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CHEM 1110. Elementary Chemistry. 3 hours.
A one-semester, non-mathematical study of chemical principles with an emphasis on environmental issues.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
CHEM 1110L. Elementary Chemistry Laboratory. 1 hour. One 3-hour lab period.
Corequisite: CHEM 1110.
Laboratory experiments performed to illustrate the reactions, principles, and techniques presented in Elementary Chemistry.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
CHEM 1211. Freshman Chemistry I. 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 1311H and CHEM 1411.
Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 1113.
The chemical principles involved in stoichiometry, structure, bonding, and reactivity.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.
CHEM 1211L. Freshman Chemistry Laboratory I. 1 hour. One 3-hour lab period.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 1311L and CHEM 1411L.
Corequisite: CHEM 1211.
Students will perform experiments to illustrate the reactions, principles, and techniques presented in Freshman Chemistry I.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.
CHEM 1212. Freshman Chemistry II. 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 1312H and CHEM 1412.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1211.
Second semester of an in-depth study of the chemical principles involved in stoichiometry, structure, bonding, and reactivity.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.
CHEM 1212L. Freshman Chemistry Laboratory II. 1 hour. One 3-hour lab period.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 1312L and CHEM 1412L.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1211L.
Corequisite: CHEM 1212.
Students will perform experiments to illustrate the reactions, principles, and techniques presented in Freshman Chemistry II.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.
CHEM 1311L. Advanced Freshman Chemistry Laboratory I (Honors). 1 hour. One 3-hour lab period.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 1211L and CHEM 1411L.
Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 1113.
Corequisite: CHEM 1311H.
Students will perform experiments to illustrate the reactions, principles, and techniques presented in Advanced Freshman Chemistry I.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 1311H. Advanced Freshman Chemistry I (Honors). 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1411.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 1113.
The chemical principles involved in stoichiometry, structure, bonding, and reactivity.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 1312L. Advanced Freshman Chemistry Laboratory II (Honors). 1 hour. One 3-hour lab period.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 1212L and CHEM 1412L.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1311L.
Corequisite: CHEM 1312H.
Students will perform experiments to illustrate the reactions, principles, and techniques presented in Advanced Freshman Chemistry II.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 1312H. Advanced Freshman Chemistry II (Honors). 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1412.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1311H and permission of Honors.
Second semester of a rigorous in-depth study of the chemical principles involved in stoichiometry, structure, bonding, and reactivity.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 1411. Advanced Modern Chemistry I. 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1311H.
Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 1113.
First semester of a rigorous in-depth study of the chemical principles involved in stoichiometry, structure, bonding, and reactivity.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 1411L. Advanced Modern Chemistry Laboratory I. 1 hour. One 3-hour lab period.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 1211L and CHEM 1311L.
Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 1113.
Corequisite: CHEM 1411.
Students will perform experiments to illustrate the reactions, principles, and techniques presented in Advanced Modern Chemistry I.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 1412. Advanced Modern Chemistry II. 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1312H.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1411.
Second semester of a rigorous in-depth study of the chemical principles involved in stoichiometry, structure, bonding, and reactivity.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 1412L. Advanced Modern Chemistry Laboratory II. 1 hour. One 3-hour lab period.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 1212L and CHEM 1312L.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1411L.
Corequisite: CHEM 1412.
Students will perform experiments to illustrate the reactions, principles, and techniques presented in Advanced Modern Chemistry II.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 2100. Elementary Organic Chemistry. 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 2211.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1110 or CHEM 1211 or CHEM 1411.
A brief one-semester introduction to organic chemistry, covering elementary aspects of nomenclature, structures, and common reactions of organic compounds.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
CHEM 2100L. Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory. 1 hour. One 3-hour lab period.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 2211L.
Corequisite: CHEM 2100.
Students will perform experiments to illustrate the reactions, principles, and techniques presented in Elementary Organic Chemistry.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
CHEM 2211. Modern Organic Chemistry I. 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 2100.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1211 or CHEM 1411.
First semester of a two-semester sequence of organic chemistry for students majoring in sciences and for pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-pharmaceutical, and pre-veterinarial students.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.
CHEM 2211L. Modern Organic Chemistry Laboratory I. 1 hour. One 3-hour lab period.
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 2100L.
Corequisite: CHEM 2211.
Students will perform experiments to illustrate the reactions, principles, and techniques presented in Modern Organic Chemistry I.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.
CHEM 2212. Modern Organic Chemistry II. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: (CHEM 1212 or CHEM 1412) and CHEM 2211.
Second semester of a two-semester sequence of organic chemistry for students majoring in sciences and for pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-pharmaceutical, and pre-veterinarial students.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
CHEM 2212L. Modern Organic Chemistry Laboratory II. 1 hour. One 3-hour lab period.
Corequisite: CHEM 2212.
