UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis

166 Chemistry
Depth Subject Matter ............................ 54
Chemistry 110A, 110B, 110C, 105, 115,
124A, 124B or 124C, 124L, 125, 128A,
128B, 128C, 129A, 129B, 129C .........47
At least 7 additional upper division units in
chemistry (except Chemistry 107A, 107B),
including one course with formal
lectures ................................................. 7
Total Units for the Major..................... 107
Major Advisers. M.P. Augustine, . X. Chen, M.J.
Kurth, K.P. Nambiar, F. Osterloh, N.E. Schore, D.S.
Tinti, N. True
Minor Program Requirements:
UNITS
Chemistry........................................ 20-21
Chemistry 105, 107A, 107B, 118A,
124A..................................................17
At least one additional course from Chemistry
118B, 124B and 124C ....................... 3-4
Note: The minor program has prerequisites of Chemistry
2A-2B-2C, Mathematics 16A-16B-16C, and
Physics 7A-7B-7C or their equivalents. Students wishing
to earn a Chemistry minor should consult with a
Chemistry major adviser.
Honors and Honors Program. The student must
take courses 194HA, 194HB, and 194HC.
Graduate Study. The Department of Chemistry
offers programs of study and research leading to the
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry. Detailed information
regarding graduate study may be obtained
by writing to the Graduate Adviser, Department of
Chemistry. See also Graduate Studies, on page 97
in this catalog.
Courses in Chemistry (CHE)
Diagnostic Examinations. To enroll in Chemistry
2A or 2AH, all students (including those with
Advanced Placement examination credit or transfer
units for any courses in chemistry or mathematics)
must pass both the Chemistry Diagnostic Test and the
Precalculus Diagnostic Examination with satisfactory
scores. Both exams are administered during Summer
Advising and Orientation and during the orientation
week of any quarter in which Chemistry 2A or 2AH
is offered. Students who have not passed both
exams will be administratively dropped from Chemistry
2A and 2AH.
If you do not achieve a satisfactory score on the
Chemistry Diagnostic Test, you have two options.
First, you may retake the test. The Learning Skills
Center will provide you with the results of your test
and details regarding self-directed study materials
you may use to prepare to retake the test. The second
option is to enroll in Sacramento City College’s
Chemistry 110C (listed in the Class Schedule and
Registration Guide as WLD 041C before the Chemistry
courses). This course is given at UC Davis during
fall quarter specifically for UC Davis students
who require extra preparation for Chemistry 2A.
WLD 41C provides 3 units of credit toward minimum
progress and verification of full-time status, but provides
no units toward graduation or grade
point average. You may not enroll in WLD 41C if
you have passed the Chemistry Diagnostic Test or if
you have not yet taken the Chemistry Diagnostic
Test.
Lower Division Courses
2A. General Chemistry (5)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—4 hours.
Prerequisite: High school chemistry and physics
strongly recommended; satisfactory score on diagnostic
examinations. Periodic table, stoichiometry,
chemical equations, physical properties and kinetic
theory of gases, atomic and molecular structure and
chemical bonding. Laboratory experiments in stoichiometric
relations, properties and collection of gases,
atomic spectroscopy, and introductory quantitative
analysis. Only 3 units of credit allowed to students
who have completed course 9. GE credit: SciEng.—
I, II. (I, II.)
2AH. Honors General Chemistry (5)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—4 hours.
Prerequisite: High school chemistry and physics; satisfactory
score on diagnostic examinations; Mathematics
21A (may be taken concurrently) or consent
of instructor. Limited enrollment course with a more
rigorous treatment of material covered in course 2A.
Students completing course 2AH can continue with
course 2BH or 2B.—I. (I.)
2B. General Chemistry (5)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—4 hours.
Prerequisite: course 2A or 2AH. Continuation of
course 2A. Condensed phases and intermolecular
forces, chemical thermodynamics, chemical equilibria,
acids and bases, solubility. Laboratory experiments
in thermochemistry, equilibria, and
quantitative analysis using volumetric methods. GE
credit: SciEng.—II, III. (II, III.)
2BH. Honors General Chemistry (5)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—4 hours.
Prerequisite: course 2A with consent of instructor or
course 2AH with a grade of C or better; and Mathematics
21B (maybe taken concurrently) or consent of
instructor. Limited enrollment course with a more rigorous
treatment of material covered in course 2B.
Students completing course 2BH can continue with
course 2CH or 2C.—II. (II.)
2C. General Chemistry (5)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—4 hours.
Prerequisite: course 2B or 2BH. Continuation of
course 2B. Kinetics, electrochemistry, spectroscopy,
structure and bonding in transition metal compounds,
application of principles to chemical reactions.
