Chemistry (CHE)

Designed for non-science majors. Chemical principles are developed and applied to a series of major societal/technological issues such as global warming, water quality, acid rain, food additives, alternate energy sources, etc. Three lecture hours per week. 3 credits. Every year; day and evening.

Intended for non-science majors. Introduction to basic principles of chemistry; emphasis on application of these principles to living systems and their impact on present-day living. Two lecture, one recitation, and three lab hours per week. Lab fee.

Continuation of CHE 1101. Lab fee.

This course is intended to provide students with a descriptive background in general, organic and biochemistry so that subsequent courses taken such as, nutrition and pharmacology, can be appreciated on a molecular level. The first part of the course will focus on fundamentals of general chemistry dealing with the nature of atoms, atomic structure, bonding and role of nuclear chemistry in medicine. The second half of the course will focus on the structure and nomenclature or organic and biomolecules and their role in health-related systems.

This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to CHE-1105. Students will conduct experiments that investigate a broad spectrum of chemistry, from general to organic and biological chemistry. You will investigate applications of chemistry to biological materials. This is a 3-hour lab.

This course is intended for science majors with a strong emphasis on the quantitative aspects of chemistry. The course begins with an investigation of the ways in which we represent atoms and molecules symbolically, and their structures and spectroscopic signals. We then consider properties related to their physical states: gases, liquids, and solids. Finally, we scale up our investigation to explore how we relate the submicroscopic realm of atoms and molecules to the physically observable macroscopic world by considering such aspects as stoichiometry and moles.

This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to CHE-1201. Students will conduct experiments that investigate atomic structure, elemental and molecular properties, bonding and structure, and stoichiometry. Students will be evaluated on their practical and communication skills. This is a 3-hour lab.

This course is a continuation of CHE 1201. The principles learned in CHE-1201 will be applied in a more systematic way. Students will discover the reasons why chemical reactions occur (thermodynamics), how fast they occur (kinetics), and what happens when reactions and processes seem to stop (equilibrium). We then apply these systematic approaches to two basic reaction types: Acid/Base reactions and Electrochemical reactions. Couse materials will be covered using quantitative and qualitative approaches.

This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to CHE-1202. Students will conduct experiments that focus on a systematic approach-using principles of thermodynamics, kinetics, and equilibrium -to chemical and physical processes. These systematic approaches will be applied to acid/base chemistry and electrochemical reactions. This is a 3-hour lab.

Students will build on material covered in CHE-1201/02. The emphasis is on the quantitative aspects of chemistry. Students will apply quantitative methods to gravimetric and volumetric analysis, solubility products, acid-base reactions, oxidation-reduction reactions, and complex formation. Quantitative results will be assessed for precision and statistical relevance.

This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to CHE-2050. Students will conduct experiments that apply chemical principles to chemical reactions and quantitatively analyze the results. Students will also use statistical analysis to determine the accuracy and precision of their results. This is a 3-hour lab.

This course will prepare students to understand the role that organic chemistry plays in advanced chemistry and biology. You will learn about the different organic functional groups and how to systematically name them. The orientation of chemical groups is important and you will apply theories of symmetry to the naming and reactivity of the various functional groups.

This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to CHE-2101. The course begins by demonstrating tools that allow students to differentiate between organic substances. Students will then apply their knowledge of stereochemistry to demonstrate an understanding of nomenclature. Most of the emphasis of the course involves developing skills that allow students to separate the compounds in a mixture, and some simple syntheses will be used to demonstrate understanding. This is a 4-hour lab.

This course is the second in the organic chemistry sequence and is the continuation of CHE-2101. The course builds on the knowledge acquired in CHE-2101 and allows you to develop a deeper understanding of the chemistry of the various organic functional groups. The emphasis is placed on learning the principles behind reaction mechanisms and reagents. Furthermore, you will learn how to use spectroscopic techniques to identify the different functional group and molecular structures.

This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to CHE-2102 that builds on the synthetic and separation techniques introduced in CHE-2101L. You will perform additional organic syntheses that broaden skills developed in CHE 2101L. You will strengthen you skills at separating mixtures and apply spectroscopic techniques to identify unknown products. This is a 4-hour lab.

