Chemistry (CCHE)
CCHE 111 Gen Chem 1 & Recitation 4 Credits
This is the introductory course in college chemistry. The topics covered in this course include: stoichiometry, atomic structure, molecular structure and bonding and gas laws. Three [3] hours of lecture, three [3] hours of laboratory and three [3] hours of recitation are required.
CCHE 111H Honors Gen Chem & Recitation 4 Credits
CCHE 111: Fundamental theories and laws, chemical calculations, equations, periodic classification of the elements, structure of matter, and ionization. CCHE 112: Study of chemical and ionic equilibria, nuclear chemistry, chemistry of the metallic elements, and elementary qualitative analysis of cations and anions. Three (3) lecture hours and six (6) laboratory hours per week.
CCHE 111HL Honors General Chemistry Lab 0 Credits
Lab - CCHE 111: Fundamental theories and laws, chemical calculations, equations, periodic classification of the elements, structure of matter, and ionization. CCHE 112: Study of chemical and ionic equilibria, nuclear chemistry, chemistry of the metallic elements, and elementary qualitative analysis of cations and anions. Three (3) lecture hours and six (6) laboratory hours per week.
CCHE 111L General Chemistry Lab 0 Credits
This is the introductory course in college chemistry. The topics covered in this course include: stoichiometry, atomic structure, molecular structure and bonding and gas laws. Three [3] hours of lecture, three [3] hours of laboratory and three [3] hours of recitation are required.
CCHE 112 Gen Chem II Lec & Recitation 4 Credits
The topics covered in this course include: kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Three [3] hours of lecture, three [3] hours of laboratory and three [3] hours of recitation are required. Prerequisite: CCHE 111.
CCHE 112H General Honors Chemistry 4 Credits
This is the continuation of Chemistry 111. The topics covered in this course include: kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Three [3] hours of lecture, three [3] hours of laboratory and three [3] hours of recitation are required. Prerequisite: CCHE 111.
CCHE 112HL Honors General Chemistry Lab 0 Credits
Lab - This is the continuation of Chemistry 111. The topics covered in this course include: kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Three [3] hours of lecture, three [3] hours of laboratory and three [3] hours of recitation are required. Prerequisite: CCHE 111.
CCHE 112L General Chemistry II Lab 0 Credits
The topics covered in this course include: kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Three [3] hours of lecture, three [3] hours of laboratory and three [3] hours of recitation are required. Prerequisite: CCHE 111.
CCHE 211 Analytical Chemistry I 4 Credits
Study of homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibria to include principles related to ionization, solubility, complex ions and molecules, oxidation and reduction in solution, redox potentials, electrochemical cells, and quantitative volumetric and gravimetric analysis. (Three [3] lecture hours and six [6] laboratory hours per week are required.) Prerequisites: CCHE 112/112L.
CCHE 211L Analytical Chemistry Lab 0 Credits
Study of homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibria to include principles related to ionization, solubility, complex ions and molecules, oxidation and reduction in solution, redox potentials, electrochemical cells, and quantitative volumetric and gravimetric analysis. (Three [3] lecture hours and six [6] laboratory hours per week are required.) Prerequisites: CCHE 112/112L.
CCHE 231 Organic Chemistry 4 Credits
This is an introduction of the chemistry of carbon. The topics covered include: bonding, molecular structure, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy. Studies are the properties of aliphatic and aromatic compounds. (Three [3] lecture hours, three [3] laboratory hours and one and one-half [1.5] recitation hours per week are required.) Prerequisites: CCHE 112/112L/112R.
CCHE 231L Organic Chemistry Lab 0 Credits
This is an introduction of the chemistry of carbon. The topics covered include: bonding, molecular structure, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy. Studies are the properties of aliphatic and aromatic compounds. (Three [3] lecture hours, three [3] laboratory hours and one and one-half [1.5] recitation hours per week are required.) Prerequisites: CCHE 112/112L/112R.
CCHE 231R Organic Chemistry Recitation 0 Credits
This is an introduction of the chemistry of carbon. The topics covered include: bonding, molecular structure, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy. Studies are the properties of aliphatic and aromatic compounds. (Three [3] lecture hours, three [3] laboratory hours and one and one-half [1.5] recitation hours per week are required.) Prerequisites: CCHE 112/112L/112R.
