This course introduces students to the principles of chemistry. Students will learn atomic theory, stoichiometry, periodicity, chemical bonding, electronic structure of atoms, molecular orbital theory, thermochemistry, gases, liquids, solids, and solutions. CHM 190L Laboratory required. A suitable score on the math placement exam is required. High school chemistry is highly recommended. Fall. (C5)
Undergraduate Courses
Course Delivery DEFINITIONS:
- Online Courses: In online teaching, 100% of instruction takes place online via Canvas and with supplemental platforms like Zoom. There are two types of online courses: asynchronous and synchronous.
- Asynchronous online: Course is fully online, with lessons, assignments, and activities posted in Canvas with due dates. Students complete coursework, engage in discussions, etc., based upon their own schedules, but are required to meet posted deadlines.
- Synchronous online: Online course that includes real-time class meetings using technology (e.g. Zoom). The number of required meetings varies based upon the particular class, but meetings take place during the scheduled class times. Faculty will inform students of the schedule for real-time meetings in their courses.
- Hybrid Courses: Hybrid courses combine both in-person, on-campus meetings with online instruction. All face-to-face activities take place during the regularly-scheduled meeting times in the rooms assigned on the course listing. The number of in-person meetings varies by course. Faculty will notify students of the exact meeting schedule for their courses.
If your class is not listed as online or hybrid, it will meet fully face-to-face following the noted class schedule.
Illustrates lecture topics and helps students develop laboratory skills and techniques. Lab Fee. (C5)
Lab Fee: $75.
This course is the continuation of CHM-190. Students will learn intermolecular forces, colligative properties, kinetics, equilibrium, acid-base behavior, and electrochemistry. CHM 191L Laboratory required. Prerequisite: CHM 190 and a suitable score on the math placement exam is required. High school chemistry is highly recommended. Spring
Lab required; Open to Freshmen and Sophomores only. Juniors and Seniors need to see Professor Alvaro to enroll.
Illustrates lecture topics and helps students develop laboratory skills and techniques. Lab Fee.
Lab Fee: $75.
Illustrates lecture topics and helps students develop laboratory skills and techniques. Lab Fee.
Lab Fee: $75.
This course examines the reactivity of organic compounds, with an emphasis on reaction mechanisms. Topics include acid-base chemistry, substitution and elimination reactions, electrophilic addition reactions, nucleophilic addition reactions, oxidation-reduction reactions and radical reactions. Prerequisite: CHM 201. CHM 202L laboratory is required. Spring.
Lab required.
This course examines the reactivity of organic compounds, with an emphasis on reaction mechanisms. Topics include acid-base chemistry, substitution and elimination reactions, electrophilic addition reactions, nucleophilic addition reactions, oxidation-reduction reactions and radical reactions. Prerequisite: CHM 201. CHM 202L laboratory is required. Spring.
Lab required.
In this course, students apply the techniques learned in CHM 201L to the execution of several chemical reactions of organic compounds. Students analyze their products using the spectroscopic techniques (IR and NMR) learned in CHM201. Lab Fee.
Lab Fee: $75.
In this course, students apply the techniques learned in CHM 201L to the execution of several chemical reactions of organic compounds. Students analyze their products using the spectroscopic techniques (IR and NMR) learned in CHM201. Lab Fee.
Lab Fee: $75.
In this course, students apply the techniques learned in CHM 201L to the execution of several chemical reactions of organic compounds. Students analyze their products using the spectroscopic techniques (IR and NMR) learned in CHM201. Lab Fee.
Lab Fee: $75.
An introductory analytical chemistry course which emphasizes laboratory techniques and associated theory and calculations. Topics may include statistics, stoichiometry, equilibrium, redox reactions, theory of analysis and analytical instrumentation. CHM 203L Laboratory required. Prerequisite: CHM 191. Spring
Lab required.
A series of wet chemical and instrumental determinations of the concentration of unknowns will be performed. Separations and pre-analytic preparation are involved. Lab Fee.
Lab Fee: $75.
(Cross-listed with BIO 307) A study of the organic chemistry of the molecular components of cells including proteins, enzymes (kinetics and mechanisms), carbohydrates and lipids. The metabolism of these constituents, including glycolysis, TCA cycle and electron transport, and the energy transformations involved in these pathways will also be discussed. CHM 307L Laboratory is required. Prerequisite: CHM 202. Fall.
Cross-listed with BIO 307 X1.
An in-depth study of a topic of current interest. Credit hours may not be applied towards the Liberal Education requirements. Instructor's permission is required. Offered as needed.
Will satisfy CHM-306 Requirement. Please complete course substitution form.
Lab fee. Cannot be used to replace any required courses within the major or minor. One credit of research is equivalent to a minimum of 3 hours of research per week.
Alvaro - $75 fee per credit; Instructor Approval/Signature Required.
Lab fee. Cannot be used to replace any required courses within the major or minor. One credit of research is equivalent to a minimum of 3 hours of research per week.
Bauer - $75 fee per credit; Instructor Approval/Signature Required.
Lab fee. Cannot be used to replace any required courses within the major or minor. One credit of research is equivalent to a minimum of 3 hours of research per week.
Jokiel - $75 fee per credit; Instructor Approval/Signature Required.
Lab fee. Cannot be used to replace any required courses within the major or minor. One credit of research is equivalent to a minimum of 3 hours of research per week.
Strazza - $75 fee per credit; Instructor Approval/Signature Required.
This course introduces concepts in chemical kinetics and quantum mechanics. Topics may include kinetic molecular theory, rate laws and integrated rate laws, kinetics of chemical mechanisms, collision theory, catalysis, postulates of quantum mechanics, simple quantum mechanical models, wave functions, operators, atomic and molecular structure. CHM 402L Laboratory required. Prerequisites: CHM 190, 191, 401; MAT 190, 191; PHY 190, 191. Spring of even years or as needed.
Lab required.
This lab course emphasizes experimental and computational techniques in Physical Chemistry. Lab Fee.
Lab Fee: $75.
(Maximum of 6 credits; typically, 3 taken in one semester and 3 taken in another semester).
Instructor Approval/Signature Required.
Qualified students intending to pursue honors research in chemistry must register for this course during the semester in which they complete their written thesis. Please refer to the Honors Research section of the undergraduate catalog for information on the requirements for honors research. Written permission from department chair required for registration for this course.
Written permission from department chair.
Independent Study Application Required.