Inorganic Chemistry is a vast subject comprising the chemistry of all 114 known elements and their compounds. Therefore, it is useful to understand the various principles that govern the chemistry of the elements so that memorization is minimized and critical analysis is maximized. The basic principles that will be address are: Electronic structure, size, acidity, redox, thermodynamics, bonding, and properties. This course will provide a basic understanding of inorganic chemistry that allows for many applications to environmental and biological systems.

This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to CHE-2301. Students will conduct experiments that investigate thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibria, acid/base chemistry, and inorganic syntheses. This is a 3-hour lab.

Biochemistry applies basic principles of chemistry - thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, acids/bases to biological processes. The course will cover course deals with the properties of important biological molecules in cell biology, metabolism, and molecular genetics. An emphasis is placed on structure-function relationships and biosynthesis.

Chemistry is the study of the nature of substances and their transformations. This course is designed to give you a glimpse of the general methods utilized in a biochemistry laboratory. You will perform techniques such as chromatography, SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis, ion exchange chromatography, gel filtration, protein isolation, and enzyme kinetics. This is a 4-hour lab.

For biology majors only. Theoretical and practical knowledge of modern analytical chemistry including statistics, volumetric and gravimetric analysis, chemical and electrochemical equilibrium, acid-base, and chemistry. Introduction to instrumental methods of analysis including spectrophotometry, FT-IR, and Chromatography (HPLC, GC-MS, GC). Two lecture and five lab hours per week. Lab fee.

Atomic, molecular and crystal structure; thermodynamics; solution properties; chemical kinetics; and electrochemistry.

This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to CHE-4001. Experiments that investigate Thermodynamics; solution properties; chemical kinetics; and electrochemistry will be conducted. This is a 4-hour lab.

An in-depth exploration of topics relevant to physical chemistry including: Quantum chemistry; Atomic and molecular structure; Molecular spectroscopy.

This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to CHE-4002. Experiments that investigate Quantum chemistry, Atomic and molecular structure, Molecular spectroscopy will be conducted. This is a 4-hour lab.

Understanding what instruments to use - and what information that they provide - is vital in chemistry. Instruments allow us to identify chemicals and to follow the progress of chemical reactions. By the end of this course, you will have gained an understanding and appreciation for the theory, basic design and applications of three categories of chemical instrumentation: (1) spectroscopic, (2) electrochemical (potentiometric only) and (3) instruments and methods used for chemical separations. Most of the emphasis of the material will be spectroscopy.

This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to CHE-4050. You will apply theories of spectroscopy, chromatography, electroanalytical chemistry and mass spectrometry in the laboratory and gain experience in using modern chemical instrumentation. This is a 4-hour lab.

Students may intern during the summer at approved research and development companies. The student must maintain a comprehensive daily log of work activities signed by their supervisor to be reported to the Chairperson when requested. Internships must be approved by the department Chairperson.

Independent laboratory research under faculty guidance.

Continuation of CHE 4993.

Individual research in an approved area. Library research, conferences, report, or special project. Approval of the department Chairperson is required.

Individual research in an approved area. Library research, conferences, report, or special project. Approval of the department Chairperson is required.

Individual investigation in some special field of chemistry, may involve literature or laboratory research. Required of majors in senior year.

At the heart of the Franciscan tradition is a quest to live a more moral and authentic life where our role is to serve as custodians of the earth. As custodians it is vital that we acknowledge the current state of our environment and to act in ways that improve that status. To this end it is necessary to be able to evaluate information pertaining to the environment and to place that information in its proper perspective. This course will lead us in an investigation of the history of environmentalism, the speciation and toxicology of chemicals, health and quality of life issues, regulatory controls, the economy, and politics. We will then examine in greater depth a number of current and historical environmental cases. By the end of this course you should be able to critically evaluate issues of environmental concern and to determine the best way that we as individuals, and as a group, can be agents of positive change and, thereby proceed as custodians of the earth.

Science is not, as you may imagine, a series of technically dense theories, with heavy calculations and mind-bending feats of logic. Oh no! Science is interspersed with humor, betrayal, sadness; the full range of human experience. and a series of technically dense theories with heavy calculations and mind-bending feats of logic. This course will not only provide you with an overview of the best scientific ideas of what we currently understand, but also the various trials and tribulations of the personalities of those individuals that brought us those ideas.