35 courses with the subject CHM, 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.
CHM 060Meals to Molecules1.0
Course What is a healthy diet? This course will discuss human nutrition from a molecular perspective. Readings from the textbook and laboratory exercises will familiarize the student with the components of foods and how
Course This culinary-themed course is an introduction to the chemistry involved in food preparation and cooking. The course will include lecture and a laboratory experience with inquiry-based exercises in both the traditional chemical laboratory setting and a typical kitchen setting. Topics include the chemical make-up of the food we eat, the relationship between structure and flavor, and how chefs exert exquisite control over chemical reactions to create the flavor and texture of a gourmet meal. Prereq/Corequisite(s): Not open to students who have completed CHM 101 or CHM 110H , or have AP credit in chemistry. CC: SCLB ISP: STS
Not open to students who have completed CHM 100 , CHM 101 or CHM 110H , or who have AP credit in chemistry. ISP: STS
CHM 090The Art & Science of Painting1.0
Course A historical and chemical grounding in the topic of painting and its impact on society, with focus on the 14th to 17th centuries. Topics include inorganic and organic pigments and binders used in the late medieval workshop, fresco, the tempera tradition, and oil painting in the Renaissance (properties of oil, mixing with pigments, glazing, drying). Students will work with primary sources and the secondary literature, and engage in laboratory experimentation. Cross-Listed: AAH 205 CC: SET, HUM ISP: STS
Not open to students who have scored 4 or 5 on the AP Chemistry Exam or who have completed CHM 110H or CHM 101. All students who wish to enroll in an introductory chemistry course must take a placement examination to determine the appropriate course. See Course Selection Guidelines for more information on placement.
Not open to students who have scored 4 or 5 on the AP Chemistry Exam or who have completed CHM 110H . All students who wish to enroll in an introductory chemistry course must take a placement examination to determine the appropriate course. See Course Selection Guidelines for more information on placement.
Course A laboratory-intensive course that covers the main topics of CHM 101 and CHM 102 and is meant to replace those courses for students who have strong backgrounds in introductory chemistry. Prerequisite(s): Students who have scored 4 or 5 on the AP chemistry exam will be automatically placed into CHM 110H; see Course Selection guidelines for more information on placement. CC: SCLB, GNPS ISP: ENS Note: Students who have scored 4 or 5 on the AP chemistry exam or who successfully complete CHM 110H will also receive AP credit for CHM 101 .
Students who have scored 4 or 5 on the AP chemistry exam will be automatically placed into CHM 110H; see Course Selection guidelines for more information on placement. CQ: GNPS ISP: ENS
CHM 224Frontiers of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials1.0
Course An overview of nanotechnology and nanomaterials including interdisciplinary perspectives from engineering, materials science, chemistry, physics, and biology with an emphasis on how applications (sensors, energy materials, nanocomposites, and biomaterials) can be used to solve global challenges. Cross-Listed: ESC
Course A course that focuses on the quantitative analysis of samples. Classroom and laboratory emphasis on statistical treatment of data, classical and instrumental methods of chemical analysis, and chemical equilibrium. Prerequisite(s): CHM 231 Corequisite(s): CHM 240L CC: SCLB, WAC-R Lecture/Lab Hours Six lab hours each week. ISP: ENS
Course A course focused on the role of chemical principles such as chemical equilibrium, kinetics and chemical structure in understanding natural environmental cycles and the impacts of human activity on those cycles. Topics covered include: aquatic chemistry and water pollution, atmospheric chemistry and air pollution, energy and climate change, and toxic organic chemicals in the environment. Prerequisite(s): CHM 231 CC: SET ISP: ENS
Course Foundations of inorganic chemistry focuses on bonding, acid/base properties, structure and symmetry, and reactivity of transition metal compounds. The laboratory portion of the course is centered on the synthesis and characterization of inorganic compounds and investigation of their electronic properties. Prerequisite(s): CHM 231 or permission of the instructor. Corequisite(s): CHM 260L CC: SCLB Lecture/Lab Hours Four lab hours each week.
