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CHM 7222 - Organic Structure Analysis

Description: Spectroscopic methods for the structural determination of molecular systems, including: NMR (1D and 2D), mass spectrometry, infrared and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopies.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 7292 - Advanced Organic Chemistry

Description: An expanded presentation of fundamental topics in organic chemistry: structure, bonding, stereochemistry, molecular orbital theory, reactive intermediates and reaction mechanisms.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHM 7301 - Inorganic Preparations

Description: A series of inorganic compounds are synthesized by the student to illustrate and develop different laboratory techniques. The compounds are also characterized using various instrumental methods. There are no graduate course prerequisites, and it is taken by a student who expects to do research in inorganic chemistry.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2000

CHM 7391 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

Description: An intensive survey of the basic principles of inorganic chemistry from the viewpoints of bonding, structure, and energetics. Topics include periodicity, symmetry, kinetics and mechanisms,spectroscopy, and acid- base theory. student who expects to do research in inorganic chemistry.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHM 7440 - Advanced Physical Chemistry

Description: Classical and statistical thermodynamics, kinetics, electrochemistry, solid state.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2007, Spring 2004, Fall 2002, Fall 1998

CHM 7494 - Advanced Physical Chemistry

Description: A discussion of the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and classical thermodynamics with applications to small molecules, solid state and polymers.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2007

CHM 7595 - Adv Analytical Chemistry

Description: An intensive survey of selected principles and techniques in modern analytical chemistry. Topics may include basic statistics, sampling, complexation and extraction, equilibria, molecular and atomic spectroscopy, microscopy, electroanalysis, and chromatography.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Fall 2004

CHM 7693 - Advanced Biochemistry

Description: An in-depth survey of the structure and function of the major classes of biological molecules: nucleic acids and DNA, protein structure, antibodies, oxygen-binding proteins, enzymes and enzymes kinetics, carbohydrate chemistry, glycoproteins, and cell membranes and receptors. Methods for studying biochemical systems will also be introduced.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 7807 - MS Research I

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007

CHM 7808 - MS Research II

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007

CHM 7809 - MS Research III

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007

CHM 7810 - M. S. Thesis

Description: M.S. thesis research to be conducted in partial fulfillment of the M.S. degree in chemistry by those students who choose the thesis option. The research will be directed by a faculty member. Prerequisites: M.S. research I, II, and III.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007

CHM 7892 - Graduate Seminar

Description: Presentation of M.S. thesis research, literature presentations by students, and faculty research seminars.
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Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Summer 2008, Summer 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 8229 - Organic Reactions & Synthesis

Description: Survey of organic reactions with emphasis on modern synthetic methods and their applications to the synthesis of complex organic compounds. Enolates, carbonyl condensation reactions, functional group interconversions, electrophilic addition reactions, reductions, organometallic reagents, concerted reactions, oxidations Synthetic strategies including retrosynthetic analysis in the context of specific examples of multi-step synthesis from recent literature.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 8313 - Solid State & Materials Chm

Description: Emphasis on novel inorganic materials. Topics may include: solid state catalysis, semi- and superconductors, ceramics, batteries and energy sources.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CHM 8314 - Characterization Meth in CHM

Description: A survey of principles and applications of methods such as nuclear magnetic resonance, vibrational and electronic spectroscopies, electron microscopies, scanning probe microscopies, and electrochemistry.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2001

CHM 8315 - Organometallics

Description: Examination of the bonding, spectroscopic properties and reactivity of a range of ligands and complexes. Reaction mechanisms and catalytic cycles will be emphasized.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2007

CHM 8325 - Intro Polymer Chemistry

Description: Topics include: step- and chain- polymerizations, copolymerizations, molecular weight determination, polymer morphology, polymer testing and chacterization, and current advances in polymer chemistry.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CHM 8410 - X-Ray Crystallography

Description: Provides basis for theory and applications of X-ray crystallography. Topics include properties of crystals and x-rays, lattice symmetry, geometry of diffraction, calculations of diffracted intensities and amplitutes, Fourier series method, rotation method and Laue method.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008

CHM 8512 - Chemical Instrumentation

Description: Topics underlying analytical instrumentation: sources, detectors, and electronics, as well as specific instrumentation applications will be discussed.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CHM 8622 - Intermediary Metabolism

Description: A study of the metabolism of biomolecules, including carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids and nucleotides, including the integration, regulation and control of intermediary metabolism. Emphasized are the harmonal regulation of pathways and metabolic disease.
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CHM 8665 - Enzymes

Description: Structural and mechanistic aspects of enzymes. Topics include chemical catalysis, steady state and pre-steady state kinetics, mechanisms, and biological relevance of specific enzyme systems.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2005

CHM 8990 - Graduate Chemistry Practicum

Description: Elective course for students seeking work experience in chemical industry. Departmental approval required for a specific work opportunity. Prerequisite: Completion of 30 graduate credits.
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Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007

CHM 9080 - Thesis Continuation

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Credit Hours: 0.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007

CHM 9221 - Spec Top:Organic Chem I

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2007, Fall 2002, Fall 1999, Fall 1996

CHM 9222 - Spec Top Organic Chem II

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2005, Fall 2000, Fall 1999, Spring 1997

CHM 9223 - Spec Top Organic Chm III

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2004, Spring 2000, Fall 1995

CHM 9224 - Spec. Top in Org. Chem. IV

Description: Approaches to drug discovery: modification of natural products, synthesis, screening, and rational design. Recent and historical examples of therapeutically significant pharmaceuticals will be emphasized.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2007, Fall 2001, Spring 1998, Fall 1997

CHM 9331 - Spec Top: Inorganic Chem I

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2004, Spring 2000, Fall 1996

CHM 9332 - Inorganic Chemistry

Description: Special Topics: Inorganic Chemistry
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2002, Fall 1997

CHM 9333 - Chemistry and Industry

Description: A general overview of the chemical industry including the manufacture of basic chemicals, plastics, coatings, paper pulp, surfactants, pesticides, adhesives, etc.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 1998

CHM 9441 - Spec. Topics Phys Chem I

Description: The physical chemistry of solutions, surfaces, monolayers, surfactants, emulsions, colloids, and interfaces.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2001

CHM 9442 - X-Ray Crystallography

Description: Provides basis for theory and applications of X-ray crystallography. Topics include properties of crystals and X-rays, lattice symmetry, geometry of diffraction, calculations of diffracted intensities and amplitudes, Fourier series method, rotation method, and Laue method.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2003

CHM 9443 - Spec Top Phy Chemistry III

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2006

CHM 9551 - Spec Top Analytical Chem I

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2005, Spring 2000, Spring 1998

CHM 9552 - Spec Top In Analytic Chm II

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 1997

CHM 9553 - Spec. Top. Analyt. Chem. III

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2003, Spring 1995

CHM 9554 - Spec. Top. in Analyt. Chem. IV

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2006, Spring 1999, Fall 1996, Spring 1995

CHM 9661 - Spec Top in Bio Chem I

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2007, Spring 2002

CHM 9662 - Spec Top in Bio Chm II

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2000, Spring 1997, Spring 1995

CHM 9663 - Spec Top in Bio Chem III

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2006

CHM 9664 - Spec Top in Bio Chem IV

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2004, Spring 1996