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Department of Natural Sciences CHM204 Quantitative Analysis [0-4, 2 cr.] This course is an introduction to experimental chemistry that involves gravimetric, volumetric, and spectrophotometric methods, and techniques used in quantitative chemical analysis. Prerequisite: CHM201 Chemical Principles or concurrently CHM311 Organic Chemistry I [3-0, 3 cr.] This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of organic chemistry with an emphasis on the relation between structure and properties. It also includes synthesis, properties and reactions of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alkyl halides and alcohols with an emphasis on mechanistic and stereochemical aspects of organic reactions. Perquisite: CHM201 Chemical Principles. CHM312 Organic Chemistry II [3-0, 3 cr.] This course covers in depth synthesis, properties and reactions of organic functional groups including alcohols and ethers, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, amines, phenols and aryl halides, carbohydrates and proteins and organic structure determination by spectroscopic methods. Emphasis will be placed on reaction mechanism and stereochemistry as well as the design of multi-step synthesis. Prerequisite: CHM311 Organic Chemistry I. CHM313 Organic Chemistry I Lab [0-3, 1 cr.] This laboratory course is designed to provide students with the basic skills for conducting organic reactions. The following techniques are learned: melting point, boiling point, simple, fractional and steam distillation, gravity and vacuum filtration, drying solids and liquids, extraction, evaporation, reflux, recrystallization, gas chromatography, column chromatography, thin layer chromatography and optical rotation. Prerequisite: CHM311 Organic Chemistry or concurrently. CHM314 Organic Chemistry II Lab [0-3, 1 cr.] This course is an advanced organic chemistry lab course that utilizes the techniques learned in CHM313, in order to synthesize and study the properties and reactivities of functional groups. Nitration of aromatic compounds, aldol condensation, Diels-Alder reaction and Friedel Crafts acylation. In addition, the synthesis of dyes and natural products are among the experiments done in this laboratory. Prerequisites: CHM312 Organic Chemistry II or concurrently, CHM313 Organic Chemistry I Lab CHM 330 Physical Chemistry I [4-0, 4 cr]. This course covers the basic principles of chemical thermodynamics and chemical dynamics; including heat, work and energy; the three laws of thermodynamics and their application to chemical systems and thermodynamic solutions, kinetic theory of gases, rate law, mechanism, Bodenstein approximation, fast reactions, photochemistry, and reaction rate theories. Prerequisites: MTH201 Calculus III, CHM201 Chemical Principles CHM332 Physical Chemistry II [3-0, 3 cr.] This is a course that covers Quantum theory, postulates, Schrödinger equation of hydrogen, H+2 and H2, atomic and molecular orbitals, Huckel approximation, and atomic and molecular spectra. Prerequisites: CHM201 Chemical Principles and MTH201 Calculus III CHM334 Physical Chemistry Laboratory [0-4, 2 cr.] This is a laboratory course that covers principles and experimental techniques in thermochemistry, kinetic, and electrochemistry. Prerequisites: CHM202 Analytical Chemistry. CHM340 Environmental Chemistry [3-0, 3 cr.] This course is a study of natural and non-natural chemical substances in the environment and their chemical transformations. It involves chemistry of energy resources, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and, lithosphere (natural and in polluted environment). Principles of chemical reactions, chemical equilibrium and reaction kinetics are applied in this course. Other covered topic is waste treatment and chemical processes. Parallel with these is learning the methods of environmental chemical analysis. Prerequisite: Junior standing CHM401 Instrumental Analysis [1-4, 3 cr] This course is an introduction to modernphysical-chemical methods of analysis, with theoretical concepts of instrumentation ACADEMIC CATALOG [ 2011-2012 ] SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 181
Department of Natural Sciences and applications, including emission and absorption spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and chromatography. Prerequisites: CHM 202 Analytical Chemistry, CHM204 Quantitative Analysis CHM402 Chemistry of Materials [3-0, 3 cr.] This course is an introduction to the materials of emerging technologies as explored in the chemistry of the solid-state, conducting, semiconducting, inorganic and organic materials, nanomaterials, as well as the design, preparation, processing and array of characterization methods for material performance. Prerequisite: CHM201 Chemical Principles. CHM403 Polymer Science [3-0, 3 cr.] This course is an introduction to Polymer Science involving classification of polymers, preparative methods of polymerization, characterization, mechanical properties, fabrication techniques, thermodynamics and kinetics of polymers, commercial importance and applications. Prerequisites or Co-requisite: CHM312 Organic Chemistry II CHM404 Forensic Chemistry [2-3, 3 cr.] This course is a general overview of the fundamental principles, methods, and instrumentation involved in the forensic analysis of physical evidence such as hair, fiber, bodily fluids, glass, paint, soil, finger prints, and documents. The laboratory applies the learned methodologies. Prerequisites: CHM202 Analytical Chemistry CHM405 Statistical Mechanics [3-0, 3 cr.] This course involves probability laws and distribution, statistical mechanics, postulates, fundamental equations, statistical mechanics calculations, Bose-Einstein statistics, transition state theory, as well as isotope effect from statistical perspective. Prerequisite: CHM330 Physical Chemistry I. CHM412 Synthesis and Identification of Organic Compounds [0-4, 2 cr.] This course is an experimental chemistry course that explores synthetic transformation, separation and identification of organic compounds by wet chemical techniques, spectroscopic tools, elemental analyzer and NMR. Prerequisites: CHM314 Organic Chemistry II Lab CHM420 Inorganic Chemistry [4-0, 4 Cr.] This course is a study of hydrogen-like orbitals, multi-electron atoms, ionic bonding and crystals, symmetry point groups, symmetry adapted orbitals, Berry pseudo-rotation, fluxional molecules, acids and bases, chemistry of the main group elements, coordination compounds and organometallic compounds. Prerequisites: CHM201 Chemical Principles CHM423 Synthesis and Identification of Inorganic Compounds [0-4, 2 cr.] This course is an experimental chemistry course that explores a wide variety of synthetic methodologies and characterization techniques of inorganic compounds such as main group, transition metals and organometallics. Several characterization techniques are used to analyze the synthesized products such as conventional spectroscopy, magnetic susceptibility, thermal analysis and XRD. The special laboratory skills of airfree manipulation of chemicals will also be introduced. Prerequisite or co-requisite CHM420 Inorganic Chemistry CHM424 Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials [0-4, 2 cr.] This course is an experimental course that explores a wide variety of synthetic and characterization techniques for nanomaterials using advanced instrumental techniques such as AA, SEM and XRD. Prerequisites or co-requisite CHM402 Chemistry of Mateials CHM425 Computational Chemistry [0-4, 2 cr.] This is a laboratory course that introduces students to computer methods and software used in computational chemistry. Emphasis is on quantum computer simulation methods including molecular orbital methods and density functional theory; statistical calculations; molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo; and Newton-Raphson techniques in solving thermodynamic equations. Prerequisites:CHM330 Physical Chemistry I, CHM332 Physical Chemistry II <strong>Lebanese</strong> <strong>American</strong> University | page 182
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