2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    May 15, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course descriptions are arranged alphabetically by the course prefix codes as listed below. For the purpose of brevity, course descriptions do not follow traditional rules of grammar and may consist of sentence fragments. 

 

Business Law

  
  • BUSL 4450 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: BUSL 1101 . Special topics in Business Law of special or current interest not covered by an existing course. 3 credits.
  
  • BUSL 4451 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: BUSL 1101 . Special topics in Business Law of special or current interest not covered by an existing course. 3 credits.
  
  • BUSL 4452 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: BUSL 1101 . Special topics in Business Law of special or current interest not covered by an existing course. 3 credits.
  
  • BUSL 4453 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: BUSL 1101 . Special topics in Business Law of special or current interest not covered by an existing course. 3 credits.
  
  • BUSL 4454 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: BUSL 1101 . Special topics in Business Law of special or current interest not covered by an existing course. 3 credits.
  
  • BUSL 4455 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: BUSL 1101 . Special topics in Business Law of special or current interest not covered by an existing course. 3 credits.
  
  • BUSL 4456 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: BUSL 1101 . Special topics in Business Law of special or current interest not covered by an existing course. 3 credits.
  
  • BUSL 4457 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: BUSL 1101 . Special topics in Business Law of special or current interest not covered by an existing course. 3 credits.
  
  • BUSL 4458 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: BUSL 1101 . Special topics in Business Law of special or current interest not covered by an existing course. 3 credits.
  
  • BUSL 4459 - Special Topics


    Prerequisite: BUSL 1101 . Special topics in Business Law of special or current interest not covered by an existing course. 3 credits.
  
  • BUSL 4598 - Internship


    Prerequisite: BUSL 1101 . On-the-job experience of business law in selected organizations. 3 credits.
  
  • BUSL 4599 - Independent Study


    Prerequisites: BUSL 1101  and junior standing. A planned program of individual study under the supervision of a member of the faculty. 3 credits.

Civil Engineering

  
  • CIVL 2201 - Statics


    Prerequisites: PHYS 1150 MATH 1117 . Composition and resolution of forces in two and three dimensions. Equilibrium of forces in stationary systems. Analysis of trusses, frames, and machines. Centroids and second moments of areas, distributed forces and friction. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 2202 - Strength of Materials


    Prerequisite: CIVL 2201 . Elastic behavior of structual elements under axial, flexural, and torsional loading. Shear and bending moment diagrams. Stress in and deformation of members, including beams, columns, and connections. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 2203 - Elementary Surveying


    Prerequisite: MATH 1115  or consent of instructor. Theory and practice of surveying measurements using tape, level, and transit. Field practice in traverse surveys and leveling. Traverse adjustment and area computations. Adjustment of instruments, error analysis. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 2205 - Statics and Strength of Materials


    Prerequisite: PHYS 1150 . Effects and distribution of forces on rigid bodies at rest. Various types of forces systems, friction, center of gravity, centroids, and moments of inertia. Relation between externally applied loads and their internal effects on nonrigid, deformable bodies. Stress, strain, Hooke's law, Poisson's ratio, bending and torsion, shear and moment diagrams, deflection, combined stress, and Mohr's circle. 4 credits.
  
  • CIVL 2206 - Engineering Geology


    Introduction to relationship of geologic processes and principles to engineering problems. Topics include engineering properties of rock as a construction and foundation material, soil formation and soil profiles, and subsurface water. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 2218 - Civil Engineering Systems


    Prerequisite or co-requisite: MATH 1118 . An introduction to civil engineering design. Analyze needs, determine capacities, and develop design alternatives for civil engineering systems. Structures, water and wastewater facilities, geotechnical and transportation systems are studied. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 3301 - Transportation Engineering


    Prerequisite: MATH 1117 . A study of planning, design, and construction of transportation systems including highways, airports, railroads, rapid transit systems, and waterways. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 3302 - Building Construction


    Introduction to the legal, architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical aspects of building construction. Principles of drawing and specification preparation and cost estimating. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 3304 - Soil Mechanics


    Prerequisite: CIVL 2205  or EASC 2222 . Soil classifications. Methods of subsurface exploration. Design principles are related to the potential behavior of soils subjected to various loading conditions. Seepage analysis. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 3306 - Hydraulics


