56:160:506Materials Chemistry (3) Introduction to the study of materials, including the relationships between the structures and properties of materials. |
56:160:511Advanced Organic Chemistry: Physical Concepts (3) Advanced survey of organic chemistry. Molecular orbital theory, orbital symmetry correlations, structure and stereochemistry of organic molecules, chemistry of reactive intermediates (including free radicals), photochemistry, structure-reactivity relationships, and molecular rearrangements. Prerequisites: 50:160:335,336, or equivalent. |
56:160:512Advanced Organic Chemistry: Synthetic Methods (3) Advanced survey of synthetic transformations and reaction mechanisms. |
56:160:513Organic Analysis (3) Interpretation and use of infrared, visible, and ultraviolet spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; and nuclear magnetic resonance for the identification of organic compounds. Combination with separation techniques is included. |
56:160:514Introduction to Molecular Modeling (3) Introduction to the use of computer-assisted molecular modeling techniques for the study of chemical problems; lectures on theoretical principles; instruction in use of modern modeling programs; and computer projects involving solution of chemical problems. |
56:160:515,516Polymer Chemistry I,II (3,3) Introduction to the physical chemistry of macromolecules, aimed at understanding relations between molecular structures and properties of high polymers. |
56:160:517Polymer Chemistry Laboratory (1) Instruction in the use of major instrumentation for the characterization of physical properties of high polymers. |
56:160:519Fluorocarbons (3) Provides a survey of the chemistry of fluorinated organic molecules emphasizing a broad mechanistic basis. Areas covered include comparisons of fluorinated and hydrocarbon compounds; introduction of organofluorine chemistry; preparation of highly fluorinated molecules; partial and selective fluorination, influence of fluorine and fluorocarbon groups on reaction centers; nucleophilic displacement and elimination from fluorocarbon systems: polyfluoroalkanes, -alkenes, and -alkynes; polyfluoroaromatic compounds; organometallic compounds, and 19F nuclear magnetic resonance. |
56:160:522Molecular Spectroscopy (3) Principles of electronic and vibrational spectroscopy of polyatomic molecules. Emphasis on the ways in which spectra yield information about molecular properties. |
56:160:523Numerical Methods in Chemistry (3) Numerical integration and differentiation, Taylor series, and Fourier transforms, as used in data analysis in chemistry. |
56:160:524Chemical Statistical Mechanics (3) Principles, thermodynamics, Fermi and Bose distributions, nonideal gases, phase equilibria, solutions, reactions, fluctuations, and phase transitions. |
56:160:525Density Functional Theory and Applications (3) Fundamentals of density functional theory. Properties of atoms, molecules, solids, and surfaces. Recent advances. |
56:160:526Surface Chemistry (3) Experimental spectroscopies, thermodynamics, chemical analysis, structure, phase transitions, optical properties, physisorption, chemisorption, energy transfer, and reactions at surfaces. |
56:160:527Principles of Quantum Chemistry (3) Schrödinger equation, angular momentum, symmetry, perturbation theory, self-consistent field theory, and molecular quantum mechanics. |
56:160:528Theory of Solids (3) Band theory, thermodynamics, transport, optical properties, phonons, and magnetism. Prerequisite: 56:160:537 or equivalent. |
56:160:531,532Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I,II (3,3) Theoretical methods, reaction mechanisms, spectroscopy, magnetism, and stereochemistry, as applied to inorganic compounds. Emphasis on coordination compounds of transition metals. |
56:160:533Symmetry Applications in Chemistry (3) Principles and applications of molecular and crystal symmetry. Topics include point groups, character tables, representations of groups, and other aspects of group theory; symmetry applications in structure and bonding; molecular orbital theory and ligand field theory; and selection rules for electronic, vibrational, and rotational spectroscopy. |
56:160:535X-Ray Crystallography (3) Introductory course in the principles and applications of X-ray crystallography to structural chemistry. Topics include symmetry properties of crystals, space groups, determination of crystal structure by X-ray diffraction, and analysis of X-ray photographic and diffraction data. |
56:160:536X-Ray Crystallography Laboratory (1) Experimental techniques of X-ray crystallography and diffractometry. Data collection using single crystal X-ray diffractometer. Structure solution and refinement by various methods. |
56:160:537Solid-State Chemistry (3) Theoretical and experimental aspects of solids. Topics include synthetic and crystal growth methods; solid-state structures; structure characterizations; phase diagrams; band theory; and selected chemical, physical, and electric properties of solids. |
56:160:538Solid-State Chemistry Laboratory (1) Experimental methods and techniques for the preparation of solid-state materials. Use of X-ray diffraction and optical and thermal instruments for structure analysis and property studies. |
56:160:539Inorganic Chemistry of Less Familiar Elements (3) Chemistry and associated correlations with spectroscopy, kinetics, thermodynamics, structure, reaction mechanisms, and chemical properties of the less frequently studied elements. |
56:160:541Electrochemistry (3) Theory and applications of electrochemical principles and techniques, including voltametry, potentiometry, chronopotentiometry, and spectroelectrochemistry. |
56:160:545Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry (3) Interactions of ionizing radiation with matter and the resulting radiation-induced chemical reactions: excitation, ionization, free radical formation and recombination; chemical consequences of nuclear reactions; and "hot atom" chemistry. Prerequisite: 50:160:415 or equivalent. |
56:160:546Radiation and Nuclear Chemistry (3) Study of nuclear reactions, ionizing radiation and its effects on the chemistry of matter. Microscale manipulations, physical aspects, target fabrications, compound syntheses, detectors, and other specialized techniques investigated. |
56:160:575,576Special Topics in Chemistry (BA,BA) Subject matter varies according to the interest of the instructor and is drawn from areas of current interest. |
