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acquisition and control premiums, corporate
restructurings, sustainable and unsustainable
market inefficiencies, etc.
BUSI W3008y Options and futures
3 pts. C. Giannikos.
The evaluation of derivative securities—securities
whose value is fundamentally dependent upon
the value of some underlying asset. About 80
percent of the course focuses on options, with the
remainder focused on futures and forward contracts.
For each of these instruments, the goal is
to understand how the instrument is priced in a
competitive securities market and how it is used
to manage portfolio risk and/or to facilitate the
execution of complex corporate transactions.
These uses are in part illustrated in the context
of three case discussions/presentations.
BUSI W3010x and y Managing human behavior
in the organization
3 pts. R. Kopelman.
An introduction to and overview of major concepts
of management and organization theory concentrating
on understanding human behavior in organizational
contexts, with heavy emphasis on the
application of concepts to solve managerial problems.
Behavioral issues at the individual, group,
and systems levels. Lectures, discussions, case
studies, simulations, and small group exercises.
BUSI W3020x and y Introduction to
marketing and marketing management
3 pts. x: A. Ansari; y: K. Jedidi.
No previous background in marketing is required
for the course. Introduction to the basic concepts
of marketing. Students develop an understanding
of, and the decision-making capabilities for, formulating
marketing strategies for the complex
situations that characterize real-life marketing
problems.
CHEMISTRY
Courses of Instruction
Pre-engineering students should refer to
the First Year–Sophomore Program to
determine the chemistry requirements
for admission to particular Junior-Senior
Programs. Special attention should be
given to the requirements for admission
to chemical engineering, biomedical
engineering, materials science and metallurgical
engineering, and other related
fields.
Laboratory Fee
The laboratory fee covers the cost of
nonreturnable items, chemicals, and
reasonable breakage. In addition, students
may be charged for lab handouts
and excessive breakage, for cleaning of
equipment returned dirty, and for checking
out late.
CHEM C1403x-C1404y General chemistry
Lect: 3.5 pts. and a 1-hour recitation section.
G. Flynn, G. Parkin, S. Brydges, and N. Turro.
No special registration through the Chemistry
Department is required; only students with scheduling
conflicts need report to 318 Havemeyer
during registration. Preparation equivalent to one
year of high school chemistry is assumed.
Students lacking such preparation should plan
independent study of chemistry over the summer
or take CHEM F0001 before taking C1403.
Corequisite: MATH V1101 or the equivalent.
Topics include stoichiometry, states of matter,
chemical equilibria, acids and bases, chemical
thermodynamics, nuclear properties, electronic
structures of atoms, periodic properties, chemical
bonding, molecular geometry, introduction to
organic and biological chemistry, solid-state and
materials science, polymer science and macromolecular
structures, chemical kinetics, coordination
chemistry, and electrochemistry. Although
C1403 and C1404 are separate courses, students
are expected to take the two terms sequentially.
The order of presentation of the topics may vary.
CHEM C1500x or y General chemistry laboratory
Lab: 3 pts. Instructor to be announced.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM C1403. Fee
$125. An introduction to basic techniques and
practices of modern experimental chemistry,
including quantitative procedures and chemical
analysis.
CHEM C1604x Second semester general
chemistry (intensive)
Lect: 3.5 pts. G. Flynn
Prerequisite: grade of B or better in CHEM C1403
or F1403 or acceptable performance on the
Chemistry Advanced Placement exam and/or
department placement exam. Corequisite: MATH
V1102. Topics include gases (kinetic theory of
gases); binary collision model for chemical reactions;
chemical kinetics; acid-base equilibria; thermochemistry
(thermodynamics I); spontaneous
processes (thermodynamics II); chemical bonding
in polyatomic molecules. Recitation section
required.
CHEM C2507y Intensive general chemistry
laboratory
Lab: 3 pts. Instructor to be announced.
Prerequisite: CHEM C1604 or C3045 and the
instructor’s permission. Fee: $125. An introduction
to basic techniques and practices of modern
experimental chemistry, including qualitative procedures
and chemical analysis. This course
differs from CHEM C1500 in its emphasis on
instrumentation and methods.
CHEM C3045x-C3046y Intensive organic
chemistry for first-year students (lecture)
Lect: 3.5 pts. and a 1-hour recitation section.
N. Breslow and J. Leighton.
Prerequisite: grade of 5 on the Advanced
Placement Examination given during first-year orientation.
Not open to students who have taken
other courses in chemistry in college. Premedical
students may take CHEM C3045x, C3046y, and
C3543 to meet the minimum requirements for
admission to medical school. This course covers
the same material as CHEM C3443-C3444 but is
intended for students who have learned the principles
of general chemistry in high school. The level
of instruction will be appropriate for those who
have not had a college course in general chemistry.
Students enrolled in CHEM C3045-C3046 are
encouraged to enroll concurrently in CHEM C2507,
the intensive general chemistry laboratory course.
CHEM C3071y Introduction to inorganic
chemistry
Lect: 3 pts. B. Gibney.
Prerequisite: CHEM C3444 (or F3444) or C3046.
Principles governing the structure and reactivity of
inorganic compounds surveyed from experimental
and theoretical viewpoints. Topics include inorganic
solids, aqueous and nonaqueous solutions,
the chemistry of selected main group elements,
transition metal chemistry, metal clusters, metal
carbonyls, and organometallic chemistry.
CHEM C3079x-C3080y Physical chemistry,
I and II
Lect: 3 pts. L. Brus and K. Eisenthal.
Prerequisite: CHEM C1403-C1404 or C3045-
C3046; PHYS C1406-C1407, or the equivalent;
first-year calculus. Recommended parallel: CHEM
C3085-C3086, a detailed examination of physical
laws governing the behavior of the molecular systems
encountered in chemistry; C3079, an introduction
to the principles of quantum mechanics,
chemical bonding, and atomic and molecular
spectroscopy; C3080, equilibrium thermodynamics
with applications to gases, nonelectrolyte and
electrolyte solutions, and thermochemistry;
dynamics of chemical reactions in gas and liquid
phase systems.
CHEM C3085x-C3086y Physical and analytical
chemistry laboratory
Lab: 4 pts. L. Avila.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM C3079-C3080.
C3085 is prerequisite to C3086. Fee: $105 per
term. Techniques of experimental physical chemistry
and instrumental analysis, including infrared
and ultraviolet spectrophotometry, magnetic resonance,
electroanalytical methods, calorimetry,
reaction kinetics, hydrodynamic methods, and
applications of digital computers to the analysis
of experimental data.
SEAS 2008–2009