Not open to students currently enrolled in CHM 295H , CHM 296H , CHM 491 , CHM 492 , CHM 493 or in a sophomore scholar’s project in the Chemistry Department.
Not open to students currently enrolled in CHM 295H , CHM 296H , CHM 491 , CHM 492 , CHM 493 or in a sophomore scholar’s project in the Chemistry Department.
CHM 291 , CHM 292 , and CHM 293 . Not open to students currently enrolled in CHM 291 , CHM 292 , CHM 293 , CHM 295H , CHM 296H , CHM 491 , CHM 492 , or CHM 493 .
CHM 330Medicinal Chemistry1.0
Course This course focuses on medicinal chemistry and the underlying principles of organic chemistry. Topics to be covered include drug discovery and approval, lead modification, drug-receptor interactions, structure- activity relationships (SAR), drug delivery, pro-drugs and biomimetics. Physicochemical properties and synthetic approaches to drug families will be emphasized. Prerequisite(s): CHM 232 CC: SET
Course This course focuses on developing the common laboratory techniques used in modern synthetic organic chemistry and the underlying principles of organic chemistry covered. Topics to be covered will be in the form of three synthetic projects. Prerequisite(s): CHM 232 CC: SCLB Lecture/Lab Hours Six lab hours each week plus additional instrumentation time outside of lab.
Course A survey of topics in biochemistry including buffers, protein structure, lipid structure, carbohydrate structure, enzyme mechanism, and enzyme kinetics. The pathways by which biomolecules are synthesized and degraded will be investigated. Specifically we will look at carbohydrate, lipid, and nitrogen metabolism. Medical applications will be emphasized throughout the course. Cross-Listed: BIO 335 and BCH 335 Prerequisite(s): BIO 205 or BIO 225 , CHM 231 CC: SET
Course Theory and practice of modern methods of analysis with emphasis on spectroscopic, chromatographic, electrochemical, and surface science techniques, as well as electronic measurements. Prerequisite(s): CHM 231 , CHM 240 , and one course in physics or permission of the instructor. Corequisite(s):
Course Properties of gases; fundamentals of statistical mechanics; fundamentals of thermodynamics including heats of reactions, phase transitions, and chemical equilibria; chemical kinetics. Prerequisite(s): CHM 240 ,
CHM 240 , PHY 110 or PHY 120 and MTH 115 or MTH 115H
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CHM 351L CQ: WAC
CHM 352Quantum Chemistry1.0
Course Fundamentals of quantum mechanics and its application to chemical bonding and spectroscopy. Prerequisite(s): CHM 240 , and MTH 115 or MTH 115H ; PHY 111 or PHY 121 or IMP 121 Corequisite(s):
Course A course on the role of molecular symmetry in chemistry. Topics include symmetry point groups; bonding in organic, inorganic, and organometallic compounds; and vibrational spectroscopy. Prerequisite(s): CHM 232 and CHM 352 , MTH 115 , and PHY 111 or PHY 121 Prereq/Corequisite(s): CHM 352 may be taken concurrently. CC: SET
Course This course focuses on advanced topics in inorganic chemistry, including: Spectroscopic methods, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, organometallics, materials chemistry, inorganic nanomaterials, and bioinorganic chemistry. Prerequisite(s): CHM 260 and CHM 351 or permission of the instructor. CC: SET
CHM 260 and CHM 351 or permission of the instructor.
CHM 382Biochemistry: Structure and Catalysis1.0
Course Structure and function of proteins/enzymes including purification, mechanism, kinetics, regulation, metabolism and a detailed analysis of several classic protein systems. Cross-Listed: BCH 382 and BIO 382 Prerequisite(s): CHM 232 Not open to students who have completed CHM 335 , BIO 335 or BCH 335 Corequisite(s): CHM 382L CC: SCLB, WAC, WAC-R Lecture/Lab Hours Four lab hours each week.
