2009-11 Marian University Course Catalog, fall 2010 edition

CHE 100
Elements of General and
Biological Chemistry 4 credits
An introduction to the principles of general chemistry,
organic chemistry, and biochemistry. This course is designed
for students in the health science areas. Four lecture hours
per week. (SEM)
CHE 110
Fundamentals of General, Organic,
and Biological Chemistry I 4 credits
Prerequisite: High school chemistry or instructor permission.
Also, high school algebra or MAT 105. A broad-based
introduction to the essential topics of general chemistry,
organic chemistry, and biochemistry. This course is designed
primarily for students seeking a B.A. in Biology, and does not
count towards degree credit for a B.S. in biology or for any
chemistry degree. Three lecture hours and three lab hours
per week. (FAL)
CHE 111
Fundamentals of General, Organic, and
Biological Chemistry II 4 credits
Prerequisite: 110 or instructor permission. A continuation of
CHE 110. This course is designed primarily for students
seeking a B.A. in Biology, and does not count towards degree
credit for a B.S. in biology or for any chemistry degree. Three
lecture hours and three lab hours per week. (SPR)
CHE 151
General Chemistry I 4 credits
Prerequisite: One year of high school chemistry, or either CHE
100 or 110, or instructor permission. Also, high school precalculus
with a grade of “C” or better, or MAT 140. A study of
the fundamental laws, principles and theories of chemistry,
including the elements and their compounds, types of
chemical reaction, structures of atoms and molecules, states
of matter, reaction rates, and chemical equilibrium. Three
lecture hours and three lab hours per week. (FAL)
CHE 152
General Chemistry II 4 credits
Prerequisite: 151. A continuation of CHE 151. Three lecture
hours and three lab hours per week. (SPR)
CHE 201
Academic Tools of Science 1 credit
This course will prepare science students with all the essential
tools required to do academic science. Students will learn
how to use the library and the internet to identify high quality
published research. With this as technical underpinning,
students will learn how to write a primary research paper,
how to write a review article, how to make and deliver an
oral presentation. One semester hour, one lecture period per
week, no laboratory period. (FAL) Cross listed BIO 201
CHE 253
Accelerated General Chemistry 5 credits
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. An accelerated study of
the fundamental laws, principles and theories of chemistry,
including the elements and their compounds, types of
chemical reaction, structures of atoms and molecules, states
of matter, reaction rates, and chemical equilibrium. This
course is designed for students with sound backgrounds in
general chemistry and mathematics who would benefit from
a more rigorous foundation for later upper division courses.
Three lecture hours and, three lab hours, and one recitation
hour per week. (FAL)
CHE 270
Environmental Chemistry 4 credits
Prerequisite: 110 or 152. The chemistry of the atmosphere,
water, and soil, and a study of the environmental problems
associated with air and water pollution, and chemical waste.
Laboratory focuses on analytical techniques used in the
detection and measurement of environmental pollutants.
Three lecture hours and three lab hours per week. (FAL)
CHE 275
Practical Computational Chemistry 2 credits
Prerequisites: CHE 152 or equivalent preparation. Students
taking this course will learn to model the geometries,
energies, spectra, and other properties of molecules using a
variety of computational techniques. The focus of this course
is hands-on and project-based, with minimal emphasis on
theory. No previous experience with quantum mechanics
beyond general chemistry is required. Subject to project
approval, calculations will make use of national
supercomputing resources. Two lecture hours per week.
(ADD)
CHE 300
Analytical Chemistry 5 credits
Prerequisite: 152 or equivalent preparation. A study of the
theory and techniques of quantitative chemical analysis,
including gravimetric, volumetric, and spectrophotometric
methods together with chemical calculations involving
aqueous reactions and equilibria. Three lecture hours and six
lab hours per week. (2FE)
CHE 305
Organic Chemistry I 4 credits
Prerequisite: 152 or equivalent preparation. A study of the
principles of organic chemistry and the chemical and physical
properties of the major classes of organic compounds.
Laboratory focuses on fundamental laboratory techniques of
organic chemistry, introduction to spectroscopic methods of
compound identification, and general synthetic methods.
Three lecture hours and three lab hours per week. (FAL)
CHE 306
Organic Chemistry II 4 credits
Prerequisite: 305. A continuation of CHE 305. Three lecture
hours and three lab hours per week. (SPR)
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