56 courses with the subject FCH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Three hours of lecture per week. An introduction to chemistry organized around physical and chemical properties of matter. Emphasizes the atomic structure of elements, bonds in chemical compounds, atomic ratios in molecules as the basis for the stoichiometry of reactions, ionic and organic compounds, chemical reactivity, kinetics and thermodynamics. Fall.
and applied laboratory techniques will be emphasized through experiments dealing with: the density of solids and liquids, stoichiometry, calorimetry, chemical reactivity, gas laws, kinetics, acid/base chemistry, and organic chemistry. Fall. Corequisite: FCH110
One hour of lecture and discussion per week. Introduction to campus resources available to ensure academic success. Introduction to chemistry as a field of inquiry. Introduction to laboratory safety. Fall.
Three hours of lecture per week. This first semester general chemistry course is organized around the physical and chemical properties of matter. It introduces the atomic structure of elements, the kinds of bonds in chemical compounds, how atomic ratios in molecules form the basis for the stoichiometry of reactions, begins a treatment of thermodynamics and discusses the principles SUNY ESF | 378 | Course Catalog
Three hours of laboratory per week. Basic laboratory techniques will be emphasized through experiments dealing with the density of solids and liquids, atomic ratios and mass combining ratios, atomic structure and the periodic table, calorimetry, chemical reactivity, geometric structure of molecules, formation of coordination compounds, and paper chromatography. Fall.
Three hours of lecture. The second course in general chemistry continues the development of chemical reactivity by focusing on chemical kinetics and chemical equilibrium. Aqueous phase processes are emphasized and are applied to precipitation and solubility equilibria, acid/base dissociation phenomena, and fundamental electrochemical reactions. Spring. Prerequisite: FCH 150 and APM 104 (or equivalent (minimum Precalculus)).
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Three hours of lecture per week. The structure, properties and fundamental reactivity of organic compounds will be studied with emphasis on the reaction mechanisms and stereochemistry. In combination with FCH 223, this course provides a full survey of common classes of carbon compounds. Fall. Prerequisite: FCH 150, FCH 151, FCH 152, FCH 153.
Four hours of laboratory including pre-laboratory instruction per week. Laboratory safety. Melting and boiling points, distillation, recrystallization, thin-layer and column chromatography, isolation of natural products, organic synthesis and spectroscopy. Fall. Co-requisite: FCH 221.
Three hours of lecture per week. The structure, properties and fundamental reactivity of organic compounds will be studied with emphasis on the reaction mechanisms and stereochemistry. In combination with FCH 221, this course provides a full survey of common classes of carbon compounds. Spring. Prerequisite: FCH 221. SUNY ESF | 379 | Course Catalog
Four hours of laboratory including pre-laboratory instruction per week. Continuation of FCH 222. Simple physical and instrumental techniques applied to organic chemistry. Gas chromatography, polarimetry, spectroscopy. Introduction to classical literature synthesis. Topics from natural products chemistry including chemical ecology, biomimetic synthesis, and the synthesis of an anticancer drug from birch bark. Spring. Prerequisite: FCH 222. Co-requisite: FCH 223.
One hour of lecture per week. The objective of this course is to introduce a variety of important skills required for student success and, ultimately, career development as a practicing chemist. These skills include: Information literacy (library literature searching), communication (writing, presenting), ethics in science and academic integrity, finding employment and internships (resume and letter writing, interviewing skills). In addition, student will learn more about the B.S. Chemistry curriculum to set the stage for their choice of an "option" (Biochem, Polymer Chem, Environmental Chem. or ACS certified option) within the Chemistry Major. Fall
Undergraduate students will gain experience with the management, evaluation and assessment of undergraduate courses in chemistry. Assistants will assist the instructor with course activities and mentor students on how to succeed in the respective course. Teaching Assistant responsibilities vary by section and instructor. Fall and Spring. Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor.
Experimental, interdisciplinary or special course work at the freshman or sophomore levels. Subject matter and course format vary from semester to semester or offering on the basis of needs and objectives of the course. Fall and Spring.
Two hours of lecture, one six-hour laboratory per week. Classical and recent literature synthesis or organic compounds, employing advanced techniques. Fall. Prerequisite: Two semesters of elementary organic chemistry.
Three hours of lecture per week. An introduction to the properties of gases and liquids, the laws of thermodynamics, phases, phase transitions, solutions and colligative properties, electrochemistry, and reaction equilibria. Fall. Prerequisite(s): MAT 295 and 296, and PHY 211 and 212, or their equivalents.
Three hours of lecture per week. Includes discussion on principles of quantum mechanics, chemical kinetics, and basic spectroscopy. Spring. Prerequisite: FCH 360.
