2013–2014 Undergraduate Catalog - University of the Cumberlands

CHEM 402. Chemistry, Health and Wellness
This course provides students with a general knowledge of chemistry as applied to the area of health and wellness.
Students learn about scientific measurement, nomenclature, matter and energy, atomic theory, the periodic table, gas laws,
chemical bonds, quantitative relationships in chemical reactions, and properties of water, acids, bases and solutions. This
course assumes no prior background in college-level chemistry and requires minimal mathematical work. This Integrated
Studies course contains a laboratory component and fulfills a requirement in Section IIIB of the General Education Curriculum.
However, it does not provide credit toward chemistry or health major or a minor. Credit, 4 hours.
CHEM 411. Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
Laboratory experiments providing experience in thermodynamic properties and measurements. corequisite: CHEM
431. Credit 1 hour. Offered fall semesters.
CHEM 412. Physical Chemistry Laboratory II
Continuation of CHEM 411 including kinetic and spectroscopic experiments. Corequisite: CHEM 432. Credit 1 hour. Offered
spring semesters.
CHEM 413. Teaching Practicum in Chemistry
This course provides students with hands-on experience in assisting in the supervision of laboratory courses. Students
will receive a formal introduction to chemical safety and practical experience in preparing and handling chemical materials.
One lecture hour plus three hours of practicum per week. (CHEM 413 counts for credit only in Option III of the major for
those pursuing Teacher Certification.) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Credit, 1 hour. (May be repeated). Offered fall and
spring semesters.
CHEM 428. Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
Laboratory to accompany CHEM 436, Instrumental Analysis. A laboratory course using selected experiments to illustrate
the application of instrumental techniques using NMR, IR, UV-VIS, and AA spectroscopy.Three laboratory hours per week.
Corequisite: CHEM 436. Credit, 2 hours. Offered concurrently with CHEM 436.
CHEM 431. Physical Chemistry I
A study of the principles and applications of thermodynamics, equilibria, gases, and solutions. Prerequisite: MATH 140
& 240, CHEM 336 & 328, and PHYS 242. Credit 3 hours. Offered fall semesters.
CHEM 432. Physical Chemistry II
A study of the principles and applications of the kinetic molecular theory of gases, reaction kinetics, and quantum
mechanics. Prerequisite: CHEM 431 or consent of instructor. Credit 3 hours. Offered spring semesters.
CHEM 434. Inorganic Chemistry
A study of modern theoretical and descriptive inorganic chemistry with emphasis on physical and chemical principles.
Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: completion of a minimum of 12 hours of 300 level or higher chemistry to include
CHEM 336, 345, or 431, or consent of instructor. Credit, 3 hours. Offered spring semester annually.
CHEM 436. Instrumental Analysis
A study of the theory and instrumentation used in modern qualitative and quantitative analysis, including instrumental
separation techniques. Three lectures per week. Prerequisites: CHEM 336, 328, and 431 or 345 or consent of the instructor.
Credit, 3 hours. Offered annually upon sufficient demand.
CHEM 490. Senior Research Project
Working under the direction of a faculty advisor, the student completes a senior project through literature and
experimental research in chemistry and upon completion of the research, the student prepares a final written report and
an oral presentation. Prerequisites: CHEM 331, 321, 336, 328. Pre- or corequisite: CHEM 431 or CHEM 345. Honors
Research may be conducted as part of this course. (See department chairperson for honors research requirements). Credit,
1-3 hours. May be repeated for up to three hours credit. Registration for more than one hour credit requires the approval of
department chairperson.
CHEM 491. Selected Topics in Chemistry
A study of selected topics in chemistry of current interest in a specified area of chemistry, such as advanced organic,
polymer chemistry, spectroscopy, environmental chemistry, green chemistry, organometallic chemistry, or chemical literature
usage. Prerequisites: a minimum of fifteen hours of chemistry.
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