Chemistry

CHEM 1012 Intoductory Chemistry                                                3 cr.
Prerequisite: Eligibility for enrollment in MATH 1115 or 1125. An introduction to basic chemistry concepts based on issues relevant to society. Intended for non-science majors, including education majors not specializing in science. Credit for both CHEM 1012 and 1017 will not be allowed.

CHEM 1014 General Chemistry for Engineers                                 4 cr.
Spring and Fall semester. Prerequisite: successful completion of (or exemption from) MATH 1115 or 1125; or, a minimum math ACT score of 23. Also, students are expected to have had chemistry in high school. A course in the fundamentals of chemistry of particular interest to students in engineering programs. Credit cannot be earned for CHEM 1014 and either CHEM 1017 or 1018.       

CHEM 1017 General Chemistry                                                      3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: successful completion of (or exemption from) MATH 1125 or 1115; or a minimum math ACT score of 23. Corequisite: Students who register in Chemistry 1017 must also register in Chemistry 1097, a one hour, non-credit recitation section. Chemistry 1017 is a course in the fundamentals of chemistry. Students whose curricula require only one year of college chemistry will normally take CHEM 1018 and 1023 or CHEM 1018 and 1028 following satisfactory completion of this course. Three hours of lecture; the required recitation is Chemistry 1097. A portion of the grade in Chemistry 1017 will be based on participation in Chemistry 1097.           

CHEM 1018 General Chemistry                                                      3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: CHEM 1017. A continuation of CHEM 1017. Inorganic chemistry with selected topics in organic chemistry.                                                                                                                   

CHEM 1023 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory                            2 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: Credit in CHEM 1014, credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1018, or consent of department. Introductory lab for students who will not continue to more advanced chemistry labs. A study of basic principles of laboratory investigations and illustrations of the chemical behavior described in General Chemistry. One hour of lecture and three hours of laboratory. Credit cannot be earned for both CHEM 1023 and CHEM 1028.                                                                                                        

CHEM 1028 General Chemistry Laboratory                                    3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: Credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1018 or consent of department. Introductory chemistry laboratory for students who will be taking more advanced chemistry laboratory courses or for those who wish a more rigorous course. A study of basic principles of laboratory investigations and illustrations of the course content of general chemistry courses. One hour of lecture and six hours of laboratory. Credit cannot be earned for both CHEM 1023 and CHEM 1028.                                                 

CHEM 1097 General Chemistry Recitation                                     0 cr.
Offered each semester. Corequisite: Students who register in Chemistry 1097 must also register in Chemistry 1017. One hour of guided study in significant issues related to Chemistry 1017. A portion of the grade in Chemistry 1017 will be based on participation in Chemistry 1097.        

CHEM 2025 Quantitative Analysis Laboratory                               3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisites: CHEM 1028 and credit or concurrent registration in CHEM 2117 or permission of department. Explorations of quantitative analysis with emphasis on separation procedures, chromotography, and spectroscopy. One hour of lecture and six hours of laboratory.                                                                                                        

CHEM 2026 Organic Synthesis Laboratory                                     2 cr.
Offered all semesters. Prerequisites: CHEM 1028 and credit or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 2218. Emphasis on synthesis of organic compounds and analysis of products. Six hours of laboratory.                                    

CHEM 2117 Quantitative Analysis                                                  3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: CHEM 1018. A course in the theory of gravimetric, titrimetric, colorimetric, chromatographic, and spectrometric separations and analysis.

CHEM 2217 Organic Chemistry                                                      3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: CHEM 1018. CHEM 2217 is an introduction to the chemistry of carbon with emphasis on the nomenclature and reactions of alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes. Emphasis is placed on the mechanistic interpretation and the stereochemical outcome of the major organic reaction pathways. Infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy are also introduced. Three hours of lecture and one hour of recitation.

