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CHE 407. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
3 credits
This is an Advanced Inorganic Chemistry course that explores advanced topics of coordination chemistry, complexes, ligand types and organometallic chemistry. Topics include transition metal carbonyls and derivatives pi-bonded organometallic compouinds and substitution reactions of metal ion and organometallic complexes. The chemistry and physical properties of transition metal compounds including their spectral and magnetic properties will be treated. This course will include transition state theory, chemical kinetics, reaction mechanisms and rate expressions. Special topics of homogeneous catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis and an introduction to the biological significance of inorganic compounds are discussed. First semester. Three hours of lecture each week. Prerequisite: CHE 206; CHE 302 taken concurrently. (Fall 2009 and alternate years)
CHE 408. Instrumental Methods and Forensic Analysis
1-1 credit
CHE 409. Advanced Physical Chemistry
3 credits
This course examines at an advanced level quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics and their application to the study of molecular bonds and properties. The course is mathematically demanding and requires a thorough knowledge of calculus, as well as an understanding of the solution of differential equations, vector and matrix notation and probability theory. The course includes a computational “laboratory� in which the student will use computational software to predict the properties and behavior of a selected molecule. First semester. Three hours of lecture each week. Prerequisite: CHE 302. (Fall 2009 and alternate years)
CHE 465. Internship
3-6 credits
The internship is a program in which senior chemistry majors gain practical chemical experience with cooperating industries or governmental agencies. All internships (summer or one academic semester) will continue for at least 10 weeks. A minimum of 200 hours experience is required for 3 semester hours of credit and a minimum of 400 hours experience is required for 6 semester hours of credit. The exact duration and weekly hours of the assignment will vary with the cooperating agency; however, the total hours indicated above will normally translate to a program of 20 or 40 hours per week for 10 weeks. The student must submit a written internship request to the department chair at least 6 months prior to the anticipated starting date. The request must be approved by the instructor and the department before formal application to the cooperating agencies is initiated. Pass-fail grade. First semester, second semester, or summer.
CHE 499. Senior Project
1-5 credits
A course requiring a literature search and original laboratory work on a selected research topic. Upon completion of the project, an oral presentation of the results to the chemistry faculty and a comprehensive and well-documented research report written in the style of an ACS chemistry journal article are required. First and second semesters. Work to be arranged with the individual.
2009-2010
Chemistry
A self-paced laboratory course involving instrumental analysis of a range of solid and fluid materials for major and minor components. This course provides additional laboratory experience in forensic analysis beyond the traditional instrumental analysis course. Students are responsible for establishing instrumental parameters for analysis of unknown materials. A detailed report is required for each unknown including the instrumental data, results, and conclusions. Prerequisite: CHE 312 or PHY 312.