860 Chemistry

860:010. Principles of Chemistry -- 3-4 hrs.
Basic concepts of chemistry, the periodic table and its relation to atomic structure and chemical properties. How the understanding of changes in matter and energy is important in both living and non-living systems. Work of the chemist and the interactions of chemistry with other activities of humankind. Discussion, 3 periods; lab, 2 periods. May be taken without laboratory for 3 hours. No credit for student with credit in any college chemistry course. Prerequisite: student must have satisfied university entrance requirements in English and Mathematics. (Offered Fall and Spring)

860:020. Chemical Technology -- 4 hrs.
Basic concepts of inorganic and organic chemistry and their applications to industrial processes. Emphasis on application of chemical principles in materials, energy production and use, and environmental problems. Discussion, 3 periods; lab, 2 periods. No credit for student with credit in any college chemistry course. (Variable)

860:030. Careers in Chemistry -- 1 hr.
Presentations describing career opportunities and current areas of research in chemistry. Offered on credit/no credit basis only. No credit toward any major. Discussion, 1 period. (Offered Spring)

860:044. General Chemistry I -- 4 hrs.
Structure of matter, its physical properties and laws describing them, the periodic table and its relation to atomic structure and chemical properties, and non-metallic elements and their compounds. Students with extensive background in high school chemistry and mathematics may enter 860:070 following departmental advisement. Discussion, 3 periods; lab, 3 periods. Prerequisite: student must have satisfied university entrance requirements in English and Mathematics. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

860:048. General Chemistry II -- 4 hrs.
Continuation of 860:044 with emphasis on chemistry of non-metals, metals, chemical and ionic equilibrium, and separation and identification of ions. Discussion, 3 periods; lab, 3 periods. For pre-professional students and science majors with a special interest in chemistry. Prerequisite: 860:044 or equivalent. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

860:061. Applied General Chemistry -- 4 hrs.
Basic concepts of chemistry, with particular attention to allied health and nutrition applications. Discussion, 3 periods; lab, 3 periods. No credit for students with credit in 860:044 or 860:070. (Offered Fall)

860:063. Applied Organic and Biochemistry -- 4 hrs.
Basic concepts in organic chemistry and biochemistry, including nomenclature, functional groups, reactivity, and macromolecules. No credit for students with credit in 860:123. Discussion, 3 periods; lab, 3 periods. Prerequisite: 860:048 or 860:061 or 860:070. (Offered Fall and Spring)

860:070. General Chemistry I-II -- 5 hrs.
Accelerated course for well-prepared students. Content similar to 860:044 and 860:048 but covered in one semester. Completion satisfies General Chemistry requirement of any chemistry major. Discussion, 4 periods; lab, 3 periods. Prerequisite: consent of department head. (Offered Fall)

860:110. Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry -- 4 hrs.
Properties, structures, reactions, and applications of elements and their most important compounds. Discussion, 3 periods; lab, 3 periods. Prerequisite: 860:048 or 860:070. (Offered Fall and Spring)

860:120. Organic Chemistry I -- 3 hrs.
Fundamentals of organic chemistry. For majors in the sciences and those preparing for medically-related careers. Discussion, 3 periods. Prerequisite: 860:048 or 860:070. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

860:121. Organic Chemistry Laboratory -- 2 hrs.
Purification and identification techniques and some representative organic reactions. Lab, 6 periods. Prerequisite or corequisite: 860:120. (Offered Fall and Spring)

860:123. Organic Chemistry II -- 3 hrs.
Continuation of 860:120. Discussion, 3 periods. Prerequisite: 860:120. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

860:132. Quantitative Analysis -- 4 hrs.
Theory, technique, and calculations of volumetric and gravimetric analysis. Statistical treatment of data. Classical analytical procedures supplemented by instrumental techniques. Discussion, 2 periods; lab, 6 periods. Prerequisite: 860:048 or 860:070. (Offered Fall and Spring)

860:136(g). Applied Instrumental Analysis -- 4 hrs.
Applications of instrumental techniques to quantitative analysis, including principles and techniques of instrumentation in areas of chromatography, spectrophotometry, and electrochemistry. Discussion, 2 periods; lab, 6 periods. No credit toward majors requiring 860:137 and no credit for students with credit in 860:137. Prerequisites: 860:063 or 860:120; 860:132; junior standing. (Variable)

860:137(g). Instrumental Analysis -- 4 hrs.
Application of physical chemical principles to theory and practice of instrumental methods of analysis such as spectrophotometric, electroanalytical, chromatographic, and computerized techniques. Discussion, 2 periods; lab, 6 periods. Prerequisites: 860:120; 860:132; 860:140; junior standing. Prerequisite or corequisite: 860:141. (Offered Fall and Spring)

860:138(g). Environmental Chemistry -- 3 hrs.
Study of sources, reactions, and transport of environmental pollutants in air and water. Laboratory includes analysis of specific chemical species in environmental samples. Discussion, 2 periods; lab, 3 periods. Prerequisites: 860:132; junior standing or consent of department head. (Variable)

860:140(g). Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics -- 3 hrs.
Application of laws of physics to energy changes in chemical processes and reactions. Discussion, 3 periods. Prerequisites: 800:061; 880:056 or 880:131; junior standing. (Offered Fall)