CHEM 2218 Organic Chemistry                                                      3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: CHEM 2217. CHEM 2218 is the continuation of CHEM 2217. Emphasis is placed on the reactivity of the major functional groups encountered in organic chemistry. Topics will include the reactions of aromatic compounds, carbonyl compounds and amines. The course will also introduce the organic chemistry of amino acids and proteins, lipids carbohydrates, and nucleic acids. Three hours of lecture and one hour of recitation.                                                                                    

CHEM 3027 Advanced Synthesis Laboratory                                  3 cr.
Fall Semester. Prerequisites: CHEM 2026 2218 and completion of or registration in CHEM 3411. A Laboratory course of techniques and skills beyond those learned in CHEM 2026 including an examination of principles and approaches used in the practice of synthetic chemistry. One hour of lecture and six hours of laboratory.                                                                                   

CHEM 3094 Undergraduate Research                                              3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisites: consent of department and departmental approval of research arrangements prior to registration. Individual research under the guidance of a departmental faculty member. A written report of the work carried out will be submitted by the student to the faculty of the departmental division in which the research is done. The student may also be requested to present a seminar on higher research. May be taken twice for credit.                                                                                                        

CHEM 3099 Senior Honors Thesis                                               1-6 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: consent of department and Honors Program director. Senior honors thesis research in chemistry under the direction of a faculty member. To be repeated until thesis is accepted. Section number will correspond with credit to be earned.             

CHEM 3411 Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry                                 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1018. CHEM 2218 is recommended. A survey of modern inorganic chemistry as it relates to the periodic table in general, emphasizing the reactivity, mechanisms, and structure of elements and their compounds.

CHEM 4010 Marine Environmental Chemistry                               4 cr.
Prerequisite: Eight semester hours of introductory chemistry or consent of instructor. Chemical composition of the oceans; chemical, biological, and geological precesses in marine and estuarine environments. Offered summers only. Five weeks at a Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium Coastal Laboratory.”                                                                                      

CHEM 4028 Physical Chemistry Laboratory                                   3 cr.
Spring semester. Prerequisites: CHEM 1028 and at least one of the following: CHEM 4317 or CHEM 4310, and CHEM 4311. A laboratory course concentrating on the experimental study of thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical reactions, as well as spectroscopic, magnetic, and electric properties of substances. This course contains a core component in oral communication. Satisfactory performance in this core will satisfy the requirement of demonstrating competence in oral communication. One hour of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week.

CHEM 4030 Laboratory Methods in Instrumental Analysis             3 cr.
Fall semester. Prerequisite: Credit in CHEM 2025 and credit or registration in CHEM 4110. One hour of lecture and six hours of laboratory. Successful completion of this course satisfies the general degree requirement for oral competency.    

CHEM 4110 Instrumental Analysis                                                 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Credit in CHEM 2117. An introduction to physiochemical and industrial methods of analysis.                      

CHEM 4121 Introduction to Modern Instrumentation                    4 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. A discussion of and laboratory exercises in hardware, software, and computer interfacing principles applicable to modern (computer interfaced) scientific instrumentation from the point of view of a practicing scientist. Two hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week.                                                                                                        

CHEM 4210 Intermediate Organic Chemistry                                 3 cr.
Spring semester. Prerequisite: CHEM 2218. A broad selection of topics such as stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, synthesis, spectroscopy, literature searching, and nomenclature.                                           

CHEM 4310 Physical Chemistry                                                     4 cr.
Fall semester. Prerequisites: CHEM 1018, PHYS 1062 and MATH 2112. Principles of theoretical chemistry. Four hours of lecture.

CHEM 4311 Physical Chemistry                                                     4 cr.
Spring semester. Prerequisites: CHEM 1018, PHYS 1062 and MATH 2112. Principles of chemical thermodynamics and kinetics. Four hours of lecture. 