    Prerequisites: MATH 2204 EASC 2224  or consent of the instructor. The mechanics of fluids and fluid flow. Fluid statics, laminar and turbulent flow. Energy, continuity, and momentum. Analysis and design of pipes and open channels. Orifices and weirs. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 3309 - Water Resources Engineering


    Prerequisite: CIVL 3306 . Study of principles of water resources engineering including surface and ground water hydrology. Design of water supply, flood control, and hydroelectric reservoirs. Hydraulics and design of water supply distribution and drainage collection systems including pump and turbine design. Principles of probability concepts in the design of hydraulic structures. General review of water and pollution control laws. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 3312 - Structural Analysis


    Prerequisite: CIVL 2205  or EASC 2222 . Basic structural engineering topics on the analysis of beams, trusses, and frames. Topics include load criteria and influence lines; force and deflection analysis of beams and trusses; analysis of indeterminate structures by approximate methods, superposition, and moment distribution. Computer applications and a semester-long design-analysis project requiring engineering decisions. 4 credit hours (two hours lecture, two hours discussion). 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 3315 - Environmental Engineering


    Prerequisites: CHEM 1115 CHEM 1117 CIVL 3306 . Introduction to water supply and demand. Water quantity and quality. Design and operation principles of water and wastewater treatment, disposal, and reuse systems. Collection, recycling, and disposal practices of solid wastes. Fundamentals of air pollution and air pollution control. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 3323 - Mechanics and Structures Laboratory


    Prerequisite or co-requisite: CIVL 3312 . Experiments covering mechanics and structural engineering. The response of metals and wood to different loading conditions will be examined. Laboratory instrumentation will be studied. Laboratory procedures, data collection, interpretation, and presentation will be emphasized. 2 credits.
  
  • CIVL 3327 - Soil Mechanics Laboratory


    Prerequisite or co-requisite: CIVL 3304 . Experiments and laboratory testing in geotechnical engineering. Lab testing includes classification, density, hydraulic conductivity, shear strength, and consolidation tests. Laboratory procedures and data collection, inerpretation, and presentation will be discussed. 2 credits.
  
  • CIVL 3328 - Hydraulics Environmental Laboratory


    Prerequisite or co-requisite: CIVL 3315 . Fundamentals of data collection, analysis, and presentation. Principles of technical report writing. Laboratory methods in hydraulics and environmental engineering. Experiments include pipe and open channel flow; analysis of various hydraulics structures, pumps and other hydraulic machinery; titrimetric, gravimetric, and instrumental methods in water/wastewater quality testing. 2 credits.
  
  • CIVL 3398 - Civil Engineering Internship


    Prerequisite: 60 credit hours toward the BS degree. A partnership consisting of the student, faculty, and employers/organizations providing exposure to and participation in a working engineering environment. The internship will translate classroom knowledge to a professional work environment, and the student will work and learn with practicing engineers while gaining professional experience. A minimum of 300 hours performing related engineering duties is required. 0 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4401 - Foundation Design and Construction


    Prerequisite: CIVL 3304  or consent of instructor. Application of soil mechanics to foundation design, stability, settlement. Selection of foundation type - shallow footings, deep foundations, pile foundations, mat foundations. Subsurface exploration. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4403 - Sustainable Urban Planning


    Prerequisite: senior standing. Engineering, social, economic, political and legal aspects of sustainable urban planning. Emphasis placed on smart growth/smart energy, new urbanism, low-impact development, and transit-oriented development. Case studies of communities in local, national, and global examples. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4404 - Water and Wastewater Engineering


    Prerequisite: CIVL 3315 . Physical, chemical, and biological aspects of water quality and pollution control. Study of unit operations and processes of water, wastewater, and wastewater residuals treatment. Emphasis on hydraulic and process design of water pollution control facilities. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4405 - Indeterminate Structures


    Prerequisites: CIVL 3312 EASC 1112 , senior standing or consent of the instructor. The analysis of statically indeterminate structures. Topics include approximate methods, moment distribution, conjugate beam, energy methods, influence lines, and an introduction to matrix methods. Computer applications and a project requiring structural engineering decisions. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4407 - Professional and Ethical Practice