860:141(g). Physical Chemistry: Kinetics, Quantum Mechanics, and Spectroscopy -- 3 hrs.
Application of laws of physics to atomic and molecular structure and behavior. Discussion, 3 periods. Prerequisites: 800:061; 880:056 or 880:131; junior standing. (Offered Spring)

860:142(g). Principles of Physical Chemistry -- 3 hrs.
Physical aspects of chemistry for needs of high school chemistry teacher, and for students in biological sciences. Discussion, 3 periods. Recommended: 880:054. Prerequisites: 800:046; 860:048 or 860:070; junior standing or consent of department head. (Offered even Springs)

860:143(g). Physical Chemistry Laboratory -- 1-3 hrs.
Physical measurement techniques in chemistry. Meets 3-9 hours per week. Two credit hours should be taken for the B.S. and B.A. Chemistry Major programs; students should enroll concurrently with, or after, their second semester of physical chemistry. Those with credit in 860:142 may take one credit hour. Prerequisites: 860:132; 860:140 or 860:141 or 860:142; junior standing. (Offered Fall and Spring)

860:145(g). Inorganic Chemistry -- 3 hrs.
Applications of principles of physical chemistry to inorganic systems, with emphasis on chemistry of transition elements. Discussion, 3 periods. Prerequisites: 860:110; 860:120; 860:141; junior standing. (Offered Fall)

860:149(g). Advanced Laboratory Techniques in Chemistry — 2 hrs.
Advanced techniques in synthesis, purification, and characterization of organic and inorganic compounds. Discussion, 2 periods; lab, 4 periods. Prerequisites: 860:110; 860:121; junior standing. Prerequisites or corequisites: 860:123; 860:141. (Variable)

860:154(g). Biochemistry I -- 4 hrs.
Structure and function of biologically-important molecules including amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids; intermediary metabolism; and enzyme kinetics. Lecture, 4 periods. Prerequisites: junior standing; C- or higher in 860:123. (Offered Fall and Spring)

860:155(g). Biochemistry II -- 2 hrs.
Continuation of 860:154. Bioenergetics, photosynthesis, additional metabolic pathways, enzyme mechanisms, macromolecular biosynthesis, recombinant DNA, and current topics in biochemistry. Lecture, 2 periods. Prerequisites: 860:154; junior standing. (Offered Spring)

860:156(g). Biochemistry Laboratory -- 2 hrs.
Introduction to biochemical methodology. Chromatographic and electrophoretic purifications of proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids; chemical characterizations of amino acids, peptides, carbohydrates, and fatty acids; study of enzyme kinetics. Lab, 6 periods. Prerequisite: junior standing. Prerequisite or corequisite: 860:154. (Offered Spring)

860:161(g). Organic Structure Analysis -- 3 hrs.
Use of infrared and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, proton and carbon magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, and other physical and chemical methods for assignment of structure to organic compounds. Discussion, 3 periods. Prerequisites: 860:121; 860:132; junior standing; consent of department head. Credit applied to B.S. Chemistry major requires additional prerequisite of 860:140 or 860:141. (Offered odd Falls)

860:180. Undergraduate Research in Chemistry -- 1-3 hrs.
May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisites: 860:121; 860:132; consent of department head. Credit applied to B.S. Chemistry major requires additional prerequisite of 860:140 or 860:141. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

860:193(g). Current Curricula in Chemistry -- 2 hrs.
Materials and methods in chemistry pertinent to modern high school teaching programs. Evaluation techniques specific to teaching of chemistry. Discussion, 2 periods. Prerequisites: 820:190; junior standing. (Offered Fall)

860:210. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry -- 3 hrs.
Coordination chemistry, organometallics, materials chemistry, or other advanced topics in inorganic chemistry. May be repeated on different topics with consent of instructor. Discussion, 3 periods. Prerequisite: 860:145 or consent of instructor. (Offered odd Springs)

860:220. Advanced Organic Chemistry -- 3 hrs.
Product analysis, kinetics, and mechanism of organic reactions. May be repeated on different topics with consent of instructor. Discussion, 3 periods. Prerequisites: 860:123; 860:141; or consent of instructor. (Offered even Falls)

860:240. Special Problems in Chemistry -- 1-6 hrs.
Credit determined at registration. Problems selected according to needs of students. Prerequisite: consent of department head. (Offered Fall and Spring)

860:241. Advanced Physical Chemistry -- 3 hrs.
Molecular structure, chemical kinetics, quantum mechanics, or other advanced topics in physical chemistry. May be repeated on different topics with consent of instructor. Discussion, 3 periods. Prerequisites: 860:140; 860:141; or consent of instructor. (Offered odd Falls)

860:242. Advanced Analytical Chemistry -- 3-4 hrs.
Chromatography, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, or other advanced topics in analytical chemistry. May be repeated on different topics with consent of instructor. Discussion, 3 periods; if taken for 4 hours, lab 3 additional periods. Prerequisites: 860:137; 860:140; 860:141; or consent of instructor. (Offered even Springs)

860:289. Seminar -- 1 hr.
Current topics in chemistry. May be repeated for credit. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

860:292. Research Methods and Chemical Literature -- 1-3 hrs.
Concepts and procedures for developing a chemical research problem; use and importance of chemical literature. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

860:299. Research
(Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)