400 Course Descriptions CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry II Lab (l) Lab course designed to be taken with CHEM 2320. Includes organic laboratory techniques, synthesis, product isolation, spectroscopy and analysis. Prerequisite: CHEM 2310 and CHEM 2315. Co-Requisite: Must have completed or currently be enrolled in CHEM 2320 lecture. CHEM 2600 - Laboratory Safety (l) An interdisciplinary, team-taught course that will be an overview of the major chemical, biological and physical safety issues related to science laboratories and field work. Class will meet once per week and will be taught in a lecture/demonstration format. CHEM 2890 - Cooperative Work Experience (1-6) Open to all students in the Chemistry Department who meet the minimum Cooperative Work Experience requirements of the department. Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. CHEM 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-4) Consult the class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title with the credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. CHEM 2990 - Chemical Technician Seminar (l) Sp A course designed to provide the skills necessary to enter the job market as a Chemical Technician. One hour of lecture/ discussion a week. Prerequisite: CHEM 1220. CHEM 3000 - Quantitative Analysis (4) F, Sp Theory and methods of gravimetric and volumetric analysis and simple instrumentation. Includes statistical evaluation of results. Three hours of lecture and one 3-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 1220. Prerequisite or co-requisite: CHEM 3020. CHEM 3005 - Quantitative Analysis Lab (l) CHEM 3005 is a stand-alone lab course designed to accommodate transfer students from other Universities. CHEM 3005 registration will be allowed only by special permission from the Chair of Chemistry. Transfer students who have taken the CHEM 3000 lecture without the lab should petition the Chair of the Chemistry Department for permission to take this course. Prerequisite: Must have completed or currently be enrolled in CHEM 3000 lecture. CHEM 3020 - Computer Applications in Chemistry (l) F, Sp A course designed to provide students computer skills for applications including computation and electronic databases searches. It is required that this course be taken before or with CHEM 3000. One hour of lecture/discussion a week. Prerequisite: CHEM 1210. CHEM 3050 - Instrumental Analysis (4) F, Sp Theory and methods of modern instrumental analysis. Includes practical applications in electrochemical, spectrometric, and chromatographic techniques. Three hours of lecture and one three hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 3000. CHEM 3060 - Applied Analysis (l) F, Sp Applied Analysis using modern methods of analysis with an emphasis on speed and accuracy. One 3-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 3000. Prerequisite or co-requisite: CHEM 3050. CHEM 3070 - Biochemistry I (4) F, Sp Structure and function of bio molecules including proteins, nucleic acids, fats and carbohydrates. A focus on proteins as energy transforming and catalytic devices; their role in metabolism, defense and other biochemical processes. Three lectures and one three hour lab a week. Prerequisite: CHEM 2310. CHEM 3075 - Biochemistry I Lab (l) Stand-alone biochemistry laboratory course course designed to accommodate transfer students from other universities that have taken the equivalent of CHEM 3070, Biochemistry, without the laboratory component. CHEM 3075 registration will be allowed only by special permission from the Chair of Chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 2310, CHEM 2315, and CHEM 3070 without laboratory. CHEM 3080 - Biochemistry II (3) Sp A detailed study of the molecular basis of life: nucleic acids, biosynthetic pathways, molecular aspects of disease and pharmacology. Three lectures a week. Prerequisite: CHEM 2320, CHEM 3070. CHEM 3090 - Biochemical Techniques (l) Sp Advanced techniques including instrumentation for biochemistry. One 3-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 2320 and CHEM 3070. To be taken concurrently with CHEM 3080. CHEM 3400 - Molecular Symmetry and Applied Math for Physical Chemistry (3) An introduction to molecular symmetry, experimental error analysis, and physical chemistry applications of algebra, linear algebra, and differential equations. Prerequisite: MATH 1220. Co-Requisite: CHEM 3410. CHEM 3410 - Physical Chemistry I (4) F The first semester course of Physical Chemistry covering chemical thermodynamics and kinetics. Three hours of lecture and one 3-hour lab a week. Prerequisite: CHEM 3000 and PHYS 2220. Co-Requisite: CHEM 3400. CHEM 3420 - Physical Chemistry II (4) Sp The second semester course of Physical Chemistry covering quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and chemical reaction dynamics. Three hours of lecture and one 3-hour lab a week. Prerequisite: CHEM 3410. CHEM 3570 - Foundations of Science Education (3) A thorough investigation of research in science learning and curricular standards at the state and national levels. Foundations of the philosophy of science and scientific inquiry as applicable to science teaching at the secondary level. This course serves as a foundation to a preservice science teacher's education coursework. CHEM 4540 - Spectrometric and Separation Methods (4) Sp Theory and practice of spectrometric and separation methods in the study of chemical systems. Three hours of lecture and one 3-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 3420 or permission of instructor. CHEM 4550 - Geochemistry (3) The chemistry of the earth and geochemical processes operating in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere with a synthesis of these ideas to account for the chemical evolution of the earth. Applications to mineral stability and chemical reactions, geochemical cycles, and isotope geochemistry. Three hours of lecture a week. Prerequisite: CHEM 1220 and GEO 2050 or consent of instructor. Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog