Graduate Courses | Undergraduate Courses Staff | 3 Credits | Fall
An introduction to the fundamentals of chemistry. The main topics to be covered are atomic and molecular structure at the level of electron dot structures and VSEPR geometries, the periodic table, stoichiometry and the balancing of chemical equations, the gas laws, the law of mass action and chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, and elementary chemical thermodynamics. Corequisite: 030.105. Staff | 3 credits | Spring
A continuation of 030.101 with an emphasis on chemical kinetics and chemical bonding. Topics will include the energy levels and wave functions for the particle-in-a-box and the hydrogen atom and approximate wave functions for molecules, including an introduction to hybrid orbitals. Prerequisite: 030.101.
Pasternack | 1 credit | Fall & Spring
Laboratory in the fundamental methods of chemistry with related calculations. Corequisites: 030.101-102. Prerequisite: 030.105 is prerequisite for 030.106. Staff | 3 credits | Fall
The fundamental chemistry of the compounds of carbon. Methods of structure determination and synthesis. The mechanisms of typical organic reactions and the relations between physical and chemical properties and structures. Prerequisites: 030.101-102, 0300.105. Staff | 3 credits | Fall
A continuation of 030.205. Prerequisite: 030.205. Klein | 3 credits | Fall & Spring
Techniques for the organic chemistry laboratory including methods of purification, isolation, synthesis, and analysis. Prerequisites: 030.101-102, 030.105. Crequisite: 030.205 or 030.104. Chemistry majors should take this course in the fall semester. Greenberg | 3 credits | Spring
Laboratory skills acquired in the introductory organic chemistry laboratory will be further developed for the synthesis, isolation, purification and identification of organic compounds. Spectroscopic techniques and their applications will be emphasized. Prerequisite: 030.225. Poland | 3 credits | Fall
The laws of thermodynamics, their statistical foundation, and application to chemical phenomena. Prerequisites: general physics, general chemistry, and calculus (two semesters recommended). Silverstone | 3 credits | Spring
An introduction to quantum mechanics and its application to simple problems for which classical mechanics fails. Topics include the harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom, very approximate treatments of atoms and molecules, and the theoretical basis for spectroscopy. Prerequisite: 030.301. Recommended: 110.302 Differential Equations. Fairbrother & Tolman | 3 credits | Fall & Spring
This course is designed to illustrate the principles of physical chemistry and to introduce the student to techniques and instruments used in modern chemical research. Chemistry majors are expected to take this sequence of courses, rather than 030.307. Pre- or co-requisites: 030.301-302. Trapane | 3 credits | Fall
This is a one-semester course which selects experiments which are most relevant to chemical engineering. Prerequisites: 030.301-302 or equivalent. Yarkony | 3 credits | Spring
The theory of the representations of finite and continuous groups will be applied to problems in chemistry. Roth | 3 credits | Fall
Laboratory designed to illustrate the principles and practice of inorganic chemistry through the synthesis and characterization of transition metal and organometallic compounds. Methods used include vacuum and inert atmosphere techniques. Instrumental approaches and modern spectroscopic techniques are applied to the characterization of compounds prepared. Prerequisite: 030.225, Corequisite: 030.449 Hendrickson | 3 credits | Fall
The course provides fundamental theoretical background for and emphasizes practical application of ultraviolet/visible and infrared spectroscopy, proton and carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry to the structure proof of organic compounds. Roth | 3 credits | Spring
An introduction to organometallic chemistry beginning with structure, bonding, and reactivity and continuing into applications to fine chemical synthesis and catalysis. Chemistry 030.449, or the equivalent is required as a co- or prerequisite.
Yarkony | 3 credits | not offered in 2005-2006
Numerical methods useful in physical sciences will be developed. Topics include linear algebra, differential equations, quadrature and function approximation. Knowledge of a programming language is required. Goldberg | 3 credits | Spring
The physical and chemical properties of inorganic, coordination and organometallic compounds are discussed in terms of molecular orbital, ligand field, and crystal field theories. Emphasis is placed on the structure and reactivity of these inorganic compounds. Other topics to be discussed include magnetic properties, electronic spectra, magnetic resonance spectra, and reaction kinetics. Corequisites: 030.301-302. Dagdigian | 3 credits | not offered in 2005-2006
The spectroscopy and structure of molecules starting from rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectra of diatomic molecules and extending to polyatomic molecules as time permits. Prerequisites: 030.301-302 or equivalent. Fairbrother | 3 credits | Fall
The chemistry associated with surfaces and interfaces as well as a molecular level understanding of their essential roles in many technologically important processes, ranging from catalysis to biocompatibility. The first half of this course addresses various analytical techniques used to study surfaces including X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy. The second half of this course uses a number of case studies to illustrate the application of surface analytical techniques in contemporary research. Silverstone | 3 credits | Fall
The principles of quantum mechanics are developed and applied to chemical problems. Prerequisites: 030.301-302 or equivalent. Meyer | 3 credits | not offered in 2005-2006
This course surveys a number of commonly used spectroscopic and analytical techniques with the objective of showing how each method works and what kinds of information can be obtained. The course reviews basic theory and instrumentation underlying each method along with a review of data reduction and error analysis. Illustrative examples are presented from a range of disciplines. Prerequisite: 030.302 or equivalent. Poland | 3 credits | not offered in 2005-2006
This course explores the wide range of behavior in nonlinear chemical reaction schemes in open systems. The main mathematical tools used are nonlinear differential equations and matrix algebra. Among the topics covered are linear stability analysis, oscillating reactions, limit cycles, chemical waves, pattern formation, chaotic behavior, and enzyme cycles. Prerequisite: 030.301. Not offered yearly. Staff | 1-3 credits
Research under the direction of members of the physical chemistry faculty. Staff | 1-3 credits
Research under the direction of members of the inorganic chemistry faculty. Staff | 1-3 credits
Research under the direction of members of the organic chemistry faculty. Staff | 1-3 credits
Research under the direction of members of the biochemistry faculty. Staff | 1-3 credits
Research under the direction of members of the biochemistry faculty. Prerequisites: 030.507-508 and permission of instructor. Staff | 1-3 credits
Research under the direction of the inorganic chemistry faculty. Prerequisites: 030.503-504 and permission of instructor. Staff | 1-3 credits
Research under the direction of the physical chemistry faculty. Prerequisites: 030.501-502 and permission of instructor.
Woodson & Garcia-Moreno | 3 credits Roberts | 3 credits | 
