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  • CAS CH 301: Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
    Combined advanced lecture/laboratory course that introduces fundamental methods of organic synthesis and analysis current in chemical research. Applications include topics in organocatalysis, asymmetric synthesis and organometallic chemistry, and spectroscopy. Eight hours project-based lab plus three hours lecture.
  • CAS CH 303: Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
    Fundamental theoretical principles, capabilities, applications, and limitations of modern analytical instrumentation with laboratory in spectroscopy and analytical chromatography. Two hours lecture, six hours lab (single session).
  • CAS CH 341: Junior Research in Chemistry 1 (2 Credits)
    First semester of research including the use of the research literature, attendance at group research meetingrs and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Research and Information Literacy.
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • CAS CH 342: Junior Research in Chemistry 2 (2 Credits)
    Second semester of research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Oral and/or Signed Communication.
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
  • CAS CH 343: Junior Research in Chemistry 3 (2 Credits)
    Third semester of research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Teamwork/Collaboration.
    • Teamwork/Collaboration
  • CAS CH 344: Junior Research in Chemistry 4 (2 Credits)
    Fourth semester of research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Teamwork/Collaboration.
    • Teamwork/Collaboration
  • CAS CH 345: Junior Research in Chemistry 5 (2 Credits)
    Fifth semester of research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, creative contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office.
  • CAS CH 346: Junior Research in Chemistry 6 (2 Credits)
    Fifth semester of research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, creative contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office.
  • CAS CH 351: Physical Chemistry I: Quantum Mechanics
    Fundamentals of quantum mechanics for studying atomic and molecular systems. Schrodinger equation. Properties of waves and wave packets. Translations, rotations, and vibrations. One and many electron atoms. Born-Oppenheimer approximation. Diatomic and polyatomic molecules. Valence bond, molecular orbital, and Huckel theories. Variational principle. Electronic, rotational, vibrational, and magnetic resonance spectroscopies. Spontaneous and stimulated emission. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Quantitative Reasoning II.
    • Quantitative Reasoning II
  • CAS CH 352: Physical Chemistry II: Statistical Thermodynamics
    Statistics and probability. Maximizing multiplicity and concept of equilibrium. Energy, entropy, and the laws of thermodynamics. Boltzmann and Gibbs entropy formulas. Thermodynamic driving forces and free energy. Maxwell relations. Partition functions for atoms, molecules, and solids. Fluctuations and the heat capacity. Chemical equilibrium. Liquids, solutions, and mixtures. Polymers and biopolymers. Microscopic theories of diffusion and reaction. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
  • CAS CH 354: Physical Chemistry Laboratory
    Experiments in thermodynamics, vibrational and electronic, chemical kinetics and equilibrium, molecular modeling and structure determination. Statistics and error analysis of laboratory data. Six hours lab plus prelab lecture. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Scientific Inquiry II, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Scientific Inquiry II
    • Research and Information Literacy
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS CH 361: Junior Research in Chemistry 1 (4 Credits)
    First semester of research including the use of the research literature, attendance with oral presentations at group research seminars and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Oral and/or Signed Communication, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • CAS CH 362: Junior Research in Chemistry 2 (4 Credits)
    Second semester of research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, critical analysis of the research project, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Oral and/or Signed Communication, Critical Thinking.
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
    • Critical Thinking
  • CAS CH 363: Junior Research in Chemistry 3 (4 Credits)
    Third semester of research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, creative contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Teamwork/Collaboration, Creativity/Innovation.
    • Teamwork/Collaboration
    • Creativity/Innovation
  • CAS CH 364: Junior Research in Chemistry 4 (4 Credits)
    Fourth semester of research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, creative contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Teamwork/Collaboration, Creativity/Innovation.
    • Teamwork/Collaboration
    • Creativity/Innovation
  • CAS CH 365: Junior Research in Chemistry 5 (4 Credits)
    Fifth semester of research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, creative contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office.
  • CAS CH 366: Junior Research in Chemistry 6 (4 Credits)
    Sixth semester of research including attendance with oral presentations at group research meetings, creative contributions as a research team member, and the writing of a report at the end of semester as required by research group. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office.
  • CAS CH 373: Principles of Biochemistry
    Introductory biochemistry focusing on structure/function with applications to medicine, nutrition, and biotechnology, including acid/base chemistry, protein structure, enzyme mechanisms, thermodynamics, and kinetics; nucleic acid structure/function and information transfer, carbohydrates and carbohydrate metabolism, lipids and lipid metabolism, and bioenergetics of oxidative energy metabolism. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
  • CAS CH 400: Special Topics in Chemistry
    May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Pre-requisites vary with topic. Topic for Spring 2021: Molecular Kinetics and Dynamics. (Prerequisites: CAS CH 102 or CAS CH 110 or CAS CH 112; AND CAS PY 212 AND CAS MA 124. Undergraduate Corequisites: CAS MA 225 or CAS CH225.) Models of molecular dynamics and energy transfer. Chemical kinetics. Absolute reaction rates and transition state theory. Kramers theory of reactions in solution. Protein-ligand association and binding. Enzymatic reactions and theories of catalysis. Electron transfer and Marcus theory. Kinetics of nucleation and molecular self-assembly. Rate processes in geochemistry. Theory of protein folding, misfolding, and aggregation. Reaction networks in systems biology. Small world networks and power-law kinetics.
  • CAS CH 401: Honors Research in Chemistry
    Minimum 16 hours per week of experimental or theoretical research, within a chemistry department research group or in another approved research group (outside the department) that is undertaking research in the chemical sciences. An Honors thesis is submitted at the end of the spring semester and defended before a committee of three faculty members. A grade of B or higher is required in both CAS CH 401 and CAS CH 402 in order to graduate with Honors in the Major in Chemistry. An oral presentation at the Undergraduate Research Symposium at the end of the spring semester is also required. Effective Fall 2021 ,this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Creativity/Innovation, Teamwork/Collaboration.
    • Teamwork/Collaboration
    • Creativity/Innovation

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