Chemistry Minor

The course examines atomic structure, bonding, stoichiometry and the mole concept, the behavior of gases, liquids and solids, thermochemistry, and intermolecular forces. Students are required to concurrently enroll in the corresponding lab section CHEM 101L. This course is a prerequisite for CHEM 102 and is a pre-health course.

The laboratory course parallels the topics in CHEM 101 and provides lab-based investigations of the material covered in CHEM 101. Students must register for both CHEM 101 and the lab section concurrently. (This course carries an additional laboratory fee.)

This course examines chemical equilibria and acids and bases, coordination chemistry, oxidation-reduction reactions, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, nuclear chemistry, and an overview of organic chemistry. Students are required to concurrently enroll in the corresponding lab section CHEM 102L. This course is a prerequisite for all upper-level chemistry courses and is a pre-health course.

The laboratory course parallels the topics in CHEM 102 and provides lab-based investigations of the material covered in CHEM 102. Students must register for both CHEM 102 and the lab section concurrently. (This course carries an additional laboratory fee.)

This course is an introduction to the chemistry of carbon-based compounds. The course begins with a quick review of foundational concepts from CHEM 101 and CHEM 102, specifically covalent bonding, hybridization, VSEPR theory, polarity and intermolecular forces. It continues with an introduction to the different classes of compounds within organic chemistry and their characteristic physical and chemical properties, with an emphasis on structure and functional groups as well as stereochemistry. The study of the different types of chemical reactions will rely on an understanding of how the electrons in the covalent bonds are rearranged, giving rise to the full understanding of the mechanisms of each reaction. Students enrolling in this course must enroll in the parallel laboratory section CHEM 201L.

The laboratory course parallels the topics in CHEM 201 and provides lab-based investigations of the material covered in CHEM 201. Students must register for both CHEM 201 and the lab section concurrently. (This course carries an additional laboratory fee.)

This course builds upon the foundation of CHEM 201 with a focus on the synthesis and identification of organic compounds. The reactions of aromatic compounds, carbonyl containing compounds and the pericyclic reactions will be emphasized. Finally the major biomolecules will be covered in depth as well as an introduction to biochemistry. Students enrolling in this course must enroll in the parallel laboratory section CHEM 202L.

This course will provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the properties, synthesis, and metabolism of amino acids, sugars, fatty acids, and nucleotides. The polymeric nature of these biomolecules will be a focus as students learn how these molecules are synthesized and their roles in energy production and the removal of waste products. While there are thousands of reactions that govern cellular metabolism, there are only relatively few types of reactions. This course will focus on the reaction types observed most frequently in cellular metabolism: nucleophilic substitution, elimination, isomerization, oxidation-reduction, and hydrolysis. This course is part of the pre-health sciences curriculum. Recommended prerequisite: CHEM 202. Students without CHEM 202 should have a solid understanding of the material from the prerequisite courses.