CCHE 231WE Organic Chemistry 4 Credits
This is an introduction of the chemistry of carbon. The topics covered include: bonding, molecular structure, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy. Studies are the properties of aliphatic and aromatic compounds. Three (3) lecture hours, three (3) laboratory hours and one and one-half (1.5) recitation hours per week are required. Prerequisites: CCHE 112/112L/112R.
CCHE 232 Organic Chemistry 4 Credits
This is a continuation of CCHE 231. The topics covered include: bonding, molecular structure, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy. Studies are the properties of aliphatic and aromatic compounds which include proteins, carbohydrates, drugs and biomolecules. Three [3] lecture hours, three [3] laboratory hours, and one and one-half (1.5) recitation hours per week are required. Prerequisites: CCHE 231/231L/231R.
CCHE 232L Organic Chemistry Lab 0 Credits
This is a continuation of CCHE 231. The topics covered include: bonding, molecular structure, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy. Studies are the properties of aliphatic and aromatic compounds which include proteins, carbohydrates, drugs and biomolecules. Three [3] lecture hours, three [3] laboratory hours, and one and one-half (1.5) recitation hours per week are required. Prerequisites: CCHE 231/231L/231R.
CCHE 232R Organic Chemistry Recitation 0 Credits
This is a continuation of CCHE 231. The topics covered include: bonding, molecular structure, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy. Studies are the properties of aliphatic and aromatic compounds which include proteins, carbohydrates, drugs and biomolecules. Three [3] lecture hours, three [3] laboratory hours, and one and one-half (1.5) recitation hours per week are required. Prerequisites: CCHE 231/231L/231R.
CCHE 232WE Organic Chemistry 4 Credits
This is a continuation of CCHE 231. The topics covered include: bonding, molecular structure, reaction mechanisms and spectroscopy. Studies are the properties of aliphatic and aromatic compounds which include proteins, carbohydrates, drugs and biomolecules. Three (3) lecture hours, three (3) laboratory hours, and one and one-half (1.5) recitation hours per week are required. Prerequisites: CCHE 231/231L/231R.
CCHE 341 Physical Chemistry I 3 Credits
The study of the laws and theories of chemical phenomena, including elementary thermodynamics, the gaseous, liquid, and solid state, equilibria, and chemical kinetics (rates of chemical reactions, and kinetics of complex reactions, and some molecular reaction dynamics). (Three [3] lecture hours per week.) Prerequisites: CCHE 211/211L; CPHY 111/111L and CPHY 112/112L; CMAT 111, CMAT 112, CMAT 211, and CMAT 212.
CCHE 341L Physical Chemistry Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory investigations in physical chemistry. Experiments carried out include coverage of five major areas of physical chemistry: thermodynamics, spectroscopy, kinetics, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics. (Four [4] laboratory/recitation hours per week are required.)
CCHE 341R Physical Chemistry Recitation 0 Credits
Laboratory investigations in physical chemistry. Experiments carried out include coverage of five major areas of physical chemistry: thermodynamics, spectroscopy, kinetics, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics. (Four [4] laboratory/recitation hours per week are required.)
CCHE 342 Physical Chemistry II 3 Credits
Elementary quantum mechanics, molecular reaction dynamics activated complex theory and dynamics of molecular collisions and the application of elementary quantum mechanics to atomic and molecular structure and spectroscopy. (Three [3] lecture hours per week). Prerequisites: CCHE 211/211L; CPHY 111/111L and CPHY 112/112L; CMAT 111, CMAT 112, CMAT 211, and CMAT 212.
CCHE 342L Physical Chemistry Lab 1 Credit
Laboratory investigations in physical chemistry. Experiments carried out include coverage of five major areas of physical chemistry: thermodynamics, spectroscopy, kinetics, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics. (Four [4] laboratory/recitation hours per week are required.)
CCHE 381 Chemistry Seminar 0 Credits
This is a one-hour lecture/seminar course. CCHE 381 Zero (0) credit.CCHE382 One (1) credit. One year of the course generates one credit.
CCHE 382 Chemistry Seminar 1 Credit
This is a one-hour lecture/seminar course. CCHE 381, Zero (0) credits. CCHE382, One (1) credit. One year of the course generates one credit.
CCHE 400 Undergraduate Research 1-3 Credits
This course provides academic credit for the student pursuing an undergraduate graduate degree in chemistry or related fields and who carry out laboratory or other research supervised by a chemistry faculty member.
