Academic Program

First Semester
Credit ECTS
CHEM 100 Orientation to Chemistry

A general overview of Chemistry, research areas in Chemistry and lab safety.

1 1 2 2
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I

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

3 3 6 6
MATH 101 Calculus I

Functions, limits, continuity, differentiation and applications, integration, fundamental theorem of calculus, techniques and applications of integration, improper integrals and series, Taylor polynomials, power series, basic transcendental functions.

4 4 6 6
PHYS 101 Physics I

Vectors, kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, work and energy, conservation of energy, linear momentum and its conservation, rotation of rigid bodies about a fixed axis, angular momentum and its conservation. (One laboratory session every week).

4 4 8 8
HSS/AE-- HSS Elective 3 3 5 5
15
15
27
27
Second Semester
Credit ECTS
CHEM 102 General Chemistry II

Fundamental topics in chemistry; thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, solubility equilibrium, electrochemistry.

3 3 6 6
CHEM 106 General Chemistry Lab

A short history of chemistry, its development and contribution to humanity; basic laboratory skills and their application to the understanding of matter and its properties. Corequisite: CHEM 102

2 2 4 4
MATH 102 Calculus II

Vector calculus, functions of several variables, directional derivatives, gradient, Lagrange multipliers, multiple integrals and applications, change of variables, coordinate systems, line integrals, Green's theorem and its applications.

4 4 6 6
PHYS 130 Ther. and Mod. Phys.

Introduction to thermodynamics, oscillations, waves, interference and diffraction, gratings and spectra, quantization of energy and wave behaviour of particles.

4 4 7 7
--/-- Computer Elective 3 3 5 5
16
16
28
28
Third Semester
Credit ECTS
CHEM 213 Organic Chemistry I

An introductory course covering the basic organic chemistry concepts; properties and reactions of alkanes, alkyl halides, alkenes, alkynes with emphasis on structure and stereochemistry; nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions, alcohols and ethers.

4 4 6 6
CHEM 215 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

Basic techniques of separation, identification and purification of organic compounds and application of these to simple organic reactions.

2 2 4 4
CHEM 223 Analytical Chemistry

Introduction to the theory and application of quantitative analysis, solubility, gravimetric and volumetric methods of analysis, acid-base titration, precipitation titration, complex formation titration. Unit operations, sampling techniques, data and error analysis.

3 3 6 6
CHEM 225 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

Applications of gravimetric and volumetric analysis methods of acid-base mixtures, oxidation-reduction, precipitation and complex formation titration.

2 2 4 4
MATH 201 Matrix Theory

Systems of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, matrix algebra determinants, inverse of a matrix, Cramer's rule, rank and nullity, the eigenvalue problem, introduction to linear programming.

4 4 5 5
PHYS 201 Physics III

Charge and matter, the electric field, Gauss law, electrostatic potential, capacitance, current and resistance electromotive force and circuits, the magnetic field, Ampére’s law, Faraday’s law, inductance, magnetic properties of matter. (One laboratory session every week.)

4 4 6 6
TK 221 Turkish I 2 2 3 3
21
21
34
34
Fourth Semester
Credit ECTS
CHEM 214 Organic Chemistry II

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.

4 4 6 6
CHEM 216 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

Synthesis and identification of various organic compounds.

2 2 4 4
CHEM 224 Instrumental Analysis I

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.

3 3 6 6
CHEM 226 Instrumental Analysis Laboratory

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.

2 2 4 4
CHEM 234 Inorganic Chemistry I

Atomic and molecular structure; chemical bonding; molecular symmetry; introduction to coordination compounds, nomenclature and stereochemistry.

3 3 6 6
TK 222 Turkish II 2 2 3 3
16
16
29
29
Fifth Semester
Credit ECTS
CHEM 325 Instrumental Analysis II

An introduction to spectroscopy and spectroscopic instrumentation; analysis and identification of organic compounds using UV-Visible, ORD-CD, IR, NMR and Mass spectrometers.

3 3 6 6
CHEM 335 Inorganic Chemistry II

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

3 3 6 6
CHEM 337 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory

Synthesis and characterization of different types of metallic and organometallic compounds.

2 2 4 4
CHEM 345 Equilibrium Thermodynamics

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.

4 4 6 6
CHEM 347 Physical Chemistry Laboratory

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

2 2 4 4
HTR 311 Hist. Turk. Rep. I 2 2 3 3
HSS HSS Elective 3 3 5 5
19
19
34
34
Sixth Semester
Credit ECTS
CHEM 316 Organic Chemistry III

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.

3 3 6 6
CHEM 346 Quantum Theory and Spectroscopy

The Schrödinger equation; linear and rotational motion; the properties of operators; techniques of approximation; atomic spectra and structure; molecular structure; molecular rotational, vibrational and electronic transitions.

4 4 6 6
HSS -- HSS Elective 3 3 5 5
HTR 312 Hist. Turk. Rep. II 2 2 3 3
-- -- Unrestricted Elective 3 3 5 5
CHEM -- Departmental Elective 3 3 6 6
18
18
31
31
Seventh Semester
Credit ECTS
CHEM 400 Chemistry Internship

A minimum of 60 days chemistry internship within the scope determined by the department of chemistry.

0 0 9 9
CHEM 401 Chemistry Seminar

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.

1 1 2 2
CHEM 447 Statistical Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics

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.

4 4 6 6
CHEM 457 General Biochemistry

The chemistry and functions of the constituents of living cells covering carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, enzymatic catalysis, metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids with special attention given to interrelationships in metabolic rates of these important constituents of living cells. Three hours of laboratory per week.

4 4 6 6
CMPL -- Complementary Elective 3 3 5 5
HSS -- HSS Elective 3 3 5 5
15
15
33
33
Eight Semester
Credit ECTS
CHEM -- Departmental Elective 3 3 6 6
CHEM -- Departmental Elective 3 3 6 6
CHEM / CMPL -- Dept./ Complementary Elective 3 3 6 6
HSS -- HSS Elective 3 3 5 5
-- -- Unrestricted Elective 3 3 5 5
15
15
28
28
Credit ECTS
135
135
244
244

Total number of credits required for a BS degree is 135 (244 ECTS). 60 workdays of training.