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Students will learn to interrogate ways science and communication intertwine, especially in this politically polarized era. Field outings, lab experiments, community experts, films, and discussions help uncover communication’s roles in scientific discovery. Scientific and communication scholarship help students draw conclusions about those interconnections and develop their means to understand and communicate science in public and in private.

Computational techniques for solving physics and chemistry problems as well as for simulating, analyzing, and graphically visualizing physical systems and processes. Offered Fall of odd years.

This lecture course covers the theory and technique involved in making and interpreting chemical measurements.  The main subjects are titration, gravimetric analysis, electrochemistry, spectroscopy, and chromatography.  Additional topics include statistics, the communication of scientific data, and the use of spreadsheets.

This course addresses nomenclature, stereochemistry, and the structure and reactivity of organic compounds; substitution, elimination, and addition reactions of organic substrates including alkanes, alkyl halides, alkenes and alkynes; and application of NMR and IR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry to the determination of molecule structure.

This course extends the topics and principles of CHM 325 to an analysis of alcohols, aromatic systems, amines, ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids and derivatives. Special topics include synthetic strategies, polymers, and biochemistry, particularly the chemistry of lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, and peptides.

Postulates of quantum mechanics, particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, rigid rotator, and hydrogen atom with application to electronic structure of atoms and molecules and to atomic and molecular spectra.

Classical and statistical thermodynamics to include Boltzmann statistics, partition functions and ensembles with applications to phase equilibria, chemical equilibria, solute-solvent interactions and non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Chemical kinetics to include rate laws, mechanisms, kinetic molecular theory and gas-phase reaction dynamics.

This course is the first part of the two-semester Inorganic Chemistry sequence. Topics covered: fundamentals of atomic structure; molecular symmetry and its applications in IR spectroscopy and molecular orbital theory of small covalent molecules; solid state chemistry; oxidation-reduction processes; physical methods in inorganic chemistry; descriptive chemistry of the main group elements.

Atomic and molecular spectroscopy to illustrate the postulates of quantum mechanics, particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, rigid rotator and electronic structure of atoms and molecules. Fee: $70

Advanced laboratory designed to explore quantum chemistry, statistical mechanics, classical thermodynamics, kinetic molecular theory and chemical kinetics using spectrometers and experimental equipment designed in-house. A major component of this lab is the special project that requires students to design and conduct an experiment and orally present the findings to the class. Fee: $70.

This lab course covers synthetic and analytical techniques relevant to main group element chemistry and to solid state chemistry (including superconductors, semiconductors, nanoparticles).  Fee: $70.

This course teaches the principles and techniques used in the synthesis, purification, and characterization of organic compounds. Students apply a variety of separation techniques; consult the chemical literature; investigate the kinetics of a proposed mechanism; synthesize organic compounds; operate IR and NMR spectrometers; and identify unknown compounds based on spectroscopic analysis. Fee: $70

In this course, students continue synthetic application of reactions learned in CHEM 325 and 326; expand the techniques of CHM 375 to include gas chromatography/mass spectrometry; and apply GC/MS to a competitive nitration study. Students also research, propose, and execute an independent project, followed by oral presentation and formal documentation of the project’s outcomes. Fee: $70.

Experiments in quantitative analysis, including titration, spectroscopic, electrochemical, and chromatographic methods. Additional emphasis on statistics, computerized data analysis, and report writing. Fee: $70.

This course is organized into three main sections in which chemical topics relevant to the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and terrestrial environments are discussed. The course also addresses anthropogenic effects on the environment, toxicology, risk assessment, environmental analysis, computer modeling, and the political and sociological aspects of environmental topics.

Faculty directed student outreach in community educational institutions. Before enrolling, students must consult with a faculty member to define goals for the project. May be repeated for credit.

Credit arranged by student in cooperation with faculty.

Faculty directed student research. Before enrolling, students must consult with a faculty member to define the project. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $70 per credit hour.