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Chemistry
CHEM 501 Chemistry I - The Particulate Nature of Matter
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This graduate level course is offered to give teachers the scientific background necessary to teach chemistry effectively in BPS. Using curriculum materials, State and National standards, this course offers an exploration of fundamental principles of chemistry. This class will focus primarily on the particulate nature of matter, energy transfer, gas laws, chemical periodicity, and the scientific method. Students are exposed to current research within the scientific community through laboratory activities, readings, presentations, and discussions. Students will also participate in laboratory exercises drawn from middle and high school instructional materials which will allow them to review these teaching materials and methods. More Info
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CHEM 502 Equilibrium & Thermodynamics of Chemical Reactions
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This course is a graduate-level science content course designed for pre-service and in-service high school science teachers and contextualized to the standards/inquiry-based high school curricula. It provides graduate-level content while modeling sound pedagogy. Using current and future curriculum materials, as well as State and National standards for the teaching of chemistry at the high school level, this course offers an in-depth exploration of fundamental principles of equilibrium, thermodynamics, and kinetics. Topics will include heat of reactions, LeChatliers principle, solubility, common ion effect, acid-base chemistry, electrochemistry, enthalpy, entropy, and free energy. More Info
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CHEM 597 Special Topics
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This course addresses a specific topic within this subject discipline. Courses under this title are offered as one-time supplements to the sponsoring department's curriculum. More Info
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CHEM 601 Thermodynamics & Kinetics
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Advanced physical chemistry with an emphasis on thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and statistical mechanics with applications to problems in chemistry. More Info
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CHEM 602 Quantum Mechanics & Spectroscopy
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Advanced physical chemistry with an emphasis on modern theories of the structure of matter, including the principles of quantum mechanics, the electronic structure of atoms and molecules, chemical bonding, and atomic and molecular spectra. More Info
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CHEM 611 Inorganic Chemistry: Synthesis and Analysis
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Study of the determination of chemical structures by various methods such as UV-Vis, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. More Info
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CHEM 612 Inorganic Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity
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Study of structural aspects of modern chemistry based bond and molecular orbital theories. Group theoretical principles are used to understand structural and spectroscopic properties of molecules. Topics include: Walsh diagrams, projection operators, ligand field theory, angular overlap model, and symmetry controlled reactions. Examples are taken from representative and transition metal compounds. More Info
Offered in:CHEM 621 Organic Synthesis & Mechanisms
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Discussion of the mechanisms of fundamental reactions used in organic synthesis. Critical analysis of the tactics and strategy of the use of these reactions for the construction of organic compounds. More Info
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CHEM 622 Physical Organic Chemistry
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Modern theories of organic reaction mechanisms, particularly the use of physical-chemical principles to predict the effect of changing reaction variables, especially reactant structures, on reactivity. The structure, stability, and reactivity of carbanions and carbocations, as well as SN1 and SN2 reactions, are discussed. Molecular orbital theory and symmetry as applied to organic reactions is also a focus. More Info
Offered in:CHEM 631 Chemical Toxicology
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Designing safer chemicals requires a comprehensive and systematic approach based on the contribution of multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary investigators. This course focuses on understanding the structure-hazard relationship, and on minimizing the intrinsic toxicity of new drug candidates before synthesis even begins. More Info
Offered in:CHEM 651 Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds
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A survey of spectral methods for organic structure determination. This course will introduce the major spectroscopic techniques with an emphasis on the application to structural analysis. The basic theory and methodology of each type of spectroscopy will be presented. Topics covered include IR, UV-vis, NMR, and mass spectrometry. More Info
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CHEM 658 Medicinal Chemistry
