Chemistry

• CAS CH 232: Inorganic Chemistry
  The relation of atomic and molecular structure to chemical properties. Bronsted and Lewis acid/base behavior; redox reactions; bonding and reactions of main group elements; d-metal complexes, including bonding, spectra, and reaction mechanisms; and organometallic chemistry. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion, four hours lab.
• CAS CH 273: Principles of Biochemistry
  Biomolecules in aqueous systems. Composition, structure, and function of proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides. Information transfer from DNA to RNA and proteins. Bioenergetic principles in glycolysis, oxidative energy metabolism, and selected biosynthetic paths. Applications to medicine, nutrition, and biotechnology. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
• CAS CH 291: Undergraduate Research in Chemistry II
  See CAS CH 191, 192 for description.
• CAS CH 292: Undergraduate Research in Chemistry II
  See CAS CH 191, 192 for description.
• CAS CH 301: Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  Combined lecture/laboratory course that introduces fundamental methods of synthesis and analysis current in chemical research. Applications include topics in organocatalysis, asymmetric synthesis and organometallic chemistry, and spectroscopy. Eight hours lab plus three hours lecture.
• CAS CH 351: Physical Chemistry I
  Quantum Theory, atomic and molecular structure, molecular spectroscopy, statistical mechanics, solid state chemistry. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
• CAS CH 352: Physical Chemistry II
  Thermodynamics, equilibrium, chemical kinetics. Applications include electrochemistry, phase transitions, catalysis, aqueous solutions, and polymers. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
• CAS CH 354: Physical Chemistry Laboratory
  Experiments in thermodynamics, electrochemistry, chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, and spectroscopy. Applications and principles of electronics and instrumental design and applications of computers. Statistics and error analysis of laboratory data. Four hours lab plus prelab lecture.
• CAS CH 391: Undergraduate Research in Chemistry III
  See CAS CH 191, 192 for description.
• CAS CH 392: Undergraduate Research in Chemistry III
  See CAS CH 191, 192 for description.
• CAS CH 401: Senior Independent Work
  Experimental or theoretical investigation of problems including search and use of literature. Weekly research seminars, periodic written reports, and oral exam and thesis at the end of the second semester. Applications for independent work for distinction must be made through the CAS Academic Advising office.
• CAS CH 402: Senior Independent Work
  Experimental or theoretical investigation of problems including search and use of literature. Weekly research seminars, periodic written reports, and oral exam and thesis. Applications for independent work for distinction must be made through the CAS Academic Advising office.
• CAS CH 421: Biochemistry I
  Introductory biochemistry. Protein structure and folding, enzyme mechanisms, kinetics, and allostery; nucleic acid structure; lipids and membrane structure; bioenergetics; vitamins and coenzymes; introduction to intermediary metabolism. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion, four hours lab.
• CAS CH 422: Biochemistry II
  Polysaccarides, energy storage and recognition; intermediary metabolism; lipid and isoprene metabolism; nitrogen metabolism; nucleotide metabolism, macromolecular biosynthesis with emphasis on specificity and fidelity in the mechanisms of RNA, DNA, and protein synthesis. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion, four hours lab.
• CAS CH 445: Transition Metal Chemistry
  Introduction to the concepts of transition metal-mediated reactions and mechanisms, including electronic structure and properties, reaction mechanisms, kinetics, organometallic compounds, catalytic reactions, and aspects of asymmetric catalysis.
• CAS CH 458: Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics
  Chemical kinetics and reaction dynamics. Rate theory. Theoretical models of reaction dynamics: transition state theory, collision theory, statistical methods. Transport theory. Modern experimental approaches. Photochemical and photophysical dynamics, energy transfer, condensed phase and atmospheric reaction processes.
• CAS CH 491: Undergraduate Research in Chemistry IV
  See CAS CH 191, 192 for description.
• CAS CH 492: Undergraduate Research in Chemistry IV
  See CAS CH 191, 192 for description.
• CAS CH 525: Physical Biochemistry
  Cannot be taken as advanced course for chemistry majors or in addition to CAS CH351/352. Introduction to physical chemical principles with topics in biochemistry, solution and solid phase chemistry of biomolecules.
• CAS CH 527: Biochemistry Laboratory I
  For students enrolled concurrently in GMS BI 555, 556. First semester emphasizes the purification and characterization of proteins and DNA. Second semester emphasizes protein, carbohydrate, and lipid chemistry. Development and use of modern instrumentation and techniques. Same as CAS BI 527 and the laboratory portion of CAS CH/BI 421. Four hours lab, one hour discussion.

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