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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
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