The courses listed below are grouped by division.

50093/70093 Variable Title Workshop in Chemistry (1-6)
S/U grading. Prerequisite: Permission.

50795 Current Topics in Chemical Education (1-3)
Designed to present recent advances in chemical research, instrumentation and theory to chemistry educators. Prerequisite: A bachelor’s degree in science or permission. S/U grading.

60894/70894 College Teaching of Chemistry (1)
Experience in teaching of chemistry at college level. S/U grading.

Analytical Courses:

50112/70112 Advanced Analytical Chemistry (2)
An advanced study of the theory and applications of analytical chemical equilibria: acid/base, precipitation, complexation and redox. Prerequisite: CHEM 40555.

50113/70113 Chemical Separations (3)
Theory, instrumentation and applications of chemical separations for chemical analysis. Emphasis on gas and liquid chromatography. Laboratory 3 hours weekly. Prerequisite: CHEM 40555.

50114/70114 Electroanalytical Chemistry (3)
The physical basis of electrochemistry; instrumentation and applications in chemical analysis. Polarography, coulometry, voltametry and ion-selective electrodes. Three hours lecture weekly. Prerequisite: CHEM 40555.

60115/70115 Analytical Spectroscopy (3)
An advanced study of the fundamental principles, instrumentation and experimental techniques associated with different analytical spectroscopic methods.

61191/71191 Seminar: Problem Solving In Analytical Chemistry (1)
Discussion of recent chemical analysis methods, sample preparation and data handling, as well as practical student experience involving characterization of real samples. IP permissible.

70195 Advanced Topics, Analytical (1-3)
Advanced topics in analytical chemistry. Repeat registration permitted. Prerequisite: Permission.

Biochemistry Courses

50245 Biochemical Foundations of Medicine (4)
Introduction to chemistry and metabolism of important compounds in biological systems; enzymes and characteristics of enzyme catalysis; regulation of metabolism at molecular, cellular and organism levels; inborn and induced errors of metabolism. Designed and scheduled for, and priority given to, students in integrated life sciences program. Prerequisite: CHEM 30481 or equivalent.

50247/70247 Principles of Biochemistry (4)
Introduction to biochemical principles, including chemistry and metabolism of biochemically important compounds, biological catalysts and metabolic regulation. May be taken for graduate credit by chemistry majors. Prerequisite: CHEM 20481 or 30481 and 40555 or 40567 or permission.

50263/70263 Physical Biochemistry I (3)
Principles and techniques of physical chemistry used in studying biomacromolecules and biological systems. Topics covered are thermodynamics, spectroscopy, structure and proper ties of biological molecules. Prerequisite: CHEM 40555 or permission.

60249/70249, 60250/70250 Biochemical Techniques (2 each)
Laboratory work emphasizing modern methods of biochemical investigation. Experiments illustrating use of spectrophotometric, chromatographic and isotopic methods. May be taken for graduate credit by chemistry majors. S/U grading; IP permissible. Corequisite or prerequisite: of CHEM 6/70249 is CHEM 6/70247; of CHEM 6/70250 is CHEM 6/70249.

60265/70265 Enzymology (2)
Basic principles of steady-state and rapid enzyme kinetics; theory and experiment; catalytic mechanisms for selected enzymes. Prerequisite: Permission.

60291/70291 Seminar: Recent Developments in Biochemistry (1)
Students register once each year. Participation extends throughout the academic year. IP permissible.

62291/72291 Seminar: Biochemistry (1)
Students register once each year. Participation extends throughout the academic year. IP permissible.

70252 Comprehensive Biochemistry II (2)
Supramolecular and cellular aspects of biochemistry including: DNA structure and function; regulation of transcription and translation; principles of supramolecular structure and assembly; membranes; motile systems.

70253 Comprehensive Biochemistry III (1)
Supermolecular structure and self-organization of proteins and nucleic acids in chromatin, viruses, ribosomes, motile processes muscle, flagella and axonal transport. Prerequisite: Permission.

70254 Comprehensive Biochemistry IV (2)
Biological membranes; composition, structure, dynamics and biogenesis; membrane transport and energy transduction. Prerequisite: Permission.

70295 Advanced Topics in Biochemistry (1-3)
Advanced topics in biochemistry. Repeat registration permitted. Prerequisite: Permission.

Inorganic Courses

50352/70352 Inorganic Materials Chemistry (3)
Broad survey of the synthesis, properties, characterization and applications of inorganic materials.

50361/70361, 50362/70362 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry (2 each)
Periodic system, valence, bonding, coordination compounds and acid-base behavior. Representative families of elements studied in detail. Lecture 3 hours weekly. Prerequisite: of 5/70361 is CHEM 30483; of CHEM 5/70362 is CHEM 5/70361.

60327/70327 Modern Inorganic Chemistry (3)
Structure, reactivity, spectroscopic and magnetic properties of inorganic compounds. Prerequisite: CHEM 40362 or equivalent.

60333/70333 Chemistry of Liquid Crystals (3)
Structures, proper ties, preparations and characterization of liquid crystals are discussed. Other topics: liquid crystal polymers, surfactants, polymorphism, molecular structure and liquid crystallinity applications. Prerequisite: CHEM 30482 and 40556 or permission.

60364/70364 Bioinorganic Chemistry (3)
Physical methods, s-block metals, metal ion-induced folding, electron transfer proteins, oxidoreductases, substrate binding and activation by non-redox mechanisms, biomineralization, group-atom transfer, metals in medicine. Prerequisite: CHEM 40361 or permission.

60391/70391 Seminar: Recent Developments in Inorganic Chemistry (1)
Presentation and discussion of current research papers in inorganic chemistry. Participation by students and faculty. IP permissible.