CHEM 4317 Principles of Physical Chemistry                                3 cr.
Spring semester. Prerequisites: CHEM 1011 or 1018, MATH 2111 and credit or concurrent registration in PHYS 1062 or 1032. An introduction to those principles and techniques of physical chemistry most applicable to studies of an interdisciplinary nature. CHEM 4311 and 4317 may not both be used for degree credit.                                                                     

CHEM 4410 Advanced Physical Inorganic Chemistry                     3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4310. A study of the fundamental physical concepts and theory of atomic structure, group theory, bonding, magnetism, and spectroscopy essential to a concrete understanding of modern inorganic chemistry.      

CHEM 4411 Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry                                 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CHEM 2218. A survey of modern inorganic chemistry as it relates to the periodic table in general, emphasizing the reactivity, mechanisms, and structure of elements and their compounds.       

CHEM 4510 Chemistry of Biological Molecules                              3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2218. This course is a selected survey of biochemistry, placing particular emphasis on mechanistic aspects (physical and chemical) of the highly specific molecular interactions characteristic of the chemistry found in living systems. Students may not receive credit for both CHEM 4510 and BIOS 3104. Three hours of lecture.

CHEM 6005 Experimental Chemistry for Teachers I                      3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. A course for science teachers in the development and utilization of demonstration experiments for teaching principles of chemistry including laboratory experience with materials and techniques necessary for such experimentation. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.                                                                                       

CHEM 6006 Experimental Chemistry for Teachers II                     3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. A course for science teachers in the development and utilization of demonstration experiments for demonstrating the properties of the chemical elements and their compounds including laboratory experience with materials and techniques necessary for such experimentation. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.                            

CHEM 6007 Experimental Chemistry for Teachers III                   3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. A course for science teachers that provides an opportunity to participate in contemporary scientific research in chemistry and materials science. Includes individual laboratory research under the guidance of a UNO faculty member and teaching resource meetings which develop methods of incorporating modern research concepts into classroom curricula. A written report and seminar presentation are required. With departmental consent, this course may be taken twice for credit.

CHEM 6090 Specialized Readings in Advanced Chemistry               1 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: consent of department. Individually directed readings in specialized areas of chemistry with frequent consultations with the instructor. When sufficient enrollment permits a seminar and/or lecture format may be utilized. Credit for this course is not acceptable toward an M.S. degree in chemistry. A maximum of four credits may be obtained but no more than two credits per semester.   

CHEM 6091 Specialized Readings in Advanced Chemistry               1 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: consent of department. Individually directed readings in specialized areas of chemistry with frequent consultations with the instructor. When sufficient enrollment permits a seminar and/or lecture format may be utilized. Credit for this course is not acceptable toward an M.S. degree in chemistry. A maximum of four credits may be obtained but no more than two credits per semester.   

CHEM 6092 Specialized Readings in Advanced Chemistry               1 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: consent of department. Individually directed readings in specialized areas of chemistry with frequent consultations with the instructor. When sufficient enrollment permits a seminar and/or lecture format may be utilized. Credit for this course is not acceptable toward an M.S. degree in chemistry. A maximum of four credits may be obtained but no more than two credits per semester.   

CHEM 6093 Specialized Readings in Advanced Chemistry               1 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: consent of department. Individually directed readings in specialized areas of chemistry with frequent consultations with the instructor. When sufficient enrollment permits a seminar and/or lecture format may be utilized. Credit for this course is not acceptable toward an M.S. degree in chemistry. A maximum of four credits may be obtained but no more than two credits per ­semester.   

CHEM 6095 Seminar                                                                       1 cr.
Offered each semester. All graduate students will be expected to participate in a report and discussion group in the field of chemistry of particular interest to them. May be taken for credit a maximum of six times                    

CHEM 6110 Advanced Chemical Analysis                                       3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4110 or equivalent. A discussion of the fundamental principles of analytical chemistry.    

CHEM 6111 Advanced Analytical Chemistry                                  3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. A discussion of modern techniques of chemical analysis of inorganic and organic compounds, including spot tests, functional group analysis, biochemical methods, and less common volumetric techniques.            