Students will perform experiments to illustrate the reactions, principles, and techniques presented in Modern Organic Chemistry II.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
CHEM 2300. Quantitative Analytical Chemistry. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1212 or CHEM 1412.
Quantitative analysis using statistical evaluation of data, gravimetric, volumetric, and selected instrumental methods, including spectrophotometry and separations.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
CHEM 2300L. Quantitative Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. 1 hour. One 3-hour lab period.
Corequisite: CHEM 2300.
Selected quantitative analytical chemical topics, including gravimetric and volumetric methods, potentiometry, spectrophotometry, and separations.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
CHEM 2600. Introduction to Research I. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1211 or CHEM 1411.
Students will pursue directed research with a chosen faculty member, and will prepare a written report of their research progress for credit.
Non-Traditional Format: Students are expected to spend four hours per week in the research laboratory for each hour of credit.
Not offered on a regular basis.
(CHEM)BCMB(BIOL) 3100. Introductory Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2210 and CHEM 2211L.
The structure and function of biological molecules, enzymology, metabolism and bioenergetics, and recombinant DNA technology.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.
CHEM 3211. Modern Physical Chemistry I. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: MATH 2210 and MATH 2210L and PHYS 1212-1212L.
The first semester of a two-semester sequence covering basic concepts and techniques of physical chemistry. The level of coverage is designed for chemistry majors.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 3212. Modern Physical Chemistry II. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3211.
The second semester of a two-semester sequence covering basic concepts and techniques of physical chemistry. The level of coverage is designed for chemistry majors.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 3300. Modern Instrumental Methods of Analysis. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2211 and CHEM 2300.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 2212.
Advanced topics in analytical chemistry. Fundamental principles of quantitative instrumental methods of analysis, including elementary aspects of instrumentation and signal processing; absorption, emission and scattering methods of optical spectrometry; mass spectrometry; electrochemistry; and separations.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 3400. Modern Inorganic Chemistry. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3211.
Modern inorganic chemistry, including structure and bonding in solids, advanced concepts in periodicity, descriptive inorganic, organometallic, and bioinorganic chemistry.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 3511L. Experimental Methods Laboratory I. 3 hours. Three 3-hour lab periods.
Prerequisite or corequisite: [BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or CHEM 3211] and CHEM 3300.
An integrated laboratory incorporating elements of instrumental analysis, physical chemistry, and inorganic chemistry. Primary emphasis will be on fundamental aspects of each of the above disciplines.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 3512L. Experimental Methods Laboratory II. 3 hours. Three 3-hour lab periods.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3511L.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 3212 and CHEM 3400.
Inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, and instrumental analysis. Synthesis and modern physical and chemical methods of characterization.
Offered spring semester.
CHEM 3600. Introduction to Research II. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2211.
Students will pursue directed research with a chosen faculty member, and will prepare a written report of their research progress for credit.
Non-Traditional Format: Students will spend four hours per week in the research laboratory for each hour of credit.
Not offered on a regular basis.
CHEM 4100. Special Topics in Organic Chemistry. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2212 and CHEM 2300.
Advanced concepts in organic chemistry will be presented, the detailed content varying from year to year.
Offered fall semester of even-numbered years.
(CHEM)BCMB 4110/6110. Physical Biochemistry. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2211 and CHEM 2211L.
The principles of physical chemistry applied to biological molecules and systems, including current approaches in structural biology.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 4190/6190. Introduction to NMR Spectroscopy. 3 hours. Two lectures and one 3-hour lab period.
Instrumental aspects of NMR spectroscopy including pulsed Fourier transform techniques, proton and carbon-13 techniques used in the analysis of organic compounds, polypeptides and other small molecules. The focus is on the operation of NMR spectrometers presently available in the University of Georgia Chemistry Department.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 4200. Special Topics in Physical Chemistry. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2212 and CHEM 2300.
Advanced concepts in physical chemistry will be presented, the detailed content varying from year to year.
Offered spring semester of even-numbered years.
CHEM 4300. Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2212 and CHEM 2300.
Advanced concepts in analytical chemistry will be presented, the detailed content varying from year to year.
Offered spring semester of odd-numbered years.
CHEM 4400. Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2212 and CHEM 2300.
Advanced concepts in inorganic chemistry will be presented, the detailed content varying from year to year.
Offered fall semester of odd-numbered years.
CHEM 4500. Introduction to the Chemical Literature. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2212 and CHEM 2300.
Modern information technology and its uses in accessing the chemical scientific literature. Computer- and web-based databases and search engines will be described and demonstrated. Students will also receive hands-on training in presentation and verbal communication skills.
Non-Traditional Format: Lectures will be given in a master classroom with student access to workstations.
Offered fall semester.
CHEM 4600. Independent Research. 4 hours.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2212 and CHEM 2300.
Students will pursue directed research with a chosen faculty member, and will prepare a written report of their research progress for credit.
Non-Traditional Format: Students will spend four hours in the research laboratory for each hour of credit.
Not offered on a regular basis.