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CHEM   102 GENERAL CHEMISTRY                        Credits 3.00  Spring 97
See Chem 101.  Either 102 or 112 may be taken as prerequisite for
advanced study in chemistry, but only one of these two may be taken for
credit.
Prereq- Chem 101 or 111.
A FOUNDATION COURSE
001 MWF     01:00PM-01:50PM BH*LEC   Smalley, Richard

CHEM   105 INTRO LAB QUANTITATIVE CHEM              Credits 2.00  Spring 97
Laboratory measurements of chemical composition, molecular weights,
equilibrium constants, heats of reaction, optical spectra, and reaction
kinetics using a variety of classical and instrumental methods.  The
lab is prerequisite for advanced courses in chemistry.  (One afternoon
lab plus one lecture hour per week.)
001 M       02:00PM-02:50PM BH*LEC   Curl Jr, Robert
001 TTH     01:00PM-05:00PM BH*107   Curl Jr, Robert
001 WF      02:00PM-06:00PM BH*109   Curl Jr, Robert

CHEM   106 HONORS LABORATORY                        Credits 1.00  Spring 97
Independent projects in synthesis and characterization of compounds.
Coreq- Chem 105.
Prereq- Chem 101 or 111, and permission of instructor.
001 W       02:00PM-02:50PM BH*LEC   Wilson, Lon
001 W       03:00PM-06:00PM BH*204   Wilson, Lon
001 TH      01:00PM-01:50PM BH*LEC   Wilson, Lon
001 TH      02:00PM-05:00PM BH*204   Wilson, Lon

CHEM   112 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY                  Credits 3.00  Spring 97
See Chem 111.  Either 102 or 112 may be taken as prerequisite for
advanced study in chemistry, but only one of these two may be taken for
credit.
Prereq- Chem 111 or permission of instructor.
A FOUNDATION COURSE
001 MWF     01:00PM-01:50PM BH*303   Wilson, Lon

CHEM   212 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY                        Credits 3.00  Spring 97
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
See Chem 211.
Prereq- Chem 211.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM BH*LEC   Singleton, S. F.

CHEM   214 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB                    Credits 1.00  Spring 97
See Chem 213
Prereq- Chem 213.
001 MWF     02:00PM-02:50PM BH*303   Parry, Ronald
001 MWF     03:00PM-06:00PM BH*217   Parry, Ronald
001 TTH     01:00PM-01:50PM BH*303   Parry, Ronald
001 TTH     02:00PM-05:00PM BH*217   Parry, Ronald

CHEM   312 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY                       Credits 3.00  Spring 97
A continuation of Chem 311, including the principles of thermodynamics,
statistical thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, chemical kinetics
and reaction dynamics, and the structures of liquids, solids, and
macromolecules.
Prereq- Math 211, 212; Phys 101, 102 or 111, 112; Chem 101, 102 or 111,
112.
001 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM BH*303   Brooks, Philip

CHEM   314 ADV INSTRUMENTAL LABORATORY              Credits 2.00  Spring 97
Priciples and application of modern instrumental methods to inorganic
and physical chemistry.
Coreq- Chem 313.
Prereq- Chem 311.
001 TW      01:00PM-05:00PM BH*302   Colvin, Vicki

CHEM   360 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY                      Credits 3.00  Spring 97
Survey of the periodic table; atomic and molecular structure; bonding in
convolent, ionic, and electron devicient systems; thermochemical
principles and experimental techniques for analysis, structure
determination, and synthesis.  Recommended for students in the sophomore
year.
Prereq- Chem 211, 213; Coreq- 212, 214.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM BH*303   Margrave, John

CHEM   411 SPECTRAL METH. IN ORGANIC CHEM           Credits 3.00  Spring 97
Elucidation of organic structures by physical techniques.
Interpretation of infrared, ultraviolet, nuclear magnetic resonance, and
mass spectra.
Prereq- Chem 401.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM HB*427   Engel, Paul

CHEM   491 RESEARCH FOR UNDERGRADUATES              Credits 1.00  Spring 97
Open only to chemistry majors.  Written report required.
001 TBA     TBA                      Billups, W.
001                                  Matsuda, S.

CHEM   520 CLASSICAL&STAT. THERMODYNAMICS           Credits 3.00  Spring 97
A review of the principles of classical thermodynamics and an
introduction to the theories and methods of statistical thermodynamics
with applications to problems in chemistry.
Prereq- Chem 311, 312, or equivalent.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM PL*119   Weisman, R

CHEM   561 ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY               Credits 3.00  Spring 97
The disconnection approach to organic synthesis.  Heavy emphasis on
reactions, reagents, and mechanisms.
Prereq- or coreq- Chem 401.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM TBA      Ciufolini, Marco

CHEM   575 PHYSICAL METHODS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY  Credits 3.00  Spring 97
A surey course of research techniques used in Modern Inorganic
Chemistry.  Topics covered will include X-ray diffraction, calorimetry,
matrix isolation, mass spectrometry, magnetism, electrochemistry, and
various spectroscopies (IR, Raman, UV-Vis, nmr, epr, XPS, EXAFS, and
Mossbauer).
Open to undergraduates by special permission only.
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA

CHEM   595 SPECIAL TOPICS-INORGANIC CHEM            Credits 3.00  Spring 97
Rotation of topics include:  Solid-State Chemistry, Organometallic
Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry, and Single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Open to undergraduates by special permission only.
001                                  Barron, Andrew
001                                  Whitmire, Kenton

CHEM   600 INORGANIC SEMINAR                        Credits 1.00  Spring 97
001 M       04:00PM-05:15PM          Whitmire, Kenton
001                                  Wilson, Lon
001                                  Barron, Andrew

CHEM   800 GRADUATE RESEARCH                        Credits 3.00  Spring 97
001                                  TBA

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