Two hours of lecture per week. This course will cover how to use basic statistics to report analytical data, evaluate data for quality, and identify common types of error; the underlying theoretical principles and important practical applications of chemical equilibrium in acid/base, SUNY ESF | 380 | Course Catalog
Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Theory and practice of technology applications to UV/VIS, AAS, AES, XES, ASV, GLC and HPLC. Spring. Prerequisites: Two years of undergraduate chemistry and FCH 380, FCH 361 taken concurrently or permission of instructor.
One three hour laboratory per week. Laboratory experiments will focus on: analyzing and interpreting the results of a chemical analysis and effectively communicate these results in written reports and other formats; and accurately and precisely using volumetric methods of chemical analyses to determine the concentrations of analytes in a solution. An emphasis will be placed on making serial dilutions, creating buffers, and performing titrations. Fall. Pre-requisite: General Chemistry I & II. Co-requisite: FCH 380.
Three hours of lecture and discussion per week. This course is designed to give students a comprehensive understanding of the variety of medicinal agents available from natural sources. Economic and societal aspects will be explored as well as scientific ones. In addition to curative agents, discussions will include toxic substances, folk medicinal (including herbal) preparations, and the so-called "recreational drugs." Spring, odd years. Prerequisites: Introductory courses in chemistry and biology.
Three hours of lecture and discussions per week. Atmospheric composition, mass and structure; solar radiation and the global energy budget; atmospheric moisture budget, cloud and precipitation; photolysis, gas-phase oxidation, aqueous chemistry, and gas-to-particle conversion; physical and chemical mechanisms driving environment phenomena such as acid rain, the greenhouse effect, the ozone hole, remote and urban air pollution, and haze. Prerequisite(s): General physics I, 1 year each of general chemistry and calculus. Co-requisite(s): General physics II.
Three hours of lecture and/or studio per week. This course serves as an introduction to the bonding, structure and reactivity of transition metals and main group elements. Topics will include but are not limited to covalent molecular structures, coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry, catalysis, bioinorganic chemistry and solid state materials. The studio component focuses on the inorganic chemistry of artistic materials and traditional inorganic chemistry experiments. Fall. Prerequisite: One year of general chemistry, one year of organic chemistry.
OR Biochemistry I 3 FCH 530
OR Laboratory 3
OR Biochemistry II 3 FCH 532
Supervised teaching experience in lecture and/or laboratory settings. This course provides advanced undergraduate students with an opportunity to develop teaching skills in chemistry by assisting faculty in lectures and/or laboratories. Students will engage in instructional activities such as leading discussion sections, facilitating laboratory exercises, tutoring, preparing instructional materials, and providing feedback on student work. Through guided mentoring, students will reflect on effective teaching strategies, communication techniques, and student engagement practices in chemistry education. Maximum of 3 credits of FCH490 can be applied as a Professional Elective. Pre/co-requisites: Junior or Senior standing; completion of the relevant chemistry course with a grade of B or higher; instructor permission required.
The professional chemist's relationship with industry, government and universities. Employment opportunities for the chemist, professional organizations and unions will be discussed. The selection of a senior research topic and a literature survey will be required. Fall. Prerequisite: Senior status.
An opportunity for a special problem, technique development, independent or unstructured study in an area related to the chemical profession. The work may be technical, professional, or interdisciplinary. Advisors outside this department may be solicited. A brief proposal must be presented for approval with specific arrangements outlined including faculty advisor and objectives of the study. Students shall report their activities to their instructor on a weekly basis for the duration of the course. A written report will be expected. Fall and Spring. Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
FCH 496/FCH 498 Internship in Chemistry and/or Introduction to Research 5
Note: 5 credits of FCH 498 are required SUNY ESF | 165 | Course Catalog
One 55 minute class meeting per week. Discussions on the ethical responsibilities of being a scientific researcher. These in-depth discussions will focus on the following topics: conflicts of interest, safe laboratory practices, policies regarding human subjects and animal work, mentor/mentee responsibilities, peer review, research misconduct, responsible authorship and publication, and data sharing and ownership. Spring.
Three hours of lecture per week. Introduction to the processes that control chemical behavior in aquatic environments, including precipitation, dissolution, gas exchange, acid-base, oxidation- reduction, complexation and adsorption reactions. Emphasis will be on explanation and prediction of chemical behavior. Examples will be from the areas of fresh and marine waters, groundwater, wastewater, and geo-chemistry. Spring. Prerequisites: An introductory course in physical chemistry is required.
Three hours of lecture/discussion per week. Graduate-level course in atmospheric chemistry. Atmospheric structure and composition. Catalytic cycles of ozone destruction and formation. Kinetic analysis of atmospheric reactions in gas and aqueous phase. Aerosols. Global climate change. Oxidation of sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides. Fall. Prerequisite: One year of undergraduate physical chemistry or permission of instructor.
