Requirements for a Minor
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To earn a minor in chemistry the student must complete CHEM 161N 162N
(10 cr.), CHEM 221 222 (6 cr.), CHEM 223 (2 cr.), CHEM 341 (3 cr.),
CHEM 370 or 371 (3 cr.), and at least 4 credits from one of the following
groups:
(a) CHEM 342, 372, 452
(b) if the student's major does not require biochemistry,
BIOC 380 or 481 482
For teaching minor requirements, see the teacher preparation in chemistry
section.
Courses
U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or graduate
credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit indicates the
course may be repeated for credit to the maximum indicated after the
R.
U 101N Chemistry for the Consumer 3 cr. Offered spring. An introduction
to chemistry that emphasizes the influence of chemistry on one's everyday
life. Common household products, such as soap, aspirin, toothpaste,
face cream and fertilizers are prepared in the lab.
U 104 Preparation for Chemistry 3 cr. Offered autumn. An introduction
to chemistry for those who believe they have an inadequate background
to enroll in CHEM 151N or 161N. Not appropriate toward chemistry requirement
in any major.
U 151N General and Inorganic Chemistry 3 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. First semester of an introduction to general, inorganic,
organic and biological chemistry.
U 152N Organic and Biological Chemistry 3 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., "C" or equiv. in CHEM 151N or consent
of instr. Second semester of an introduction to general, inorganic,
organic and biological chemistry.
U 154N Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory 2 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq. or coreq., CHEM 152N. Laboratory to accompany
CHEM 152N.
U 161N College Chemistry 5 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
high school algebra. For science majors and other students intending
to take more than one year of chemistry. Properties of elements, inorganic
compounds, liquid solutions, chemical equilibria and chemical kinetics.
Includes laboratory.
U 162N College Chemistry 5 cr. Offered spring and summer. Prereq.,
"C" or better in CHEM 161N or consent of instr. A continuation
of CHEM 161N. Includes Laboratory.
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings
of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 221 Organic Chemistry 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., CHEM
152N or 162N. The chemical and physical properties of organic compounds.
U 222 Organic Chemistry 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., CHEM
221. Continuation of 221.
U 223 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 cr. Offered autumn. Coreq.,
CHEM 221; prereq., one semester of 100 level laboratory. Microscale
techniques are emphasized.
U 224 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
CHEM 223; prereq. or coreq., CHEM 222.
U 264 Organic Chemistry Laboratory for Chemistry Majors 2 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., CHEM 223; coreq., CHEM 222. Second semester
of organic chemistry laboratory for chemistry majors only. Incorporates
larger-scale techniques and instrumental organic analysis.
U 295 Special Topics 1-6 cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings
of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 297 Special Problems and Honors Research Variable cr. (R 10)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., one semester of chemistry and
consent of instr. Laboratory investigations and research in the laboratory
of a faculty member.
U 334 Chemistry Literature and Scientific Writing 3 cr. Offered
spring. Prereq., CHEM 222 and chemistry major. Presentation and discussion
of current literature in chemistry. Use of library and search tools.
Workshop for developing and improving skills in scientific writing
and evaluation. Use of on-line data bases and the interface of these
with PC-based word processing and scientific graphics programs.
U 341 Quantitative Analysis and Instrumental Methods 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., one year of college chemistry, including laboratory.
Classroom and laboratory work in gravimetric, volumetric, colorimetric
and electrochemical methods of analysis; theory of errors; ionic equilibria
in aqueous solutions.
UG 342 Instrumental Analysis and Physical Measurement 3 cr. Offered
spring. Prereq., CHEM 341 and 371. Theory and use of instrumental
methods in the study of analytical and physical chemistry.
UG 370 Applied Physical Chemistry 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq.,
CHEM 152 or 162 and MATH 150. Basic thermodynamics and chemical kinetics
with applications in the biological and environmental sciences. Credit
not allowed for both 370 and 371.
