Fred J. Matthews

Courses Taught

• GENERAL CHEMISTRY  - APSU - CHEM 1110 
  Three hours lecture, one hour recitation, three hours laboratory (5) 
  Prerequisite: MATH 1220 or 1330 or higher level 
  Fundamental laws and theories; elements, compounds, and mixtures; atomic structure; kinetic theory and gas laws; chemical calculations, and chemistry of solutions.
  
  

• ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - APSU - CHEM 3510/3511
  Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory (4)
  Prerequisite: 1120 or both 1020 and 1840
  Functional groups (alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, aromatic compounds), structure determination, stereochemistry and spectroscopy.
  
  

• ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - APSU - CHEM 3520/3521
  Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory (4)
  Prerequisite: 3510
  Alcohols, phenols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, dicarbonyl compounds, amines, lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, and polymers.
  
  

• CHEMICAL LITERATURE - APSU - CHEM 3840  
  Three hours lecture/laboratory (3)
  Prerequisite: 1020 or 1120
  Use of major sources of chemical information and procedures for their efficient use.
  
  

• SEMINAR - APSU - CHEM 4000 
  Two hours lecture/recitation (1) 
  Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Classification 
  Review of major areas of chemistry, visiting chemists presentations, research students presentations, career counseling and interviewing for employment.
  
  

• ORGANIC SPECTROSCOPY - APSU - CHEM 4540
  Six hours lecture/laboratory (4)
  Prerequisites: 3220, 3520, and either 3600 or 3610
  Theory, use ,and interpretation of spectroscopic data from FT-IR, GC-MS, 1-D and 2-D multinuclear FT-NMR, and UV-VIS.
  
  

• ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - APSU - CHEM 4550/4551
  Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory (4)
  Prerequisites: 3520 and either 3600 or 3610
  Advanced studies of bonding, stereochemistry, acids and bases, mechanisms, and effects of structure on reactivity as related to organic reactions. Includes an in-depth study of organic reactions.
  
  

• ELEMENTS OF RESEARCH - APSU - CHEM 4940  
  1, 2, or 3  hours
  Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor
  Independent original research on individual projects; advanced chemical instrumentation, and chemical literature.

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