Undergraduate Courses

Fundamental concepts of chemistry; atomic structure, periodic trends, chemical bonding, gases, liquids, solids, solutions.

Atomic and molecular structures, solids, liquids, gases, solutions of electrolytes (properties, acids and bases, electrochemistry), thermodynamics, thermochemistry and rates and mechanisms of reactions. Three hours of laboratory per week.

Methods and techniques of chemistry, structure of atoms and the chemical bond, states of matter, gases, liquids, solids, atmosphere and related environmental problems, aqueous solutions and equilibria, water and related environmental problems, thermochemistry and energy resources of the world. Open to non-science students.

An introduction to the use of personal computers (PCs) in everyday chemical work, providing writing, drawing, pai

Properties and reactions of conjugated systems, aromatic compounds, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids, and derivatives and amines. An introduction to structure determination of organic compounds using spectroscopic methods.

Synthesis and identification of various organic compounds.

Introduction to the theory and application of potentiometric, electrogravimetric and coulometric methods of analysis. Analytical separations by extraction, ion exchange and chromatographic methods. Spectroscopic methods of analysis, atomic absorption and emission.

Potentiometric, conductometric, electrogravimetric and spectroscopic (U.V.-Visible) methods of analysis. Ion exchange separations, various chromatographic techniques and atomic absorption spectroscopy. Analysis of ores, alloys, foodstuff and environmental samples.

Introduction to organic chemistry for engineering and life science majors. Subjects covered include alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, isomerism, resonance, aromatic compounds and substitution reactions. This course satisfies the prerequisite requirements for CHEM 214.

Carbonyl additions; Aldol and Claisen condensations; acetoacetic and malonic ester syntheses; Michael additions; other syntheses via enolates; amines; phenols; aryl halides and nucleophilic aromatic addition reactions; rearrangements; and an introduction to pericyclic reactions.

Group theory, crystal field theory, ligand field theory, electronic spectroscopy, reaction mechanisms and catalysis of transition-metal complexes; organometallic compounds.

The first law of thermodynamics and thermochemistry, the second and third law of thermodynamics, the entropy concept, physical and chemical equilibrium, thermodynamics of phase change and chemical reactions, solutions ideal and dilute, electrochemistry-ions in solutions, electrochemical cells, electrochemical rate processes, surface and colloid chemistry and catalysis.

Practicals to determine solution properties such as: surface effects, reaction equilibrium constants, phase equilibria, conducting behavior. Additional gas experiments.

Physical and chemical structures and properties of fibers used in the textile industry; preparatory processes, chemistry of the processes prior to dyeing, surface active agents, bleaching agents, chemicals used for scouring and their interactions with the fiber polymers; classification of dyes, chemical nature and properties of each dye class; theory and methods of dyeing; the relationship between chemical constitution and color; spectrum and color specification, match prediction, numerical expression of color difference, CIE chromaticity chart.

A seminar given by students in various fields of chemistry. A literature survey is made, the necessary audio visual aids are prepared and a well-organized coherent talk on the chosen subject is given.

Chemistry of digestion, structure of foodstuffs, lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, energy cycle, inorganic salts, acid-base balance; physiological malfunctions due to improper diet, methods of testing and analyzing and preserving food stuffs.

An introduction to medicinal chemistry: Principles of pharmacokinetics, drug action at enzymes, drug action at receptors, metabolism, drug-drug interactions, prodrugs, drug delivery systems, cancer, central nervous system.

The techniques and scope of computational chemistry. Introduction to molecular modeling. Methods for empirical and semiempirical calculations. Applications in current program packages.

The mechanistic aspect of organic reactions covered with a balanced presentation of theoretical and experimental data emphasizing the relationship between structure and reactivity.

Physicochemical description of gases, PVT-behavior of pure substances, critical phenomena, kinetic theory of the perfect and imperfect gases, molecular velocity distributions, interatomic interaction and intermolecular forces, molecular energies and molecular spectra, partition functions, the absorption and emission of light, the absorption of radiation by matter, chemical dynamics and kinetics, transport properties.

Electrolytic conductance, electrolytic dissociation, ionic atmosphere transport number, activity of electrolytes and ions. Debye-Hückel theory, equilibria in electrolytes, E.M.F., reversible cells and electrodes, concentration, cells, junction potential, electrochemical cells, cell potential, free energy of ions, single electrode potential, E.M.F. and equilibrium constant, potentiometric titration, redox indicators, acids and bases, dissociation constants, pH and its determination, neutralization and hydrolysis, buffer solutions, dipolar ions.

Nature, ecological cycles, classification of toxic substances their distribution and effects on the environment and human health. Methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis, means of detection and protection from toxic substances.

Laboratory or literature research on a subject chosen in conjunction with a faculty member; a written final report is required.

A course designed to introduce students to the tasks of an industrial chemist. Case studies include quality control, product design, continuous instrumental analysis, laboratory design, industrial toxicology and safety etc. Examples will be chosen from petrochemical, dyeing, plastics, detergents, rubber and the pharmaceutical industries. Practical use of patents and international standards will be emphasized.

Fundamentals of physical, life and earth sciences. Sociocultural, economic and environmental impact of human civilization from a global perspective. Science and technology in current affairs.