Courses of Instruction

CHEMISTRY

Dean, St. Clair (Chair), Singleton, Stoudt.

Chemistry Major

1. CHM-155 Principles of Structural Chemistry
2. CHM-165 Principles of Chemical Reactivity
3. CHM-185 Organic Chemistry I
4. CHM-215 & CHM-210 Analytical Chemistry & Analytical Chemistry Lab
5. CHM-225 Organic Chemistry II
6. CHM-235 Organic Laboratory
7. CHM-415 Physical Chemistry I
8. One of the following advanced chemistry electives:

CHM-405 Biochemistry
CHM-425 Physical Chemistry II
CHM-515 Advanced Organic Chemistry
CHM-525 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
CHM-535 Inorganic Chemistry -OR CHM-565 Material Physics and Chemistry

9. PHY-215 General Physics I
10. PHY-225 General Physics II
11. MTH-145 Calculus II
12. CHM-705 Seminar in Chemistry I -AND-CHM-715 Seminar in Chemistry II -OR- OR-715,-725 Study and Research at Oak Ridge Laboratory -AND- CHM-715 Seminar in Chemistry II

Recommended: MTH-255 Calculus III

Students who receive a grade of less than “C-“ in a prerequisite course are expected to consult with the instructor prior to continuing in the chemistry curriculum.

Chemistry Minor

1. CHM-155 Principles of Structural Chemistry
2. CHM-165 Principles of Chemical Reactivity
3. CHM-185 Organic Chemistry I
4. CHM-215 & CHM-210 Analytical Chemistry & Analytical Chemistry Lab
5. CHM-225 Organic Chemistry II
6. CHM-235 Organic Laboratory

The Chemistry Department also offers an American Chemical Society certified chemistry major, which is very useful for those interested in chemistry as a career. Students who wish to receive an American Chemical Society certified major should, in addition to completing the chemistry major, take the following core of courses:

1. CHM-405 Biochemistry
2. CHM-425 Physical Chemistry II
3. CHM-525 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
4. CHM-535 & CHM-530 Inorganic Chemistry & Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
5. One term of Advanced Laboratory in Chemistry
6. One of the following:

Summer Research
Oak Ridge Science Semester
Two terms of Independent Study

Recommended: CHM-515 Advanced Organic Chemistry

Elementary Education Emphasis in Chemistry

Same as chemistry minor.

Students who wish to be recommended to teach chemistry at the secondary level must complete the minor.

Collateral Major in Biochemistry

Dean, Administrative Coordinator

1. Completion of a major in Chemistry, including Calculus II and two General Physics courses
2. BIO-145 Cellular and Molecular Biology
3. CHM-405 Biochemistry
4. CHM-575 Protein Biochemistry
5. Two of the following:

BIO-345 & 340 Techniques in Molecular Biology and Techniques in Molecular Biology Lab
BIO-405 Current Topics in Molecular Biology
BIO-525 & 520 Cell Physiology and Cell Physiology Lab
BIO-515 & 510 Bacteriology and Bacteriology Lab

Genetics (BIO-235) and Genetics Laboratory (BIO-230) and all of the courses under #5 are strongly encouraged, especially for those planning graduate study.

Because of significantly overlapping course requirements in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology collateral majors, only one of the two majors can be elected by a student.

Collateral Major in Environmental Science (Chemistry)

St. Clair, Administrative Coordinator

1. Completion of a major in Chemistry, including Calculus II and two General Physics courses
2. CHM-395 Environmental Analysis & CHM-390 Environmental Analysis Laboratory
3. BIO-515 Bacteriology -OR- BIO 535 Environmental Microbiology
4. Two of the following:

CHM-535 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
CHM-805 Independent Study
BIO-115 Marine Biology
BIO-165 Introduction to Ornithology
BIO-175 Field Botany
BIO-295 & 290 Spatial Ecology and Spatial Ecology Lab
BIO-325 Entomology
BIO-505 Ecology
BIO-XXX Wilderness Field Station (to be approved by the department chair)

Recommended:

BIO-105 Introduction to Environmental Studies
STA-100 Statistical Reasoning I-Statistical Foundations (7 weeks)
and any one of the following two courses:
STA-110 Statistical Reasoning IIA-Inferential Statistics (7 weeks)
STA-130 Statistical Reasoning IIB-Experimental Design (7 weeks)

Students should elect courses from the Economics, Political Science, and Philosophy Departments as part of their General Education program.

Courses in Chemistry

CHM-035 Selected Concepts in Chemistry
A consideration of the basic principles of chemistryand applications of chemistry in contemporary society. Intended for students not majoring in the sciences or for students who have not taken a course in chemistry. Three class meetings and one laboratory per week.