UG 371 Physical Chemistry 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., CHEM
162, MATH 251, PHYS 122 or 221, and CS 101. Systematic treatment of
the laws and theories relating to chemical phenomena. Credit not allowed
for both CHEM 370 and 371.
UG 372 Physical Chemistry 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., CHEM
371. Systematic treatment of the laws and theories relating to chemical
phenomena.
U 380 Teaching Chemistry Using Peer-Led Team Learning 1 cr.
Offered every term. Prereq., CHEM 161N-162N with B or better and consent
of instr. Methods of peer-led team learning as applied to general
chemistry instruction. Review of concepts from general chemistry.
Student leaders mentor a team of general chemistry students in working
toward constructing chemistry knowledge and developing problem-solving
skills.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings
of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 398 Cooperative Education Experience Variable cr. (R 9) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of department. Extended classroom
experience which provides practical application of classroom learning
during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from
the faculty supervisor and the Center for Work-Based Learning.
U 441 Techniques of Glass Manipulation 1 cr. Offered spring.
Fabrication and repair of laboratory glassware. Basic operations include
cutting glass, bending, end seals, joining (same and different diameters),
T-seals, bulbs, ring or inner seals, condensers.
UG 452 Inorganic Chemistry 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., CHEM
222 and 371 or consent of instr. Theory and principles of inorganic
chemistry and a systematic coverage of descriptive inorganic chemistry
in the context of the Periodic Table.
U 453 Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., CHEM 221 223, 371 372. A survey of the chemistry of the elements
including transition metal reaction mechanisms, redox chemistry, organometallic
chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry.
UG 455 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 2 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., CHEM 224 and 371 and consent of instr. Preparation of inorganic
and coordination compounds. Isolation and characterization by ion
exchange, column chromatography, IR, UV VIS, derivatives, MP, and
BP.
UG 463 Advanced Organic Chemistry 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq.,one year of organic chemistry or consent of instr. Fundamentals
of modern organic chemistry featuring reactions not generally covered
in introductory courses. Emphasis on both synthetic utility and reaction
mechanism.
UG 465 Organic Spectroscopy 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
CHEM 370 or 371 and one year of organic chemistry or consent of instr.
Theory and interpretation of the NMR, IR, UV, and mass spectra of
organic compounds with the goal of structure identification.
U 466 FT NMR Operation for Undergraduate Research 1 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., CHEM 221 223; research project using NMR;
consent of instr. Operation of the FT NMR spectrometer and brief background
of NMR spectroscopy.
UG 485 Laboratory Safety 1 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., one
year of college chemistry. Awareness of and methods of control of
hazards encountered in laboratory work. Awareness of legal constraints
on work with chemicals. Sources of information regarding chemical
hazards.
U 494 Undergraduate Chemistry Seminar 1 cr. (R-2) Offered spring.
Prereq., junior or senior standing in chemistry. Required for all
chemistry majors. Outside speakers and senior chemistry majors will
present seminars on their research or a suitable literature topic.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings
of new courses or one time offerings of current topics.
UG 497 Special Problems and Honors Research Variable cr. (R 9)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instr. Laboratory investigations
and research in the laboratory of a faculty member.
U 499 Senior Thesis 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
CHEM 497 or consent of instr. and senior standing. Students complete
and report on undergraduate research initiated as CHEM 497 or equivalent
research experience. Reports are both oral and written.
G 501 Teaching University Chemistry 1 cr. Offered autumn and
spring. Preparation for teaching chemistry at the college level. A
survey of teaching fundamentals and educational psychology as applied
to chemistry instruction.
G 502 Theories of Learning in Chemical Education 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., CHEM 501 with C or better. Survey of psychological
theories of learning commonly applied in chemical education research,
both historically and in the current literature. Includes constructivism,
information processing and other theory bases.
G 503 Research Literature in Chemical Education 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., CHEM 502 with C or better. Survey of the
research literature in which the results of chemical education studies
are commonly published. Includes search methods, familiarity with
major journals, interpretation and critical analysis of papers, and
a literature review.
G 504 Research Methods in Chemical Education 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., CHEM 503 with C or better. Preparation for conducting research
in chemical education. Survey of research methodologies and experimental
designs, Analysis of current award-winning publications.
G 541 Environmental Chemistry 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., CHEM 370 or 371. Chemical principles and reactions in natural
systems: Fate of chemical contaminants in the environment; partitioning
of contaminants between phases (air/water/soil); chemistry of atmospheric
pollutants; computer modeling of equilibrium and kinetic processes;
degradation and transformation of organic contaminants.
G 542 Physical Chemistry of Natural Waters 3 cr. Offered autumn
odd-numbered years. Prereq., B.S. or equiv. In chemistry and consent
of instr. Application of physical chemistry principles for understanding
and modeling chemical processes in natural waters. Focus on calculations
to describe the equilibrium composition of freshwater and marine environments.
G 544 Applied Spectroscopy 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
CHEM 342 or consent of instr. The function and application of optical
(ultraviolet to infrared) chemical instrumentation. Specific topics
include optics, light sources, detectors and a wide variety of spectrochemical
methods with an emphasis on methods not typically covered in undergraduate
instrumental analysis courses.
G 553 Inorganic Chemistry and Current Literature 4 cr. Offered
spring. Prereq., CHEM 452. A survey of the elements including transition
metal reaction mechanisms, redox chemistry, organomatallic chemistry,
bioinorganic chemistry. Oral and written presentations on primary
literature.
G 561 Bioorganic Chemistry of Antibiotic and Natural Product Biosynthesis
3 cr. Offered spring odd-numbered years. Prereq., one year of
organic chemistry; preferred prereq. or coreq., biochemistry. Comprehensive
study of the bioorganic chemistry of antibiotic and natural product
production in bacteria, plants, and higher animals, focusing on polyketide,
shikimate, alkaloid, terpene, and nitrogen-containing/non-alkaloid
compounds. Natural product diversity, drug screening and dereplication,
combinatorial biochemistry, and pathway manipulation to produce "non-natural"
natural products.
G 562 Organic Structure and Mechanism 3 cr. Offered spring
even-numbered years. Prereq., one year of organic chemistry. Topics
may include: stereochemistry, conformational analysis, aromaticity,
transition sate theory, isotope effects, solvent effects, substitution
and elimination reactions, and mechanisms that involve carbocations,
carbanions, radicals and carbenes as reactive intermediates.
G 563 Organic Synthesis 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
CHEM 221, 222. Theoretical treatise of the common methods used in
organic synthesis including: oxidation, reduction, organometallics,
C-C bond forming reacions, synthetic strategies and total synthesis.
G 564 Organic Reactions 3 cr. Offered spring odd-numbered years.
Prereq., one year of organic chemistry. Reactions such as alkylation
of nucleophilic carbons, reactions of carbon nucleophiles with carbonyl
groups, functional group interconversions by nucleophilic substitution
reactions, electrophilic additions to carbon-carbon multiple bonds,
and select oxidations/reductions.
G 566 FT NMR Operation for Graduate Researchers 1 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., CHEM 221 223; research project using NMR;
consent of instr. Operation of the FT NMR spectrometer and brief background
of NMR spectroscopy.
G 568 Organometallic Chemistry 3 cr. Offered intermittently
in autumn. Prereq., CHEM 221, 222, 452, 453. Survey of the reactivity
and structure of main group and transition metal organometallic compounds
with an emphasis on applications to organic synthesis and catalysis.
G 569 Medicinal Chemistry 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
CHEM 221, 22; BIOC 380 or equiv. Same as PHAR 621. Introduction to
the historical and contemporary discoveries in medicinal chemistry.
G 571 Quantum Chemistry 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
CHEM 372 or consent of instr..
G 573 Advanced Physical Chemistry 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq.,
CHEM 371 372. Fundamental principles of physical chemistry and special
applications.
G 580 Advanced Graduate Student Research Seminars 1 cr. (R-10)
Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. Formal oral and written
presentations of research results and selected literature topics in
a designated area.
G 581 Chemical Biology 3 cr. Offered autumn even-numbered years.
Prereq., consent of instr. Synthesis and structure of native and modified
biomolecules such as antisense phosphothioate oligonucleotides, modified
nucleosides and nucleotides designed for antiviral activity, and PNAs
(protein nucleaic acids). Emphasis on the interaction of biomolecules
and "small" organic and inorganic molecules and their chemical
impact on native structure and function.
G 585 Chemistry of Group V Atoms 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., CHEM 221-222 or equiv. Survey of the chemistry of nitrogen-
and phosphorus-containing organic compounds. Includes synthesis, physical
organic and spectroscopy, and applications to biology.
G 593 Professional Project 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., consent of instr.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., consent of instr. Experimental offerings of visiting professors,
experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current
topics.
G 596 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 9) Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., consent of instr.
G 597 Research Variable cr. (R open) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., consent of instr.
G 598 Cooperative Education Experience Variable cr. (R 8) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of department. Extended non classroom
experience which provides practical application of classroom learning
during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from
the faculty supervisor and the Center for Work-Based Learning.
G 599 Thesis Variable cr. (R 6) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., consent of instr.
G 630 Seminar 1 cr. (R open) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq.,
graduate standing in chemistry or biochemistry, or consent of instr.
G 640 Introductory Graduate Seminar 1 cr. (R-open) Offered
autumn. Prereq., graduate standing in chemistry or biochemistry or
consent of instr. Seminar to acquaint new graduate students with departmental
research.
G 660 Organic Chemistry Seminar 1 cr. (R open) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., graduate standing in chemistry.
G 670 Physical Chemistry Seminar 1 cr. (R open) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., graduate standing in chemistry.
G 697 Research Variable cr. (R open) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., consent of instr.
G 699 Dissertation Variable cr. (R 10) Offered autumn and spring.
Faculty
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Professors
James W. Cox, Ph.D., Montana State University, 1969 (Emeritus)
Ralph J. Fessenden, Ph.D., University of California, 1958 (Emeritus)
Richard J. Field, Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, 1968
Richard E. Juday, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1943 (Emeritus)
Donald E. Kiely, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1960
Earl C. Lory, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1932 (Emeritus)
R. Keith Osterheld, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1950 (Emeritus)
Geoffrey N. Richards, Ph.D., D.Sc., University of Birmingham, 1964
(Emeritus)
Edward Rosenberg, Ph.,D, Cornell University, 1970 (Chairman)
John M. Stewart, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1944 (Emeritus)
Forrest D. Thomas II, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1959 (Emeritus)
Wayne P. Van Meter, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1959 (Emeritus)
Edward E. Waali, Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1970
George W. Woodbury, Jr., Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1964 (Emeritus)
Leland M. Yates, Ph.D., Washington State University, 1955 (Emeritus)
Associate Professors
Mark S. Cracolice, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1994
Garon C. Smith, Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, 1983
Trina Valencich, Ph.D, University of California, Irvine, 1974 (Visiting)
Assistant Professors
Michael D. DeGrandpre, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1990
Eric Edstrom, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1987
Thomas S. Rush, Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1995
Holly Thompson, Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1982 (Visiting)
Lecturer
Edward J. Keller, B.A., San Jose State College, 1961
Adjunct Professors
Richard J. Bridges
Walter E. Hill
Charles M. Thompson, Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 1982
Adjunct Assistant Professors
Glenn Ponder (Research)
Robert Yokelson, Ph.D., Yale University, 1991 (Research)
