The practice of synthesis, purification, and characterization of organic compounds in the modern chemistry laboratory. Laboratory, six hours.

A general survey of organic chemistry with emphasis on synthetic methods and the synthesis of natural products.

Fundamental principles of classical physical chemistry, including thermodynamics, statistical thermodynamics, and chemical kinetics.

A further introduction to biological chemistry. Topics include lipid metabolism, biosynthesis and metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds, storage and utilization of genetic information, immunochemistry, and other contemporary topics in biological chemistry.

A study of the sources, reactions, transport, effects, and fates of chemical species in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere.

A detailed investigation of a topic of current significance in chemistry. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits. Lecture and/or laboratory: variable.

An advanced treatment of chemical equilibrium, sampling, and the evaluation of data obtained from chemically related measurements.

An integrated treatment of modern spectroscopy and photophysics. Topics to include atomic spectroscopy, microwave, infrared and UV-visible spectroscopy of diatomic and polyatomic molecules, lasers, creation and detection of excited states, fluorescence, phosphorescence, radiationless processes and photochemical transformations.

Half-time to full-time work on thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters.

May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters.