~EGULAR SESSION - University of Oregon

144 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
GRADUATE COURSES
*Ch 501. Research. Hours to be arranged.
*Ch 503. Thesis. Hours to be arranged.
Ch 50S. Reading and Conference. Hours to be arranged.
*Ch 507. Seminar. 1 hour each term.
Seminars offered in physical chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry.
Ch 508. Special Topics in Theoretical Chemistry. 2 or 3 hours.
Topics in thermodynamics (equilibrium and nonequilibrium), statistical
thermodynamics, or quantum chemistry.
Ch 531, 532, 533. Advanced Organic Chemistry. 3 hours each term.
Advanced general survey of organic chemistry; structural theory, syntheses,
scope and mechanism of reactions.
Ch 534, 535, 536. Special Topics in Organic Chemistry. 2 or 3 hours each term.
Discussion of advanced topics selected from: carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds,
surface reactions and catalysis, stereochemistry, physical-organic
concepts.
Ch 537, 538, 539. Advanced Organic Laboratory. 2 hours each term.
Individual instruction in organic synthesis and techniques.
Ch 541, 542, 543. Chemical Kinetics. 3 hours each term.
The work of each term is selected from such topics as : classical kinetic theory
of gases, statistical mechanics, statistical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics
in the gas phase and in solution, catalysis. Offered alternate years.
Ch 544, 545, 546. Quantum Chemistry. 2 or 3 hours each term.
Topics of chemical interest discussed in terms of the quantum theory. Introduction
to wave mechanics, discussion of chemical bonding and the origin of
the theory of resonance, and topics from atomic and molecular spectra.
Ch 551,552. Chemical Thermodynamics. 3 hours each term, faU and winter.
The laws of thermodynamics and their applications to gases, liquids, solids,
phase equilibria, solutions, electrolytes, chemical equilibria, electrochemistry,
surfaces, elasticity, external fields, etc.
Ch 553, 554. Statistical Thermodynamics. 3 hours each term, faU and winter.
Molecular interpretation of the properties of equilibrium systems; principles
and applications to gases, crystals, liquids, phase transitions, solutions, electrolytes,
gas adsorption, polymers, chemical equilibria, etc.
Ch 556, 557. Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure. 2 hours each term,
faU and winter.
Survey of molecular spectra, with emphasis on the determination of molecular
structure through spectroscopic methods.
Ch 561, 562, 563. Enzymes and Intermediary Metabolism. 2 or 3 hours each
term.
Enzyme kinetics and detailed consideration of glycolysis, biological oxidation,
lipid metabolism, and selected biological synthesis.
Ch 564, 565, 566. Physical Biochemistry. 2 or 3 hours each term.
The physical properties of biological macromolecules; proteins, nucleic acids,
and viruses. The relationship between the molecular conformation and the
special chemical, physical, and biological properties of these various macromolecules.
Prerequisites: calculus and a knowledge of the elements of solution
thermodynamics.
COURSES OFFERED ONLY IN SUMMER SESSIONS
Ch 419. Advanced General Chemistry. (g) 4 or 5 hours.
Ch 429. Survey of Analytical Chemistry. (g) 4 or 5 hours.
Ch 439. Survey of Organic Chemistry. (g) 4 or 5 hours.
* No-grade course.