CHEM 6112 Physical Methods in Analytical Chemistry                  3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4110 or consent of department. Recent advances in physiochemical methods of analysis. CHEM 6112 covers electroanalytical techniques, including discussion of polarography, chronopotentiometry, coulometry, voltammetry, amperometry, electrode reactions, and electrode processes.                                                                                        

CHEM 6113 Physical Methods in Analytical Chemistry                  3 cr.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 4110 or consent of department. Recent advances in physiochemical methods of analysis. CHEM 6113 includes a discussion of spectroscopic methods, such as IR, UV, Visible, X-rays, Mass Spectrometry, Mossbauer, EPR, NMR, Fluorescence, and Atomic Absorption.     

CHEM 6115 Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry                   1-3 cr.
In-depth study of various topics of current importance in Analytical Chemistry. Hours of credit will be specified each semester. A student may accumulate a maximum of six credit hours for this course.                                    

CHEM 6116 Advanced Techniques in NMR Spectroscopy               3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 6112 or 6113 or consent of the department. Theoretical and experimental study of modern NMR spectroscopy. Topics include instrumentation, data acquisition and interpretation theory of chemical shifts, spin-spin coupling phenomena, nuclear Overhauser effects, relaxation equations and measurements, multidimensional experiments for molecular structural identification, techniques of solid samples and recent development these areas.                                                                                      

CHEM 6117 Advanced Mass Spectrometry                                     3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4110 or consent of department. A detailed examination of the theory, principles, and instrumentation of modern mass spectrometry. Three hours of lecture.                                            

CHEM 6210 Advanced Organic Chemistry                                      3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4210 or equivalent. An advanced treatment of selected areas of organic chemistry, including the literature of organic chemistry, structural concepts, analysis, reactions, and theory.

CHEM 6211 Synthetic Organic Chemistry                                      3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 6210 or equivalent. A study of the scope and limitations of useful reactions, including strategy for the design of multistep syntheses of complex molecules.

CHEM 6212 Structural Organic Chemistry                                      3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 6210 or equivalent. The elucidation of the three-dimensional structure of organic compounds; theory and practice.                          

CHEM 6213 Physical Organic Chemistry                                        3 cr.
Prerequisites: CHEM 4311 and 6210 or equivalents. The study of the energy relationships and mechanistic principles by which organic reaction processes are described and understood.                                                                  

CHEM 6214 Advances in Organic Chemistry                                  3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 6210 or equivalent. An examination of recent trends in various areas of organic chemistry.              

CHEM 6215 Organic Laboratory Preparations                                2 cr.
Prerequisites: CHEM 2027 or its equivalent and consent of department. Training in advanced synthetic techniques of organic chemistry.        

CHEM 6310 Advanced Thermodynamics and Kinetics                    3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4311 or equivalent. An advanced treatment of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics and chemical kinetics.       

CHEM 6311 Statistical Mechanics                                                   3 cr.
Prerequisites: CHEM 6310 and 6312 or equivalent. Methods of statistical mechanics and the application of these methods to the theoretical treatment of chemical problems.                                                                           

CHEM 6312 Chemical Bonding and Molecular Spectroscopy           3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 4310 or equivalent. Introduction to quantum chemistry, theoretical and applied treatment of rotational, vibrational, electronic, and resonance spectroscopy.

CHEM 6314 Quantum Chemistry                                                    3 cr.
Prerequisites: CHEM 6310 and 6312 and consent of department. The basic principles and methods of quantum mechanics. Applications to atomic and molecular systems.                                                                           

CHEM 6316 Special Topics in Physical Chemistry                          3 cr.
Various topics of current interest will be presented each semester. Three credits per semester; may be taken twice for credit.            

CHEM 6410 Advanced Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry          3 cr.
Prerequisites: CHEM 4310, 4311 and 4410 or equivalents approved by department. A comprehensive treatment of general bonding theory, the chemistry of the nontransitional elements, and the chemistry of the transition elements including the chemistry and theoretical aspects of coordination compounds.