Natural and Synthetic Polymer Chemistry Option
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NOTE: Upon consultation with coordinator, students may select courses beyond those listed above that align with professional goals. Renewable Energy (15 credits required)
Three hours of lecture per week. General biochemistry with emphasis on the chemistry of amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids. The first half of the course will cover the chemistry of amino SUNY ESF | 383 | Course Catalog
Two hours lecture and 6 hours of laboratory per week on the basic techniques used in biochemical research with an emphasis on proteins and enzymes. Techniques include spectrometry, chromatography, electrophoresis, amino acid analysis, coupled assays, and the isolation and characterization of enzymes. This course requires critical review of current topics in Biochemistry not required in FCH 431. Fall. Prerequisites: FCH150, FCH152, FCH221, and FCH223 or equivalents. Co-requisite: FCH530 or permission of instructor.
Three hours of lecture per week. Topics discussed are: Biochemistry of metabolism, sugars, polysaccharides, glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway, glycogen formation, gluconeogenesis, glyoxylate shunt, TCA cycle, electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation, fats, fatty acid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, purine and pyrimidine metabolism, and photosynthesis. This course requires critical review of current topics in Biochemistry not required in FCH 432. Spring. Prerequisites: FCH150, FCH151, FCH221, FCH223, and FCH530 or equivalents.
Sci:Synth&Mech
Two hours of lecture/discussion and four hours of laboratory per week; laboratory reports, final exam. Twelve experiments covering the main topics of polymer synthesis (four weeks), molecular weight determination (four weeks), and characterization (four weeks) are selected from areas such as the following: free-radical solution, bulk and emulsion polymerizations; ionic and condensation polymerizations, copolymerization and reactivity ratio determination; osmometry, viscometry, light scattering, gel permeation chromatography, polarized light microscopy, X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, dynamic mechanical analysis, stress-strain analysis; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet/visible spectroscopy. The lecture component will include discussions of the laboratory activities as well as related topics such as the preparation of monomers, safe handling methods for monomers, polymers, solv
Sci:Prop&Tech SUNY ESF | 94 | Course Catalog
Three hours of lecture and discussion per week. The first-half semester will deal with common classes of organic compounds; the second-half semester will deal with more complex structures and introduce 2-dimensional NMR techniques. The use of complementary information from mass, infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance and ultraviolet spectrometry will be applied to identification of organic natural products. Fall. Prerequisites: One year of Organic Chemistry.
Three hours of lecture and discussion per week. Pollution emissions; atmospheric photochemistry; dynamic/physical mechanisms; dynamic/physical-chemistry interactions; measurement campaigns; major chemical and meteorological databases; numerical modeling tools (box models, meteorological models, photochemical models); model uncertainties and evaluation; model application. Spring. Prerequisite: FCH 511 Atmospheric Chemistry or by instructor's permission
Three hours of lecture/discussion per week. Graduate course in chemical kinetics. Building rate laws and analyzing experimental data. Transition state and RRKM theories. Kinetics in the aqueous phase and on surfaces. Kinetic modeling of complex reaction systems. Analysis of published papers in chemical kinetics. Spring of alternating years. Prerequisites: 1 year undergraduate physical chemistry.
Three hours of lecture and discussion per week. Includes the biochemistry of photosynthetic electron transport and phosphorylation, photosynthetic carbon fixation, photorespiration, nitrogen fixation, nitrate reduction, photochrome, and plant hormones. The economic, ecological and environmental aspects of plant biochemistry will also be discussed. Spring. Prerequisites: FCH 530, FCH 532.
Three hours of lecture per week. Topics to be discussed are chain statistics, polymer thermodynamics, scaling theory, colloidal particles, viscoelasticity and the glass transition. Spring, even years. Prerequisites: FCH 360 and FCH 552 or equivalent; consent of instructor.
Lectures, conferences and discussion. Advanced topics in physical chemistry, organic chemistry or biochemistry. Fall and Spring.
Presentation and discussion of a selected topic in chemistry. Topics to be selected by participating faculty each semester. Fall and Spring.
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A supervised, documented professional work experience in the Master of Professional Studies degree program. Students shall report their activities to their instructor on a weekly basis for the duration of the course. Fall, Spring, or Summer. Pre- or co-requisite(s): Matriculation in Department of Chemistry MPS degree program. Department chair approval required.
Research and independent study for the master's degree and thesis. Fall, Spring and Summer.
Research and independent study for the doctoral degree and dissertation. Fall, Spring and Summer. FOR - FORESTRY (RESOURCES MANAGEMENT)
Source: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