62391/72391 Seminar: Inorganic Chemistry (1)
Students register once each year. Participation extends throughout the academic year. IP permissible.

70395 Advanced Topics, Inorganic (1-3)
Advanced topics in inorganic chemistry. Repeat registration permitted. Prerequisite: Permission.

Organic Courses

50451/70451 Organic Materials Chemistry (3)
Broad survey of the synthesis, proper ties, characterization and applications of organic and polymeric materials.

50476/70476 Physical Techniques of Organic Chemistry I (2)
Strategies of structural inference from electronic, infrared, NMR and mass spectrometric data, through lectures and problem solving. Prerequisite: CHEM 30482 or permission.

50481/70481 Intermediate Organic Chemistry (2)
Factors determining the reactivity and stability of organic molecules are discussed including selected material from current literature. Seminar type of student participation required. Prerequisite: CHEM 30483 or permission.

60471/70471 Advanced Organic Chemistry—Mechanistic Aspects: (3)
Discussion of organic reaction mechanisms. Chemistry of reactive intermediates, aromaticity, addition/elimination, nucleophilic/electrophilic substitution, bonding theories and other fundamental topics governing organic reactions. Prerequisite: CHEM 30482 or equivalent.

60472/70472 Advanced Organic Chemistry—Synthetic Aspects: (3)
Disconnection approach to organic synthesis. Modern methods for carbon bond formation and functional group interconversion, and their application to natural product synthesis. Prerequisite: CHEM 30482 or equivalent.

61491/71491 Seminar: Problem Solving in Organic Chemistry (1)
Practical experience in solution of current problems of structure, synthesis and mechanism in organic chemistry. Participation extends throughout nine-month academic year. Repeat registration permitted. IP permissible.

62491/72491 Seminar: Organic Chemistry (1)
Students register once each year. Participation extends throughout the academic year. IP permissible.

70495 Advanced Topics, Organic (1-3)
Advanced topics in organic chemistry. Repeat registration permitted. Prerequisite: Permission.

Physical Courses

50555/70555, 50556/70556 Elementary Physical Chemistry (3 each)
Fundamental concepts of physical chemistry of current interest. Included are biological and medical aspects of physical chemistry. Graduate credit given to nonchemistry and nonphysics majors and with permission to certain chemistry majors. Prerequisite: of CHEM 5/70555 are CHEM 10061, PHY 23102, MATH 22005 or permission; of CHEM 5/70556 is CHEM 5/70555.

50557/70557, 50558/70558 Physical Chemistry Laboratory (2 each)
Experiments and interpretation, reporting, and correlation of data with theory. Emphasis on gases, liquids, solutions , surface properties, thermodynamic variables , rates of reaction, transport phenomena and spectral properties. Corequisite or prerequisite: of CHEM 5/70557 is CHEM 5/70555; of CHEM 5/70558 is CHEM 5/70556.

50571/70571 Surface Chemistry (2)
Treatment of basic principles and concepts in surface and colloid chemistry. Relationship to practical systems emphasized. Prerequisite: CHEM 40555 or 40567.

50583/70583 Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules (2)
A course designed to cover the basic principles of polymer science. Structure, proper ties and characterization of polymeric systems will be discussed. Prerequisite: CHEM 40555 or 40567.

60541/70541 Advanced Physical Chemistry (3)
Covers basic materials of modern physical chemistry in two broad areas: thermodynamics and introductory quantum mechanics. Prerequisite: CHEM 50556 or equivalent.

60542/70542 Advanced Physical Chemistry (3)
Covers basic materials of modern physical chemistry in the area of application of wave mechanics to atomic structures, chemical bonding and reactivity. Prerequisite: CHEM 6/70541.

60543/70543 Statistical Thermodynamics (3)
Theory and applications of statistical thermodynamics and mechanics on non-interacting and interacting particles of real and model systems; gases, solutions , crystals, polymers; dielectric and magnetic phenomena. Prerequisite: CHEM 6/70542.

60591/70591 Seminar: Recent Developments in Physical Chemistry (1)
Presentation and discussion of original papers from current literature. IP permissible.

62591/72591 Seminar: Physical Chemistry (1)
Students register once each year. Participation extends throughout the academic year. IP permissible.

70595 Advanced Topics, Physical (1-3)
Advanced topics in physical chemistry. Repeat registration permitted. Prerequisite: Permission.

Research Courses

60050/70050 Chemistry Research Proposal (3)
The student will prepare an independent and original research proposal that is completely distinct from the thesis project.

60199 Thesis I (2-6)
Thesis students must register for a total of 6 hours, 2 to 6 hours in single semester, distributed over several semesters if desired. IP permissible.

60299 Thesis II (2)
Thesis students must continue registration until all degree requirements are met. S/U grading; IP permissible. Prerequisite: CHEM 60199.

60898 Master’s Research (1-15)
Research for master’s students. Credits earned may be applied toward degree if department approves. S/U grading; IP permissible. Repeat registration permitted.

80199 Dissertation I (15)
Doctoral dissertation, for which registration in two semesters is required, first of which will be semester in which dissertation work is begun and continuing until the completion of 30 hours. S/U grading; IP permissible. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy.

80299 Dissertation II (1 or 15)
Continuing registration required of doctoral students who have completed the initial 30 hours of dissertation and continuing until all degree requirements are met. S/U grading; IP permissible. Prerequisite: CHEM 80199.

80898 Research (1-15)
Research for doctoral students. Credits earned may be applied toward degree if department approves. Repeat registration permitted. S/U grading; IP permissible.

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