A discussion of nuclear magnetic resonance, ultraviolet and infrared spectroscopies, and mass spectrometry in the determination of the structure and stereochemistry of organic molecules. Prerequisites: CHE 231 and CHE 232.
A general survey of the field of organic chemistry. Topics emphasized are: mechanistic principles relating molecular structure to reaction outcome, stereoisomerism and its effect on chemical reactivity, and simple molecular orbital theory as required to understand aromaticity and to predict the occurrence and stereochemistry of pericyclic reactions.
An introduction to quantum chemistry and spectroscopy, emphasizing modern applications of quantum theory to the calculation of molecular properties. Practical experience with quantum chemistry software on various computer platforms is included.
An advanced study of the theory and practice of quantitative analysis.
A seminar for teaching assistants on the methods and techniques of effective instruction in laboratory and recitation classes in chemistry. Required of all new graduate teaching assistants.
A course in third semester Chinese language.
A course designed to increase student skills in listening, speaking, writing, reading, and culture. More complex grammatical forms introduced; focus on control of basic forms. Development of students' lexicon through reading, watching films, conversations, tapes, etc. Prerequisite CHI 202 or equivalent. All students who have had three or more years of high school Chinese or are heritage learners of Chinese and are enrolling in college-level Chinese for the first time must take the Chinese placement exam before enrolling in this course.
An interdisciplinary, multimedia approach to the representation of gender relations in Chinese literature over time. Critical engagement of such topics as the complex relationships between women's issues and national discourse, between identity and performance, between the construction of female subjectivity and male fantasy, between gender and genre. Students will be encouraged to conduct cross- genre and cross-cultural comparisons. All readings in English.
This course introduces students to premodern Chinese history, society, and culture up to 1840. Some of the major questions to be addressed include: Is "China" the oldest continuous civilization? Was it culturally and ethnically homogenous? Was Chinese traditional culture and society "patriarchal"? To what extent was the state successful in penetrating into the daily lives of individuals? Course assignments will include primary and secondary literature (entirely in English) as well as visual and material culture sources.
Mesopotamia, and the history of the ancient Near East and Greece to the conquest of Greece by Philip of Macedon.
