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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