CHEMISTRY 103 CHEMISTRY SURVEY (4)
450 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE (3) Varying course content according to student and faculty interest. Topics such as quantum mechanics, special relativity, and nuclear physics routinely offered. PHYSICS 211 GENERAL PHYSICS: MECHANICS (4) Elementary Newtonian mechanics; conservation of energy and momentum; oscillations; fluids and wave motion. Prerequisite: Mathematical Sciences 105. Three hours lecture three hours laboratory. ' 222 GENERAL PHYSICS: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM (4) Electrostatics; conductors and currents; magnetic fields ; electromagnetic induction; electromagnetic waves. Prerequisite: 211. Mathematical Sciences 106. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. 311 ANALYTIC MECHANICS (3) Newtonian, Legrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics. One, two, and many particle systems. Prerequisite: 211. 322 CIRCUITS AND INSTRUMENTATION (3) Alternating current circuits, vacuum tube and transistor characteristics, amplifiers, oscillators, and circuits commonly found in scientific instruments. Prerequisite: 222 or consent. 331 THERMODYNAMICS (3) Introduction to energy, heat, work, entrophy, temperature and states of matter. The first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics with an emphasis on applications. Prerequisite: 211. 332 STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS (3) Introduction to the theory of thermodynamics from a microscopic statistical point of view. Application to the perfect diatomic gas , perfect monatomic crystal, perfect electron gas, and photon gas. Chemical equilibrium and the phase rule. Prerequisite: 331. 341 OPTICS (3) The phenomena of diffraction, interference and polarization of light and their application. Geometrical methods applied to the optics of mirror, lenses , and prism. Prerequisite: 222.
Principles and theories of general, organic, and biological chemistry and their applications to medicine. Four hours lecture, laboratory required. Prerequisite: High school chemistry and algebra with at least a grade of "C" and/or passing an entrance examination. 103 CHEMISTRY SURVEY - LABORATORY (1) Laboratory to accompany Chemistry Survey 103. Must be taken concurrently with the lecture (audit or credit). Three hours laboratory. 105, 106 GENERAL CHEMISTRY (4, 4) Principles and theories of atomic structure, chemical bonding and chemical reactivity; thermodynamics , chemical kinetics, and electro-chemistry. Laboratory emphasizes quantitative aspects of physical and inorganic chemistry. Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Prerequisite: High school chemistry. 301 , 302 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (5, 5). Structure and reactivity of carbon containing compounds; emphasis given to mechanisms of organic reactions. Second semester includes structural biochemistry. Laboratory emphasizes analytical organic and biochemistry. Three hours lecture, six hours laboratory. Prerequisite: 106. 402 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (3) The physical laws governing chemical reactivity are investigated. Subjects include thermodynamics kinetics electro-chemistry, and macromolecular behavi~r. ' 411 BIOCHEMISTRY (3) Fundamental concepts of metabolism, bioenergetics, biosynthesis and other chemistry of life processes. Three hours lecture. Alternate years , offered 1978-79. Prerequisite: 302. 412 LABORATORY METHODS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (2) An integrated laboratory course to accompany Chemistry 411. Modern techniques in molecular genetics, metabolic processes, bioenergetics and enzyme mechanisms. Six hours laboratory. Prerequisite: 302 and Biology 312.
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