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Emphasis on developing student laboratory techniques for general chemistry studies. Designed for transfer students with credit for General Chemistry I lecture.

Continued studies in general chemistry laboratory techniques. Designed for transfer students with credit for General Chemistry II lecture. Continuation of CHEM 1110.

Requirements may include a literature search, oral presentation, and written abstract on a relevant topic in Chemistry.

Students will conduct chemical research in collaboration with a faculty member. A minimum of 3 clock hours of laboratory work per week will be required for each semester hour of credit. Library work and a written report of work will also be required.

This course is designed to meet the requirements for a laboratory science course for students who do not plan to major in Biology or Chemistry, the course will not meet requirements for Nursing or other Health Careers students. In addition to providing an introduction to some basic concepts of Chemistry, the course is designed to acquaint students with the impact of modern science and technology on their everyday lives by examining the chemistry of life, food additives, drugs, detergents, cosmetics, paints, space, and others. This course will not count in the required hours for a Chemistry major or minor. Laboratory fee. Fall, Spring.

This course is an introductory applied chemistry course designed for students who are not planning to major in Biology or Chemistry, but who are interested in the technical methods used to enforce our criminal and civil laws. Students with interests in the scientific aspects of the Criminal Justice field or those who desire additional knowledge of the capabilities of a typical crime laboratory extending beyond that of magazine articles or television programs will benefit from the material. Real life examples of the principles and techniques of physical and natural science as practiced and applied to the analysis of crime scenes will by discussed. Laboratory fee. Fall, Spring.

Environmental Science is a one-semester course designed for students who are not planning to major in Biology or Chemistry. Using the global approach, the course will focus on environmental principles, problems, and potential solutions. A chemical emphasis will be given where applicable to such topics as materials, waste management and waste treatment, energy resources, population increases, water and water pollution, air and air pollution, using and misusing land, and environmental legislation. The laboratory activities will reinforce concepts covered in the classroom with experiments and demonstrations. (Same as ENVR 1402) Laboratory fee. Fall, Spring.

This course is designed to prepare the natural science major, as well as the prehealth professions student, for additional studies in chemistry. Fundamental topics in chemistry including atomic theory, stoichiometry, solutions, gases, thermochemistry, quantum theory, the periodic table, and chemical bonding are covered, including calculations methods. General techniques and fundamental properties are emphasized in the laboratory.

Continuation of CHEM 1410. Condensed phases, solution properties, kinetics, equilibria, acid-base systems, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry are covered. General techniques are fundamental properties are emphasized in the laboratory.

This course is designed to provide the pre-nursing student with a fundamental understanding of general chemical principles. Atomic structure, bonding, nomenclature, chemical equations, and a problem-solving approach to stoichiometry, gases, solutions, acids and bases, and oxidation-reduction are covered. Basic techniques and fundamental properties are emphasized in the laboratory. This course does not fulfill the prerequisite for CHEM 1420. Laboratory Fee. Fall, Spring, Summer I.

Important organic and biological molecules and their physical and chemical properties will be covered with additional study given to their roles in biochemical processes.

Faculty-directed experience in assisting with laboratory studies. May be repeated subject to availability of assignments.

Laboratory component of Organic Chemistry I. Preparation of representative organic compounds and introduction to qualitative and quantitative organic analysis. Designed for transfer students with credit for Organic Chemistry I lecture.

Laboratory component of Organic Chemistry II. Continued studies in Organic Chemistry laboratory techniques. Designed for transfer students with credit for Organic Chemistry II lecture.

Fundamental methods and theories of acid-base, precipitation, complex-formation, oxidation-reduction titration, and gravimetric methods of analysis.

A systematic study of carbon compounds. Laboratory work consists of preparation of representative organic compounds and an introduction to qualitative and quantitative organic analysis.

A continuation of CHEM 3410.

Kinetic theory; classical thermodynamic principles with an introduction to statistical thermodynamics; thermodynamics of chemical reactions and equilibrium; reaction kinetics and modern structural concepts.

A continuation of CHEM 3440.

A study of principles and concepts of Environmental Chemistry. The chemical process of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere will be investigated. The effect of man-made pollutants on these chemical processes will also be studied. Laboratory will focus on environmental sampling and analysis tehcniques.

Students majoring in chemistry must complete the chemistry achievement examination prior to graduation.

Advanced studies in Chemistry involving either use of chemical literature or specialized laboratory techniques or both.

An introduction to legal aspects of academic laboratory safety, basic concepts of a laboratory safety program, Material Safety Data Sheets, and waste disposal for academic science laboratories K-12.

A study of the principles and methods of handling hazardous materials in the workplace. Coverage includes the nature and scope of hazards in the workplace and an overview of regulations of hazardous materials adn worker safety, occupational diseases, fundamentals of industrial hygiene, basic concepts of toxicology, and an introduction to risk assessment.

Concepts of Envirnomental Science will be introduced. Study will focus on the major enviornmental issues of the day, including technological, economic, and ethical aspects of these issues. Methods of risk-benefit analysis will be presented. (Same as ENVR 4311)

Theories of bonding in inorganic systems, coordination chemistry, mechanisms of inorganic reactions, acid-base theory, Born-Haber cycles, oxidation potential, and structural concepts.

A survey of life molecules with emphasis on their roles in metabolic processes. The laboratory is an introdcution to classical biochemical techniques.

Theoretical basis for and application of instrumental methods of chemical analysis, including a wide variety of spectral and chromatographic techniques.

Environmental Science is a one-semester course designed for student who are not planning to major in Biology or Chemistry. Using the global approach, the course will focus on environmental principles, problems, and potential solutions. A chemical emphasis will be given where applicable to such topics as materials, waste management and waste treatment, energy resources, populations increases, water and water pollution, air and air pollution, using and misusing land, and environmental legislation. The laboratory activities will reinforce concepts covered in the classroom with experiments and demonstrations. (Same as CHEM 1402) Laboratory fee. Fall, Spring.

Concepts of Environmental Science will be introduced. Study will focus on the major environmental issues of the day, including technological, economic, and ethical aspects of these issues. Methods of risk-benefit analysis will be presented.

A study of the natural environment of man and the nature of material composing the earth, including the processes by which they are formed, altered, transported, and distorted. Various aspects of our oceans and the earth's atmosphere are included. This course is normally taught as a classroom course but in some instances it may consist of an extended field trip to different geological regions of the United States or Mexico. In such instances, enrollment will be limited and will require permission of the instructor. Expenses will be shared by the participants. Laboratory fee. Fall.

An introductory survey of the earth's geologic history from its earliest beginnings to the present, as well as a chronological study of how the processes of Physical Geology have operated, with emphasis placed on the North American continent. Ancient landmasses, ocean basins, mountain ranges, and the development of plants and animals will be among topics discussed. This course is normally taught as a classroom course but in some instances it may consist of an extended field trip to historically important geological regions of the United States or Mexico. In such instances, enrollment will be limited and will requrie permission of the instructor. Expenses will be shared by the participants. Laboratory fee. Spring.