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Chemistry Spring semester, alternate years, expected spring 2014. 4 credits $55 lab fee
Course Descriptions for Liberal Arts and Sciences
CHEM1117 Forensic Chemistry (SI-L) Forensic chemistry is a unique and challenging application of science to the law. This course will introduce the students to the application of science to criminal and civil law, including an overview of forensic chemistry, analysis of trace evidence, forensic toxicology and drug analysis, DNA profiling and other sub-disciplines. Special emphasis will be placed on the techniques of sampling a crime scene and the use of physical evidence to help solve cases. Students will learn how to unlock the mystery of crimes through application of modern techniques. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory. Spring semester, expected spring 2013. 4 credits $55 lab fee CHEM1125 Prescription and Non-Prescription Drugs (SI) This is the same course as CHEM1105, but without the laboratory component. This course offers the student a basic understanding of common prescription and over-the-counter drugs, their uses, misuses, interaction, side effects and contraindications. The course presents the student with methods to evaluate current drugs as well as new products as they come on the market. Three hours lecture. Fall semester, alternate years, expected fall 2013. 4 credits CHEM2101 Organic Chemistry I This course considers the structure, bonding and reactivity of the following classes of carbon compounds: alkanes and alkyl halides. Particular attention will be paid to stereochemistry, isomerism and the mechanisms of organic reactions. The laboratory sessions focus on common organic techniques used
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to analyze reaction progress and for purification of compounds. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Fall semester. 4 credits Prerequisites: CHEM1101, CHEM1102 or CHEM1103 $55 lab fee CHEM2102 Organic Chemistry II This course is a continuation of CHEM2101 and considers the structure, bonding and reactivity of the following classes of carbon compounds: alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives and aromatic compounds. Particular attention will be paid to multi-step synthesis of target molecules from readily available starting materials. The laboratory sessions focus on the synthesis, purification (utilizing techniques learned in the first semester) and identification of organic compounds using spectrometric techniques. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Spring semester. 4 credits Prerequisites: CHEM1101, CHEM1102 or CHEM1103, and CHEM2101 $55 lab fee CHEM2104 Analytical Chemistry In this course the principles and techniques of various chemical and instrumental methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis are discussed and applied. Topics include gravimetric, titrimetric, electrochemical and spectrochemical analysis, as well as basic analytical methodology including statistical analysis of data and testing for bias. Laboratories include the application of these methods and the analysis of environmental, biological, pharmaceutical and food samples. Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Spring semester. 4 credits Prerequisites: CHEM1101, CHEM1102 or CHEM1103 $55 lab fee