    Prerequisite: senior standing or consent of instructor. Principles of engineer-client, engineer-society, and owner-contractor relationships examined from ethical, legal, and professional viewpoints. Examination of codes of ethics and preparation of contract documents. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4408 - Steel Design and Construction


    Prerequisite: CIVL 3312 . Analysis, design, and construction of steel structures. Topics include tension, compression, and flexural members; connections; members subjected to torsion; beam-columns; fabrication, erection, and shop practice. Designs will be based on Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD). 3 credit hours (two hours lecture, two hours discussion). 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4409 - Concrete Design and Construction


    Prerequisite: CIVL 3312 . Analysis and design of reinforced concrete beams, columns, slabs, footings, retaining walls. Fundamentals of engineering shop drawings. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4410 - Land Surveying


    Prerequisite: CIVL 2203  or consent of instructor. A study of boundary control and legal aspects of land surveying including deed research, evidence of boundary location, deed description, and riparian rights. Theory of measurement and errors, position precision, state plane coordinate systems, photo-gammetry. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4411 - Highway Engineering


    Prerequisite: CIVL 3301  or consent of instructor. Highway economics and financing. Study of highway planning, geometric design, and capacity. Pavement and drainage design. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4412 - Wood Engineering


    Prerequisite: CIVL 2205  or EASC 2222 . Study of the growth and structure of wood and their influence on strength and durability, preservation, and fire protection. The analysis and design of structural members of wood using the Allowable Stress Design method (ASD) including beams, columns, and connections. The design of wood structures. Discussion of Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD). 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4413 - Masonry Engineering


    Prerequisite: CIVL 2205  or EASC 2222 . The design and analysis of brick and concrete masonry non-reinforced and reinforced structures. Strength, thermal, fire, and sound characteristics, testing, and specifications. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4414 - Route Surveying


    Prerequisite: CIVL 2203 . A continuation of elementary surveying covering principles of route surveying, stadia surveys, practical astronomy, aerial photography, adjustments of instruments. Field problems related to classroom designs. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4415 - Traffic Engineering


    Prerequisite: CIVL 3301  or junior standing. Traffic flow theory including data collection, data analysis, freeways, multilane highways, signalized and unsignalized intersections, intersection signal coordination. Students will be taught how to use several computer programs to analyze traffic flow along roadways. Projects will deal with actual locations in the area. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4450 - Special Topics


    Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of civil engineering. 1-3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4451 - Special Topics


    Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of civil engineering. 1-3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4452 - Special Topics


    Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of civil engineering. 1-3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4453 - Special Topics


    Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of civil engineering. 1-3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4454 - Special Topics


    Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of civil engineering. 1-3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4455 - Special Topics


    Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of civil engineering. 1-3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4456 - Special Topics


    Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of civil engineering. 1-3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4457 - Special Topics


    Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of civil engineering. 1-3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4458 - Special Topics


    Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of civil engineering. 1-3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4459 - Special Topics


    Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of civil engineering. 1-3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4497 - Civil Engineering Senior Project I


    Prerequisite: senior standing. An introduction to project planning and presentation. This course will prepare the student for professional practice by teaching organizational skills, scheduling, technical writing for a lay audience, and oral presentation. Students will begin working on their senior design project and use this preliminary work in their course assignments. Oral and written presentations will be given to update the class on the progress of the project. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4498 - Civil Engineering Senior Project II


    Prerequisite: CIVL 4497 . Supervised individual or group project. The project may be the preparation of a set of contract documents for the construction of a civil engineering facility, research work with a report, or a project approved by the faculty advisor. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4505 - Solid Waste Management


    Prerequisite: CIVL 3315 . Characteristics, volumes, collection, and disposal of solid waste and refuse. Design or processing, recycling, and recovery equipment; landfill design and operation; resource recovery; incineration. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4520 - Engineering Hydrology


    Prerequisite: CIVL 3309 . Theory, methods, and applications of hydrology to contemporary engineering problems. Methods of data collection and analysis as well as design procedures are presented for typical engineering problems. Specific topics to be considered within this framework include the rainfall/runoff process, hydrograph analysis, hydrologic routing, urban runoff, storm water models, and flood frequency analysis. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4523 - Open Channel Hydraulics


    Prerequisite: CIVL 3309 . Basic theories of open channel flow will be presented and corresponding equations developed. Methods of calculating uniform/steady flow; gradually varied flow; and rapid, spatially varied, unsteady flow will be investigated. Flow through bridge piers, transitions, and culverts; backwater curves and the design of open channels. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4593 - Honors Thesis: Civil Engineering


    Students in this course will complete their Honors Thesis in consultation with their Honors Thesis advisor. 3 credits.
  
