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CH 110 Science in Society: Modern Topics in Chemistry | This introductory course presents chemistry to nonmajors in the context of significant social, political, economic, and ethical issues. This course covers current topics like ozone depletion, global climate change, alternative energy sources, nuclear power, drug design, and the underlying chemical principles needed to understand these issues. Upon successful completion of CH 110, students will be capable of making informed decisions about many of the issues prevalent in modern society based on fundamental concepts in chemistry. This course fulfills the Natural Science General Education requirement. |
CH 140 College Chemistry I | The course is designed for students majoring in the sciences and considering careers in the professional sciences, biomedical, environmental, and academic areas. CH 140 is the first of a two-semester sequence of College Chemistry courses. This course will examine topics in chemistry, including measurements, calculations, classification and properties of matter, changes in matter, the structure of matter, chemical nomenclature, the quantitative composition of matter, chemical reactions, and some quantitative relationships related to the chemical change. The required laboratory component will allow students for the hands-on exploration of concepts covered in the lecture. This course fulfills the Natural Science General Education requirement. |
CH 140L College Chemistry I Lab | This is a required lab course for CH 140. Biology and FS/Lab majors must take the lab concurrently with CH 140. |
CH 141 College Chemistry II | The course is designed for students majoring in the sciences and considering careers in the professional sciences, biomedical, environmental, and academic areas. CH 141 is the continuation of a two-semester sequence of College Chemistry courses. This course will examine topics in chemistry, including liquids, solids, bonding, solutions, acids, bases, chemical equilibrium, REDOX, nuclear chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. The required laboratory component will allow students for the hands-on exploration of concepts covered in the lecture. This course fulfills the Natural Science General Education requirement. |
CH 141L College Chemistry II Lab | This is a required lab course for CH 141. Biology and FS/Lab majors must take the lab concurrently with CH 141. |
CH 311 Organic Chemistry I | Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds. CH 311 is the first in a two-semester sequence of Organic Chemistry courses. The course highlights what makes organic chemistry unique among branches of chemistry and how carbon compounds differ from other compounds. It discusses the concepts of structure and bonding in organic molecules, including IUPAC nomenclature and various molecular representations such as bond-line structures, Newman projections, and Fisher projections. The course further explores properties of organic molecules like alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, and alkyl halides and studies reactions of organic compounds, such as acid-base, substitution, elimination, and addition. An additional laboratory component offers students hands-on experience with the topics covered in lectures and introduces techniques and procedures commonly used by chemists to investigate the structure, properties, and reactions of organic molecules. |
CH 311L Organic Chemistry I Lab | This is a required lab course for CH 311. Biology and FS/Lab majors must take the lab concurrently with CH 311. |
CH 313 Organic Chemistry II | CH 313 is the continuation of a two-semester Organic Chemistry sequence. It builds on the concepts learned in CH 311 by introducing additional types of organic molecules, functional groups, and their properties and reactions. A problem-solving approach is introduced to cover general synthetic approaches to synthesis and spectral analysis. An additional laboratory offers students hands-on experience with topics from lectures and introduces techniques like mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance. |
CH 313L Organic Chemistry II Lab | This is a required lab course for CH 313. Biology and FS/Lab majors must take the lab concurrently with CH 313. |