CCHE 412 Instrumental Methods 3 Credits
A lecture and laboratory course covering the theory, design, practical uses and applications of typical spectroscopic and chromatographic instrumentation. Particular focus is on the application of the instrumentation for chemical analysis.(Three [3] lecture hours and six [6] laboratory hours per week are required.). This course is numbered CCHE 512 for graduate students and is three (3) credits. Prerequisites: CCHE 211/211L, CCHE 341/341L/341R, and CCHE 342/342L/342R.
CCHE 412L Instrumentation Lab 1 Credit
A lecture and laboratory course covering the theory, design, practical uses and applications of typical spectroscopic and chromatographic instrumentation. Particular focus is on the application of the instrumentation for chemical analysis.(Three [3] lecture hours and six [6] laboratory hours per week are required.). This course is numbered CCHE 512 for graduate students and is three (3) credits. Prerequisites: CCHE 211/211L, CCHE 341/341L/341R, and CCHE 342/342L/342R.
CCHE 421 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 3 Credits
This is an introduction to the descriptive chemistry of the elements. The topics covered in this course include: Brønsted and Lewis acids and bases, electronic and molecular structure and coordination chemistry. (Three [3] lecture hours with laboratory each week are required.). Prerequisites: CCHE 341/341L/341R, and CCHE 342/342L/342R.
CCHE 431 Advanced Organic Chemistry 3 Credits
This course is a study of the advanced topics in carbon chemistry. The topics covered include: Critical evaluation of modern organic theory mechanisms and rearrangements. It also includes a detailed study of important organic reactions and their application to selected laboratory experiments. (Three [3] lecture hours and one [1] laboratory hour per week are required.) Prerequisites: CCHE 231/231L/231R and CCHE 232/232L/232R.
CCHE 431L Advanced Organic Chemistry Lab 1 Credit
Lab - This course is a study of the advanced topics in carbon chemistry. The topics covered include: Critical evaluation of modern organic theory mechanisms and rearrangements. It also includes a detailed study of important organic reactions and their application to selected laboratory experiments. (Three [3] lecture hours and one [1] laboratory hour per week are required.) Prerequisites: CCHE 231 and 232.
CCHE 432 Methods of Structure Determin 3 Credits
This course covers the theory and techniques used in the determination of the structure of organic compounds. The topics covered include separation techniques as well as the use of UV/VIS, IR, NMR, ESR, Raman and mass spectroscopy to elucidate structures of organic compounds. (Three [3] lecture hours and one [1] laboratory hour per week are required.) Prerequisite: CCHE 431/431L.
CCHE 432L Methods of Structural Det Lab 1 Credit
Lab - This course covers the theory and techniques used in the determination of the structure of organic compounds. The topics covered include separation techniques as well as the use of UV/VIS, IR, NMR, ESR, Raman and mass spectroscopy to elucidate structures of organic compounds. (Three [3] lecture hours and one [1] laboratory hour per week are required.) Prerequisite: CCHE 431.
CCHE 441 Mathematical Methods in Chemis 3 Credits
CCHE 445 Intro to Comp Chem Mol. Model 4 Credits
CCHE 445L Intro to Computational Chem La 0 Credits
CCHE 480 Special Topics in Chemistry 4 Credits
Detailed study of a series of advanced topics in any area of chemistry. Students undertake independent projects. (Three [3] lecture hours per week with required laboratory)
CCHE 480L Special Topics in Chem Lab 0 Credits
LAB for Detailed study of a series of advanced topics in any area of chemistry. Students undertake independent projects. (Three [3] lecture hours per week with required laboratory)
CCHE 480WE Special Topics in Chemistry 4 Credits
Detailed study of a series of advanced topics in any area of chemistry. Students undertake independent projects. (Three [3] lecture hours per week with required laboratory)
CCHE 481 Chemistry Seminar 0 Credits
CCHE 482 Chemistry Seminar 1 Credit
CCHE 508 Seminar in Chemistry 1 Credit
This is a one-hour lecture/seminar course. One year (two semesters) of the course generates one hour of credit. Required of all graduate students.
CCHE 511 Environmental Chemistry 3 Credits
An examination of the origins, transport, reactions, effects, ultimate fate of hazardous waste in the environment. This course is designed to develop a working level knowledge of: (1) chemistry fundamentals; and (2) the basic principles and concepts of environmental chemistry: including (a) geochemistry; (b) atmospheric chemistry; c) environmental microbiology; and (d) waste treatment. (Three [3] lecture hours per week)
CCHE 512 Instrumental Methods 3 Credits
A lecture and laboratory course covering the theory, design, practical uses and applications of typical spectroscopic and chromatographic instrumentation. Particular focus will be on the application of the instrumentation for chemical analysis.