  • CIVL 4599 - Independent Study


    Prerequisites: consent of the instructor and department chair. Opportunity for the student to explore an area of interest under the direction of a faculty member. Course must be initiated by the student. 1-3 credits.

Computer Engineering

  
  • CMPE 3397 - Junior Design Experience


    Prerequisites: ELEC 2247 ELEC 3356 ELEC 3371 . To foster creativity and individual exploration, this course is expected to take students through a series of preliminary activities and brainstorming sessions in engineering design. The emphasis will be on multidisciplinary designs in a team setting. The course instructor may act as a mentor, a resource, or as a client who will ensure that realistic constraints are imposed. The students are expected to perform a top-down design and analysis of systems or processes. Projects may include (but are not limited to) analog and digital electronics, software/hardware design and interfacing, sensors, microcontrollers, pc interface, motors and actuators. Software simulation tools may be used to verify design. In addition, students will develop skills in hardware and software troubleshooting and testing. The design experience culminates in a multi-week task that requires the students to integrate knowledge and content from ELEC 2247, ELEC 3356, and ELEC 3371 to synthesize a multi-faceted, specification-driven project. 3 credits.
  
  • CMPE 3398 - Computer Engineering Internship/Experiential Learning


    Prerequisite: junior standing with completion of 57 credits. A partnership consisting of the student, faculty, and employers/organizations providing an experiential learning for BS Computer Engineering students. The internship activity may include exposure to and participation in engineering, research, or service. The internship will be at least 200 hours in duration under the direction of a practicing engineer or a mentor while gaining professional experience. 0 credits.
  
  • CMPE 4450 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of computer engineering. 3 credits.
  
  • CMPE 4451 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of computer engineering. 3 credits.
  
  • CMPE 4452 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of computer engineering. 3 credits.
  
  • CMPE 4453 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of computer engineering. 3 credits.
  
  • CMPE 4454 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of computer engineering. 3 credits.
  
  • CMPE 4455 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of computer engineering. 3 credits.
  
  • CMPE 4456 - Special Topics


    Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of computer engineering. 3 credits.
  
  • CMPE 4497 - Computer Engineering Senior Design I


    Prerequisite: CMPE 3397 . This course provides the student time and guidance in selecting a topic for the senior design.  Suitable design projects may be suggested by the student, the faculty, or contacts in industry.  Projects involving both hardware and software are encouraged.  Each student carries out a literature search on the topic, prepares a written proposal with a plan of action for the project, obtains approval from the faculty advisor, makes oral reports of work in progress, and presents a formal project proposal. 2 credits.
  
  • CMPE 4498 - Computer Engineering Senior Design II


    Prerequisite: CMPE 4497 . Students complete the design planned in CMPE 4497 . This course provides students with experience at a professional level with engineering projects that involve analysis, design, construction of prototypes, and evaluation of results. Projects involving both hardware and software are encouraged. A final report presentation and a formal written report are required. 3 credits.
  
  • CMPE 4593 - Honors Thesis: Computer Engineering


    Students in this course will complete their Honors Thesis in consultation with their Honors Thesis advisor. 3 credits.
  
  • CMPE 4599 - Independent Study


    Prerequisites: consent of the instructor and department chair. Opportunity for the student to explore an area of interest under the direction of a faculty member. Course must be initiated by the student. 1-3 credits.

Chemistry

  
  • CHEM 1103 - Introduction to General Chemistry


    Introductory course for students without a high school chemistry background. Fundamentals of chemistry including such topics as elements, compounds, nomenclature, and practical applications. CHEM 104 is taken concurrently with CHEM 103. 3 credits.
  
  • CHEM 1105 - Introduction to General and Organic Chemistry with Laboratory


    Co-requisite: CHEM 1106  - you must enroll in a section of CHEM 1106 before you can enroll in CHEM 1105.  Fundamentals of general and organic chemistry: atomic structure and properties of compounds, stoichiometry and reactions, energy relationships, states of matter, solutions, hydrocarbons, and classes of organic compounds. 4 credits.
  
  • CHEM 1106 - Lab CHEM 1105


    LAB for CHEM 1105 0 credits.
  
  • CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Workshop


    Co-requisites: MATH 1110 CHEM 1115 CHEM 1117 . This course is an instructional weekly workshop required for students placed into MATH 1110 and required to enroll in CHEM 1115. The instructional workshops will support content taught in CHEM 1115. It will also cover effective learning and study strategies for science courses to help prepare students for course assessments. 0 credits.
  
  • CHEM 1115 - General Chemistry I


    Prerequisite: placement in MATH 1110  (or higher) or a grade of C or better in CHEM 1103 .  Placement in MATH 1110 requires concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1111 while enrolled in CHEM 1115. Co-requisite: CHEM 1117 .  The first half of a one-year sequence in general chemistry intended for science and engineering students and comprised of a brief overview of chemistry fundamentals including measurement, atomic structure, compounds and chemical reactions, stoichiometry, gases, thermochemistry, quantum chemistry, electronic structure, bonding theory and molecular structure. 3 credits.
  
  • CHEM 1116 - General Chemistry II


    Prerequisites: MATH 1110 CHEM 1117 , and a grade of C or higher in CHEM 1115  or placement by the department. Co-requisite: CHEM 1118 . The second half of a one-year course sequence in General Chemistry intended for science and engineering students and comprised of a brief overview of chemistry fundamentals including intermolecular forces, physical properties of liquids and solids, colligative properties of solutions, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, solubility equilibrium, acid-base equilibrium/buffers, thermodynamics and electrochemistry.

      3 credits.

  
  • CHEM 1117 - Lab CHEM 1115


    Co-requisite: CHEM 1115 . Supports and supplements the topics discussed in CHEM 1115 with practical exercises and experiments.
      1 credits.
  
  • CHEM 1118 - Lab CHEM 1116


    Prerequisites: CHEM 1117  and a grade of C or higher in CHEM 1115 . Co-requisite: CHEM 1116 . Supports and supplements the topics discussed in CHEM 1116 with practical exercises and experiments.

      1 credits.

  
  • CHEM 2201 - Organic Chemistry I


    Prerequisites: CHEM 1116 CHEM 1118  or EASC 1120 . Common reactions in aliphatic and aromatic chemistry with emphasis on functional groups and reaction mechanisms. CHEM 2203  is taken concurrently with CHEM 2201. 3 credits.
  
  • CHEM 2202 - Organic Chemistry II


    Prerequisite: a grade of C or higher in CHEM 2201  or placement by the department. Co-requisite: CHEM 2204 . Common reactions in aliphatic and aromatic chemistry with emphasis on functional groups and reaction mechanisms. 3 credits.
  
  • CHEM 2203 - Lab CHEM 2201


    To be taken with CHEM 2201 . Some of the techniques, reactions, and syntheses commonly employed in the organic chemistry laboratory are covered on micoscale level including qualitative organic analysis and FTIR analysis. 1 credits.
  
  • CHEM 2204 - Lab CHEM 2202


    To be taken with CHEM 2202 . Some of the techniques, reactions, and syntheses commonly employed in the organic chemistry laboratory are covered on micoscale level including qualitative organic analysis and FTIR analysis. 1 credits.
  
  • CHEM 2211 - Quantitative Analysis with Laboratory


    Prerequisites: CHEM 1116 CHEM 1118  or EASC 1120 . Theory and applications of acid-base, solubility, complex-formation, and oxidation-reduction equilibria to quantitative chemical analysis; introduction to statistics and evaluation of results. Laboratory analysis of samples by gravimetric and volumetric methods. 4 credits.
  
  • CHEM 2212 - Lab CHEM 2211


    LAB CHEM 2211   0 credits.
  
  • CHEM 2221 - Instrumental Methods with Laboratory


    Prerequisites: CHEM 1116 CHEM 1118  (or EASC 1120 ), CHEM 2201 CHEM 2203  or consent of the instructor.  Theory and applications of various instrumental methods with emphasis on ultraviolet, visible, atomic absorption, fluorescence, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; gas and liquid chromatography; and potentiometry. Laboratory analysis of samples by methods discussed in the lecture. 4 credits.
  