Laboratory experiments in selected analytical
methods and syntheses. GE credit: SciEng.—I, III. (I,
III.)
2CH. Honors General Chemistry (5)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite:
course 2B with consent of instructor or course 2BH
with a grade of C or better; and Mathematics 21C
(maybe taken concurrently) or consent of instructor.
Limited enrollment course with a more rigorous treatment
of material covered in course 2C.—III. (III.)
8A. Organic Chemistry: Brief Course (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 2B with a
grade of C– or higher. With course 8B, an introduction
to the nomenclature, structure, chemistry, and
reaction mechanisms of organic compounds.
Intended for students majoring in areas other than
organic chemistry.—I, III. (I, III.)
8B. Organic Chemistry: Brief Course (4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
course 8A or 118A. Continuation of course 8A. Laboratory
concerned primarily with organic laboratory
techniques and the chemistry of the common classes
of organic compounds.—I, II. (I, II.)
10. Concepts of Chemistry (4)
Lecture—4 hours. A survey of basic concepts and
contemporary applications of chemistry. Designed
for non-science majors and not as preparation for
Chemistry 2A. Course Not open for credit to students
who have had Chemistry 2A; but students with
credit for course 10 may take Chemistry 2A for full
credit. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—I. (I.) Wood
98. Directed Group Study (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Primarily for lower
division students. (P/NP grading only.)
99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading
only.)
Upper Division Courses
105. Analytical and Physical Chemical
Methods (4)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite:
course 110A (may be taken concurrently) or consent
of instructor. Fundamental theory and laboratory
techniques in analytical and physical chemistry.
Errors and data analysis methods. Basic electrical
circuits in instruments. Advanced solution equilibria.
Potentiometric analysis. Chromatographic separations.
UV-visible spectroscopy. Lasers.—I, III. (I, III.)
107A. Physical Chemistry for the Life
Sciences (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 2C, Mathematics
16C or 21C, one year of college level physics.
Physical chemistry intended for majors in the life
science area. Introductory development of classical
and statistical thermodynamics including equilibrium
processes and solutions of both non-electrolytes
and electrolytes. The thermodynamic basis of electrochemistry
and membrane potentials.—I. (I.)
107B. Physical Chemistry for the Life
Sciences (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 107A. Continuation
of course 107A. Kinetic theory of gases and
transport processes in liquids. Chemical kinetics,
enzyme kinetics and theories of reaction rates. Introduction
to quantum theory, atomic and molecular
structure, and spectroscopy. Application to problems
in the biological sciences.—II. (II.)
108. Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules
(3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 107B or
110C. Physical properties and characterization of
macromolecules with emphasis upon those of biological
interest. Structural thermodynamic, optical and
transport properties of polymers in bulk and in solution.
Physical characterization methods. Special topics
on the properties of polyelectrolyte systems.—III.
(III.)
110A. Physical Chemistry: Introduction to
Quantum Mechanics (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 2C, Mathematics 16C or 21C; one year of
college physics. Introduction to the postulates and
general principles of quantum mechanics. Approximations
based on variational method and time independent
perturbation theory. Application to
harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor, one-electron and
many-electron atoms, and homo-and hetero-nuclear
diatomic molecules.—I, III. (I, III.)
110B. Physical Chemistry: Properties of
Atoms and Molecules (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 110A. Group theory. Application of quantum
mechanics to polyatomic molecules and molecular
spectroscopy. Intermolecular forces and the gas, liquid
and solid states. Distributions, ensembles and
partition functions. Transport properties.—I, II. (I, II.)
110C. Physical Chemistry:
Thermodynamics, Equilibria and Kinetics
(4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 110B. Development and application of the
general principles of thermodynamics and statistical
thermodynamics. Chemical kinetics, rate laws for
chemical reactions and reaction mechanisms.—II, III.
(II, III.)
115. Instrumental Analysis (4)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite:
course 105 and 110B (may be taken concurrently).
Intermediate theory and laboratory techniques in
analytical and physical chemistry. Advanced data
analysis methods and goodness-of-fit criteria. Fourier-transform
spectroscopic methods and instrumentation.
Mass spectrometry. Electrochemistry. Liquid
chromatography. GE credit: Wrt.—I, II. (I, II.)
118A. Organic Chemistry for Health and
Life Sciences (4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory/discussion—1.5 hours.
Prerequisite: course 2C with a grade of C– or
higher. The 118A, 118B, 118C series is for students
planning professional school studies in health and
life sciences. A rigorous, in-depth presentation of
basic principles with emphasis on stereochemistry
and spectroscopy and preparations and reactions of
nonaromatic hydrocarbons, haloalkanes, alcohols
and ethers.—I, II. (I, II.)
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2007-2008 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience