| Chemistry Core |
36 units |
| CHE 222: Chemistry 2 As a continuation of Chemistry 1 the major topics of this course will include solubility products, chemical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and qualitative analysis. Lab time is included in the schedule. Prerequisite: Che 221. |
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| CHE 321: Organic Chemistry 1 This course will examine the fundamental concepts relating to organic compounds with an emphasis on structure, nomenclature, theory, bonding, stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, and physical and chemical properties of the principle classes of compounds. Lab time is included in the schedule. Prerequisite: Che 222 |
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| CHE 322: Organic Chemistry 2 As a continuation of Organic Chemistry 1, this course will focus on aromaticity, advanced synthesis and reaction mechanisms, kinetics, organometallic chemistry, and bio-organic chemistry. Prerequisite: Che 321 |
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| CHE 354: Inorganic Chemistry Through a systematic exposition of major trends in structure, bonding, reactivity, and spectroscopy across the periodic table, this course will include main group chemistry, transition metal and coordination chemistry, lanthanide/actinide chemistry, organometallic chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, solid state chemistry, electron transfer processes, and generalized concepts of acidity. Lab time is included in the schedule. Prerequisites: Che 222 or consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years. |
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| CHE 421: Introduction to Biochemistry An introduction to the principles of chemistry that govern life systems, including topics in pH and buffers, enzymes, amino acids, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and metabolic pathways with exercises emphasizing protein purification and characterization techniques, plus kinetic modeling. Lab time is included in the schedule. Prerequisites: Che 321 or consent of instructor. |
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| CHE 424: Analytical Chemistry Theory and fundamental techniques of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis via classical and advanced instrumental methods is the focus of this course. Lab time is included in the schedule. Prerequisites: Che 222 and 3.0 GPA in chemistry or consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years. |
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| CHE 431: Physical Chemistry 1 This course will cover classical thermodynamics: 0th, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd laws, gas laws and kinetic molecular theory of gases, colligative properties, solubilities, equilibria, phases and phase transitions, and electrochemistry. Lab time is included in the schedule. Prerequisites: Che 222, Mth 272 and Phy 211; co-requisite: Mth 373 or consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years. |
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| MTH 271: Calculus 1 A study of differential and integral calculus with applications including an emphasis on using calculus to solve problems. Lab time is included in the schedule. A graphing calculator is expected. |
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| PHY 211: Physics 1 An introductory course to physics with an emphasis on classical mechanics, wave motion, and thermodynamics. Lab time is included in the schedule. Prerequisite: Consent of division chair. |
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| Chemical Research Emphasis |
13 units |
| CHE 418: Molecular Spectroscopy An advanced exposition of theoretical concepts with experimental aspects of atomic and molecular spectroscopy on electronic absorption, electronic luminescence, Raman, and infrared spectroscopes within a group theoretical and symmetry-based conceptual framework. Lab time is included in the schedule. Prerequisite: Che 431; co-requisite: Che 432 or consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years. |
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| CHE 432: Physical Chemistry 2 This course will examine quantum mechanics, atomic and molecular orbital theory, symmetry, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, statistical thermodynamics, and philosophical/scientific implications of quantum mechanics. Lab time is included in the schedule. Prerequisite: Che 431 or consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years. |
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| CHE 496: Research in Chemistry As a hands-on introduction to chemical research, this course will emphasize research process, skills, and methods, including lab research, library research, peer reviewed chemical abstracts and journals, electronic chemical databases, professional journal manuscript style guides, and statistical analysis will be used in writing research manuscripts and making research presentations. Lab time is included in the schedule. Prerequisite: sixteen (16) units of chemistry courses or consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years. |
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| SCI 455: History and Philosophy of Science An historical overview course of the development of science and its philosophy, concentrating on Western thought from Augustine and the Greek influence through today's cosmology (the Big Bang) and evolutionary synthesis. Emphasis will be placed on the evolutionary synthesis, its development and controversies including the distinction between material naturalist, philosophical naturalist, and the philosophical problems of consciousness, rationality, and reductionism. |
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