CCHE 512L Instrumental Methods Lab 1 Credit
A lecture and laboratory course covering the theory, design, practical uses and applications of typical spectroscopic and chromatographic instrumentation. Particular focus will be on the application of the instrumentation for chemical analysis.
CCHE 521 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 3 Credits
Treatment of bonding and structure, oxidation-reduction and acid-base theory, and correlation with chemical reactivity, and Ligand field theory. (Three [3] lecture hours per week)
CCHE 531 Mechanistic Organic Chem I 3 Credits
Treatment of bonding, resonance, inductive and steric effects and discussion reactive intermediates, nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions a mechanistic point of view. (Three [3] lecture hours per week)
CCHE 532 Organic Synthesis 3 Credits
The chemistry of aromatic, heterocyclic and alicyclic compounds with emphasis on mechanisms. This course will teach students the disconnection approach for the synthesis of complex organic molecules. The course will present modern methods for carbon-carbon bond formation and apply these methods to prepare target molecules. (Three [3] lecture hours per week)
CCHE 533 Physical Organic Chemistry 3 Credits
Molecular orbital calculations, frontier molecular orbital theory and organic reaction mechanisms, stereochemistry of organic molecules containing centers, planes and axes of chirality. (Three [3] lecture hours per week)
CCHE 541 Thermodynamics 3 Credits
A rigorous treatment of basic theories and methods in chemical thermodynamics and equilibria including phase equilibria, chemical reactions, real solutions, surface effects, and some applications to macromolecules. (Three [3] lecture hours per week)
CCHE 542 Quantum Mechanics 3 Credits
Concepts and general principles of wave mechanics, with mathematical discussion of the hydrogen atom and harmonic oscillator. Introduction to matrix mechanics, angular momentum operators, and applications to small molecules. Variational and perturbation techniques are discussed. (Three [3] lecture hours per week)
CCHE 544 Molecular Spectroscopy 3 Credits
Introduction and discussion of the fundamentals of rotational, vibrational, Raman, and electronic spectra. Development of the quantum mechanical treatment of these phenomena. (Three [3] lecture hours per week)
CCHE 551 Advanced Biochemistry I 3 Credits
A study of the chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, enzymes, and other compounds of biological significance and their applications to biological systems, enzyme kinetics. (Three [3] lecture hours per week)
CCHE 552 Advanced Biochemistry II 3 Credits
Bioenergetics of metabolic reactions, metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleotides. An intensive study of protein synthesis, membrane transport and biochemical genetics. (Three [3] lecture hours per week)
CCHE 571 Intro to Polymer Chemistry 3 Credits
Synthesis, including radical and ionic polymerization and polycondens reactions, structure-property relationships, characterization and rheological properties of polymeric materials.
CCHE 572 Techniques in Polymer Chem 3 Credits
A course designed to introduce students to experimental polymer chemistry, synthesis using ionic, free-radical and condensation polymerizations, molecular weight measurements by viscosity, osmometry, gel permeation and light scattering, spectroscopic characterization of polymers, measurements of thermal transitions. (Two [2] lecture hours and two [2] laboratory hours per week)
CCHE 621 Topics in Inorganic Chemistry 3 Credits
In-depth treatment of areas of inorganic chemistry of current interest. (Three [3] lecture hours per week.)
CCHE 637 Adv Topic in Organic Chemistry 3 Credits
CCHE 674 Topics in Polymer Chemistry 3 Credits
Course addresses current trends and topics of interest in polymer sciences. may include polymerization mechanism, polymer blends and composites, polymer spectroscopy, engineering properties of polymer, chemistry of mate polymer processing, etc., materials, polymer processing, etc. (Three [3] lecture hours per week)
CCHE 700 Thesis Consultation 1-3 Credits
CCHE 710 Research in Analytical Chem 1-9 Credits
CCHE 720 Research in Inorganic Chem 1-9 Credits
CCHE 730 Research in Organic Chemistry 1-9 Credits
CCHE 740 Research in Physical Chemistry 1-9 Credits
CCHE 750 Research in Biochemistry 1-6 Credits
CCHE 760 Research in Industrial Chem 1-6 Credits
CCHE 770 Research in Polymer Chemistry 1-9 Credits
CCHE 790 External Research 1-6 Credits
CCHE 901 Dissertation Consultation 1 Credit