CHEM 6411 Advanced Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry          3 cr.
Prerequisites: CHEM 4310, 4311 and 4410 or equivalents approved by department. A comprehensive treatment of general bonding theory, the chemistry of the nontransitional elements, and the chemistry of the transition elements including the chemistry and theoretical aspects of coordination compounds.

CHEM 6412 Modern Asp Bonding Theory                                      3 cr.
Prerequisites: at least one semester of basic quantum theory, applied group theory (or its equivalent), and consent of department. A comprehensive course in which the advanced student is instructed in the quantitative aspects of ligand field and molecular orbital theories.

CHEM 6496 Special Topics in Advanced Inorganic Chemistry     1-3 cr.
Various topics of special interest will be presented each semester. Section number will correspond with credit to be earned. A student may accumulate a total of six credit hours for various offerings of this course.                          

CHEM 6510 Structural Biochemistry                                               3 cr.
One-Time Waiver Prerequisite: Chemistry 4510 or Biological Sciences 3104, or equivalents approved by the department of chemistry. A comprehensive treatment of protein/enzyme structure and function, including catalysis, mechanisms of regulation, sequence/function relationships, and structural determination.

CHEM 6511 Industrial Chemistry: Principles                                  3 cr.
Prerequisite: applicancy status in Ph.D. program or consent of department. Extensive examination of four or five case studies of authentic industrial processes from conception to commercial viability. The course will orient students to the various developmental phases involved in industrial scale-up and will provide a vehicle for illustrating the transformation of basic chemical principles into economically feasible industrial chemical processes.       

CHEM 6512 Industrial Chemistry: Polymers                                   3 cr.
Prerequisite: applicancy status in Ph.D. program or consent of department. A comprehensive review of the synthesis and physical properties of organic, inorganic, and biochemical macromolecules with particular emphasis on modern commercial applications.

CHEM 6610 Characterization of Materials                                      3 cr.
Prerequisites: 4310 and 4410 or with consent of the department. Comprehensive treatment of the various characterization methods used in modern materials chemistry including crystallography, diffraction methods, electron and probe microscopies, bulk magnetic, transport, optical and thermal properties, surface characterization, and methods for compositional analysis.

CHEM 6611 Materials Processing                                                   3 cr.
Prerequisites: 2218, 3411, and 4410 or with consent of the department. Comprehensive treatment of the various synthetic methods used in modern materials chemistry including coprecipitation, microemulsions, sol-gel processing, electrochemical deposition, hydrothermal technique, organic solution growth, surfactant template technique, molten salt method, VLS growth and other methods for the preparation of advanced materials.

CHEM 6696 Special Topics in Materials Chemistry                     1-3 cr.
Prerequisites: CHEM 6610 or with consent of the department. In-depth study of various topics of current importance to Materials Chemistry.

CHEM 7000 Thesis Research                                                       1-9 cr.
Offered each semester. To be repeated for credit until thesis is accepted. Section number will correspond with credit to be earned.    

CHEM 7025 Procedures and Problems in Chemical Research       1-9 cr.
Offered each semester. Students who receive six hours of credit in Chemistry 7000 cannot obtain more than nine hours credit in this course. Open only to students of proven ability or exceptional potential. A study of experimental research methods, the design and execution of experiments, and the analysis of experimental data. Section number will correspond with credit to be earned.      

CHEM 7040 Examination or Thesis Only                                       0 cr.
No credit. Open to students in a thesis program who have only (other than application for degree) the final typing and acceptance by the Graduate School of their thesis or dissertation or to students in a non-thesis program who have only (other than application for degree) to pass the final examination to complete graduation requirements.                                                                   

CHEM 7050 Dissertation Research                                              1-9 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: six credits in CHEM 7000 or 7025. Section number will correspond with credit to be earned. To be repeated for credit until dissertation is accepted.