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MATH V1102. Topics include gases (kinetic theory
of gases); binary collision model for chemical
reactions; chemical kinetics; acid-base equilibria;
thermochemistry (thermodynamics I); spontaneous
processes (thermodynamics II); chemical bonding
in polyatomic molecules. Recitation section required.
CHEM C2507y Intensive general chemistry
laboratory
Lab: 3 pts. L. Avila.
Prerequisite: CHEM C1604 or C3045 and the
instructor’s permission. Fee: $140. An introduction
to basic techniques and practices of modern
experimental chemistry, including qualitative procedures
and chemical analysis. This course
differs from CHEM C1500 in its emphasis on
instrumentation and methods.
CHEM C3045x-C3046y Intensive organic
chemistry for first-year students (lecture)
Lect: 3.5 pts. R. Breslow and J. Leighton.
Prerequisite: A grade of 5 on the Chemistry
Advanced Placement Examination and an acceptable
grade on the department placement exam.
Not open to students who have taken other courses
in college-level chemistry. Premedical students
may take CHEM C3045, C3046, and C3545 to
meet the minimum requirements for admission to
medical school. This course covers the same
material as CHEM C3443-C3444 but is intended
for students who have learned the principles of
general chemistry in high school. The level of
instruction will be appropriate for those who have
not had a college course in general chemistry.
Students enrolled in CHEM C3045-C3046 are
expected to enroll concurrently in CHEM C2507,
the intensive general chemistry laboratory course.
Recitation section required.
CHEM C3071y Introduction to inorganic
chemistry
Lect: 3 pts. Not given in 2009–2010.
Prerequisite: CHEM C3444 (or F3444) or C3046.
Principles governing the structure and reactivity of
inorganic compounds surveyed from experimental
and theoretical viewpoints. Topics include inorganic
solids, aqueous and nonaqueous solutions,
the chemistry of selected main group elements,
transition metal chemistry, metal clusters, metal
carbonyls, and organometallic chemistry.
CHEM C3079x-C3080y Physical chemistry,
I and II
Lect: 4 pts. A. Cacciuto and D. Reichman.
Prerequisites: CHEM C1403-C1404 or C3045-
C3046; PHYS C1401-C1402, or the equivalent;
MATH V1101-V1102 or V1207-V1208.
Recommended parallel: CHEM C3085-C3086.
Elementary but comprehensive treatment of the
fundamental laws governing the behavior of individual
atoms and molecules and collections of
them. C3079: The thermodynamics of chemical
systems at equilibrium and the chemical kinetics
of nonequilibrium systems. C3080: The quantum
mechanics of atoms and molecules, the quantum
statistical mechanics of chemical systems and the
connection of statistical mechanics to thermodynamics.
Recitation section required.
CHEM C3085x-C3086y Physical and analytical
chemistry laboratory
Lab: 4 pts. L. Avila.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM C3079-C3080.
C3085 is prerequisite to C3086. Fee: $125 per
term. Techniques of experimental physical chemistry
and instrumental analysis, including infrared
and ultraviolet spectrophotometry, magnetic resonance,
electroanalytical methods, calorimetry,
reaction kinetics, hydrodynamic methods, and
applications of digital computers to the analysis
of experimental data.
CHEM C3098x and y Supervised independent
research
Lab: 4 pts. J. Valentini.
Prerequisite: Tthe permission of the professor in
charge for entrance, and the permission of the
departmental representative for aggregate points
in excess of 12 or less than 4. Laboratory fee:
$105 per term. This course may be repeated for
credit (see major and concentration requirements).
Individual research under the supervision
of a member of the staff. Research areas include
organic, physical, inorganic, analytical, and biological
chemistry.
CHEM C3443x-C3444y Organic chemistry
(lecture)
Lect: 3.5 pts. D. Sames and S. Snyder.
Prerequisites: CHEM C1404 (or C1604) and
C1500 or their equivalents. The principles of
organic chemistry. The structure and reactivity of
organic molecules are examined from the standpoint
of modern theories of chemistry. Topics
include stereochemistry, reactions of organic molecules,
mechanisms of organic reactions, syntheses
and degradations of organic molecules, and
spectroscopic techniques of structure determination.
Recitation section required.
CHEM C3543x and y Organic chemistry
(laboratory)
Lab: 3 pts. A. Ghurbanyan.
Prerequisite: CHEM C1500. Corequisite: CHEM
C3443. Students planning to take a full year of laboratory
should enroll in CHEM C3543 and C3546.
Laboratory fee: $125. Techniques of experimental
organic chemistry, with emphasis on understanding
fundamental principles underlying the experiments
and methodology of solving laboratory problems
involving organic molecules.
CHEM C3545x Organic chemistry (laboratory)
Lab: 3 pts. A. Ghurbanyan.
Prerequisites: CHEM C3045, C3046, and C2407.
Laboratory fee: $125. The course covers the same
material as CHEM C3543, but is intended for those
students who have taken CHEM C3045-C3046.
CHEM C3546y Advanced organic chemistry
(laboratory)
Lab: 3 pts. A. Ghurbanyan.
Prerequisite: CHEM C3543 or C3545.
Corequisite: C3444. Laboratory fee: $125.
A project laboratory with emphasis on complex
synthesis and advanced techniques, including
qualitative organic analysis and instrumentation.
EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCES
Undergraduates in the four-year course
of study in the School of Engineering
and Applied Science may take courses
numbered to 4999 but may enter courses
of higher numbers only if
(1) the course is expressly included in
the prescribed curriculum or
(2) special permission is obtained from
the Department of Earth and
Environmental Sciences.
EESC V1011x Earth, origin, evolution,
processes, future
Lect: 3. Lab: 3.4 pts. Professors Mutter and Nettles.
Students who wish to take only the lectures
should register for EESC V1411. What is the
nature of our planet and how did it form From
geochemical and geophysical perspectives we
explore Earth’s internal structure, its dynamical
character expressed in plate tectonics, and ask
if its future behavior can be known.
EESC V1030x Oceanography
3 pts. Professor Hoenisch.
Explore the geology of the sea floor, understand
what drives ocean currents and how ocean
ecosystems operate. Case studies and discussions
centered on ocean-related issues facing
society.
EESC V1201y Environmental risks and
disasters
3 pts. Professor Ekstrom.
Prerequisites: High-school science and mathematics.
An introduction to risks and hazards in the
environment. Different types of hazards are analyzed
and compared: natural disasters, such as
tornados, earthquakes, and meteorite impacts;
acute and chronic health effects caused by exposure
to radiation and toxic substances such as
radon, asbestos, and arsenic; long-term societal
effects due to environmental change, such as
sea level rise and global warming. Emphasizes
the basic physical principles controlling the hazardous
phenomena and develops simple quantitative
methods for making scientifically reasoned
assessments of the threats (to health and wealth)
posed by various events, processes, and exposures.
Discusses methods of risk mitigation
and sociological, psychological, and economic
aspects of risk control and management.
SEAS 2009–2010