  • CHEM 2222 - Lab CHEM 2221


    LAB CHEM 2221   0 credits.
  
  • CHEM 3300 - Chemistry Project


    An independent, lab-based project under the guidance of a faculty member in the department.  Requires permission of instructor to register. 1 credits.
  
  • CHEM 3321 - Plastics and Polymer Chemistry I


    Prerequisites: CHEM 1116 CHEM 1118 , CHEM 2202 CHEM 2204 . All phases of the plastics and polymers field, including the chemistry involved, methods of production, physical properties, and the uses of specific polymers. 3 credits.
  
  • CHEM 3322 - Plastics and Polymer Chemistry II


    Prerequisites: CHEM 1116 CHEM 1118 CHEM 2202 CHEM 2204 .  All phases of the plastics and polymers field, including the chemistry involved, methods of production, physical properties, and the uses of specific polymers. 3 credits.
  
  • CHEM 3331 - Physical Chemistry I


    Prerequuisites: CHEM 1116  or EASC 1120 PHYS 2205 . Prerequisite or co-requisite: MATH 2203 . Kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics, phase equilibria, transport and surface phenomena, kinetics, quantum mechanics, atomic and molecular spectroscopy. 3 credits.
  
  • CHEM 3332 - Physical Chemistry II


    Prerequisites: CHEM 1116  or EASC 1120 PHYS 2205 . Prerequisite or co-requisite: MATH 2203 . Kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics, phase equilibria, transport and surface phenomena, kinetics, quantum mechanics, atomic and molecular spectroscopy. 3 credits.
  
  • CHEM 3333 - Lab CHEM 3331


    To be taken with CHEM 3331 . Laboratory training in vacuum line techniques and real-time collection of temperature, pressure, and spectrophotometric data by microcomputer. Experiments include diffusion, velocity, and heat capacities of gases; calorimetry; phase diagrams of mixtures; electro-chemical properties, kinetics of fast reactions, enzyme and oscillating reactions; rotational-vibrational spectroscopy. 1 credits.
  
  • CHEM 3334 - Lab CHEM 3332


    To be taken with CHEM 3332 . Laboratory training in vacuum line techniques and real-time collection of temperature, pressure, and spectrophotometric data by microcomputer. Experiments include diffusion, velocity, and heat capacities of gases; calorimetry; phase diagrams of mixtures; electro-chemical properties, kinetics of fast reactions, enzyme and oscillating reactions; rotational-vibrational spectroscopy. 1 credits.
  
  • CHEM 3341 - Synthetic Methods in Chemistry


    Prerequisites: CHEM 2202 CHEM 2204 CHEM 2221 .  A one-semester laboratory course covering the synthesis and characterization of inorganic and organic compounds. Performance of a variety of reactions and chemical manipulations with a focus on advanced laboratory techniques: handling air-sensitive materials, use of cryogenic conditions, separation and purification, isolation of natural products, experiment design, and safety procedures. A selection of methods for transition metal, main-group element, and aromatic and aliphatic organic syntheses. Characterization of compounds by UV, IR, NMR, mass spectrometry, and other instrumental methods. Eight hours of laboratory per week. 4 credits.
  
  • CHEM 3350 - Chemistry Research


    An original research project under the guidance of a faculty member in the department. Recommended as an initiation to research for students planning to complete a thesis. Requires permission of instructor to register. 3 credits.
  
  • CHEM 3398 - Chemistry Internship


    Prerequisites: sophomore standing, advisor approval. An opportunity for students to apply theoretical concepts of chemistry to a practical project. The internship is designed to expose students to professional practice and culture and provide an opportunity to gain professional experience under the direction of practicing scientists. The requirement may be satisfied through an internship, full- or part-time employment, apprenticeship, or volunteer work. A minimum of 180 hours of work related to chemistry or other laboratory sciences is required. 1 credits.
  
  • CHEM 4411 - Chemical Literature


    Prerequisite: CHEM 2202 . Acquaints he student with the chemical literature and its use. Assignments include library searches and online searching. 1 credits.
  
  • CHEM 4412 - Seminar


    Prerequisite: CHEM 4411 . The student researches a specific current topic in chemical research or applied chemistry and presents a formal seminar to the faculty and students. 1 credits.
 

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