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This graduate and upper-level professional course presents the principles of medicinal chemistry. Organized along pharmacological lines, the course considers the development and design of drugs, those a) acting on the central and peripheral nervous system; b) acting on the cardiovascular, hematopoietic and renal systems; and c) acting as chemotherapeutic agents, vitamins, and hormones. Special emphasis is given to drugs used in emergencies and to drugs described in the United States Pharmacopoeia and the National Formulary. Syntheses of important compounds in the various categories are presented. More Info
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CHEM 661 Analytical Instrumentation
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Chem 661is the graduate version of our undergraduate Analytical Instrumentation course, Chem 361. This course provides a survey of the different types of instrumentation that is in the chemists tool box. The advantages and disadvantages will be stressed in effort to develop the insight necessary to choose the right tool for the problem at hand. We will use several of these tools in the laboratory portion of the course. More Info
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CHEM 666 Electrochemistry
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This course provides an advanced study in the field of electrochemistry. Electro-chemistry will include an overview of the theories of ionics, electrodiscs, and charge transfer. These theories will then be applied to the understanding of a variety of electroanalytical techniques and electrochemical applications such as contemporary batteries and fuel cells. Electroanalytical techniques to be discussed include static and dynamic methods for application of controlled voltage (potentiometric) and controlled current (coulometric) as well as ion detection, electro-separation, and conductometric methods. Specific topics emphasized will include electrochemical instrumentation, reference electrodes, cyclic voltammetry, microelectrochemistry, and contemporary ion selective electrode analysis. More Info
Offered in:CHEM 671 Introduction to Green Chemistry
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The goal of this course is to provide a global perspective on Green Chemistry. The first of three sections will identify an environmental problem such as global warming, ozone depletion, or water pollution. The second section will look at real-world implications of Green Chemistry-for example, from a manufacturing, toxicological, or economic perspective. The third section will present an array of representative topics: renewable energy, atmospheric chemistry, chemical reactions in water and soil, or benign chemical syntheses, for example. Combined, the three sections provide an understanding of chemistry designed to benefit society and provide pathways to minimize environmental impact. More Info
Offered in:CHEM 680L Physical Biochemistry
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This course serves as an introduction to analytical methods and instrumentation available to the interdisciplinary scientist. While no course can be comprehensive in this field, this course will examine a broad base of analytical methods through introductory theory and will highlight applications and recent developments in these methods through current primary literature. BIOL 680L and CHEM 680L are the same course. More Info
Offered in:CHEM 681 Medical Biochemistry
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Chem 681 is an overview of the biochemical reactions of the human body in health and disease. A previous knowledge of fundamental biochemistry is necessary for understanding the course material. The connections of basic biochemical concepts to physiological and pathophysiological processes will be discussed during this lecture. Topics include among others, Protein Folding & Misfolding, Organ Specialization of Human Metabolism, Metabolic Diseases, Free Radicals and Ageing, Nutrition, Molecular Biology of Diseases, Hormones, Biochemistry of Blood, the Extracellular Matrix, Muscle and the Cytoskeleton, and the Sensory Systems. More Info
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CHEM 687 Topics in Chemistry
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Graduate-level readings in various areas of chemistry under the supervision of a faculty member. More Info
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CHEM 688 Topics in Physical Chemistry
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Topical discussions, each based on elementary principles of physical chemistry and progressing toward recent developments in the field. Open to graduates and advanced undergraduates. More Info
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CHEM 689 Topics in Organic Chemistry
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Discussions of selected topics of current interest in organic chemistry. Open to graduates and advanced undergraduates. More Info
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CHEM 691 Seminar I
CHEM 692 Seminar II
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Students take CHEM 691 or 692 during every semester they are enrolled in the program. More Info
Offered in:CHEM 696 Independent Study
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Study of a particular area of chemistry under the supervision of a faculty member. More Info
Offered in:CHEM 697 Special Topics
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A field of current interest in chemistry is examined in detail. More Info
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CHEM 699 Master's Thesis
CHEM 899 Dissertation Research
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Research, conducted under faculty supervision, which leads to the presentation of a doctoral dissertation. More Info
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