CHM-045 Introduction to Forensic Science
An introduction to all aspects of forensic science from obtaining specimens to identifying the criminal with accurate forensic tests. The course teaches students a basic understanding of the laboratory tests and processes of forensic science.

CHM-055 Food Chemistry
An introductory course that introduces chemical concepts in the context of cooking. Topics include the makeup, shape, and behavior of the four major classes of food molecules, effects of chemical structure on physical properties, the role of vitamins and nutrients, and basic principles of energy. Three class meetings per week.

CHM-145 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
Designed as a terminal course for students who plan no further work in chemistry. Topics in introductory organic and biological chemistry include drugs, proteins, and DNA. Laboratory involves basic experimental techniques in organic chemistry. Three class meetings and one laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Cellular and Molecular Biology (BIO-145) and one year of high school chemistry or one term of college chemistry or consent of instructor.

CHM-155 Principles of Structural Chemistry
A study of basic structures important to chemistry. The course deals with structures of atoms and nuclei, the nature of chemical bonds and structures of molecules, and mass relations in formulas and in relation of structure to the natures of solids, liquids, and gases is discussed, along energy. Three class meetings and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: high school chemistry or consent of instructor.

CHM-165 Principles of Chemical Reactivity
Covers the nature of acids, bases and ionic reactions, oxidation-reduction reactions, chemical equilibrium, and rates of chemical reactions. These ideas are then used to discuss non-metals, metals, and transition metal complexes. Three class meetings and one three-hour laboratory period per week. Prerequisite: Principles of Structural Chemistry (CHM-155) or consent of instructor.

CHM-185 Organic Chemistry I
Introduction to organic chemistry, including the chemistry of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and benzene derivatives, and a more rapid survey of other families of organic compounds. An integrative approach in which theory is developed to explain chemical phenomena. Three class meetings per week. Prerequisite: Principles of Chemical Reactivity (CHM-165) or consent of instructor.

CHM-215 Analytical Chemistry
A study of the theory of equilibria as they apply to quantitative chemical analysis. The basic principles of spectroscopy, potentiometry, and chromatography will be introduced. Three class meetings per week. Prerequisite: Principles of Chemical Reactivity (CHM-165).

CHM-210 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
An introduction to experimental analytical chemistry, including titrimetric, potentiometric, spectroscopic, and chromatographic techniques. Two three-hour
laboratories per week. Prerequisite: Principles of Chemical Reactivity (CHM 165). Corequisite: Analytical Chemistry (CHM-215). (0.5 course credit)

CHM-225 Organic Chemistry II
A continuation of Organic Chemistry I (CHM-185). Additional functional groups, including halides, alcohols, carboxylic acids, and their derivatives, aldehydes and ketones, discussed in detail. Ultraviolet, infrared, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy introduced. Three class meetings per week. Prerequisite: Organic Chemistry I (CHM-185).

CHM-235 Organic Laboratory
Laboratory work in synthesis; infrared and nmr spectroscopy; gas, thin layer and column chromatography; distillation; and crystallization. Underlying principles discussed. One discussion class and two three hour laboratories per week. Prerequisite: previous or concurrent registration in Organic Chemistry II (CHM-225).

CHM-395 Environmental Analysis (See also Biology (BIO-195) p. 51)
Introduction to standard field and laboratory methods of measuring environmental characteristics. These methods are used to investigate functional relationships between measured characteristics and life processes. The relationship of fundamental biological and chemical processes to global environmental issues is discussed. Prerequisites: Organismal and Ecological Biology (BIO-155) and Analytical Chemistry (CHM-215). (Offered alternate years)

CHM-390 Environmental Analysis Laboratory
An introduction to the area of environmental analysis, emphasizing student participation in hypothesis formation, experimental design of field and laboratory studies, data collection, data analysis, and presentation of results. Prerequisites: Organismal and Ecological Biology (BIO-155) and Analytical Chemistry (CHM-215). Corequisite: Environmental Analysis (CHM-395). (0.5 course credit)

CHM-405 Biochemistry
Introduction to biochemical processes, emphasizing biological oxidation reduction; the chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleotides; and the theory and mechanism of enzyme reactions. Laboratory includes modern techniques for separation, purification, and analysis of biochemical substances. Three class meetings and one laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Organic Laboratory (CHM-235).

CHM-415 Physical Chemistry I
Study of chemical systems from a molecular basis. Basic concepts of quantum chemistry and statistical theory applied to molecular structure and chemical
change. Fundamentals of electronic structure of atoms and molecules, molecular symmetry, and interaction of matter with light. Three class meetings and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Analytical Chemistry (CHM-215), General Physics I (PHY-215), and Calculus II (MTH 145).

