Chemistry

• 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
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCH102 OR CASCH110 OR CASCH112) ; and CASPY212 and CASMA124. ; Undergraduate Corequisites: (CASMA225 OR CASCH225) - 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.
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• CAS CH 352: Physical Chemistry II: Statistical Thermodynamics
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCH102 OR CASCH110 OR CASCH112) ; AND CASPY212 AND CASMA124. ; Undergraduate Corequisites: (CASMA225 OR CASCH225) - 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
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASCH102/201, CASCH110, CASCH112 or CASCH351. First Year Writing Semin ar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120) ; Undergraduate Corequisites: (CASCH352) - 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.
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  • Research and Information Literacy
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• 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.
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  • Oral and/or Signed Communication
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• 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.
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  • Critical Thinking
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS BI 105 or CAS BI 108 or CAS NE 102 or ENG BE 209; and CAS CH 204 o r CAS CH 214 or CAS CH 212 or CAS CH 174; or equivalent. - 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
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: 3.0 overall GPA, 3.2 GPA in required major courses, and approval of H onors application by Chemistry Department Undergraduate Programs Commi ttee. - 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.
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• CAS CH 402: Honors Research in Chemistry
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: 3.0 overall GPA, 3.2 GPA in required major courses, and approval of H onors application by Chemistry Department Undergraduate Programs Commi ttee. - 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: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Teamwork/Collabration.
• CAS CH 421: Biochemistry I
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCH204 OR CASCH212 OR CASCH214) or equivalent. - Introductory biochemistry. Protein structure and folding, enzyme mechanisms, kinetics, and allostery; nucleic acid structure; macromolecular biosynthesis with emphasis on specificity and fidelity; lipids and membrane structure; vitamins and coenzymes; introduction to intermediary metabolism. Students must register for three sections: lecture, discussion, and a laboratory. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration. Effective Spring 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration. Effective Spring 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration.
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  • Critical Thinking
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• CAS CH 422: Biochemistry 2
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120), (CASBI421 OR CASCH421) or equivalent. - Cell metabolism, with special emphasis on the uptake of food materials, the integration and regulation of catabolic, anabolic, and anaplerotic routes, and the generation and utilization of energy. Lectures include consideration of events in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion, four hours lab. Effective Spring 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Research and Information Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration, Creativity/Innovation.
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  • Creativity/Innovation
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• CAS CH 441: Senior Research in Chemistry 1
  Senior 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 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Teamwork/Collaboration.
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  • Teamwork/Collaboration
• CAS CH 442: Senior Research in Chemistry 2
  Senior 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. Presentation at the semester's end Undergraduate Research Symposium is required. Application must be made through the Department of Chemistry office. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Digital/Multimedia Expression.
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  • Digital/Multimedia Expression
• CAS CH 455: Introduction to Computational Molecular Science
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCH351 & CASCH352) or consent of instructor - Introduction to computational approaches for solving problems in molecular science. Lectures on numerical methods for differentiation and integration, energy minimization, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo, normal mode analysis, quantum chemistry. Assignments consist of problems solved using python notebooks. Three hours lecture, one hour lab per week.
• CAS CH 461: Senior Research in Chemistry 1
  Senior 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 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Teamwork/Collaboration, Creativity/Innovation.
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  • Creativity/Innovation
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