit for a total of 16 credit hours with a change of topic.


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  • CHM 380 - Prin of Chem Mid Sch Teachers

    (5 credits)
    This course will provide the content, knowledge and skills of scientific inquiry necessary for teaching chemistry in the middle school.


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  • CHM 401 - Chemical Information

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 332  or equivalent. The chemical literature and access to the information it contains, automated chemical filing systems and computerized database searches. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 402 - Biochemistry I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 332 Chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, vitamins, and hormones, with major emphasis on biochemical processes in human cells and organs, enzyme kinetics.


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  • CHM 403 - Biochemistry II

    (3 credits)
    Metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, vitamins and hormones, with major emphasis on metabolism within human cells.


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  • CHM 404 - Environmental Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Course is closed to freshmen and non degree students Chemical aspects of environmental problems including air and water pollution, solid waste, toxic substances, and related topics.


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  • CHM 406 - Environmental Chemistry Lab

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 316 and CHM 331 Selected experiments designed to reinforce concepts covered in CHM 404, with emphasis on standard methods of analysis of air and water samples.


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  • CHM 410 - Electronics for Chemical Instrumentation

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 411  or equivalent. Introductory modular approach to analog and digital electronics including processing of signals, display of results, and control of experimental parameters.


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  • CHM 411 - Instrumental Analysis

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 322 and CHM 316; C or better in CHM 311; must have at least sophomore standing. Basic theory and techniques of instrumental methods of analysis, with emphasis on spectrophotometry, X-ray, NMR, chromatography, and mass spectrometry.


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  • CHM 416 - Instrumental Analysis Lab

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 311 and CHM 316 Selected experiments designed to reinforce concepts covered in CHM 411. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 417 - Forensic Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    A general overview of the prevalent chemical principles, methods, and instrumentation involved in the analysis of physical evidence.


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  • CHM 421 - Special Topics in Physical Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 322  or equivalent or permission of instructor. Discussion of special topics in physical chemistry reflecting student and faculty interests. Topics will include subjects not currently included in the chemistry curriculum, such as group theory, computational methods, and surface science. May be repeated for credit for a total of 8 credit hours with a change of topic.


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  • CHM 423 - Statistical Thermodynamics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 322  or equivalent. Fundamentals of statistical mechanics, distribution laws, and development and application of partition functions to the evaluation of thermodynamic properties of chemical substances.


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  • CHM 424 - Chemical Kinetics

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 322  or equivalent. Principles of rate processes considered and applied to chemical kinetics, investigation of uni- and bi-molecular reactions, and effects of isotopic substitution.


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  • CHM 426 - Physical Chemistry Lab I

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites: CHM 321. Selected experiments in physical chemistry. This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


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  • CHM 431 - Adv Organic Chemistry

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 332 or equivalent Applications of spectroscopic techniques in the study of organic reactions and compounds.


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  • CHM 441 - Inorganic Chemistry

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): Course is closed to freshmen and non degree students Corequisite: CHM 322 . Consideration of the elements and their compounds based on electronic structure, molecular orbital theory, shape and structure of molecules, and ligand field theory.


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  • CHM 444 - Pharmacokinetics

    (3 credits)
    Mathematical description of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion. Includes a variety of methods by which drug concentrations in biological matrices and formulations are determined. Mathematical modeling involves the determination of the best parameter values for models used to fit experimental data determined in pharmacokinetic studies of clinical uses of pharmacokinetics.


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  • CHM 461 - Polymer Chemistry

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisite(s): CHM 332 . Consideration of polymer structures and properties; kinetics and mechanism of polymerization, copolymerization and polycondensation.


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