CHE 103 Lecture and Lab: A forensic science perspective on the fundamental concepts of chemistry with emphasis on applications of scientific methods to criminal investigations. Some of the topics are atomic clues, chemical evidence, drug chemistry, chemistry of addiction, chemistry of explosions, and poisons. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours.
CHE 120 Lecture and Lab: The topics include atomic structure, gas laws, valence, solutions, ionization, redox reaction, activity series, periodic classification, stoichiometry. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours; recitational session, 1 hour.
CHE 121 Lecture and Lab: Atomic structure, gas laws, valence, solutions, ionization, redox reaction, activity series, periodic classification, kinetics, equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, electrochemistry. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours; recitational session, 1 hour.
CHE 125 Lab: Fundamental aspects of general, organic, and biochemistry with particular applications to the health professions. This course will not fulfill the prerequisites for any other course in the Chemistry Department. Lecture, 3 hours.; laboratory, 3 hours; recitational session, 1 hour.
CHE 240 Lecture and Lab: In lectures, discussion, and laboratory classes, students develop skills using instruments to analyze inorganic compounds by gravimetric, volumetric, electrometric, and colorimetric methods. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 4 hours.
CHE 440 Lecture and Lab for Undergraduates: An advanced course in the use of modern instrumentation involving both spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques for the solution of chemical problems. The emphasis will be on the applications of each instrumental method.
CHE 490,491,590 and 591: Supervised experimental research.
CHE 540 Lecture: An advanced course in the use of modern instrumentation involving both spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques for the solution of chemical problems. The emphasis will be on the applications of each instrumental method.