CHM-425 Physical Chemistry II
Study of basic chemical thermodynamics in chemical reactions. Why reactions occur, physical and chemical equilibria, reaction kinetics, gas theory, and the Boltzmann distribution. Three class meetings per week. Prerequisite: Physical Chemistry I (CHM-415).

CHM-515 Advanced Organic Chemistry
Extensive survey of synthetic and mechanistic implications of many organic reactions. Symmetry and mass spectroscopy are included. Recent chemical developments and the use of the original scientific literature emphasized. Three class meetings per week. Prerequisites: Organic Laboratory (CHM-235) andPhysical Chemistry I (CHM-415). (Offeredalternate years)

CHM-525 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
Theory and applications of instrumental methods for chemical analysis. Methods include FTIR spectroscopy; cyclic voltammetry and stripping techniques; advanced chromatographic methods; and mass spectrometry. Three class meetings per week. Prerequisite: Physical Chemistry I (CHM-415). (Offered alternate years)

CHM-535 Inorganic Chemistry
Structures and properties of selected ionic and covalent inorganic substances, coordination compounds and electron deficient compounds, general acid base theory, and inorganic reactions in solution. Three class meetings per week. Prerequisite: Physical Chemistry I (CHM-415). (Offered alternate years)

CHM-530 Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Advanced methods for the synthesis and characterization of main group and transition metal compounds. Synthesis techniques include high temperature and inert atmosphere methods, while characterization methods include electrochemistry, multinuclear NMR, and Raman spectroscopy. One three-hour laboratory period per week. Prerequisite: previous or concurrent registration in Inorganic Chemistry (CHM-535). (0.2 course credit)

CHM-545 Advanced Chemistry Laboratory I
Synthesis, characterization, and mechanisms of reactions of organic and inorganic compounds based on current chemical literature. One class meeting and two laboratories per week. Prerequisite: Physical Chemistry I (CHM-415). (Offered alternate years)

CHM-555 Advanced Chemistry Laboratory II
Spectroscopic investigations of chemical systems and applications of chemical instrumentation for analysis based on current chemical literature. One class period and two laboratories per week. Prerequisite: Physical Chemistry I (CHM-415). (Offered alternate years)

CHM-565 Material Physics and Chemistry
Study of the structure and properties of a wide variety of modern materials, including glasses, polymers, metals, semiconductors, and superconductors. Using fundamental ideas from physics and chemistry, considerable attention will be focussed on the atomic structures and phase diagrams of these materials. Mechanical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and electrical properties are reviewed and compared with structure. Prerequisite: Electromagnetism (PHY-415) or Physical Chemistry (CHM-415) or consent of instructor.

CHM-560 Material Physics and Chemistry Laboratory
Using state-of-the-art research-grade equipment, students perform a host of structure/property measurements on a wide variety of materials. The materials that are studied include glasses, polymers, metals, semiconductors, and superconductors. Students learn the theory and operating principles for each instrument. Prerequisite: previous or concurrent registration in Material Physics and Chemistry (CHM-565). (0.2 course credit)

CHM-575 Protein Biochemistry
A study of the structure and function of proteins in their many biochemical roles. Topics include proteins as enzymes, messengers, antibodies, regulators, storage, structure, and transport molecules. Protein purification, protein engineering and kinetics, structure prediction, spectroscopy, and current literature topics will be covered. Laboratory studies introduce methods and tools of protein purification and analysis. Prerequisites: Cellular and Molecular Biology (BIO-145) and Organic Chemistry II (CHM-225).

CHM-570 Protein Biochemistry Laboratory
Three hours per week. Concurrent with Protein Biochemistry. (0.2 course credit)

CHM-705,-715 Seminar in Chemistry I, II
Weekly seminar covering two terms, in which topics of interest in modern chemistry and chemical research are presented. Particular emphasis on improving student skills in scientific communication. Students are expected to attend each weekly seminar. The final topic is a presentation open to the campus community. Required for all majors in chemistry. Prerequisite: previous or concurrent enrollment in Physical Chemistry (CHM-415) or consent of department. (Each seminar 0.25 course credit)

CHM-8_5 Independent Study
Research on a selected project directed by a member of the department, including library research, laboratory investigation, and submission of a research report. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

CHM-845 Undergraduate Summer Research
Prerequisite: consent of department.

CHM-895 Part-Time Internship in Chemistry
Investigation of an area of interest through voluntary field placement supervised by a department faculty member. A minimum of 140 hours on-site experience is required. S/U basis only. Internship credit may not be applied toward the major. Prerequisite: completion of a chemistry minor or junior standing and consent of department.

OR-715, -725 Study and Research at Oak Ridge Laboratory